7. CUP Fence Screening Height 7851 Park Drive IIC ITY O F PC DATE: 11/28/90
11 \ 1 . cHANHAssEN CC DATE: 8/26/91
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ilPROPOSAL: Conditional Use Permit Amendment amending the Fence
Height from Approved 8 Feet to 15 Feet in the Rear and
II- Side Yard
IQ LOCATION: 7851 Park Drive - Lot 2, Block 3, Chanhassen Lakes
V Business Park
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. APPLICANT: Steve Willette - Lakeshore Equipment
7851 Park Drive
1 a Chanhassen, MN 55317
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PRESENT ZONING: IOP, Industrial Office Park
1 ACREAGE: 4.1 acres
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BACKGROUND
On October 19, 1988, the Planning Commission recommended approval
of the conditional use permit for Lakeshore Equipment (Attachment
#1) . One of the issues that was discussed at that meeting was the
outdoor storage fencing. The applicant had stated at the meeting
that the fence would be 8 feet high.
On October 24, 1988, the'City Council approved the conditional use
permit (Attachment #2) . Again, the issue of the fence was
discussed. The City Council recommended that the fence be 8 feet
in height. The condition stated that all items stored in the
outdoor storage area must be totally screened by an 8 foot wooden
fence and no stored items shall project over the fence.
On January 23, 1990, staff was conducting a conditional use permit
review for the Lakeshore Equipment site and discovered that a
portion of the fence had collapsed. The owner of the site was sent
a letter asking him to restore the fence. The applicant complied
with staff's request immediately.
On July 7, 1990, Chanhassen experienced a wind storm which resulted
in the destruction of a large portion of the fence. The applicant
applied for a building permit which was received by the Planning
Department on July 13, 1990. Staff contacted the applicant and
made him aware that the fence may not exceed 8 feet in height. A
copy of the City Council minutes and conditions of approval of the
conditional use permit were sent to the applicant. It was also
noted on the survey submitted for the fence permit that the fence
may not exceed 8 feet in height (Attachment #3) .
On October 19, 1990, the City Building Inspector was to conduct a
final inspection on the fence. He requested that he be accompanied
by a staff member from the Planning Department because he suspected
that the fence was higher than 8 feet. Staff concluded that the
fence reaches as high as 15 feet in some areas. The applicant was
informed that he was in violation of city approvals. The applicant
was advised to either cut the fence down to 8 feet or apply for an
amendment to his conditional use permit. The applicant chose to
apply for the amendment.
ANALYSIS
The conditional use permit was approved on the condition that .all
outdoor storage must be totally screened by an 8 foot wooden fence.
The fence is located on an area with an elevation of 930' . Highway
5 has an elevation of 952 ' . The topography of the land does not
permit the equipment stored outdoors to be screened by an 8 foot
high fence from some views from Hwy. 5 (Attachment #4) . However,
it appears as though much of this problem stems from the fact that
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' effective screening is made difficult by the applicant's decision
to stack materials in excess of the approved 8 foot height.
The fence that has been installed by the applicant, in our opinion,
is unacceptable due to visual impact. It appears as though
sections from two different types of fencing were stacked together
in an unrestrained manner. ' The' jagged building line of the fence
makes it appear even more implausible. Staff cannot support the -
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fence as currently designed since we believe it is inconsistent
with the goal in maintaining reasonable architectural standards in
our community. We believe that if the need for a screen fence of
this height was known in the first place, , the question should
' reasonably have been asked whether or not outdoor storage of this
nature was acceptable. If it was deemed to be acceptable, at the
very least, a masonry wall consistent with the exterior of the
building and supplied with extensive landscaping should have been
' required. In requiring that the fence be rebuilt to an 8 foot
height, we do not desire to expose the storage area to off-site
views, however, as we indicated earlier, a good part of this
problem is of the applicant's own making. Materials •enclosed
within the yard should not be stacked to the excessive heights they
are at the present. The fact that the fence has already been
' erected should have no bearing on this application. The applicant
was placed on notice by staff that an 8 foot high fence was all
that was approved on this site and in spite of this notification,
he constructed the present fence. Therefore, if, in requiring the
removal of this fence, there is an investment in material and time
that is lost, this is the applicant's doing and not the City's
responsibility.
' Based upon the arguments presented above, and the fact that we
believe that allowing the fence to remain as currently built would
establish a poor precedent of future development in the community,
we are recommending that the request to amend the conditional use
permit approval be denied.
' PLANNING COMMISSION UPDATE
' On November 28, 1990, the Planning Commission reviewed the
amendment for 'the conditional use permit and it was approved on a
4 to 1 vote. Commissioner Ellson was opposed. The Commission's
motion was to approve the fence with a maximum height of 15 feet at
its highest point with the following condition:
1. The applicant shall work with staff to get more screening up
' close to the fence or somehow work out additions to the
landscape plan to break up the fence a little more.
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The Commission felt that there is an existing hardship due the
difference in elevation between the Lakeshore Equipment site and •
Hwy. 5, which would make efficient screening difficult. '
At the meeting, the applicant stated that he does not stack any of
the equipment above 8 feet in height. On November 29, 1990, Jo Ann
Olsen, Senior Planner and Steve Kirchman, Building Official visited
the site and measured the height of the stacks of equipment. They
. ranged as follows:
Covered boat lift 11'/10.6' '
Dock 9.3 '/8.6'
Storage racks 12 '
They also found pipes laying up against the fence over the top and
tires stacked just over the top of the fence.
On December 5, 1990, July 15 and 16, 1991, staff met with the
applicant and worked out a landscaping plan to screen the fence.
Proposed landscaping includes the following: ,
East elevation - 5 Black Hills Spruce & 8 (1 gal) Engelmann Ivy
South Elevation - 3 Black Hills Spruce & 12 (1 gal) Engelmann Ivy
We note that the originally approved landscaping plan was
completed, but some of the material that was planted has since
died. The current plan is intended to rectify all problems with
this site.
Staff met with the Building Department and they requested that
plans and specifications designed and signed by a registered
structural engineer shall be submitted to the Building Department'
for their approval of the 15 foot high fence.
Staff continues to be concerned with the visual impact of the fence
and the poor precedent it sets. The additional screening is an
improvement, but due to the size of the fence, surrounding
topography and small size of the trees, it is unlikely to achieve
the goal of breaking up the fence massing for many years, if ever.
We are therefore continuing to recommend that the conditional use
permit amendment be denied, the fence be restored to its approved
height and dead or missing trees replaced.
If however, the City Council wishes to approve the fence, we would '
recommend the following:
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1. Additional trees be provided as needed.
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2. Plans for the fence prepared by a registered structural
engineer be provided to the Building Department so they can
sign-off on the Building Permit.
3 . A landscape letter of credit be provided in the amount of 110%
' of the cost of the landscaping.
4 . The fence be required to be kept in good repair with materials
• stacked no higher than 8 feet to maintain the conditional use
permit in good standing.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the request to amend Conditional Use Permit
#88-17 be denied and the applicant required to reconstruct the
originally approved fence to an 8 foot height for the following
reasons:
1. The current fence was constructed in disregard of previous
actions by the Planning Commission and City Council.
2 . The current fence was constructed in disregard of requirements
placed on the fence permit application by city staff.
3 . The current fence visually detracts from the high quality
design standards of the surrounding business park.
4 . The presumed need to erect a 15 foot high fence to screen
outdoor storage is a result of the applicant's decisions with
regard to managing his operation.
5. Had the City been aware of the requirement to construct a 15
foot high screen fence at the outset, this site plan would
have likely either been substantially different or may have
even been rejected, by the City.
' If the City Council wishes to recommend approval of Conditional Use
Permit #88-17, staff recommends the following conditions:
1. The applicant provide a landscape plan approved by Planning
Staff to screen the fence. Additional 8 foot high Black
Spruce trees and climbing vines shall be used. The city will
obtain professional advice to determine the size and number of
vines and trees required to provide screening.
2 . Plans and specifications designed and signed by a registered
structural engineer shall be submitted to the Building
Department for their, approval of the 15 foot high fence.
3. The pile of wood dumped east of the site shall be removed.
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4. The deteriorating portions of the fence shall be replaced and
fence kept in good repair.
5. The applicant shall provide the city with financial security 1
in the amount of 110% of the cost of the landscaping to
guarantee installation and maintenance of the landscaping.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Planning Commission minutes dated October 19, 1988.
2. City Council minutes dated October 24, 1988.
3 . Building permit application.
4. Topography map.
5. Staff report dated October 19, 1988.
6. Planning Commission minutes dated November 28, 1990.
7. Memo from Steve Nelson, Building Inspector dated December 5,
1990. '
8. Landscape plan.
Manager's Comment: A special assessment reduction agreement was
approved by the Housing and Redevelopment Authority contingent on
the same presentation made to the Planning Commission, i.e. you
will not see anything, an 8 foot fence and berms will be installed
to visually reduce the 8 foot fence, etc. Although I have asked
the City Attorney to review this, I am positive that his opinion
will be that Mr. Willette must meet the HRA's conditions if the
incentive is to continue to exist.
Update (8-26-91) 1
The above comment was prepared in November, 1990 and remains 1
correct. However, the points brought out during the Planning
Commission discussion warrant additional discussion, i.e:
Screening from Highway 5: Screening the site from Highway 5
is not the problem. In traveling the 5, 000+ feet between
Powers Boulevard and Audubon Road, there is less than a 300-
foot strip from where the fencing can be seen. It cannot be
seen when traveling easterly. Vehicles traveling westerly can
see it for less than 5 seconds as they have attained the speed
of 55 mph before the potential vision area occurs; and '
The Neighbor's View: It is the view from the center of the
business park that is the problem. United Mailing, Victory
Envelope and the Opus Business Centers all lie 20 to 30-feet
below the applicant's property. Accordingly, from their
properties, Mr. Willette's property is at the top of a hill.
