Ordinance 531 Highlands at Bluff CreekORDINANCE NO. 531
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 Highlands at Bluff Creek to Planned Unit Development -
Residential.
Section 2 . The rezoning of this property incorporates the following development design
standards:
Highlands at Bluff Creek Zoning Standards
a. Intent
The purpose of this zone is to create a Planned Unit Development (PUD) for a townhouse
development consisting of three and four -unit structures for a total of 16 units. The use of the
PUD zone is to allow for more flexible design standards while creating a higher - quality and
more - sensitive proposal. All utilities are required to be placed underground. Each building
proposed for development shall comply with the development standards outlined below. Except
as modified by the Highlands at Bluff Creek standards below, the development shall comply
with the requirements of the R -8, Mixed Medium Density Residential District.
b. Permitted Uses
Three and four -unit townhouse structures (16 units total).
Accessory Use (on Outlot B only)
Gazebo
Maintenance Shed
Picnic Shelter
Project Identification Sign
Retaining Wall
School Bus Shelter
Sidewalks
Street, Private
c. Setbacks
The following building setbacks shall apply:
West 78 Street
50 ft.
TH 41
50 ft.
Perimeter of townhouse lot (front, rear and end)
0 ft.
Development Perimeter Property Line
30 ft.
Bluff Creek Primary Zone (Outlot A)
20 ft., with the first 10 ft. as buffer
d. Development Site Coverage and Building Height
1. The standard for hard surface coverage is 30% for the overall development.
2. The maximum building height shall be two stories /35 feet.
e. Lot Requirements
1. Minimum Lot Area (per unit): 3,000 square feet
2. Minimum Lot Width: 36 feet
3. Minimum Lot Depth: 85 feet
L Building Materials and Design
1. The PUD requires that the development demonstrate a higher quality of architectural
standards and site design.
2. All materials shall be of high quality and durable. Materials used shall be from the
approved material pallet.
3. All exterior equipment shall be screened by walls or landscaping.
g. Site Landscaping and Screening
1. All buffer landscaping, including boulevard landscaping, shall be installed when the
adjacent grading and construction is completed.
2. Native species shall be incorporated into site landscaping, whenever possible.
h. Signage
1. One project identification sign shall be permitted for the development at the entrance on
West 78 Street. Project identification signs shall not exceed 24 square feet in sign
display area nor be greater than five feet in height. The sign treatment is an element of
the architecture and thus should reflect the quality of the development.
2. Signage shall be comprised of individual dimensional letters and logos.
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i. Lighting
1. A shoe box fixture with decorative natural colored pole shall be used throughout the
development for area lighting.
2. All light fixtures shall be shielded. Light level for site lighting shall be no more than 1/2
candle at the project perimeter property line.
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 14 day of May, 2012, by the City Council of the City of
Chanhassen, Minnesota
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T dd Gerhardt, City Manager
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Thomas A. Furlong, Mayor
Summary Ordinance approved by the City Council on May 29, 2012 and published in the
Chanhassen Villager on June 7, 2012