Chanhassen City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE 20
II ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Sections
- DIVISION 20-II-1 GENERALLY
- DIVISION 20-II-2 AMENDMENTS
- DIVISION 20-II-3 VARIANCES
- DIVISION 20-II-4 NONCONFORMING USES
- DIVISION 20-II-5 BUILDING PERMITS, CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY, ETC.
- DIVISION 20-II-6 SITE PLAN REVIEW
- Sec 20-106 Purpose
- Sec 20-107 Approval Required
- Sec 20-108 Exceptions
- Sec 20-109 Applications
- Sec 20-110 Standards
- Sec 20-111 Public Hearing
- Sec 20-112 Multiple Applications
- Sec 20-113 Administrative Approvals
- Sec 20-114 Conditions
- Sec 20-115 Specific Project
- Sec 20-116 Architectural Standards
- Sec 20-117 (Reserved)
- Sec 20-118 (Reserved)
- Sec 20-119 (Reserved)
- Sec 20-120 Maintenance Of Site
- Sec 20-121 (Reserved)
- Sec 20-122 Site Plan Permit
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ARTICLE 20
IV CONDITIONAL USES
Sections
- DIVISION 20-IV-1 GENERALLY
- DIVISION 20-IV-2 CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS
- DIVISION 20-IV-3 STANDARDS FOR AGRICULTURAL AND RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
- Sec 20-251 Scope
- Sec 20-252 Agritourism
- Sec 20-253 Bed And Breakfast Establishments
- Sec 20-254 Cemetery
- Sec 20-255 Churches
- Sec 20-256 Commercial Kennels, Stables And Riding Academies
- Sec 20-257 Day Care Centers
- Sec 20-258 Electrical Distribution And Underground Electric Distribution Substations
- Sec 20-259 Golf Course
- Sec 20-260 Golf Driving Ranges
- Sec 20-261 Detached Accessory Dwelling Units
- Sec 20-262 Hospitals And Health Care Facilities Services
- Sec 20-263 Mineral Extraction
- Sec 20-264 Reserved
- Sec 20-265 Petting Farms
- Sec 20-266 Private Stables
- Sec 20-267 Recreational Beach Lots
- Sec 20-268 Sales Trailers For Residential Developments
- Sec 20-269 Wholesale And Retail Nurseries
- DIVISION 20-IV-4 STANDARDS FOR BUSINESS, OFFICE, INSTITUTIONAL AND INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS
- Sec 20-281 Scope
- Sec 20-282 Adaptive Reuse Of Buildings For Private Business Use
- Sec 20-283 Automotive Dealers
- Sec 20-284 Automobile Rental Facilities
- Sec 20-285 Bed And Breakfast Establishments
- Sec 20-286 Churches
- Sec 20-287 Commercial Kennels And Stables
- Sec 20-288 Concrete Mixing Plant
- Sec 20-289 Contracting Yard
- Sec 20-290 Convenience Stores With Gas Pumps
- Sec 20-291 Day Care Centers
- Sec 20-292 Drive-Through Facilities
- Sec 20-293 Emission Control Testing Stations
- Sec 20-294 Equipment Rental
- Sec 20-295 Farmer's Market
- Sec 20-296 Fast-Food Restaurants
- Sec 20-297 Food Processing
- Sec 20-298 Garden Center
- Sec 20-298.5 Gun Range, Indoor
- Sec 20-299 Home Improvement Trade
- Sec 20-300 Hotel
- Sec 20-301 Lumber Yard
- Sec 20-302 Major Auto Repair And Body Shops
- Sec 20-303 Mineral Extraction
- Sec 20-304 Motel
- Sec 20-305 Motor Freight Terminal
- Sec 20-306 Motor Fuel And Service Stations
- Sec 20-307 Research Lab
- Sec 20-308 Screened Outdoor Storage
- Sec 20-309 Small Vehicle Sales
- Sec 20-310 Supermarket
- Sec 20-311 Temporary Classroom Structures
- Sec 20-312 (Reserved)
- Sec 20-313 Electrical Distribution And Underground Electric Distribution Substations
- Sec 20-314 Brewery Operated In Conjunction With A Taproom, Producing More Than 3,500 Barrels Of Malt Liquor Per Year
- DIVISION 20-IV-5 INTERIM USE PERMITS
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ARTICLE 20
V FLOODPLAIN OVERLAY DISTRICT
Sections
- DIVISION 20-V-1 GENERALLY
- DIVISION 20-V-2 FLOODWAY DISTRICT (FW)
- DIVISION 20-V-3 FLOOD FRINGE DISTRICT (FF)
- DIVISION 20-V-4 GENERAL FLOODPLAIN DISTRICT (GF)
- DIVISION 20-V-5 SUBDIVISIONS WITHIN THE FLOODPLAIN DISTRICTS
- DIVISION 20-V-6 UTILITIES, RAILROADS, ROADS, AND BRIDGES
- DIVISION 20-V-7 MANUFACTURED HOMES AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES
- DIVISION 20-V-8 ADMINISTRATION
ARTICLE 20
VI WETLAND PROTECTION
Sections
