3. Chapter 20 Ordinance Amendment
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MEMORANDUM
TO:
Planning Commission
FROM:
Angie Auseth, Planner I
DATE:
November 20, 2007
SUBJ:
Amendment to Chapter 20 - Zoning of the Chanhassen City Code
The Planning Commission has review responsibility for Chapter 20. A public
hearing is required to make changes in this chapter. We are requesting that the
Planning Commission review the proposed revisions to Chapter 20 and
recommend an ordinance amendment incorporating the changes.
Staff has prepared a strike-through (delete) and bold (add) format to review the
proposed changes.
CHAPTER 20
ISSUE: Staff received a request for a height variance for a temporary roof-
mounted antenna. While antennas are a permitted use in all districts, they are
subject to the regulations outlined in Article XXX of Chapter 20.
The request was for a 25-foot variance from the 15-foot height maximum to
install a 40-foot mast/antenna on top of a two-story building. The intent of the
antenna was for temporary use; however, granting of the variance would allow
permanent use of the antenna since a time limit cannot be a condition of a
variance. To be able to permit antennas on a temporary basis exceeding the 15-
foot height limitation, Staff proposes the addition of the Interim Use Permit (IUP)
requirement to roof-mounted antennas in excess of 15 feet in height. All
freestanding towers require a Conditional Use Permit.
Sec. 20-1515. Antennas mounted on roofs, walls, and existing towers.
The placement of wireless communication antennas on roofs, walls, and existing
towers may be administratively approved by the city, provided that the antenna
meets the requirements of this Code and the following:
(1) The maximum height of an antenna shall not exceed 15 feet above the roof
and shall be set back at least ten feet from the roof edge. Antennas exceeding 15
feet above the roof must be approved through the Interim Use Permit (IUP)
Process.
(2) Wall- or facade-mounted antennas may not extend five feet above the cornice
line and must be constructed of a material or color which matches the exterior of
the building or structure.
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November 20,2007
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PROPOSED CHANGE: Amend section 20-1515(1) to add "Antennas exceeding 15 feet in
height shall require an Interim Use Permit."
RECOMMENDA TION
Staff recommends that the Planning Commission adopt the following motion:
"The Chanhassen Planning Commission recommends that the City Council adopt the attached
ordinance amending Chapter 20 of the Chanhassen City Code."
A TT ACHMENTS
Ordinance Amending Chapter 20, Zoning.
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CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 20
CHANHASSEN CITY CODE
ZONING
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA ORDAINS:
Section 1. Section 20-1515 (1) of the City Code, City of Chanhassen, Minnesota, is hereby
amended to ready as follows:
(1) The maximum height of an antenna shall not exceed 15 feet above the roof and shall be set
back at least 10 feet from the roof edge. Antennas exceeding 15 feet above the roof must be
approved through the Interim Use Permit (IUP) Process.
Section 2. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this _ day of , 2007, by the City
Council of the City of Chanhassen, Minnesota
Todd Gerhardt, City Manager Thomas A. Furlong, Mayor
(Published in the Chanhassen Villager on )
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