Ordinance 306• CITY OF CHANHASSEN
AND D HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO.306
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 20 OF THE
CHANHASSEN CITY CODE THE ZONING ORDINANCE
CONCERNING CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANHASSEN ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Section 20-1 of the Chanhassen City Code is amended by adding the
following definition:
Petting farm means any activity whereby Shetland ponies, miniature donkeys (equus
asinus), miniature horses (equus caballus), potbellied pigs, feeder pigs (young swine), sheep
(ovis), pygmy goats (capra), milking goat, rabbits (leporidae), chinchillas (chinchilla laniger), red
foxes (vulpes), hedgehogs (earinaceus europaeus), young cows (bos), geese (anser), ducks
(anatinae), chickens (gallus gallus), exotic white peafowl (pavo), red golden pheasants
(chrysolophus pictus), and prairie dogs (cynomys ludovicianus) are exhibited, regardless of
compensation.
SECTION 2. Article IV., Division 3, Standards for Agricultural and Residential
Districts, of the Chanhassen City Code is hereby amended by adding the following section:
See. 20-267. Petting Farms.
The following conditions will apply to petting farms:
1. The site must be on and have access to a collector or minor arterial as identified in the
comprehensive plan.
2. The minimum lot size shall be five (5) acres.
3. The site must also be used as a residence. Only three (3)) full time equivalent non-
resident employees shall be employed on the site per five (5) acres.
4. All structures and storage areas must be set back fifty (50) feet from public or private
rights -of -way, and three hundred (300) feet from an adjacent single family residence or a
minimum of fifty (50) feet from a side lot line, whichever is greater. The city council
may require storage areas to be completely screened by one hundred (100) percent opaque
fencing or berming.
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6. Hours of operation shall be from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. The city council may further
restrict hours of operation if the use is located adjacent to property guided residential as
identified in the comprehensive plan.
7. No outdoor speaker systems shall be allowed.
8. Signage shall comply with article XXVI of the Zoning Ordinance.
9. Retail sales shall be limited to three hundred (300) square feet in area. Retail sales shall
be limited petting farm related items.
10. Animals kept outside must have continual access to shelter to protect them from the
elements and must be in a confined area with fencing.
11. A termination date shall be established for the interim use permit. The use shall be
permitted until a particular date, until the occurrence of a particular event, or until zoning
regulations no longer permit it. Prior to the permit expiring, the applicant may request an
extension to the interim use permit by submitting a new application. The renewal
application will be subject to all city ordinances including any new ordinances enacted
after the original approval.
SECTION 3. Section 20-576 of the Chanhassen City Code is amended by adding the
following interim use:
(9) Petting farms.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and
publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 24th day of July, 2000, by the City Council of the City of
Chanhassen, Minnesota.
Scott A. Botcher, City Manager
Nancy K. MaiYcino, Mayor
(Published in the Chanhassen Villager on August 3, 2000.)
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN
COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 306
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
CHAPTER 20 OF THE
CHANHASSEN CITY CODE THE
ZONING ORDINANCE
CONCERNING CONDITIONAL USE
PERMITS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CHANHASSEN ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Section 20-1 of the
Chanhassen City Code is amended by
adding the following definition:
Petting arm means any activity
whereby Shetland pbnies, miniature
donkeys, miniature horses, potbellied pigs,
feeder pigs, sheep, pygmy goats, milking
goat, rabbits, chinchillas, red foxes,
hedgehogs, young cows, geese, ducks,
chickens, exotic white peafowl, red golden
pheasants, and prairie dogs are exhibited,
regardless of compensation.
SECTION 2. Article IV.,
Division 3, Standards for Agricultural and
Residential Districts, of the Chanhassen
City Code is hereby amended by adding
the following section:
Sec. 20-267. Petting Farms.
The following conditions will apply
to petting farms: -
The site must be on and have access to
a collectoror minor arterial as identified in
the comprehensive plan.
The minimum lot size shall be five (5)
acres.
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structures " su"Se areas must
be set baek fifty (50) feet from public or
private rights -of -way, and three hundred
(300) feet from an adjacent single family
residence or a minimum of fifty (50) feet
from a side lot line, whichever is greater.
The city council may require storage areas
to be completely screened by one hundred
(100) percent opaque fencing or berming.
Parking areas shall be screened .from
public or.private rights -of -way and adjacent
single-family residences.
Hours of operation shall be from 8:00
a.m. to 8:00 p.m. The city council may
further restrict hours of operation if the
use is located adjacent to property guided
residential as identified in the
comprehensive plan.
No outdoor speaker systems shall be
allowed.
Signage shall comply with article XKVI
of the Zoning Ordinance.
Retail sales shall be limited to three
hundred (300) square feet in area. Retail
sales shall be limited petting farm related
items.
Animals kept outside must have
continual access to shelter to protect them
from the elements and must be in aconfined
area with fencing.
A termination date shall be established for
the imerim use permit. The use shall be
permitted until a particular date, until the
c cuvence of a particular. event, or until
zoning regulations no longer permit it.
Prior to the permit expiring, the applicant
may request an extension to the interim use
permit by submitting a ne* application.
The renewal application will be subject to
all city ordinances including any new
ordinances enacted after the original
approval.
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the publisher of the newspapers known as the Chaska Herald and the Chanhassen Villager and
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3. Section 20-576 of ,the
Chanhassen City Code is • amende:::_y
adding the following interim use:
(9) Petting farms.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall be
effective immediately upon its passage
and publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this
241 day of July, 2000, by the City Council
of the City of Chanhassen, Minnesota.
Scott A. Botcher, City Manager
Nancy K. Mancino, Mayor
(Published in the Chanhassen Villager on
Thursday, August 3, 2WQ; No, 4353)
By
Stan Rolfsrud, General Manager
or his designated agent
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