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PROPOSAL: Conceptual and Preliminary Planned Unit Development to rezone 12.34 from
Agricultural Estate, A2, to Planned Unit Development, PUD; preliminary plat of
Outlot A, Autumn Ridge Addition, creating 94 lots, and one outlot; and site plan
approval for a residential medium density development consisting of 2 four -unit,
2 three -unit, 1 six -unit, 1 two -unit and 9 eight -unit structures. The development is
called Autumn Ridge 2nd Addition.
LOCATION: Southwest corner of Highway 5 and Galpin Boulevard (County Road 19), north of
Coulter Boulevard.
APPLICANT: Scenic Enterprises, Inc.
18133 Cedar Avenue South
Farmington, MN 55024
PC DATE: 9/6/95
10/4/95
CC DATE: 10/23/95
CASE #: 93 -5 PUD
By: Generous, Hempel, Desotelle
Action W City Admtniettatot
PRESENT ZONING:
ACREAGE:
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Agricultural Estate, A2
12.34 acres
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AND LAND USE: N - A2, Highway 5 and Miniature Golf and Driving Range
S - PUD, Autumn Ridge Addition, 46 townhouses
E - OI, Elementary School Site, single- family homes, and Galpin
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W - A2, vacant, guided for Office/Industrial
WATER AND SEWER: Available to the site.
PHYSICAL CHARACTER: The site is adjacent to a large wetland complex (43.8 acres) with an
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upland agricultural area that was farmed most of the last decade. There is a tree line along the
property limits and a perched wetland in the center of the site. The site contains rolling
topography with several high points of 976. The site drops off toward the wetlands to the west.
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PROPOSAL /SUMMARY
Scenic Enterprises, Inc. is proposing to build 94 townhouses on the project on the southwest
corner of Highway 5 and Galpin Boulevard. There are a total of 15 buildings proposed with 9
eight -unit, 1 six -unit, 2 four -unit, 2 three -unit, and 1 two -unit structures on a net area of 12.34
acres. This property is currently zoned A2, Agricultural Estate, but it is guided for Medium
Density (4 -8 units /acre) Development. The developer is proposing densities of 7.6 units per acre.
The developer currently estimates unit costs at $100,000 to $130,000 for each unit in the
eight unit structures and $130,000 to $175,000 per unit in the single unit.
There is a DNR protected wetland which is 43.8 acres adjacent to the project. Coulter
Boulevard, which provides access to the project, will eventually connect Audubon Road with
Highway 41. This road is part of the City Comprehensive Plan and the alignment was refined in
the Highway 5 Corridor Plan. The extension of the collector road must cross a portion of DNR
protected Wetland 10 -210W. The collector road has been moved to the south to accommodate
the school site to the east of the project.
The applicants are seeking conceptual and preliminary PUD approval at this time. The design of
this project appears to reflect many of the Hwy. 5 development standards. Careful measurement
of this project against these standards needs to be made. The building design includes the pitched
roof elements, variation in facade treatments with dormers and straight roof edges, variated
building components, and the use of colorful and functional plant materials. The applicant has
na-provided the city with building materials, textures, roofing treatment, and color schemes.
Staff has worked with the applicant to revise the plan to reduce the amount of grading that will
be done on the project. These revisions have provided the extra benefit of stepping building pads
down to the southwest, providing a more varied roof pattern, and incorporating single entry units
and walkouts.
The development has taken care in arranging building orientations to provide diversity and
' varying perspectives. Staff worked with the applicant alternate building orientations. The
applicant has redistributed the unit types throughout the project to increase site diversity as well
as incorporate single loaded units in the southwest corner of the site adjacent to the wetland and
in along staff s proposed loop road through the middle of the site (see alternate design
schematic).
' Staff is recommending that this item be approved subject to the conditions contained in the staff
report.
Justification for Rezoning to PUD I
The applicant is requesting to rezone approximately 12.34 acres from A2, Agricultural Estate, to
PUD, Planned Unit Development. The following review constitutes our evaluation of the PUD I
request. The review criteria is taken from the intent section of the PUD Ordinance.
Section 20 -501. Intent I
Planned unit developments offer enhanced flexibility to develop a site through the relaxation of
most normal zoning district standards. The use of the PUD zoning also allows for a greater '
variety of uses, internal transfer of density, construction phasing, and a potential for lower
development costs. In exchange for this enhanced flexibility, the City has the expectation that
the development plan will result in a significantly higher quality and more sensitive proposal ,
than would have been the case with the other more standard zoning districts.
FINDINGS '
It will be the applicant's responsibility to demonstrate that the City's expectations are to be '
realized as evaluated against the following criteria:
1. Preservation of desirable site characteristics and open space and protection of sensitive
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Site Characteristics
portion of the site that is being developed adjacent to Hwy. 5 slopes, generally, from
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The site is currently agricultural. An abandoned farm home and out buildings are located in the
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far northeast corner of the site. Shelter belt plantings of large spruce and pines are found around
the farm home and along the highway with box elders, aspen and eastern cottonwood, black
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willow and American elm growing within delineated wetlands and on some uncultivated areas.
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REZONING
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Justification for Rezoning to PUD I
The applicant is requesting to rezone approximately 12.34 acres from A2, Agricultural Estate, to
PUD, Planned Unit Development. The following review constitutes our evaluation of the PUD I
request. The review criteria is taken from the intent section of the PUD Ordinance.
Section 20 -501. Intent I
Planned unit developments offer enhanced flexibility to develop a site through the relaxation of
most normal zoning district standards. The use of the PUD zoning also allows for a greater '
variety of uses, internal transfer of density, construction phasing, and a potential for lower
development costs. In exchange for this enhanced flexibility, the City has the expectation that
the development plan will result in a significantly higher quality and more sensitive proposal ,
than would have been the case with the other more standard zoning districts.
FINDINGS '
It will be the applicant's responsibility to demonstrate that the City's expectations are to be '
realized as evaluated against the following criteria:
1. Preservation of desirable site characteristics and open space and protection of sensitive
environmental features, including steep slopes, mature trees, creeks, wetlands, lakes and
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scenic views.
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Finding . The major site characteristic of this property is the large wetland complex. The
portion of the site that is being developed adjacent to Hwy. 5 slopes, generally, from
northeast to southwest. The property along the western edge has trees including elm, box
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elder and some aspen. Staff requested revisions to the plat to minimize the amount of
grading. The Tree Preservation Plan needs to be revised based on staff comments.
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2. More efficient and effective use of land, open space and public facilities through mixing
of land uses and assembly and development of land in larger parcels.
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Finding The development plan has been revised to minimize grading for a more
efficient use of the land.
3. Sensitive development in transitional areas located between different land uses and along
significant corridors within the city will be encouraged.
Finding The property to the west of the subject site is guided for a business /industrial
park. Highway 5 and Galpin Boulevard abut the property to the north and east,
respectively. The site to the east is an elementary school. Townhomes, with their ability
to be clustered and develop internal amenities, are an appropriate transitional use.
4. Development which is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan.
Finding The Comprehensive plan guides the area to the north of the frontage road for
medium density 4 - 8 units an acre. The proposed density of 7.6 units per acre is
consistent with the comprehensive plan.
5. Parks and open space. The creation of public open space may be required by the city.
Such park and open space shall be consistent with the Comprehensive Park Plan and
overall trail plan.
Finding. The development contains a large wetland complex that will be maintained
and enhanced as part of this development. A passive park encompassing approximately
100 acres will be located on this site and the property to the west. The applicant will be
constructing a portion of the trail system within the parkland as part of this development.
' 6. Provision of housing affordable to all income groups if appropriate with the PUD.
' Finding The price of the "for sale" units has not yet been determined. The developer
estimates values at between $100,000 and $175,000 per unit. Based on Metropolitan
Council criteria, units below $115,000 are considered affordable.
7. Energy conservation through the use of more efficient building designs and sightings and
the clustering of buildings and land uses.
Finding. The grades have been designed around the location of the proposed frontage
road and the wetland complex.
' 8. Use of traffic management and design techniques to reduce the potential for traffic
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conflicts. Improvements to area roads and intersections may be required as appropriate.
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Finding. The site will have access from Coulter Boulevard via Galpin Boulevard.
Internal access will be provided via a private street in a looped system.
Summary of Rezoning to PUD
Rezoning the property to PUD provides the applicant with flexibility, but allows the city to
request additional improvements and the site's unique features can be better protected. The
flexibility in standards allows the disturbed areas to be further removed from the unique features
of the site. In return for the flexibility, the city is receiving:
Development that is consistent with Comprehensive Plan
Preservation of desirable site characteristics (wetlands, trees, topographical
features)
Sensitive development in transitional areas
More efficient use of land
Staff and the applicant have worked on numerous revisions that, we believe, make this project a
higher quality project.
GENERAL SITE PLAN /ARCHITECTURE
Scenic Enterprises, Inc. is proposing to build 94 townhouses on the project on the southwest
corner of Highway 5 and Galpin Boulevard. There are a total of 15 buildings proposed with 9
eight -unit, 1 six -unit, 2 four -unit, 2 three -unit, and 1 two -unit structures on a net area of 12.34
acres. The townhouses are located around an internal private roadway system that is accessed
via Coulter Boulevard.
The project has two sets of development standards to comply with, one is the PUD district and
the other is the Highway 5 Corridor Development and Design Standards.
The PUD district allows a maximum of 30 percent impervious surface. The applicant is
proposing 30 percent impervious surface. Parking, as shown on the plan, meets the city
requirements. Two parking stalls per unit are required, one and one -half of which must be
enclosed, plus an additional 1 /4 space per unit.
The development and design standards for the Highway 5 Corridor have been incorporated into
the applicant's development proposal. Building height is limited to 3 stories or 40 feet. This
proposal is for two story buildings. Buildings shall incorporate pitched roofs, variations in the
rhythms of the building components and architectural details, the use of colorful and functional
plant materials, variation in the mass of buildings and building orientation along Highway 5, and
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the provision of open spaces and sight lines. The applicant has not provided the city with details
on building materials, textures, or colors. Building siding shall be blue, cedar, and tan. Asphalt
shingles are weathered wood. The applicant still must provide a plan that assures that these
variations in color are in fact implemented. The setbacks for buildings along Highway 5 are 70
feet minimum and 150 feet maximum. For the interior collector, the setbacks are 50 feet
minimum and 100 feet maximum. Parking should not be in the minimum setback area. This
proposal meets these standards. There will be no roof top equipment.
Signage is proposed for the intersection of Galpin Boulevard and the proposed public frontage
road. Detail specifications are not available at this time, but the signage must be compatible with
the project design and low profile.
Lighting shall be consistent with city standards of /z foot candle at the property line.
