Ordinance 181CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 181
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 20 OF THE
CHANHASSEN CITY CODE, THE ZONING ORDINANCE,
CONCERNING HEIGHT AND LOCATION OF FENCES
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANHASSEN ORDAINS:
Section 1. Section 20-1019 of the Chanhassen City Code is
hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:
Wetlands. No fences shall be permitted below the Ordinary
High Water Mark of a wetland.
Section 2. Section 20-1023 of the Chanhassen City Code is
hereby amended to read:
Any fence over six and one-half (6;) feet must receive a
conditional use permit. The fence height is measured from
ground elevation to the highest point on the fence. All other
residential fences shall meet the following standards:
(1) Side Yards and Rear Yards. In any side or rear yard on
lots, the height of fences shall not exceed six and one-
half (6k) feet.
(2) Front Yards. Fences in the required front yard setback
area that are opaque shall not exceed three (3) feet in
height. Chain link fences in this area shall not exceed
four (4) feet in height. All other open fences in this
area shall not exceed six and one-half (6k) feet in
height.
(3) Corner Lots. In addition to the other provisions
contained in this section, fences located on corner lots
shall be subject to the following provisions:
(a) Any fence within the required front yard setback
area shall not exceed three (3) feet in height if
opaque construction, or four (4) feet in height if
open construction.
(b) The maximum height of a fence shall conform to the
requirements of fences in front yards within the
• corner site triangle. Two sides of the corner site
triangle commence at the corner of the lot located
at the intersection of the two streets and run a
distance of thirty (30) feet back along the lot
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lines abutting the streets. The third side of the
triangle is a straight line joining the end points
of the adjacent sides.
Section 3. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon
its passage and publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 8th day of March
the City Council of the City of Chanhassen.
ATTEST:
(GL,76
Don Ashworth, erk/Manager
, 1993, by
Donald J. Ciimyor
(Published in the Chanhassen Villager on April 8 , 1993).
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CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN
COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 181
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
CHAPTER 20 OF THE
CHANHASSEN CITY CODE, THE
ZONING ORDINANCE,
CONCERNING HEIGHT AND
LOCATION OF FENCES
THE CITY COUNCEL OF THE CITY
OF CHANHASSEN ORDAINS:
Section 1. Section 20-1019 of the
Chanhassen City Code is hereby amended
by adding the following paragraph:
Wetlands: No fences shall be permit-
ted below the Ordinary High Water Mark
of a wetland.
Section 2. Section 20-1023 of the
Chanhassen City Code is hereby amended
to read:
Any fence over six and one-half (6 l/
2) feet must receive a conditional use
permit. The fence height is measured
from ground elevation to the highest
point on the fence. All other residential
fences shall meet the following stan-
dards:
1. Side Yards and Rear Yards: In any
side or rear yard on lots, the height of
fences shall not exceed six and one-half
(6 1 /2) feet.
2. Front Yards: Fences in the re-
quired front yard setback area that are
opaque shall not exceed three (3) feet in
height. Chain link fences in this area
shall not exceed four (4) feet in height.
All other open fences in this area shall
not exceed six and one-half (61/2) feet in
height.
3. Corner lots. In addition to the
other provisions contained in this sec-
tion, fences located on corner lots shall
be subject to the following provisions:
a. Any fence within the required front
yard setback area shall not exceed three
(3) feet in height if opaque construction,
or four (4) feet in height if open construc-
tion. -
b. The maximum height of a fence
shall conform to the requirements of
fences in front yards within the corner
site triangle. Two sides of the corner site
triangle commence at the corner of the
lot located at the intersection of the two
streets and run a distance of thirty (30)
feet back along the lot lines abutting the
streets, The is a
straijbt lise,oi*die eod paints of the
adjacent side
Section 3. This ordinance shall be
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day of March, 1993, by the City Council
of the City of Chanhassen.
Donald J. Chmiel, Mayor
ATTEST:
Don Ashworth, Clerk/Manager
(Published in the Chanhassen Villager
on Thursday, April 8,_ 1993; No. 1021)
Affidavit of Publication
Southwest Suburban Publishing
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the publisher of the newspapers known as the Chaska Herald and the Chanhassen Villager and
has full knowledge of the facts herein stated as follows:
(A) This newspaper has complied with the requirements constituting qualification as a legal
newspaper, as provided by Minnesota Statute 331A.02, 331A.07, and other applicable laws, as
amended.
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was published on the date or dates and in the newspaper stated in the attached Notice and said
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inclusive, and is hereby acknowledged as being the kind and ize of type used in the composition
and publication of the Notice:
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Subscribed and sworn before me on
this , day of 1993
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