6. Americana Bank, Site Plan Review, Preliminary Plat, Public Hearing Vacating Underlying Plat and Easements of crossroad Plaza Addition C 1 TY 0 F PC DATE: 2/19/92 6
C 1A 11A E N CC DATE: 3/9/92
1 vy CASE #: 92 -1 SITE
90 -2 VAC 89 -19 SUB
STAFF REPORT
' PROPOSAL: 1) Site Plan Review for an 11,468 Square Foot Bank and Office
Building - Americana Community Bank
2) Replat Lots 1 and 2, Block 1, Crossroads Plaza, into two parcels
IZ with areas of 70,000 Square Feet and 164,762 Square Feet
3) Vacation of a cross access easement and an underlying utility
I Q and drainage easement located on Lot 2, Block 1, Crossroads
V Plaza 2nd Addition
e LOCATION: North of Highway 5, east of Market Boulevard, south of
Q. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad
I APPLICANT: KRJ Associates City of Chanhassen
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PRESENT ZONING: BH, Highway and Business Services District
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1 ACREAGE: 234,762 Sq Ft (Plat) 70,000 Sq Ft (Site Plan)
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ADJACENT ZONING AND
LAND USE: N - BG and CBD, Filly's and Country Suites
S - BH, Vacant
E - BH, Vacant
11 W - BG, Vacant (Future Market Square) and
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PHYSICAL CHARACTER.: The site has been extensively altered due to the .
construction of Market Boulevard and West 79th Street.
The site is flat and devoid of tree cover.
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PROPOSAL /SUMMARY
1 At the time staff submitted their February 19, 1992, report to the Planning Commission, the site
plan for the Americana Bank was for a smaller building than what is being proposed Staff was
informed of the revisions two days prior to the Planning Commission meeting date. The
' additional building area will be used to expand office space. The expansion illustrated but not
proposed in the original plan. Since the change was minor and staff wished to expedite the
review, we kept the site plan on the agenda with amended conditions.
1 A second change in the site plan was the preparation of a traffic study investigating the safety
of allowing full access (left /right in and out) curb cut on Market Boulevard Staff was initially
' hesitant in recommending approval of such access, but the traffic study concluded that it could
be accommodated. Rather than writing an update to the staff report containing all the changes,
staff rewrote the report The original report submitted to the Planning Commission is attached
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This request is for the construction of an 11,468 square foot bank building on the westerly
1 70,000 square feet of Lot 1, Block 1, Crossroads Plaza. This parcel is currently owned by
the Chanhassen Housing and Redevelopment Authority. The applicant is negotiating with
the HRA to purchase the property. Approval of the purchase was scheduled to take place
1 on February 20, 1992. As part of the agreement, the city is replatting the subject property
and adjacent property (Lot 2, Block 1) which is also under the ownership of the HRA.
1 The site plan is well developed. The architecture of the bank building attempts to reflect
the nearby Market Square Shopping Center through the use of stucco accent tiles, columns
' and accentuated gabled entries, as well as the roof line of the Country Suites Hotel. Staff
is proposing that the type of shingle which resemble wood shakes from a distance be used
similar to the Country Suites Hotel. One highly attractive feature of the site is the inclusion
of a pedestrian plaza at the intersection of West 79th Street and Market Boulevard. A four
' lane drive -thru is provided to the north of the building. The stacking area for the drive -thru
will be on the northeast portion of the site. The location for the drive -thru is appropriate
' as it places car stacking away from Market Boulevard and West 79th street. The drive -thru
is screened by the bank building and landscaping from West 79th Street and Market
Boulevard. The site landscaping is generally of high quality. Landscaping materials along
the railroad tracks may be restricted due to sight distance limitations as it may obstruct
visibility of oncoming trains to traffic on Market Boulevard. The Twin Cities and Western
Railroad has been sent a copy of the plans for review and comments and staff has made
several attempts to contact them by telephone. As of today, no comments have been
received.
Site access is of concern in this proposal. Several years ago, a subdivision and site plan for
the Crossroads National Bank was approved for this site with two access points on West
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79th Street. The most easterly access was to be shared by the adjoining That lan
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also had an access point on Market Boulevard with a right -in /left -in only. All of the above
mentioned access points have been installed by the city. The applicant for Americana
Community Bank requested two full access points. One via Market Boulevard (right /left
in and out), and the second via West 79th Street. Staff had some concerns regarding the
Market Boulevard island cut and allowing a left turn in and out due to traffic safety
concerns. A traffic study was preformed by Strgar, Roscoe and Fausch, the city's traffic
consultant, prior to the February 19, 1992, Planning Commission meeting. This study
concluded that full access could be accommodated. The second access point is through
West 79th Street. The access via West 79th street will be exclusively used by the applicant
which in turn reduces one access drive.
In an accompanying subdivision request, Lots 1 and 2, Block 1, Crossroads Plaza are being
replatted into two lots, one of which will contain the bank building and the second will be
reserved for future development. The subdivision request is a relatively straight forward
action.
A simple utility and cross access easements vacation are being requested as well. These 1
easements were part of a previous plat and are no longer needed.
Based upon the foregoing, staff is recommending that the City Council approve the site plan,
subdivision, and vacation requests for this proposal without variances and subject to
appropriate conditions.
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BACKGROUND
On February 12, 1989, the City Council approved the preliminary and final plat for '
Crossroads Plaza Addition. The plat consisted of two lots and four outlots. Lot 1 consists
of 2.47 acres and Lot 2 is 3.02 acres. Two of the outlots were utilized for Highway 5 right-
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dedication. The other two outlots were used for drainage and retention ponds. Lot
1 was to become the future site for the Crossroads National Bank. On October 23, 1989,
the City Council approved the site plan for the bank. The site plan consisted of a bank and
office building with a total area of 14,000 square feet. Operation of the bank was proposed
to begin out of a modular banking facility while the permanent facility was being built. The
city constructed a parking lot, three access points to the site, and installed light fixtures to
prepare the site for the Crossroads National Bank's temporary facility. The site plan
proposed an entrance only along Market Boulevard with an exit only at the southwesterly
portion of West 79th Street to accommodate a drive -thru teller. Another full access was
provided at the southeast corner of the site to be shared with the adjacent property to the
east (Lot 2) in the future. The plans never matured beyond the site plan and subdivision
approvals (Attachment #9).
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1 The application in front of the City Council today will change the approved proposal for the
Crossroads National Bank Site Plan. The proposed Americana Community Bank will
' invalidate the Crossroads National Bank Site Plan. Therefore, considering action of
approval of the Americana Community Bank is contingent upon the withdrawal of
Crossroads National Bank Building site plan approval.
' On August 7, 1991, the Planning Commission approved an application for Site Plan #91 -3
for the Americana Community Bank Building to be located at the southwest corner of
1 Market Boulevard and West 78th Street (Market Square Development). A planned unit
development amendment and a subdivision proposal were reviewed concurrently. The
proposal was approved by the City Council on August 12, 1991. The applicant elected not
to proceed with construction on this site due to delays with Market Square Shopping Center
and a design for increased visibility from Highway 5.
SITE PLAN REVIEW
1 - General Site Plan /Architecture
' The building is proposed at the northeast corner of West 79th Street and Market Boulevard.
Site access is proposed from both West 79th Street and Market Boulevard. The parking is
located to the north and east of the proposed building. Vehicle stacking is provided
' northeast of the building so that direct distant views from West 79th Street, to the south of
the site, will be minimized. Direct views of the stacking lanes will be screened by the
building and landscaping from the west of the site. The architecture of the bank building
reflects the shopping center's use of stucco accent tiles, columns, and gabled entries. Colors
and material types need to be specified for staff approval. Low gabled roofs and a strong
masonry base complete the bank's image for the prominent corner site. The applicant does
' not intend to have any rooftop HVAC equipment. All equipment will be placed on the
ground. The applicant is showing the trash enclosure screened by a masonry wall using the
same materials as the building and an air conditioning unit located on the northwest corner
' of the building. These units are screened by a berm and landscaping to the north, west, and
south.
The architect's intent to combine the style of the shopping center building, along with other
1 downtown buildings such as the Country Hospitality Suites, is a sound one.
Parking /Interior Circulation
' The City's parking ordinance requires one parking space per 250 square feet of gross floor
area. The number of parking spaces required is 46 and the applicant is providing 52 parking
' spaces and 1 handicap space which satisfies the requirements of the ordinance. Traffic will
be directed via West 79th Street miming parallel to the easterly edge of the site then head
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west into the bank site or via Market Boulevard, parallel to the northerly property line.
Traffic exiting the site would utilize the same entrance points located to the northwest and
southeast of the site. A stop sign is recommended at both locations to regulate traffic
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exiting the site.
The Planning Commission recommended that the parking spaces located to the northeast 1
of the site be designated as employee parking to minimize traffic conflict of cars
continuously backing up an disturbing the flow of traffic headed to the drive -thru.
Appropriate signage should be required.
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In general, the interior circulation and entrances are fairly reasonable in our view. There
is one minor change to the set up of the parking lot. One turnaround area to the east of
the proposed building must be provided to allow vehicles adequate space to back out of the
stalls located at the east side of the building.
Access
There are three existing driveway access points (curb cuts) to the site. One along Market 1
Boulevard and two along West 79th Street. The applicant is proposing to eliminate the
most westerly access, and abandoning the existing easterly access on West 79th Street which
was to be shared by the adjoining property, and building a new curb cut for the banks
exclusive use. The existing curb cuts will have to be eliminated and restored as boulevard.
The new entrance on West 79th Street will serve the parking lot and the drive -thru facilities
as proposed. This entrance will provide a reasonably safe access to this site since it provides
adequate offset separation between this site entrance and Market Boulevard. We believe
the current proposal along West 79th Street is acceptable.
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The second access point would expand the existing curb cut on Market Boulevard located
on the northwest corner of the site. As proposed, this would serve as the entrance /exit to
the drive -thru lanes and the bank building. The plans propose to expand the existing curb
cut and reduce the island on Market Boulevard which was originally constructed for
. Crossroads National Bank.
The Market Boulevard access was reviewed by the City's traffic engineering consultant,
Strgar, Roscoe, Fausch (SRF), who also prepared the downtown traffic study. Based on
their calculations, there appears to be sufficient gaps in traffic movements on Market
Boulevard during the peak periods to accommodate left - turning movements into and out of
the site. Their study is based upon full development of the CBD. 1
Although SRF's calculations are assumed on future land uses, should the land uses intensify,
traffic counts may increase beyond what is being anticipated. This could occur if the CBD
contains several major retailers. Staff believes it would be appropriate to place in the
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' conditions of approval if two or more traffic accidents occurred over a 12 -month period
involving right -angle collisions on Market Boulevard, the City reserves the right to close off
the median access and restrict the access along Market Boulevard to a right -in /out only.
Staff also believes the Market Boulevard access could be left as is and effectively provide
full access to and from the site. The only modification would be striping of a left turn on
' southbound Market.
Signalization of the intersection of West 78th Street and Market Boulevard, which is
currently under consideration by the HRA and City Council, will help traffic flow on Market
Boulevard, although not reduce conflicts at this intersection dramatically.
The bank's request calls for cutting back a median so that southbound traffic exiting the
bank site could make a left turn onto Market Boulevard. Market Boulevard was widened
' south of the railroad tracks to accommodate right and left turn lanes into the site. The
center median length and pavement markings have been reduced to below suggested
standards to accommodate the left turn lane into the site. Further expansion of the curb
' cut would require reducing the median further. Both medians and pavement markings have
a unique function in the proper control and regulation of traffic into the proper lanes in
the roadways. By shortening the median areas further we may be creating confusion or
delay in reaction by the driver for smooth and safe lane transition. Therefore, we are
recommending that the curb cut of off Market Boulevard remain as is (26 feet), and not be
widened to a three lane (36 feet). This access point is further complicated with the
' relationship of the railroad crossing approximately 80 feet to the north. Although the
crossing is equipped with flashing light signals and automatic gate arms, it still creates an
additional distraction for motorists. Occasional use of the railroad tracks will create
temporary stacking of vehicles back into.the site. Layout of the parking lot gives motorists
an option to loop back to the east to exit via West 79th Street rather than waiting to turn
onto Market Boulevard. Staff is recommending that the bank provide the city with financial
' security in the form of a Letter of Credit to guarantee installation of the required
improvements on Market Boulevard and West 79th Street. The applicant shall also be
liable for all costs associated with the traffic study and construction of the curb cut.
' Landscaping
The landscaping plan is well developed. Trees and hedges are proposed along the north,
south, and east portions of the site. Staff is recommending that the applicant comply with
any railroad guidelines for maintaining sight lines at the railroad crossing which may limit
landscaping along the northerly portion of the west half of the site (See attachment #4).
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Lighting
Lighting locations are illustrated on the plans. Two light poles are proposed. Only shielded
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fixtures are allowed and the applicant shall demonstrate that there is no more than .5'
candles of light at the property line. Plans should be provided to staff for approval.
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Signage
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at the westerly edge of the site. The area of the monument sign is 70 square feet. The
ordinance permits up to 80 square feet. The applicant is also showing two 3 -foot high wall
mounted signs on each building elevation with a street frontage. We find the sign package
to be reasonable and consistent with the ordinance. Sign permits are required prior to sign
installation.
Grading /Drainage
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Specific grading and drainage plans were not prepared for this submittal. Given current
conditions on the site and the proposed site plan, grading activity is expected to be minimal.
The site plan proposes parking lot drainage divided with half the site draining to Market
Boulevard and the remaining half to West 79th Street. Storm sewers should be extended
from Market Boulevard and /or West 79th Street to convey runoff generated from the site
prior to discharging into the City street. Final grading and drainage plans should be
prepared for approval by the city, in addition to submitting storm water calculations for 10
year storm events. All plans shall be prepared by a professional engineer and submitted to
the City's Engineering office for review and approval.
The site plan does not propose any erosion control measures at this time. Erosion control
measures (Type I - silt fence) should be incorporated on the plans along with 79th Street
and Market Boulevard. Temporary gravel construction entrances should be employed until
the permanent access points have been constructed.
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Upon receipt of an acceptable grading and drainage plan, staff will be able to recommend
appropriate erosion control measures.
District approval of this is required.
Watershed st app va o t s1 pan s requ ed. The applicant shall receive a
Watershed District permit and comply with their conditions.
Utilities
Municipal sanitary sewer and water service is available to the site from West 79th Street. 1
A previous site plan proposal for this lot extended the water and sewer service into the lot
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to accommodate a temporary building facility; however, the temporary building facility was
never constructed. Therefore, the utility services will have to be disconnected by the
applicant at the property line and redirected to the proposed facility. Final plans for utility
connection should be prepared for approval by staff.
' The Fire Marshal is requesting that utilities coming into the building as well as other fire
hydrants in the vicinity be shown on the site plan.
' Park and Trail Dedication
The Park and Recreation Commission acted to recommend that the city accept full park and
' trail dedication fees as part of this development. Fees are paid at the time the building
permits are requested. The applicant shall also construct a concrete sidewalk, 6 feet wide,
to be located south of the site and connecting with the sidewalk located to the west of the
' site.
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COMPLIANCE TABLE WITH HIGHWAY & BUSINESS DISTRICT ORDINANCE
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Building Front Yard Setback 25' 35'
Building Side Yard Setback 10' N 100' /E 130'
Lot Area 20,000 S.F. 70,000 S.F.
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Hard Surface Coverage 65% 65%
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SUBDIVISION
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The metes and bounds subdivision proposal is a relatively simple request that will serve to
realign the easterly property line of Lot 1, 40 feet to the west. Lot 1, Block 1, is proposed
to have an area of 70,000 square feet and will be occupied by the bank building. Lot 2,
Block 1, is vacant and there is no development proposed on the site at this time. This is a
meets and bounds subdivision, therefore no action was required by the Planning
Commission. The following easements are illustrated on the plat:
1. Standard drainage and utility easements around the perimeter of both lots (5 feet to
the side, 10 feet to the front).
2. A utility and drainage easement over the northerly 20 feet of Lot 1 and 2, Block 1,
Crossroads Plaza 2nd Addition.
3. The final plat must be submitted to staff for approval and recording with Carver 1
County.
VACATION OF A CROSS ACCESS EASEMENT AND UTILITY EASEMENT ON THE
UNDERLYING PLAT
The Planning Commission did not need to take action on this item as vacation require City
Council approval only. As part of the plat and site plan approval for Crossroads National
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Bank, a cross access easement was required to allow the occupants of both Lots 1 and 2, to
share a driveway. With the new proposed site plan for Americana Community Bank, this
cross access easement will no longer be needed and will need to be vacated. Also, due to
shifting the westerly property line of Lot 2, the drainage and utility easement along the
previous lot line will need to be vacated. Staff is recommending approval of the cross access
' easement and utility and drainage easement vacation.
PLANNING COMMISSION UPDATE:
A number of revisions took place between the time period when staff submitted their staff
report and the day the Planning Commission met. These revisions include:
1 1. The applicants had originally planned on building the bank in two phases. Two days
prior to the Planning Commission meeting date, the applicant decided to construct
' phase II of the plan now rather than wait for a future date. The proposed revisions
to the site plan met all the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance. Those
requirements included setbacks, hard surface coverage, and parking. The roof line
' on the building, including the addition was revised. Additional gables
had been introduced and the overall concept was well developed.
' 2. The Market Boulevard access was reviewed by the traffic engineering firm of Strgar,
Roscoe, Fausch, who prepared the Downtown Traffic Study. It was concluded that •
left turning movements into and out of the site on Market Boulevard can be
accommodated.
At full development, they found that during the peak P.M. hours, there is capacity
1 for 68 left turns exiting the site onto Market Boulevard. They calculated that there
would be 50 movements out of the site during the same time per; - .! Additionally,
the site allows for exiting out onto West 79th Street if the wait te it onto Market
Boulevard becomes too long.
