Ordinance 330CITY OF CHANHASSEN
• CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO.330
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 20 OF THE
CHANHASSEN CITY CODE, THE CITY'S ZONING ORDINANCE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANHASSEN ORDAINS:
Section 1. Section 20-1122 of the Chanhassen City Code is hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 20-1122. Access and Driveways.
The purpose of this subsection is to provide minimum design criteria, setback and slope standards for
vehicular use. The intent is to reduce interference with drainage and utility easements by providing
setback standards; reduce erosion by requiring a hard surface for all driveways; to limit the number of
driveway access points to public streets and to direct drainage toward the street via establishment of
minimum driveway slope standards. Parking and loading spaces shall have proper access from a public
right-of-way. The number and width of access drives shall be located to minimize traffic congestion and
abnormal traffic hazard. All driveways shall meet the following criteria:
a. Driveways shall be setback at least 5 feet from the side property lines, beginning at 20
feet from the front yard setback unless an encroachment agreement is received from the
• city.
b. Driveway grades shall be a minimum of 0.5% and a maximum grade of 10% at any point
in the driveway.
C. In areas located within the Metropolitan Urban Services Area (MUSA) as identified on
the Comprehensive Plan, driveways shall be surfaced with bituminous, concrete or other
hard surface material, as approved by the City Engineer. In areas outside the MUSA,
driveways shall be surfaced from the intersection of the road through the right-of-way
portion of the driveway with bituminous, concrete or other hard surface material, as
approved by the City Engineer.
d. On corner lots, the minimum corner clearance from the roadway right-of-way line shall
be at least 30 feet to the edge of the driveway.
e. For A-2, RSF, and R-4 residential uses, the width of the driveway access shall not exceed
24 feet at the right-of-way line. No portion of the right-of-way may be paved except that
portion used for the driveway. Inside the property line of the site, the maximum
driveway width shall not exceed 36 feet. The minimum driveway width shall not be less
than 10 feet.
f. For all other uses, the width of the driveway access shall not exceed 36 feet in width
measured at the roadway right-of-way line. No portion of the right-of-way may be paved
except that portion used for the driveway.
• g. Driveway setbacks may be reduced subject to the following criteria:
1. The driveway will not interfere with any existing easement; and
• 2. Shall require an easement encroachment agreement from the Engineering
Department; and
3. The location of the driveway must be approved by the City Engineer to ensure that it
will not cause runoff onto adjacent properties.
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h. One driveway access is allowed from a single residential lot to the street.
i. A turnaround is required on a driveway entering onto a state highway, county road or
collector roadway as designated in the comprehensive plan, and onto city streets where
this is deemed necessary by the City Engineer, based on traffic counts, sight distances,
street grades, or other relevant factors. If the engineer requires a turnaround, this
requirement will be stated on the building permit.
j. Separate driveways serving utility facilities are permitted.
Section 2. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Chanhassen City Council this 13`h day of November,
2001.
ATTEST:
odd Gerhardt, City Manager
Linda C. Jansen, Mjlr
(Published in the Chanhassen Villager on December 6, 2001
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CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER .AND HENNEPIN COUN-
TIES, MINNFSOTA
ORDINANCE NO.330,
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
CHAPTER 20 OF THE
CHANHASSEN CITY CODE, THE
CITY' S ZONING ORDINANCE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CHANHASSEN ORDAINS:
Sec tion 1. Section 20-1122 of the
Chanhassen City Code is hereby amended
as follows:
Sec. 20-1122. Access and Drive-
ways.
The purpose of this subsection is to
provide minimum design criteria, setback
and slope standards for vehicular use.
The intent is to reduce interference with
drainage and utility easements by provid-
ing setback standards; reduce erosion by
requiring a hard surface for all driveways;
to limit the number of driveway access
points to public streets and to direct
drainage toward the street via establish-
ment of minimum driveway slope stan-
dards. Parking and loading spaces shall
have proper access from a public right-of-
way. The number and width of access
drives shall be located to minimize traffic
congestion and abnormal traffic hazard.
All driveways shall meet the following
criteria:
a. Driveways shall be setback at
least 5 feet from the side property lines,
beginning at 20 feet from the front yard
setback unless an encroachment agree-
ment is received from the, city.
b. Driveway grades shall be a mini-
mum of 0.5% and a maximum grade of
10% at any point in the driveway.
C. In areas located within the
Metropolitan Urban Services Area
(MUSA) as identified son: the Co re-
hensi+vei, Maq,.-dfjveways, : shall be ,sur-
faced with bit4 pinous,�coperete or other
hard surface material, as approved 6y he
City Engineer. In' areas outside the
MUSA, driveways shall be surfaced from
the intersection of the road through the
right-of-way portion of the driveway
with bituminous, concrete or other hard
surface material, as approved by the
City Engineer.
d. On corner lots,, the minimum
corner clearance from the roadway right-
of-way line shall be at least 30 feet to the
edge of the driveway.
e. For A-2, RSF, and R-4 resi-
dential uses, the width of the driveway
access shall not exceed 24 feet at the
right-of-way line. No portion of the
right-of-way may be paved except that
portion used for the driveway. Inside the
property line of the site, the maximum
driveway width shall not exceed 36 feet.
The minimum driveway width shall not
be less than 10 feet.
f. For all other uses, the width of
the driveway access shall not exceed 36
feet in width measured at the roadway
right-of-way line. No portion of the
right-of-way may be paved except that
portion used for the driveway.
g. Driveway setbacks may be
reduced subject to the following criteria:
1. The driveway will not inter-
fere with any existing easement; and
2. Shall require an easement en-
croachment agreement from the Engi-
neering Department; and
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newspaper, as provided by Minnesota Statute 331A.02, 331A.07, and other applicable laws, as
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