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Update (8-26-91) , Continued
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Placing a 15-foot barricade on top of the hill gives the
property the appearance of an 18th century fort - "Fort
Apache" is an acronym most often used by parties questioning
why the city has allowed this to be built in the business
park. Staff is currently working with Merit Heating to get
them into compliance with their outside storage. The question
arises as to why they should comply if their neighbor, Mr.
' Willette, can violate code. Mr. Carlson has come before the
city on at least three different occasions asking for
permission for teMporary outside storage during their busy
' Christmas season. If Mr. Willette's request is approved; will
Mr. Carlson understand the necessity for him to continue to
ask to have outside storage? Is it logical that Opus can
continue to attract high tech leases or is it more logical
' that "Harry's Used Washers" would be more at home at the base
of Fort Apache?
' Over the course of the past years, the Council has seen numerous
applicants come before them stating their unawareness as to the
need for a permit, their unawareness as to the location or
' existence of a wetland that they filled, etc. Many of those cases
were difficult in that the applicant may not have known. However,
in this case, the Planning Commission, Council and staff questioned
and re-questioned the applicant as to whether he knew of the
outside storage conditions, if he could meet those conditions, and
his sincerity as to meeting the conditions. Mr. Willette's
comments were:
' Willette: "The fence is going to be an 8-foot high
fence. . .The storage area is now 5 times what we've got
[storage at previous site] , so we won't have to see it stacked
so high so you won't ever see anything above the fence as well
as I have designed in berms going around the entire fence to
try to drop the height of that 8-ft. fence as well. "
' Emmings: "Again, just add to No. 1 that no stored items may
project over the top of the fence. Again, so it's just clear.
' He said that that's not going to happen and I am sure it's
not, but just so that it's clear. "
Willette: "It didn't happen very often even over at our other
one, maybe a week or two."
Given the significant precedent that would be set through amendment
' and the fact that the applicant stated and restated his agreement
with the original conditions, this office would highly recommend
that the Council not modify the orig 'r,al conditional use permit.
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Planning Commission Meeting
October 19, 1988 - Page 1
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PUBLIC HEARING:
LAKESHORE EQUIPMENT, PROPERTY ZONED IOP, INDUSTRIAL OFFICE PARK, LOCATED
ON PARK DRIVE AP2ROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF HWY. 5:
A. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR OUTDOOR STORAGE ON 4. 19 ACRES.
• Public Present:
Steve Willet Applicant
' Jo .Ann Olsen presented the staff report.
Chairman Conrad called the public hearing to order .
Steve Willet: Good evening. I 'm Steve Willet and I 'm the president of
' Lakeshore Equipment Company. What we are proposing is an outside storage
area for docks and boat lifts. We currently have outside storage on our
location over on Monterey Drive which is nothing like what this one is
going to be. This is all going to be cedar fence. I came to you 2 years
11 ago when we moved into town when we got an outside storage permit. I
started working on the fence and the Mayor, Tom Hamilton and a few of the
council members decided well , don' t cut down anymore trees and put up any
more fences. Leave the trees to make a natural screen . so that's the
reason for the condition that the outside storage in existence is this
area in which I 'm proposing. I am going to own the land, the building and
' everything and we have a very strong vested interest in it. I had picked
up the fencing report. The fence is going to be an 8 foot high fence and
some of the stuff that we've got in our storage yard now, apparently we've
grown up so large, we stacked them rather large in height this spring.
' This storage area is now 5 times what we've got so we won' t have to see it
stacked so high so you won't ever see anything above the fence as well as
I have designed in berms going around the entire fence to try to drop the
height of that 8 foot high fence as well. On our property line, if you' ll
note along the north edge of our property there' s an existing berm already
going onto the next piece so that even brings it down a little further so
you' re not going to see this big high fence but we' re still going to be
able to achieve our screened storage. We have in the total landscape
plan , right now there' s 1 tree on our entire lot which is about the size
of your thumb. I put 80 some odd trees on our lot at the cost to
' Lakeshore Equipment of almost $14,000. 00. I am committed to try to stay
in Chanhassen if I can. I've spent a lot of advertising dollars. We' re
the largest in the midwest of our kind and we are doing very, very well.
11 We bring in a lot of trade to the community and this is a necessity for
our business. The fence is all going to be cedar. Fully stained to earth
tone color to seal it and let it blend with the rest of the land. I guess
that's basically it. We' re just dealing with the fenced area right now?
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Conrad : Yes , just the fence. Thanks, and we' ll call on you when we get II
to the site plan. Any other public comments?
Batzli moved , Ellson seconded to close the public hearing. All voted in II
favor and the motion carried. The public hearing, was closed.
Erhart : The outdoor , that is included in the ordinance as an acceptable ,
use? Is there any restrictions on how close the fence can be to the
property line? In this case it' s not right at the edge. '
Steve Willet: . . .We have plenty of land behind it.
Erhart : The area that you can see, you were asking for some more '
landscaping Jo Ann?
Olsen: The fence does. . . '
Erhart: And there' s trees all around the fence?
Olsen: Yes, there is. I
Emmings : We' re only doing the conditional use permit, right?
Conrad: Yes.
Emmings: The only thing I would do again is, number one says that all
items will be totally screened and I would just add to that, and I 've
added this in whenever we've looked at mini-storage with walls on it.
Again, just add to number 1 that no stored items may project over the top
of the fence. Again, so it' s just clear. He' s said that's not going to
happen and I 'm sure it's not but just so that's clear.
Steve Willet: It didn' t happen very ofter even over at our other one.
maybe a week or two.
Emmings: I'm not directing this at you. Whenever we've looked at things
with fences around them, I 've tried to put that condition in.
Steve Willet: That was in our last one.
Emmings: But do you get anything where you have just like a mast, just a II
pipe sticking up in the back?
Ellson: It looks fine to me. '
Batzli : To get totally technical and somewhat legal here, after the word
"any" in the second condition I would insert the words "and all". That's 11
it.
Wildermuth: I don' t have anything. '
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Conrad : I have nothing. Is there a motion?
Batzli : I move the Planning Commission recommends approval of Conditional
Use Permit #88-17 as shown on the Site Plan dated September 26, 1988 with
the following conditions. The first condition reading as staff prepared
it with the amendment that the period by a semicolon and that the phrase,
no stored items shall project over the fence, be inserted. And the second
condition, that the words "and all" after the word "any" be inserted.
Emmings: Second .
Batzli moved , Emmings seconded that the Planning Commission recommend
approval of Conditional Use Permit #88-17 as shown on the site plan dated
September 26, 1988 with the following conditions:
1. All items stored .
toned xn the outdoor storage area must be totally screened;
no stored items shall project over the fence.
2. The conditional use permit must meet any and all conditions of the
site plan approval for Site Plan #88-16.
All voted in favor and the motion carried.
B. SITE PLAN REVIEW FOR AN OFFICE WAREHOUSE FACILITY,Y, PROPERTY ZONED IOP,
INDUSTRIAL OFFICE PARK, LOCATED ON PARK DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE SOUTH
OF HWY. 5, LAKESHORE EQUIPMENT.
Jo Ann Olsen presented the staff report.
Conrad: Steve, do you want to react to the conditions that the staff has
' laid out?
Steve Willet: As far as the additional trees in the front, if I could I
would like the opportunity to move a couple from someplace else because I
already spent $15,000. 00 on landscaping and I think it's substantial . I
came in with a plan thinking that I'm going to do it up right and the
first time we' ll get it through, we'll get done and there!s not going to
be anyplace to pur a few more trees when I already spent $15,000.00. I 'd _
like to move 1 or 2 of those from along that parking lot area. If you' ll
notice, on that plan that you have on the board there, it' s a little
different from the photocopied plan that I revised because of the berm
that we had to put around the parking area and the pine trees that we put
on the berm to screen the parking lot area from the road. I found out
later on that it was just because of headlights but we're going to screen
them a little bit more so you don' t have to look at the parking lot. I'd
like the opportunity to move, a maple tree or two and maybe put a couple
pines trees out front. You' ll notice there are some pine trees on the
corner around the parking area. Maybe if I could just respace them. I
hate to spend any more money.
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Conrad: Jo Ann, what do you comment back?
Olsen: That' s fine because in other areas he is exceeding. So that' s
fine.
Steve Willet : In answer to, I don' t know if I 'm answering my own
questions or maybe you can run back through them.
Conrad : I just want to make sure that you've read the staff report and we
hear what your comments are. So if you don't have any comments. I
Steve Willet : I do as far as Riley Creek. Riley Creek is right in here.
This is the Riley Creek area. You' ll notice there' s the 200 foot is shown,
right on Opus ' plot map and this is my lot right here to the right. 200
foot, that 's the 200 foot easement to the north of Riley Creek. I did not
buy any part of that easement. I just bought the lot. My legal
description is that so' if that answers any question about the 200 foot to II
the north.
Olsen: The creek meanders through there. What this light blue is an
outlot that the City has retained a drainage easement over the creek area.
That doesn' t necessarily provide the 200 foot separate. I don' t believe
that that' s 200 feet. '
Erhart : Where does the 200 feet come from? Is that an ordinance? An
existing ordinance?
Olsen: It comes from the Watershed District.
Steve Willet: That's from the center of the creek? ,
Olsen: Yes.
Erhart : For creeks but not for wetlands? Creeks? 1
Conrad: I guess it's just a plain fact you've got to be 200 feet back.
Olsen: He has to maintain a 200 foot green space along the creek.