' Engineering staff still had safety concerns regarding left turns into and out of the site on
Market Boulevard. They recommended that if there is more than two traffic accidents
involving right angle collisions on Market Boulevard, the access will be limited to right
' in /out only.
The Planning Commission was satisfied with the changes, and recommended approval of the
application. They commented that the design had been refined further from what was
proposed on the corner of West 78th Street and Market Boulevard (the Market Square site).
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Site Plan Review ,
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the following motions: '
'The City Council approves Site Plan Review #92 -1 as shown on the site plan dated
February 27, 1992, subject to the following conditions:
1. The applicant must obtain a sign permit prior to erecting any signage on site. Stop
signs shall be installed at both exit points located on Market Boulevard and West
79th Street.
2. Landscaping along the north edge of the site must be modified to meet all
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requirements of the railroad. The applicant shall provide staff with a detailed cost
estimate of landscaping to be used in calculating the required financial guarantees.
These guarantees must be posted prior to building permit issuance. Provide a plant
schedule indicating the size and type of all plant materials for staff approval.
3. The applicant shall provide the city with the necessary financial securities to
guarantee installation of the required public improvements and costs associated with
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4. Revise architectural P lans as follows:
• Incorporate the use of Timberline or similar quality shingles that provide an
image of a cedar shake roof.
• Provide details of building exterior treatment for staff approval. '
5. A grading and drainage plan, including storm sewer calculations for a 10 year storm
event prepared by a professional engineer, be submitted to the City Engineer for
review and approval.
6. The applicant shall indicate on the site plan utilities coming into the building and
addition and fire hydrants in the vicinity.
7. The applicant shall include construction of the driveway aprons, any median
improvements, sidewalk and boulevard restoration in the site improvements. All
boulevard restoration, sidewalk, driveways, and median improvements shall be
constructed in accordance with the latest edition of the City's Standard Specifications
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and Detail Plates (1992). Detailed plans and specifications shall be prepared by a
professional engineer and submitted for approval by the City Engineer.
8. The applicant shall be responsible for all damage to the City's existing public
improvements (i.e. streets, sidewalk, utilities).
9. The applicant shall provide a turnaround area at the east side of the proposed
building.
1 10. The northerly 16 parking stalls shall be labeled "Employee and Tenant Parking Only ".
1 11. The width of the easterly curb cut of off Market Boulevard shall not exceed 26 feet.
12. Plans for the plaza shall be submitted to city staff for approval.
1 13. Type I erosion control fence shall be installed along West 79th Street and Market
Boulevard.
1 14. The City reserves the right to limit access to right -in /out only should two or more
traffic accidents involving right -angle collisions on Market Boulevard occur within a
12 -month period.
15. The applicant shall utilize the existing Market Boulevard access and provide a
1 striping and signing plan for a left turn lane on southbound Market Boulevard.
Subdivision
' Staff is recommending the ::; Council adopt the following motion:
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1 '"The City Council approves the subdivision proposal with the following conditions:
1. Park and trail dedication fees shall be paid at time of building permits are requested.
2. Provide the following easements:
a. standard drainage and utility easements around the perimeter of all lots.
b. The final plat for Crossroads Plaza 2nd Addition must be submitted to staff
for approval and filed with Carver County.
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Withdrawal of originally approved site plan
'The City Council withdraws approval of Site Plan 89 -6 for the Crossroads National Bank
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building, concurrently with the approval of Site Plan #92 -1 for Americana Bank. The
applicant should file the notice of withdrawal against the property at Carver County." 1
Vacation
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the following motion:
"The City Council approves the vacation of the following easements:
1. The easterly 5 feet of Lot 1, and the westerly 5 feet of Lot 2, Block 1, Crossroads
Plaza Addition. 1
2. The cross access easement located along the common lot line of Lots 1 and 2, Block
1, Crossroads Plaza Addition."
ATTACHMENTS
1. Staff report and Planning Commission minutes dated February 19, 1992.
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2. Memo dated February 19, 1992.
3. Memo from Engineering Department dated February 19, 1992.
4. Attachment showing railroad track sight restrictions.
5. Memo from Fire Marshall dated February 12, 1992.
6. Memo from Building Official dated February 6, 1992.
7. Memo from Senior Engineering Technician dated February 12, 1992.
8. Staff report dated August 12, 1991, Americana Community Bank.
9. Staff report dated October 23, 1989, Crossroads National Bank.
10. Plans dated February 27, 1992.
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1 PROPOSAL: 1) Site Plan Review for an 7,268 Square Foot Bank and
Office Building - Americana Community Bank
2) Replat Lots 1 and 2, Block 1, Crossroads Plaza,
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into two parcels with areas of 70,000 Square Feet
and 164,762 Square Feet
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I underlying utility and drainage easement located on
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LOCATION: North of Highway. 5, east of Market Boulevard, south of
1 O Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad
Q APPLICANT: KRJ Associates City of Chanhassen
I P 0 Box 635 690 Coulter Drive
Long Lake, MN 55356 Chanhassen, MN 55317
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1 PRESENT ZONING: BH, Highway and Business Services District
ACREAGE: 234,762 Sq Ft (Plat) 70,000 Sq Ft (Site Plan)
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1 ADJACENT ZONING AND
LAND USE: N - BG and CBD, Filly's and Country Suites
S - BH, Vacant
E - BH, Vacant
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W - BG, Vacant (Future Market Square) and
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WATER AND SEWER: Available to the site.
1 W PHYSICAL CHARACTER.: The site has been extensively altered due to
I.. the construction of Market Boulevard and West
"=10 79th Street. The site is flat and devoid of
tree cover.
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' PROPOSAL /SUMMARY
' This request is for the construction of a 7,268 square foot bank
building on the westerly 70,000 square feet of Lot 1, Block 1,
Crossroads Plaza. This parcel is currently owned by the Chanhassen
Housing and Redevelopment Authority. The applicant is negotiating
with the HRA to purchase the property. Approval of the purchase is
scheduled to take place on February 20, 1992. As part of the
agreement, the city is replatting the subject property and adjacent
' property (Lot 2, Block 1) which is also under the ownership of the
HRA.
The site plan is fairly well developed. The architecture of the
' bank building attempts to reflect the nearby Market Square Shopping
Center through the use of stucco accent tiles, columns and
accentuated gabled entries, as well as the roof line of the Country
' Suites Hotel. Staff is proposing that the type of shingle which
resemble wood shakes from a distance be used similar to the Country
Suites Hotel. One highly attractive feature of•the site is the
' inclusion of a pedestrian plaza at the intersection of West 79th
Street and Market Boulevard. A four lane drive -thru is provided to
the north of the building. The stacking area for the drive -thru
will be on the northeast portion of the site. The location for the
' drive -thru is appropriate as it places car stacking away from
Market Boulevard and West 79th street. The drive -thru is screened
by the bank building and landscaping from West 79th Street and
Market Boulevard. The site landscaping is generally of high
quality. Landscaping materials along the railroad tracks may be
restricted.due to sight distance limitations as it may obstruct
' visibility of oncoming trains to traffic on Market Boulevard. The
Twin Cities and Western Railroad has been sent a copy of the plans
for review and comments. As of today, no comments have been
received.
Site access is of concern in this proposal. A previous subdivision
and site plan for the Crossroads National Bank was approved with
two access points via West 79th, the most easterly access was to be
shared by the adjoining property. The site also had an access
point on Market Boulevard with a right -in /left -in only. All of the
' above mentioned access points have been installed by the city. The
applicant for Americana Community Bank requested two full access
points. One via Market Boulevard (right /left in and out), which
will require cutting back the existing island on Market Boulevard
and widening the existing driveway apron. Staff has some concerns
regarding the Market Boulevard island cut and allowing a left turn
in and out due to traffic safety concerns. Staff recommends that
a traffic study be preformed prior to the city granting full access
drive. According to the Eastern Carver County Transportation study
there is a potential for 7,400 trips per day on Market Boulevard by
the year 2010. The second access point is through West 79th
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Street. The access via West 79th street will be exclusively used
by the applicant which in turn reduces one access drive.
The bank representatives believe that the southbound left turn from
the site on to Market Boulevard is critical to their operation.
From a design standpoint, we believe this change is not likely to
undermine the effectiveness of traffic flow on Market Boulevard.
However, it is necessary to note that the City Engineering
Department continues to have safety concerns with the left turn
from the site to southbound Market Boulevard. If the applicant
still desires to have a full access approved, they should pay for
all associated costs related to preparation of a traffic study.
The results of that study shall determine the feasibility of
granting a full access. ,
In an accompanying subdivision request, Lots 1 and 2, Block 1,
Crossroads Plaza are being replatted into two lots, one of which
will contain the bank building and the second will be reserved for
future development. The subdivision request is a relatively
straight forward action.
Based upon the foregoing, staff is recommending that the Planning
Commission approve the site plan, and subdivision requests for this
proposal without variances and subject to appropriate conditions. 1
BACKGROUND
On February 12, 1989, the City Council approved the preliminary and
final plat for Crossroads Plaza Addition. The plat consisted of
two lots and four outlots. Lot 1, 2.47 Acres, and Lot 2, 3.02
Acres. Two of the outlots were utilized for Highway 5 right -of -way
dedication. The other two outlots were used for drainage and
retention ponds. Lot 1 was to become the future site for the
Crossroads National Bank. On October 23, 1989, the City Council
approved the site plan for the bank. The site plan consisted of a
bank and office building with a total area of 14,000 square feet.
Operation of the bank was proposed to begin out of a modular
banking facility while the permanent facility was being built. The
city constructed a parking lot, three access points to the site,
and installed light fixtures to prepare the site for the Crossroads
National Bank's temporary facility. The site plan proposed an
entrance only along Market Boulevard with an exit only at the
southwesterly portion of West 79th Street to accommodate a drive -
thru teller. Another full access was provided at the southeast
corner of the site to be shared with the adjacent property to the
east (Lot 2) in the future. The plans never matured beyond the
site plan and subdivision approvals (Attachment #2).
The application in front of the Planning Commission today will
change the approved proposal for the Crossroads National Bank Site
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1 Plan. The proposed Americana Community Bank will invalidate the
Crossroads National Bank Site Plan. Therefore, considering action
of approval of the Americana Community Bank is contingent upon the
1 withdrawal of Crossroads National Bank Building Site Plan approval.
On August 7, 1991, the Planning Commission approved an application
' for Site Plan #91 -3 for the Americana Community Bank Building to be
located at the southwest corner of Market Boulevard and West 78th
Street (Market Square Development). A Planned Unit Development
' Amendment and a subdivision proposal were reviewed concurrently.
The proposal was approved by the City Council on August 12, 1991.
The applicant elected not to proceed with construction on this site
due to delays with Market Square Shopping Center and a design for
' increased visibility from Highway 5.
' SITE PLAN REVIEW
General Site Plan /Architecture
' The building is proposed at the northeast corner of West 79th
Street and Market Boulevard. Site access is proposed from both
West 79th Street and Market Boulevard. The majority of the parking
is located to the east of the proposed building. Future parking is
proposed to be added to the north of the site with phase II.
Vehicle stacking is provided northeast of the building so that
direct distant views from West 79th Street, to the south of the
site, will be minimized. Direct views of the stacking lanes will
be screened by the building and landscaping from the west of the
site. The architecture of the bank building reflects the shopping
center's use of stucco accent tiles, columns and gabled entries.
Colors and material types need to be specified for staff approval.
Low gabled roofs and a strong masonry base complete the bank's
image for the prominent corner site. The applicant does not intend
to have any roof top equipment. All equipment will be placed on
' the ground. The applicant is showing the trash enclosure screened
by a masonry wall using the same materials as the building and an
air conditioning unit located on the northwest corner of the
building. These units are screened by a berm and landscaping to
the north, west and south.
The applicant has illustrated a building addition on the south side
of the building, paralleling West 79th Street, which represents
potential future expansion of the bank facility. This addition
will overlook the plaza area. Upon review of the plans, staff
' concluded that additional parking will be needed to support a
building addition on this site. The applicant has illustrated 16
additional future spaces. This building addition is supported by
staff but the applicant will have to reappear in front of the
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Planning Commission and City Council for a Site Plan amendment at
the time when the addition is to be built. Staff is recommending
that the applicant illustrate how the roof line will be extended at
the time the addition is built.
The architect's intent to combine the style of the shopping center
building, along with other downtown buildings such as the Country
Hospitality Suites, is a sound one.
Parking /Interior Circulation
The City's parking ordinance requires one parking space per 250
square feet of gross floor area. The number of parking spaces
required is 30 and the applicant is providing 36 parking spaces and
1 handicap space which satisfies the requirements of the ordinance.
Traffic will be directed via West 79th Street running parallel to
the easterly edge of the site then head west into the bank site or
via Market Boulevard, parallel to the northerly property line.
Traffic exiting the site would utilize the same entrance points
located to the northwest and southeast of the site. A stop sign is
recommended at both locations to regi} late traffic exiting the site.
In general, the interior circulation and entrances are fairly
reasonable in our view. 1
Access
There are three existing driveway access points (curb cuts) to the
site. One along Market Boulevard and two along West 79th Street.
The applicant is proposing to eliminate the most westerly access, 11 and abandoning the existing easterly access on West 79th Street
which was to be shared by the adjoining property, and building a
new curb cut for the banks exclusive use. The existing curb cuts
will have to be eliminated and restored as boulevard. The new
entrance on West 79th Street will serve the parking lot and the
drive -thru facilities as proposed. This entrance will provide a
reasonably safe access to this site since it provides adequate
offset separation between this site entrance and Market Boulevard.
We believe the current proposal along West 79th Street is
acceptable.
The second access point would expand the existing curb cut on
Market Boulevard located on the northwest corner of the site. As
proposed, this would serve as the entrance /exit to the drive -thru
lanes and the bank building. The plans propose to expand the
existing curb cut and reducing the island on Market Boulevard which
was originally constructed for Crossroads National Bank. 1
The applicant's position is that they want full access to the bank
from both West 79th Street and from Market Boulevard. Staff
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' recommends that the applicant provide the City with a cash escrow
to have a traffic engineering consultant, prepare a traffic
analysis of the turning movements onto Market Boulevard with
' recommendations for improvements, i.e. turn lanes, medians,
driveway location, etc.
' Staff believes there ultimately will be too many traffic movements
occurring on Market Boulevard to safely exit this site onto
southbound Market Boulevard. Signalization of the intersection of
' West 78th Street and Market Boulevard, which is currently under
consideration by the HRA and City Council, will help traffic flow
on Market Boulevard, although not reduce conflicts at this
intersection dramatically.
A right -in /right -out only entrance via Market Boulevard has always
been the plan for this access. The bank's request calls for
cutting back a median so that southbound traffic exiting the bank
site could make a left turn onto Market Boulevard. Market
Boulevard was widened south of the railroad tracks to accommodate
right and left turn lanes into the site. The center median length
I r and pavement markings have been reduced to below suggested
standards to accommodate the left turn lane into the site. Further
expansion of the curb cut would require reducing the median
further. Both medians and pavement markings have a unique function
in the proper control and regulation of traffic into the proper
lanes in the roadways. By shortening the median areas further we
' may be creating confusion or delay in reaction by the driver for
smooth and safe lane transition. This access point is further
complicated with the relationship of the railroad crossing
approximately 80 feet to the north. Although the crossing is
' equipped with flashing light signals and automatic gate arms, it
still creates an additional distraction for motorists. Occasional
use of the railroad tracks will create temporary stacking of
' vehicles back into the site. Layout of the parking lot gives
motorists an option to loop back to the east to exit via West 79th
Street rather than waiting to turn onto Market Boulevard.
Representatives from the bank believe that the, Market Boulevard
access point is vital to their operation. Final designs for this
curb cut have not been developed.
Staff recommends that the access point along Market Boulevard be
restricted to a right in /out and left turn in from Market
Boulevard. If the applicant wishes to maintain the current
proposed plan of full access by expanding the access point with a
left turn lane from the site onto southbound Market Boulevard, a
traffic study should be prepared. Staff is also recommending that
the bank provide the city with financial security in the form of a
Letter of Credit to guarantee installation of the required
improvements on Market Boulevard and West 79th Street. The
applicant shall also be liable for all costs associated with the
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traffic study and construction of the curb cut. The traffic study '
would specifically address vehicle stacking needs, turning
movements and related safety concerns at both the driveway
intersection and railroad track intersection.
Landscaping
The landscaping plan is acceptable. Trees and hedges are proposed '
along the north, south, and east portions of the site. Staff is
recommending that the applicant comply with any railroad guidelines
for maintaining sight lines at the railroad crossing which may
limit landscaping along the northerly portion of the west half of
the site (See attachment #1).
Although the landscaping plan appears to be generally reasonable,
we do have several revisions to request. The first is that the
plan does not specify type or size of all materials. Final plans
should be developed that incorporate this and the size of all
materials must meet or exceed normal city standards. Secondly, the
applicant has failed to show any grades on the site. We are
requesting that grading details of the site be provided for staff
review.
Lighting '
Lightipg locations are illustrated on the plans. Two light poles
are proposed. Only shielded fixtures are allowed and the applicant
shall demonstrate that there is no more than .5' candles of light
at the property line. Plans should be provided to staff for
approval.
S ignacce
The applicant has submitted a signage plan. One monument
identification sign is proposed at the westerly edge of the site.
The area of the monument sign is 70 square feet. The ordinance
permits up to 80, square feet. The applicant is also showing two 3-
foot high wall mounted signs on each building elevation with a
street frontage. We find the sign package to be reasonable and
consistent with the ordinance. Sign permits are required prior to
sign installation. '
Grading /Drainage
Specific grading and drainage plans were not prepared for this ,
submittal. Given current conditions on the site and the proposed
site plan, grading activity is expected to be minimal. The site
plan proposes parking lot drainage divided with half the site
draining to Market Boulevard and the remaining half to West 79th
Street. Storm sewers should be extended from Market Boulevard
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1 and /or West 79th Street to convey runoff generated from the site
prior to discharging into the City street. Final grading and
drainage plans should be prepared for approval by the city, in
1 addition to submitting storm water calculations for 10 year storm
events. All plans shall be prepared by a professional engineer and
submitted to the City's Engineering office for review and approval.