The development has, at times, taken care in arranging building orientations to provide diversity
and varying perspectives. However, along the eastern and western edges of the project, the
applicant has provided a monotonous building orientation and perspective. Staff is
recommending that the applicant alternate building orientations. The applicant should also
redistribute the unit types throughout the project to increase site diversity as well as incorporate
single loaded units in the southwest corner of the site adjacent to the wetland and in along staff s
proposed loop road through the middle of the site (see alternate design schematic).
SUBDIVISION REVIEW
WETLANDS
Almost fifty percent of this site is characterized as natural wetland. The wetlands on site can be
broken into three separate basins that are described as follows:
Wetland A - Wetland A is a DNR protected water (10 -210W) and is approximately 43.8 acres in
size. Since this is a DNR wetland, this wetland is required to have a natural classification by the
City's Surface Water Management Plan. DNR established an ordinary high water mark (OHW) of
' 931.2 for this basin in the interest of the development.
Wetland B - Wetland B is located near the west property boundary (First Addition) and is charac-
terized as an ag/urban wetland. This basin, which is approximately 0.3 acre will be partially
impacted by the proposed frontage road. Mitigation for this wetland is permitted under Wetland
Alteration Permit 95 -4.
Wetland C - Wetland C is located in the northeast p ortion of the site and is characterized as an
ag /urban wetland. This basin, which is approximately 0.3 acre will be filled as a result of the
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proposed development. Mitigation for this wetland is permitted under Wetland Alteration Permit
95 -4. '
Buffer Strip - The buffer strip width for Wetland A is 10 to 30 feet with a minimum average width
of 20 feet. The principal structure setback is 40 feet measured from the outside edge of the buffer '
strip. Since park trail is incorporated along the wetland buffer, an additional 8 feet outside the
buffer area will be necessary for the trail. Therefore the range of widths for wetland and trail
easement requirements is 18 to 38 feet with an overall average of 28 feet. '
SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN '
The City has adopted a Surface Water Management Plan (SWMP). The SWMP will serve as a tool
to protect, preserve, and enhance the City's water resources. The plan identifies the stormwater '
quantity and quality improvements from a regional perspective necessary to allow future
development to take place and minimize its impact to downstream water bodies. In general, the
water quantity portion of the plan uses a 100 -year design storm interval for ponding and a 10 -year ,
design storm interval for storm sewer piping. The water quality portion of the plan uses William
Walker Jr.'s Pondnet model for predicting phosphorus concentrations in shallow water bodies. An
ultimate conditions model has been developed at each drainage area based on projected future land ,
use, and therefore, different sets of improvements under full development were analyzed to deter-
mine the optimum phosphorus reduction in priority water bodies.
The City requires storm water quantity calculations for pre and post developed conditions and water '
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quality calculations from the applicant prior to final plat. After review of the calculations, the City
will make recommendations for approval of the stormwater plan in accordance with the SWMP. '
Water Quality '
The applicant is providing on -site water quality treatment facilities for the first and second addition
of the development. Therefore, the water quality fees will be waived.
Water Quantity ,
This project is being charged storm water quantity connection fees for medium density land use.
The connection charge for medium density developments is $2,975 per developable acre. Based on '
the proposed development 12.3 acres the applicant is responsible for a water quantity connection
charge of $36,592.50.
DRAINAGE '
The plans propose a series of catch basins to convey storm water runoff to a regional storm water '
quality treatment pond located in the southwest corner of the site. The pond's side slopes shall be
designed as either 4:1 overall or 10:1 for the first 10 feet at the normal water level and 3:1 thereafter
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for safety purposes. The plans appear to have 3:1 side slopes without the 10:1 foot bench. The
City requires the normal and high water levels associated with the ponds and wetlands on the final
grading plans. Detailed storm sewer calculations for 10 -year and 100 -year storm events along with
ponding calculations based on Walker's Pondnet methodology shall be submitted to staff for review
' and approval. Staff recommends an outlet control structure for water quality and an emergency
overflow over the top of the pond into the wetland for the 100 -year storm events.
The City may restore Wetland A in conjunction with the extension of Coulter Blvd. Therefore, the
existing ordinary high water level of 931.2 may be raised 1 to 2 feet. It appears that this type of
project would not interfere with the development which is 15 to 20 feet higher.
Based on a preliminary review, additional storm sewers and catch basins will be needed. Staff will
' be reviewing these types of improvements at the time of construction plan review and receipt of the
drainage calculations.
' GRADING
The plans propose to mass grade the entire site with the exception of the northeast corner in order to
I accommodate placement of the multi - family type units. The significant oaks in the northeast corner
will remain. The existing house and utility structure will be removed in conjunction with this
' development.
In conjunction with reconstructing Galpin Boulevard (County Road 19), the existing roadway grade
' has been lowered. Commencing at Trunk Highway 5, Galpin Boulevard will be lowered by up to 7
feet. These grade changes are necessary in order to improve sight lines along both Trunk Highway
5 and Galpin Boulevard. The applicant's grading plan has been redesigned to be compatible with
' the new street grades along Galpin Boulevard. Staff has reviewed the placement of the units and
believes modifications have been made to enhance the sight lines from T.H. 5 and modify grades to
follow the natural slope characteristics better.
' Berming is not proposed along the frontage road (Coulter Boulevard). Typically along collector -
type streets a combination of berming and landscaping is incorporated into the site plan to minimize
' noise and provide screening. All berming shall be located outside the City's right -of -way. Some
berming is proposed along T.H. 5 due to grades. In addition, the area should be heavily landscaped
for noise abatement.
' EROSION CONTROL
The applicant will need to develop a sediment and erosion control plan in accordance with the
City's Best Management Practice Handbook (BMPH). Type III erosion control fencing will be
' required adjacent the natural wetland. The steep slopes may also require some form of terraced
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erosion control fencing or temporary sediment basin during the grading phase of construction. All
disturbed areas as a result of construction will need to be reseeded and mulched within two weeks '
after grading is completed. The entire site must be graded prior to issuance of building permits.
STREETS '
The applicant has submitted plans and specifications for the construction of Coulter Boulevard in
conjunction with Phase I of Autumn Ridge. Coulter Boulevard is proposed to be construct from '
Galpin Boulevard (County Road 19) to the west edge of Block 1. The plans for Coulter Boulevard
are subject to MnDOT State Aid approval. MnDOT has approved of the alignment of Coulter
Boulevard. Since Coulter Boulevard will eventually be extended to Trunk Highway 41 in the
future, a temporary cul -de -sac will be constructed at the west end of the project. A condition shall
be placed in the PUD /development agreement notifying property owners that Coulter Boulevard '
will be extended in the future.
Since Coulter Boulevard plays a significant role in accessing this development, a condition should ,
be placed in the approval process that the subdivision is contingent upon the City /applicant
receiving the necessary construction plan approvals from MnDOT State Aid office.
The interior streets are fairly well laid out from a traffic circulation standpoint. The interior streets '
all connect back out to Coulter Boulevard. All of the streets which branch off Coulter Boulevard
are proposed to be private streets and not maintained by the City. The private streets shall be ,
constructed in accordance with the City's private driveway ordinance. The minimum street width
for multi- family zoning is 24 feet face -to -face with concrete curb and gutter. Some of the
driveways are proposed at 20 feet wide. Parking will be prohibited on all of the private streets. '
Staff has reviewed the site plan and believes the modifications to the street and building layout on
the north end of the site enhance the project and improve sight lines from T.H. 5 and reduce '
impervious surface without sacrifice to public safety.
Since there will be public improvements constructed in conjunction with this development, the ,
applicant will be required to enter into a PUD /development agreement with the City and provide
the necessary financial security and administration fees.
Street lighting should also be required within the development. Staff will work with the applicant ,
to develop a street lighting plan and the applicant shall be required to incorporate it into the street
construction plans. I
UTILITIES
The City has previously extended trunk sewer and water facilities to service this area. The trunk '
sanitary sewer has been extended by the City along the wetlands to Coulter Boulevard. The
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applicant has provided staff with construction plans and specifications for Phase I (Autumn Ridge
' 1 st Addition) which extends sewer and water to this site. Due to the size of this development, it is
recommended the applicant use the City's standard specifications and detail plates for construction
' of the utility systems. Staff has offered an alternative to the applicant with regards to the utility
improvements. Since the utility improvements will be constructed in accordance to City standards,
staff suggests that the applicant consider turning over ownership and maintenance to the City after
the improvements are installed and tested. This would permit proper maintenance on a regular
' schedule and provide a better level of service to the residences. It would also avoid having the
applicant applying for and obtaining numerous permits and inspection from/by the City. The
' applicant has indicated that he believes it would also be in the best interest of his customers to have
the City take over ownership and maintenance of the utilities.
MISCELLANEOUS
MnDOT's policy is to assist local governments in promoting compatibility between land use and
highways. Residential land use adjacent to highways will usually result in complaints about traffic
noise.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has established noise standards and the U.S. Department
of Housing and Urban Development also has guidelines. Traffic noise from this highway could
exceed noise standards established by these agencies.
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MnDOT policy regarding new developments adjacent to existing highways prohibits the
expenditure of highway funds for noise mitigation measures. MnDOT will not be constructing any
noise abatement structures as part of the upcoming T.H. 5 project. The developer should assess the
noise situation and take the action deemed necessary to minimize the impact of any traffic noise.
' LANDSCAPING AND TREE PRESERVATION
' The site is primarily devoid of trees except in the northeast corner and near the wetlands. The
significant tree inventory of the site verifies these tree types consisting of maples, oaks, box
elder, and elm. Conifers have been planted in the area of the farmstead.
' The applicant has provided the city with the base line canopy coverage calculations and the
development's canopy coverage removal estimates. City ordinance requires a canopy coverage
' of 20 percent for medium density residential developments. The applicant shall revise the tree
preservation tabulations as follows: Min. Canopy Coverage 20% (Med. Density Residential;
Add. Canopy Coverage Required 1.798 acres; and total trees required 80 trees. The only
' significant tree preservation proposed on the site is in the northeast corner of the property and
along the northern portion of the site within the Highway 5 right -of -way. Additional trees have
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been preserved along Galpin Boulevard and in the southwest corner of the site due to site
revisions.
The landscaping plan provides 263 trees which would exceed the forestation/replacement
requirements. There are 13 different tree species included in the plant schedule. Of the total
number of trees provided, 74 trees are ornamentals (28 percent), 126 are conifers (48 percent), 5
are primary species (2 percent), and 58 are secondary species (22 percent). Staff has two
concerns with the landscaping plan. The first is the distribution of tree species. Only 24 percent
of the trees are either primary or secondary species, almost half the trees are conifers, and 28
percent are ornamentals. The second issue of concern is that the landscape screening for this
development is being provided primarily by the evergreens that are being preserved within the
Highway 5 right -of -way. To resolve both these issues, staff is recommending that a more
equitable distribution of trees be incorporated into the landscaping plan and that additional
groupings of evergreens be planted along the northern project boundary to prepare for the
possible future removal of the evergreens with the widening of Highway 5. Conifer trees shall
average seven feet with a minimum height of six feet.
