Ordinance 765.docxCITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 765
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10, CHAPTER 12, CHAPTER 16, AND
CHAPTER 20
CHANHASSEN CITY CODE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA ORDAINS:
Section 1. Section 10-230(a-b) of the City Code, City of Chanhassen, Minnesota, is hereby
amended to read as follows:
a) License Required
1) Application for a license shall be made to the city upon a form furnished by the city. A
nonrefundable fee in the amount imposed in accordance with the fee schedule established
by the city council. If a license application is made during the license year, the license
shall be issued for the remainder of the year and the license fee shall be pro-rated, with
any unexpired fraction of a month being counted as one month.
2) In order to be issued a license the applicant must:
a. Provide an approved State of Minnesota Lodging License as required by
Minnesota State Statute Chapter 157.
b. Provide the name and contact information, including a 24-hour telephone number,
for the party responsible for managing the property.
c. State the maximum number of vehicles that may be parked overnight on the
property. The maximum number of vehicles that may be parked overnight on the
property shall be four vehicles. Vehicles parked in garages shall not be counted
towards total number of allowable vehicles.
1. A property owner may request a higher overnight parking limit in
writing at the time of application. The Community Development
Director or their designee may approve or deny a higher parking limit
after considering factors such as the presence of off-street parking pads,
driveway length and width, and availability of street parking, and
previous violation status. Increased parking limits may be revoked if the
Community Development Director or their designee determines that a
violation of this section has occurred related to the increased overnight
parking limit authorized.
d. Agree that the city has permission to access exterior areas of the property when
responding to a reported violation of the standards in this section in order to
ascertain if a violation has occurred.
e. Must be in compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations.
Docusign Envelope ID: F2F65EAC-CEFF-8B4B-826E-E9DA59833F97
f. Not have had a short-term rental license revoked by the City of Chanhassen
within the prior 365 days from the date of the short-term rental license
application.
b) Standards. The following standards apply to all short-term rentals:
3) Listings advertising the property’s availability for rent must state the license number,
maximum occupancy permitted by the State of Minnesota Lodging Code, and the
maximum number of vehicles that may be parked overnight on the property
4) An appropriate number of waste containers must be present to accommodate the amount
of trash generated by the short-term rental. Waste may not be stored outside of approved
containers and must be stored according to city code.
5) Between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. no more than the maximum number of overnight
guests stipulated in the license may be present on the property.
6) Between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. parking is limited to the maximum number of vehicles
stipulated in the license.
7) At no time may vehicles be parked on grass or so as to completely obstruct access to
neighboring residences such that ingress or egress is not possible, or obstruct the public
right-of way, or emergency vehicle access.
8) The Good Neighbor Brochure provided by the city must be posted on the inside of the
front door and the primary door to the backyard, or in a conspicuous location near each
such door.
9) Property must have working smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in each bedroom or
sleeping area and the owner must provide any transient renting the property with
information regarding emergency egress.
10) Property must be in compliance with all state and local laws and regulations.
Section 2. Section 12-13 of the City Code, City of Chanhassen, Minnesota is hereby amended to
read as follows:
a. The city council may by resolution designate certain streets or portions of streets as no
parking or no stopping or standing zones, and may limit the hours in which the
restrictions apply. The Public Works Director, or designee, shall mark by appropriate
signs each zone so designated. Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic
or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or a traffic control device, no
person shall stop or park a vehicle in an established no stopping or standing zone when
stopping or standing is prohibited.
b. The city's Public Works Director, or designee, may determine that a public street requires
temporary no parking for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days. Public roads which
have street parking temporarily restricted shall be posted by sign or other off icial
marking. Representatives of the Carver County Sheriff's Office, Minnesota State Patrol,
and Code Enforcement Specialist shall have the authority to impound vehicles in
violation of this section.
c. Parking is prohibited on any public property wherever posted by sign or other official
marking.
Section 3. Section 16-21 of the City Code, City of Chanhassen, Minnesota, is hereby amended
to read as follows:
Docusign Envelope ID: F2F65EAC-CEFF-8B4B-826E-E9DA59833F97
Garbage and refuse containers shall be so located as to be out of the public view except for the
purpose of collection, in which case the containers must be removed from the curb line within 24
hours after scheduled collection, and cannot be placed on the curb line more than 24 hours before
the scheduled collection.
