1f. City Code Amendment: Landscape Nurseries and Garden Centers.r
On 2/12/96 the City Council approved
first reading of this amendment.
Second and final reading and approva
of the summary for publication is
CITY OF CHANHASSEN recommended.
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 20 OF THE
CHANHASSEN CITY CODE RELATING TO
RETAIL NURSERIES AND GARDEN CENTERS
The City Council of the City of Chanhassen ordains:
Section 1. Section 20 -1, Definitions, is amended to add the following definitions:
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Nursery is defined as, "An enterprise which conducts the retail and wholesale sale of plants
grown on the site or imported to the site, as well as accessory items directly related to their care
and maintenance. Accessory items may include fertilizer, potting soil, garden tools, seed,
pesticides, pots, and other gardening supplies. The retail sale of hardware, paint, pet supplies,
power equipment, and farm implements shall be prohibited. Nursery may include greenhouses."
Retail Sales is defined as, "Establishments engaged in selling goods or merchandise to the
general public for personal or household consumption and rendering services incidental to the
sale of such goods."
Section 2 . Section 20 -257 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Intent Statement. It is the intent of this amendment to recognize that pre- existing retail nurseries
' and garden centers are located within the City and may be in conflict with the comprehensive
plan and zoning ordinance. These establishments pre -date current ordinance standards. To allow
for planned and orderly development, the City finds it necessary to regulate the expansion or
intensification of these uses and to provide standards for any future retail nursery or garden
centers. It is the intent of this section to promote the health, safety, general welfare, aesthetics,
and image of the community by regulating the creation and the expansion of existing retail
nurseries and garden centers. The creation or expansion of these uses will be allowed only by
Interim Use permit approved by the City Council.
' Sec. 20 -257. Wholesale and Retail Nurseries.
The following conditions will apply to wholesale and retail nurseries:
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(2) The minimum lot size is five acres.
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and and areas as well as buildings must be setback fifty 50 feet from public or
(3) All storage y g Y( ) p
private road right -of -ways, and three hundred (300) feet from an adjacent single family
residence or a minimum of fifty (50) feet from a side lot line, whichever is greater. '
(4) All outdoor storage areas must be buffered from adjacent properties. Buffering may be '
accomplished using berms, fencing, landscaping, natural topography, or increased setbacks.
The City Council may require storage areas to be completely screened by one hundred (100)
percent opaque fencing or berming.
(5) Hours of operation shall be from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. The City Council may further
restrict hours of operation if the use is located adjacent to property guided residential as '
identified in the Comprehensive Plan.
(6) Light sources shall be shielded. '
(7) No outside speaker systems shall be allowed.
A termination date shall be established for the interim use permit. The use shall be permitted '
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until a particular date, until the occurrence of a particular event, or until zoning regulations '
no longer permit it. Prior to the permit expiring, the applicant may request an extension to
the interim use permit by submitting a new application. The renewal application will be
subject to all city ordinances including any new ordinances enacted after the original '
approval.
(9) One wall sign not to exceed ninety (90) square feet, and one monument sign not exceeding '
twenty -four square (24) square feet in size or eight (8) feet in height shall be permitted on the
premises. The Council may further restrict the size and location of signs if the use is located
adjacent to property guided residential as identified in the Comprehensive Plan. '
Section 3 . This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and
publication. '
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Chanhassen City Council this day of
, 1996.
ATTEST:
- Don Olerl/fanager - Donald J °ehmiel, Islay
(Published in the Chanhassen Villager on
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ORDINANCE SUMMARY NO.
' CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
' AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 20
OF THE CHANHASSEN CITY CODE CONCERNING
' ARTICLE IV, INTERIM USES, ARTICLE X, A -2 - AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT, AND
ARTICLE I, DEFINITIONS
An ordinance amending chapter 20 of the Chanhassen City Code to allow retail and
' wholesale nurseries in the A -2 zoning district as an interim use, and provide standards for the
operation of nurseries in the A -2 district.
' John Rask, Planner I
937 -1900 ext. 117
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