1 The site plan does not propose any erosion control measures at this
time. Upon receipt of an acceptable grading and drainage plan,
staff will be able to recommend appropriate erosion control
' measures.
Watershed District approval of this plan is required. The
applicant shall receive a Watershed District permit and comply with
their conditions.
Utilities
Municipal sanitary sewer and water service is available to the site
from West 79th Street. A previous site plan proposal for this lot
extended the water and sewer service into the lotto accommodate a
temporary building facility; however, the temporary building
facility was never constructed. Therefore, the utility services
will have to be disconnected by the applicant at the property line
and redirected to the proposed facility. Final plans for utility
connection should be prepared for approval by staff.
' The Fire Marshal is requesting that utilities coming into the
building as well as other fire hydrants in the vicinity be shown on
the site plan.
1 Park and Trail Dedication
The Park and Recreation Commission acted to recommend that the city
' accept full park and trail dedication fees as part of this
development. Fees are paid at the time the building permits are
requested.
' The applicant shall also construct a concrete sidewalk, 6 feet
• wide, to be located south of the site and connecting with the
sidewalk located to the west of the site.
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COMPLIANCE TABLE WITH HIGHWAY & BUSINESS DISTRICT ORDINANCE
Required Proposed
Building Front Yard Setback 25' 50'
Building Side Yard Setback 10' N 80' /E 130'
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Parking Setback from Railroad 0 12'
Hard Surface Coverage 65% 62%
Parking Stalls 30 36 1
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Planning Commission adopt the following
motion:
Site Plan Review
"The Planning Commission recommends approval of Site Plan Review
#92 -1 as shown on the site plan dated 1992, subject to the
following conditions:
1. The applicant must obtain a sign permit prior to erecting any
signage on site. Stop signs shall be installed at both exit
points located on Market Boulevard and West 79th Street.
2. Landscaping along the north edge of the site must be modified 1
to meet all requirements of the railroad. The applicant shall
provide staff with a detailed cost estimate of landscaping to
be used in calculating the required financial guarantees.
These guarantees must be posted prior to building permit
issuance. Provide a plant schedule indicating the size and
type of all plant materials for staff approval. 1
3. The applicant shall provide the city with the necessary
financial securities to guarantee installation of the required
public improvements and costs associated with the traffic
study.
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4. Revise architectural e a hitec Ural plans as follows:
• Provide a concept of what the roof line would look like
when phase II is added.
' • Incorporate the use of Timberline or similar quality
shingles that provide an image of a cedar shake roof.
• Provide details of building exterior treatment."
5. A grading and drainage plan including storm sewer calculations
for a 10 year storm event prepared by a professional engineer
' and submitted to the City Engineer for review and approval.
6. The applicant shall indicate on the site plan utilities coming
' into the building and addition fire hydrants in the vicinity.
7. The applicant shall include construction of the driveway
' aprons, median improvements, sidewalk and boulevard
restoration in the site plan improvements.
8. The applicant shall be responsible for any damage to the
' City's existing sidewalk along Market Boulevard.
SUBDIVISION
The subdivision proposal is a relatively simple request that will
serve to realign the easterly property line of Lot 1, 40 feet to
' the west. Lot 1, Block 1, is proposed to have an area of 70,000
square feet and will be occupied by the bank building. Lot 2,
Block 1, is vacant and there is no development proposed on the site
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' action is required by the Planning Commission.
The following easements are illustrated on the plat:
1. Standard drainage and utility easements around the perimeter
of both lots (5 feet to the side, 10 feet to the front)
' 2. A utility and drainage easement over the northerly 20 feet of
Lot 1 and 2, Block 1, Crossroads Plaza 2nd Addition.
3. The final plat must be submitted to staff for approval and
recording with Carver County.
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Staff is recommending approval g appr al of the subdivision proposal with the
following conditions:
1. Park and trail dedication fees shall be paid at time of
building permits are requested.
2. Provide the following easements:
a. standard drainage and utility easements around the
perimeter of all lots.
b. The final plat for Crossroads Plaza 2nd Addition must be
submitted to staff for approval and filed with Carver ,
County.
WITHDRAWAL OF ORIGINALLY APPROVED SITE PLAN '
"The Planning Commission recommends the withdraw of approval of
Site Plan 89 -6 for the Crossroads National Bank building,
concurrently with the approval of site plan #92 -1. The applicant
should file the notice of withdrawal against the property at Carver
County."
VACATION OF A CROSS ACCESS EASEMENT AND UTILITY EASEMENT ON THE
UNDERLYING PLAT
The Planning Commission does not need to take action on this item
but we are including it as an informational item. As part of the
plat and site plan approval for Crossroads National Bank, a cross
access easement was required to allow the occupants of both Lots 1
and 2, to share a driveway. With the new proposed site plan for
Americana Community Bank, this cross access easement will no longer
be needed and will need to be vacated. Also, due to shifting the
westerly property line of Lot 2, the drainage and utility easement
along the previous lot line will need to be vacated. Staff is
recommending approval of the cross access easement and utility and
drainage easement vacation.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Attachment showing railroad track sight restrictions.
2. Memo from Fire Marshall dated February 12, 1992.
3. Memo from Building Official dated February 6, 1992.
4. Memo from Senior Engineering Technician dated February 12,
1992.
5. Staff report dated August 12, 1991, Americana Community Bank.
6. Staff report dated October 23, 1989, Crossroads National Bank.
7. Plans dated January 31, 1992.
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DATE: February 12, 1992
SUBJ: #89 -19 SUB and #92 -1 Site Plan 1
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SUBJECT: Planning Case: 89 -19 SUB & 92 -1 Site Plan
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have the following comments.
1. Construction of the "16 future stalls" will trigger the requirement for an
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stall.
2. The Americans with Disabilities Act became effective on 1/26/92. The
designers are responsible for compiiance the ADA.
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DATE: February 12, 1992
SUBJ: Site Plan Review - Americana Bank, Northwest Corner of 1
West 79th Street and Market Boulevard
Lot 1, Block 1, Crossroads Plaza II LUR 91 -11
Utilities 1
Municipal sanitary sewer and water service is available to the site
from West 79th Street. A previous site plan proposal for this lot '
extended the water and sewer service into the lot to accommodate a
temporary building facility; howevdr, the temporary building
facility was never constructed. Therefore, the utility services
will have to be disconnected by the applicant at the property line
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Grading, Drainage & Erosion Control 11
No actual grading and drainage plan was submitted with this II proposal. The site plan proposes parking lot drainage divided with
half the site draining to Market Boulevard and the remaining half
to West 79th Street. Storm sewers should be extended from Market II Boulevard and /or West 79th Street to convey runoff generated from
the site prior to discharging into the City street. A grading and
drainage plan including storm sewer calculations for a 10 -year
storm event should be prepared by a professional engineer and II submitted to the City's Engineering office for review and approval.
The site plan does not propose any erosion control measures at this II time. Upon receipt of an acceptable grading and drainage plan,
staff will be able to recommend appropriate erosion control
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11 Site Access
Three driveway access points (curb cuts) along Market Boulevard and
West 79th Street have been designed and constructed in accordance
with a previous bank facility in mind (Crossroads National Bank).
That site plan proposed an entrance only along Market Boulevard
with an exit only at the southwesterly portion of West 79th Street
to accommodate a drive through teller. Another full access was
provided at the southeast corner of the site to be shared with the
adjacent property to the east (Lot 2) in the future.
The new plans propose to expand the existing curb cut on Market
Boulevard and replace the two curb cuts along West 79th Street with
one new one. Staff is comfortable with the full access being
proposed along West 79th Street but has safety concerns with the
expansion and proposed usage of the Market Boulevard curb cut.
' Market Boulevard was widened south of the railroad tracks to
accommodate right and left turn lanes into the site.. The center
median length and pavement markings have been reduced below
suggested standards to accommodate the left turn lane into the
site. Further expansion of the curb cut will require reducing the
1 median further. Both medians and pavement markings have a unique .
function in the proper control and regulation of traffic into the
proper lanes in the roadways. By shortening the median areas
further we may be creating confusion or delay in reaction by the
driver for smooth and safe lane transition.
According to the Eastern Carver County Transportation Study, Market
Boulevard is classified as a Class I Collector. Market Boulevard
is predicted by the year 2010 to accommodate 7,400 ADT. It is the
City's intent to limit the amount of curb cuts /turning movements on
' Market Boulevard due to the anticipated high volume of traffic.
Staff feels the expansion of the access point on Market Boulevard
to be unduly hazardous and not totally necessary for this site to
effectively function. This access point is further complicated
with the relationship of the railroad crossing approximately 80
feet to the north. Although the crossing is equipped with flashing
light signals and automatic gate arms, it still creates an
additional distraction for motorists. Occasional use of the
railroad tracks will create temporary stacking of vehicles back
into the site. Layout of the parking lot gives motorists an option
to loop back to the east to exit via West 79th Street rather than
waiting to turn onto Market Boulevard.
Staff recommends that the access point along Market Boulevard be
restricted to a right in /out and left turn in from Market
Boulevard. If the applicant wishes to maintain the current
proposed plan of full access by expanding the access point with a
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left turn lane from the site onto southbound Market Boulevard, a 1
traffic study should be prepared. The applicant should provide the
City with a cash escrow to have a traffic study prepared. The
traffic study would specifically address vehicle stacking needs,
turning movements and related safety concerns at both the driveway
intersection and railroad track intersection.
Site access from West 79th Street appears acceptable. The existing 1
curb cuts will have to be eliminated and restored as boulevard.
The applicant should include the boulevard restoration, sidewalk,
driveway and median construction and access removal into their site
plan improvements. Final detailed plans and specifications shall
be submitted to the City Engineer for approval. All boulevard
restoration, sidewalks and driveway aprons (public improvements)
shall be constructed in accordance with the latest edition of the
City's Standard Specifications. The project specification
documents should incorporate the City's standard specifications.
All work performed within the City's right -of -way shall be
inspected and approved by the City's Engineering Department prior
to releasing any financial security or issuance of Certificate of
= Occupancy.
Recommended Conditions of Approval
1. A grading and drainage plan including storm sewer calculations
for a 10 -year storm event prepared by a professional engineer
and submitted to the City Engineer for review and approval.
2. The applicant shall include construction of the driveway
aprons, median improvements, sidewalk and boulevard
restoration in the site plan improvements.
3. The applicant shall provide the City with a financial security
(letter of credit or cash escrow) to guarantee construction of
the driveway aprons, center median improvements and boulevard
restoration and all other proposed public improvements. The
applicant shall furnish the City with a letter of credit from
a bank, cash escrow or equivalent for $10,000. The security
shall be for a term ending December 31, 1992. Once the
required improvements have been inspected and approved by the
City and a two -year maintenance bond received for the public
improvements, the letter of credit shall be released.
4. The applicant shall work with staff to develop an erosion 1
control plan.
5. The applicant shall be responsible for any damage to the 1
City's existing sidewalk along Market Boulevard. •
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6. The applicant shall receive a Watershed District permit and
comply with conditions stipulated.
7. If the applicant wishes to expand the existing curb cut along
Market Boulevard with a left -turn lane from the site onto
southbound Market Boulevard, a traffic study shall be prepared
' to determine if warranted. The City shall retain a consultant
and all costs associated with the Study shall be borne by the
applicant.
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89 -2 PUD, 91 -8 SUB
STAFF REPORT
PROPOSAL: 1) Site Plan Review for an 8,365 Square Foot Bank
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2) Replat a Portion of Outlot A, Market Square
into a 40,000 Square Foot Lot and a 39,600 Square.
Z Foot Lot
V 3) PUD Amendment to Add a Bank Building to Market
Square Shopping Center
a LOCATION: Southwest corner of the intersection of Market Boulevard
and West 78th Street
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Q APPLICANT: KRJ Associates
P O Box 635
Long Lake,' MN 55356
PRESENT ZONING: PUD, Planned Unit Development
ACREAGE: • 40,000 square feet
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LAND USE: N - OI and CBD
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PROPOSAL /SUMMARY
On October 8, 1990, the City Council approved the final PUD plan
for a shopping center subject to conditions described in the
attached report. The site included 3 outlots containing a proposed
veterinary clinic and a cleaners and one vacant outlot ( Outlot A)
with an area of 79,946 square feet. The shopping center remains
undeveloped due to financing difficulties, however, these are in
the process of being resolved and construction is likely to start
in September. The current request is for the construction of a
' 8,365 square foot bank building on the north half of Outlot A.
The site plan is well developed. The architecture of the bank
building attempts to reflect the shopping center's use of stucco
1 accent tiles, columns and gabled entries as well as the roof line
of the Country Suites Hotel. This type of architecture is
consistent with the rest of the shopping center. Staff is
proposing that the roof line of the bank be revised to accentuate
the gables and to ensure that the shingles are of,the type used on
the Country Suites Hotel which resemble wood shakes from a
distance. One highly attractive feature of the site is the
inclusion of a pedestrian plaza at the intersection of West 78th
Street and Market Boulevard. A four lane drive -thru is provided to
the south of the building. Car stacking for vehicles waiting to go
1 through the drive -thru will be on the south portion of the site
away from West 78th Street. The location for the drive -thru is
appropriate as it places car stacking away from West 78th Street.
The drive -thru is screened by the bank building from West 78th
Street. Upon review of the drive -thru by the Engineering
Department, it was found that the proposed turn radius for the
drive -thru exit was inadequately sized. Alternatives to address
I the problem and acquisition of additional land to the south or
reversing the turn lane direction of flow should be submitted. The
site landscaping is generally of high quality due to the attention
11 that was paid to this issue by staff and the applicant. Additional
landscaping is being requested north and west of the site across
from the parking area.
II Site access has been a major concern of staff through the design of
this proposal. The applicant originally requested two access
points, one via Market Boulevard and the second through West 78th
Street. Staff strongly opposed the Market Boulevard curb cut
noting traffic safety concerns and the fact that this entrance was
specifically prohibited by the PUD agreement. After a number of
meetings with the applicant, the Market Boulevard curb cut was
eliminated and the curb cut on West 78th Street was refined to
allow a right turn lane only for traffic eastbound and a median cut
allowing left turns for traffic westbound. A traffic study
conducted by Strgar, Roscoe and Fausch, Inc. has been submitted to
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the City in support of this curb cut and new median cut on West
78th Street.
The bank representatives believe that the West 78th Street curb cut
is critical to their operation. From a design standpoint, we
believe this change is not likely to undermine the effectiveness of
traffic flow on West 78th Street. However, it is necessary to note
that the City Engineering Department continues to have some
reservations with the median cut. Staff notes that the West 78th
Street curb cut does not specifically serve the bank but rather
would connect to the main driveway for the shopping center. We
would strongly recommend against any median breaks serving
individual sites. Ultimately, the Planning Commission, City
Council and HRA will need to make a determination if it is
acceptable on aesthetic grounds. Since at least part of the
landscaped median would be lost if the median cut is approved. If
it is approved, the bank should pay for all associated costs
related to studying, designing and constructing this curb cut. 1
In an accompanying subdivision request, the outlotis being divided
into two lots, one of which will contain the bank building and the
second of which will be reserved for future development. The
subdivision request is a relatively straight forward action. The
plat should be corrected as required to reflect an additional 10
feet of right -of -way along West 78th Street that has been required 1
by the City under the Development Agreement.
Based upon the foregoing, staff is recommending that the Planning
Commission approve the site plan, subdivision and planned unit
development amendment requests for this proposal with appropriate
conditions.
SITE PLAN REVIEW
General Site Plan / Ardhitecture 1
The building is situated at the southwest corner of West 78th
Street and Market Boulevard. Access is.gained off of a proposed
curb cut on West 78th Street. Staff will discuss in detail the
access aspect later in the report. Parking is located to the west
of the proposed building. Vehicle stacking is located south of the
site and the building so that direct distant views from West 78th
Street, to the north of the site will be minimized. Direct views
of the stacking lanes will be screened by the building and
landscaping from the north of the site. The architecture of the
bank building reflects the shopping center's use of stucco accent
tiles, columns and gabled entries. Colors and material types need
to be specified for staff approval. Low gabled roofs and a strong
masonry base complete the bank's image for the prominent corner
site. The applicant has failed to show a roof top equipment
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screening plan. Such should be submitted prior to the City Council
meeting. The applicant is showing the trash enclosure screened by
a masonry wall using the same materials as the building and located
on the southeast corner of the building. Two electric boxes
operated and maintained by NSP, as well as an air conditioning
unit, are located to the southeast corner of the site. These units
are screened by a berm and landscaping to the north, east and
' south.
While we are generally satisfied with the building architecture and
note that the applicant has worked extensively on this project, we
do have several main concerns. These include the illustrated
building addition on the north side of the building paralleling
West 78th Street, the incorporation of what appears to be an
extended canopied entrance into the plaza area, and the building
roof line. As to the first issue, a building addition has been
illustrated on the north side of the structure. This had been
incorporated into earlier plans and was intended to represent
1 potential future expansions of the bank facility. Upon review of
the plans, staff concluded that there was insuff}cient parking to
support a building addition on this site and believed we had come
to an understanding wherein the addition was to be deleted from the
plans. We wish to make it clear that this building addition is not
supported by staff and we do not believe we will be in a position
to recommend approval of it in the future. We are therefore
recommending that it be deleted from final plans for the project.
The site on which this bank is situated is a highly visible one at
what is highly likely to become one of the most important
intersection in the Chanhassen CBD. Setting an architectural
standard for this bank is difficult in part due to its location.