Steve Willet: There's no problem with that anyway. There's no way I can
get that close to it anyway.
Olsen: It looked like when we were reviewing with the Watershed District, '
it looked like it was pretty close but what we're saying is that because
of development of the site to the south that's taking. . .that _was a
condition between Opus and the Watershed District.
Steve Willet : Here's the blue area. This is where the blue area starts. II
This is my property line. There's over a 100 foot blue area. If you're
talking from the center of the creek so here's the property line and then
we've got to go all this distance here. We can measure that out right
now.
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Conrad : You' re comfortable that you're going to meet that and I think -
staff is pointing that out that we want to make sure that you do. They
don' t have the evidence documented right now that you do so. It sounds
like you can. It's not a big problem.
' Batzli : We may want to change the wording because we' re saying he has to
revise the plan. If it can be demonstrated to the staff that it already
does meet that, perhaps there is better wording.
Steve Willet: I 'm also asking if I can show you, without getting into a
whole bunch of survey costs. The lot is already subdivided and the creek
is drawn in there. All I 'm asking is that we can use the scale, existing
' plat map and show you that there' s 200 foot from where we' re talking
about.
Olsen: Staff is just pointing it out that it' s something that the
Watershed District is going to require.
Conrad : It ' s not even us. You've got to satisfy them.
Olsen: We make it clear that we want it.
l Batzli : And if we are imposing it as a condition, make it clear , then I -
think we probably can just say that he work with staff and decide.
' Steve Willet : Opus did give me a letter from Riley Creek and the
Watershed District just before I did my purchase agreement with them and
they did state that there was a setback from the creek and that we would
have to comply with that.
' Conrad : Who is Steve working with on this? When you're worried about
setback from the creek.
' Olsen: The actual setback from the creek will have to be, we've always
enforced that along the river. We've always had them show that that site
plan can meet that setback because otherwise they'll have to come back and
do a new site plan.
Conrad : So show us, the City?
Olsen: Because that it is going to be enforced. In working with the
Watershed District on this site, it looks like there's the possibility
that that setback is being encroached. It' s with the outdoor storage and
that would have to be adjusted. We just would like to say, look, meet
that now rather than approving the site :•lan, it might be changed. If
that's minor to you and the site plan is changing, that's okay and that's
not necessary but they will have to meet that setback to receive the
Watershed District permit which is a condition of approval.
Steve Willet: I'd just like to in closing, as far as an answer to the
questions that came up. I will comply with all city ordinances. With all
Watershed District laws and we are doing this as a fairly comprehensive
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plan. We' re a 3 year old company. We've grown very fast. For us, this II
is undertaking a large project for us and it means a lot of us. We're in
a time frame where I want to try to get down by January 1 but we' re going
to make sure we do it right. As far as the drainage area, I 'll deal with II
the Watershed as far as drainage from the parking lot. I have talked to
the contractors and there's no problem whatsoever as far as putting in
something that will provide us as far as the drainage. We' ll work with
staff on that. Thank you very much. , I appreciate your time.
Wildermuth: I think all the bases are covered here. I'd like to reword II
item 6. Something along the lines that the plan shall reflect the exact
location of Riley Creek and that the setback requirements are satisfied.
Batzli : You don't want to put it in under 7?
Wildermuth: Under 7 rather. Other than that, I really don' t have much
else. I would just say that I 'm sure the applicant would like a solid
fence for security reasons but I guess I would much rather see an
evergreen fence all the way around the storage area rather than a wooden
fence. ,
Conrad: Yes , I 'm not wild about wood either.
Batzli : I agree with Jim. I think 7 should be revised to indicate that -'
the applicant will somehow work with staff to make sure that the green
space is maintained. One question I did have on that is, in Larry's memo
he talked about 130 foot setback. Didn' t it? ,
Olsen: Right. I think that was the closest that the building could be.
There are areas on the applicant's site that would have to maintain a 130 11
foot setback. The reason we put in the 200 foot, because the fact that
we' re at a 130 foot setback is and there's only one portion on the north
site that can be 100 feet.
Batzli : I guess I didn't follow that. Sorry.
Conrad : I didn' t get it either. You said it a couple times. '
Olsen: You have to have a 200 foot green space. In going to the south it
was allowed to be 70 feet. Typically it is 100 feet on either side of the "
center line. What the Watershed District wanted was for them was to. . .to
go up 30 feet. They have to add the 30 feet. Because we don't know
exactly where that is, we said just to maintain the 200 feet.
Steve Willet: I was aware of the 130. That's why I said, I wasn' t sure II
what the figure was when we were talking. I did get a letter about the
130 foot from Opus. I was only aware of a 130 foot setback, the green
area. I didn't know that had to be. . . I still don't think there's going II
to be a problem if it was 200. If it comes down to 10 feet or something
like that where. . .
Batzli : So you were aware that you had to go 100 feet and now to 130?
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Steve Willet : 130 is what I was aware of. They gave up 70 feet before
so. . .
' Conrad : No.
Steve Willet: I have to maintain 130?
' Conrad: You' re okay.
Steve Willet : We' ll work with the Watershed and do what they want us to
do.
Batzli : I was confused because they used the 130 and I didn' t realize
' they were measuring from the center line. That's where I was confused.
Okay, the only other question I have was on condition 8. The storm sewer
system which directs the site runoff to Riley Creek, do we normally drain
it directly into a thing like that without some sort of a catch basin or
sedimentation or skimmer or some other. . .
Olsen : I 'm sure they' ll have some sort of a catch basin and that would be
' part of the storm sewer plan. The applicant does have the option to do a
storm water management but the engineering department requested that they
just provide a storm sewer.
Steve Willet: My engineers did say that in the storm sewer we would have
some kind of a catch basin. We figured it into the cost of putting it in.
' Batzli : So you wouldn' t have a problem if we said that would include a
catch basin?
' Steve Willet: No, we' re going to work with staff on that anyways and that
would be part of working with staff on the changes there. We don't have
any problem with that. It should be done properly and I 've got. . . Your
' engineers brought it up and when they did, I went back to- the contractor
and I talked to him and he said, yes, you could have that so we figured it
out and we are going to put something in there. . .
Batzli : Is that by law or something or is that just common sense?
Conrad: That would be our engineering standards wouldn't it?
Olsen: Yes . Plus they have to get a permit from the DNR which would
require it.
' Conrad : I don' t think we need anything.
Batzli : Okay. Those were my two questions. Then, I do agree that we
11 ,should amend condition 1 to say that he can adjust his trees.
Ellson: I like it. Number 13 has to be in there even though we granted
11 the conditional use permit? You say, by the way, anything in the
conditional use permit says you've got to do also. It seems kind of
redundant that you've got it in both places. It's what we always do?
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Emmings: Yes . I
Ellson: Okay. I like it. No problem. '
Emmings: It looks like a good plan to me. I have no additional comments..
Erhart: I agree. ,
Conrad: I have no comments. Is there a motion Brian?
Batzli : I move that the Planning Commission recommends approval of Site
Plan Review #88-16 shown on the plan dated September 26, 1988 subject to
the following conditions. 2 through 6 and 8 through 13 as proposed by
staff. Condition 1 I think should read, the applicant shall work with
staff to insure that appropriate landscaping in the form of evergreens
along Park Drive from the proposed building are. . .
Conrad: You said exactly what the staff report just said.
Batzli : Let me start over . Strike that. The applicant shall work with II
staff to insure that adequate landscaping is provided for the proposed
site plan . So just let him come back to staff and make sure that it all
meets everything we want because that' s what we' re basically asking. He' s"
going to start jockeying it around.
Wildermuth: Did you want to say something about Park Drive?
Batzli : No , because once he starts moving trees , he's going to have to
make sure that that's still okay for that area. I don't want to talk
about any location . Just insure that it meets standards. '
Conrad: Do you require an additional landscaping? In this case would you
require a different landscape plan Jo Ann? '
Olsen: He can just draw on the official. . . Do you want to read what you
had for 7 because I didn't get that?
Batzli : Well , I haven' t even made up 7 yet. I did such a poor job on 1. II
Erhart I got that one. ,
Batzli : Do you have a suggestion for 7?
Erhart: Yes. The plans shall be consistent with the Watershed District's"
200 foot green span along Riley Creek. ,
Batzli moved, Wildermuth seconded that the Plannin g Commission recommend II
approval of Site Plan Review #88-16 as shown on the plan dated September
26, 1988 and subject to the following conditions:
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1 1. The applicant shall work with staff to insure that adequate
landscaping is provided for the proposed site plan.
I 2. The retail sales proposed for the site shall not exceed 20% of the
floor area of the building.
3. The trash receptacle shall be moved away from the building and must be
totally screened.
• 4. All rooftop equipment shall be screened.
5. The applicant must meet the requirements of the Building Department.
I 6. The plans shall be revised to indicate the exact location of Riley
Creek and the normal water line (NWL) for the sedimentation/retention
pond located on the northeast corner of the parcel .
7. The plans shall be consistent with the Watershed district's 200 foot
green space along Riley Creek..
8. The plans shall be revised to provide a storm sewer system which
directs the site runoff to Riley Creek or the existing sedimentation
basin located on the property prior to final review.
9. The applicant shall obtain and comply with all conditions of the
Department of Natural Resources permit.
I 10. The applicant shall obtain and comply with all conditions of the
Watershed District permit.
I 11. The applicant shall submit a revised grading plan which properly
addresses erosion control.
' 12. The applicant shall notify the City 48 hours in advance of any
construction which has a potential to impact Park Drive.
13. The site plan must meet the conditions of the conditional use permit
1 for the outdoor storage area.
All voted in favor and the motion carried.