PARKS AND RECREATION
The Park and Recreation Commission met on August 22, 1995 to discuss this development.
They recommended the following conditions:
1. Full park dedication fees shall be collected per city ordinance.
2. Trail fees for Autumn Ridge 2nd Addition, and retroactively for Autumn Ridge 1 st
Addition, be waived in consideration of trail construction. This trail construction shall be
completed per city specifications within an alignment approved by the city.
PLANNING COMMISSION UPDATE
The Planning Commission held a public hearing on September 6, 1995 to review the proposed
development. At that time, staff recommended that the item be tabled to permit the applicant to
revise the plans incorporating staff comments and suggested revisions.
On October 4, 1995, the Planning Commission again held a public hearing on the proposed
development. The applicant had incorporated staff revisions in the plan that was reviewed. The
Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of the revised plans with a
modification to condition 23 and the addition of conditions 31 and 32.
(Staff has deleted duplicated conditions, i.e. wetland buffer requirement, street name review, and
10 foot clear space around fire hydrants.)
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I RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the following motion:
' "The City ouncil approves Conceptual and Preliminary Planned Unit Development to rezone
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' 12.34 from Agricultural Estate, A2, to Planned Unit Development, PUD (first reading);
preliminary plat of Outlot A, Autumn Ridge Addition, creating 94 lots, and one outlot for
Autumn Ridge 2nd Addition; and site plan approval for a residential medium density
development consisting of 1 two -unit, 2 three -unit, 2 four -unit structures, 1 six -unit structure and
9 eight -unit structures subject to the plans dated June 21, 1995, revised September 21, 1995 and
following conditions:
1. A ten foot clear space must be maintained around fire hydrants, i.e. street lamps, trees,
shrubs, bushes, NSP, NW Bell, cable television, transformer boxes. This is to insure that fire
hydrants can be quickly located and safely operated by firefighters. Pursuant to Chanhassen
City Ordinance 9 -1. Fire hydrant placement shall be subject to review by the Fire Marshal.
' 2. Must comply with Premises Identification -Policy #29 -1992. Copy attached. Additional
address numbers must be installed at entrance of driveways to multi - dwelling units. Contact
Chanhassen Fire Marshal for details.
Signs must . On the main looped road there must be posted on one side "No Parking" signs. Si
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be installed with 75 foot intervals. Submit drawing to Fire Marshal for approval.
4. There are fire hydrants shown on the plan that will need relocating. There are also additional
' hydrants that must be added. These changes will be addressed, and shown on the utility plan.
5. Submit street names to the Public Safety Department, Inspections Division for review prior
' to final plat approval.
6. Revise the preliminary grading plan to show the location of proposed dwelling pads, using
standard designations and the lowest level floor and garage floor elevations. This should be
done prior to final plat approval.
' 7. Obtain demolition permits for the existing structures on site. This should be done prior to
any grading on the property.
8. Adjust property lines to permit openings and projections in exterior walls or confirm that no
openings or projections are planned. This must be done before preliminary plat approval.
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9. Full park dedication fees shall be collected per city ordinance.
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will install wetland buffer edge signs before accepting the utilities and will charge the applicant
10. Trail fees for Autumn Ridge 2nd Addition, and retroactively for Autumn Ridge 1 st Addition,
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will be waived in consideration of trail construction. This trail construction shall be
completed per city specifications within an alignment approved by the city.
11. Revise the landscaping plan to provide a more equitable distribution of trees and provide
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additional groupings of evergreens along the northern project boundary to prepare for the
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possible future removal of the evergreens with the widening of Highway 5. Conifer trees
shall average seven feet with a minimum height of six feet.
12. Detailed storm sewer calculations for a 10 -year and 100 -year storm events along with ponding
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calculations based on Walker's PONDNET methodology along with pre and post -runoff
conditions shall be submitted to City staff for review and approval prior to final plat
consideration
13. The applicant will be responsible for the appropriate water quantity connection fees based on
the City's Surface Water Management Plan. Staff has calculated that the proposed development
would be responsible for a water quantity fee of $36,592.50 assuming 12.3 acres of developable
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14. The wetlands and wetland buffers shall be delineated on the grading and drainage plans. A
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native buffer strip 10 feet in width should be maintained around the natural wetland. The buffer
strip for Wetland A shall be 18 to 38 feet wide with an average width of 28 feet. Wetland buffer
areas shall be surveyed and staked in accordance with the city's wetland ordinance. The city
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will install wetland buffer edge signs before accepting the utilities and will charge the applicant
$20.00 per sign.
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15. The developer shall construct an 8 foot wide asphalt trail per city specifications within a 20 -foot
wide trail easement. This construction shall be completed in conjunction with street
construction. Final alignment of this trail shall be staked by the developer and approved by the
,
Parks and Recreation Director and City Engineer. The legal description of the trail easement
shall be prepared by the applicant after the trail location has been determined in the field.
16. The applicant may commence site grading after final plat approval and the applicant entering
into the Planned Unit Development Agreement and supplying the city with a financial security
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to guarantee site grading, erosion control, and site restoration.
17. A condition shall be placed in the PUD/Development Contract notifying residences that
Coulter Boulevard will be extended in the future.
' Autumn Ridge 2nd Addition
October 4, 1995
' Page 14
18. The applicant shall be responsible for the installation of street lights along the private streets.
' The applicant and City staff shall work together to prepare a street lighting plan to be
incorporated into the street construction plans.
19. The applicant will be required to enter into a PUD /development contract with the City and
provide the necessary financial security and administration fees to guarantee compliance with
the conditions of approval.
20. The applicant shall design and construct the street and utility improvements in accordance to
' the City's latest edition of Standard Specifications and Detail Plates. Detailed construction
plans and specifications for the public improvements shall be submitted to City staff for review
and approval.
' 21. The applicant shall provide a copy of the covenants for review and approval by the City and
shall be filed at the County with the final plat documents.
22. The applicant shall provide "as- built" locations and dimensions of all corrected house pads or
other documentation acceptable to the Building Official.
' 23. The applicant shall apply for and obtain all necessary permits from the regulatory agencies such
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as the MPCA, Health Department, Watershed District, DNR, Army Corps of Engineers,
MnDOT and Carver County Highway Department. The applicant shall also get the
necessary permits from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the U.S. Department
' of Housing and Urban Development to make sure that with the upgrading of Highway 5
the development does not exceed the noise standards established by those agencies.
' 24. The applicant shall report to the City Engineer the location of any drain tiles found during
construction. The applicant will comply with the City Engineer's direction as far as
abandonment or relocation of the drain tile.
25. The applicant shall develop a sediment and erosion control plan in accordance with the City's
Best Management Practice Handbook (BMPH). Type III erosion control fencing will be
required around the wetlands. The site may also require additional erosion control fence on the
slopes and/or temporary sediment basins.
' 26. Drainage and conservation easements shall be dedicated over all wetland areas within the
subdivision including outlots. Wetland mitigation measures shall be developed and subject to
approval by the City. The mitigation measures shall be completed in conjunction with the site
grading and restoration.
Autumn Ridge 2nd Addition '
October 4, 1995
Page 15 '
27. The final plat shall be contingent upon MnDOT's State -Aid office approving the street
alignment for the east/west frontage road. Construction plans shall be revised accordingly as a '
result of the State -Aid review process.
28. The private streets /driveways shall be constructed in accordance with the City's private '
driveway ordinance for low and/or medium density zoning. Private driveways shall be a
minimum of 24 feet wide (face -to- face).
T applicant shall provide a plan that assures that the variations in siding '
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implemented.
30. The applicant shall provide dispersed guest parking spaces within the project.
31. The applicant shall provide impervious surface computations. ,
32.
A native seed mix shall be required where the stormwater pond is created."
ATTACHMENTS
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1.
Development Review Application
2.
Preliminary Plat dated 6/21/95
3.
Alternate Design Schematic
4.
Memo from Mark Littfin to Robert Generous dated 8/23/95
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6.
Memo from Steve Kirchman to Bob Generous dated 8/24/95
Notice of Public Hearing and Mailing List
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7.
Letter from Ruth Ann Sobnosky to Robert Generous dated 8/28/95
8.
Planning Commission Minutes of 9/6/95
9.
Planning Commission Minutes of 10/4/95
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10.
Letter from Joseph M. Miller to City of Chanhassen dated October 13, 1995
11.
Plans dated June 21, 1995, revised September 21, 1995.
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690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317
(612) 937 -1900 • FAX (612) 937 -5739
TO: Robert Generous, Planner II
FROM: Mark Littfin, Fire Marshal
DATE: August 23, 1995
SUBJ: Enterprises Inc., Autumn Ridge 2nd Addition
Planning Case #93 -5 P.U.D.
I have reviewed the site plan in order to comply with the Chanhassen Fire Department/Fire
Prevention Division and have the following fire, code or City Ordinance/Policy requirements.
The site plan review is based on the available information at this time. As additional plans or
changes are submitted, the appropriate code or"'policy items will be addressed.
1. A ten foot clear space must be maintained around fire hydrants, i.e. street lamps, trees,
shrubs, bushes, NSP, NW Bell, cable television, ',transformer boxes. This is to insure
that fire hydrants can be quickly located and safely operated by firefighters. Pursuant
to Chanhassen City Ordinance 9=1.
2. Submit street names for approval.
3. Must comply with Premises Identification - Policy 429 -1992. Copy attached.
Additional address numbers must be installed at entrance of driveways to multi-
dwelling units: Contact Chanhassen Fire. MarshaEfor'details.
MEMORANDUM
CITY OF
CHANHASSEN
690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317
(612) 937 -1900 • FAX (612) 937 -5739
MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Bob Generous, Planner II
Steve A. Kirchman, Building Official Q+,)
August 24, 1995
93 -5 PUD(Scenic Enterprises, Inc., Autumn Ridge 2nd Addition)
Background-
I was asked to review the plans sta
JUN 21 1995 CHANHASSEN PLANNIIS
project. Below are an analysis and
Division for the proposed project.
Analysis;
It CITY OF CHANHASSEN, RECEIVED
:PT." for the above referenced
mmendations from the Inspections
Street Names. In order to avoid conflict!':
public and private, must be reviewed by
Proposed street names are not included wit
proposed street name should bedifferent
to the south. Due to the number of units
the proposed street name should be given
proposed street name may have a maximum 1
the east /west designation`.
and confusion, street names,
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the submitted documents. The
rom the names of the streets
d outlets on the same street,
i /west designation. The
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Demolition Permits. Existing structures on the property which will be
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demolished will require demolition�F:Vermits. Proof of well abandonment
must be furnished to the City and a permit for septic system abandonment
must be obtained and the septic system abandoned prior to issuance of a
demolition permit.
