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CAMPBELL, KNUTSON, SCOTT & FUCHS, P.A.
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Thonm I. GImphell
Ro N. Knut <<m
Thom i7 M. Scott
Gan G. FUChs
James R. AX %ikt,,n
Elliott R. Knetsch
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CHANHASSEN CITY COUNCIL
Donald J. Chmiel, Mayor
Mike Mason, Councilmember
Richard Wing, Councilmember
Colleen Dockendorf, Councilmember
Mark Senn, Councilmember
August 9, 1994
RE: SHORELAND ORDINANCE
Dear Mayor and Councilmembers:
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At the last City Council meeting a question was raised about the language in Section 20 -482 of
the ordinance that regulates vegatation alterations to "preserve shoreland aesthestics ". This language is
a direct quote of the rules adopted by the DNR. Minnesota Rule § 6120.3300, Subpart 4 provides in
part:
Alterations of vegetation and topography must be controlled by local
governments to prevent erosion into public waters, fix nutrients, preserve
shoreland aesthetics, preserve historic values, prevent bank slumping, and
protect fish and wildlife habitat. Public roads and parking areas, as
regulated by Supart S, are exempt from the provisions of this part.
The subjective nature of this provision will make it difficult to administer, but we don't have
the authority to change it.
yours,
, P.A.
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Kate Aanenson
Diane Desotelle
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(012) 452 - 5000
Fax (612) 452 -5570
Note: On 8 -8 -94 the city council approved
first reading of this ordinance. Second
and final reading is recommended, as well
as approval of the summary ordinance for
publication purposes.
On 8/8/94 the City Council approved
first reading of the ordinance.
Second and final reading and approval
CITY OF CHANHASSEN of summary ordinance for publication
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA is recommended.
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING THE INTERIM
' SHORELAND CONTROL ORDINANCE AND ADOPTING
NEW SHORELAND MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS
1 THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANHASSEN ORDAINS:
' Section 1 . Chanhassen City Code Sections 20 -476, 20 -477 and
20 -478 are hereby repealed in their entirety.
' Section 2 . Chanhassen City Code Sections 20 -1 is amended by
adding the following definitions:
' "Boathouse" means a structure designed and used solely for
the storage of boats or boating equipment.
"Building line" means a line parallel to a lot line or the
' ordinary high water level at the required setback beyond
which a structure may not extend.
' "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Department of
Natural Resources.
' "Deck" means a horizontal, unenclosed platform with or
without attached railings, seats, trellises, or other
features, attached or functionally related to a principal
use or site.
"Hardship" means the same as that term is defined in
Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 462.
"Intensive vegetation clearing" means the complete removal
of trees or shrubs in a contiguous patch, strip, row, or
' block.
"Semipublic use" means the use of land by a private,
nonprofit organization to provide a public service that is
' ordinarily open to some persons outside the regular
constituency of the organization.
"Sewage treatment system" means a septic tank and soil
absorption system or other individual or cluster type sewage
treatment system as described and regulated in Chapter 19,
Article IV of the city code.
"Sewer system" means pipelines or conduits, pumping
stations, and force main, and all other construction,
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devices, appliances,
sewage or industrial
ultimate disposal.
or appurtenances used for conducting
waste or other wastes to a point of
"Shore impact zone" means land located between the ordinary
high water level of a public water and a line parallel to it
at a setback of 50 percent of the structure setback.
"Shoreland" means land located within the following
distances from public waters: 1,000 feet from the ordinary
high water level of a lake, pond, or flowage; and 300 feet
from a river or stream, or the landward extent of a
floodplain designated by ordinance on a river or stream,
whichever is greater. The limits of shorelands may be
reduced whenever the waters involved are bounded by
topographic divides which extend landward from the waters
for lesser distances and when approved by the commissioner.
"Significant historic site" means any archaeological site,
standing structure, or other property that meets the
criteria for eligibility to the National Register of
Historic Places or is listed in the State Register of
Historic Sites, or is determined to be an unplatted cemetery
that falls under the provisions of Minnesota Statutes,
section 307.08. A historic site meets these criteria if it
is presently listed on either register or if it is
determined to meet the qualifications for listing after
review by the Minnesota state archaeologist or the director
of the Minnesota Historical Society. All unplatted
cemeteries are automatically considered to be significant
historic sites.