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Emmings moved , Elison seconded to approve the Minutes of the Planning
Commission meeting dated October 5, 1988 as .presented. All voted in favor
and the motion carried.
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Mayor Hamilton: Did you have anything else Bill? I didn't know if you were
finished.
Councilman Boyt: Well, yes. I do have more. I would argue that the boat
launch that we're getting is certainly a nice thing to have for the community
and it's certainly an improvement over putting it through the trees which would
have been the other alternative but when we're talking about 600 employees,
we're talking about heavy use on city parks. We've got a development here that
I think we're all happy to have in town. I think that they should look at how
they can be contributing more to the costs that we have in operating those
parks. I would like to see, is there anyone from Rosemount here? Okay, I guess
what I'd like to see happen is, since you're going to have 30% of your property
covered with some sort of hard surface, which is basically what you're limited
to, and I would imagine you're going to be grading a good bit of that property.
Is that a reasonable assumption? What I'd like to have a commitment to is that
when you're doing that, you'll build some ballfields out there. It's still not
impervious surface so you get the greenspace credit and the community and your
employees get some fields to play on. That would seen like a reasonable
approach.
Rosemount Representative: We approach all of our sites...
Councilman Boyt: So you'd be open to putting those in when you developed?
Rosemount Representative: Yes.
Mayor Hamilton: Anything else Bill?
Councilman Boyt: No.
Councilman Horn moved, Mayor Hamilton seconded to approve Rosemount Inc., Outlot
A and Lot 1, Block 1, Chanhassen Lakes Business Park Third Addition: (1)
Preliminary Plat to subdivide 87.3 acres into 5 industrial office lots and two
outlots; and (2) Final Plat pursuant to the City Manager's recommendations.
All voted in favor and the motion carried.
r (H) SITE PLAN REVIEW AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUEST, FOR OFFICE/WAREHOUSE
FACILITY AND OUTDOOR STORAGE, CHANHASSEN LAKES BUSINESS PARK, LAKESHORE
i• > EQUIPMENT.
Councilman Boyt: I just had one comment. They've discussed putting in a 8 foot
wooden fence but in our conditions we didn't reference to that. We just said
put in an opaque fence. There's a lot of opaque fencing I wouldn't be happy
with so I would like to see us, under Council recommendations on page 3 of the
staff notes, add that the fence under item 1 where it says, must be totally
screened with an 8 foot wooden fence. I'd like to see that added.
Mayor Hamilton: I've seen wooden fences that aren't nearly as attractive as a
lot of other types of fences. They tend to fall apart.
Councilman Boyt: Well, it's going to have to be maintained.
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Mayor Hamilton: There's no question about that. We. have inspectors now to do
that.
rCouncilman Boyt: Great. They've indicated they would like to build it. I'd
just like to see it in writing.
' Mayor Hamilton: I'm merely commenting on your comment. That there are fences
that are better than wood fences.
Councilman Boyt: Tom, if you'd like to suggest one, I'll change this.
Mayor Hamilton: I'm not an expert on fences. I guess I didn't know you were
' either but I do think there are fences better than wood fences. Wood is not the
answer. You don't like to cut down trees but you want everything to be wood.
It's amazing. It's kind of hard to do.
' Councilman Boyt: Would you accept wood fence or better?
Mayor Hamilton: Sure. I think opaque fence answers what we're attempting to
' do. To screen the storage fran site.
Councilman Boyt: What I don't want is an interwoven chain linked fence.
:1-- Mayor Hamilton: I wouldn't accept that either because you can see right through
them. They are not opaque in my opinion.
Councilman Boyt: I guess we can shorten this up. I would move that we amend
point 1 under staff recommendations for the conditional use permit to include an
8 foot wooden fence.
Councilman Johnson: I'll second it. I think there's another point where, a lot
of times we talk in our zoning ordinance about what type of trees we want and
whatever. When we're talking about opaquing, if we want to prohibit interwoven
' chain linked fence, we should have it right in the ordinance that those are
considered adequate for screening purposes.
Councilman Geving: I'd agree with you on that Jay.
Councilman Boyt moved, Councilman Johnson seconded to approve the Site Plan
Review and Conditional Use Permit request for Office/Warehouse facility and
outdoor storage, Chanhassen Lakes Business Park, Lakeshore Equipment with an
amendment to condition 1 of the conditional use to include an 8 foot wooden
fence. All voted in favor and the motion carried.
' (I) AUTHORIZATION TO TAKE BIDS, FIRE DEPARTMENT AERIAL LADDER TRUCK. _
Councilman Boyt: I just have a question that I'd like to clear up. Is there
0-- anyone from the Fire Department here tonight? Okay, you can probably answer.
this question for me. It's my impression that when you're taking the bid on
this truck, that we're getting a truck that goes through the downtown, makes all
the turns and you can set it up down there. Is that correct?
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RESIDENTIAL DWELLING
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION
GENERAL INFORMAT ON
Date: jAigir 0 Single Family: Multiple Dwelling: No. or Units:
Site A.dres : 7'5/ /1, L1 z.) 4‘4/
Owner: ire G/" l/1/ `/// A
Address: b / - C` `/mac //i I
Contractor: /v '
Address: ./ C\, ■ VThr/*-t' Ph.• I '
Lot No: Block No: 3 Subdivision: Lf`)'in-t Pe{,V,_ `irr-
Parcel Identification No: 3,5. I 1 Q 0 r O Action No: N Ni: j: Zoning District:
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Valuation o •ome Excluding Land: _ I
Square Footage:
1st Floor: 2nd Flo. • 3rd Floor: 4th ..r: Total: I:
Heating System: Oil: Gas: Electric: Forced Air: Hot Water: r
Air Conditioning: Yes No
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No. of Fireplaces: ype - Masonry: Metal: Ot- •
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Garage: ached Detached Tuck-under Dimensions II
I - variance required: Yes No If so, has variance been approved: Yes No
MISCELLANEOUS IMPROVEMENTS, ETC.
Value of Improve ent: `J 00,00 New: Alter: Repair: Addition: I
Explain: _�.,c, C i9 / 64/171 0
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THIS IS AN APPLICATION FOR A BUILDING PERMIT AND NOT TO BE MISUNDERSTOOD AS THE ACTUAL BUILDING PERMIT.
THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY AGREES TO DO ALL WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CHANHASSEN I
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CUAI!HAE1 CASE NO: 88
16 Site Plan
88-17 CUP
Prepared by: Olsen/v
STAFF REPORT
PROPOSAL: Site Plan Review for an Office Warehouse Building an
Conditional Use Permit for Screened Outdoor Storage
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V LOCATION: Lot 2, Block 3, Chanhassen Lakes Business Park
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APPLICANT: Mr. Steve Willet
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7904 Monterey Drive
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PRESENT ZONING: IOP, Industrial Office Park
ACREAGE: 4.19 acres
DENSITY:
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AND LAND USE: N- IOP; future office warehouse facility
S- IOP; office warehouse facility
E- IOP; Victory Envelope
W- IOP; IIC
WATER AND SEWER: Water and sewer is available
PHYSICAL CHARAC. : The site contains steep slopes to the
south/southeast.
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APPLICABLE REGULATIONS
Section 20-812 permits warehouse and office as a permitted use in
the IOP District. •
Screened outdoor storage is a conditional use in the IOP District.
Retail sales of merchandise stored or manufactured on site is a
permitted accessory use if it does not exceed 20% of floor area.
Section 20-815 allows a maximum lot coverage of 70%, a front yard
setback of 30 feet, a rear yard setback of 10 feet and a side
yard setback of 10 feet. This section also allows a maximum
height of 50 feet for the prinicipal structure.
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 2 feet. I
Section 20-1192 requires interior property lines to be landscaped
with one tree per 40 feet.
Section 20-1211 requires interior landscaping for vehicular use
areas.
Section .20-1125 requires for warehouse one parking space for each 1
1 ,000 square feet of gross floor area up to 10,000 and one addi-
tional space for each additional 2 ,000 square feet, plus one
space for each company vehicle for office it requires 3 spaces
per 1,000 square feet.
(Attachment #1) I
REFERRAL AGENCIES
Asst. City Engineer Attachment #2 '
Building Department Attachment #3
Fire Inspector Attachment #4
Watershed District Attachment #5 1
ANALYSIS
The applicant' s business is currently located on Monterey Drive
near downtown Chanhassen. The applicant' s current facility con-
tains an office warehouse facility and a screened outdoor storage
area. The applicant is expanding his business and is proposing
to relocate to the industrial office park.
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October 19, 1988
Page 3
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
The applicant is requesting a conditional use permit for screened
outdoor storage. The applicant is proposing the outdoor storage to
be located behind the proposed building and parking area. The out-
door storage is approximately 24,000 square feet in size and will
have a gravel surface. The outdoor storage area will be accessed
from the parking area and will be surrounded by an 8 foot high wood
fence. The types of equipment to be stored in the storage area will
be docks and boat lifts and there will be no equipment stored above
the 8 foot high fence.
There are no specific conditions for outdoor screened storage and -
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the proposal meets the 12 general conditions of the conditional use
11 permit. Since all of the storage in the area will be totally screened
by the fence and it is located to the rear of parking and proposed
building, there should be no impacts to the surrounding sites.
RECOMMENDATION - Conditional Use Permit
Planning staff recommends the Planning Commission adopt the
following motion:
"The Planning Commission recommends approval of Conditional Use
Permit #88-17 as shown on the site plan dated September 26, 1988
with the following conditions:
1 . All items stored in the outdoor storage area must be totally
screened.
2 . The conditional use permit must meet any conditions of the
1 site plan approval for Site Plan #88-16 .
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION
The Planning Commission recommended approval of the conditional
use permit with the following changes to staff' s conditions:
' 1 . All items stored in the outdoor storage area must be totally
screened and no stored items shall project over the fence.
