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CITY OF MEMORANDUM
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7700 Market Boulevard
PO Box 147 FROM: Terry Jeffery, Water Resources Coordinator
Chanhassen, MN 55317
DATE: June 7, 2011
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Phone. 952 227.1100 SUBJ: City Code Amendment
Fax 952.2271110 Chapter 18, Subdivisions
Building Inspections PROPOSED MOTION:
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"The Chanhassen Planning Commission recommends that City Council adopt
Engineering the attached ordinance amending Chapter 18 of the Chanhassen City Code."
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Fax 952.2271170 BACKGROUND
Finance
Phone 952 2271140 Staff has reviewed the new Minnehaha Creek Watershed District rules, the new
Fax. 952 227.1110 National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Stormwater
Permit for Construction and compared that with the existing City Code. During
Park & Recreation this review it was discovered that discrepancies existed within City Code and
Phone 952.2271120 that current code was inadequate to address issues with erosion control and
Fax 952 2271110 sediment deposition as well as meeting the requirements of the NPDES and
Recreation Center MCWD rules. The proposed amendment changes what the subdivision chapter
2310 Coulter Boulevard references for guidance.
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Fax 952.2271404 Staff recommends approval of the proposed ordinance amendments.
Planning & ANAYLSIS
Natural Resources
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Fax: 952 2271110 Changes to guidance reference.
Public Works Issue: Chapter 19 of the Chanhassen City Code is to be modified to include all
7901 Park Place erosion and sediment control management practices required by the City. This
Phone. 952 2271300 change to Chapter 19 will assist in protecting water resources, preventing the
Fax 952 2271310 deposition of sediment onto public streets and private property, and comply with
Senior Center other applicable rules.
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Fax 952 2271110 Issue: Currently Section 18 -62 references only the Surface Water Management
Plan (SWMP). Chapter 19 will contain all pertinent information and will be
Web Site incorporated into the SWMP at a later date. However, it is not currently within
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Planning Commission
June7,2011
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PROPOSED CHANGE; Amend Section 18 -62 to read as follows:
Sec. 18 -62 — Erosion and sediment control.
(1) The development shall conform to the topography and soils to create the
least potential for soil erosion.
(2) The smallest practical increment of land shall be exposed at any one time
during development.
(3) Detailed requirements for each plat shall be set forth in the development
agreement.
(4) Subdivision development shall conform to the city's surface water
management plan and Section 19 -145 of the Chanhassen City Code.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Planning Commission recommend approval of the
attached ordinance amending Chapter 18 of the Chanhassen City Code
pertaining to guidance for erosion and sediment control.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Ordinance Amending Chapter 18, Subdivision.
2. Chapter 19 Revision.
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CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 18
CHANHASSEN CITY CODE
SUBDIVISION
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA ORDAINS:
Section 1. Section 18 -62 of the City Code, City of Chanhassen, Minnesota, is hereby
amended to read as follows:
(1) The development shall conform to the topography and soils to create the least potential
for soil erosion.
(2) The smallest practical increment of land shall be exposed at any one time during
,development.
(3) Detailed requirements for each plat shall be set forth in the development agreement.
(4) Subdivision development shall conform to the city's surface water management plan and
Section 19 -145 of the Chanhassen City Code.
Section 2. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and
publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of , 2011, 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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