Structure Setbacks. Details of proposed buildings have not been
furnished.
Bob Generous
' August 24, 1995
Page 2
' Table 5 -A of the Uniform Building Code (UBC) prohibits openings in walls
that are within three feet of a property line. Projections (decks,
overhangs, etc.) must comply with UBC 503.2.1 and 705 which generally
permit projections to extend a maximum of one third the distance to the
property line, but require these projections to be of one -hour fire -
resistive construction. What this means is that property lines should
generally be four to five feet from the buildings.
Recommendations:
' The following conditions should be added to the conditions of approval.
1. Submit street names to the Public Safety Department, Inspections
Division for review prior to final plat approval.
' 2. Revise the preliminary grading plan to show the location of proposed
dwelling pads, using standard designations and the lowest level
floor and garage floor elevations. This should be done prior to
final plat approval.
3. Obtain demolition permits. This should be done prior to any grading
on the property.
4. Adjust property lines to permit openings and projections in exterior
walls or confirm that no openings.or projections are planned. This
must be done before preliminary plat approval.
enclosure: January 29, 1993 memorandum
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690 COULTER DRIVE • FO. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317
(612) 937 -1900 • FAX (612) 937 -5739
TO: Inspections, Planning, & Engineering Staff
FROM: Steve A. Kirchman, Building Official 4--Cr. -
DATE: January 29, 1993
SUBJ: Dwelling Type Designation
We have been requesting on site plan reviews that the developer designate the type of
dwelling that is acceptable on each proposed lot in a new development. I thought perhaps
it might be helpful to staff to explain and diagram these designations and the reasoning
behind the requirements.
FLO or RLO Designates Front Lookout or Rear Lookout This includes dwellings with ute basement floor level
approximately 8' below grade at its deepest with the surrounding grade sloping down to approximately 4'
above the basement floor level
R Designates Rambler. This includes dwellings with the basement floor level approximately 8' below grade
with the surrounding grade approximately level. This would include two story's and many 4 level dwellings.
SE Designates Split Entry. This includes dwellings with the basement floor level approximately 4' below grade
with the surrounding grade approximately level.
SLWO Designates Split Fatty Walk Out This includes dwellings with the basement floor level approximately 4'
below grade at its deepest with the surrounding grade sloping down to lowest floor level.
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TU Designates Tuck Under. This includes dwellings with the basement floor level approximately 8' below '
grade at its deepest with the surrounding grade sloping down to the lowest floor level in the front of the
dwelling. "
WO Designates Walk Out This includes dwellings with the basement floor level approximately 8' below grade
at its deepest with the surrounding grade sloping down to the lowest floor level in the rear of the dwelling.
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Inspections staff uses these designations when reviewing plans which are then passed to the
engineering staff for further review. Approved grading plans are compared to proposed building
plans to insure compliance to approved conditions. The same designation must be used on all
documents in order to avoid confusion and incorrect plan reviews.
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I � PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER
Location:
Southwest Corner of Hwy. 5
and Galpin Boulevard
Notice: You are invited to attend a public hearing about a development proposed in your
area. The applicant is requesting a Conceptual and preliminary PUD rezoning the property
from A2, Agricultural Estate, to PUD, Planned Unit Development; preliminary plat approval for
94 lots and one outlot; site plan approval for 2 four -unit structures, 1 six -unit structure and 10 _
eight -unit structures on 12.34 acres located at the southwest corner of Galpin Blvd. and Hwy. 5,
Scenic Enterprises, Inc., Autumn Ridge 2nd Addition.
What Happens at the Meeting The purpose of this public hearing is to inform you
about the developer's request and to obtain input from the neighborhood about this project.
During the meeting, the Commission Chair will lead the public hearing through the following
steps:
1. Staff will give an over view of the proposed project.
2. The Developer will present plans on the project.
3. Comments are received from the public.
4. Public hearing is closed and the Commission discusses project. The Commission
will then make a recommendation to the City Council.
' Questions or Comments If you want to see the plans before the meeting, please stop
by City Hall during office hours, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. If you wish
to talk to someone about this project, please contact Bob at 937 -1900, ext. 141. If you choose
to submit written comments, it is helpful to have one copy to the department in advance of the
meeting. Staff will provide copies to the Commission.
Notice of this public hearing has been published in the Chanhassen Villager on August 24, 1995
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
Wednesday, SEPTEMBER 6, 1995
'
at 7:00 p.m.
City Hall Council Chambers
690 Coulter Drive
Project: Autumn Ridge 2nd Addition
Developer: Scenic Enterprises, Inc.
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Location:
Southwest Corner of Hwy. 5
and Galpin Boulevard
Notice: You are invited to attend a public hearing about a development proposed in your
area. The applicant is requesting a Conceptual and preliminary PUD rezoning the property
from A2, Agricultural Estate, to PUD, Planned Unit Development; preliminary plat approval for
94 lots and one outlot; site plan approval for 2 four -unit structures, 1 six -unit structure and 10 _
eight -unit structures on 12.34 acres located at the southwest corner of Galpin Blvd. and Hwy. 5,
Scenic Enterprises, Inc., Autumn Ridge 2nd Addition.
What Happens at the Meeting The purpose of this public hearing is to inform you
about the developer's request and to obtain input from the neighborhood about this project.
During the meeting, the Commission Chair will lead the public hearing through the following
steps:
1. Staff will give an over view of the proposed project.
2. The Developer will present plans on the project.
3. Comments are received from the public.
4. Public hearing is closed and the Commission discusses project. The Commission
will then make a recommendation to the City Council.
' Questions or Comments If you want to see the plans before the meeting, please stop
by City Hall during office hours, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. If you wish
to talk to someone about this project, please contact Bob at 937 -1900, ext. 141. If you choose
to submit written comments, it is helpful to have one copy to the department in advance of the
meeting. Staff will provide copies to the Commission.
Notice of this public hearing has been published in the Chanhassen Villager on August 24, 1995
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Ind. School District 112 Dale & Marcia Wanninger James Avis
110600 Village Road 8170 Galpin Blvd. 8190 Galpin Blvd.
Chaska, MN 55318 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317
Lawrence Raser
8210 Galpin Blvd.
Chanhassen, MN 55317
MidAmerica Baptist Social Ser.
2600 Arboretum Blvd.
Excelsior, MN 55331
James & Linda Leirdahl
2350 Timberwood Dr.
Chanhassen, MN 55317
JP Links, Inc.
c/o John Przymus
642 Santa Vera
Chanhassen, MN 55317
Lundgren Bros. Const &
Jay Dolejsi
935 Wayzata Blvd.
Wayzata, MN 55391
Steven & Sharon Olson
10809 Washburn Ave. S.
Bloomington, MN 55431
Larry & Elizabeth VanDeVeire
4890 Co. Rd. 10E
Chaska, MN 55318
Mitchel & Mary Krause
2380 Timberwood Dr.
Chanhassen, MN 55317
Curtis & Jean Beuning
2381 Timberwood Dr.
Chanhassen, MN 55317
Betty O'Shaughnessy
1000 Hesse Farm Road
Chaska, MN 55318
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I August 28, 1995
'
Robert Generous
City of Chanhassen
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690 Coulter Drive
P.O. Box 147
Chanhassen MN 55317
'
Dear Robert Generous:
SUBJECT: Autumn Ridge Second Addition
Preliminary Plat Review P/95 -073
Southwest quadrant of TH 5 and CR 19 (Galpin Blvd)
' Chanhassen, Carver County
CS 1002
' The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn /DOT) has reviewed the Autumn Ridge
Second Addition preliminary plat in compliance with Minnesota Statute 505.03, subd. 2,
Plats. We find the plat acceptable for further development with consideration of the
' following comments. Many of these comments are a reiteration of our previous reviews of
development at this site.
' • We request that the owner dedicate access control to the public where the plat abuts
Trunk Highway (TH) 5 right of way, and that this dedication be identified on the plat
document. Please provide Jay Karlovich of our Right of Way Section with a copy of
' the final document for our records. It may be sent to him at the above address.
Questions may be directed to Mr. Karlovich at 582 -1261.
' • The TH 5 reconstruction project (SP 1002 -61) may require some additional right of
way beyond what is presently shown on the plat. We have plotted the proposed
construction limits as presently designed, and based on these limits Mn /DOT may
' need some additional right of way between stations 891 +50 to 897 +00. Actual right
of way needs should be verified with James Unruh, designer for Barton- Aschman.
The City of Chanhassen, which is the lead agency for agreement and design, should
be able to determine this in concert with Mr. Unruh.
• We appreciate efforts to provide improvements to the TH 5 /Galpin Boulevard
intersection. We note that signalization and turn lane construction are nearly
complete. These improvements should accommodate some new development in this
' vicinity, and appear to adequately serve the needs presented by Autumn Ridge Second
Addition.
Minnesota Department of Transportation
Metropolitan Division
Waters Edge Building
1500 West County Road B2
Roseville, Minnesota 55113
I An Equal Opportunity Employer
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Robert Generous ,
August 28, 1995
page two '
• A Mn /DOT drainage permit will be required for the proposed development.
,
Application for permit must include drainage computations and drainage area maps
showing both existing and proposed conditions. Existing drainage systems, patterns,
and rates of runoff within and across Mn /DOT right of way must be retained. Any
'
questions regarding Mn /DOT's drainage concerns should be directed to Mary Hondl
of our Hydraulics Section at 797 -3040.
'
• An use of or work within Mn /DOT right of way will require an approved Mn /DOT
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permit. The permit necessary depends on the nature of the proposed work. Bill
Warden, of our permits section, may be contacted at 582 -1443 for information
,
regarding the permit process.
• As you may be aware, the approval of the Hazeltine Bavaria Watershed, the '
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, the Corps of Engineers, and possibly
the Purgatory Bluff Creek Watershed is also required. '
If you have any questions regarding this review, please contact me at 582 -1386.
Sincerely, ,
C) X,
Ruth Ann Sobnos
ky
Principal Transportation Planner '
cc: John Freemyer, Carver County Surveyor
Roger Gustafson, Carver County Engineer
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Planning Commission Meeting - September 6, 1995
' PUBLIC HEARING:
CONCEPTUAL AND PRELIMINARY PUD REZONING THE PROPERTY FROM A2,
AGRICULTURAL ESTATE TO PUD, PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT; PRELIMINARY
PLAT APPROVAL FOR 94 LOTS AND ONE OUTLOT; SITE PLAN APPROVAL FOR 2
FOUR UNIT STRUCTURES, 1 SIX UNIT STRUCTURE AND 10 EIGHT UNIT
STRUCTURES ON 12.34 ACRES LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF
' GALPIN BLVD. AND HIGHWAY 5, SCENIC ENTERPRISES, INC., AUTUMN RIDGE
2ND ADDITION.