- Sec 20-401 Findings; Intent; Rules Adopted By Reference
- Sec 20-402 Purpose
- Sec 20-403 No Net Loss
- Sec 20-404 Official Wetland Map
- Sec 20-405 Wetland Delineation
- Sec 20-406 Wetland Classification
- Sec 20-407 Permit Required
- Sec 20-408 Exemptions From Earth Work Permit Requirements
- Sec 20-409 Permit Application Requirements And Decisions
- Sec 20-410 General Standards
- Sec 20-411 Placement Of Structures
- Sec 20-412 Buffer Strips Required
- Sec 20-413 Wetland Alteration
- Sec 20-414 Wetland Management Activities
- Sec 20-415 Administrative Wetland Permit
- Sec 20-416 Mitigation
- Sec 20-417 Exemptions And No Loss Determinations
- Sec 20-418 Variances
- Sec 20-419 Expiration And Renewal Of Permit
- Sec 20-420 Inspection Of Work
- Sec 20-421 Enforcement Procedures
ARTICLE 20
VII SHORELAND MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
Sections
- Sec 20-476 Statutory Authorization And Policy
- Sec 20-477 General Provisions
- Sec 20-478 Administration
- Sec 20-479 Shoreland Classification System And Land Use Districts
- Sec 20-480 Zoning And Water Supply/Sanitary Provisions
- Sec 20-481 Placement, Design, And Height Of Structure
- Sec 20-482 Shoreland Alterations
- Sec 20-483 Topographic Alterations/Grading And Filling
- Sec 20-484 Placement And Design Of Roads, Driveways, And Parking Areas
- Sec 20-485 Stormwater Management
- Sec 20-486 Sewage Treatment
- Sec 20-490 Nonconforming Lots
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ARTICLE 20
VIII PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
Sections
- DIVISION 20-VIII-1 GENERALLY
- Sec 20-501 Intent
- Sec 20-502 Allowed Uses
- Sec 20-503 District Size And Location
- Sec 20-504 Coordination With Other Zoning Regulations
- Sec 20-505 Required General Standards
- Sec 20-506 Standards And Guidelines For Single-Family Detached Residential Planned Unit Developments
- Sec 20-507 Controls During Construction And Following Completion
- Sec 20-508 Standards And Guidelines For Single-Family Attached Or Cluster-Home PUDs
- Sec 20-509 Standards And Guidelines For Regional/Lifestyle Center Commercial Planned Unit Developments
- DIVISION 20-VIII-2 PROCEDURES
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ARTICLE 20
XV HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
Sections
- DIVISION 20-XV-1 "R-12" DISTRICT
- DIVISION 20-XV-2 "R-16" DISTRICT
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ARTICLE 20
XXIII GENERAL SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS
Sections
- DIVISION 20-XXIII-1 GENERALLY
- Sec 20-901 Overhead Transmission Lines
- Sec 20-902 Multiple Principal Buildings On Same Lot
- Sec 20-903 Zoning Lots
- Sec 20-904 Accessory Structures
- Sec 20-905 Single-Family Dwellings
- Sec 20-906 Alternate Lot Size Requirements In A-2 And RR Residential Zoning Districts
- Sec 20-907 Height Regulations
- Sec 20-908 Yard Regulations
- Sec 20-909 Outdoor Storage
- Sec 20-910 Storage Of Recreation Vehicles
- Sec 20-911 Accessory Fuel Storage Tanks
- Sec 20-912 Storage Of Garbage And Trash
- Sec 20-913 Lighting
- Sec 20-914 Private Swimming Pools
- Sec 20-915 Antennas, Satellite Dishes And Amateur Radio Towers
- Sec 20-916 Rooftop Screening
- Sec 20-917 Chemical Toilets (Portable Toilets)
- Sec 20-918 Landfills
- Sec 20-919 Telephone Equipment Buildings
- Sec 20-920 Structures, Boats And Waterways
- Sec 20-921 Pervious Pavement
- Sec 20-922 Designation Of Alternate Front Lot Lines For Single-Family Dwellings
- Sec 20-923 Improvements And Encroachments In Public Easements
- DIVISION 20-XXIII-2 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
- Sec 20-951 Noise
- Sec 20-952 Smoke And Particulate Matter
- Sec 20-953 Toxic Or Noxious Matter
- Sec 20-954 Odors And Air Pollution
- Sec 20-955 Nuisances
- Sec 20-956 Radiation And Electrical Emissions
- Sec 20-957 Vibration
- Sec 20-958 Glare Or Heat
- Sec 20-959 Explosives
- Sec 20-960 Surface Water Management
- Sec 20-961 Short-Term Rentals
- Sec 20-962 Camping Facilities
