Ordinance 318CITY OF CHANHASSEN
• CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES
ORDINANCE NO. 318
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTERS 18 AND 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. ARTICLE III. DESIGN STANDARDS, Section 18-62(a) Erosion and
sediment control is hereby amended to read as follows:
(a) The development shall conform to the topography and soils to create the least
potential for soil erosion. Four (4) inches of topsoil shall be replaced on all disturbed areas.
SECTION 2. 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 to the City before a building permit is issued. The escrow amount may
be greater than $500.00 if, after review of the site, the City deems it necessary to require a
greater amount to guarantee compliance. The maximum escrow allowable per parcel is
$5,000.00 per acre. 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.
(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. All disturbed areas shall be replaced with a
• minimum of four inches (4") of topsoil or black dirt. 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.
(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 Erosions and Sediment Control Best Management Practices
Handbook, as amended.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and
publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 23rd day of April, 2001, by the City Council of the City
of Chanhassen.
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Scott Botcher, Cler"anager
Linda Jansen, Mayor
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(Published in the Chanhassen Villager on May 3, 2001).
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SUMMARY ORDINANCE NO. 318
GRADING AND EROSION CONTROL
ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
The purpose of this ordinance amendment is allow an increase in the escrow amount if
deemed necessary and require a minimum of four inches (4") of topsoil or black dirt on all
disturbed areas.
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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SUMMARY ORDINANCE NO. 318
GRADING AND EROSION Stan Rolfsrud, being duly sworn, on oath says that he is the publisher or the authorized agent of
CONTROL the publisher of the newspapers known as the Chaska Herald and the Chanhassen Villager and
ORDINANCE AMENDMENT has full knowledge of the facts herein stated as follows:
The purpose .of this ordinance-
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and newspaper, as provided by Minnesota Statute 331A.02, 331A.07, and other applicable laws, as
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City was published on the date or dates and in the newspaper stated in the attached Notice and said
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Scott A. Botcher the newspaper specified. Printed below is a copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both
City Manager inclusive, and is hereby acknowledged as being the kind an of type used in the composition
(Published Ma e3 han Chanhassen Villager on and publication of the Notice:
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