Bob Generous presented the staff report on this item.
Nutting: Any questions for staff?
Meyer: I've got one Bob ... from Highway 5 that...
Generous: It's not, well ... so we'd have views through the property rather than into, their plan
has basically the entrance, driveways facing the outside of the development and we think that
by changing that orientation, the orientation of the buildings, we get the garage doors and
most of the ends of...different view. Also reducing the grading ... 2 foot elevation... reduce the
grading on the west end. Also ... single loaded units on the west side, you not only get a more
desirable...
Conrad: What are single loaded units?
Generous: There's one entrance. So you drive in and.
Aanenson: Instead of the back to back units.
Generous: Yeah. The back to back, doubled loaded and single loaded...
Skubic: Say Bob, what kind of issues were there in the previous proposal?
Generous: One was the orientation. It's something that looks like, for lack of a better terms,
a barracks set -up that they... There were grading issues that were involved there also...
Nutting: Any guesstimates as to the number of units they would maintain with alternate
grading?
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Generous: We believe, this plan maintains the 94 units. There are some, what we did is
basically cut their plans out and just shifted them around on site. We elongated the single
loaded units.
Nutting: Any further questions of staff? This is a public hearing. Or excuse me, does the
applicant or their designee wish to address the commission? Seeing no one, can I have a
motion to open the public hearing?
Conrad moved, Meyer seconded to open the public hewing. The public healing was opened.
Nutting: Does anybody care to address the Commission? Seeing none, may I have a motion
to close the public hearing?
Conrad moved, Meyer seconded to close the public hewing. The public hewing was closed.
Nutting: Comments from commissioners, and I guess Kate, is the applicant here tonight?
Generous: I haven't seen him. He was aware, we had told them "before that we were tabling
it. We were recommending that this item be tabled and his response was, well we're not
going to be able to get into...
Nutting: So basically if members of the commission have input as to.
Aanenson: Right, that's why we kept it on the agenda. We did notice it for public hearing.
It's a good opportunity to let other people give comments and give direction along as it's
tabled and then also for review, if you have specific guidance for the developer that we can...
Nutting: Jeff?
Farmakes: ...recommendations in the report...
Generous: Right. We're recommending tabling it so that they can come back.
Farmakes: Right, I understand that. You have a list of reasons for the recommendations and
you do cover on page 6 the issue... went over that with Lundgren on the issue ... decide to get
closer to the highway...
Nutting: If that's not in the conditions, similar to that condition you had on the car wash
project, there's certainly, it's an obvious but maybe it's not so obvious. Is that it?
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Farmakes: Yeah, that's my comments.
Nutting: Bob.
Skubic: I see that staff is directing the applicant towards a little more diversity and a little
more contrast in his units through re- arranging the site a little bit and I think in here it says
' they will be using different window treatments and colors. Is there anything else that can be
done to, along these lines? What are the options and tools that can be used?
Aanenson: Well I think the one thing in this project is there's a mix of different types of
units. That's one thing. I think that's one of the reasons why we want it oriented the other
way because the way they had it before, all the garage pours on that side faced the highway
' so when you drove by you saw, and as Bob indicated with the change in grading, we felt that
that gave a break between the buildings. Plus the change in elevation. Landscaping. Helped
soften some of that. Again it kind of comes into a cost, we try to have some variation in
' colors. Subtle changes and still stay within ... some uniformity affects cost. But I think having
them draw the different types of the number of units on the building, there's a range in there.
On the single loaded and that helps break up those too.
' Generous: Plus with the grading you also get the step down and the building peak so you
will ... to see that and that will provide some interest also.
' Skubic: Thank you.
Nutting: Ladd.
' Conrad: I think staffs direction is real good. It's excellent for a medium density. I think
you're doing exactly what we want you to do. I'm real distressed that the applicant isn't here.
That tells me something and it's sure not winning and points to be here tonight. He or she
' should be here tonight. It doesn't count. They should be listening to us tonight and be here
so I'm, it's like this hasn't appeared on my desk yet.
Nutting: Mike.
Meyer: Nothing additional, no.
Nutting: Okay. I would also concur with staffs direction. I guess the issue of the grading
has come up before. Is the reason we're running into not able to resolve that issue, I mean
has anybody looked at the cost issues? Mass grading versus the refined approach, with staff.
I mean are we talking, is it an issue where we've suddenly told the developer, you know we
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prefer you do it this way and the developer's looking and saying, you know that adds another '
$50,000.00 to my project cost. I mean that number's a bit high, I realize but I know we've
gone through the issue on the grading before so I'm dust curious if there's something more
serious at play or just maybe an unclear ability to work with staff? I don't know.
Hempel: Maybe I can address that. This applicant is the same applicant that's done Autumn
Ridge 1st, who received final plat approval recently and also received notice to proceed with
site grading on their first phase, which they have not started yet either. So I believe the
construction season as it gets shorter every day, maybe the applicant is just not intending to
proceed yet this fall and wants to think about it over the winter months further. Staffs '
direction though with redesigning the placement of the units should only save the applicant
money in the long run with regards to.
Nutting: That's my assumption also but it's. '
Hempel: Earth work to move and there's also a balancing act of material on the site though '
too that has to be looked at in greater detail. It's looking at a flat piece of paper. Placing the
units on it but we felt pretty confident that.in the long run that it will reduce the grading.
Nutting: Okay. I think it's good. Good idea. Okay. May I have a motion?
Farmakes: I make a motion that the staff recommends the Planning Commission table this '
item to permit the applicant the opportunity to address the following comments and revise the
plans as appropriate, 1 through 33 with the addition of the signage ... by staff. The plans that
are ... date here are September 6, 1995 and the staff report. '
Nutting: Is there a second?
Meyer: I'll second that.
Nutting: It's been moved and seconded. Is there any further discussion? '
Farmakes moved, Meyer seconded that the Planning Commission table action on Autumn
Rid 2nd Addition to permit the applicant the opportunity to address the following comments
and revise the plans as appropriate:
1. A ten foot clear space must be maintained around fire hydrants, i.e. street lamps, trees,
shrubs, bushes, NSP, NW Bell, cable television, transformer boxes. This is to insure
that fire hydrants can be quickly located and safely operated by firefighters. Pursuant to '
Chanhassen City Ordinance 9 -1.
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' 12. Trail fees for Autumn Ridge 2nd Addition, and retroactively for Autumn Ridge 1st
Addition, be waived in consideration of trail construction. This trail construction shall
be completed per city specifications within an alignment approved by the city.
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2.
Must comply with Premises Identification - Policy 929 -1992. Copy attached.
Additional address numbers must be installed at entrance of driveways to multi- dwelling
units. Contact Chanhassen Fire Marshal for details.
3.
On the main looped road there must be posted on one side "No Parking" signs. Signs
must be installed with 75 foot intervals. Submit drawing to Fire Marshal for approval.
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4.
There are fire hydrants shown on the plan that will need relocating. There are also
additional hydrants that must be added. These changes will be addressed, and shown on
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the utility plan.
5.
Submit street names to the Public Safety Department, Inspections Division for review
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prior to final plat approval.
6.
Revise the preliminary grading plan to show the location of proposed dwelling pads,
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using standard designations and the lowest level floor and garage floor elevations. This
should be done prior to final plat approval.
7.
Obtain demolition permits for the existing structures on site. This should be done prior
to any grading on the property.
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8.
Adjust property lines to permit openings and projections in exterior walls or confirm that
no openings or projections are planned. This must be done before preliminary plat
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approval.
9.
Staff is recommending that the applicant alternate building orientations throughout the
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site. The applicant should also redistribute the unit types throughout the project to
increase site diversity as well as incorporate single loaded units in the southwest corner
of the site adjacent to the wetland and along staffs proposed loop road through the
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middle of the site (see attached alternate design schematic).
10.
Provide the city with building materials, color schemes, etc.
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Full park dedication fees shall be collected per city ordinance.
' 12. Trail fees for Autumn Ridge 2nd Addition, and retroactively for Autumn Ridge 1st
Addition, be waived in consideration of trail construction. This trail construction shall
be completed per city specifications within an alignment approved by the city.
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13. Revise the landscaping plan to provide a more equitable distribution of trees and provide
additional groupings of evergreens along the northern project boundary to prepare for the
possible future removal of the evergreens with the widening of Highway 5. Conifer
trees shall average seven feet with a minimum height of six feet.
14. Detailed storm sewer calculations for a 10 year and 100 year storm event along with
ponding calculations based on Walker's PONDNET methodology along with pre and
post runoff conditions shall be submitted to city staff for review and approval prior to
final plat consideration.
15. The applicant will be responsible for the appropriate water quantity connection fees
based on the city's surface water management plan. Staff has calculated that the
proposed development would be responsible for a water quantity fee of $36,592.50
assuming 12.3 acres of developable land.
16. The wetland and wetland buffers shall be delineated on the grading and drainage plans.
The buffer strip for Wetland A shall be 18 to 38 feet wide with an average width of 28
feet. Wetland buffer areas shall be surveyed and staked in accordance with the city's
wetland ordinance. The city will install wetland buffer edge signs before accepting the
utilities and will charge the applicant $20.00 per sign.
17. The developer shall construct an 8 foot wide asphalt trail per city specifications within a
20 foot wide trail easement. This construction shall be completed in conjunction with
street construction. Final alignment of this trail shall be staked by the developer and
approved by the Parks and Recreation Director and City Engineer. The legal description
of the trail easement shall be prepared by the applicant after the trail location has been
determined in the field.
18. The applicant may commence site grading after final plat approval and the applicant
entering into the Planned Unit Development Agreement and supplying the city with a
financial security to guarantee site grading, erosion control and site restoration.
19. A condition shall be placed in the PUD/Development Contract notifying residences that
Coulter Boulevard will be extended in the future.
20. The applicant shall be responsible for the installation of street lights along the private
streets. The applicant and the city staff shall work together to prepare a street lighting
plan to be incorporated into the street construction plans.
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' 21. The development plans shall be revised to incorporate staffs revisions to the street and
building unit layout (see alternate design schematic) including the following
modifications:
a. Site grading shall be compatible with future grades of Coulter and Galpin Boulevard.
I b. Incorporate berms and landscaping along Coulter Boulevard and increase landscaping
adjacent to TH 5.
c. A native buffer strip 10 feet in width should be maintained around the natural
wetland. The required buffer strip adjacent to the natural wetland shall be 18 feet to
38 feet wide with an overall average of 28 feet.
' 22. The applicant will be required to enter into a PUD Development Contract with the city
and provide the necessary financial security and administration fees to guarantee
compliance with the conditions of approval.