"Steep slope" means land where agricultural activity or
development is either not recommended or described as poorly
suited due to slope steepness and the site's soil
characteristics, as mapped and described in available county
soil surveys or other technical reports, unless appropriate
design and construction techniques and farming practices are
used in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance.
Where specific information is not available, steep slopes
are lands having average slopes over 12 percent, as measured
over horizontal distances of 50 feet or more, that are not
bluffs.
"Water- oriented accessory structure or facility" means a
small, above ground building or other improvement, except
stairways, fences, docks, and retaining walls, which,
because of the relationship of its use to a surface water
feature, reasonably needs to be located closer to public
waters than the normal structure setback. Examples of such
structures and facilities include boathouses, gazebos,
screen houses, fish houses, pump houses, and detached decks.
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Section 3 . Chanhassen City Code § 20 -1 is amended by
redefining the following terms as set forth below:
"Building height" means the vertical distance between the
highest adjoining ground level at the building or ten feet
above the lowest ground level, whichever is lower, and the
highest point of a flat roof or average height of the
highest of the highest gable of a pitched or hipped roof.
"Lot width" means the shortest distance between lot lines
measured at the midpoint of the building line.
"Ordinary high water mark or level" means the boundary of
public waters and wetlands, and shall be an elevation
delineating the highest water level which has been
maintained for a sufficient period of time to leave evidence
upon the landscape, commonly that point where the natural
vegetation changes from predominantly aquatic to
predominantly terrestrial. For watercourses, the ordinary
high water level is the elevation of the top of the bank of
the channel. for reservoirs and flowages, the ordinary high
water level is the operating elevation of the normal summer
pool.
Section 4 . Chanhassen City Code Chapter 20 is amended by
adding the following sections which shall be captioned "Article
VII -- Shoreland Management District ":
SECTION 20 -476 - STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION AND POLICY
(a) Statutory Authorization. This article is adopted
pursuant to the authorization and policies contained in Minnesota
Statutes, Chapter 105, Minnesota Regulations, Parts 6120.2500 -
6120.3900, and the planning and zoning enabling legislation in
Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 462.
(b) Policy. The uncontrolled use of shorelands of
Chanhassen affects the public health, safety and general welfare
not only by contributing to pollution of public waters, but also
by impairing the local tax base. Therefore, it is in the best
interests of the public health, safety and welfare to provide for
the wise subdivision, use and development of shorelands of public
waters. The Legislature of Minnesota has delegated
responsibility to local governments of the state to regulate the
subdivision, use and development of the shorelands of public
waters and thus preserve and enhance the quality of surface
waters, conserve the economic and natural environmental values of
shorelands, and provide for the wise use of waters and related
land resources. This responsibility is hereby recognized by
Chanhassen.
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SECTION 20 -477 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
(a) Jurisdiction. The provisions of this article shall
apply to the shorelands of the public waters as classified in
Section 20 -478 of this article. Pursuant to Minnesota
Regulations, parts 6120.2500 - 6120.3900, lakes, ponds, or
flowage less than 10 acres in size are exempt from this
ordinance. A body of water created by a private user where there
was no previous shoreland is exempt from this article.
(b) Compliance. The use of any shoreland of public waters;
the size and shape of lots; the use, size, type and location of
structures on lots; the installation and maintenance of water
supply and waste treatment systems, the grading and filling of
any shoreland area; the cutting of shoreland vegetation; and the
subdivision of land shall be in full compliance with the terms of
this article and other applicable regulations.
(c) Enforcement. The Planning Director is responsible for
the administration and enforcement of this article. Any
violation of the provisions of this article or failure to comply
with any of its requirements (including violations of conditions
and safeguards established in connection with grants of variances
or conditional uses) shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be
punishable as defined by law.
(d) Interpretation. In their interpretation and
application,the provisions of this article shall be held to be
minimum requirements and shall be liberally construed in favor of
the City and shall not be deemed a limitation or repeal of any
other powers granted by State Statutes.
(e) Severability. If any section, clause, provision, or
portion of this article is adjudged unconstitutional or invalid
by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this
article shall not be affected thereby.