The PUD approval requires architectural consistency with the main
shopping center building. However, at the same time, this site is
essentially the transition point from the shopping center site into
architectural styles found elsewhere in the CBD. Therefore, we
believe that the architect's intent to combine the style of the
shopping center building, along with other downtown buildings such
as the Country Hospitality Suites, is a sound one. We continue to
have some concerns over the visual massiveness of this building and
its proximity to the street. In part, these concerns will be
addressed by ensuring that the building maintains a 25 foot setback
1 from the public right -of -way required elsewhere in the shopping
center as well as by the taking of an additional 10 feet along West
78th Street which will be reserved for the inclusion of a second
thru -lane when it is needed in the future. However, we continue to
be concerned about the massiveness of the roof line and the
inclusion of relatively diminutive dormers to break this up. We
would propose that the dormers be increased in size to break up the
roof line or that some other structural design for the roof be
considered. We believe a peaked roof is essential on this
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structure but are requesting that the applicant's architect be
somewhat more creative in addressing this concern. How this
concern is addressed will also have some bearing on our issue
concerning the HVAC screening mentioned above as well. 1
The third concern pertains to the plans for a canopied entrance on
the northwest corner of the building. Staff supports the inclusion
of a highly accentuated main entrance but wants to ensure a 25 foot
setback from the right -of -way is maintained from all structures and
we define the canopy as part of the structure. The plans are
somewhat misleading on this point since it appears as though the
canopy would extend out over a portion of the patio area. Due to
the lack of time, we have not had an opportunity to explore this
more fully with the project architect but are certain that this
matter could be resolved in the final plans.
Parkins /Interior Circulation
The City's parking ordinance requires one parking space per 200
square feet of gross floor area. The number of parking spaces
required is 34 and the applicant is providing 35 parking spaces
which satisfies the requirements of the ordinance. Traffic will be
directed via West 78th Street running parallel to the westerly edge
of the site then headed east into the bank site. Traffic exiting
the site would either use an exit located at the southeast corner
of the site or utilize the same entrance located to the east of the
- site. A stop sign is proposed at that location to regulate
traffic. 1
In general, the interior circulation and entrances are reasonable
in our view. The proposed exit along the south property line is '
intended to become part of the entrance /exit to whatever develops
on the southern portion of Outlot A. The remaining area of Outlot
A is unlikely to be able to support any other entrances and exits
apart from this one. A cross access easement running in favor of
both lots being created from Outlot A, over this driveway and over
the northern 30 feet of the lot to be created south of the bank,
will be required to ensure that this element can be incorporated.
However, during review of the access proposal by the Engineering
Department, a problem has surfaced. When turning templates were
put on the drive -thru lanes, it became clear that cars exiting the
• site would be unable to complete the turn required to transition
into the exit lane. Again, this problem surfaced too late to be
able to discuss it more fully with the project designer. There are
several possible ways of addressing this issue. The first would be
to incorporate a larger radius turn which would require the taking
of additional land off of the southeast corner of the site or the
reversal of traffic flow through the facility. There may in fact
be other alternatives and we would be open to suggestions from the
project designer as to how to resolve this issue.
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Access
There are two sets of access points requiring discussion. The
first is the internal access onto the shopping center driveway
system. The second concerns proposed revisions to the shopping
center access from West 78th Street. As to the first question,
there are two access points being proposed off the internal
driveway system. The northern most access is the major site
entrance which will serve the parking lot and the drive -thru
facilities as proposed. In discussions with staff, we found some
difficulty in providing safe access to this site since we wanted to
provide the maximum offset separation between this site entrance
and the major shopping center entry point on West 78th Street. We
believe the current proposal is acceptable and resolves this
concern.
The second entrance point is, the proposed exit lying adjacent to
the south edge of the site. As proposed, this will serve as the
exit to the drive -thru lanes. In the future, this exit would be
shared with a new entrance to serve whatever is•to be located on
II the remaining undeveloped area on Outlot A to the south. Staff
supports this option noting that, due to the relative limited size
of the newly created lot on the south portion of Outlot A and its
location adjacent to the main entrance to the shopping center from
Market Boulevard, this future common entrance point, shared with
the bank, is likely to be the only means of entering and exiting
this site that can be allowed. Staff is recommending that cross
access easements be established in favor of both the bank parcel
and the future lot to the south to guarantee that the shared access
arrangement can work in the future.
One of the major points of discussion between staff and the
applicant on this proposal concerned external entrances into the
site. The applicant's original position was that they wanted
entrances to the bank from both West 78th Street and from Market
Boulevard. Staff noted that any additional curb cuts into the
Market Square site are specifically prohibited by the approved PUD
plan, however, at the applicant's request we did have the city's
traffic consultant, Strgar, Roscoe and Fausch prepare an analysis
of both proposed curb cuts. Their report is attached to the staff
report. Essentially, they agreed with the city's original position
that a Market Boulevard curb cut into this site is unacceptable
from a traffic safety standpoint. There are simply too many
traffic movements occurring with southbound cars on Market
Boulevard attempting to decelerate and move to the right to turn
into the main shopping center entrance and cars from making a left
turn to Market from West 78th Street accelerating. A final problem
occurs with the proposed signalization of the intersection West
78th Street and Market Boulevard that is currently under
consideration by the HRA and City Council. The SRF study concludes
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that the stacking of vehicles waiting for the light to turn green
would extend beyond the point at which the curb cut had been
proposed.
Discussion then focused on the proposed north median cut into the
shopping center from West 78th Street. A right -in /right -out only
entrance to the main shopping center drive had always been
incorporated into plans at this point. The bank's request called '
for the inclusion of a median cut so that westbound West 78th
Street traffic could turn into the shopping center site.
Representatives from the bank believe that this entrance is vital
to their operation. The SRF study indicated that this could be
incorporated from a traffic safety standpoint. It became clear to
staff that the only way we could support this was that the shopping
center entrance continue to be structured as a right -in /right -out
only, thus traffic would be unable to exit the shopping center site
at this point crossing 78th Street median to make a left turn onto
westbound West 78th Street. Westbound traffic on West 78th Street
would, however, be able to turn into the Market Square site.
Staff would never want to be in a position of recommending a median
cut to serve a specific site. We believe it would be highly
inappropriate to do so since this would in essence establish a new
turning movement to the benefit of a single property to the
detriment of all traffic flowing through the downtown. However, we
believe this request is somewhat different. This median cut would
not specifically serve the bank but would directly serve the main
shopping center driveway system. From the studies that have been
done, we believe that it could probably be incorporated in an
acceptable . manner from a traffic safety standpoint. We must point
out though that in spite of the SRF study, the City Engineering
Department continues to have some reservations with this request.
The ultimate decision as to whether or not this should be included
truly rests in the hands of the Commission, City Council and the
HRA. Much of this decision will rest on an aesthetic determination
as to whether or not the city wishes to see landscaping in the
center median island and be compromised to some degree to support
the turning movement. Final designs of this curb cut have not been
developed and there is some expectation on the part of staff that
we would be able to salvage much of the landscaping that occurs in
this area. We are currently in the process of asking SRF to look
at possible designs for this curb cut in conjunction with their 1
work on signalization of the downtown intersections which is
currently in process. Should this curb cut be approved, as called
for on this site plan, staff is recommending that the bank be
liable for all costs associated with the traffic study and
construction of the curb cut.
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Landscaping
Staff worked closely with the applicant to design the landscaping
plan. Berming is proposed along the northeast and westerly portion
of the site. Staff is recommending additional screening along the
northerly edge of the site to block the parking lot area from views
from West 78th Street.
1 Although the landscaping plan appears to be generally reasonable,
we do have several revisions to request. The first is that the
plan does not specify type or size of all materials. Final plans
should be developed that incorporate this and the size of all
materials must meet or exceed normal city,standards. Secondly, a
hedge and berm is illustrated along the West 78th Street exposure
west of the building. Grading details do not show a berm in this
area and staff does not believe a significant berm can be
incorporated, given the limited size of this area. We are
requesting that details of this area be provided for staff review.
In addition, two additional over -story trees should be incorporated
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11 Lighting
Lighting locations are illustrated on the plans. Two light poles
are proposed. Only shielded fixtures are allowed and the applicant
shall demonstrate that there is no more than .5' candles of light
at the property line. Plans should be provided to staff for
approval. Fixtures should match those being used elsewhere in the
shopping center.
Signaae
The applicant has submitted a signage plan. ' One monument
identification sign is proposed at the westerly entrance to the
site. The area of the monument sign is 70 square feet. The
applicant is also showing three 4 -foot high wall mounted signs on
each building elevation.
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II Staff has some concerns over the signage proposal. Although it is
attractive, we believe that the number and size of the signs are
excessive relative to other buildings in the shopping center as
well as other buildings in the CBD. The normal provisions of the
sign ordinance are not applicable within the PUD and all
development within it are subject to covenants approved by the
city. We note that the 3 wall mounted signs appear appropriate
given the multiple exposure this building has but note that the
Chanhassen Bank has one major wall mounted sign even though it •
occupies the entire south end of a city block. Having said that,
we are not sure which sign to recommend be deleted since they each
appear to be appropriate given the design and location of the
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building. We are, however, going to recommend that the size of
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these signs be reduced to a maximum height of 3 feet which is
consistent with approvals granted for the Medical Arts Building,
which was recently considered by the Planning Commission and City
Council. Given the number of signs on the building, we cannot
support the currently proposed 4 foot height.
There is an additional 70 square foot monument sign proposed at the ,
southeast corner of the site adjacent to the internal shopping
center driveway. We find no justification for this sign since the
bank building and all wall mounted signage will be highly visible
from this location. We are recommending that this sign be deleted.
In its place, there should be directional signage clearly
illustrating the appropriate bank entrance and drive -thru exit
lanes.
Grading /Drainage
Specific grading and drainage plans were not prepared for this
submittal. Given current conditions on the site•`and the proposed
site plan, grading activity is expected to be minimal. Storm sewer
connections into the shopping center system are illustrated in
concept, but plans have not been developed. We do not anticipate
any significant problems in this regard but final grading and
drainage plans should be prepared for approval by the city, in ,
addition to submitting storm water calculations for 10 and 100 year
storm events. Watershed District approval of this plan may be
required, although they have already reviewed the shopping center
plans.
Utilities 1
City utilities are available to the site. Final plans for utility
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connection should be prepared for approval by staff.
Park and Trail Dedication
The Park and Recreation Commission acted to recommend that the city
accept full park and trail dedication fees as part of this
development. Fees are paid at the time of the building permits are
requested. i
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1 COMPLIANCE TABLE WITH PUD ORDINANCE
As a PUD, most of the usual ordinance provisions pertaining to
II ' dimensional criteria are waived.
Required Proposed
"' Building Setback 25' 25'
II Hard Surface Coverage N/A 73%
Parking Stalls 34 35
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SUBDIVISION
I The subdivision proposal is a relatively simple request that will
serve to split the 1.6 acre outlot into two lots. The northerly
lot will have an area of 40,000 square feet and will be occupied by
I the bank building. The southerly lot is vacant and there is no
development proposed on the site at this time. The final plat
needs to be revised to provide the additional 10 feet of right -of-
1 way along West 78th Street that is being required by the City. The
following easements are either illustrated on the plat or should be
required:
II 1. Standard drainage and utility easements around the perimeter
of both lots.
II 2. A utility easement running in favor of NSP, located to the
southeast corner of the building, 10' x 30'.
3. The final plat for the entire Market Square shopping center
1 must be submitted to staff for approval and filed with Carver
County. The plat needs to be revised, as does this requested
lot division to accommodate the additional 10 feet of right -
II of -way along West 78th Street that is being required by the
city.
11 4. Cross access easements need to be provided over the south
driveway and northern 30 feet of the newly created parcel
located south of the bank on Outlot A.
1 PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT
This application is consistent with the overall planned unit
II development concept for Market Square. The only change is the curb
cut and median cut access point off of West 78th Street. As stated
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before, a study was conducted by Strgar, Roscoe and Fausch 1
supporting this amendment.
While we believe that this proposal is consistent with the PUD
guidelines established, we note that at the time of writing the PUD
agreement, development contract and final plat for Market Square,
they have not yet been finalized or recorded. A condition should
be added that no construction is to occur on the bank property
until this documentation has been completed to the satisfaction of
the city and a construction time table has been established for
interior streets and utilities on the Market Square site that will
be necessary to support the bank.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Planning Commission adopt the following
motion:
Site Plan Review
"The Planning Commission recommends approval of Site Plan Review
#91 -3 as shown on the site plan dated July 29, 1991, subject to the
following conditions:
1. The applicant must obtain a sign permit prior to erecting any
signage on site. Sign plans should be revised to eliminate
the monument sign, reduce the wall sign height to .3 feet and
incorporate requested directional signage. 1
2. Additional landscaping shall be provided along the north edge
of the site as proposed in the staff report. The applicant
shall provide staff with a detailed cost estimate of
landscaping to be used in calculating the required financial
guarantees. These guarantees must be posted prior to building
permit issuance. Provide a plant schedule indicating the size
and type of all plant materials for staff approval.
3. The applicant shall enter into a development contract with the
city and provide the necessary financial securities as
required. If the West 78th Street curb cut is approved, the
applicant shall be required to compensate the City for all
costs related to its design and construction.
4. Revise architectural plans as follows:
• Incorporate dormers of increased size or other acceptable
measures to enhance the design of the roof line.
• Provide details of HVAC screening. 1
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• Incorporate the use of Timberline or similar quality
shingles that provide an image of a cedar shake roof.
• Provide details of building exterior treatment indicating
consistency with shopping center construction.
• Eliminate the proposed building addition from the plans
since adequate parking cannot be provided on site.
• Revise plans as necessary to ensure that a 25 foot
setback is provided to all portions of the building,
including the entrance canopy.
5. Revise the plans as required to ensure that room is provided
for safe turning movements for cars exiting the drive -thru
lanes."
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Subdivision
"The Planning Commission recommends approval of Subdivision #91 -8
1 J as shown on the plat dated July 29, 1991, with the following
conditions:
1. Park and trail dedication fees shall be paid at time of
building permits are requested.
2. Provide the following easements:
a. •Standard drainage and utility easements around the
perimeter of all lots.
b. A 10' x 30' utility easement located to the southeast
corner of the bank building running in favor of NSP.
c. The final plat for the entire Market Square shopping
center must be submitted to staff for approval and filed
with Carver County. The plat needs to be revised, as
11 does this requested lot division to accommodate the
additional 10 feet of right -of -way along West 78th Street
that is being required by the city.
d. Cross access easements need to be provided over the south
driveway and northern 30 feet of the newly created parcel
located south of the bank on Outlot A."
Planned Unit Development Amendment
"The Planning Commission recommends approval of an amendment to PUD
#89 -2 as shown on plans dated July 29 1991."
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PLANNING COMMISSION UPDATE 1
The Planning Commission reviewed this item on their August 7, 1991
agenda. The applicants indicated that they were comfortable with
the recommendations in the staff report. Most of the Planning
Commission comments focused on two issues, including building
architecture and the inclusion of a median break in West 78th
Street. 1
On the first issue, the Planning Commission addressed architectural
concerns in detail. Staff had worked with the applicant
extensively to revise architectural plans and a number of changes
had been incorporated; however, we continued to be of the opinion
that the roof line as presented gave a somewhat massive appearance.
We noted to the Planning Commission that as an outlot on the Market
Square site, a PUD condition for the Market Square development
comes into play. This condition requires that buildings
constructed on outlots be architecturally consistent with Market
Square. The bank attempted to achieve this goal while at the same
time recognizing that it is across the street from other buildings
such as the Hospitality Suites. 1
The Commission's comments on the building were rather severe. They
believed that the appearance was not generally one of "an inviting"
type of structure and that there was a massive feel to it. Some
suggestions included modifying roof lines, enlarging windows and
altering color schemes.
On the matter of the median break that is called for in the plans, 1
staff indicated that in all honesty that there was some difference
of opinion at a staff level as to whether or not this was 1/
reasonable. The City Engineer continues to have reservations with
this proposal that are fully understood by Planning staff; however,
at the same time we believe it is not unreasonable to think that
there should be a northern entrance into the shopping center
including a median break. As we indicated in the staff report,
there is also a design issue in that median breaks such as this
should be limited only to major site entrances for uses such as the
shopping center and not individual buildings. The Planning
Commission strongly agreed with us on this point. The current
proposal complies with this standard since the median break serves
the main shopping center driveway and not the bank site. The other
design issue is that a median of this type is likely to compromise
the landscaping theme on West 78th Street, and this is something
that the City Council and HRA may want to evaluate this. However,
the Planning Commission discussion regarding the median break was
extremely favorable. Each of the members of the Commission voted
to support it. 1
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The Commission ultimately recommended that the plans be approved
and sent to the City Council. The applicant was strongly
encouraged to rework architectural plans to accommodate the
concerns and issues that have been raised.
This matter would normally have come before the City Council on
August 26, 1991. However, staff is attempting to work with the
time demands of the bank, who are under regulatory requirement to
open before the end of the year. We spoke with them on the morning
after the Planning Commission meeting and indicated a reluctance to
take a plan containing unresolved architectural issues to the City
Council. The bank's representative indicated a strong desire to
work with the city to resolve these architectural issues. They
believe that a plan could be presented to the City Council that
would accommodate most of these concerns and if approved, final
details could be worked out with staff after the fact. We agreed
that if an acceptable plan could not be developed prior to the City
' Council meeting that this item would be deleted at the applicant's
request and held over to August 26th. We regret that this puts us
in a somewhat uncomfortable position of bringing -to you a set of
plans that have yet to be refined. However, we are trying to
balance this by attempting to meet the bank's time constraints if
this is at all feasible.
The Planning Commission revised conditions pertaining to the
architectural design of the building. These changes have been
reflected below. However, pending submission of final
architectural plans by the bank, staff believes that we may
recommend further changes in these conditions based upon final
plat.
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11 PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
Site Plan
The Planning Commission recommends that the City Council approve
Site Plan Review #91 -3 as shown on the site plan dated July 29,
1991, subject to the following conditions:
1. The applicant must obtain a sign permit prior to erecting any
signage on site. Sign plans should be revised to eliminate
the monument sign, reduce the wall sign height to 3 feet and
incorporate requested directional signage.