23. The applicant shall design and construct the street and utility improvements in
' accordance to the city's latest edition of Standard Specifications and Detail Plates.
Detailed construction plans and specifications for the public improvements shall be
submitted to city staff for review and approval.
' 24. The applicant shall provide a co of the covenants for review and approval b the city
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and shall be filed at the County with the final plat documents.
25. The applicant shall provide "as- built" locations and dimensions of all corrected house
' pads or other documentations acceptable to the Building Official.
26. The applicant shall apply for and obtain all necessary permits from the regulatory
agencies such as the MPCA, Health Department, Watershed District, DNR, Army Corps
of Engineers, MnDot, and Carver County Highway Department.
27. The applicant shall report to the City Engineer the location of any drain tiles found
during construction. The applicant will comply with the City Engineer's direction as far
as abandonment or relocation of the drain tile.
28. The applicant shall develop a sediment and erosion control plan in accordance with the
City's Best Management Practice Handbook (MBPH). Type III erosion control fencing
will be required around the wetlands. The site may also require additional erosion
control fence on the slopes and /or temporary sediment basins.
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31. The private streets /driveways shall be constructed in accordance with the city's private
driveway ordinance for low and /or medium density zoning.
32. The developer shall construct an 8 foot wide asphalt trail per city specifications within '
the trail easement. This construction shall be completed in conjunction with street
construction. Final alignment of this trail shall be staked by the developer and approved
by the Parks and Recreation Director and City Engineer. After construction of the trail
the applicant shall dedicate to the city a 20 foot wide trail easement. _
33. Submit street names to the Public Safety Department, Inspections Division for review ,
and approval prior to final plat approval.
34. Submit a signage plan for the development. '
All voted in favor- and the motion caned.
PUBLIC HEARING:
REPLAT OF OUTLOT A, CHANHASSEN BUSINESS CENTER SECOND ADDITION
INTO 4 LOTS AND SITE PLAN REVIEW OF A 35,000 SOUARE FOOT OFFICE
WAREHOUSE BUILDING (CONTROL PRODUCTS) ON LOT 1, BLOCK 1,
CHANHASSEN BUSINESS CENTER 3RD ADDITION (A 12 ACRE SITE) ON
PROPERTY ZONED PUD AND LOCATED NORTH OF LAKE DRIVE WEST AND
WEST OF AUDUBON ROAD, EDEN TRACE.
Sharmin Al -Jaff presented the staff report on this item.
Nutting: Any questions for staff? Does the applicant or their designee wish to present for the
commission?
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29. Drainage and conservation easements shall be dedicated over all wetland areas within
the subdivision including outlots. Wetland mitigation measures shall be developed and
subject to approval by the city. The mitigation measures shall be completed in
conjunction with the site grading and restoration.
30. The final plat shall be contingent upon MnDot's State Aid office approving the street
alignment for the east /west frontage road. Construction plans shall be revised
accordingly as a result of the State Aid review process.
31. The private streets /driveways shall be constructed in accordance with the city's private
driveway ordinance for low and /or medium density zoning.
32. The developer shall construct an 8 foot wide asphalt trail per city specifications within '
the trail easement. This construction shall be completed in conjunction with street
construction. Final alignment of this trail shall be staked by the developer and approved
by the Parks and Recreation Director and City Engineer. After construction of the trail
the applicant shall dedicate to the city a 20 foot wide trail easement. _
33. Submit street names to the Public Safety Department, Inspections Division for review ,
and approval prior to final plat approval.
34. Submit a signage plan for the development. '
All voted in favor- and the motion caned.
PUBLIC HEARING:
REPLAT OF OUTLOT A, CHANHASSEN BUSINESS CENTER SECOND ADDITION
INTO 4 LOTS AND SITE PLAN REVIEW OF A 35,000 SOUARE FOOT OFFICE
WAREHOUSE BUILDING (CONTROL PRODUCTS) ON LOT 1, BLOCK 1,
CHANHASSEN BUSINESS CENTER 3RD ADDITION (A 12 ACRE SITE) ON
PROPERTY ZONED PUD AND LOCATED NORTH OF LAKE DRIVE WEST AND
WEST OF AUDUBON ROAD, EDEN TRACE.
Sharmin Al -Jaff presented the staff report on this item.
Nutting: Any questions for staff? Does the applicant or their designee wish to present for the
commission?
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CHANHASSEN PLANNING COMMISSION
' REGULAR MEETING
OCTOBER 4, 1995
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Chairwoman Mancino called the meeting to order at 7:10 p.m. and outlined for the public
how a Planning Commission meeting is run.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Nancy Mancino, Bob Skubic, Mike Meyer, Don Mehl, and Ladd
Conrad. Craig Peterson arrived after item 1.
MEMBERS ABSENT: Jeff Farmakes
STAFF PRESENT: Kate Aanenson, Planning Director; Bob Generous, Planner II; Dave
Hempel, Asst. City Engineer; and Todd Gerhardt, Asst. City Manager
CONCEPTUAL AND PRELIMINARY PUD REZONING THE PROPERTY FROM A2,
AGRICULTURAL ESTATE TO PUD, PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT; PRELIMINARY
PLAT APPROVAL FOR 94 LOTS AND ONE OUTLOT; SITE PLAN APPROVAL FOR 2
FOUR UNIT STRUCTURES, 2 THREE UNIT STRUCTURES, 1 SIX UNIT STRUCTURE,
1 TWO UNIT STRUCTURE AND 9 EIGHT UNIT STRUCTURES ON 12.34 ACRES
LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF GALPIN BOULEVARD AND HWY 5,
SCENIC ENTERPRISES, INC., AUTUMN RIDGE 2ND ADDITION.
Public Present:
Name Address
Derrick Passe
Robert F. Kopp
Joseph Miller
9115 East River Road
2208 Manor Drive
18133 Cedar, Farmington
Bob Generous presented the staff report on this item.
Mancino: Any questions from commissioners? Bob, can you just go over for us the trail
system and some of those amenities that are in this subdivision.
Generous: Of course along Coulter Boulevard the city will be providing a ... Within Autumn
Ridge itself the applicant will be providing a trail system from the south and near the Trotters
Ridge up to Highway 5 corridor ... So they will be building...
Aanenson: Maybe we just add to that too. Additionally the Park Commission has worked to
acquire, some of this property is in the ownership of Mrs. O'Shaughnessy, to acquire that.
We're working with the Gateway property to eventually have a 100 acre plus passive park in
this area so we believe this is a nice amenity with the passive park for this development
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providing a lot of open space and there will be trails through that. As Bob indicated, it will
tie into Trotter's to the south but we also see this being an amenity package to the west as ,
well. Trails around that.
Mancino: Okay. And do you see the trees to the north, the existing coniferous trees that are
on Highway 5 at this point. When Highway 5, when. When Highway 5 gets widened to four
lanes plus I'm assuming some turn lanes, so it will be 5 or 6 lanes at that area. Anyway, are
those existing trees, will they still be there or are they in the right -of -way and will MnDot
take those down or will those still be used as a buffer? Do we have any idea?
Hempel: I believe that those pine trees will be removed as a part of the widening of Trunk '
Highway 5 some time in the future. We've expressed that concern to the applicant as well
and he has increased landscaping in that area as well with berming. There's a natural high '
berm there right now on the western part of the site which will remain with the site grading
of this development.
Mancino: And what will be the elevation from Highway 5 when it gets down and traverses.
I mean how much berming will the berming do? By the time we get the new Highway 5 and
this subdivision is completed, will you see, how will those?
Hempel: The preliminary grades are going to maintain at pretty much what's out there today.
It's not going to deviate much from the existing center line grade out there but the widening '
of the road may require some filling in some points. There's a lower depression kind of about
the middle of the site up in there which is a natural drainageway ... pick up that drainage when
the berm is constructed. '
Aanenson: As you recall, that was one of the issues that we had when this first came forward
when they had the road going along Highway 5. Kind of..we felt that was, really would be ,
better to try to eliminate that road and provide additional screening and that's how we ended
up with a single load. We saw that as an issue that really we need to provide additional
screening, berming, landscaping from Highway 5 so we think this plan is superior then to the
original one. But that certainly is an issue for widening.
Mancino: And do we have a date on that? When we think Highway 5 will be widened?
Hempel: The latest we've heard is post 2000 now. '
Mancino: Thank you. Any other questions?
Conrad: Yeah. Impervious surface standard versus real. And the standard Bob is what? ,
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Generous: 70 %. No.
Conrad: For this medium density, isn't it...
Generous: I have 50 %. I know we've reduced the amount of impervious surface but I didn't
check the numbers.
Conrad: Yeah, I didn't see it in the staff report. We should have that. Second question,
while Kate's looking that up. The 34 points. How does staff administer those 34 points in
the recommendations? I've never asked that in all these years. There's 34 points. What is
the trigger that says go ahead after all those 34 points, how do you manage that Kate?
Aanenson: Well a lot of these will disappear at the time of final plat. You know getting
watershed approval. A lot of these things are marching orders in order to achieve final plat.
Conrad: Do you do that?
Aanenson: Sure.
Conrad: So you've got, this is sort of your tickler?
Aanenson: Yep.
Aanenson: Yeah.
Conrad: Dave comes to you.
Conrad: You tell him that's taken care of. Point number 7 is taken care of. And Kate you've
got this little log that says all these points, and what can't they do before all, what can they
do before all 34 points are happening?
Aanenson: You can't record the plat generally is how we.
Conrad: They can't record it?
Aanenson: Well there's different ways we can do that. If they've got all the information into
us, normally we don't proceed until there's surety in place. If there's escrowing for public
improvements, landscaping, that sort of thing but normally you don't issue building permits.
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Conrad: Do you invite the applicant in and say okay, here we are. Let's go through these 34
points. I want to see...
Aanenson: Well that happens after it goes to City Council for final. They receive a letter
from us telling them exactly what they need to do in order to receive.
Conrad: Okay, so maybe they're not 34 points anymore after City Council. They're down to
32.
Aanenson: Correct.
Generous: Or up to 38.
Conrad: Tell me, seriously. I'm real curious. So do you invite the applicant in to your office
and you go through that or is it a moving process?
Aanenson: It's a moving process. They work between Dave and myself or Bob, if Bob's
working on. it. Sure. Generally it's done over the phone. Sometimes they have to drop stuff
off. Additional information. You work with their engineer. Their architect. Whatever piece
of information you're working on. Sometimes it's a bank. Sometimes it's a lawyer. You just
work with a lot of different people trying to get all this accomplished.
Conrad: So you've got 20, 30, 40 of these in your file. They're all working out at 34 points.
Aanenson: Yep, its a lot of management.
Conrad: Is it computerized?
Aanenson: We have our's computerized, yeah.
