Ordinance 531ORDINANCE NO.531
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 20 OF THE
CHANHASSEN CITY CODE, THE CITY'S ZONING ORDINANCE,
BY REZONING CERTAIN PROPERTY
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANHASSEN ORDAINS:
Section 1. Chapter 20 of the Chanhassen City Code, the City's zoning ordinance, is hereby
amended by rezoning all property within Highlands at Bluff Creek to Planned Unit Development -
Residential.
Section 2. The rezoning of this property incorporates the following development design
standards:
Highlands at Bluff Creek Zoning Standards
a. Intent
The purpose of this zone is to create a Planned Unit Development (PUD) for a townhouse
development consisting of three and four -unit structures for a total of 16 units. The use of the
PUD zone is to allow for more flexible design standards while creating a higher -quality and
more -sensitive proposal. All utilities are required to be placed underground. Each building
proposed for development shall comply with the development standards outlined below. Except
as modified by the Highlands at Bluff Creek standards below, the development shall comply
with the requirements of the R-8, Mixed Medium Density Residential District.
b. Permitted Uses
Three and four -unit townhouse structures (16 units total).
Accessory Use (on Outlot B only)
Gazebo
Maintenance Shed
Picnic Shelter
Project Identification Sign
Retaining Wall
School Bus Shelter
Sidewalks
Street, Private
c. Setbacks
The following building setbacks shall apply:
West 78th Street
50 ft.
TH 41
50 ft.
Perimeter of townhouse lot (front, rear and end)
0 ft.
Development Perimeter Property Line
30 ft.
Bluff Creek Primary Zone (Outlot A)
20 ft., with the first 10 ft. as buffer
d. Development Site Coverage and Building Height
1. The standard for hard surface coverage is 30% for the overall development.
2. The maximum building height shall be two stories/35 feet.
e. Lot Requirements
1. Minimum Lot Area (per unit): 3,000 square feet
2. Minimum Lot Width: 36 feet
3. Minimum Lot Depth: 85 feet
L Building Materials and Design
1. The PUD requires that the development demonstrate a higher quality of architectural
standards and site design.
2. All materials shall be of high quality and durable. Materials used shall be from the
approved material pallet.
3. All exterior equipment shall be screened by walls or landscaping.
g. Site Landscaping and Screening
1. All buffer landscaping, including boulevard landscaping, shall be installed when the
adjacent grading and construction is completed.
2. Native species shall be incorporated into site landscaping, whenever possible.
h. Signage
1. One project identification sign shall be permitted for the development at the entrance on
West 78th Street. Project identification signs shall not exceed 24 square feet in sign
display area nor be greater than five feet in height. The sign treatment is an element of
the architecture and thus should reflect the quality of the development.
2. Signage shall be comprised of individual dimensional letters and logos.
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i. Lighting
1. A shoe box fixture with decorative natural colored pole shall be used throughout the
development for area lighting.
2. All light fixtures shall be shielded. Light level for site lighting shall be no more than 1 /2
candle at the project perimeter property line.
Section 3. The zoning map of the City of Chanhassen shall not be republished to show
the aforesaid zoning, but the Clerk shall appropriately mark the zoning map on file in the Clerk's
Office for the purpose of indicating the rezoning hereinabove provided for in this ordinance, and
all of the notations, references, and other information shown thereon are hereby incorporated by
reference and made a part of this ordinance.
Section 4. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and
publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 14th day of May, 2012, by the City Council of the City of
Chanhassen, Minnesota
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TKdd Gerhardt, City Manager
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Thomas A. Furlong, Mayor
Summary Ordinance approved by the City Council on May 29, 2012 and published in the
Chanhassen Villager on June 7, 2012
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO.531
CHAPTER 20 OF THE CHANHASSEN CITY CODE, ZONING
This code amendment rezones all the property within Highlands at Bluff Creek to Planned
Unit Development -Residential to incorporate the zoning standards for the development. Approved
by the City Council on May 14, 2012.
A printed copy of Ordinance No. 531 is available for inspection by any person during
regular office hours at the office of the City Manager/Clerk.
PASSED, ADOPTED, AND APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION this 29th day of
May, 2012, by the City Council of the City of Chanhassen.
(Published in the Chanhassen Villager on June 7, 2012)
Affidavit of Publication
Southwest Newspapers
State of Minnesota)
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
)SS.
CARVER AND HENNEPIN
COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
County of Carver )
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE
NO. 531
CHAPTER 20 OF THE
CHANHASSEN CITY CODE,
ZONING
Laurie A. Hartmann, being duly sworn, on oath says that she is the publisher or the authorized
This code amendment rezones
agent of the publisher of the newspapers known as the Chaska Herald and the Chanhassen Vil-
all the property within Highlands
lager and has full knowledge of the facts herein stated as follows:
at Bluff Creek to Planned Unit
Development -Residential to incor-
porate the zoning standards for the
(A) These newspapers have complied with the requirements constituting qualification as a legal
development. Approved by the City
newspaper, as provided b Minnesota Statute 331A.02 331A.07 and other applicable laws as
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Council on May 14, 2012.
amended.
A printed copy of Ordinance
No. 531 is available for inspection
(B) The printed public notice that is attached to this Affidavit and identified as No. trr
by any person during regular of-
was published on the date or dates and in the newspaper stated in the attached Notice and said
fice hours at the. office of the City
Manager/Clerk.
Notice is hereby incorporated as part of this Affidavit. Said notice was cut from the columns of
PASSED, ADOPTED, AND AP-
the newspaper specified. Printed below is a copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both
PROVED FOR PUBLICATION this
inclusive, and is hereby acknowledged as being the kind and size of type used in the composition
29th day of May, 2012, by the City
and publication of the Notice:
Council
ncil of the City of Chanhas-
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(Published in the Chanhassen
Villager on Thursday, June 7, 2012;
No. 4632)
Laurie A. Hartmann
Subscribed and sworn before me on
JYMME JEAN lME BARK
NOTARY PUBLIC - MINNESOTA
r MY COMMISSION EXPIRES 01/31/13
RATE INFORMATION
Lowest classified rate paid by commercial users for comparable space.... $31.20 per column inch
Maximum rate allowed by law for the above matter ................................. $31.20 per column inch
Rate actually charged for the above matter ............................................... $12.59 per column inch