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Potential build site — identified from county GIS · as of 7/21/2026
A plain-language status — not a score. This page documents 5 facts from public records (one of them the 4 building rules cited to Chanhassen City Code §20-615(f); corner §20-908(c)), estimates 2 more from models, relies on 3 unverified screening defaults, and lists 8 things to verify before you rely on it.
This parcel in Chanhassen sits in the Eastern Carver County Public Schools school district. Part of the parcel is mapped in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area, so flood insurance and elevation requirements likely apply. Wetland indicators overlap the parcel in screening data — a field delineation is the next step, since mapped lines are not legal boundaries. On utilities, water service is undocumented and sewer service is inside the regional service area — a connection is not confirmed until the city or utility confirms it, so budget time to verify location and fees. The lot is partially wooded in the 2015 modeled estimate — some tree cover to work with, some open ground. We do not yet have data on terrain, water service, and shoreland status — on this page, unknown never means "no concern."
Rules applied: Chanhassen single-family residential (RSF, typical) — Chanhassen City Code §20-615 (MunicipalCodeOnline; no global currency date — per-section history only; retrieved 2026-07-25) + regional screening defaults for rules not yet loaded This parcel is mapped as zoning district A2 in the city’s published GIS layer. The values shown are the city’s typical single-family district standards, applied to this parcel regardless of its mapped district — confirm the standards for your district with the city. Some rules shown use a regional screening default — the Chanhassen ordinance is not yet loaded for them; verify locally before relying on any number. Chanhassen’s code host publishes no “current through” date and warns it may not reflect the most current legislation; values carry their own per-section amendment dates where the host shows one. Retrieved 2026-07-25.
Recorded, authoritative facts.
Modeled or preliminary — useful for screening, not decisions.
Professional and municipal confirmations before you build.
Written for homeowners; open “the details” on any card for the builder view and the raw measurement behind it.
Slope & terrain: not yet evaluated — unknown is not the same as no concern. no slope statistics
Builder view: Slope & terrain: no qualifying evidence in the current dataset (no slope statistics); treat as unresolved, not as clear.
Part of this parcel is mapped in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area (zone floodway); flood insurance and elevation requirements likely apply — confirm with the city and a surveyor.
Builder view: FEMA zone floodway (SFHA) per current NFHL data; floodplain ordinance and base flood elevation requirements apply — elevation certificate and local floodplain review required.
Mapped wetland/public-water indicators overlap this parcel. This is a screening result, not a confirmed legal boundary — a wetland delineation is recommended before design or purchase decisions.
Builder view: NWI/PWI overlap present — a SCREENING constraint, not a delineated boundary; a wetland delineation is recommended before design or purchase decisions. The local ordinance requires a vegetated buffer of 16.5–50 ft depending on the wetland's classification, plus a structure setback from the buffer (Chanhassen requires a vegetated buffer of 16.5 to 50 feet depending on the wetland’s MnRAM classification, plus a 15 to 50 foot setback from the buffer edge — for a Manage 1 wetland that is 25 feet of buffer plus 30 feet of setback, about 55 feet from the wetland edge to the house (Chanhassen City Code §20-411). Lots created before May 14, 2007 follow an older rule with a 40-foot minimum. A delineation and MnRAM classification set the exact figure.) — a delineation and classification set the exact figure. WCA/LGU review applies if impacts are proposed.
Public utilities may be available nearby; connection location & fees require confirmation
Uses a regional screening default — the local ordinance is not yet loaded. Verify locally.
Builder view: sanitary sewer: inside the regional wastewater service area (MUSA) — membership is a planning designation, NOT a connection at the boundary; timing unknown, confirm staging with the city.
Water service: not yet evaluated — unknown is not the same as no concern. water service not documented
Builder view: Water service: no qualifying evidence in the current dataset (water service not documented); treat as unresolved, not as clear.
This parcel is in the Eastern Carver County Public Schools school district per current boundary data.
Builder view: School district: Eastern Carver County Public Schools (MDE boundary data; boundaries can change — verify for enrollment decisions).
On a lot this size, zoning is not the practical limit on house size: the 30% total impervious surface cap (§20-615(e)) would allow a regulatory maximum of ≈ 146,763 sq ft — far more room than any house uses. Site conditions, access, utilities and budget govern what is practical here. Based on Chanhassen single-family residential (RSF, typical) — Chanhassen City Code §20-615 (MunicipalCodeOnline; no global currency date — per-section history only; retrieved 2026-07-25); confirm your parcel's zoning.
Builder view: Regulatory maximum footprint ≈ 146,763 sq ft (bound by the coverage/impervious cap, not by setbacks). Regulation is not the binding constraint at this parcel size. Based on Chanhassen single-family residential (RSF, typical) — Chanhassen City Code §20-615 (MunicipalCodeOnline; no global currency date — per-section history only; retrieved 2026-07-25); confirm your parcel's zoning.
This lot is near a mapped public water, but its shoreland classification is not available in the current dataset — shoreland setbacks remain unresolved (never guessed); confirm with the DNR and the city.
Builder view: Within statutory shoreland distance of a public water with no available DNR management class; OHWL/bluff/impervious standards unresolved — confirm the classification before design.
This lot is partially wooded — about 34.4% tree canopy (2015 modeled estimate): some tree cover, some open ground.
Builder view: Tree canopy ≈ 34.4% of parcel area (Partially wooded; bands: wooded ≥ 50%, partially wooded 20–50%). Source: 2015 UMN 1-m urban tree canopy (deciduous + coniferous classes); verify current conditions on site — clearing, storms and growth since 2015 are not reflected.
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These builders list Chanhassen in their service area (HomeBuildersMN directory, as of 2026-07-25).
The raw per-field record behind the interpretation above — the same rights-filtered fields, each with its own source and last-verified date.
Eastern Carver County Public Schools
Source: MDE school district boundaries. Last verified: 7/21/2026.
Regulatory floodway (FEMA special flood hazard area) Preliminary site signal — not a determination.
Source: FEMA NFHL flood hazard zones (MN DNR GDRS mirror). Last verified: 7/21/2026.
Yes NWI is a planning tool; preliminary, not a delineation.
Source: Updated MN National Wetlands Inventory. Last verified: 7/21/2026.
Yes
Source: DNR Public Waters Inventory basins. Last verified: 7/21/2026.
A2
Source: Chanhassen Zoning (city server via ArcGIS utility proxy). Last verified: 8/12/2026.
Unknown — verify Within the MN statutory shoreland distance of a mapped public water whose DNR shoreland classification is not available in the current dataset — shoreland standards remain unresolved, never guessed.
Source: DNR Public Waters Inventory basins. Last verified: 7/25/2026.
34.4% Modeled from the 2015 UMN 1-m urban tree canopy raster (deciduous + coniferous classes); canopy may have changed since 2015. Screening only, not a survey.
Source: UMN 2015 TCMA Urban Tree Canopy (1 m, RSGAL/DRUM). Last verified: 7/25/2026.
Staged Future Inside a Met Council MUSA staging/reserve area (code 20) (MUSA comprehensive-plan vintage: 2040) — planned for future service, not currently served.
Source: Met Council MUSA composite. Last verified: 8/4/2026.
Inside planned regional wastewater service area — not a sewer connection
Other potential building sites near this one — straight-line distance between parcel centres. Same preliminary signals, same caveats.