Ordinance 317CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 317
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 7 OF THE
CHANHASSEN CITY CODE, THE BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
The City Council of the City of Chanhassen ordains:
Section 1. Article II. Building Code, Section 7-16, Standards adopted by reference,
(c) (1), is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety as follows:
Section 2. Article II. Building Code, Sec. 7-17. Organization and enforcement is
hereby amended by deleting (a) and (b) in their entirety and replacing as follows:
(a) The organization of the building department and enforcement of this article shall be
conducted within the guidelines established by the Minnesota State Building Code and the
administrative sections of the model building code adopted.
(b) The building inspections division shall be the building code department. The
administrative authority shall be a Minnesota certified Building Official.
Section 3. Article II. Building Code, Sec. 7-19 Plans and specifications is hereby amended in
its entirety and replacing as follows:
The building official may require that plans and specifications, required by the Minnesota
State Building Code, include a survey of the lot upon which the proposed building or
construction is to be done, prepared and attested by a registered surveyor. An original signature
is required on the certificate of survey. The survey shall provide the following information
unless otherwise approved by the administrative authority:
(1) Scale of drawing and north arrow;
(2) Legal description of property;
(3) Dimensions and bearing of front, rear, and side property lines;
(4) Front, rear, and side yard setback dimensions of all proposed structures;
(5) Location of all existing structures on the property, boulevards, streets and right-of-
way, including but not limited to sanitary and storm manholes, hydrants, catch
basins, power poles, phone boxes, fences, and any encroachments;
(6) Outside dimensions of proposed structure(s) including decks, porches, retaining
walls (include elevations at bottom of footing and top of wall), stoops, stairs,
cantilevers, fireplaces, bay and bow windows, egress window wells;
(7) Location of a benchmark stake established by the surveyor at the front setback line
within twenty (20) feet of the proposed structure. Maintenance of the benchmark
stake once established by the surveyor shall be the responsibility of the permit
applicant;
(8) Location of stakes established by the surveyor on side property lines at:
a. Front setback line.
b. Front building line.
C. Rear building line.
The maintenance of these stakes once established by the surveyor shall be the
responsibility of the permit applicant;
(9) Location of first floor elevation of buildings on adjacent lots. Vacant adjacent lots
shall be labeled as such;
• (10) Location of all easements of record including but not limited to tree preservation,
wetland conservation, cross -access, etc.;
(11) Existing and proposed elevations at the following locations:
a. Each lot corner.
b. Top of curb or centerline of street at each lot line extension.
C. Center of proposed driveway at curb.
d. Grade at corners of proposed structure.
e. Lowest floor level, top of foundation, garage slab.
£ All elevations shall correspond to sea level datum of 1929.
(12) Indication of direction of surface water drainage by arrows;
(13) Tree removal, tree preservation and grading plan if required by the development
contract;
• (14) Wetland boundaries with ordinary high water level and 100-year flood elevation if
applicable;
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(15) Driveway grade (minimum-0.50%, maximum-10%);
(16) All trees in excess of six (6) inches in diameter (diameter measured at four (4) feet
above grade);
(17) All custom -graded lots and lots deviating from the approved grading plan shall
require an as -built survey submitted to the City prior to issuing a certificate of
occupancy;
(18) Wetland buffer areas and wetland or lake setback dimensions;
(19) Other information as required by the City.
Section 4. Article II. Building Code, Sec. 7-21. Certificate of Occupancy, is hereby
amended by deleting it in its entirety as follows:
Section 5. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Chanhassen City Council this 23rd day of April, 2001.
ATTEST:
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Scott A. Botcher, City Manager
Linda C. Jansen, 74
(Published in the Chanhassen Villager on May 3, 2001
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SUMMARY ORDINANCE NO. 317
BUILDING CODE ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
The purpose of this ordinance amendment is to correct building code adoption references,
correct and clarify administrative provisions and revise the requirements for information to be
included on surveys.
Passed and adopted by the City Council this 23rd day of April, 2001.
Scott A. Botcher
City Manager
(Published in the Chanhassen Villager on May 3, 2001
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
SUMMARY. ORDINANCE NO. 317 the publisher of the newspapers known as the Chaska Herald and the Chanhassen Villager and
BUILDING CODE ORDINANCE has full knowledge of the facts herein stated as follows:
AMENDMENT
The purpose of this ordinance (A) These newspapers have complied with the requirements constituting qualification as a legal
amendment is to correct building code newspaper, as provided by Minnesota Statute 331A.02, 331A.07, and other applicable laws, as
adoption references; correct and clarify amended.
administrative provisions and revise the
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�i (E) The printed public notice that is attached t� this Affidavit and identified as N�. 7'
on surveys. was published on the date or dates and in the newspaper stated in the attached Notice and said -
Passed and adoptedby the City Council Notice is hereby incorporated as part of this Affidavit. Said notice was cut from the columns of
this, 23'd day of April, 2001. the newspaper specified. Printed below is a copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both
Scott A. Botcher inclusive, and is hereby acknowledged as being the kind and size of type used in the composition
City Manager and publication of the Notice:
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