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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 5 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 Minnetonka Public School District school district. Current FEMA mapping shows no Special Flood Hazard Area on the parcel, though local or unmapped drainage can still require review. 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. Tree cover is substantial — most of the lot sits under canopy in the 2015 modeled estimate, so plan for clearing and tree-preservation choices. We do not yet have data on terrain and water service — 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 PUDR in the city’s published GIS layer. It is in a Planned Unit Development, whose dimensional standards are set by that development’s own approved agreement and may differ from the base district standards shown here. 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.
No FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area identified on the parcel in the current dataset; local/unmapped drainage may still require review
Builder view: FEMA zone X (outside mapped SFHA) per current NFHL data; local/unmapped drainage and stormwater requirements still apply at design.
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 Minnetonka Public School District school district per current boundary data.
Builder view: School district: Minnetonka Public School District (MDE boundary data; boundaries can change — verify for enrollment decisions).
Buildable footprint allowed ≈ 11,781 sq ft — set by the coverage cap, not by setbacks. The binding limit here is the 30% total impervious surface cap (§20-615(e)): ≈ 11,781 sq ft - smaller than the 17,219 sq ft the setbacks alone would allow. That allowance covers house, garage, driveway, patio and walks together, so the house itself will be meaningfully smaller once a driveway is included. 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. Governing setback is the shoreland OHWL standard (100 ft, §20-481(a)) — Chanhassen shoreland management — Chanhassen City Code Art. 20-VII, §§20-476–20-490 (MunicipalCodeOnline; retrieved 2026-07-25); no mapped public water reduced the buildable area here, so the OHWL term does not bind.
Builder view: Conservative uniform inward buffer at the largest applicable setback (30 ft): ≈ 17,219 sq ft (43.8% of lot); coverage cap governs at ≈ 11,781 sq ft. Under-approximates the true asymmetric envelope; edge classification will refine. Resolved setbacks: front 30 ft, side 10 ft, rear 30 ft, corner side 30 ft. The binding limit here is the 30% total impervious surface cap (§20-615(e)): ≈ 11,781 sq ft - smaller than the 17,219 sq ft the setbacks alone would allow. That allowance covers house, garage, driveway, patio and walks together, so the house itself will be meaningfully smaller once a driveway is included. 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. Governing setback is the shoreland OHWL standard (100 ft, §20-481(a)) — Chanhassen shoreland management — Chanhassen City Code Art. 20-VII, §§20-476–20-490 (MunicipalCodeOnline; retrieved 2026-07-25); no mapped public water reduced the buildable area here, so the OHWL term does not bind.
This lot is in a mapped shoreland zone of a Recreational Development-class water: structures must be set back 75 ft (sewered) / 100 ft (unsewered) from the ordinary high water line (§20-481(a)). The OHWL location comes from a survey, not a map.
Builder view: Shoreland zone — DNR class Recreational Development. structures must be set back 75 ft (sewered) / 100 ft (unsewered) from the ordinary high water line (§20-481(a)). Bluff and shoreland-impervious standards may also apply; OHWL per survey.
This lot reads as wooded — about 83.8% of it sits under tree canopy (2015 modeled estimate). Expect real trees, and real tree-clearing decisions.
Builder view: Tree canopy ≈ 83.8% of parcel area (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.
Minnetonka Public School District
Source: MDE school district boundaries. Last verified: 7/21/2026.
Zone X (outside the mapped 500-year floodplain) 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.
No
Source: DNR Public Waters Inventory basins. Last verified: 7/21/2026.
PUDR
Source: Chanhassen Zoning (city server via ArcGIS utility proxy). Last verified: 8/12/2026.
Shoreland — Recreational Development class water Part of this parcel is within 1000 ft of the OHWL of Lotus (DNR PWI). Zone membership derived spatially at the MN statutory shoreland distances; the mapped OHWL is not a survey.
Source: DNR Public Waters Inventory basins. Last verified: 7/25/2026.
83.8% 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.
sewered Inside the Met Council Current Wastewater Service Areas footprint — currently served, not merely planned.
Source: Met Council Current Wastewater Service Areas (LPH publication). 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.