Conrad: But the key point though, before the applicant can do anything, the applicant can be
moving ahead. I've got to go back to that.
Aanenson: You can't do anything. First you have to record the plat. To record the plat
there's certain things that have to be accomplished.
Generous: Well, they can try to get the outside agency review. Get those processed right
away and so those can be resolved by the time you come to final plat.
Mancino: Ladd, they escrow $10,000.00 for every point.
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Conrad: Every point?
Mancino: Every point. And as you go through it, you get your money back.
Conrad: So it's not real clear. I guess that's my point. In the process, things can be moving
ahead but Kate, you are the administrator of the 34 points?
Mancino: Between engineering and planning, sure.
' Conrad: Okay, so it's shared.
Mancino: It's shared. Well some of them, yeah. It depends on, really if it's public
' improvements, they generally work through engineering but we talk constantly about where
the status of these projects are. Sure. Before they get recorded, both departments.
' Conrad: Before it's recorded. Can you issue a building permit?
Hempel: Often these points are reduced and when it comes to final plat approval... "
' development contract. Most of these conditions are boiler plate ones... Those ate ongoing as
the process is going through Planning Commission and City Council and those points are
being eliminated as we proceed. By the time we reach final platting, we're down to probably
' half. And what we've done in some instances, to expedite the project if it's late in the season,
we would go ahead and allow them to begin site grading once they get final plat approval,
' and enter into a development contract with the city to provide the necessary security for that.
That would be the most they could do on the site prior to having the final plat recorded. At
that time all these conditions would be either met or some of them remain in there like...
' Conrad: So for a plat to be recorded it requires the city approval?
' Hempel: That's correct.
Aanenson: But it's a dynamic process and you could put, there are certain things that people
' will be working on. For instance on this.
Conrad: Who signs that? Who gives the approval?
Aanenson: Well the City Council does but it's our obligation to make sure those things are
followed up on
' Conrad: Who signs?
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Aanenson: The plat? The Mayor and the City Manager. But this type of project is more '
complex because there's more things to negotiate as opposed to a subdivision now because
we've said we want to see the mix of colors. So that will take a little bit more negotiation to
make sure we've satisfied that requirement. So some of these are. '
Conrad: The Mayor signs it and then you walk up to the Mayor and say Mayor Don, here's
my 34 points and they've done a pretty good job to most of these. '
Aanenson: And they go up to the City Attorney's office who also reviews them all.
Conrad: ...general issue but 34 points is a lot of stuff.
Aanenson: It is.
Conrad: It just triggered a thought. Back in the old days we used to request the staff to only
give us 7 or 8.
Aanenson: You know what we did, we cheated. We just combined them and made them
bigger. '
Conrad: I don't mind this because it is a good list. It's a good list. It says this is what
you've got to do applicant. I think it's really good. I just didn't know how you administered '
it. I'm still not sure. The second question though, going back to impervious surface.
Generous: The standard is 30% and they're about 27 %. '
Conrad: And you do measure that before you do what? You're always.
Generous: Before we can give it final approval.
Aanenson: Yep. '
Conrad: That's all. I
Mancino: Any other questions at this point?
Skubic: I have one. Is the dispersed guest parking included in this plat that we have in front '
of us.
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' Generous: No, it's not in there and on this I tried to put in some ideas of where that could
be. There could be a small one up here. Another down in here. One in here and maybe
another one over here. They meet the requirements of the code but this was because we
' know that if they meet it, someone will have 6 cars sometime and they won't have a place for
people to be able to park except for on the street so we'd like to have additional parking
throughout the site.
Aanenson: And those private drives are no parking.
' Mancino: And I think when the applicant comes up, we can ask if they're open to doing that.
They do meet the ordinance as it stands right now though, for parking spaces. So this is kind
of..
' Aanenson: I uess our issue is that there's no private stretch...
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' Mancino: But they do meet. Mike.
Meyer: Bob. Where those roads come up to Highway 5. Those streets go up to Highway 5.
' Why isn't that a cul -de -sac or, I don't really see a turn around.
' Hempel: The intent there was to try to reduce the overall asphalt surface out there. This type
of turn around does meet the Fire Marshal's ... T-bone or a Y type turn around ...sea of asphalt
there that you may see looking down from Highway 5.
' Mancino: And I think it also allows them, I asked that question earlier. It allows them to
also put snow there so that they can just snowplow it to the end and stack snow.
' Hempel: Another advantage, yes.
t Mancino: Good questions. Is the applicant here? And does the applicant wish to address the
Planning Commission?
Derrick Passe: My name's Derrick Passe. I'm with Passe Engineering. I'm here as a
representative of Scenic Enterprises. Joe Miller and Bob Koppe of Scenic Enterprises are
also present. To touch on the 34 points, it is an active process. There were 36 at one point.
' There were 34 points. It went up to 36 but actually we crossed out two of them in the
meantime so it's back to 34. And that was as a result of our meeting with the staff. We
incorporated the changes that staff had made and they were very effective in reducing the
' amount of grading. Thus disruption to the site and cost to the developer. So it's a win /win
situation for everybody. The units are 8 unit buildings. This is a ... that I've placed up here.
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All of the units have 2 car garages so the parking requirement is met. We will be able to
provide at least 2 spaces at the end of each of the driveways is a place where, we leave an
area for people to back out of the driveway. People always park there so we pave it double
wide and make it a little bit longer so you can still get out of the driveway... I guess really if
you have any questions, I'd be happy to answer them but I think Bob's done a good job on
helping us through this process and I'm comfortable working with the staff.
Mancino: Are there any questions for the applicant from commissioners?
Mehl: I have one question. Do you have a view from the, I believe it would be the back
side of the buildings as viewed from Galpin?
Derrick Passe: As viewed from Galpin.
Mancino: It would be the east side.
Mehl: Right, the east side. So we could get an idea of what the individual units are going to
look like and how they might blend together with respect to the landscaping and the slope of
the plan and so on.
Derrick Passe: Okay. No, we don't have a view. Our view is, as far as the view. It will be
similar as far as this area in here. That's the orientation of these buildings up to Galpin.
What won't occur is that with the slope, these units will be lower than Galpin and so you'll be
seeing probably the second floor more than the actual patio, which is on the end of all the
units. There is a privacy wall that I believe is 3 feet high. Just screening the patio... Does
that answer your question?
Mehl: Yeah. Actually we're looking at the end of the unit there on Galpin.
Derrick Passe: Right. It's the same view as here. There was, staff did ... putting a four unit
here and a larger unit here but due to the trees in here, it was decided to put the small unit
where we'd be saving the most, the existing trees. There's a lot of existing pine trees in that
area.
Mancino: I have a question just on architecture. Are there different styles to these? Are the
8 units different than the other units, etc so that not only is there a color difference but there
will also be a design difference and design detail difference on the outside of the units?
Derrick Passe: The units are made up of two different building types. It's the end unit and
interior units and as far as the roof line, the only variation will be between 4 and 6 and 8 unit
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buildings. The roof lines will vary. There is a gable in the middle of this building here.
And a 4 unit would typically be, no that wouldn't. The roof line for a 4 unit is here but then
the garages will be in the center of that 4 unit building.
Mancino: Do any of them have any different brick work on the outside or different window
shapes?
' Derrick Passe: No, there isn't. We don't have any plans at this point.
Mancino: Okay. Any other questions for the applicant?
Mehl: Those units are, along Galpin are you say below, lower than Galpin. You'd be seeing
' like the upper level. So the slope is sloping downward towards the building. I assume
drainage water isn't going to be a problem.
' Derrick Passe: No. There will be a berm. The berm there is at the intersection of Galpin
and Coulter Drive which is the proposed frontage road. There's a berm which is going to be
approximately 6 feet above Galpin. That berm will be about 12 feet above the unit. So it's
substantial screening. As we get closer to the intersection on Highway 5 and Galpin, we are
limited on the amount of berming we can do due to some vegetation. The units have, at that
point, are approximately 4 feet below Galpin Boulevard. The boulevard where the trees are is
approximately 4 feet higher than Galpin so we still have some, probably 8 foot difference
between where the trees are and ground floor of these units.
' Skubic: I'm sorry. I didn't follow what you were saying about providing extra, potential
extra parking sites by widening the streets in some areas. Can you clarify that a little bit?
' Derrick Passe: Okay. At each of these driveways, the driveway is extended past the last
individual driveway service. By extending these 20 feet past that driveway, there is this
' space to park a car. These driveways will be 20 feet wide. You can get two cars parked side
by side in that area. The only place where it could potentially be a problem is where you
don't have another individual driveway parking right here to back up into to get out of your
garage. In that case, we can extend this farther past the building so that there is 5 to 10 feet
to...
Skubic: I see, thank you.
Conrad: Two quick questions and they may be more towards staff and their report.
Minimum street width is 24 feet face to face. What's face to face?
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Hempel: Gutter line to gutter line. '
Conrad: Ah! That's the old term. There you go. So we have a new term.
Hempel: Dave is trying to check you there. '
Conrad: Ah Dave, that's good. But then the next comment, and I just didn't understand. '
Some of the driveways are proposed at 20 feet wide. Do I care? It has nothing to do with
the width of the street. You're just saying driveways are 20 feet wide.
Mancino: The individual driveways are 20 feet, yeah. '
Hempel: The main thoroughfare and the loop street, those are the wider, 24 foot wide streets. I
Conrad: Okay. What's the price range of the units?
Derrick Passe: I guess the price range for these units, probably $100,000.00 to $120,000.00
per unit.
Conrad: 120? '
Mancino: 120? '
Joe Miller: I think, I'm Joe Miller. I made the comment, as much as I can get. ...temporarily
retired but... custom builder. We always change walls or windows... so that is kind of our ,
customizing that will be done. But the building could be pre -sold or it might be, something
might be changed. If we know that buyers are buying certain things, at certain times, that's
what they're looking for... '
Mancino: No. I like variation. Any other questions? '
Mehl: Yeah, one more I guess. Maybe directed toward staff. Just looking at it, it looks like
a real concentrated area with a lot of things going on and I assume you looked at the '
roadways and so on between the buildings and so on for access for fire equipment and the
corners and this type of thing.
Hempel: That's correct. That was one of the revisions from the earlier plan. To make it '
flow better from a traffic standpoint as well as Fire Marshal standpoint.
Mehl: Okay, thanks. '
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' Mancino: I think that's it. Thank you very much. Appreciate your presentation. May I
have a motion to open this for a public hearing please?
' Conrad moved, Meyer seconded to open the public hearing. The public heating was opened.
Mancino: If anyone would like to come and give their thoughts on this development, please
' do so. Seeing none, may I have a motion to close the public hearing?
Meyer moved, Conrad seconded to close the public hearing. The public hearing was closed.
