Ordinance 251• CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO.251
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 20 OF THE
CHANHASSEN CITY CODE
The City Council of the City of Chanhassen ordains:
Section 1. Section 20-482, Shoreland alterations is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec 20-482. Shoreland Alterations.
(a) Generally. Alterations of vegetation and topography shall be regulated to prevent
erosion into public waters, fix nutrients, preserve shoreland aesthetics, preserve historic values,
prevent bank slumping, and protect fish and wildlife habitat.
(b) Vegetation alterations.
(1) Vegetation alteration necessary for the construction of structures and sewage
treatment systems and the construction of roads and parking areas regulated by
• section 20-484 of this article are exempt from the following vegetation alteration
standards.
(2) Removal or alteration of vegetation is allowed subject to the following standards:
a. Intensive vegetation clearing within the shore and bluff impact zones and on
steep slopes is not allowed. Intensive vegetation clearing for forest land
conversion to another use outside of these areas is allowable if permitted as
part of a development approved by the city council as a conditional use if an
erosion control and sedimentation plan is developed and approved by the soil
and water conservation district in which the property is located.
b. In shore and bluff impact zones and on steep slopes, limited clearing of trees
and shrubs and cutting, pruning, and trimming of trees is allowed to provide a
view of the water from the principal dwelling site and to accommodate the
placement of stairways and landings, picnic areas, access paths, beach and
watercraft access areas, and permitted water -oriented accessory structures or
facilities, provided that:
(i) The screening of structures, vehicles, or other facilities as viewed from the
water, assuming leaf -on conditions, is not substantially reduced;
• (ii) Along rivers, existing shading of water surfaces is preserved;
• (iii) The above provisions are not applicable to the removal of trees, limbs, or
branches that are dead, diseased, or pose safety hazards; and
(iv) The clearing be limited to a strip 30% of lot width or 30 feet, whichever is
lesser, parallel to the shoreline and extending inward within the shore
and bluff impact zones.
Section 2. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and
publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 8th day of April, 1996, by the City Council of the City of
Chanhassen.
ATTEST:
Don Ashworth, C1erklManager
Donald J. dm'iel, Mayor
(Summary published in the Chanhassen Villager on April 18, 1996.)
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ORDINANCE SUMMARY NO. 251
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 20-482
OF THE CHANHASSEN CITY CODE CONCERNING
ARTICLE VII, SHORELAND MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
An ordinance amending Chapter 20 of the Chanhassen City Code to define intensive
vegetation clearing as a clearing which does not exceed a strip 30% of lot width or 30 feet,
whichever, is lesser, parallel to the shoreline and extending inward within the shore and bluff
impact zones.
John Rask, Planner I
937-1900 ext. 117
(Publish in the Chanhassen Villager on April 18, 1996.)
ORDINANCE SUMMARY NO.251
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN
COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
CHAPTER 20-482 OF THE
CHANHASSEN CITY CODE
CONCERNING
ARTICLE VH, SHORELAND
MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
An ordinance amending Chapter 20
of the Chanhassen City Code to define
intensive vegetation clearing as a clearing
which does not exceed a strip 30% of lot
width or 30 feet, whichever, is lesser,
parallel to the shoreline and extending
inward within the shore and bluff impact
Zones.
John Rask, Planner I
937-1900 ext. 117
(Published in the Chanhassen Villager on
Thursday, April 18, 1996; No. 2688)
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