' 2 . The conditional use permit must meet any and all conditions
of the site plan approval for Site Plan #88-16.
CITY COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve Conditional Use Permit
Request #88-17 as shown on the site plan dated September 26,
1 1988, with the following conditions:
1. All items stored in the outdoor storage area must be totally
screened and no stored items shall project over the fence.
2 . The conditional use permit must meet any and all conditions
11 of the site plan approval for Site Plan #88-16.
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October 19, 1988
Page 4
SITE PLAN REVIEW
The applicant is proposing an office warehouse facility with a
small portion of the facility being used for retail sales.. The
proposed building is 7 ,332 square feet and is located in the
northwest corner of the site adjacent to the outdoor storage and
parking area. The proposed site plan is meeting all of the
required setbacks for the IOP District and is also maintaining an
impervious surface of less than 70%.
The applicant is providing adequate parking. The proposed
landscaping plan is shown on the first page of the site plan.
There is a copy of the site plan underneath the letter attached
to the site plan which designates what types of landscaping is
being provided. The applicant is providing evergreens around the
outdoor storage area and is providing maples around the parking
and building area. Staff is recommending that additional
landscaping be provided just south of the proposed sign and adja-
cent to Park Drive, which should include evergreens to provide
winter opacity and to meet the requirements of one tree per 40
feet. The applicant is providing the required berming which will
additionally screen the parking area from Park Drive. The City .
Fire Inspector has recommended that the trash receptacle be
located away from the building.
The IOP District allows retail sales of products stored or manu-
factured on the site provided that no more than 20% of the floor
space is used for retail sales. The applicant is proposing to
have a showroom area which would involve retail sales of the pro-
ducts stored and manufactured on site. The approximate area is 111 shown on page 3 and is approximately 20% of the building floor
area. The major use of the facility remains as manufacturing and
storage of docks and boat lifts.
Grading, Drainage and Utilities
In Attachment #2, the Assistant Engineer reviews grading, '
drainage and utilities for the site plan. The site is located
adjacent to Riley Creek which is protected by the Watershed
District and the DNR. Development adjacent to the creek must
maintain 100 feet of open space from the centerline of the creek
for a total area of 200 feet of open space around the creek. In
1985 the city approved a site plan for the office/warehouse faci-
lity south of the subject site (Attachment #6) . The parking area
was located only 70 feet from the centerline of the creek. The
site received Watershed District approval on the condition that
the 200 foot green space be maintained with the development of
the site to the north (subject site) (see letter from Bob
Obermeyer) . Both lots were owned by 'Opus and Opus agreed to this
requirement. Therefore, the development of the subject site must
maintain a 200 foot green space setback along Riley creek. It is
not clear where the creek is located in relation to the proposed
site and developed- site to the south to determine whether or not
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October 19 , 1988
Page 5
the required separation is being maintained. Staff is recom-
mending that an amended site plan be submitted showing the loca-
tion of the creek centerline and site to the south to determine
if the required 200 green space is being maintained. It appears
' that the outdoor storage area may be infringing on the setback
from Riley Creek.
The applicant is proposing to drain a portion of the site
directly from the outdoor storage area overland into the creek
and ponding area located southeast of. the property. The
Watershed District has stated that a stormwater management plan
is required to show how the runoff is directed from the site.
Should the applicant provide storm sewer directly to the creek a
DNR permit would be required. The Assistant City Engineer's memo
provides further detail on the drainage issue.
RECOMMENDATION - Site Plan Review
Planning staff recommends the Planning Commission adopt the
following motion:
"The Planning Commission recommends approvals of Site Plan Review
#88-16 as shown on the plan dated September 26 , 1988 and subject
to the following conditions:
' 1 . The applicant provide additional landscaping in the form of
evergreens along Park Drive in front of the proposed
building.
2 . The retail sales proposed for the site shall not exceed 20%
of the floor area of the building.
3 . The trash receptacle shall be moved away from the building
and must be totally screened.
4 . All rooftop equipment shall be screened.
5 . The applicant must meet the requirements of the Building
' Department.
6 . The plans shall be revised to indicate the exact location of
' Riley Creek and the normal water line (NWL) for the
sedimentation/retention pond located on the northeast corner
of the parcel.
7. The plans shall be revised such that a 200-foot green space
along Riley Creek is maintained.
8 . The plans shall be revised to provide a storm sewer system
which directs the site runoff to Riley Creek or the existing
sedimentation basin located on the property prior to final
' review.
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October 19, 1988
Page 6
9. The applicant shall obtain and comply with all conditions of
the Department of Natural Resources permit.
10. The applicant shall obtain and comply with all conditions of
the Watershed District permit.
11. The applicant shall submit a revised grading plan which pro-
perly addresses erosion control.
12. The applicant shall notify the City 48 hours in advance of
any construction which has a potential to impact Park Drive. '
13. The site plan must meet the conditions of the conditional use
permit for the outdoor storage area. i
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION
The Planning Commission recommended approval of the site plan i
request with staff' s recommended conditions and the following
changes:
1 . The applicant shall work with staff to ensure that adequate i
landscaping is provided on the site.
7 . The plans shall be consistent with the Watershed District i
requirements providing a 200 foot green space along Riley
Creek.
CITY COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve Site Plan Review #88-16
as shown on the plan dated September 26, 1988 and subject to the
following conditions:
1. The applicant shall work with staff to ensure that adequate •i
landscaping is provided on the Site.
2 . The retail sales proposed for the site shall not exceed 20%
of the floor area of the building.
3. The trash receptacle shall be moved away from the building
and must be totally screened.
4 . All rooftop equipment shall be screened.
5 . The applicant must meet the requirements of the Building
Department.
6. The plans shall be revised to indicate the exact location of i
Riley Creek and the normal water line (NWL) for the
sedimentation/retention pond located on the northeast corner
of the parcel.
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' 7 . The plans shall be consistent with the Watershed District
requirements providing a 200 foot green space along Riley
Creek.
' 8 . The plans shall be revised to provide a storm sewer system
which directs the site runoff to Riley Creek or the existing
sedimentation basin located on the property prior to final
review.
9 . The applicant shall obtain and comply with all conditions of
the Department of Natural Resources permit.
10 . The applicant shall obtain and comply with all conditions of
the Watershed District permit.
11. The applicant shall submit a revised grading plan which pro-
perly addresses erosion control.
12. The applicant shall notify the City 48 hours in advance of
' any construction which has a potential to impact Park Drive.
13. The site plan must meet the conditions of the conditional use
permit for the outdoor storage area.
' ATTACHMENTS
1 . Excerpts from City Code.
2 . Memo from Assistant City Engineer dated October 12, 1988.
3 . Memo from Building Department dated October 5, 1988.
4 . Memo from Fire Inspector dated October 5 , 1988.
5 . Letter from Watershed District dated October 12, 1988 and
December 4 , 1985.
6 . Planning Commission minutes dated October 19, 1988.
7 . Site plan for Chan Lakes Business Center II.
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ARTICLE XXII."IOP" INDUSTRIAL OFFICE PARK DISTRICT
Sec. 20-811. Intent.
The intent of the "IOP" District is to provide an area identified for large scale light ,
industrial and commercial planned development.
(Ord. No. 80,Art. V, § 16(5-16-1), 12-15-86) '
Sec. 20-812. Permitted uses. -
} The following uses are permitted in an"IOP" District: '
(1) Offices.
(2) Warehouses. '
(3) Light manufacturing.
(4) Trade shops. '
(5) Health services.
(6) Printers. '
(7) Indoor health and recreation clubs.
(8) Body shops. -'
(9) Utility services.
(10) Recording studios. '
(11) Off-premises parking lots.
(12) Conference/convention centers.
(Ord.No. 80,Art. V, § 16(5-16-2), 12-15-86)
Sec. 20-813. Permitted accessory uses. I
The following are permitted accessory uses in an"IOP"District:
(1) Parking lots and ramps.
(2) Signs.
(3) Retail sales of products stored or manufactured on the site provided no more than
twenty(20)percent of the floor space is used for retail sales.
(Ord.No. 80,Art.V, § 16(5-16-3), 12-15-86) -
Sec. 20-814. Conditional uses.
The following are conditional uses in an"IOP"District:
(1) Concrete mixing plants.
(2) Communication transmission towers. •
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(3) Public buildings.
(4) Motor freight terminals. •
(5) Outdoor health and recreation clubs.
(6) Screened outdoor storage.
(7) Research laboratories.
(8) Contracting yards.
I (9) Lumber yards.
(10) Home improvement trades.
i (11) Hotels and motels.
(12) Food processing.
' (Ord. No. 80, Art. V, § 16(5-164), 12-15-86)
State law reference—Conditional uses, M.S. § 462.3595.
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Sec. 20-815. Lot requirements and setbacks.
The following minimum requirements shall be observed in an "IOP" District subject to
additional requirements, exceptions and modifications set forth in this chapter:
(1) The minimum lot area is one(1)acre.
(2) The minimum lot frontage is one hundred fifty(150)feet, except that lots fronting on
a cul-de-sac shall have a minimum frontage of sixty(60)feet.
(3) The minimum lot depth is two hundred(200)feet.
' (4) The maximum lot coverage is seventy(70)percent.
(5) Off-street parking areas shall comply with all yard requirements of this section,
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railroaexcepd that tracno kage;rea and, no par side king yard d shall l be required requi w red hen adjoining s direc commercial
uses establish joint off-street parking facilities,as provided in section 20-1122,except
that no parking areas shall be permitted in any required side street side yard. The
minimum rear yard shall be fifty (50)feet for lots directly abutting any residential
district. Side street side yards shall be a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet in all
' districts. Other setbacks are as follows:
a. For front yards, thirty(30)feet.
b. For rear yards,ten(10)feet.