(f) Abrogation and Greater Restrictions. It is not
intended by this article to repeal, abrogate, or impair any
existing easements, covenants, or deed restrictions. However,
where this article imposes greater restrictions, the provisions
of this article shall prevail. All other articles inconsistent
with this article are hereby repealed to the extent of the
inconsistency only.
SECTION 20 -478 - ADMINISTRATION
(a) Permits. A permit authorizing an
existing structure shall stipulate that an
nonconforming sewage treatment system shall
replaced in accordance with the provisions
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be reconstructed or
of this article.
(b) Variances. The Board of Adjustments and Appeals or
City Counsel shall hear and decide requests for variances in
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accordance with the rules that it has adopted for the conduct of
business. When a variance is approved after the Department of
Natural Resources has formally recommended denial in the hearing
' record, the notification of the approved variance required in
Subsection (c) herein shall also include the summary of the
public record /testimony and the findings of facts and conclusions
which supported the issuance of the variance. For existing
' developments, the application for variance shall clearly
demonstrate whether a conforming sewage treatment system is
present for the intended use of the property. The variance, if
issued, shall require reconstruction of a nonconforming sewage
treatment system.
(c) Notifications to the Department of Natural Resources.
Copies of all notices of any public hearings to consider
variances, amendments, or conditional uses under local shoreland
management controls shall be sent to the commissioner's
designated representative and postmarked at least ten days before
the hearings. Notices of hearings to consider proposed
subdivisions /plats shall include copies of the subdivision /plat.
' A copy of approved amendments and subdivisions /plats, and final
decisions granting variances or conditional uses under local
shoreland management controls shall be sent to the commissioner's
' designated representative and postmarked within ten days of final
action.
SECTION 20 -479 - SHORELAND CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM AND LAND
USE DISTRICTS
(a) Shoreland Classification System. The public waters of
Chanhassen have been classified below consistent with the
criteria found in Minnesota Regulations, Part 6120.3300, and the
Protected Waters Inventory Map for Carver /Hennepin County,
Minnesota.
' (b) The shoreland area for the waterbodies listed below
shall be as defined in Section 20 -1 and as shown on the Official
Zoning Map.
(c) Lakes.
' (1) Natural Environmental Lakes Inventory I.D.#
Harrison 10 -8W
' Rice Lake 27 -132P
Rice Marsh Lake 10 -1P
St. Joe 10 -IIP
' Silver 27 -136P
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(2) Recreational Development Lakes Inventory I.D.# I
Ann
10 -12P
Christmas
27 -137P
Hazeltine
10 -14P
Lotus
10 -6P
Lucy
10 -7P
Minnewashta
10 -9P
Riley
10 -2P
Susan
10 -13P
Virginia
10 -15P
(d) Rivers and Streams.
(1) Agricultural:
Minnesota River - from West City Boundary
to East City Boundary
(2) Tributary Streams:
Bluff Creek - from Basin 10 -209W to Basin 27 -132P
(Rice Lake)
Lake Ann (10 -12P) to Lake Susan (10 -13P)
Lake Susan (10 -13P) to Rice Marsh Lake (10 -1P)
Lake Minnewashta (10 -9P) to Lake Virginia (10 -15P)
Purgatory Creek - from Lotus Lake (10 -6P) to
East City Boundary
All protected watercourses in Chanhassen shown on the
Protected Waters Inventory Map for Carver County, a
copy of which is hereby adopted by reference, not given
a classification herein shall be considered
"Tributary ".
SECTION 20 -480 - ZONING AND WATER SUPPLY /SANITARY PROVISIONS
(a) Lot Area and Width Standards. The lot area (in square
feet) and lot width standards (in feet) for single, duplex,
triplex and quad residential lots created after the date of
enactment of this ordinance for the lake and river /stream
classification are as follows:
(1) Sewered Lakes - Natural Environment:
Riparian Lots Nonriparian Lots
Area Width Area Width
Single
40,000
125 15,000 90
Duplex
70,000
225 35,000 180
Triplex
100,000
325 52,000 270
Quad
130,000
425 65,000 360
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(2) Sewered Lakes - Recreational Development:
Riparian Lots Nonriparian Lots
Area Width Area Width
Single
20,000
90 15,000 90
Duplex.
35,000
135 26,000 135
Triplex
50,000
195 38,000 190
Quad
65,000
255 49,000 245
(3) River /Stream Lot Width Standards.
