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Chanhassen City Zoning Code

ARTICLE 20

XI "RR" RURAL RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

Sec 20-591 Intent

The intent of the "RR" District is to provide for single-family residential subdivisions intended for large lot developments.

(Ord. No. 80, Art. V, § 4(5-4-1), 12-15-86)

Sec 20-592 Permitted Uses

The following uses are permitted in an "RR" District:

  1. Agriculture.
  2. Antennas as regulated by article XXX of this chapter
  3. Day care center for 12 or fewer children.
  4. Group home serving six or fewer persons.
  5. Public and private parks and open space.
  6. Single-family dwellings.
  7. Temporary real estate office and model home, subject to the requirements of section 20-963.
  8. Utility services.

(Ord. No. 80, Art. V, § 4(5-4-2), 12-15-86; Ord. No. 259, § 9, 11-12-96; Ord. No. 377, § 77, 5-24-04)

HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 710 on 6/5/2023

Sec 20-593 Permitted Accessory Uses

The following are permitted accessory uses in an "RR" District:

  1. Garage.
  2. Storage building.
  3. Swimming pool.
  4. Tennis court.
  5. Signs.
  6. Home occupation.
  7. One dock.
  8. Roadside stand.
  9. Reserved.
  10. Accessory Solar Energy Systems (subject to the requirements of section 20-1093).
  11. Attached or Internal Accessory Dwelling Unit (subject to the requirements of sections 20-974). 

(Ord. No. 80, Art. V, § 4(5-4-3), 12-15-86; Ord. No. 651, § 10, 12-9-19)

HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 682 on 1/10/2022
Amended by Ord. 744 on 5/12/2025

Sec 20-594 Conditional Uses

The following are conditional uses in an "RR" District:

  1. Churches. 
  2. Private stables.
  3. Recreational beach lots.
  4. Towers as regulated by article XXX of this chapter.
  5. Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit (subject to the requirements of section 20-261) 

(Ord. No. 80, Art. V, § 4(5-4-4), 12-15-86; Ord. No. 120, § 4(3), 2-12-90; Ord. No. 259, § 10, 11-12-96; Ord. No. 377, § 78, 5-24-04)

State law reference(s)—Conditional uses, M.S. § 462.3595.

HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 730 on 6/24/2024
Amended by Ord. 740 on 1/13/2025
Amended by Ord. 747 on 6/9/2025

Sec 20-595 Lot Requirements And Setbacks

The following minimum requirements shall be observed in an "RR" District subject to additional requirements set forth in this chapter:

  1. The minimum lot area is two and one-half acres, subject to section 20-906. A one-unit per ten-acre gross density shall be maintained for proposed lots outside the approved Metropolitan Urban Services Area in effect at the time of a proposed development. This requirement shall not apply to lots of record in existence on January 15, 1987 or lots created thereafter if they were subject to a pending subdivision application on that date and the lots were created as a result of that application. The one-unit per ten-acre density applies to contiguous property under single ownership. Acreage under single ownership, which is not contiguous, cannot be combined for increased density/building eligibility on one of the parcels. Once a building eligibility has been used for a property, a development contract must be recorded with the county establishing the number of building eligibilities remaining or documenting that no building eligibility remains.
  2. The minimum lot frontage is 200 feet, except that the minimum lot frontage of lots fronting on a cul-de-sac shall be at least 200 feet at the building setback line.
  3. The minimum lot depth is 200 feet, except that lots fronting on a cul-de-sac shall be at least 200 feet at the building setback line.
  4. The maximum lot coverage is 20 percent.
  5. The minimum setbacks are as follows:
    1. For front yards, 50 feet.
    2. For rear yards, 50 feet.
    3. For side yards, ten feet.
  6. The maximum height is as follows:
    1. For the principal structure, three stories/35 feet.
    2. For accessory structures, three stories/35 feet.
  7. The minimum driveway separation is as follows:
    1. If the driveway is on a collector street, 400 feet.
    2. If the driveway is on an arterial street, 1,250 feet.

(Ord. No. 80, Art. V, § 4(5-4-5), 12-15-86; Ord. No. 127, § 2, 3-26-90; Ord. No. 170, § 2, 6-8-92; Ord. No. 194, § 2, 10-11-93; Ord. No. 332, § 2, 12-10-01; Ord. No. 377, § 79, 5-24-04)

Sec 20-596 Interim Uses

The following are interim uses in the "RR" District:

  1. Commercial kennels and stables.

(Ord. No. 120, § 3, 2-12-90)

Editor's note(s)—Inasmuch as there exists a § 20-595, the provisions added by § 3 of Ord. No. 120 as § 20-595 have been redesignated as § 20-596.