1 Mancino: Commissioners, your thoughts. Any conditions that you want to add? Ladd.
' Conrad: No. I think it's fine. I think staff did a good job. I think the applicant, it looks like
the applicant worked with staff. I really don't have anything. And I'm not against the 34
points. I want to make that clear, just as a point. I like those points out there. I like to
' manage towards those points. That was the reason I brought that up. Not that this was
excessive. No other comments.
I Mancino: Bob.
' Skubic: I think staff and the applicant did a commendable job of building in variety and
preserving the topography of the plat very well so I don't have any comments.
Mancino: Don.
Mehl: The prints that I looked at initially here did not show the landscaping and trees to the
' extent that the applicant shows them here tonight and I had some concerns about it but I like
the way that we've worked in trees along Galpin and the adjoining streets and intertwined in
the buildings. I think it looks good.
' Mancino: Thank you. Mike.
' Meyer: Looks good.
Mancino: I think it looks good too. I have one additional kind of issue or core issue I have
with it and it really reflects something that the staff report brought out on page 10, under
miscellaneous so that I would just like to add something to the conditions, and maybe it is
condition 27. That we make sure that when, as we know the future of Highway 5 is going to
' get widened and it will become closer to this subdivision, and we make sure that we plan
ahead for that so that when the noise level goes up because of the widening of TH 5 and it's
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closer to this development, that we are meeting the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's
standards and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development standards. And I
would like to make sure that that is one of the conditions because our staff has put in that
MnDot will not participate in constructing any of the noise structures. So I want to make
sure that we plan for that. Now this is the first subdivision that we have on Highway 5,
residential, and so I think that we do have to be concerned with the future widening of TH 5
and the noise that it's going to bring to residential subdivisions. And that may require
provisions of a wall or extra berming. But I would like to have that looked into and
investigated now, and not later on when Highway 5 is there. Because I think in future years
we will get people who live there who are concerned about that. The other condition that I
would like to add would be more around the storm water pond that is going to be in the
southwest corner. It's a small condition but when two of the commissioners, when Bob and I
went out with staff to review some of the new trail system, etc, and what we've been doing
out there as a city, we were on the north part of Rice Marsh Lake and one of the storm water
ponds there had used some of native seed mixes in with the pond that was adjacent to the
wetland. The existing wetland. And it just worked out wonderfully. It looked like it was
part of the wetland and it was by the trail system and really added to it. So I would like to
see that where the storm water pond is, that they incorporate a native seed mix into that pond.
Those were my only additional concerns or additions I'd like to add. Otherwise I think it's a
good development and staff and the applicant have worked together to bring it a long ways so
it's really appreciated. Do I have a motion?
Conrad: Sure. I say that and then I look at the staffs motion and I'm not sure I'm going to
make it. It says the City Council in our motion so we probably will change the staff motion
to Planning Commission so, you're just getting ahead of yourself Bob. Or you're promoting
us and we don't want that. I'll make the motion as per the staff report with the changes that,
instead of City Council, that we substitute the words Planning Commission. With all the 36
points in the staff report and then there will be 3 additional points. No. There will be 2
additional points and then I'm going to wait for a friendly amendment because I don't have a
clue what our Chairman said for the first point that she'd like to have so that might be a
friendly amendment. So the 36 stand. I'd like to have the staff and applicant also, for point
37, provide an impervious surface computation. Point number 38. That a native seed mix be
considered or required where the storm water pond is created. And that's the extent of my
motion.
Mancino: My friendly amendment would be to add to condition 27. That the applicant also
get the necessary permits from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development to make sure that with the upgrading of
Highway 5, that we will not exceed the noise standards established by those agencies.
Knowing that that may require the provision of a wall or extra berming in that area.
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' Conrad: I'm not sure we're following Robert's Rules here but I think that's a good amendment
so regardless of how we do it, I sure would accept that as part of the motion as a friendly
amendment.
Mancino: Thank you. May I have a second to the motion?
Meyer: I'll second that.
Conrad moved, Meyer seconded that the Planning Commission recommend approval of
' Conceptual and Preliminary Planned Unit Development to rezone 12.34 acres from
Agricultur -1 Estates, A2 to Planned Unit Development, PUD (first reading); preliminary plat
of Oudot A, Autumn Ridge Addition, creating 94 lots and one oudot for Autumn Ridge 2nd
' Addition; and site plan approval for a residential medium density development consisting of
one 2 unit, two 3 unit, two 4 unit structures; one 6 unit structure and nine 8 unit structures
subject to the following conditions:
' 1. A ten foot clears ace must be maintained around fire hydrants, i.e. street lam trees
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' shrubs, bushes, NSP, NW Bell, cable television, transformer boxes. This is to insure
that fire hydrants can be quickly located and safely operated by fire fighters. Pursuant
to Chanhassen City Ordinance 9 -1. Fire hydrant placement shall be subject to review by
the Fire Marshal.
2. Must comply with Premises Identification - Policy #29 -1992. Copy attached.
' Additional address numbers must be installed at entrance of driveways to multi - dwelling
units. Contact Chanhassen Fire Marshal for details.
I 3. On the main looped road there must be posted on one side "No Parking" signs. Signs
must be installed with 75 foot intervals. Submit drawing to Fire Marshal for approval.
' 4. There are fire hydrants shown on the plan that will need relocating. There are also
additional hydrants that must be added. These changes will be addressed and shown on
the utility plan.
5. Submit street names to the Public Safety Department, Inspections Division for review
prior to final plat approval.
' 6. Revise the preliminary grading plan to show the location of proposed dwelling pads,
using standard designations and the lowest level floor and garage floor elevations. This
' should be done prior to final plat approval.
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7. Obtain demolition permits for the existing structures on site. This should be done prior ,
to any grading on the property.
8. Adjust property lines to, permit openings and projections in exterior walls or confirm that '
no openings or projections are planned. This must be done before preliminary plat
approval.
9. Full park dedication fees shall be collected per city ordinance.
10. Trail fees for Autumn Ridge 2nd Addition, and retroactively for Autumn Ridge 1st
Addition be waived in consideration of trail construction. This trail construction shall
be completed per city specifications within an alignment approved by the city.
11. Revise the landscaping plan to provide a more equitable distribution of trees and provide
additional groupings of evergreens along the northern project boundary to prepare for the
possible future removal of the evergreens with the widening of Highway 5. Conifer
trees shall average seven feet with a minimum height of six feet.
12. Detailed storm sewer calculations for a 10 year and 100 year storm events along with
ponding calculations based on Walker's PONDNET methodology along with pre and
post runoff conditions shall be submitted to city staff for review and approval prior to
final plat consideration.
13. The applicant will be responsible for the appropriate water quantity connection fees
based on the City's Surface Water Management Plan. Staff has calculated that the
proposed development would be responsible for a water quantity fee of $36,592.50
assuming 12.3 acres of developable land.
14. The wetlands and wetland buffers shall be delineated on the grading and drainage plans.
The buffer strip for Wetland A shall be 18 to 38 feet wide with an average width of 28
feet. Wetland buffer areas shall be surveyed and staked in accordance with the city's
wetland ordinance. The city will install wetland buffer edge signs before accepting the
utilities and will charge the applicant $20.00 per sign.
15. The developer shall construct and 8 foot wide asphalt trail per city specifications within
a 20 foot wide trail easement. This construction shall be completed in conjunction with
street construction. Final alignment of this trail shall be staked by the developer and
approved by the Parks and Recreation Director and City Engineer. The legal description
of the trail easement shall be prepared by the applicant after the trail location has been
determined in the field.
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The applicant may commence site grading after final plat approval and the applicant
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entering into the Planning Unit Development Agreement and supplying the city with a
financial security to guarantee site grading, erosion control and site restoration.
17.
A condition shall be placed in the PUD/Development Contract notifying residences that
Coulter Boulevard will be extended in the future.
18.
The applicant shall be responsible for the installation of street lights along the private
streets. The applicant and city staff shall work together to prepare a street lighting plan
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to be incorporated into the street construction plans.
19.
The development plans shall be revised to incorporate staffs revisions to the street and
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building unit layout (Attachment No. 1) including the following modifications.
20.
A native buffer strip 10 feet in width should be maintained around the natural wetland.
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The required buffer strip adjacent to the natural wetland shall be 18 feet to 38 feet wide
with an overall average of 28 feet.
21.
The applicant will be required to enter into a PUD /development contract _with the city
and provide the necessary financial security and administration fees to guarantee
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compliance with the conditions of approval.
22.
The applicant shall design and construct the street and utility improvements in
accordance to the city's latest edition of Standard Specifications and Detail Plates.
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Detailed construction plans and specifications for the public improvements shall be
submitted to city staff for review and approval.
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23.
The applicant shall provide a copy of the covenants for review and approval by the City
and shall be filed at the County with the final plat documents.
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24.
The applicant shall provide built" locations and dimensions of all corrected house
pads or other documentation acceptable to the Building Official.
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25.
The applicant shall apply for and obtain all necessary permits from the regulatory
agencies such as the MPCA, Health Department, Watershed District, DNR, Army Corps
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of Engineers, MnDot, and Carver County Highway Department. The applicant shall
also get the necessary permits from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the
U.S. Department of Housing and Uiban Development to make sure that with the
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upgi -ading of Highway 5 does not exceed the noise standards established by those
agencies.
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26. The applicant shall report to the City Engineer the location of any drain tiles found '
during construction. The applicant will comply with the City Engineer's direction as far
as abandonment or relocation of the drain tile.
27. The applicant shall develop a sediment and erosion control plan in accordance with the
City's Best Management Practice Handbook (BMPH). Type III erosion control fencing
will be required around the wetlands. The site may also require additional erosion ,
control fence on the slopes and /or temporary sediment basin.
28.
Drainage and conservation easements shall be dedicated over all wetland areas within
the subdivision including outlots. Wetland mitigation measures shall be developed and
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subject to approval by the city. The mitigation measures shall be completed in
conjunction with the site grading and restoration.
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29.
The final plat shall be contingent upon MnDot's State Aid office approving the street
alignment for the east /west frontage road. Construction plans shall be revised
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accordingly as a result of the State Aid review process.
30.
The private streets /driveways shall be constructed in accordance with the city's private
driveway ordinance for low and /or medium density zoning. Private driveways shall be a
minimum of 24 feet wide (face to face).
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31.
Submit street names to the Public Safety Department, Inspections Division for review
and approval prior to final plat approval.
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32.
The applicant shall provide a plan that assures that the variations is siding colors are in
fact implemented.
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33.
The applicant shall provide dispersed guest parking spaces within the project.
34.
The applicant shall provide an impervious surface computation.
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35. A native seed mix be considered or required where the storm water pond is created. I
All voted in favor and the motion carried.
(Craig Peterson arrived at this point in the meeting.)
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