There is no minimum lot size requirements for
rivers and streams. The lot width standards for
single, duplex, triplex and quad residential
developments for the six river /stream
classifications are as follows:
Tributary
No
Agricultural Sewer Sewer
Single 150 100 90
Duplex 225 150 115
Triplex 300 200 150
Quad 375 250 190
(4) Additional Special Provisions.
Residential subdivisions with dwelling unit
densities exceeding those in the tables in
subsections (1), (2) and (3) can only be allowed
if designed and approved as residential planned
' unit developments. Only land above the ordinary
high water level of public waters shall be used to
meet lot area standards, and lot width standards
shall be met at both the ordinary high water level
and at the building line. The sewer lot area
dimensions in subsections (1), (2) and (3) can
only be used if publicly owned sewer system
' service is available to the property.
SECTION 20 -481 - PLACEMENT, DESIGN, AND HEIGHT OF STRUCTURE
' (a) Placement of Structures on Lots. When more than one
setback applies to a site, structures and facilities shall be
located to meet all setbacks. Structures and on -site sewage
treatment systems shall be setback (in feet) from the ordinary
high water level as follows:
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Sewage
Classes of Structures Treatment
Public Waters Unsewered Sewered System
Lakes
Natural Environment 150 150 150
Recreational Development 100 75 75
Rivers
Agricultural & Tributary 100 50 75
When a structure exists on a lot on either side, the setback of a
proposed structure shall be the greater of the distance setforth
in the above table or the setback of the existing structure.
One water - oriented accessory structure designed in accordance
with Section 20- 482(e)(2)(b) of this article may be setback a
minimum distance of ten (10) feet from the ordinary high water
level.
(b) Additional Structure Setbacks. The following
additional structure setbacks apply, regardless of the
classification of the waterbody.
Setback From: Setback (in feet)
(1) top of bluff; 30
(2) unplatted cemetery; 50
(3) right -of -way line of 50
federal, state, or
county highway; and
(4) right -of -way line of 20
town road, public street,
or other roads or streets
not classified.
(c) Bluff Impact Zones. Structures and accessory
facilities, except stairways and landings, shall not be placed
within bluff impact zones.
(d) Non - residential Uses Without Water - oriented Needs.
Uses without water - oriented needs shall be located on lots or
parcels without public waters frontage, or, if located on lots or
parcels with public waters frontage, shall either be set back
double the normal ordinary high water level setback or be
substantially screened from view from the water by vegetation or
topography, assuming summer, leaf -on conditions.
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(e) Design Criteria for Structures.
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(1) High Water Elevations. Structures shall be placed
in accordance with any floodplain regulations
applicable to the site. Where these controls do
not exist, the elevation to which the lowest
floor, including basement,is placed or flood -
proofed shall be determined as follows:
a. for lakes, by placing the lowest floor at a
level at least three feet above the highest
known water level, or three feet above the
ordinary high water level, whichever is
higher;
b. for rivers and streams, by placing the lowest
floor at least three feet above the flood of
record, if data are available. If data are
not available, by placing the lowest floor at
least three feet above the ordinary high
water level, or by conducting a technical
evaluation to determine effects of proposed
construction upon flood stages and flood
flaws and to establish a flood protection
elevation. Under all three approaches,
technical evaluations shall be done by a
qualified engineer or hydrologist consistent
with parts 6120.5000 to 6120.6200 governing
the management of flood plain areas. If more
than one approach is used, the highest flood
protection elevation determined shall be used
for placing structures and other facilities;
and
C. water- oriented accessory structures may have
the lowest floor placed lower than the
elevation determined in this item if the
structure is construed of flood- resistant
materials to the elevation, electrical and
mechanical equipment is placed above the
elevation and, if long duration flooding is
anticipated, the structure is built to
withstand ice action and wind - driven waves
and debris.