- Sec 20-963 Temporary Real Estate Office Or Model Home
- Sec 20-964 Temporary Outdoor Events, Sidewalk Sales, Seasonal Sales And Special Events
- Sec 20-965 Continuing Care Retirement Facility
- Sec 20-966 Adult Day Care
- Sec 20-967 Microdistillery Operated In Conjunction With A Cocktail Room
- Sec 20-968 Brew Pub
- Sec 20-969 Brewery Operated In Conjunction With A Taproom, Producing Less Than 3,500 Barrels Of Malt Liquor Per Year
- Sec 20-970 Outlots
- Sec 20-971 Commercial Kitchen Operated In Conjunction With A Taproom Or Cocktail Room
- Sec 20-972 Mobile Food Vending
- Sec 20-973 Cannabis Business Uses
- Sec 20-974 Attached Or Internal Accessory Dwelling Units
- DIVISION 20-XXIII-3 HOME OCCUPATIONS
- Sec 20-976 Purpose
- Sec 20-977 Subordinate Use
- Sec 20-978 Occupations Prohibited
- Sec 20-979 Outside Appearance
- Sec 20-980 Hours Of Operation
- Sec 20-981 Use Of Equipment
- Sec 20-982 Traffic And Parking
- Sec 20-983 Retail And Wholesale Sales Prohibited
- Sec 20-984 Nonresident Employee
- Sec 20-985 Commercial Equipment And Vehicles
- DIVISION 20-XXIII-4 ANIMALS
- DIVISION 20-XXIII-5 FENCES AND WALLS
- DIVISION 20-XXIII-6 WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS (WECS)
- Sec 20-1041 Purpose
- Sec 20-1042 Ornamental Wind Devices
- Sec 20-1043 When Allowed
- Sec 20-1044 Declaration Of Conditions
- Sec 20-1045 Site Plan
- Sec 20-1046 Inspection
- Sec 20-1047 Abandonment
- Sec 20-1048 Compliance With Technical Codes
- Sec 20-1049 Height
- Sec 20-1050 Setbacks
- Sec 20-1051 Rotors
- Sec 20-1052 Lightning Protection
- Sec 20-1053 Tower Access
- Sec 20-1054 Signs
- Sec 20-1055 Lighting
- Sec 20-1056 Electromagnetic Interference
- Sec 20-1057 Noise Emissions
- Sec 20-1058 Utility Company Interconnection
- DIVISION 20-XXIII-7 DESIGN STANDARDS FOR COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND OFFICE-INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTS
- Sec 20-1060 Purpose
- Sec 20-1061 Intent
- Sec 20-1062 District Applications
- Sec 20-1063 Architectural Style/Building Character
- Sec 20-1064 Size, Portion, And Placement
- Sec 20-1065 Material And Detail
- Sec 20-1066 Color
- Sec 20-1067 Height And Roof Design
- Sec 20-1068 Facade Transparency
- Sec 20-1069 Site Furnishing
- Sec 20-1070 Franchise Architect
- Sec 20-1071 Loading Areas, Refuse Areas, Etc.
- Sec 20-1072 Landscaping
- Sec 20-1073 Lot Frontage And Parking Location
- DIVISION 20-XXIII-8 SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES
- DIVISION 20-XXIII-9 DESIGN STANDARDS FOR MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENTS
- DIVISION 20-XXIII-10 ACCESSORY SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS
- DIVISION 20-XXIII-11 DESIGN STANDARDS FOR THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (CBD) ZONING DISTRICT
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ARTICLE 20
XXIV OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING
Sections
- DIVISION 20-XXIV-1 GENERALLY
- DIVISION 20-XXIV-2 PARKING AND LOADING
- Sec 20-1116 Scope
- Sec 20-1117 General Standards
- Sec 20-1118 Design Of Parking Stalls And Drive Aisles
- Sec 20-1119 Computing Requirements
- Sec 20-1120 Yards
- Sec 20-1121 Buffer Fences And Planting Screens
- Sec 20-1122 Access And Driveways
- Sec 20-1123 Lighting
- Sec 20-1124 Required Number Of On-Site Parking Spaces
- DIVISION 20-XXIV-3 OFF-STREET LOADING AND TRASH REMOVAL AREAS
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ARTICLE 20
XXV LANDSCAPING AND TREE REMOVAL
Sections
- DIVISION 20-XXV-1 GENERALLY
- DIVISION 20-XXV-2 TREE PRESERVATION
- DIVISION 20-XXV-3 LANDSCAPING STANDARDS
- DIVISION 20-XXV-4 MAINTENANCE AND INSTALLATION
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ARTICLE 20
XXVI SIGNS
Sections
- DIVISION 20-XXVI-1 GENERALLY
- Sec 20-1251 Purpose And Findings
- Sec 20-1252 Permit And Variance Fees
- Sec 20-1253 Variances
- Sec 20-1254 Permit Generally
- Sec 20-1255 Signs Allowed Without Permit
- Sec 20-1256 Permit For Temporary Signs, Searchlights, Banners, Etc.
