Ordinance 232CITY OF CHANHASSEN
• CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 232
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 20 OF THE
CHANHASSEN CITY CODE, THE CITY'S ZONING ORDINANCE,
CONCERNING GRADING AND EROSION CONTROL
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANHASSEN ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Section 20-94 of the Chanhassen City Code is amended to read:
Sec. 20-94. Grading and Erosion Control.
(a) A satisfactory erosion control and grading plan consistent with the City's Best
Management Practices Handbook must be approved by the City Engineer before a building
permit is issued for construction, if the construction will result in disturbing the soil. To
•guarantee compliance with the plan a $500.00 cash escrow or letter of credit, satisfactory to the
City, shall be furnished the City before a building permit is issued. The maximum escrow
required of an individual builder or subdivider regardless of the number of building permits that
have been issued to the builder or subdivider is $5,000.00. The City may use the escrow or
draw upon the letter of credit to reimburse the City for any labor or material costs it incurs in
securing compliance with the plan or in implementing the plan. If the City draws on the
escrowed funds, no additional building permits shall be issued until the pre -draw escrow balance
has been restored. The City shall endeavor to give notice to the owner or developer before
proceeding, but such notice shall not be required in an emergency as determined by the City.
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(b) The grading and erosion control plan must be consistent with the approved grading
plan for the plat in which the property is located, if any. Areas where the finished slope will
be steeper than five (5) units horizontal to one (1) vertical shall be specifically noted. Also,
location of erosion control devices shall be clearly labeled.
(c) Every effort shall be made to minimize disturbance of existing ground cover. No
grading or filling shall be permitted within forty feet (40') of the ordinary high water mark of
a water body unless specifically approved by the City. To minimize the erosion potential of
exposed areas, restoration of ground cover shall be provided within five (5) days after
completion of the grading operation.
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(d) Every effort shall be made during the building permit application process to
• determine the full extent of erosion control required. However, the City Engineer may require
additional controls to correct specific site related problems as normal inspections are performed.
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(e) All erosion control noted on the approved plan shall be installed prior to the
initiation of any site grading. Noncompliance with the grading and erosion control plan shall
constitute grounds for an order from the City Engineer to halt all construction.
(f) All construction activity that results in disturbance of the ground shall comply with
the City's Construction Site Erosion and Sediment Control Best Management Practices
Handbook, as amended.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and
publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 13th day of February , 1995, by the City
Council of the City of Chanhassen.
ATTEST:
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Don Ashworth, r /Manager
(Published in the Chanhassen Villager on
re
MON. 115F�W- -,—Mayor—
March 9
1995).
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CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN
COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO.232
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
CHAPTER 20 OF'THE
CHANHASSEN CITY CODE,
THE CITY' S ZONING ORDINANCE,
CONCE LNG (�I0.. AND
C'
EILTHECnY94CP
OF CHANHASSEN ORDAINS:
SBC'I' m 1. Section 20-94 of the
Chashusen Coy Code is amended to
read:
Sec. 20-94. Grading and Erosion
Control.
(a) A satisfactory erosion control
and grading plan consistent with the
City's BestManagementPractices Hand-
bookmust be approved by the City Engi-
neer before a building permit is issued
for construction, if the construction will
resultin disturbing the soil. To guarantee
compliance with the plan a $500.00 cash
escrow or letter of credit, satisfactory to
the City, shall be furnished the City
before a building permit is issued. The
maximum escrow required of an indi-
vidual builder or subdivider regardless
of the number of building permits that
have been issued to the builder or subdi-
vider is $5,000.00. The City may use the
escrow or draw upon the letter of credit
to reimburse the City for any labor or
material costs it incurs in securing com-
pliance with the plan or in implementing
the plan. If the City draws on the es-
crowed funds, no additional building
permits shall be issued until the pre -draw
escrow balance has been restored. The
City shall endeavor to give notice to the
owner or developer before proceeftg>
int suc,4 notice shall not be required in an
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emergency as determined by the City.
(b) The grading and erosion control
plan must be consistent with the ap-
proved grading plan for the plat in which
the property is located, if any. Areas
where the finished slope, will be steeper
than five (5) units horizontal,to one (1)
vertical shall be specifically noted. Also,
location of erosion control devices shall
be clearly labeled.
(c) Every effort shall be made to
minimize disturbance of existing ground
cover. No grading or filling shall be
permitted within forty feet (40') of the
ordinary high water markof a water body
unless specifically approved by the City.
To minimize the erosion potential of
exposed areas, restoration of ground cover
shall be provided within five (5) days
after completion of the grading opera-
tion.
(d) Every effort shall be made during
the building permit application process
to determine the full extent of erosion
control required. However, the City En-
gineer may require additional controls to
correct specific site related problems as
normal inspections are performed.
(e) All erosion controls noted on the
approved plan shall. be installed prior to
the initiation of any site grading. Non-
compliance with the grading and erosion
control plan shall constitute grounds for
an order from the City Engineer to halt
all construction.
Affidavit of Publication
Southwest Suburban Publishing
State of Minnesota)
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County of Carver )
Stan Rolfsrud, being duly sworn, on oath says that he is the publisher or the authorized agent of
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 331 A.02, 331 A.07, and other applicable laws, as
amended.
(B) The printed public notice that is attached to this Affidavit and identified as No. 3,
was published on the date or dates and in the newspaper stated in the attached Notice and said
Notice is hereby incorporated as part of this Affidavit. Said notice was cut from the columns of
the newspaper specified. Printed below is a copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both
inclusive, and is hereby acknowledged as being the kind and size of type used in the composition
and publication of the Notice:
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SECTION 2. publication.
This ordinance shall be effective
immediately upon its passage and
PASSED ,AND ADOPTEDIbis 13th day
of February , 1995, by the City Council
of the City of Chanhassen.
ATTEST: /s/ Don Ashworth
Clerk/Manager
/s/ Donald J. Chmiel
Mayor
(Published in the Chanhassen Vill er
on Thursday, March 9,1995; No. 23)
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