2. Additional landscaping shall be provided along the north edge
of the site as proposed in the staff report. The applicant
shall provide staff with a detailed cost estimate of
landscaping to be used in calculating the required financial
guarantees. These guarantees must be posted prior to building
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permit issuance. Provide a plant schedule indicating the size
and type of all plant materials for staff approval.
3. The applicant shall enter into a development contract with the
city and provide the necessary financial securities as
required. If the West 78th Street curb cut is approved, the
applicant shall be required to compensate the City for all
costs related to its design and construction. 1
4. Revise architectural plans as follows:
• Incorporate dormers of increased size or other acceptable 11
measures to enhance the design of the roof line.
• Provide details of HVAC screening. 1
• Incorporate the use of Timberline or similar quality
shingles that provide an image of a cedar shake roof. 1
• Provide details of building exterior treatment indicating
consistency with shopping center construction. 1
• Eliminate the proposed building addition from the plans
in part because we would never be necessarily approving
the proposed addition. 1
• Revise plans as necessary to ensure that a 25 foot
setback is provided to all portions of the building,
including the entrance canopy.
5. Revise the plans as required to ensure that room is provided
for safe turning movements for cars exiting the drive -thru
lanes and submit the same for staff approval.
6. Parking stalls located to the south of the site shall be 1
designated for employees only."
Subdivision
The Planning Commission recommends that the City Council approve
Subdivision #91 -8 as shown on the plat dated July 29, 1991, with
' the following conditions:
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1. Park and trail dedication fees shall be paid at time of
building permits are requested. 1
2. Provide the following easements:
a. Standard drainage and utility easements around the 11
perimeter of all lots.
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b. A 10' x 30' utility easement located to the southeast
corner of the bank building running in favor of NSP.
c. The final plat for the entire Market Square shopping
II center must be submitted to staff for approval and filed
with Carver County. The plat needs to be revised, as
does this requested lot division to accommodate tie
additional 10 feet of right -of -way along West 78th Street
that is being required by the city.
d. Cross access easements need to be provided over the south
driveway and northern 30 feet of the newly created parcel
located south of the bank on Outlot A."
Planned Unit Development Amendment
The Planning Commission recommends approval of an amendment to PUD
89 -2 as shown on the plans dated July 29, 1991.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Staff report dated 10/8/90.
2. Memo from Park and Recreation Coordinator dated July 29, 1991.
3. Americana Community Bank Traffic Study dated June 5, 1991.
1 4. Project statement.
5. Plans dated July 29, 1991.
6. Minutes of the August 7, 1991 Planning Commission Meeting.
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PROPOSAL: • Site Plan Review for 14,000 Sq. Ft. Bank and Offill
Building - Crossroads National Bank
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Q LOCATION: Northeast Corner of Market Boulevard and West 79ill
Street Parts of Lots 5 -7, Block 1, Frontier th
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APPLICANT:
TCNB Incorporated Tom Mork II
10201 Wayzata Blvd. .Jim Ruckle
Minnetonka, MN 55343 Shea Architects
Q Butler Square, Suite Iii
100 North 6th Street
Minneapolis, MN 5540
II PRESENT ZONING: BH, Highway Bdsines
BG, General Business District and
ACREAGE: 2.4 acres
DENSITY:
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AND LAND USE: N- BH; railroad tracks & Chan Bowl
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APPLICABLE REGULATIONS '
Financial institutions are a permitted use in the BH and BG - .. -A
Districts. `=
Section 20 - 715 and 20 - 755 requires in the BH District a miniMum $ - r
lot area of 20,000 square feet, lot frontage of 100 feet, lot
depth of 150 feet and a maximum lot coverage 65% (70% in BG
District). _
The setbacks for the BH District are 25 feet front, 20 feet for _ I
. rear yard and 10 feet for the side yard setbacks. The setback"
for BG District is 25 feet front and rear and 10 feet on the side
yards. The maximum height for a structure is two stories for the
principle structure and one story for the accessory structure in
BH and 3 stories (40') in BG District.
There is no minimum setback for off - street parking areas when it
abuts a railroad right -of -way except as provided in Sections
20 -1191 and 20 -1192 pertaining to landscaping requirements.
Section 20 -1191 requires a 10 foot strip of land between abutting
right -of -way and vehicular use areas including one tree per 40
feet and a hedge wall or berm of at least two feet. 1
Section 20 -1192 requires interior property lines to be landscaped
with one tree per 40 feet. 1
Section 20 -1211 requires interior landscaping for vehicular use
areas.
Section 20 -1125 requires for office three parking spaces for each
1,000 square feet of gross floor area and one parking space every
250 square feet of floor space for a financial institute. 1
REFERRAL AGENCIES
Building Inspector ,Attachment #1 1
Fire Inspector Attachment #2
City Engineer Attachment #3
ANALYSIS 1
The applicant is proposing to develop a bank and office building
with a total square footage of 14,000 square feet (including a
future 4,000 sq. ft. addition). The building is located at the
northeast corner of Market Boulevard and West 79th Street. The
proposed site is part of Lots 5 -7, Block 1, Frontier Development
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October 4, 1989
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Park which is owned by the Chanhassen Housing and Redevelopment
Authority. The applicant is currently negotiating with the HRA
to purchase the property. As part of the agreement, the City is
platting the subject property and adjacent property also under
the ownership of the HRA. A condition of site plan approval will
be for the preliminary and final plat to be approved and recorded
with Carver County.
The site is in both the BG and BH District. This is due to the
fact that the old district boundaries do not conform to the pre-
sent Market Boulevard alignment. The site plan meets conditions
of either district but a rezoning of the property should occur
during the plat procedure to provide consistency. The City will
initiate the request.
Site Plan
Circulation
The bank is oriented towards West 79th Street with a drive -thru
area located adjacent to Market Boulevard. The design of the
site plan allows easy flow for the drive -thru tellers and allows
separate access for parking and entering the bank and office
areas.
Market Boulevard, once connected to Hwy. 5, will become a major
roadway entering downtown Chanhassen. The Market Boulevard curb
cut will be an entrance only. A left turn lane will be provided
into the site from southbound Market Boulezard. Due to the high
traffic levels that are expected, staff is recommending that a
right turn deceleration lane should be provided to accommodate
traffic entering the site from Market Boulevard. In addition, a
bituminous sidewalk is located on the east side of Market
Boulevard from West 78th Street to "Bowling Alley Lane" and con -
tinues east on "Bowling Alley Lane ". Staff is recommending -
a 6' concrete sidewalk be located south from "Bowling Alley Lane"
to West 79th Street on the east side of Market Boulevard.
To accommodate the right turn lane on Market Boulevard and the 6
foot concrete side sidewalk, the 44' right -of -way will have to be
expanded. At the most, an additional 20 feet of right -of -way
would be required. Staff is recommending that the applicant work
with staff to design the deceleration lane and sidewalk to deter-
mine the exact amount of additional right -of -way which is
required. Once the amount of additional right -of -way is deter-
mined, the site plan will have to be revised to reflect the new
westerly lot line (to maintain proper setbacks). This revision
can be easily accommodated by shifting the entire site plan to
the east.
.The most easterly curb cut on West 79th Street is approximately
75 feet from the West 79th Street - Market Boulevard intersection.
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October 4, 1989
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Staff would prefer the exit be further separated from theinta
section (100' - 150'). Shifting the site plan to the easto:r_`•_;.:
accommodate the additional right -of -way on Market Boulevardwl',:
provide additional separation between the exit and the inteisec,_;
tion (approximately 100'). r ,:•.
The east access on West 79th Street is located on the east 'lot r`. °..
line and the adjacent lot. In the future the easterly access on ,. `
West 79th Street will also act as an access to the adjacent lot
when it is developed. Since the access is crossing property
lines, cross easements must be provided.
Parking, Landscaping and Elevation •
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Using the calculation for parking for financial institutions at
one parking space per 250 square feet of building area, a total
of 56 parking spaces would be required. The applicant is pro-
viding 67 parking spaces which includes 2 handicapped parking
spaces. The 67 spaces exceeds the requirements for financial
institutions and offices. The area for cars using the drive -thru II
provides adequate stacking distance.
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Page L -1 of the plans provides proposed landscaping for the site. II
The applicant is providing the required landscaping except for
hedges required on the berm located between the south - parking
area and West 710th Street. The landscaping plan shall be
revised to provide the necessary landscaping on the berm between
the parking area and West 79th Street. Staff is not requiring
internal landscaping along the most easterly lot line since the
parking area and access will be expanded into the lot.
The building is one story with a tower at the southwest corner.
The building is brick with bronze metal roof with HVAC enclosed
internally. There are 6 covered drive -thru tellers connecting
the building with a tower made of similar materials which
features a time and date sign.
Signage
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The applicant is proposing one pylon sign, several•Oirectional 1
signs and a time and temperature sign above the drive -thru. The
pylon sign is located at the entrance from Market Boulevard and
is 45 square feet in size. The BB and BG District permits one
pylon sign /lot not to exceed 64 square feet and the height of the I/
pylon sign is limited to 20 feet. A detail on the pylon sign
providing the height of the sign shall be provided prior to City
Council approval. The time and temperature sign is located on
the north and west side of the tower and is 42 square feet (3' x
14').
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The time and temperature sign are permitted without a permit.
Any additional signage will require a permit. 1
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October 4, 1989
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Grading, Drainage & Utilities
Please refer to the Senior Engineering Technician's memorandum.
Temporary Facility
Page 1B of the site plan illustrates a modular banking facility
and a phasing plan for the construction of a permanent facility.
The applicant is proposing to utilize the temporary facility in
order to open up the bank prior to the permanent building being
completed. The temporary building is a 24' x 74' modular
constructed building. The temporary building is a fully self
contained building with all necessary eqiupment including two
drive up lanes. Crossroads National Bank will be prepared to
• open their bank for business in the near future and the permanent
building will not be completed until the end of 1990 or early
1991.
The temporary bank facility will be located within the easterly
parking lot. All of the parking areas used for the temporary
banking facility will be paved with the curb and gutter and
landscaped as proposed on the overall site plan. The building
will have footings, will be hooked up to sewer and water and will
be handicapped accessible. The temporary facility will utilize
the easterly full access on West 79th Street. A condition of
site plan approval will be that the temporary facility will have
to be removed within one week of the permanent facility receiving
a certificate of occupancy.
RECOMMENDATION
Planning staff recommends the Planning Commission adopt the
following motion:
"The Planning Commission recommends approval of Site Plan Review
#89 -6 for Crossroads National Bank as shown on the plan dated
September 22, 1989 and subject to the following conditions:
1. The property shall be platted and recorded with - Carver
County.
2. The City shall process a rezoning of the property as part of
the platting procedure.
3. The site plan shall be revised to include a right turn dece-
leration lane on Market Boulevard and a 6 foot wide concrete
sidewalk on the east side of Market Boulevard. The site plan
shall be revised to reflect additional right -of -way necessary
for the deceleration lane and sidewalk and to maintain
required setbacks.
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4. The applicant shall provide cross easements for the joint
access on West 79th Street. *:`' 3` ` ..,
5 . The applicant shall provide revised landscaping plan p r o - : . - .
viding necessary landscaping on the berm between the parking ; : ;;;,..‘-=;;;,..‘-=. =
area and West 79th Street. ,Y t' ` - t
6. The applicant shall provide a detail on the pylon sign pro
viding the height of the sign prior to City Council approval. IF
7. The temporary facility will have to be removed within one
week of the permanent bank facility receiving a certificate
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of occupancy.
8. The applicant shall comply with any and all Watershed 1 •
District requirements.
9. The city will monitor the site for erosion control problems
and if deemed necessary additional erosion control may be
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required in the future.
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the field and approved by the City's Engineering Department
prior to construction. '
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feet from the West 79th Street /Market Boulevard intersection.
12. The applicant shall illustrate how the easterly parking lot
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will be modified in the future when the adjacent parcel is
developed."
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION
The Planning Commission recommended approval of the site plan
with staff's conditions with the following changes: II
6. The temporary facility will have to be removed within. one
week of the permanent bank facility receiving a•.certi•ficate
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of occupancy, notwithstanding the foregoing, such temporary
facility shall be removed within 9 months of the issuance of
the building permit for the permanent bank facility. 1
11. Future addition designated on the plans are not part of the
site plan approval.
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In addition, the Planning Commission wanted staff to provide the
City Council with the details for the lighting of the site. The
applicant has provided the details showing the type of light fix-
tures used on the site and where they are located.
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STAFF UPDATE
The applicant has provided a revised site plan which provides the
additional right -of -way required for the right turn lane on
Market Boulevard and sidewalk. The site plan shifts the entire '
project to the east and provides a connection between the drive -
thru and bank parking area. The amended plan was submitted on
October 18, 1989, and staff has not had time to completely review
the site plan. Staff is providing the Council with a copy of the
amended site plan for their review. Staff will be performing a
complete review of the site plan and believes the changes are
minimal and the site plan still meets the requirements of the
zoning ordinance. Unless directed otherwise, staff will admi-
nistratively approve the amended site plan.
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CITY COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION
#89 -6 for Crossroads National Bank as shown on the plan dated
September 22, 1989 and subject to the following conditions:
1. The property shall be platted and recorded with Carver •
County.
2. The City shall process a rezoning of the property at part of
the platting procedure.
3. The site plan shall be revised to include a right turn dece-
leration lane on Market Boulevard and a 6 foot wide concrete
sidewalk on the east side of Market Boulevard. The site plan
shall be revised to reflect additional right -of -way necessary
for the deceleration lane and sidewalk and to:maintain
required setbacks.
4. The applicant shall provide cross easements for the joint
II access on West 79th Street. "'
5. The applicant shall provide revised landscaping plan pro -
viding necessary landscaping on the berm between the parking
area and West 79th Street.
6. The temporary facility will have to be removed "within one
week of the permanent bank facility receiving a certificate
of occupancy, notwithstanding the foregoing, such temporary
facility shall be removed within 9 months of the issuance of
the building permit for the permanent bank facility.
7. The applicant shall comply with any and all Watershed
District requirements.
8. The city will monitor the site for erosion control problems
and if deemed necessary additional erosion control may be
required in the future.
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9. Exact storm s � "
ewer connections and design shall be verifi ;'
the field and approved by the City's Engineerin ,ri-. .
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10. The exit on West 79th Street shall be moved a minimum of 100
feet from the West 79th Street /Market Boulevard intersection. , '
11. Future addition designated on the plans are not part of the
site plan approval. II
12. Lighting to be consistent with Market /West 79th Street
lighting.
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ATTACHMENTS
1. Memo from Ron Julkowski dated September 27, 1989.
2. Memo from Mark Littfin dated September 27, 1989.
3. Memo from Dave Hempel dated September 27, 1989.
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4. Letter from Crossroads National Bank dated September 12, 1989.
5. Letter from Crossroads National Bank dated
6. Memo from Jo Ann Olsen dated September 20, 1989ember 11, 1989.
7. Planning Commission minutes dated October 4, 1989.
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8. Site plan dated September 22, 1989.
9. Site plan dated October 18, 1989.
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whole thing and you were suggesting that we go ahead with that company to do the
whole thing. That was my misunderstanding.
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Gary Warren: ND, it would just be for the feasibility study and then after that
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we would have a handle on the plans and specifications which would take a
separate authorization.
HI Councilman Workman: I'd move
approval.
Mawr Qimiel: I had one other question on that. Can that be done in that one
day rather than incorporating another $800.80 charge?
(lry Warren: It's a matter of hydraulics. The Murray Hill tower being in a
high pressure zone doesn't always drain out in one day. It will depend on the
system pressures at the time. He'll do it as fast as we can but it may take 2
days at the maximum.
Cauncilimian Workman moved, Councilwoman Dimler seconded to authorize inspection r
study for rehabilitation of Murray Hill water tower. All voted in favor and the
ration carried.
cn --(0 J. SITE PLAN REVIFIJ FOR A BANK AND OFFICE BUILDING, NORTHEAST CORNER D MARKET
' r, BOULEVARD AND WEST 79TH STREET, CROSSROADS NATIMAL BANK.
Councilman Hoyt: I will start this by apologizing to the group that brought it
in. They asked me to call if I had questions and I just got so busy I didn't
have time to get back to theme Reading through, this is the Crossroads National
Bank. My problems here is understanding the nature of the temporary building.
I think that it's one thing to have a temporary building while they're building
the permanent building but as I read through the Minutes of the Planning
Commission, the impression I got was a temporary building was going in and then
they were going to begin pursuing the permanent structure. I'm uncanfortable
with that arrangement. Maybe they can clear sane things up about it. Are yon
open to hearing from them?
Mawr Chmiel: Sure.
Ton Mork: Good evening Mr. Hoyt. I'm Tam Mork and we visited over the phone
briefly. In actual fact, as I understand it, we are here tonight to gain a
building permit approval for both our permanent building and our nodular
building inasmuch as we are well underway in terms of getting our bank
organized. We have received charter approval from the office of the ca+ptroller
of currency. kb are currently awaiting approval of our holding company frail the
Federal Reserve Bank. Our strategy in beginning in a modular building was to
essentially give ourselves some time to establish ourselves as a business
entity. To establish systems. To get our staff up and naming. TO get a
marketing presence in the community and it is our intent to begin construction
on the permanent building just as soon as we possibly can. Hopefully in 1990 but
in reviewing the process and in getting to this point, we spent a lot of time
talking to a lot of bankers, both in this metropolitan area and even as far
south as St. Zonis where there has been a lot of denoteable bank charter
activity in the past 24 months approximately. To rake a determination for
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encounter. However, to this, point we have been unable to close on the property
for any number of'reasons and what we have requested is an amendment to the _
purchase agreement that would essentially allow us access to the site,
completely at our risk, to enable us to go on and rake whatever physical
improvements we need to make in order to accommodate our modular building.
