Ordinance 047bkCITY OF CHANHASSEN
• CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 47 -BK
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CHANHASSEN ZONING ORDINANCE
BY ADDING PROVISIONS CONCERNING GRADING AND EROSION CONTROL
The City Council of Chanhassen ordains:
Section 1. Chanhassen Ordinance No. 47 is amended by adding
Section 19.24 to read as follows:
19.24. Gradinq and Soil Erosion Plans
1. Whenever deemed necessary, a satisfactory ero-
sion control and grading plan must be approved
by the City Engineer before a building permit is
issued for construction. Said plan is to
address on-site grading activities as well as
protection of adjacent slopes, streets, lakes,
ponds, drainageways, wetlands, and developed
property.
2. A satisfactory grading and erosion control plan
• shall provide spot elevations of proposed grades
in relation to existing grades on the subject
property and adjacent land. Areas where the
finished slope will be steeper than five (5)
units horizontal to one (1) vertical shall be
specifically noted. Also, locations of erosion
control (staked hay bales or reinforced silt
fence) shall be clearly labeled.
3. Every effort shall be made to minimize distur-
bance of existing ground cover. No grading or
filling shall be permitted within forty (40)
feet of horizontal distance to the ordinary high
water mark of a water body unless specifically
approved by the City. Also, to minimize the
erosion potential of exposed areas, restoration
of ground cover shall be provided as quickly as
possible after completion of the grading opera-
tion.
4. Every effort shall be made during the building
permit application process to determine the full
extent of erosion control required. However,
the City Engineer shall be empowered to require
additional controls to correct specific site
related problems as normal inspections are per-
formed.
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5. All erosion control measures 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.
Section 2. This ordinance shall be effective immediately
its passage and publication.
Adopted by the Chanhassen City Council this 6th day of
October, 1986.
ATTEST:
Don Ashworth, City-Ad-Jerk/Manager
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T L. Hamilton, Mayor
(Publish in the South Shore Weekly News on October 23, 1986)
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