(2) Water - oriented Accessory Structures. Each lot may
have one water - oriented accessory structure not
meeting the normal structure setback in Section
20- 481(a) if this water - oriented accessory
structure complies with the following provisions:
a. the structure or facility shall not exceed
ten feet in height, exclusive of safety
rails, and cannot
250 square feet.
exceed eight feet
b. the setback of the
the ordinary high
least ten feet;
occupy an area greater than
Detached decks shall not
above grade at any point.
structure or facility from
water level shall be at
C. the structure or facility shall be treated to
reduce visibility as viewed from public
waters and adjacent shorelands by vegetation,
topography, increased setbacks or color,
assuming summer, leaf -on conditions;
d. the roof may be used as a deck with safety
rails, but shall not be enclosed or used as a
storage area;
e. the structure or facility shall not be
designed or used for human habitation and
shall not contain water supply or sewage
treatment facilities; and
f. as an alternative for general development and
recreational development waterbodies, water -
oriented accessory structures used solely for
watercraft storage, and including storage of
related boating and water - oriented sporting
equipment, may occupy an area of up to 400
square feet provided the maximum width of the
structure is 20 feet as measured parallel to
the configuration of the shoreline.
(3) Stairway, Lifts and Landings. Stairways and lifts
are the preferred alternative to major topographic
alterations for achieving access up and down
bluffs and steep slopes to shore areas. Stairways
and lifts shall meet the following design
requirements:
a. stairways and lifts shall not exceed four
feet in width on residential lots. Wider
stairways may be used for commercial
properties, public open -space recreational
properties, and planned unit developments;
b. landings for stairways and lifts on
residential lots shall not exceed 32 square
feet in area. Landings larger than 32 square
feet may be used for commercial properties,
public open- space, and recreational
properties;
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C. canopies or roofs are not allowed on
stairways, lifts, or landings;
d. stairways, lifts, and landings may be either
' constructed above the ground on posts or
pilings, or placed into the ground, provided
they are designed and build in a manner that
' ensures control of soil erosion;
e. stairways, lifts, and landings shall be
located in the most visually inconspicuous
portions of lots, as viewed from the surface
of the public water assuming summer, leaf -on
conditions, whenever practical; and
' f. facilities such as ramps, lifts, or mobility
paths for physically handicapped persons are
' also allowed for achieving access to shore
areas, provided that the dimensional and
performance standards of subitems (a) to (e)
are complied with in addition to the
requirements of Minnesota Regulations,
Chapter 1340.
' (4) Significant Historic Sites. No structure shall be
placed on a significant historic site in a manner
that affects the values of the site unless
adequate information about the site has been
removed and documented in a public repository.
(5) Steep Slopes. The Planning Director shall
evaluate possible soil erosion impacts and
development visibility from public waters before
issuing a permit for construction of sewage
' treatment systems, roads, driveways, structures,
or other improvements on steep slopes. When
determined necessary, conditions shall be attached
' to issued permits to prevent erosion and to
preserve existing vegetation screening of
structures, vehicles, and other facilities as
viewed from the surface of public waters, assuming
' summer, leaf -on vegetation.
(f) Height of Structures. All structures in residential
' districts, except churches and nonresidential agricultural
structures, shall not exceed 35 feet in height.
SECTION 20 -482 - SHORELAND ALTERATIONS
(a) Generally. Alterations of vegetation and topography
shall be regulated to prevent erosion into public waters, fix
' nutrients, preserve shoreland aesthetics, preserve historic
values, prevent bank slumping, and protect fish and wildlife
habitat.
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(b) Vegetation Alterations.
(1) Vegetation alteration necessary for the
construction of structures and sewage treatment
systems and the construction of roads and parking
areas regulated by Section 20 -484 of this article
are exempt from the following vegetation
alteration standards.
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(2) Removal or alteration of vegetation is allowed
subject to the following standards: I
a. Intensive vegetation clearing-within the
shore and bluff impact zones and on steep
slopes is not allowed. Intensive vegetation
clearing for forest land conversion to
another use outside of these areas is
allowable if permitted as part of a
development approved by the city council as a
conditional use if an erosion control and
sedimentation plan is developed and approved
by the soil and water conservation district
in which the property is located.
b. In shore and bluff impact zones and on steep
slopes, limited clearing of trees and shrubs
and cutting, pruning, and trimming of trees
is allowed to provide a view of the water
from the principal dwelling site and to
accommodate the placement of stairways and
landings, picnic areas, access paths,
livestock watering areas, beach and
watercraft access areas, and permitted water -
oriented accessory structures or facilities,
provided that:
i. the-screening of structures, vehicles,
or other facilities as viewed from the
water, assuming summer, leaf -on
conditions, is not substantially
reduced;
ii. along rivers, existing shading of water
surfaces is preserved; and
iii. the above provisions are not applicable
to the removal of trees, limbs, or
branches that are dead, diseased, or
pose safety hazards.