Principally that would involve some grading according to an approved grading
plan. The installation of utilities to the modular bank site. The installation
of lighting in the parking lot. Paving the parking lot and the construction of
a foundation for the modular building and ultimately the installation of the
modular building when it's delivered, hopefully as of now in the middle of
January or early January. Our sense is that if we're not able to complete the
improvements, particularly the paving, within approximately the next 30 days or I
at least no later than the end of November, then we will be forced to open the
bank sometime after the frost is out in 1990. Keep in mind that we have been
undertaking our capitalization efforts now for approximately 60 days. We have a
number of people who have paid in considerably sums. I think the paper quoted
about a million and a half dollars and that's what we have paid in so far. That
potential delay presents same significant difficulties as far as we're concerned
in dealing with our potential investor base so that's the reason for the
amendment is to accommodate those site improvements.
Mayor Qumiel: Any other questions Tot?
Councilman Workman: No, I don't.
Councilman Boyt: How would this be different than saying to some other business 1
in town you can open up a Quonset hut and run your business out of it until
you've got everything in place to build the permanent structure that we've
approved? Is this somehow different than that? 1
Ttm Mork: Well I guess I come at it from a biased viewpoint but I believe it
is. I believe for one thing the opportunity to have a new business in to with II
the level of capital that we intend to.bring, thatjwe will b ing, is in itself
screwhat unique. I furthermore believe that the addition of a commercial bank
to this marketplace is an enhancement to the constrhers in this area. I note II with interest that already prior to our even opening the doors, the other bank
in Chanhassen has expanded it's hours from 3:00 lobby hours to 4:30 and
introduced full service Saturday morning banking. Wa expect that the addition
of ourselves in the marketplace will just do nothing pore but further enhance 1
the banking climate for consumers in the Chanhassen area. Yurthermore, this is
not a Quonset hut. This is a building that is built by the Sun Corporation
which for the last 18 years has done nothing but construct permanent.modular II banking facilities. Currently for example Norwest Corporation has installed a
building for one of their branch facilities on a permanent basis up in Anoka.
While the renderings that you may have seen I don't think do justice to the
building, when we're talking about total cost of improvements of an excess of
$200,000.00, I don't think that that represents an insignificant level of
investment on our part to satisfy our needs on an interim basis.
Councilman Hoyt: Everything's relative and I didn't mean to imply that your 11
building was going to be a Quonset hut. You're talking about building a
permanent structure that's around 2 pollicn dollars so a considerably greater
investment than what you're going to have in the temporary sturcture, which I
4, .'. .guess is pretty natural. I think. the Ocwncil, hopefully the other people on the
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Council are going to be convinced that we're not sitting in a situation in which
this group of investors is tryingiout Chanhassen to see if a bank will work
11 because we're now, shortly later in this meeting we're going to be looking at a
shopping center which is talking about a significantly greater investment than
the bank is and I guess without having them here, I'm just curious as to how
1 they feel about having a temporary bank structure just down the block and across -
the street. I don't know. I'm rambling so I guess I'm done.
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lhyor Ctmiel: There were some concerns I had too Bill about that modular
building. My train concern was whether or not it was in compliance with the
State of Minnesota requirements for a temporary structure and whether it did
have the state of approval by the State and it does so that made me feel a
11 little more canfortable with it. I also feel that some of the concerns that
Bill has had has been same of my concerns. one basically is to the construction
start and they're saying it's being just a little bit of an open period of time,
as we discussed the situation. I feel that the bank, with all intent, plans on
starting construction I would just as soon see that construction start as early
as possible. I'm sure you'd welcome that as well.
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II Tom Mork: Absolutely. I think all of us involved in the bank are very
reasonable people and certainly recognize the impact of competition. It would
not be to our favor when our principle competition in the community is the
II resident of approximately a 2 million dollar facility, for us to remain in this
modular facility for any longer than we absolutely need to until we have our
permanent hone built for us. I guess if I could just'camment'on the impact of
I . the neighborhood and some of the concerns that Mr. Hoyt, you voiced. I think
one of the things that has to be considered is that it would be incredibly
difficult for a supermarket to operate out of a modular building jest because
their spacial needs are considerably greater. We can as a result of a growing
and initially a zero customer base and a growing customer base, begin in a
modular building because we don't have those kinds of space needs. But
hopefully our growth will be a level that all of us expect it to and we'll be
11 forced to start construction as soon as the frost is out I guess if I can give
you my cannitment that it is not in our intent to be in this building any longer
than we absolutely need to.
II Cow cidman Hoyt: What would happen if your customer base didn't build? Then
are you still going to go ahead and build the permanent structure?
II Tbm Mork: Well, I would say that certainly we can't expect to be at home in a
temporary building or modular building forever. In actual fact, we have to
construct our permanent building within I believe it's a 2 year timieframe with
II our agreement with the } A or we forfeit the land. Someone else Can came in and
develop a bank on that site so we absolutely grill construct the permanent
building under the conditions of the purchase agreement. I don't think there's
any question about that.
Cburcilworen Dimler: Tom, I have a question. It was re understand that you
. were going to build around the modular facility?
II Tam Mork: Correct. -
II Councilwoman Dimler: Could you explain that? It doesn't look like it bone.
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Tam Pbrk: We're intending to locate the modular building on the eastern portion 11
of the site. The bulk of the construction activity will be in the central and
western portion of the site and that we have attempted to do is locate the
modular building in a fashion such that we can acco modate continuing drive up
traffic through our nodular building at the same time that we're building. '
Councilwoman Dimler: iahile you're constructing but after your construction,
what are you going to do with your modular? 1
Tom Mork: It will be down within a week after we receive our certificate of
occupancy. I believe the Planning Commission further put in the condition that
it would be no later than 9 months after the issuance of the building permit for
the permanent building and that's a time table that we can certainly live with.
Councilwoman Dimler: I misunderstood you then because when I asked that 1
question to you the other day, I thought that you were going to incorporate it
into your...
Tan Mork: No. Absolutely not. That will. be green space when it's all done. 1
Mayor Qriel: Any other questions?
Councilman Hoyt: Can anybody think of a way to add anymore assurance to this
list of conditions? Ard' you going to have, if worse goes 'to worse and you do in
fact not build, how much money do you have in this piece of property 2 years
fram now? You've got the $200,000.00 for improvements.' Co you have anything
else in it?
Tom Mork: We11 at that point we would have closed on the property and I believe II
that the aggregate purchase price is $4.50 times whatever the amount of land is.
It's approximately 110,000 square feet.
Todd Gerhardt: $470,000.00.
Councilman Hoyt: So your expenses and liability then would be somewhere around
$700,000.00 total? ,
Todd Gerhardt: tie's incurred architectural. fees and rendering, a site plan so.
Councilman Hoyt: Well that's a ballpark figure Todd? $700,800.00? 11
Todd Gerhardt: Minimum. .' 1
Councilman Hoyt: I guess I can live with that sort of risk. I would approval
of item 1(j) with the conditions noted in the staff report.
Councilwoman Dirtier: I'll second that.
Councilman Boyt roved, Councilwoman Dimler seconded to approve Site Plan #89-5
for Crossroads National Bank as shown on the plan dated September 22, 1989
pursuant to the City Manager's reca►Randations. All voted in favor and the
motion carried.
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CHANHASSEN PLANNING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
DECEMBER 6, 1989
Chairman Conrad called the meeting to order at 7:45 p.m..
MEMBERS PRESENT: Tim Erhart, Steve Emmings, Annette Ellson, Ladd Conrad
' and Brian Batzli
MEMBERS ABSENT: Jim Wildermuth
1 STAFF PRESENT: Paul Krauss, Director of Planning; Jo Ann Olsen, Senior
Planner and Sharmin Al -Jaff, Planning Intern
PUBLIC HEARING:
I PRELIMINARY PLAT TO REPLAT LOTS 5 -9, BLOCK 1, FRONTIER DEVELOPMEMNT PARK
(16.77 ACRES) INTO TWO LOTS AND FOUR OUTLOTS ON PROPERTY ZONED BH, HIGHWAY
BUSINESS DISTRICT AND LOCATED ON THE EAST AND WEST SIDES OF MARKET
BOULEVARD, NORTH OF HWY. 5 AND SOUTH OF THE SOO LINE RAILROAD, CROSSROADS
1 PLAZA ADDITION, CITY OF CHANHASSEN.
Sharmin Al -Jaff presented the staff report. Chairman Conrad called the
1 public hearing to order.
II Krauss: We should add that that last condition is a new one.
Emmings: Yeah, would you say it again?
1 Krauss: What we're proposing is that, there's a problem in there that the
underlying zoning does not conform to the new location of Market Blvd.. We
have the BH and the BG districts which will be split partially by the new
alignment. There's a corner of the BG commercia1, area that extends over
onto the bank property. I think this pretty much outlines it right there.
What we want to. do is rake our zoning map look a little more reasonable by
extending the BH district, which is over here, up to the street. So what
1 we're asking is that the future purchaser of Lot 1, the bank, not contest,
be required to not contest a city sponsored rezoning.
1 Emmings: So what do you want that last condition to say?
Krauss: That the owner of Lot 1, Block 1 agree not to contest the City
I sponsored rezoning of the entire site to the BH district.
Emmings: Are we still in a position with that purchase that we can impose
a condition on him at this point in time?
1 Krauss: They haven't closed on the property.
1 Emmings: Okay.
Conrad: Okay. It is a public hearing. Are there any comments?
Erhart moved, Emmings seconded to close the public hearing. All voted in
favor and the motion carried. The public hearing was closed.
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Batzli: Why again do you want to make Outlot A into Lot 2, Block 1 at this
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Krauss: The purpose for that is that what we'd like to call Lot 2 is a
buildable lot. That the HRA intends at some point to sell to another
purchaser. Conveying it with outlot status means it would have to be
replatted to remove that status in the future. It would seem to be a lot
cleaner for all concerned if the HRA just had a simple Lot 2 to deal with
than to sell.
Batzli: What's the down side of doing it now and not leaving it an outlot?
Krauss: I don't think there is any since the City owns it. It's not as 1
though it's an independent owner who can come in and just say, I have a
site plan. You have to approve it. It is an HRA controlled parcel. 1
Ellson: When I first read this I got really confused reading the map but
can you point out C again? Just that whole strip. Even though that one
kind of crosses it.
Krauss: Well it's called D on the other. side I think.
Ellson: And like this one crosses over.
Emmings: No, this whole thing is C all the way down to here.
Ellson: That's what I was thinking that B maybe crossed it. I don't '
have
anything else to add.
Emmings: I don't have any other questions.
Erhart: I wish I had some questions but I just can't think of any. 1
Conrad: I can't think of any either.
Emmings moved, Batzli seconded that the Planning
g Cormm�.ssion recommend
approval of Subdivision Request 489 -19 as shown on the preliminary plat
dated October 27, 1989 and subject to the following conditions:
1. The following easements shall be provided:
a. A 20 foot wide utility and drainage easement will be required 1
on Lot 2, Block 1.
b. The final plat should include the typical utility and drainage 1
easements over each lot; 5 feet on side lot lines and 10 feet over
the front and rear lot lines.
c. An additional utility easement should be shown on the plat .for the 1
existing gas line across the northerly lot lines of Outlot E and
Lots 1 and 2, Block 1.
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d. Cross access easement over the southern 50 feet of the common lot
I line between Lots 1 and 2. The easement shall be 20 feet wide on
each lot.
2. The final plat should show Outlot A as Lot 2, Block 1.
II 3. The Lot 1 park dedication fee should be paid as outlined in the HRA's
purchase agreement at the time of sale. The City reserves the right to
I acquire park dedication fees on Lot 2 at such time as it is proposed
for development.
4. The owner of Lot 1, Block 1 agree not to contest the City sponsored
II rezoning of the entire site to the BH district.
All voted in favor and the motion carried.
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PUBLIC HEARING:
I ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO AMEND THE CITY CODE, DIVISION 6, SITE PLAN -
REVIEW TO REVISE THE PROCEDURE, EXPAND ON DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND REQUIRE
FINANCIAL GUARANTEES FOR LANDSCAPING AND OTHER SITE IMPROVEMENTS.
II Paul Krauss presented the staff report. Chairman Conrad called the public
hearing to order.
I Emmings moved, Ellson seconded to close the public hearing. All voted in
favor and the motion carried. The public hearing was closed.
1 Erhart: I don't really have anything right now Ladd. Maybe after some
discussion.
I Emmings: I've just got a couple things. On page 6 on item C at the top.
Where it says, in the second sentence, low profile, self contained
mechanical units which blend in with the building, architecture are exempt•
I from the screening requirement. I wonder if we should add onto that, that
unless topography makes them visible to other properties or something like
that so that we have an out there to require screening in some odd
circumstance. I think the general idea is fine.
I Krauss: Should we say then may be exempt instead of are?
I Emmings: Yeah. Or may be exempt. That's right. That would be fine. I'd
agree with that change rather than the language I had. That's even broader
and I like it better because it gives them the idea that we might accept
II something other than the screening which I think is fine but it doesn't
make it automatic. If they buy a low profile unit because there might be
one that's obnoxious. Alright. The other thing is, I'rt just glad that
Howard wasn't here to hear you say plain concrete block.-
'" Conrad: Yeah, Howard would not go along with that.
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fl ITY O F ';2. DATE: Dec. 6, r CllANllAE C.C. DATE: Dec. 18, 1989
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CASE NO: 89 -19 SUB
Prepared by: Al- Jaff /v
STAFF REPORT
PROPOSAL: Preliminary Plat to Subdivide 16.77 Acres into
Two Lots and Four Outlots
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690 Coulter Drive
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PRESENT ZONING: BG, General Business Dist
Highway and Business Services District
ACREAGE: 16.7 acres, 730,327 square feet
ADJACENT ZONING
AND LAND USE: N - CBD; Central Business District and BG,
General Business District
S - Highway 5
E - BH; Highway and Business Services District
W - Highway 5
WATER AND SEWER: Available to the site.
W PHYSICAL CHARAC.: The site has been extensively altered by the
recent completion of Market Blvd. and 79th
Street. With exception of two retention
ponds, the larger of which is located west
of Market Blvd., the site is flat and
devoid of tree cover.
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December 6, 1989
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BACKGROUND ;
In October, 1989, plans were submitted for the Crossroads
National Bank and development started on the site. Plans were
approved on October 23, 1989. The subdivision is being requested 1
primarily so that the City can convey the bank site to the
developers, create a second lot for future development and create
necessary easements and roads. 1
On December 6, 1989, the Planning Commission reviewed and recom-
mended approval of the subdivision. Just prior to the meeting
with the Planning Commission, staff added Condition #4 which
states that the applicant agrees to support a rezoning request of
the westerly portion of the site from BG, General Business to BH,
Highway and Business District. Staff anticipates the City
requesting the rezoning to eliminate the current situation where
the bank property is split between the BG and BH districts.
Rezoning it to BH will provide continuity with parcels located to
the east.
ANALYSIS
The City, which currently owns the site, is proposing to„sub-
divide 16.77 acres into two lots and four outlots as follows:
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Lot 1, Block 1 contains 2.47 acres and will be the site of the 1
future Crossroads National Bank.
Lot 2, Block 1 contains 3.02 acres and will 4e reserved for 1
future development. Lot 2 is labeled as Outlot A on the current
survey. Staff is recommending that the final plat be revised to
plat it as Lot 2, Block 1 since it will eventually be sold for
future development.
Outlot B, 1.74 acres, contains a drainage pond and may ultimately
contain streetscape improvements as it is an entrance into the
CBD.
. Outlot C, 0.33 acres, and Outlot D, 0.55 acres have been 1
established for the future expansion of Highway 5 for ultimate
right -of -way negotiations with MnDOT.
Outlot E, 6.14 acres, contains a drainage pond and will be pre-
served as such.
STREETS 1
In the attached memo, the Senior Engineering Technician addresses
the utilization of the existing West 79th Street for access. He
is requesting that Lot 2 share a common access driveway with Lot
1 to eliminate traffic congestion on West 79th Street. Provision
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of a shared curb cut between Lots 1 and 2 was a condition of
' approval for the bank. A 20 -foot wide cross access easement
should be provided over each side of the south 50 feet of the
common lot line between Lots 1 and 2 (see attached copy of bank
staff report and City Council minutes).
' Market Boulevard is located on the extreme westerly edge of
Outlot E connecting West 78th Street with Highway 5. Acceptable
right -of -way for the final design of both streets has been pro-
vided.
UTILITY EASEMENTS
In the attached memo, the Senior Engineering Technician addresses
the utility easements. He is requesting the typical utility and
' drainage easements over each lot; five feet on side lot lines
and 10 feet over the front and rear lot lines. A 20 -foot wide
utility and drainage easement on the southern border of Lot 2,
Block 1 is required as storm sewer was extended through Lot 2,
Block 1 into Lot 1, BLock 1. An additional utility easement for
existing gas lines is requested across the northerly lot lines of
' Outlot E and Lots 1 and 2, Block 1.
PARK DEDICATION •
A park dedication fee for the bank site has been negotiated under
the purchase agreement from the City's Housing and Redevelopment
Authority. The City reserves the right to open park dedication
fees on Lot 2 at such time as it is proposed for development.
PLANNING COMMISSION UPDATE
The Planning Commission recommended approval of Subdivision
Request #89 -19 as shown on the preliminary plat dated October 27,
1989 and subject to the following conditions: _
1 1. The following easements shall be provided:
1 - A 20 -foot wide utility and drainage easement will be required
on Lot 2, Block 1.
- The final plat should include the typical utility and
drainage easements over each lot; 5 feet on side lot lines
and 10 feet over the front and rear lot lines.
- An additional utility easement should be shown on the plat
for the existing gas line across the northerly lot lines of
Outlot E and Lots 1 and 2, Block 1.
1 - Cross access easement over the southern 50 feet of the common
lot line between Lots 1 and 2. The easement shall be 20 -feet
wide on each lot.
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December 6, 1989
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2. The final plat should show Outlot A as Lot 2, Block 1.
3. The Lot 1 park dedication fee should be paid as outlined in
the HRA's purchase agreement at the time of sale. The City
reserves the right to acquire park dedication fees on Lot 2
at such time as it is proposed for development.
