Ordinance 487CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO.487
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 20
ZONING'
CHANHASSEN CITY CODE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA ORDAINS:
Section 1. The City Code, City of Chanhassen, Minnesota, is hereby amended by adding
Article XVIII-A which shall read as follows:
"CC" Community Commercial District
Section 20-741. Intent. The intent of the community commercial district is to provide for
moderate to large sized commercial development. These large-scale commercial and office users
need high visibility along arterial roads. While smaller scale ancillary commercial uses may be
permitted integral to the principal use, the primary use of a building shall be medium to large
type users with a minimum tenant space of 15,000 square feet. The intent of the district is to
accommodate larger uses. The creation of multi -tenant, small user, strip centers is prohibited.
Location criteria for Community Commercial uses are: access to arterial and collector streets,
preferably at intersections with collector and arterial streets; moderate to large -sized sites; public
water and sewer service; environmental features such as soils and topography suitable for
compact development; and adequate buffering by physical features or adjacent uses to protect
nearby residential development.
The total building area on a single level or floor for an individual use shall be no more than
65,000 square feet.
Section 20-742. Permitted Uses
Arts and Crafts Supply Store
Automotive Parts and Accessories
Book Store
Building Supply Center
Consumer Electronics and Appliance Store
Drugstore
Furniture and Home Furnishings
Garden Center
Grocery Store
Health and Dental Clinics
Hobby, Toy and Game Stores
Office
Office Equipment and Supply
Personal Services
Sewing and Fabric Store
Sporting Goods
Section 20-743. Permitted Accessory Uses
Antennas
Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs)
Parking lots and ramps
Signs
Utility Services
Section 20-744. Conditional Use
Screened Outdoor Storage
Section 20-745. Lot Requirements and Setbacks
Minimum Lot Area: one (1) acre
Minimum Lot Depth: 100 feet
Minimum Lot Frontage: 100 feet
Maximum Lot Coverage: 70 percent
Maximum Building Height: Four stories; 50 feet.
Setbacks:
Building/parking
Front: 25 feet
Side: 10 feet
Rear: 10 feet
Parking Setback Exemptions:
There is no minimum setback when it abuts, without being separated by a street, another off-
street parking area.
Parking setbacks may be reduced to ten feet along public streets if the applicant can demonstrate
to the satisfaction of the City that 100 percent screening is provided at least five feet above the
adjacent parking lot.
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Section 2. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and
publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 23rd day of November, 2009, by the City Council of the
City of Chanhassen, Minnesota
�y
T d Gerhardt, City Manager Thomas A. Furlong, Mayor
(Published in the Chanhassen Villager on December 3, 2009)
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN
COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 487
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
CHAPTER 20
ZONING
CHANHASSEN CITY CODE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CHANHASSEN,
MINNESOTA ORDAINS:
Section 1. The City Code, City
of Chanhassen, Minnesota, is
hereby amended by adding Article /� XVIwhich shall read as follows:
.cc" Community Affidavit of Publication
"C
Commercial District
Section 20-741. Intent. The Southwest Newspapers
intent of the community
commercial district is to provide
for moderate to large sized
commercial development. These State of Minnesota)
large-scale commercial and office
users need high visibility along )SS,
arterial roads. While smaller scale
ancillary commercial uses may be County of Carver )
permitted integral to the principal
use, the primary use of a building
shall be medium to large type users
with a minimum tenant space of
15,000 square feet. The intent of the Laurie A. Hartmann, being duly sworn, on oath says that she is the publisher or the authorized
district is to accommodate larger agent of the publisher of the newspapers known as the Chaska Herald and the Chanhassen Vil-
uses. The creation of multi -tenant, lager and has full knowledge of the facts herein stated as follows:
small user, strip centers is
prohibited. (A) These newspapers have complied with the requirements constituting qualification as a legal
Location criteria for newspaper, as provided by Minnesota Statute 331A.02, 331 A.07, and other applicable laws, as
Community Commercial uses are: amended.
access to arterial and collector
streets, preferably at intersections
with collector and arterial streets; (B) The printed public notice that is attached to this Affidavit and identified as
moderate to large -sized sites; public was published on the date or dates and in the newspaper stated in the attached Notice and said
water and sewer service; Notice is hereby incorporated as part of this Affidavit. Said notice was cut from the columns of
environmental features such as the newspaper specified. Printed below is a copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both
soils and topography suitable for inclusive, and is hereby acknowledged as being the kind and size of type used in the composition
compact development; and adequate and publication of the Notice:
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adjacent uses to protect nearby abcdefghijklmnopgrstuvwx z
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The total building area on a
single level or floor for an individual
use shall be no more than 65,000
square feet.
Section 20-742. Permitted Laurie A. Hartmann
Uses
Arts and Crafts Supply Store
Automotive Parts and Accessories Subscribed and sworn before me on
Book Store
Building Supply Center
Consumer Electronics and ; 4�
Appliance Store this day of _ew a_ 12009
Drugstore
Furniture and Home
Furnishings
Garden Center JYMME J. BAAK
Grocery Store !� `�� NOTARY PUBLIC - MINNESOTA
Health and Dental Clinics M Commission Hobby, Toy and Game Stores No ry �'ubIic # . �% Y Expires 01/31/2013
Office
Office Equipment and Supply
Personal Services
Sewing and Fabric Store
Sporting Goods Parking Setback Exemptions:
Section 20-743. Permitted There is no minimum setback RATE INFORMATION
Accessory Uses when it abuts, without being
Antennas separated by a street, another off
1 rate paid by commercial users for comparable space.... $31.20 per column inch
Automatic Teller Machines street parking area.
(ATMs) Parking setbacks may be (lowed by law for the above matter ................................. $31.20 per column inch
Parking lots and ramps reduced to ten feet along on g public irged for the above matter ............................................... $12.43 per column inch
streets if the applicant can
Utility Services demonstrate to the satisfaction of
Section 20-744. Conditional the City that 100 percent screening
Jse is provided at least five feet above
Screened Outdoor Storage the adjacent parking lot. _
Section 20-745. Lot Section 2. This ordinance shall
tequirements and Setbacks be effective immediately upon its
Minimum Lot Area: one(1)acre passage and publication.
Minimum Lot Depth: 100 feet PASSED AND ADOPTED this
Minimum Lot Frontage:100feet 231 day of November, 2009, by the
Maximum Lot Coverage: 70 City Council of the City of
percent Chanhassen, Minnesota
Maximum Building Height: Todd Gerhardt, City Manager
Four stories; 50 feet. Thomas A. Furlong, Mayor
Setbacks: (Published in the Chanhassen
Building/parking Villager on Thursday, December 3,
Front: 25 feet 2009; No. 4290)