SECTION 20 -483 - TOPOGRAPHIC ALTERATIONS /GRADING AND FILLING
Connections to Public waters. Excavations where the
intended purpose is connection to a public water, such as boat
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slips, canals, lagoons, and harbors, shall be controlled by this
Article and Section 7, Article III. Permission for excavations
may be given only after the commissioner has approved the
proposed connection to public waters.
SECTION 20 -484 - PLACEMENT AND DESIGN OF ROADS, DRIVEWAYS,
' AND PARKING AREAS
(a) Public and private roads and parking areas shall be
designed to take advantage of natural vegetation and topography
to achieve maximum screening from view from public waters.
documentation shall be provided by a qualified individual that
all roads and parking areas are designed and constructed to
minimize and control erosion to public waters consistent with the
field office technical guides of the local soil and water
conservation district, or other applicable technical materials.
' (b) Roads, driveways, and parking areas shall meet
structure setbacks and shall not be placed within bluff and shore
impact zones, when other reasonable and feasible placement
' alternatives exist. If no alternatives exist, they may be placed
within these areas, and shall be designed to minimize adverse
impacts.
' (c) Public and watercraft access ramps, approach roads, and
access - related parking areas may be placed within shore impact
zones provided the vegetative screening and erosion control
conditions of this subpart are met.
SECTION 20 -485 - STORM WATER MANAGEMENT
Impervious surface coverage of lots shall not exceed 25
percent of the lot area, except as follows:
(a) Thirty -five percent (350) for medium /high density
residential zones; and
' (b) Seventy percent (700) in industrial zones within the
Lake Susan shoreland district.
' SECTION 20 -486 - SEWAGE TREATMENT
Any premises used for human occupancy shall be provided with
an adequate method of sewage treatment, as follows:
(a) on -site sewage treatment systems shall be set back from
the ordinary high water level in accordance with the setbacks
' contained in Section 20- 481(a) of this article.
(b) A nonconforming sewage treatment system shall be
' upgraded, at a minimum, at any time a permit or variance of any
type is required for any improvement on, or use of, the property.
For the purposes of this provision, a sewage treatment system
shall not be considered nonconforming if the only deficiency is
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the sewage treatment system's improper setback from the ordinary
high water level.
(c) The Chanhassen City Council has by formal resolution
notified the commissioner of its program to identify
nonconforming sewage treatment systems. Chanhassen will require
upgrading or replacement of any nonconforming system identified
by this program within a reasonable period of time which will not
exceed two years. Sewage systems installed according to all
applicable local shoreland management standards adopted under
Minnesota Statutes, section 105.485, in effect at the time of
installation may be considered as conforming unless they are
determined to be failing, except that systems using cesspools,
leaching pits, seepage pits, or other deep disposal methods, or
systems with less soil treatment area separation above ground
water than required by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's
Chapter 7080 for design of on -site sewage treatment systems,
shall be considered nonconforming.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this day of
1994, by the City Council of the City of Chanhassen.
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Don Ashworth, Clerk /Manager Donald J. Chmiel, Mayor
(Published in the Chanhassen Villager on , 1994).
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' CITY
OF CHANHASSEN
' CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
SUMMARY ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING THE INTERIM SHORELAND
CONTROL ORDINANCE AND ADOPTING NEW
MORELAND MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS
The Chanhassen City Council has adopted an ordinance stating that the uncontrolled
' use of shorelands affects the public health, safety and general welfare not only by
contributing to pollution of public waters, but also by impairing the local tax base. Therefore,
it is in the best interests of the public health, safety and welfare to provide for the wise
subdivision, use and development of shorelands of public waters. The Legislature of
Minnesota has delegated responsibility to local governments of the state to regulate the
subdivision, use and development of the shorelands of public waters, conserve the economic
' and natural environmental values of shorelands, and provide for the wise use of waters and
related land resources. This responsibility is hereby recognized by Chanhassen.
Passed and adopted by the Chanhassen City Council this day of August, 1994.
Donald J. Chmiel
Mayor
(Published in the Chanhassen Villager on )