' c. For side yards,ten(10)feet.
(6) The maximum height is as follows:
a. For the principal structure,four(4)stories/fifty(50)feet.
b. For accessory structures, one(1)story.
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(Ord. No. 80,Art. V, § 16(5-16-5), 12-15-86)
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690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317
(612) 937-1900
MEMORANDUM
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FROM: Larry Brown, Staff Engineer ti
DATE: October 12, 1988
SUBJ: Preliminary Site Plan Review for Lot 2, Block 3 ,
Chanhassen Lakes Business Park
Planning File No. 88-16, Lakeshore Equipment
This site is located on the east side of Park Drive approximately
500 feet south of State Highway 5 . This site is comprised of an
open field which drains to the east to the existing sedimentation
pond located on the northeast corner of the subject parcel. This
sedimentation basin was constructed as part of the Chanhassen
Lakes Business Park project .
Sanitary Sewer
Municipal sanitary sewer is available to the site be the existing '
10-inch diameter sanitary sewer main which has been extended
along Park Drive. A sanitary sewer service has been provided for
this parcel at the property boundary.
Watermain
Municipal water service is also available to the site by the
existing 10-inch ductile iron pipe (DIP) which has been extended
along Park Drive. A water service has also been extended to the
property boundary to service this parcel. -
Access -
The plans propose a 30-foot wide driveway which is to access Park
Drive. The City ' s standard concrete driveway apron shall be
installed at this driveway (refer to Attachment No. 1) . '
The bituminous wear course has been glace on Park Drive. The
installation of the concrete cross gutter shall be done without
disturbing the driving surface of Park Drive. The applicant
shall notify the City 48 hours in advance prior to the installa-
tion of the cross gutters.
Planning Commission
October 12 , 1988
Page 2
Grading Drainage
and Draina g
' At present , the entire site drains to the southeast and into
Riley Creek and ultimately to the sedimentation/retention pond
located on the northeast corner of the site.
' The plans indicate that the proposed grading for the site will
encroach beyond the 130-foot setback required by the Department
' of Natural Resources and the Watershed District for Riley Creek.
The plans should be revised to reflect the exact location of
Riley Creek and the existing sedimentation ponds.
The drainage pattern for the site proposes to outlet the drainage
through the granular surface located immediately to the east of
the building, down the proposed slope and ultimately to Riley
Creek. In discussing this application with the Watershed
District , the District Engineer, Robert Obermeyer, has indicated
that a storm sewer system in all probability would be necessary
to direct drainage to Riley Creek or the sedimentation basin.
The discharge of the storm water runoff to Riley Creek will
require a Department of Natural Resources permit. These calcula-
tions should be provided prior to final site plan approval.
' The plans would suggest that there will be a ponding problem
within the most southeasterly corner of the parking lot. With
' the proposed curbing the bituminous parking lot has no outlet .
The plans should be revised to accommodate this drainage in a
manner that will not create an erosion problem.
' Erosion Control
The plans do not address erosion control. Revised plans which
' show the location and type of erosion control shall be submitted
prior to final site plan review. The plans should reflect to
show the City' s standard for Type II erosion control (staked hay
' bales and snow fence) .
Recommended Conditions
1. The plans shall be revised to indicate the exact location of
Riley Creek and the normal water line (NWL) for the
sedimentation/retention pond located on the northeast corner
of the parcel.
2. The plans shall be revised such that the 130-foot setback
from Riley Creek is maintained.
3 . The plans shall be revised to provide a storm sewer system
' which directs the site runoff to Riley Creek or the existing
sedimentation basin located on the property prior to final
review.
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October 12 , 1988
Page 3
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4. The applicant shall obtain and comply with all conditions of .
the Department of Natural Resources permit.
5 . The applicant shall obtain and comply with all conditions of
the Watershed District permit.
6. The applicant shall submit a revised grading plan which pro-
perly addresses erosion control. '
7. The applicant shall notify the City 48 hours in advance of I
any construction which has a potential to impact Park Drive.
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690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 .
(612) 937-1900
MEMORANDUM
TO: JoAnn Olsen, Assistant City Planner
FROM: Steve A. Rirchmari, Building Inspector
' DATE: October 5 , 1988
SUBJ: Planning Case 88-17 CUP & 88-16 Site Plan (Lakeshore
Equipment)
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The building must be sprinklered.
' The building must comply with all the requirements of the hand-
icap code.
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690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 1 7 C ESOTA 55317
(612) 937-1900
MEMORANDUM ,
TO: Jo Ann Olsen, Assistant City Planner
} FROM: Mark Littf in, Fire Inspector '
DATE: October 5 , 1988
SUBJ: Site Plan Review, Lakeshore Equipment, Planning Case '
88-16 Site Plan
I have reviewed the site plan for the proposed office/warehouse
building for Lake Shore Equipment and feel that consideration
should be given to the dumpster area. Possibly it should be
moved away from the building in the event of a fire started in
the dumpster and then spread to the building.
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. r-C--0-c:. A %1-0 c �. Engineering Advisor: Barr Engineering Co.
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Minneapolis, MN 55435
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, Lcgal Advisor: Popham.Haile,Schnobrich&Kaufman
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I Minneapolis,MN 55402
333-4800
IOctober 12, 1988
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Mrs. JoAnne Olson
II 'City Planner . .
City of Chanhassen• 690 Coulter Drive
P.O. Box 147
IChanhassen, Minnesota 55317
Re: Lakeshore Equipment: Chanhassen
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' Dear Mrs. Olson:
I The engineering advisors to the Board of Managers of the
Riley-Purgatory-Bluff Creek Watershed District has reviewed the preliminary
plans as submitted to the District for the Lakeshore Equipment Development
- in the Chanhassen Lakes Business Park in Chanhassen. The District, in
December 1985, reviewed and approved a grading and land alteration permit •
I for the Chanhassen Lakes Business Center II. This project is located
directly south of the Lakeshore Equipment site, Both parcels of property
were under joint ownership and for development to proceed on the Chanhassen
I ' Lakes Business Center site, restrictions regarding floodplain encroachment
and setback from Riley Creek were placed on this property; Lot 2, Block 3,
I Chanhassen Lakes Business Park. A copy of the District's correspondence
summarizing these requirements is attached for your reference. Development
on Lot 2, Block 3, Lakeshore Equipment site, must conform with the
requirements as outlined in this correspondence.
' Therefore, the following policies and criteria of the Watershed
District are applicable to this project.
I1. In accordance with Section E (2) of the District's revised Rules
and Regulations, a grading and land alteration permit• must be
obtained from the District for this project. Accompanying the
Ipermit application, a detailed grading plan showing both existing
and proposed contours must be submitted to the District for
review.
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2. A detailed erosion control plan outlining how sediment is to be ,
controlled both during and after construction must be submitted to -
the District for review and approval.
3. The requirements and restriction as summarized in the District's
December 4, 1985 correspondence regarding development on this site
are applicable and must be complied with. '
4. A detailed atormwater management plan showing how surface water
runoff from the site is to be handled must be submitted to the
District for review and approval. It is unclear at this time as
to whether or not surface runoff from the site is to be conveyed
in a "sheet-flow" condition or if storm sewer is to be installed.
The grading plan indicates that runoff is to be directed towards
the southeast corner of the site. The District is concerned with
the potential of an erosion problem occurring at this location and
impacts on Riley Creek located immediately south. The information
submitted as part of the on-site stormwater management plan must
address this issue.
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on this project at an early '
date. If you have any questions regarding the District's comments, please.
call us at 830-0555.
Sincerely,
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Robert C. Obermeyer
RARR ENGINEERING CO.
Engineers for the District
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Mr. Frederick Rahr
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690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317
(612) 937-1900
December 9 , 1985
Mr. Bob Worthington
Opus Corporation
P.O. Box 150
Minneapolis, MN 55440
' Dear Mr. Worthington:
; This is to confirm that on December 2 , 1985 , the City Council
approved your site plan for the Chanhassen Lakes Business Center
Two, dated October 31 , 1985 , with the following conditions:
1. That additional landscaping be planted between the Austrian
Pine and Summit Ash on the center island adjacent to Park
I Road.
. The applicant must receive the required permits/variances
from the Watershed District and DNR.
3 . Concrete aprons including gutters be constructed at each
access to maintain the flow of runoff in the streets.
4. The most easterly section of the storm sewers must be RCP (in
place of plastic) with a flared end section and rip-rap.
5 . Restabilization of all disturbed areas outside the construc-
t tion limits as soon as possible following initial .radin
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' 6. All bituminous areas be lined with concrete curb.
7. Silt fence shall be installed along the north and south
property lines to protect creek and pond from erosion during
construction.
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Should you have any questions , please call me.
' Sincerely,
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Jo Ann Olsen
Assistant City Planner .�i ..
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Engineering Advisor: Barr Engineering Co.
6800 France Ave.
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333-4800
December- 4, 1985
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Mr. Robert Worthington
Opus Corporation
9900 Bren Road East
P.O. Box 150
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55440
Re: Chanhassen Lakes Business Center II: Chanhassen
Dear Mr. Worthington:
The Board of Managers of the Riley-Purgatory-Bluff Creek Watershed Dis-
trict has reviewed the plans and grading and land alteration permit applica-
tion as submitted to the District for site grading and utility installation
for the Chanhassen Lakes Business Center II project in the Chanhassen Lakes
Business Center in Chanhassen.
