Ordinance 222• CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 222
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 13
OF THE CHANHASSEN CITY CODE
CONCERNING WEEDS AND GRASS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANHASSEN ORDAINS:
Section 1. Chapter 13 of the Chanhassen City Code is amended by adding Article
III to read:
ARTICLE III. WEEDS AND GRASS.
Sec.13-24. Prohibition.
• Weeds and grass in excess of twelve inches (12") in length on any occupied or
unoccupied lot or parcel of land less than one acre in size in the City of Chanhassen is
a public nuisance and is prohibited. On vacant property where it would be physically
difficult to mow because of topography or other physical constraints, the height limitation
on weeds and grass shall only apply to a ten foot wide strip abutting the lot line of the
property. Noxious weeds or plants as identified and defined by the Minnesota Department
of Agriculture are also a public nuisance and are prohibited. Native grasses and wild
flowers indigenous to Minnesota, planted and maintained on any occupied lot or parcel
of land as part of a garden or landscape treatment are exempt from this ordinance.
•
Sec. 13.25. Cutting, Removal, or Chemical Treatment.
The owner, lessee, or occupant of any lot or parcel of land shall cut and remove
or chemically treat all such weeds, grass, brush, or other rank, poisonous, or harmful
vegetation as often as necessary to comply with the provisions of this Section. Cutting,
removing, or chemically treating such weeds, grass, brush, or other rank, poisonous, or
harmful vegetation at least once in every three (3) weeks, between May 15 and October
15 in a given year, is deemed to be in compliance with this ordinance.
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Sec.13-26. Violation.
(a) After giving the owner or occupant of a lot not in compliance with the
previous sections seven (7) days advance written notice of the noncompliance, the City
may cut, or cause to be cut the grass, weeds, or plants and may assess the cost against
the property in accordance with Minn. Stat. § 429.101.
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(b) The violation of any provision of this ordinance is a misdemeanor and the
violator shall be fined or penalized not more than the maximum levels established by the
State of Minnesota for misdemeanor offenses.
Section 2. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and
publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 26th day of September , 1994, by the City
Council of the City of Chanhassen.
ATTEST:
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Don As worth, Clerk/Manager
(Published in the Chanhassen Villager on October 6
1994).
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CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPINN
COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO.222
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
CHAPTER 13 OF THE
CHANHASSEN CITY CODE
CONCERNING WEEDS AND GRASS
THECITYCOUNCILOFTHECITY
OF CHANHASSEN ORDAINS:
Section 1. Chapter 13 of the
Chanhassen City Code is amended by
adding Article III to read:
ARTICLE III. WEEDS_ AND GRASS.
Sec. 13-24. Prohibition.
Weeds and grass in excess of twelve
inches (12") in length on any occupied or
unoccupied lot or parcel of land less than
one acre in size in the City -of Chanhassen
is a public nuisance and is prohibited. On
vacant property where it vimk1 be physi-
cally difficult to nw* bocarse of topog-
raphy or othw pdysil coetemi slaw, the
height limitation on weeds and grass
shall only apply to a tan fcxx wide strip
abutting the lot line of the property.
Noxious weeds or plants as identified
and defined by the Minnesota Depart-
ment of Agriculture are also a public
nuisance and are prohibited. Native
grasses and wild flowers indigenous to
Minnesota, planted and maintained on
any occupied lot or parcel of land as part
of a garden or landscape treatment are
exempt from this ordinance.
Sec. 13.25. Cutting, Removal, or
Chemical Treatment.
The owner, lessee, or occupant of
any lot or parcel of land shall cut and
remove or chemically treat all such
weeds, grass, brush, or other rank, poi-
sonous, or harmful vegetation as often as
necessary to comply with the provisions
of this Section. Cutting, removing, or
chemically treating such weeds, grass,
brush, or other rank, poisonous, or harm-
ful vegetation at least once in every three
(3) weeks, between May 15 and October
15 in a given year, is deemed to be in
compliance with this ordinance.
Sec. 13-26. Violation.
(a) After giving the owner or occu-
pant of a lot not in compliance with .the
previous sections seven (7)days advance
written notice of the'noncompliance, the
,City may cut, or cause to be cut the grass,
Weeds, or.pluft-wid may * .'tbeaqst
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ainst tW property in ac�c ottlknce with
nn. Stat. § 429.101.
(b) The violation of any provision of
this ordinance is a misdemeanor and the
violator shall be fined or penalized-obt
more than the maximum levels estab-
lished by the State of, Minnesota for
misdemeanor offenses.
Section 2. This ordinance shall be
effective immediately upon its passage
and publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 26th
day of September, 1994, by the City
Council of the City of Chanhassen.
ATTEST:
Don Ashworth
Cle"anager
Donald J., Chmiel
Mayor
(Published in the Chanhassen Villager
on Thursday, October 6, 1994; No.
2270)
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