Code that reproduces the issue:
<telerik:RadHtmlChart runat="server" ID="RadHtmlChartColumnGender" Transitions="true" Width="150" Height="300">
<PlotArea>
<Series>
<telerik:ColumnSeries Name="Male" Stacked="true" StackType="Stack100">
<SeriesItems>
<telerik:CategorySeriesItem Y="69" />
</SeriesItems>
</telerik:ColumnSeries>
<telerik:ColumnSeries Name="Female" Stacked="true" StackType="Stack100">
<SeriesItems>
<telerik:CategorySeriesItem Y="3" />
</SeriesItems>
</telerik:ColumnSeries>
</Series>
<YAxis NarrowRange="false"></YAxis>
</PlotArea>
</telerik:RadHtmlChart>
Workaround:
<script>
function pageLoad() {
var kendoChart = $find("RadHtmlChartColumnGender").get_kendoWidget();
var valueAxis = kendoChart.options.valueAxis;
valueAxis.narrowRange = false;
$find("RadHtmlChartColumnGender").setOptions({valueAxis: valueAxis});
}
</script>