1e2. Zoning Ordinance Definition of Accessory Structures The Council approved 1st reading
of this ordinance on 3/25/91.
Second and final reading is
recommended. DWA
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AMENDING CHAPTER 20 OF
THE CHANHASSEN CITY CODE, THE ZONING ORDINANCE
The City Council of the City of Chanhassen ordains:
Section 1. Section 20-904 of the Chanhassen City Code is
amended in its entirety to read:
Sec. 20-904. Accessory Structures.
(a) Accessory structures, except a dock, shall be located
in the buildable lot area. No accessory use or structure in any
residential district shall be located in any required front,
side, or rear setback with the following exceptions:
1. In the RSF and R-4 Districts accessory structures
may encroach into the rear setback as follows:
' a. Structures less than 140 square feet, the
minimum rear yard setback is five (5) feet. -
lb. Structures 141 to 399 square feet, the minimum
rear yard setback is ten (10) feet.
c. Structures 400 square feet and above, the
minimum rear yard setback is thirty (30) feet.
' 2 . On riparian lots, detached garages and storage
buildings may be located in the front or rear yard
abutting the water, but must comply with front,
side, and applicable ordinary high water mark
setbacks and may not occupy more than thirty
percent (30%) of the yard in which it is built.
3 . Tennis courts and swimming pools may be located in
rear yards with a minimum side and rear yard
setback or ten (10) feet, however, they must comply
with applicable ordinary high water mark setbacks.
(b) In the RSF and R-4 Districts, accessory structures may
not exceed 1,000 square feet in size.
(c) A detached accessory structure may occupy not more than
thirty percent (30%) of the area of any rear yard.
(d) For parcels with less than three (3) acres in any
residential or agricultural district, no accessory structure
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shall be erected or constructed prior to the erection or
construction of the principal building, but may be erected
simultaneously.
Section 2. Section 20-615 (6) (b) of the Chanhassen City Code
is amended to read:
Sec. 20-615. Lot Requirements and Setbacks (RSF District) . 1
6. (b) Accessory structures, twenty (20) feet.
Section 3. Section 20-1 of the Chanhassen City Code is 1
amended by adding the following definitions:
Sec. 20-1. Definitions. 1
Lot, riparian means any lot within seventy-five (75) feet of
the ordinary high water mark of a lake, pond, or wetland. '
Storage building means a structure used for the storage of
materials and accessories used and normally associated with
the principal use of the property. 1
Section 4. This ordinance shall be effective immediately
upon its passage and publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Chanhassen City Council this
day of , 1991. 1
ATTEST: 1
Don Ashworth, Clerk/Manager Donald J. Chmiel, Mayor 1
(Published in the Chanhassen Villager on , 1991. ) 1
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