Section 4. Section 20-645(e) of the City Code, City of Chanhassen, Minnesota is hereby
amended to read as follows:
e) The building setbacks from property lines are as follows:
1) If a single family dwelling:
a. For front yards, 25 feet
b. For rear yards, 30 feet
c. Minimum separation between structures on adjacent parcels shall be 15 feet
with a setback of no less than 5 feet on either adjacent property.
2) If a two-family dwelling:
a. For front yards, 25 feet
b. For rear yards, 30 feet
c. For side yards, ten feet where no common wall is located.
3) If a detached townhouse, townhouse, or multifamily dwelling:
a. For front yards, 20 feet
b. For rear yards, 30 feet
c. For side yards of townhouses or multifamily dwellings, ten feet where no
common wall is located.
d. Minimum separation between structures on adjacent parcels shall be 15 feet
with a setback of no less than 5 feet on either adjacent property.
Section 5. Section 20-905 of the City Code, City of Chanhassen, Minnesota, is hereby amended
to read as follows:
All single-family detached homes shall:
a) Be constructed upon a continuous perimeter that meets the requirements of the state
building code:
b) Have a minimum area of 960 square feet.
c) Have an earth covered, composition, shingled or tiled roof or other materials approved by
the Minnesota State Building Code as adopted and amended by the city.
d) Receive a building permit. The application for a building permit in addition to other
information required shall indicate the height, size, design and the appearance of all
elevations of the proposed building and a description of the construction materials
proposed to be used.
e) Meet the requirements of the Minnesota State Building Code, as adopted and amended by
the city or the applicable manufactured housing code.
f) Where access doors are proposed from a dwelling to the outdoors, which does not
connect directly to a sidewalk or stoop, a minimum ten feet by ten feet area of patio shall
be assumed. This patio area must be shown to comply with required property line, lake
Docusign Envelope ID: F2F65EAC-CEFF-8B4B-826E-E9DA59833F97
and wetland setbacks; may not encroach into conservation or drainage and utility
easements; and shall not bring the site's lot coverage above that permitted by ordinance.
g) Where the main entrance does not connect directly to the driveway, a walkway
constructed of bituminous, concrete, or other hard surface material at least four feet in
width connecting the driveway and main entrance is required. This walkway must be
shown to comply with required property line, lake and wetland setbacks; may not
encroach into conservation or drainage and utility easements; and shall not bring the site's
lot coverage above that permitted by ordinance.
Section 6. Section 20-1124(b)(6)(a) of the City Code, City of Chanhassen, Minnesota, is hereby
amended to read as follows:
b) The minimum number of required on-site parking spaces for the following uses shall be:
6) Dwelling:
a. Single-Family: Two off-street parking spaces.
Section 7. Section 20-921(e) of the City Code, City of Chanhassen, Minnesota, is hereby
amended to read as follows:
e) District restrictions:
1) Planned Unit Developments Residential Districts (PUDR) are limited to the lot
coverage specified by their ordinance and/or compliance table. For PUDRs
created before June 11, 2018, the terms hardcover, hard surface, impervious
surface, and similar phrases, shall be understood to mean lot cover inclusive of
both pervious pavements and impervious surfaces, and in no circumstance shall
the failure of the ordinance or compliance table to mention pervious pavements be
understood to mean that pervious pavements are not subject to the lot cover,
hardcover, hardscape, or similarly identified limits that govern the PUDR.
