Ordinance 671CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO.671
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1, GENERAL PROVISIONS AND
CHAPTER 5, ANIMALS AND FOWL OF THE CHANHASSEN CITY CODE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA
ORDAINS:
Section 1. The Chanhassen City Code is amended by adding the following definitions to
Section 1-2 Rules of construction:
"Chicken or domesticated chicken" means a subspecies of the species Gallus domesticus.
"Coop" means the structure for the keeping or housing of chickens.
"Hen" means a female chicken.
"Rooster" means a male chicken.
"Run" means an enclosed and covered area attached to the coop where the chickens can roam
unsupervised.
Section 2. The Chanhassen City Code is amended by amending Sec. 5-133. - Density
and setbacks, to read:
" (a) No person is permitted to keep more than the following numbers of chickens on any lot
within the city, based upon the size of the parcel:
(1) Lots less than one acre: Four (4) Chickens.
(2) Lots one acre or larger but smaller than 2'/2 acres: Eight (8) chickens.
(3) Lots 2%2 acres or larger but smaller than ten acres: Sixteen (16) chickens.
(4) Lots larger than ten acres: No limit.
Section 3. The Chanhassen City Code is amended by amending Sec. 5-132. Permit
required. to read as follows:
Sec. 5-132. Permit required.
(c) In order to be issued a permit the applicant must:
(1) Have as the principal use of the property a single-family residential structure.
(2) Submit a notarized statement to the city stating that they have informed all adjoining
neighbors that they intend to keep chickens.
(3) Not have had a prior chicken permit revoked by the City of Chanhassen.
(4) Meet the density and setback requirements listed in section 5-133.
Section 4. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and
publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 24 h day of May, 2021 by the City Council of the City of
Chanhassen, Minnesota
Laurie Hokkanen, City Manager
Elise Ryan, Mayor
(Published in the Chanhassen Villager on June 3, 2021)
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN
COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO.671
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
CHAPTERI,GENERAL
PROVISIONS AND CHAPTER
STHE CHL,4A SEEN CI OF
THE CHANHASSEN CITY
Affidavit of Publication
CODE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF CHANHASSEN,
Southwest News Media
_ MINNESOTA ORDAINS:
Section 1. The Chanhassen
City Code is amended by adding
State of Minnesota)
the following definitions to
Section 1-2 Rules of construction:
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"Chicken or domesticated
County of Carver )
chicken" means a subspecies of
the species Gallus domesticus.
"Coop" means the structure
for the keeping or housing of
chickens.
"Hen"
Vera Kehl, being duly sworn on oath says that she is an authorized employee for the newspapers
means a female chicken.
"Rooster"
known as the Chaska Herald and the Chanhassen Villager and has full knowledge of the facts
means a male
herein stated as follows:
chicken.
"Run" means an enclosed and
covered area attached to the
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(A) These newspapers have complied with the uvements constituting qualification as a legal
coop where the chickens can
newspaper, as provided by Minnesota Statute 331A.02, 331A.07, and other applicable laws, as
ream unsupervised.
amended.
Section 2. The Chanhassen
City Code is amended by
(B) The printed public notice that is attached to this Affidavit and identified as No. 4 V Y�`A
amending Sec. 5-133. - Density
was published on the date or dates and in the newspaper stated in the attached Notice and said
and setbacks, to read:
Notice is hereby incorporated as part of this Affidavit Said notice was cut from the columns of
(a) No person is permitted
to keep more than the following
the newspaper specified Printed below is a copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both
numbers of chickens on any lot
inclusive, and is hereby acknowledged as being the kind and size of type used in the com r
pos'tion
within the city, based upon the
and publication of the Notice:
..size of the Par'cel:..
(1) Lots less than one acre:
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Four (4) Chickens.
(2) Lots one acre or larger but
smaller than 2% acres: Eight (8)
Chickens.
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(3) Lots 2% acres orlarger but
Vera Kehl
smaller than ten acres: Sixteen
(16) chickens.
(4) Lots larger than ten acres:
No limit
Subscribed and sworn before me on
Section 3. The Chanhassen
City Code is amended by
amending Sec. 5-132. Permit
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required. to mad as follows:
this day of U A k 2021
Sec. 5-132. Permit required.
(c) In order to be issued a
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permit the applicant must:
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(1) Have as the principal use
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(2) Submit a notarized
statement to the city stating that
they have informed all adjoining
neighbors thatthey intendtokeep
chickens.
(3) Not have had a prior
chicken permit revoked by the
RATE INFORMATION
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(4) Meet the density and
Lowest classified rate paid commercial users for corn p per
P Y parables ace.... 531.20 column inch
setback requirements listed in
Mwdmum rate allowed by law for the above matter :................................ $31.20 per column inch
section 5-133.
Section 4. This ordinance
Rate actually charged for the above matter ............................................... S14.74 per column inch
shall be effective immediately
upon its passage and publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED
this 24th day of May, 2021 by
the City Council of the City of
Chanhassen, Minnesota
Laurie Hokkanen, City Manager
Elise Ryan, Mayor
(Published in the Chanhassen
Villager on Thursday June 03,
202L No.4039)