4. The applicant and purchaser of Lot 1, Block 1 agrees to sup-
port a rezoning request of the westerly portion of the site
from BG, General Business and BH, Highway and Business
District.
CITY COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council adopt the following motion: 1
"The City Council approves Subdivision Request #89 -19 as shown on
the preliminary plat dated October 27, 1989 and subject to the
following conditions:
1. The following easements shall be provided:
- A 20 -foot wide utility and drainage easement will be„ required
on Lot 2, Block 1.
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- The final plat should include the typical utility and 1
{ drainage easements over each lot; 5 feet on side lot lines
and 10 feet over the front and rear lot lines.
- An additional utility easement should be shown on the plat
for the existing gas line across the northerly lot lines of
Outlot E and Lots 1 and 2, Block 1. 1
- Cross access easement over the southern 50 feet of the common-
lot line between Lots 1 and 2. The easement shall be 20 -feet
wide on each lot.
2. The final plat should show Outlot A as Lot 2, Block 1.
3. The Lot 1 ark dedication fee should be
P paid as outlined in
the HRA's purchase agreement at the time of sale. The City
reserves the right to acquire park dedication fees on Lot 2
at such time as it is proposed for development.
4. The applicant and purchaser of Lot 1, Block 1, agrees to sup-
port a rezoning request of the westerly portion of the site
from BG, General Business and BH, Highway and Business
District."
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December 6, 1989
Page 5
' ATTACHMENTS
1. Senior Engineering Technician report dated November 29, 1989.
2. Preliminary plat of Crossroads Plaza Addition dated October
' 27, 1989.
3. Existing features map.
4. Staff report and minutes for the Crossroads Bank dated
1 October 23, 1989.
5. Planning Commission minutes date December 6, 1989.
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FROM: Dave Hempel, Sr. Engineering Technician �
DATE: November 29, 1989 1
SUBJ: Preliminary Plat Review for Crossroads Plaza
File No. 89 -18 Land Use Review
Upon review of the preliminary plat of Crossroads Plaza dated
October 27, 1989, prepared by BRW, Inc., I find the overall plan
is generally acceptable with the following conditions:
1. The final plat should include the typical utility and
drainage easements over each lot, i. . 5 feet on side lot
lines and 10 feet over the front and rear lot lines.
2. With recent development on Lot 1, Block 1, storm sewer was 1
extended through Lot 2, Block 1. Therefore, a 20 -foot wide
utility and drainage easement will be required on Lot 2,
Block 1 (see attached). _ 1
3. Across the northerly lot lines of Outlot E and Lots 1 and 2,
Block 1, an additional utility easement should be shown on
the plat for the existing gas line.
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Conrad: Second.
' Erhart moved, Conrad seconded that the Planning Commission recommend
approval of Subdivision #92 -2 as shown on the plans dated January 21, 1992
with the following conditions:
•1 1. The proposed property line for the lot split be moved a minimum of 10
feet to the south so that the existing Lot 1 meets the setback
standards of the RSF zone.
2. Lot 2 gain access by receiving a right to use Outlot B to Nez Perce
from the city.
1 3. A landscaping, tree preservation and home placement plan be submitted
at the time of the building permit for staff review and approval.
4. At the time of building permit issuance of Lot 2, Block 1, a connection
charge in the amount of $7,732.68 (1992 balance) should be collected.
' 5. The City will provide and install sanitary sewer and water to the
property, at the developer's expense, at the time the building permit
is issued for Lot 2.
1 6. The applicant shall dedicate to the City by final plat an additional 7
feet of right -of -way along Pleasant View Road.
1 All voted in favor and the motion carried.
' PUBLIC HEARING:
AMERICANA COMMUNITY BANK LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF WEST 79TH
STREET AND MARKET BOULEVARD:
A. PRELIMINARY PLAT TO REPLAT LOT 7, BLOCK 1, CROSSROADS PLAZA INTO ONE
LOT.
' B. SITE PLAN REVIEW FOR A 7,268 SQUARE FOOT (2 STORY) BUILDING FOR PHASE I
AND PHASE II CONSISTING OF 4,200 SQUARE FEET.
Sharmin Al -Jaff presented the staff report on this item.
Batzli: Engineering, do you want to comment at this time before we hear
' from the applicant or about the traffic study or anything?
Hempel: As Sharmin had pointed out Mr. Chairman, kind of a last minute
traffic study by the City's traffic engineer consultants, Strgar Roscoe-
Fausch, they had prepared the downtown traffic study so they're quite
familiar with our future land use and potential number of cars using Market
Blvd.. We also have the Eastern Carver County Transportation study that
was prepared, in the year 2010 and full development, they estimated 7,400
trips per day on the street. That had engineering somewhat concerned with
a full access onto Market Blvd.. Based on their calculations that Strgar-
Roscoe performed, if future land uses intensify in the downtown area, we
may have to relook at this intersection. If the number of accidents become
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excessive, the City would like to reserve a condition that if there are
excessive accidents, that we have a right to limit or restrict that access
to a right -in /right -out only and reconstruct the center median area. 1
Batzli: Would you like to give a presentation now?
Randy Schultz: Good evening. My name is Randy Schultz. I'm President of 1
the Americana Community Bank. We're here tonight to show you a design for
a site plan of a building project that we'd like to put down on West 79th 1
and Market Blvd.. We have an artist drawing here of what we think the
building will look like. Would be pretty close to. We also have a board II
on the floor here that would show you some of the materials that we'd
expect the building to be made out of. Just like to say that we think it'
be a very attractive building. We think it'd be the kind of building the
City of Chanhassen would be proud of to have right there on that main
intersection coming into the community and we look forward to constructing"
the building and doing business in Chanhassen. As far as any questions,
I'll turn it over to our architect Kim Jacobsen to tell you more about the
building. Thank you. Kim.
Kim Jacobsen: As you remember we came in before you last time with a gray 1
building I think when we were here. It was redone. •'!t came back to being
a building that was technically Phase I. It was on a different site.
Opportunity came about and we said we'd like to add Phase II. It was
always planned but this was what developed in Phase II. We're still trying
to keep some of the downtown character. I think that was one of the goals 1
we tried to feel and wanted to have a building we'd feel comfortable in
town. So we kept a roof...we have the Timberline shingles, we're feeling
comfortable with it. We've got an exterior material that is a masonary
.material. It's stucco type of material. It has a color to it. We've got"
a rock faced block that goes down...to tie the building down. Overall we
received fairly favorable comments. Put awnings on it to kind of keep the
sum shade out and give it some color and feel. That in a nutshell is our 1
building. We did a plaza out in front. Put flagpole there. There is a
big fountain across the street and our earlier proposal had a fountain in
it but we felt it would not really fit with the large spray across the
street to have something that was fairly small. And we developed our
parking and everything predicated on the parking movements and movements o
the site. If there's questions, I'll sure... There's some tiles for
color. There's some inserts of tiles that are going to...building to just"
kind of break it up a little bit. We do have some signage that...over the
entranceway.
Erhart: When will you see completion? 1
Kim Jacobsen: We would like to get started, you know if everything goes
well, middle of April through the end of April at the latest.' I figure 4 II
or 5 months until completion so August. July or August....
Batzli: Does anyone else have any questions right now? Some might come ull
I guess. I guess no one else is here for the public hearing. If someone
would like to.
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Erhart moved, Conrad seconded to close the public hearing. All voted in
favor and the motion carried. The public hearing was closed.
Batzli: Jeff, what do you think?
I Farmakes: The building I guess it's an improvement over the original
building. I guess I appreciate the fact that they made an effort to not be
the same as some of the other development buildings in the interpretation
I think I talked about that before. Basically being a carry on an
identical building because I think the city loses out with that.
Particularly with an opportunity to have an upper end building in an
important location in the city. I always have been uncomfortable with
reading that it should be compatible with retail development that's going
on. It seems to me we're limited ourselves. I see the definition of
compatible as being, doesn't clash with. Not the same as. And it's a far
' friendlier building than the original that I've seen. I guess I would have
liked to have seen maybe a bit more of the detailing of the plaza. It
seems like it can be again a nice feature and a key corner. I have not had
the opportunity to look at some of your drawings a little closer. But it
' looks like a major improvement. The signage area, I think for the size of
the building, that the signage is appropriate. I do have a question in
regards to the, who is the other tenant in the building? Does the tenant
want that too?
Kim Jacobsen: There is leaseable space right now. 1, 2 or 3 tenants. The
bank will have about 2/3 of the main floor. The upper floor and the last
1/3 of the south side facing 79th Street would be leaseable space.
Farmakes: Right now it shows that the Americana Community Bank on the
monument sign is very, very small. Is tenant 1 you and then tenant 2
another leasee or would.it be two other tenants?
' Kim Jacobsen: It would be Joe Smoe's whatever and somebody else's
whatever.
Farmakes: Okay. So the monument sign would primarily then be for your
tenant?
Kim Jacobsen: For tenant only...
.Batzli: Does that fit in with what the sign task force is looking at?
Farmakes: Well, that's still pretty fluid. Real fluid as a matter of
' fact. We've just begun that but I don't want to hedge on that because I'm
one member out of many that my preference would be that the monument sign
reflect the major tenant of the building. But I don't believe our present
ordinance is that.
Batzli: What do you think about the turn in, turn out? Did you take a
look at that? Do you have a feeling about that?
Farmakes: I would leave that up to the engineers. I can see that that may
be a problem when the area's entirely developed. That's a difficult read
' for me considering that basically right now a large extent of that area is
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II empty. And I don't think that that street is very heavily used right now.
But I think once that development is in place, it will see far more
traffic. That will be main street. I have no further comments. 1
Emmings: All and all, we've seen most of this before and we're just moving
it to a different site and it looks fine to me. I wondered if the parking"
- information that's in here, they're required to have 30 and they're
providing 36. It says in this report. Now is that based on just Phase I
or is that both? -
A1 -Jaff: With Phase II, they would need 47 spaces. They will be providinj
52. So they're fine.
Emmings: Okay. So that's fine. Alright. I think that's all I've got. 1
It is. Oh, and the hard surface coverage also, it says 62% and there's a
65% requirement. The 62% is both phases?
Al -Jaff: I think it's Phase I only. They will be very close to 65 %. DavJ
tried to calculate the hard surface coverage and he was very close to 65 %.
Emmings: So it looks like it's alright? II
- A1 -Jaff: Yes. They're still fine. We did a very quick check -up with
II , Phaes II before we came down here. Not all the information is in the
report that we gave you but they are fine.
Emmings: Okay. That's it. 1
Ledvina: I had a question regarding the engineering staff and their _
recommendation regarding two traffic accidents. It doesn't state the time
period. Eventually two traffic accidents are going to occur. So is this
year or?
Hempel: That's correct. That was an oversight on our part. We're lookini
at a 12 month period.
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Ledvina: Okay. I'm a little bit confused about the number of tenants thall
would be in this building. Would there just be Americana and then one
other tenant or Americana and potentially a group of other businesses?
Randy Schultz: ...we're not sure at this point. We have lease space and II
of course we're going to obviously try to find good, suitable tenants and
we'd like to have as few tenants as possible., The building will be
designed, it will be able to accommodate a large tenant or another smaller!'
tenant. How that will shake out I don't know.
Ledvina: No other comments. 1
Conrad: It looks good. The impervious surface or the hard surface, as
I look at the map it doesn't look. It looks like there's a lot of hard
surface on the diagram so I just want to make sure. We did the calculatio
today or when did we do the calculation for everything including Phase II?
Hempel: Approximately 2 weeks ago. ,
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Conrad: But you're pretty confident we're close?
1 Hempel: Very close.
Conrad: Okay. The question on future parking. The site north of the
drive thru. Is that a bermed area? That's grassy and we'll convert it to
' parking?
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Kim Jacobsen: Right now in order to Phase II in, that already will be
' bermed.
Conrad: Is there grass there at all or is that just parking? Is that just
' hard surface parking then?
Batzli: Are you looking at the new set of plans?
Conrad: I'm looking at whatever Tim has here. That is grass, okay.
Kim Jacobsen: In the plaza design, the amount of hard surface in the plaza
has been cut down. There is a design...landscaped and it comes back in and
it's full of plantings. has a seating area to it. That was done as
representation of the plaza... We've actually cut down on the hard surface
area or soften it a lot. I've got it along if you'd like to.
II } Conrad: Well yeah. Is it easy to? As they're doing that, our left in off
of Market Blvd., if we were to, what do we do? Do we create a left turn
' lane then or is that just a left turn from, as we're going south, is that
just a left turn from one of the two lanes that are there or how do we
handle that traffic?
II Hempel: Prior to this bank proposal there was another one, Crossroads
Bank. They had at originally a full access also I believe. The
original Market Blvd. construction plans showed a median going all the way
' up to the railroad tracks and a standard width of the road. Since that
bank proposal they looked at cutting back the center median and also
putting a tapered end on the west side of Market Blvd. to expand the lane .
width. This taper here was expanded to allow for left turns into here.
Into the bank site and also to swing traffic around the median. Actually
there are two lanes capable up here. A 12 foot lane... What happens with
the expanded driveway, if we allow the wider cut. We are cutting back the
II median and it's kind of a short taper zone then. When you're driving south
on Market. It's actually below design standards right now. Staff looked
at, originally sat down and looked at this and on a quick note, we thought
well if we're going to have a left turn lane or allow a left turn onto
southbound Market, it might be a good idea to provide an extra lane width
in the access. So we have a right out, a left turn and one lane in. After
' rethinking that, we believe the site will function properly with just a two
lane entrance. One lane in, one lane out. If stacking becomes a problem •
on left turn lane, they can loop back through the site and exit out to 79th
Street which is the desired out anyway.
Conrad: So we don't end up with a left turn lane coming in?
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Hempel: Yes we would. That can be striped. Right now it is a painted
median out there. That would have to be revised.
Conrad: Did you find the? 1
Batzli: Yeah. It's still at this end. It's coming around.
Farmake s: I have just a quick question. Is this relatable in size to the
site plan that we have on page 1?
Kim Jacobsen: Pardon me?
Farmakes: How does this relate in size? I notice a difference in what
seeing here.
Kim Jacobsen: It's a 1 to 30 and the other one is 1 to 40 so you're at
different scales there. That's a working drawing. 1
Batzli: Do you want to take about a 2 minute recess while you get a chance
to look at this and look at what we're doing here? I think there's been all
lot of changes and I wouldn't mind taking a short break just to try and
figure out what changes this is. •
(The Planning Commission took a short recess at this point in the meeting."
Batzli: Ladd, we were right in the middle of you and your discussion.
Conrad: I'm done. I think I feel comfortable with what I see. I do. Noll
more questions.
Erhart: Where's, the bank customer, where's the predominant parking when II
you want to go in and make a large withdrawal? Who parks in the north
parking lot? Where the 16 stalls are. That's employees?
Kim Jacobsen: Employees and some leased major tenant that would come in.
Same thing with the far easterly stalis...most of those are again for
employees or tenants of the building parking. ,
Randy Schultz: Employees will be asked to park as far from the building as
possible. 1
Erhart: Right, okay.
Batzli: Is there a rear entrance to the building? '
Kim Jacobsen: It's not a public rear entrance. It would be a person would
walk into the lockable entrance. ,
Randy Schultz: You can enter off of the plaza. That would be an entrance.
Erhart: But that's the only entrance so if you're parking on the east end,"
you have to walk around the front?
Randy Schultz: No, no. That's the main entrance to the building. 1
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Erhart: Oh, it's not from the plaza?
Krauss: It's got two entrances. -
Kim Jacobsen: The main entrance to the building would be right off this
parking lot into that entrance there.
' Erhart: Into the bank?
' Kim Jacobsen: Into the bank or actually into a leased space.
Erhart: What about into the bank?
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Kim Jacobsen: Into the bank, this direction also.
Erhart: So you can get into the bank from both directions?
Kim Jacobsen: You can get into the bank from both directions. You can get
into the leased space from...
Batzli: So are people from the parking lot then cutting through the drive
thru traffic if they're parking in the north stalls ?:'
Kim Jacobsen: They shouldn't be. It's two way traffic on that northern
route.
Krauss: No, but I see what you're saying and yes, that's a possibility but
what we're talking about doing is probably an oversight on our part but we
have typically labeled more inappropriate stalls as employee parking only
forcing those folks to park in places that might be a little more
hazardous. Like the ones just to the outside of the drive up should
definitely be employee parking only. You want to free up the best spaces
in front of the door.
' Kim Jacobsen: That parking up there has actually been created. They have
a room which may operate as a community room or as a service room for the
' bank and that appears off the plaza and that would be open late hours.. In
other words it might be open until 9:00 or 10:00. The drive thru would
traditionally close at 5:00 or 6:00. 7:00, whatever. It's really to
serve late night if someone comes into that room and uses it.
Conrad: Sidewalk on both those streets?
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1 Kim Jacobsen: There's an existing sidewalk on Market and yeah, we're being
asked and we will put in a sidewalk on 79th.
Erhart: On the parking lot adjacent to the bank but on the east side, is
that for people who are going to be coming and going frequently?
Kim Jacobsen: Yes. It would be customers that either bank or the lease...
11 Erhart: That's a lot of turning in there isn't it? Dave do you see that
as well designed? Or acceptable.
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Hempel: It appears acceptable. Any kind of banking facility like that I
you're going to have a lot of vehicles moving. Pedestrian traffic is
always a concern. '
Erhart: I understand the movement. It just seems you've got to turn in and
all of a sudden you've almost got to turn like it's almost another entrance"'
onto another street to turn into that parking lot. I see a lot of
potential for conflict there. Almost create a lot.
Kim Jacobsen: It's not a major street. It's a parking lot. Traffic's
moving at 5 to 10 mph. I don't see internal problems... A lot cleaner
than the last one we brought to you.
Erhart: Well yeah. A lot of turns but I'll leave that up to Dave. What II
are the awnings, that's awnings I think on there. I'm getting old. I can't
see so good. Is it awnings right?
