Ordinance 548CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 548
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 Mission Hills except Blocks 2, 3 and Outlot E,
Mission Hills, Mission Hills 2nd Addition and Mission Hills Villas, A Condominium, Common
Interest Community No. 8, 9 Supplemental filed April 10, 1996; Mission Hills Villas, A
Condominium, Common Interest Community No. 8, l O Supplemental filed April 10, 1996;
Mission Hills Villas, A Condominium, Common Interest Community No. 8, 11 d ' Supplemental
filed May 7, 1996; and Mission Hills Villas, A Condominium, Common Interest Community No.
8, 12 Supplemental filed May 20, 1996 to Planned Unit Development — Residential; and
Chapter 20 of the Chanhassen City Code, the City's zoning ordinance, is hereby amended by
rezoning Outlot E, Mission Hills to Planned Unit Development.
Section 2 . The rezoning of this property incorporates the following development design
standards:
Mission Hills Zoning Standards
a. Intent
The purpose of this zone is to create a PUD neighborhood commercial/mixed density housing
zone. 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 structure proposed for development shall proceed through site plan review based on the
development standards outlined below. Except as modified by the Mission Hills standards below,
the mixed density housing development shall comply with the requirements of the R -8, Mixed
Medium Density District.
b. Permitted Uses
The permitted uses within the neighborhood commercial zone should be limited to appropriate
commercial and service uses consistent with the neighborhood. The uses shall be limited to
those as defined herein. The type of uses to be provided on this outlot shall be low intensity
neighborhood oriented retail and service establishments to meet daily needs of residents. Such
uses may include small to medium sized restaurant (no drive -thru windows), office, day care,
neighborhood scale commercial, convenience store, churches, or other similar type and scale
uses.
C. Setbacks
In the PUD standards, the building setback for commercial is 50 feet from any public right -of-
way. The commercial parking setback shall be 35 feet from any public right -of -way and/ or
interior property line. There shall be a buffer separating the residential portion from the
commercial portion of the site. This buffer shall be in the form of a berm and landscaping.
The following setbacks shall be observed:
Residential Commercial
Street Commercial Residential Parking Parking
Building Setback Building Setback Setback Setback
Highway 101 50' 50' 20' 35'
Highway 212 50' 50' 20' 35'
West 86 Street 50' 30' 20' 35'
d. Development Standards Tabulation Box
Minimum Lot Size multi - family units:
Mission Hills As approved on October 24, 1994 in the Plat of Mission Hills; Mission Hills
Villas, A Condominium, Common Interest Community No. 8, 9` Supplemental filed April 10,
1996; Mission Hills Villas, A Condominium, Common Interest Community No. 8, 10th
Supplemental filed April 10, 1996; Mission Hills Villas, A Condominium, Common Interest
Community No. 8, 11 th Supplemental filed May 7, 1996; and Mission Hills Villas, A
Condominium, Common Interest Community No. 8, 12 Supplemental filed May 20, 1996;
Mission Hills 2nd Addition
BLOCK
Outlot
1
4
COMMERCIAL
Area: 2,100 square feet
Width: 46 feet
Depth: 47 feet
USE
Net Lot
Area
Density Hard
Surface
Coverage
Commercial 7.72 acres
138 Multi - Family units 18.00 acres
56 Multi - Family units 8.92 acres
7.66 37%
6.28 43.2%
1. All materials shall be of high quality and durable. Masonry material shall be used. Color
shall be introduced through colored block or panels.
2. Brick may be used and must be approved to assure uniformity.
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3. Block shall have a weathered face or be polished, fluted, or broken face.
4. Concrete may be poured in place, tilt -up or pre -cast, and shall be finished in stone, textured
or coated.
5. Metal standing seam siding will not be approved except as support material to one of the
above materials or curtain wall on office components.
6.. All accessory structures shall be designed to be compatible with the primary structure.
7. All roof mounted equipment shall be screened by pitched roofs. Wood screen fences are
prohibited. Screening shall consist of compatible materials.