Section 8. Section 20-1176 of the City Code, City of Chanhassen, Minnesota, subsection
Fences” is hereby amended to read as follows:
Fences
Symbol Height Minimum Opacity Typical Material
F1 44” 25% Wood, chain-link, or
split wood rail
F2 48” 50% Wood, chain-link, or
vinyl
F3 6’ 95% Wood or vinyl
privacy
F4 8’ 95% Wood or vinyl
privacy
Docusign Envelope ID: F2F65EAC-CEFF-8B4B-826E-E9DA59833F97
Section 9. Section 20-1256 of the City Code, City of Chanhassen, Minnesota, is hereby amended
to read as follows:
Sec 20-1256 (Reserved)
Section 10. Section 20-1275 of the City Code, City of Chanhassen, Minnesota, is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec 20-1275 (Reserved)
Section 11. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 13 day of July, 2026, by the City Council of the City of
Chanhassen, Minnesota
Jenny Potter, City Clerk Elise Ryan, Mayor
Summary Ord Published in the July 23 edition of the Sun Sailor)
Docusign Envelope ID: F2F65EAC-CEFF-8B4B-826E-E9DA59833F97
AFFIDAYIT OF PUBLICATION
STATE OF MINNESOTA )
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN
I do solemly swear that the noticq as per the
prool, was published in the edition of the
SS M tka-Excelsior-Eden Prairie
with the known olfice o[ issue being located
in the counly of:
HENNEPIN
with additional circulation in the counties of:
HENNEPIN
and has lull knowledge of the facts stated
below:
(A) The newspaper has complied with all ot
the requirements constituting qualifica-
tion as a qualified newspaper as provided
by Minn. Stat. $331A.02.
(B) This Public Notice was printed and pub-
lished in said newspaper(s) once each
week, for I successive week(s); the first
insertion being on 07 12312026 and the last
insertion being on 0712312026.
MORTGAGE FORECLOSU RE NOTICES
Pursuant to Minnesota Stat. $580.033
relating to the publication of mortgage
ficreclosure notices: The newspaper complies
with the conditions described in $580.033,
subd. l, clause (l) or (2). If the newspaper's
known office of issue is located in a county
adjoining the county where the mortgaged
premises or some part ol the mortgaged
premises described in the notice are located,
a substantial portion of the newspapefs
circulation is in the latter county.
Designated Agent
Subscribed and swonr to or affirmed before
me on0712312026
Notary Public
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN
COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
SUMMARY OF
ORDINANCE NO.765
AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTERS
r0, 'r2, '16, AND 20 0F THE
CHANHASSEN CITY CODE
NONCE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that, on July 13,2026, Ordinance
No. 765 was adopted by the City
Council of the City o{ Chanhassen,
Minnesota. Due to the lengthy na-
ture of Ordinance No. 765, the fol-
lowing summary of the ordinance
has been prepared for publication
and approved by the City Council
as authorized by state law.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN
that the ordinance adopted by the
City Council amends or adds the
following:
o Section 1 0-230 Short Term Rental
Licensing is amended to clarify
authority regarding parking limits
lor short-term rentals and to
remove redundant wasle
container storage language.
o Section l2-13 No Parking,
Stopping Or Standing Zones is
amended to clarify no parking
regulations and to designate the
Public Works Director as the
authority for temporarily
restricting stre€t parking on
public roads.
. Section 16-21 Container Storage
is amended to clarify the tirneline
for waste containers to be stored
in the public view for collection,
aligning with standard practice.
. Section 20-645 Lot Requirements
and Setbacks is amended to
modify side yard setback
requirements for single family
dwellings and detached
townhomes to provide for greater
construction flexibility.
. Section 20-905 Single-Family
Dwellings and Section 20-1 124
Bequired Number of On-Sile
Parking Spaces are amended to
remove unnecessary design
standards not required by state
statute or building code.
. Section 20-921 Pervious
Pavement is amended lo remove
contradictory regulations and
defer instead to the Shoreline
Management District code.
o Section 20-1176 lntent, Scope
and Compliance is amended to
replace an outdated ligure with
a table that describes
requirements for fencing-
. Sections 20-1256 and20-1275
arc amended to delete the
provisions and add "reserved"
to the empty code. This
ordinance shall go into effect
upon passage o{ the ordinance
by City Council.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN
that a prinled copy of Ordinance
No. 765 is available for inspection
by any person during the regu-
lar office hours at the office ol the
City Manager/Clerk or on the City's
website.
PASSED, ADOPTED, AND AP-
PROVED FOR PUBLICATION this
13rh day ol July 2026 by the City
Council of the City of Chanhassen,
Minnesota.
Published in the Sun Sailor
July 23,2026
1547719
ss
.4
\ine Huerta
ary Public :,
ir My&mmission El
IFFFIFIF
oires Januarv 31, 2029 Ii,-+{
Rate Information:
(l) t,owest classified rate paid by commercial users
for comparable space:
599.99 per column inch
Ad rD r5477le
ffiorx
U