Kim Jacobsen: Yes.
Erhart: What's the material? What's the life of the material? Color or"'
durability?
Kim Jacobsen: 3 to 5 years on an awning. ••.
Erhart: Really?
Kim Jacobsen: A commercial awning. It should be 10 years but I would
never tell anybody that. They'll tell you 10 years.
Erhart: When it fades and starts looking ratty, who's responsible to get II
it changed?
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Kim Jacobsen: The bank. It's got an image. You're not going to stick
dollars into a bank without an awning. I mean I think that's the biggest II
thing you've got. You've got tenants... -
Erhart: You're not a savings and loan right? '
Randy Schultz: No, it's not a savings and loan. We're a bank. A year or
two from now you may not think... 1
Erhart: Is staff satisfied with the awnings issue? Non - issue?
Krauss: It really is a self controlling problem. If it got notoriously II
bad and we had to interact, I mean the property owner has an obligation to
maintain the property in the condition you approved it. So theoretically
we could go after somebody if it became a problem. • 1
Emmings: Are we approving it with awnings? I mean we've got a drawing
out here. An artist rendering. •
Krauss: Yeah. It's part of the architectural elevations.
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Emmings: Okay. Does it appear in the plans too? The plans that we're
approving?
Kim Jacobsen: Yes, definitely. The elevations...face south and leave
those windows exposed, we're going to have a real heat problem.
Farmakes: There are no graphics on those?
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Krauss: I think one important thing that you need to recognize on this
site is that it's a corner site. It's a little more difficult to develop
but I think there's a real advantage with this site plan over the
Crossroads. I don't know if the Crossroads appeared in your packet but
Crossroads had all the drive thru was on the corner and the building was
further back. It had less conflict in terms of the parking lot but your
main view of the place was a drive up window which really was not all that
appealing and I think this with the plaza and the building and everything
' behind it is a lot more attractive.
Emmings: It also made you feel a little insecure to have a bank with
' wheels underneath it.
Erhart: Okay, I've just one last question. Maybe sdmebody asked this.
I The plaza, the material itself, is that a non -slip?
Kim Jacobsen: Yeah, we're going to use a crushed concrete and exposed
aggregate mix.
Erhart: Oh, so it's not tile?
Kim Jacobsen: No tile...so we're keeping it so it will be non -slip.
Erhart: Okay. Looks good to me.
Conrad: 90% of your business would be drive thru traffic probably?
Randy Schultz: Usually 60% to 80 %.
i Conrad: 60% to 80%, okay. The only thing that really bothers me about the
plan is that little bit of a cross street. You know most of the folks will
be going through your 3 drive thru stalls and our engineer has looked at it
and he's comfortable with the taffic alignment on the north side of the
property. Just, and you've probably thought about it. You've got cars
backing up into the inbound lanes and I know why you've got those parking
stalls with the berm on the south. However, would it make any sense to put
the berm on the north of those parking stalls so you don't.have folks
backing up into the inbound?
Krauss: But then you would have them trying to back out into what may be
standing traffic in front of.
Conrad: The drive thru. Maybe. There looks to be space there.
Batzli: Isn't that the truck lane?
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Kim Jacobsen: ...I think that northern road really is for employee
parking. If I went into the bank I would probably come back out of that
parking lot and exit back onto 79th Street...
Conrad: Most of the traffic is drive thru and most of the traffic will be
coming from Market Blvd., that's why you want to be on that left end I
assume. ,
Kim Jacobsen: I think that most your traffic's going to come from going
home. It's going to be a normal drive thru i.s 3:00 to 6:00 peak time.
They're going to be coming off of TH 5. They're going to be right turning"
in. My guess is once you do i. once, you're going to turn in on 79th and
drive thru. It's going to take one time and you're going to find people g
to the easiest way.
Conrad: Yeah. So your premise is, most will be coming from TH 5 and then
you're right. They will go to 79th. If they come in from downtown,
they're going to be coming in, they're going to take your northerly access'
off of Market Blvd..
Kim Jacobsen: And I really think that if you think about your normal '
traffic pattern when you go to your bank, it is normally on your way home.
At least for me it always is.
Batzli: You get a lot of traffic Saturday mornings though and that will II
probably be the other way.
Conrad: Well you've thought it through.
Batzli: Tim, did you have anything else?
Erhart: No.
Batzli: Okay. We were given a look at the new plaza but it's nowhere on II
our plans. How do we make sure that that gets into what we approve
tonight, if that's what the applicants are going to do and we all like that
new concept?
Krauss: I don't know if that sheet was dated or anything but you can
reference it in your recommendation to make sure it gets approved. Maybe I
should explain why, I mean we don't usually like to bring these things that"
are, have loose ends dangling but we've worked with this group for quite a
while to get them into the city. We've got a good working relationship
with them. Because only due.to some unfortunate delays with Market Square 11
they would be open already and we've really been trying to work with them
on their schedule as much as we can to facilitate this thing moving
through. So we apologize for some of the loose ends but that's the reason!'
for it.
Batzli: Okay. On a technical matter here, we simultaneously I assume are
withdrawing approval of the site plan for the Crossroads Bank? '
Al -Jaff: True.
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Batzli: And since we've given them approval, we're taking something away
from them. Does the City have it in writing that they are not planning on
proceeding or something so we're not?
Krauss: Todd Gerhardt is here and can explain the status of it but the HRA
' controls the property. Crossroads has no interest in it any longer. Their
option agreement lapsed and the sole control is vested in the HRA.
Batzli: Okay. So we don't have a problem with withdrawing their approval?
Okay. I guess I'd like to see the 16 stalls to the north labeled employee
parking only, just so that we don't have people traffic through the drive
thru.
Krauss: Would it be acceptable to label it employee and tenant parking?
Batzli: Yeah. Just so we don't have people going into the building
through that traffic there I think makes sense. People are filling out
their check stubs or what have you in their car waiting in line and
sometimes they're not paying a lot of attention to people darting between
the cars if they're trying to get that front door. I didn't have any other
comments that haven't already been discussed. I'd entertain a motion. And
I assume when, whoever does make the motion, that we'll be going off the
II February 19th revised application?
Emmings: That's what they've given us. We're talking here about the,
' we're not doing anything on the subdivision? I'd move that the Planning
Commission recommend approval of Site Plan #92 -1 as shown on the site plan
dated February 19, 1992 and subject to the conditions in the updated staff
report that is also dated February 19, 1992 with the addition that
II , additional condition that Brian mentioned. That the north 16 parking
stalls be labeled for employee or tenant parking only.
' Batzli: Did you want to include anything about the modified plaza?
Emmings: I don't know how to reference it I guess. It doesn't have a
date. I guess let's do this. As an additional condition I will say that .
11 the plans for the plaza ought to be submitted to the staff for approval.
I don't know what else to do.
Batzli: Sounds good to me. Is there a second?
• Erhart: Before that I've got a question here. Item 9. Applicant receive
a Watershed District permit. Why is that required?
Krauss: That's a normal requirement for any development that disturbs more
than one acre of ground. In this case the Watershed District may well tell
them a permit is not required because it fits into our overall downtown
drainage system. •
Erhart: Okay, with that I'll second it.
Emmings moved, Erhart seconded that the Planning Commission recommend
approval of Site Plan Review #92 -1 as shown on the site plan dated February
19, 1992, subject to the following conditions:
Planning ''ommission Meecing 1
February 19, 1992 - Page 20
1. The applicant must obtain a sign permit prior to erecting any signage II
on site. Stop signs shall be installed at both exit points located on
Market Boulevard and West 79th Street.
2. Landscaping along the north edge of the site must be modified to meet
all requirements of the railroad. The applicant shall provide staff
with a detailed cost estimate of landscaping to be used in calculating'
the required financial guarantees. These guarantees must be posted
prior to building permit issuance. Provide a plant schedule indicating
the size and type of all plant materials for staff approval. 1
3. The applicant shall enter into a Site Development Contract with the
city and provide the necessary financial securities to guarantee 11 installation of the required public improvements and costs associated
with the traffic study.
4. Revise architectural plans as follows: ,
a. Incorporate the use of Timberline or similar quality shingles that
provide an image of a cedar shake roof. 1
b. Provide details of building exterior treatment.
S. A grading and drainage plan including storm sewer calculations for a 1
year storm event prepared by a professional engineer shall be submitte
to the City Engineer for review and approval.
6. The applicant shall indicate on the site plan utilities proposed for II
the building and additional fire hydrants in the vicinity.
7. The applicant shall include construction of the driveway aprons, medial'
improvements, sidewalk and boulevard restoration in the site plan
improvements. All boulevard restoration, sidewalks, driveway aprons
and median improvement shall be constructed in accordance with the I
latest edition of the City's Standard Specifications. Detailed plans
and specifications shall be prepared by a Professional Engineer and
submitted for approval by the City Engineer. 1
8. The applicant shall be responsible for any damage to the City's
existing sidewalk along Market Boulevard.
9. The applicant shall receive a Watershed District permit and comply wit
all conditions of the permit.
10. The northerly 16 parking stalls shall be labeled "Employee and Tenant II
Parking Only ".
11. Plans for the plaza shall be submitted to city staff for approval. 1
All voted in favor and the motion carried.
Batzli: I think we need a motion,on the withdrawal of the Crossroads.
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Emmings: I will move the Planning Commission recommend the withdrawal of
approval of Site Plan #89 -6 for the Crossroads National Bank building. The
11 applicant should file the notice of withdrawal against the property at
Carver County. I'm not sure I understand that;
Batzli: Which applicant needs to file that?
Emmings: Yeah.
11 Al -Jaff: The Americana Bank would.
Batzli: Should we put that in our other motion? That probably should have
gone in our earlier motion that they need to file that notice but.
Emmings: Well we've got it here.
1 Batzli: Okay. Is there a second?
Conrad: I second.
' Emmings moved, Conrad seconded that the Planning Commission recommend the
withdrawal of approval of Site Plan #89 -6 for the Crossroads National Bank
_building. The applicant, Americana Community Bank, should file the notice
of withdrawal against the property at Carver County. All voted in favor
and the motion carried.
- Krauss: Could I propose another agenda change? We have Todd Gerhardt
waiting for an item. I think it's an item you may find a little bit
interesting anyway. It will get Todd home at a reasonable time.
1 Erhart: Can we vote on that?
Batzli: Okay, we can vote. All in favor of moving up to new business to
previous to the PUD stuff signify by saying aye.
Ledvina voted in favor, the rest opposed.
II Batzli: Why don't we do that first. So Todd, why don't you go ahead with
your modified tax increment financing district.
11 ADOPT RESOLUTION STATING THAT MODIFICATION PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
NO. 2, MODIFICATION OF PLAN FOR TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICT NO. 2 -1;
AND ADOPTION OF PLAN FOR TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICT NO. 2 -2, IS
II CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
Gerhardt: The first item I have in front of you is a modification to
development district No. 2 and modification to tax increment plan No. 2 -1
and creating a new district called 2 -2. And you're saying, what is all
this? In the past the City Council who is acting as the Economic
Development agency for the city of Chanhassen, created a district is what
we call the McGlynn District which is 2 -1, highlighted in the blue.
Approximately 2 -3 months ago the Planning Commission approved an expansion
to the industrial park called Chanhassen Business Center, which is
' highlighted in the red called 2 -2. To get businesses like McGlynn,
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CHANHASSEN
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690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317
(612)937-1900* FAX(612)937-5739
To: Planning Commission '
From: Sharmin Al -Jaff, Planner I
Date: February 19, 1992 '
Subject: Revised Site Plan application No.92 -1 and Conditions of
approval 1
A number of revisions took place over the past week, after the
Americana Community Bank Site Plan report was sent out to the
Planning Commission. These revisions include:
1. The applicants decided to construct phase II of the plan now
rather than wait for a future date. The proposed revisions to '
the Site Plan meet all 'the requirements of the Zoning
Ordinance. Those requirements include Setbacks, Hard surface
coverage, and Parking. _ The ',roof line on the building,
including the addition has been revised. Additional gables
have been introduced and the over all concept is well
developed.
2. The Market Boulevard Access was reviewed by the traffic
engineering firm of Strgar - Roscoe - Fausch who prepared the
Downtown traffic study. It was concluded that left turning
movements into and out of the site on Market Boulevard can be
accommodated.
At full development they found that during the peak P.M. hour,
there is capacity for 68,left turns exiting the site onto
Market Boulevard. =They calculated "that there would be 50
movements out of the site during the - same time period.
Additionally, the site allows for exiting out onto West 79th
Street if the wait to exit onto Market Boulevard becomes too
long.
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Engineering staff still has'safety concerns regarding left
turns into and out of the site on Market Boulevard. They
recommended that if there' Is more than two traffic accidents
involving right angle collisions on Market Boulevard, the
access will be limited to right in /out only.
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Staff also believes that the Market Boulevard access could be
left as is, and effectively provide access from the site.
This in turn will help reduce cost in driveway construction,
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11 boulevard restoration, and median reconstruction.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Planning Commission adopt the following
motion:
' Site Plan Review
"The Planning Commission recommends approval of Site Plan Review
11 #92 -1 as shown on the site plan dated February 19, 1992, subject to
the following conditions:
' 1. The applicant must obtain a sign permit prior to erecting any
signage on site. Stop signs shall be installed at both exit
points located on Market Boulevard and West 79th Street.
2. Landscaping along the north edge of the site must be modified
to meet all requirements of the railroad. The applicant shall
provide staff with a detailed cost estimate of landscaping to
be used in calculating the required financial guarantees.
These guarantees must be posted prior to building permit
issuance. Provide a plant schedule indicating the size and
type of all plant materials for staff approval.
3. The applicant shall enter into a Site Development Contract
with the city and provide the necessary financial securities
to guarantee installation of the required public improvements
and costs associated with the traffic study.
' 4. Revise architectural plans as follows:
• Incorporate the use of Timberline or similar quality
shingles that provide an image of a cedar shake roof.
' • Provide details of building exterior treatment.
5. A grading and drainage plan including storm sewer calculations
for a 10 year storm event prepared by a professional engineer
shall be submitted to the City Engineer for review and
approval.
6. The applicant shall indicate on the site plan utilities
proposed for the building and addition fire hydrants in the
vicinity.
7. The applicant shall include construction of the driveway
aprons, median improvements, sidewalk and boulevard
restoration in the site plan improvements. All boulevard
restoration, sidewalks, driveway aprons, and median
improvements shall be constructed in accordance with the
latest edition of the City's Standard Specifications.
Detailed plans and specifications shall be prepared by a
Professional Engineer and submitted for approval by the City
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8. The applicant shall be responsible for any damage to the
City's existing sidewalk along Market Boulevard. 1
9. The applicant shall receive a Watershed District permit and
comply with all conditions of the permit. 11 1
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6 9 LTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN MINNESOTA 55317
(612) 937 -1900 • FAX(612)937-5739 -
II MEMORANDUM
1 TO: Sharmin Al -Jaff, Planner I
FROM: Dave Hempel, Sr. Engineering Technician/1251i
I DATE: March 2, 1992
II SUBJ: Update of Revised Site Plan for
Americana Community Bank
File No. 91 -11 LUR
II Upon review of the revised site plan for Americana Community Bank
dated 1/31/92 revised 2/27/92, ItOffer the following comments and
recommendations:
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TRAFFIC CIRCULATION
II The Market Boulevard access was reviewed by the City's traffic
engineering consultant, Strgar - Roscoe - Fausch (SRF), who also
II prepared the downtown traffic study. Lased on their calculations,
- there appears to be sufficient gaps in=xtraffic movements on Market
Boulevard during the peak periods to accommodate left- turning
movements into and out of the site.
Although SRF's calculations are assumed on future land uses, should
the land uses intensify, traffic counts may dramatically increase
I traffic projections in this location. Staff believes it would be
appropriate to place in the conditions of ' approval if two or more
traffic accidents occurred over a 12 -month period involving right -
angle collisions on Market Boulevard, the - City reserves the right
1 to close off the median access and restrict the access :along Market
Boulevard to a right -in /out only. Staff also believes the Market
Boulevard access could be left as is and effectively provide full
I access to and from the site. 1. The only modification would be
striping of a left turn on southbound Market.
1 GRADING AND DRAINAGE
Staff still has not received storm sewer calculations or detailed
I storm sewer plans for the site. This information should be
submitted and approved by the City prior to issuance of building
permits.
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Sharmin Al -Jaff
March 2,. 1992
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Erosion and -
control measures (Type I silt fence) should be
incorporated on the plans along with 79th Street and Market
Boulevard. Temporary gravel construction entrances should be
employed until the permanent access points have been constructed.
RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL 1
1. The applicant shall enter into a site development contract
with the City and provide the necessary financial securities '
to guarantee installation of the public improvements and costs
associated with the traffic study.
2. A grading and drainage plan including storm sewer calculations 1
for a 10 -year storm event prepared by a professional engineer
should be submitted to the City Engineer for review and
approval.
3. Type I erosion control fence shall be installed along West
79th Street and Market Boulevard. 1
4. The applicant shall include construction of the driveway
aprons, any median improvements, sidewalk and boulevard
restoration in the site improvements. All boulevard
restoration, sidewalk, driveways and median improvements shall
be constructed in accordance with the latest edition of the
City's Standard Specifications and Detail Plates (1992).
Detailed plans and specifications shall be prepared by a
professional engineer submitted for approval by the City
Engineer.
. 5. The applicant shall be responsible for all damage to the
City's existing public improvements (i.e. streets, sidewalk,
utilities).
6. The applicant shall receive a watershed district permit and
comply with all conditions of the permit. 1
7. The City reserves the right to limit access to right -in /out
only should two or more traffic accidents involving right-
angle collisions on Market Boulevard occur within a 12 -month
period.
8. The applicant shall utilize the existing Market Boulevard 1
access and provide a striping and signing plan for a left turn
lane on southbound Market Boulevard.
c: Charles Folch, City Engineer