Ordinance 480CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO.480
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTERS 1 AND 20
CHANHASSEN CITY CODE,
GENERAL PROVISIONS AND ZONING
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA ORDAINS:
Section 1. Section 1-2. Rules of construction and definitions of the City Code, City of
Chanhassen, Minnesota, is hereby amended to read as follows:
House Pets means animals such as dogs, cats, birds (not including pigeons, chickens,
geese, turkeys or other domestic fowl), gerbils, hamsters, rabbits (including those
normally sheltered outside of the principal structure), and tropical fish, that can be
contained within a principal structure throughout the entire year, provided that the
containment can be accomplished without special modification to the structure that would
require a building permit, excluding wild or domesticated wild animals.
Farm Animals means cattle, hogs, bees, sheep, goats, chickens, turkeys, horses, llama,
emu, and other animals commonly accepted as farm animals in the state of Minnesota.
Wild Animal means any animal that is wild, ferocious, or vicious by nature, habit,
disposition, or character. Animals in this category include but are not limited to any ape,
[including chimpanzee, gibbon, gorilla, orangutan, or siamang], baboon, bear, bison,
bobcat, cheetah, crocodile, coyote, deer, [including all members of the deer family such
as elk, antelope and moose], elephant, fox, hippopotamus, hyena, jaguar, leopard, lion,
lynx, monkey, puma, also known as cougar, mountain lion or panther, rhinoceros, any
snake which is poisonous or any constrictor snake, snow leopard, tiger, wolf, or hybrid
mix of any of the wild animals such as wolf/dog mixes.
Birds of prey means birds that hunt for food primarily on the wing, using their keen
senses, especially vision. Their talons and beaks tend to be relatively large, powerful and
adapted for tearing and/or piercing flesh.
Farm means a tract of land of more than ten (10) acres in size, usually with a house and
barn plus other buildings on which crops and often livestock are raised for a principal
source of livelihood.
Section 2. Section 20-1001 (2), (3), (4), and (7) of the City Code, City of Chanhassen,
Minnesota, is hereby amended to read as follows:
(2) Horses in the A-2, RR and RSF zoning districts in accordance with Chapter 5,
Article III.
(3) Farm animals are an allowed use on all farm property except as otherwise
specifically provided in the city code. Farm animals may not be confined in a pen,
feed lot or building within 100 feet of any residential dwelling not owned or
leased by the farmer.
(4) Wild animals may not be kept in the city.
(7) Deleted.
Section 3. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and
publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 22❑d day of June, 2009, by the City Council of the City of
Chanhassen, Minnesota
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T dd Gerhardt, City Manager Thomas A. Furlong, Mayor
(Published in the Chanhassen Villager on July 2, 2009)
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CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN
COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 480
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
CHAPTERS 1 AND 20
CHANHASSEN CITY CODE,
GENERAL PROVISIONS AND
ZONING
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CHANHASSEN,
MINNESOTA ORDAINS:
Section 1. Section 1-2. Rules of
construction and definitions of the
Affidavit of Publication
City Code, City of Chanhassen;
Minnesota, is hereby amended to
read as follows:
House Pets means animals such
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as dogs, cats, birds (not including
pigeons, chickens, geese, turkeys
or other domestic fowl), gerbils,
State of Minnesota)
hamsters, rabbits (including those
normally sheltered outside of the
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principal structure), and tropical
fish, that can be contained within a
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principal structure throughout the
entire year, provided that the
containment can be accomplished
without special modification to the
structure that would require a
Laurie A. Hartmann, being duly sworn, on oath says that she is the publisher or the authorized
building permit, excluding wild or
agent of the publisher of the newspapers known as the Chaska Herald and the Chanhassen Vil-
domesticated wild animals.
lager and has full knowledge of the facts herein stated as follows:
Farm Animals means cattle,
hogs, bees, sheep, goats, chickens,
turkeys, horses, llama, emu, and
(A) These newspapers have complied with the requirements constituting qualification as a legal
other animals commonly acceptedP
newspaper, as provided b Minnesota Statute 331A.02, 331A.07, and other applicable laws, as
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as farm animals in the state of
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Minnesota.
Wild Animal means any animal
(B) The printed public notice that is attached to this Affidavit and identified as No.
that is wild, ferocious, or vicious by
was published on the date or dates and in the newspaper stated in the attached Notice and said
nature, habit, disposition, or
Notice is hereby incorporated as part of this Affidavit. Said notice was cut from the columns of
character. Animals in this category
the newspaper specified. Printed below is a copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both
include but are not limited to any
ape, [includingchimpanzee,gibbon,
inclusive, and is hereby acknowledged as being the kind and size of type used in the composition
gorilla, orangutan, or siamang],
and publication of the Notice:
baboon, bear, bison, bobcat,
cheetah, crocodile, coyote, deer,
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[including all members of the deer�>
family such as elk, antelope and
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moose], -elephant, fox,
hippopotamus, hyena, jaguar,
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leopard, lion, lynx, monkey, puma,
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also known as cougar, mountain
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lion or panther, rhinoceros, any
snake which is poisonous or any
constrictor snake, snow leopard,
Subscribed and sworn before me on
tiger, wolf, or hybrid mix of any of
the wild animals such as wolf/dog
mixes.
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Birds of prey means birds that
this r day of /V� 2009
,]aunt forfpod primarily on the wing,
usAtig th6ix keen'senses, especially
vision. Their talons and beaks tend
to be large, and
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relatively powerful
adapted for tearing and/or piercing
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flesh.
Farm means a tract of land of
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more than ten (10) acres in size,
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usually with a house and barn plus
other buildings on which crops and
often livestock are raised for a
principal source of livelihood.
Section 2. Section 20-1001 (2),
(3),(4), and (7) of the City Code, City
RATE INFORMATION
of Chanhassen, Minnesota, is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Lowest classified rate paid by commercial users for comparable space.... $31.20 per column inch
Horses in the cand
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zoning districts in accordrdance
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Maximum rate b law for the above matter ................................. $31.20 per column inch
allowedY
with Chapter 5, Article III.
Rate actually charged for the above matter ............................................... $12.43 per column inch
(3) Farm animals are an
allowed use on all farm property
except as otherwise specifically
provided in the city code. Farm
animals may not be confined in a
pen, feed lot or building within 100
feet of any residential dwelling not
owned or leased by the farmer.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this
(4) Wild animals may not be
22nd day of June, 2009, by the City
kept in the city.
Council of the City of Chanhassen),
(7) Deleted.
Section . This ordinance shall
Minnesota
Todd -Gerhardt, City Manager
be effective immediately upon its
Thomas A. Furlong, Mayor
(Published in the Chanhassen
passage_and_publication.
Villager on Thursday, July 2, 2009;
No. 4223)