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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. er- formed. LI upon 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 < L T L. Hamilton, Mayor (Publish in the South Shore Weekly News on October 23, 1986) •