Ordinance 194CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 194
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 20 OF THE
CHANHASSEN CITY CODE CONCERNING LOT
REQUIREMENTS AND SETBACKS IN THE
A-1 AND A-2 ZONING DISTRICTS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANHASSEN ORDAINS:
Section 1. Section 20-575 of the Chanhassen City Code is
amended to read:
Sec. 20-575. Lot Requirements and Setbacks.
The following minimum requirements shall be observed in an "A-2"
District subject to additional requirements, exceptions, and
modifications set forth in this chapter:
(1) The minimum lot area is two and one-half (2;) acres, subject
to Section 20-906.
• (2) The minimum lot frontage is two hundred (200) feet, except
that the minimum lot frontage of lots fronting on a cul-de-sac
shall be at least two hundred (200) feet at the building
setback line.
(3) The minimum lot depth is two hundred (200) feet, except that
lots fronting on a cul-de-sac shall be at least two hundred
(200) feet at the building setback line.
(4) The maximum lot coverage is twenty percent (20%).
(5) The minimum setbacks are as follows:
a. For front yards, fifty (50) feet.
b. For rear yards, fifty (50) feet.
c. For side yards, ten (10) feet.
(6) The maximum height is as follows:
a. For the principal structure, three (3) stories/forty (40)
feet.
b. For accessory structures, three (3) stories/forty (40)
feet.
(7) The minimum driveway separation is as follows:
a. If the driveway is on a collector street: four hundred
(400) feet.
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If the driveway is on an arterial street: one thousand
two hundred fifty (1,250) feet.
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Section 2. Section 20-595 of the Chanhassen City Code is
amended to read:
Sec. 20-595. Lot Requirements and Setbacks.
The following minimum requirements shall be observed in an "RR"
District subject to additional requirements set forth in this
chapter:
(1) The minimum lot area is two and one-half (2;) acres, subject
to Section 20-906.
(2) The minimum lot frontage is two hundred (200) feet, except
that the minimum lot frontage of lots fronting on a cul-de-sac
shall be at least two hundred (200) feet at the building
setback line.
(3) The minimum lot depth is two hundred (200) feet, except that
lots fronting on a cul-de-sac shall be at least two hundred
(200) feet at the building setback line.
(4) The maximum lot coverage is twenty percent (20%).
(5) The minimum setbacks are as follows:
a. For front yards, fifty (50) feet.
b. For rear yards, fifty (50) feet.
c. For side yards, ten (10) feet.
(6) The maximum height is as follows:
a., For the principal structure, three ( 3 ) stories/ forty ( 40 )
feet.
b. For accessory structures, three (3) stories/forty (40)
feet.
(7) The minimum driveway separation is as follows:
a. If the driveway is on a collector street: four hundred
(400) feet.
b. If the driveway is on an arterial street: one thousand
two hundred fifty (1,250) feet.
Section 3. Section 20-906 of the Chanhassen City Code is
amended to read:
Sec. 20-906. Alternate Lot Size Requirements in the A-1 and A-2
Residential Zoning Districts.
Minimum lot size requirements in the A-1 and A-2 residential zoning
districts located outside of the Metropolitan Council's urban
service area shall be regulated by Article IX and Article X of this
Chapter, respectively, or in the alternative may be 15,000 square
feet if the following conditions are met:
• (1) A one -unit per ten -acre density is maintained.
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• (2) All lots must have soil and water conditions which permit a
well.
(3) All lots must have conditions which will permit two (2) on -
site sewer systems installed in conformance with Chapter 19,
Article IV.
(4) The one -unit per ten -acre density applies to contiguous
property under single ownership. Acreage under single
ownership, which is not contiguous, cannot be combined for
increased density/building eligibility on one of the parcels.
Transfer of development rights from one parcel of land to
another is not allowed, except as permitted in paragraph (7)
below.
(5) Once a building eligibility has been used for a property, a
development contract must be recorded with the county
establishing the number of building eligibilities remaining or
documenting that no building eligibility remains. Transfer of
development rights from one parcel of land to another is not
allowed.
(6) Each site must have an area which can support two (2) septic
system sites, on a slope of less than twenty-five percent
(25%) .
• (7) Parcels which do not have public street frontage and are
landlocked may transfer building eligibilities to an adjacent
parcel which does have public street frontage and meets other
provisions of this section.
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Section 4. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon
its passage and publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 11th day of October , 1993, by
the City Council of the City of Chanhassen.
ATTEST
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Don As worth, clerk/Manager nald miel, Mayor
(Published in the Chanhassen Villager on October 28 , 1993) .
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CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
SUMMARY ORDINANCE NO. 194
The Chanhassen City Council adopted a revision to Chapter 20, of the City Code concerning
lot size requirements in the A-1 and A-2 Districts. This amendment allows for lots outside the urban
service area to be developed with the one unit per ten acre density requirement at a minimum lot size of
15,000 square feet.
Passed and adopted by the Chanhassen City Council this 1 lth day of October, 1993.
Don Ashworth
City Clerk/Manager
(Published in the Chanhassen Villager on October 28, 1993)