8. All buildings on the Outlot shall have a pitched roof line.
9. All mechanical equipment shall be screened with material compatible to the building.
RESIDENTIAL
1. Building exterior material shall be a combination of prepainted 5" aluminum siding and
brick.
2. Arched transoms and soffit returns shall be used over the entries of the one story units and
horizontal transom windows over the 2 story windows. Introduce some variation among the
buildings through the shape of windows, adding louvers, shifting entry ways, and adding
dormers.
3. Colors used shall be earth tones such as soft gray, creamy white, pearl gray, shell white, etc.).
4. Each unit shall have a minimum of 1 overstory tree within its front yard.
5. All units shall have access onto an interior street and not 86th Street.
e. Site Landscaping and Screening
The planting plans prepared for the site are intended to create a strong sense of street tree
plantings using overstory deciduous trees such as Summit Ash, Linden, and Sugar Maple.
Highways 101 and 212 will be buffered with a combination of overstory evergreen trees and
ornamental deciduous trees. The outdoor private living areas will be buffered with the use of
evergreen trees. The wetland will be highlighted with the introduction of native wetland species.
In addition, to adhere to the higher quality of development as spelled out in the PUD zone, all
loading areas shall be screened. Each lot for development shall submit a separate landscaping
plan as a part of the site plan review process. Berms of 2 to 3 feet high shall be added along the
Highway 101 and 212 right -of -way. These berms shall be seeded and/or sodded and bushes and
trees shall be planted on them. All disturbed areas within the single family lots shall be seeded
and/or sodded. Two trees with a minimum of a 2'/2 inch caliper shall be planted within the front
yard setback. These two trees shall consist of one overstory evergreen tree and one ornamental
deciduous tree.
1. All open spaces and non - parking lot surfaces (outlot) shall be landscaped, or covered with
plantings and/or lawn material.
2. Outdoor storage is prohibited.
3. Loading areas shall be screened from public right -of -ways. Wing wall may be required
where deemed appropriate.
4. The Outlot shall be seeded and maintained in a weed free condition in all areas proposed for
future development.
f. Signage
COMMERCIAL
One monument sign shall be permitted for the outlot and one monument sign for the residential
section of the PUD.
1. All businesses built within the outlot shall share one monument sign. Monument signage
shall be subject to the monument standards in the sign ordinance.
2. Wall signs are permitted on no more that 2 street frontages. The total of each wall mounted
sign display areas shall not exceed (24 square feet).
3. All signs require a separate permit.
4. The signage will have consistency throughout the development and shall tie the building
materials to be consistent with the signs. Signs shall be an architectural feature, they shall
not be solely mounted on a pole of a foundation.
5. Consistency in signage shall relate to color, size, materials, and heights.
6. No illuminated signs within the outlot may be viewed from the residential section of the
PUD.
7. Only back -lit individual letter signs are permitted.
8. Individual letters may not exceed 3 feet in height.
9. Only the name and logo of the business occupying the unit will be permitted on the sign.
RESIDENTIAL
One monument identification sign shall be permitted for the residential development. The sign
may not exceed 24 square feet in area and 5 feet in height.
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g. Lighting
I. All light fixtures shall be shielded high pressure sodium or LED fixtures. Light level for site
lighting shall be no more than %2 foot candle at the property line. This does not apply to street
lighting. The maximum height of a residential street light shall not exceed 15 feet. Light
fixtures within the outlot shall not exceed 25 feet.
2. Glare, whether direct or reflected, as differentiated from general illumination shall not be
visible beyond the limits of the site from which it originates.
3. Lights shall be on a photoelectric cell to turn them on and off automatically as activated by
yearly conditions.
4. The outlot light poles shall be corten, shoe box light standards.
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 25 day of June 2012 by the City Coun '1 f th C' f
Chanhassen, Minnesota
Todd Gerhardt, City Manager
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Thomas A. Furlong, Mayor
(Summary Ordinance for publication purposes to be approved by the City Council on July 23,
2012 for publication on August 2, 2012)