- Sec 20-1257 (Reserved)
- Sec 20-1258 Legal Action
- Sec 20-1259 Prohibited Signs
- Sec 20-1260 Nonconforming Signs
- Secs 20-1261 Thru 20-1264 (Reserved)
- Sec 20-1265 General Location Restrictions
- Sec 20-1266 Maintenance And Repair
- Sec 20-1267 Uniformity Of Construction, Design, Etc.
- Sec 20-1268 Noncommercial Speech
- Sec 20-1269 (Reserved)
- Sec 20-1270 Compliance With Minnesota State Building Code
- Secs 20-1271 Thru 20-1274 (Reserved)
- Sec 20-1275 Construction Standards
- Sec 20-1276 Electronic Message Center Signs
- DIVISION 20-XXVI-2 SIGNS ALLOWED IN SPECIFIC DISTRICTS BY PERMIT
ARTICLE 20
XXVIII BLUFF PROTECTION
Sections
- Sec 20-1400 Statement Of Intent
- Sec 20-1401 Structure Setbacks
- Sec 20-1402 Stairways, Lifts And Landings
- Sec 20-1403 Removal Or Alteration Of Vegetation
- Sec 20-1404 Topographic Alterations/Grading And Filling
- Sec 20-1405 Roads, Driveways And Parking Areas
- Sec 20-1406 (Reserved)
- Sec 20-1407 Reconstruction Of Lawful Nonconforming Structures
- Sec 20-1408 Lot Coverage
ARTICLE 20
XXX TOWERS AND ANTENNAS
Sections
- Sec 20-1500 Purpose And Intent
- Sec 20-1501 Findings
- Sec 20-1502 Building Permits
- Sec 20-1503 Height Restrictions--Determination; Maximum Height
- Sec 20-1504 Same--Exceptions
- Sec 20-1505 Setbacks
- Sec 20-1506 Towers In Residentially Zoned Districts
- Sec 20-1507 Multiple Principal Uses And Structures On Single Lot
- Sec 20-1508 Construction Requirements
- Sec 20-1509 Tower And Antenna Design
- Sec 20-1510 Co-Location Requirements
- Sec 20-1511 Lighting
- Sec 20-1512 Signs And Advertising
- Sec 20-1513 Accessory Utility Buildings
- Sec 20-1514 Landscaping
- Sec 20-1515 Antennas Mounted On Roofs, Walls And Existing Towers
- Sec 20-1516 Permit Application For Mounting Antennas On Existing Structures
- Sec 20-1517 Appeals
- Sec 20-1518 Existing Antennas And Towers
- Sec 20-1519 Time Limit On Tower Completion
- Sec 20-1520 Abandoned Or Unused Towers
- Sec 20-1520.1 Interference With Public Safety Telecommunications
- Sec 20-1521 Supplemental Application Information
- Sec 20-1522 Temporary Mobile Towers
ARTICLE 20
XXXI BLUFF CREEK OVERLAY DISTRICT
Sections
- Sec 20-1551 Purpose
- Sec 20-1552 Intent
- Sec 20-1553 District Application
- Sec 20-1554 Conditional Use Permits
- Sec 20-1555 Boundary Delineation
- Sec 20-1556 Impervious Surface, Lot Coverage And Slopes
- Sec 20-1557 Bluffs
- Sec 20-1558 Site Views
- Sec 20-1559 Density Clustering
- Sec 20-1560 Standards And Guidelines For Single-Family Attached Or Cluster-Home PUDs
- Sec 20-1561 Natural Habitat Preservation
- Sec 20-1562 Natural Habitat Restoration Plan
- Sec 20-1563 Open Space Requirements
- Sec 20-1564 Structure Setbacks