The District notes that parking for this project is to be located within
100 feet of the centerline of Riley Creek. Construction for the future
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building on Lot 2, Block 3, Chanhassen Lakes Business Park (the property to
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the north of this site) , however, is to be located so that a 200 foot green-
belt is being provided paralleling the creek. The provision of this greenbelt
(200 foot) is consistent with the Watershed District criteria.
The District also notes that an encroachment into the 100-year frequency
floodplain of Riley Creek is proposed. Our calculations indicated that this
encroachment is in accordance with the District's floodplain encroachment
criteria, however, no further fill or encroachment on this site and on Lot 2,
Block 3, Chanhassen Lakes Business Park for that shown on the plans dated
October 22, 1985, revised November 22, 1985, will be permitted for future
development. •
With this noted, the Managers approve the grading and land alteration 1
permit subject to the following conditions:
1. All erosion control measures shown on the plans must be installed
prior to commencement of grading operations and be maintained until
all areas altered on the site have been restored.
2. All areas altered must be restored with seed and disced mulch, sod 1
wood fiber blanket, or be hard surfaced within 2 weeks after comple-
tion of construction or no later than September 15, 1986.
r. Robert Worthingt�
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3. Prior to commencement of construction an a
p
I must be executed and placed on record in the appropriate Carver
County Records Office indicating that no further fill or encroach-
ment will be allowed on this site and on Lot 2, Block 3, Chanhassen
Lakes Business Park from that shown on the plans dated October 22,
1985 and revised November 22, 1985 for future development. This
1 covenant must be submitted to the District's legal advisor for
review and approval.
II 4. The District will require that as development to the north of the
site proceeds, Lot 2, Block 3, Chanhassen Lakes Business Park, all
structures and parking on this area must be set back a sufficient
II distance as shown on the plans dated October 22 and revised November
22, 1985, to provide a 200-foot green strip along Riley Creek.
5. At the outlets of the storm sewer systems discharging into the
' stormwater detention/sedimentation basin located on the east side
of the site, riprap and sand filter, in accordance with MnDOT
criteria, must be installed to dissipate energy. This will mini-
mize the potential of an erosion problem from occurring.
' 6. The District must be notified in writing a minimum of 48 hours prior
IIto commencement of construction.
If you have any questions regarding the conditions of the District's
. permit, please call us at 830-0555
1 " - irLcerely,
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BARR ENGINEERING Cp.
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LAND DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION
II CITY OF CHANHASSEN
690 Coulter Drive
Chanhassen, MN 55317
(612) 937-1900
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REQUEST:
IZoning District Change Planned Unit Development
I Zoning Appeal Plan
Preliminary Plan
Zoning Variance Final Plan
IZoning Text Amendment Subdivision
• Land Use Plan Amendment Platting
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Street/Easement Vacation
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IWetlands Permit
PROJECT NAME ,CAKE.HOLE 1;4C,p.r1r.tT er, .2-Ale ,
IPRESENT LAND USE PLAN DESIGNATION
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FILING INSTRUCTIONS : I
This application must be completed in full and be typewritten rmationtan oz I
clearly printed and must be accompanied by all information and_
plans required by applicable City Ordinance provisions. Before
filing this application, you should confer with the City Planner
• to determine the specific ordinance and procedural requirements
applicable to your application.
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that he is familiar ilb:e procedural of all
requirements
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Board of Adjustments and Appeals at their
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1 CHANHASSEN PLANNING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
NOVEMBER 28, 1990
Vice Chairman Erhart called the meeting to order at 7:40 p.m. .
MEMBERS PRESENT: Steve Emmings, Annette Ellson, Tim Erhart , Brian Batzli
and Joan Ahrens
MEMBERS ABSENT: Jim Wildermuth and Ladd Conrad
STAFF PRESENT: Paul Krauss , Planning Director ; Jo Ann Olsen, Senior
Planner and Sharmin Al-Jeff, Planner 1 .
' PUBLIC HEARING:
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AMENDMENT AMENDING THE FENCE HEIGHT FROM THE
APPROVED 8 FEET TO 15 FEET IN THE REAR AND SIDE YARDS ON PROPERTY ZONED IOP
AND LOCATED AT 7851 PARK DRIVE. LAKESHORE EQUIPMENT, STEVE WILLETTE.
Sharmin Al-Jaff presented the staff report on this item. Vice Chairman
Erhart called the public hearing to order .
' Steve Willette: Yes , I 'd like to speak on my behalf. I also have some
things I 'd like to show you. I don't know what our problem is with the
staff but I 've taken photographs with scales and I 'm kind of ticked off at
the report . To say the least and I 'll pass those around. That is a tape
measure . That is with my arm protected , 8 feet in the air . I can touch an
8 foot high ceiling . I cannot touch a 9 foot high ceiling. That's the
highest stack of docks in the entire yard. This is the panoramic view of
the entire yard. I do not stack things over 8 feet. Okay? I 'd also like
to show you what it looks like from the highway side. I 'm shooting into
the sun so I didn't get a real good picture but if I go back down to an 8
foot high fence , because of the 22 foot difference in elevation, you will
look deadly into this off of TH 5. You're going to see all my docks
stacked up and I don't think that it would look very nice. So I went to 15
feet . As far as the way the fence looks, the definition between a fence
and a wall . I know we can go as high as we want with walls . We can put
building heights at whatever we want to. My building's 22 feet. I don't
think that the height should be the deterrent. If it's not properly
constructed. . . This is also the side from the road going by. This is from
the building down below. This is the entrance area in front of the
building where it enters. This is the corner as you drive away and these
are the two road sites from down on the industrial park road. First of all
the staff report is totally wrong. I do not and have not stacked materials
I over 8 feet high . If you ask your staff they will tell you because I
talked to them about it tonight. They will tell you that they did not
measure the stacks. They just eyeballed it. I mean we did a thorough job .
I We're making a recommendation to disapprove it with the thorough job of. . .
My product is at 8 feet high. From the ground up. The difference is the
22 feet . I think when we originally went through this back in 1988, I
think we had no idea of the difference in elevation and nobody thought
I about it from the highway. I do feel that it should be totally screened. I
don 't feel that it would look good if I brought it drop it back down to 8
feet and stack my product to 8 feet high. I will do that if you would like
but you will see everything that 's in my yard including when you get up to
within 20 feet of the front part of the fence looking in from the back side
you can see a pair of sneakers sitting on the ground because you can see
Planning Commission Meeting
November 28 , 1990 - Page 2 '
the ground very clearly if we went back down to 8 feet . Okay? I have II planted trees around there . There had been a couple lost along the road
end that I do intend to replace. I 'm the largest dock and boat lift dealer
in the entire nation . I 've got a nice looking place . I want to keep it II
nice . koen the pine trees grow up, you will not even notice the
fence because they'll totally screen it. You 'll see along the whole edge
of the fence with the exception of the backside where I lost a couple, that
as soon as those pine trees grow up it will cover the fence. As far as thil
aesthetics of the fence, the only thing that I find not eye appealing at
this point is the fact that there 's some 'new lumber and some old lumber in
there. I talked to city staff . The building inspector , Ron. Asked him
I should paint the fence or if he thought I should let .it go natural
because sometimes natural doesn't stick out as much as if you paint
something . He said let it go natural so part of it's natural . And as soo
as the new cedar catches up to the natural look and gets back to all
blend , I don't think it will be a bad looking piece . The other thing is
when the pine trees come up, that 's going to cover it. As far as the
differences in the boards , we did go a board on board in a certain section'
of it. Because of the height of it, we went to 6 x 6 or 8 x 8 posts in
there now so it 's not going to blow down again but we also put some board
on board just to let some wind flow through the fence because when you
erect a fence that tall , there could be a possibility of the wind not
getting through. They are brace back . It's a very sound fence . It's not
going to blow down again. We do plan on maintaining it and I just don 't
see anything wrong with it. I 've gotten a lot of compliments on the fence "
because it looks so nice because it's all cedar . People say wow. You
built that all out of cedar . That 's really nice. It's a nice looking
fence because they can't believe that we spent the money to do that . I 'd '
sure like to be able to work it out and be able to do my business in town
and I 'm in the industrial park because that's where you people wanted me .
I 'm trying. I 'm trying to keep everything covered like we talked about.
One of Bill Boyt's things when the City Council approved it, and it never
got into the Minutes. I thought it did but if you ask Bill or anybody tha
was there , they were saying well the height of a commercial fence is not
the biggest issue. Totally screening the product is the biggest issue. III
have several other things that if it does not get approved, that I mean
very, very obvious things that happened or that are going on within the
city . We 've got stuff sitting outside that they didn't even bother trying'
to screen. I 'm putting forth an effort and I can't understand that we're
going to have a big issue over this. Do you have any questions?
Emmings: Can I ask a question? '
Erhart: Sure .
Emmings: The fence is the height it is for what reason? '
Steve Willette: Due to the 22 foot difference in the elevation of our
highway . You sit in a car you're up another 2 or 3 feet than you're
looking right down into my storage yard which is at 22 feet lower than the
highway is.
Emmings: Okay, so you built it at that height to screen what's in the
yard?
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Steve Willette: To totally screen what 's in the yard .
Emmings: Any other reason that it's that height?
Steve Willette: No . I just feel that it should be blocked off so that
people can't see it . I mean a 8 foot high fence is fine by me but you 're
' going to be able to see in my yard and so it's a Catch 22. You say okay ,
fully screen everything but then build an 8 foot high fence with a 22 foot
difference in elevation. Nobody caught it all the way through the whole
Planning Commission thing last time or through the City Council thing last
' time and now I 'm stuck. I can't go and bring 22 feet of earth in because
I 'd have to raise my building too and that 's impossible.
Emmings: Right . Thank you .
Erhart: Is there any other comment from the public?
