Walnut Grove Proposed Ordinance
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 Walnut Grove to Planned Unit Development – Residential.
Section 2. The rezoning of this property incorporates the following development design
standards:
Walnut Grove
Zoning Standards
a. Intent
The purpose of this zone is to create a PUD for mixed density residential homes consisting of 168
townhouses, 44 cottage homes and 35 single-family detached homes for total of 247 units. The
use of the PUD zone is to allow for more flexible design standards while creating a higher quality
and more sensitive proposal. The PUD requires that the development demonstrate a higher
quality of architectural standards and site design. Except as modified by the Walnut Grove PUD
ordinance, the development shall comply with the requirements of the RSF, Single-Family
Residential District for single-family homes, R-4, Mixed Low Density Residential District for the
cottage homes and R-8, Mixed Medium Density Residential for the townhouses.
b. Permitted Uses
The permitted uses in this zone shall be single-family homes, townhouses and their ancillary uses.
If there is a question as to whether or not a use meets the definition, the Planning Director shall
make that interpretation. The type of uses to be provided on common areas shall be gazebos,
play equipment, picnic and bus shelters, sheds and signage.
c.Lot Requirements andSetbacks
The PUD ordinance requires setbacks from roadways and exterior property lines. The following
table displays those setbacks.
Standards
Setbacks: (single-family detached)
Front lot line 30 feet
Side lot line 10 feet
Rear lot line 30 feet *
Setbacks: (cottage and townhouses)
Front lot line 0 feet
Side lot line 0 feet
Rear lot line 0 feet
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Standards
Hard Surface Coverage 30% over the entire development
Lot Requirements: (single-family detached)
Minimum Lot Size 10,400 Square feet
Minimum Lot Width 70 feet
Minimum Lot Depth 125 feet
Lot Requirements: (cottage homes)
Minimum Lot Size 3,400 Square feet
Minimum Lot Width 47 feet
Minimum Lot Depth 78 feet
Lot Requirements: (townhouses)
Minimum Lot Size 1,000 Square feet
Minimum Lot Width 26 feet
Minimum Lot Depth 39 feet
*Lots 4 - 17, Block 2, rear setback 25 feet
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 ___ day of _____, 20__, 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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