' _ Emmings moved, Ellson seconded to close the public hearing. All voted in
favor and the motion carried. The public hearing was closed.
Erhart: Why don't we just open it up to any commissioner 's comments or
questions . We won't necessarily go in order .
Emmings: I 've got some . He 's just explained to us why he thinks it 's a _
good idea to have it at 15 feet and I 'd like to get some staff reaction to
that . Do you think that a 15 foot high fence does a better job of
screening from the highway of his yard? We obviously, when we looked at
the site plan we wanted screening of that yard. What 's your response or
reaction to that?
' Krauss: Well a couple things. TH 5 is , you know there is a visibility
factor from there but it 's also quite a distance away. It's not as though
the highway runs right adjacent to his fence line. In looking at it at an
angle past another site , it's kind of down in a valley. We'd prefer to
' have this concealed. You know the elevation of TH 5 hasn't changed.
I mean TH 5 is where it's been for quite some time so this should come as
no surprise . I think the magnitude of what's out there comes as a surprise
I and you know had, and I can't put words in people's mouths who reviewed
this thing 2 or 3 years ago but I think if I were in their shoes, had we
been aware of the magnitude of what 's being proposed there , we would have
' gone about this differently. I don't view a 15 foot high wood fence as the
appropriate way to screen something of that size. If it was really going
to be that visible and it was really going to be that big of an issue, you
might have looked at extending the masonry wall or doing something else or
even question whether or not that's a valid use. I mean the yard seems to
be bigger than the building is. We do have, there's no question we-do have
some other outdoor storage situations in the city that have caused
11 problems . Some are being acted upon now. Some are waiting until we get a
new shopping center built and tenants are moving in there. We are taking
the bull by the horns on that issue but what's different here is we have a
relatively new project that was approved with specific conditions and all
of a sudden the ground rules changed and we never authorized that.
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Emmings: Have there been any complaints from any of his neighbors down in'
the business park or anybody in the business park?
Krauss: I 'm not aware of any. This was basically found, you know we are II
now doing annual reviews of conditional use permits . This was uncovered
during the review.
Emmings: I don't have anything else right now . '
• Erhart: Steve, do you have' a comment?
Steve Willette: Yeah. . . .talking about a review of the conditional use II
permit . . . This is not an accurate report and you're not getting the facts .
Because my fence blew down. . .I talked to Steve Kirchman and asked if
I should get a building permit to rebuild the fence. . .rebuild the fence"
It was on final approval of the building permit. . .not all on the annual
review so don't say things that aren't fact. And I cannot understand wher
you 're coming from . I don't know where a cement wall is going to look any
different than a .
Erhart: I don't think it makes any difference on when, on how we
discovered this .
Steve Willette: It 's just all the facts all the way through. I don't kno�
what a cement wall is going to do versus the wood wall .
Erhart: Any other commissioners have any questions or comments?
Elison: There 's never been a precedence where we've had a higher level oil
the fence before has there? I mean Jo Ann, you've probably been around
longer . If the whole idea was to screen it, I mean I can't see that we
could always screen from the highest point. In this case it's TH 5 but if'
that was the main intent , have we ever done that before because that was
the main intent previously. I mean has there ever been a precedence where !'
we said well screening's the most important thing so we'll go against the
standard 8 foot because that's basically the premise that we're kind of
deciding here .
Olsen: I can't recall . It seems like at one point we. . .10 foot. . .
Steve Willette: Yeah, it was 10 or 12. '
Olsen: That was before we had the new fence ordinance that limited it to 8
without getting a permit.
Steve Willette: When. . .originally approved it it was at 12 feet even
though we had 8 feet in the condition. . .I said should I totally screen it
and move it up a little bit so we totally screen. '
Erhart: Paul , let me help him there. Let me get that straight. When we
approved this conditional use, we approved an 8 foot fence and now you're '
saying that the building inspector .
Steve Willette: Ron, yeah.
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' Erhart: Said to go ahead and build it at 12?
Steve Willette: When I told him we were building the project he said , put
it up high enough so you can screen it and also for the final approval we
had the building, or the Planning Commission staff plus the building
inspector on the final approval and it was at 12 feet at that time . I
raised it up 3 feet. . .
Erhart: Who at staff was with you at that time?
Olsen: I was on the final inspection but to be honest I didn't measure it
' then . The condition was 8 foot. . .
' Steve Willette: Was it atrocious at that point Jo Ann?
Olsen: No .
' Steve Willette: It didn't look bad then? So if it didn't look bad at 12
feet , when I raised it 3 feet . . .
' Erhart: Brian , did you have something?
Batzli : Yeah , I was going to ask Paul something . Given the difference in
elevation , can they put fence screen of this particular yard if he didn't
have things stacked so high? I mean when I looked at it , it looked to me ,
with the addition on there I can't really tell what I would have been able
to see without the top part on there but would an 8 foot fence really be
' effective at screening anything?
Krauss: Probably not but arguably a 15 foot high fence doesn't do that
much . Well , that comes closer to it . You 've got a 16 foot change in
elevation from the highway.
Batzli : Yeah.
Krauss: From the storage yard .
I Batzli : But I guess, I kind of picture the applicant in a catch 22 here
because no matter who utilizes this storage area , they 're not going to be
able to screen it from this particular angle with an 8 foot high fence.
Krauss: Probably true.
Ahrens: Does the City really have a problem with the 8 foot high fence or
' with the inadequate screening or both? I mean I heard Sharmin, Sharmin
didn't you say earlier that perhaps a 15 foot fence would be acceptable if
the screening was adequate? So if we left the fence up, we're talking
about the adequacy then of the screening which seems to be inadequate from
the pictures that you provided. I realize you've planted pine trees but
the pine trees will take 10 or 15 years to screen that kind of a fence. If
the screening was. . .
' Batzli : Plant Russian Olives in the meantime?
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Steve Willette: . . .I planted 6 foot 6 trees when I planted my trees and I
that was according to ordinance. That's what they requested . That 's what
I 've done . I 've done everything. The only issue that I 'm faced with nigh
now is that I 'm supposed to totally screen everything but I 'm supposed to
do it with an 8 foot high fence and with the 22 foot that nobody ever
thought about , I didn't think about it or anything. If you want it at 8
feet, I 'll put it at 8 feet. '
. Ahrens: I 'm not sure you can even adequately screen a 15 foot high fence .
Krauss: Well I guess , I keep coming back to the ground rules changed . '
I mean, we just went through the McGlynn's approval where they had that
huge blank wall and told them to do something with that. We knew what we
were dealing with. We asked them to respond to it . They responded with al
series of earth berms with a lot of landscaping that broke up the massing .
It was a solution that was acceptable to everybody. You know 6 foot high
trees are the minimum required by ordinance . You can put a 15 foot high II
tree and we don't penalize you by it. When you are trying to achieve
screening , if you 're trying to screen an 8 foot high fence , a 6 foot high
tree is just dandy. If you know ahead of time you 're dealing with a 15
foot high structure , you might think differently of doing that. We now
have the 15 foot high structure. We don't have the screening to match.
Ahrens: I agree that the screening isn't adequate . I don't see that any II
part of this is screened or will be screened for a long time. And it does
look like the fence sections are of a different type . It doesn't look like
it's all the same fence at all . ,
Steve Willette: It's board on board on portions where we're letting the
wind out where we took and put a board on one side and board. . .but it's
still totally opaque.
Emmings: I have a question here. I 'm getting a little confused about,
we 've got a fence to screen the yard and then we've got trees to screen th
fence so we 've got but when I look back at what we did when we approved thdl
site plan, the conditional use permit, it says all items stored in the
outdoor storage area must be totally screened. What needs to be screened ,
is the items in the yard. Is that right? Okay.
Al-Jaff: At the same time it states that the fence may not exceed 8 feet.
Emmings: Right. I guess I 'm having trouble with this. We did want in
screening and he's done that. In fact if he'd done what we required him to
do he wouldn't have accomplished that. I also notice in our fence
ordinance it says that we've got a maximum height of 8 feet on fences but II
you can go over that if you get a conditional use permit so certainly our
ordinance comtemplates sometimes using taller fences. I think the staff
report , and I don't mean to be critical but you know from the tenor of the
conversation between the staff and the applicant here, and really the
report kind of feels the same way. There 's some real unpleasantness here
and I don't care how it started or anything else but it seems like you
folks have gotten crosswise with each other and I don't think I agree with
I think what we have to do is stop and look at what we're trying to
accomplish. It's true that he violated the height limit of the ordinance . "
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He didn't have a permit to build the fence he build and my reaction would
be generally to that would be to say cut it down and get back within the
ordinance . But the way this has come before us is he is applying for a
' conditional use permit to have the higher fence that exists . So I don't
think it 's exactly fair to him to say we told you you should have an 8 foot
fence and now you 're asking for a 15 foot fence . I don 't think that 's a
' reason to deny it .
Batzli : I agree and I also think we have to look at , if there are special
• circumstances on this particular lot because of the height differential
between the road , that may be I 'm thinking more of kind of a variance
reasons peculiar to that particular lot but in this case , that may be a
reason to look at conditional use to have the higher fence . I don't know
if I particularly like this fence but if the intent is to screen objects
inside the yard, I think the only way you 're going to accomplish it is to
give them more height on it .
' Emmings: And that clearly was the intent . When you read the condition it
just says all items stored in the outdoor storage area must be totally
screened. So that was the intent and it says no stored items shall project
over the fence and that 's going to happen.
Ahrens: Does that mean that people could stack things 40 feet high and
' that they would be allowed to just keep screening it as far as , I mean
people could stack things forever .
Emmings: No they can't because if they go over 8 feet with their fence .
They can't have the things stacked higher than the fence .
Elison: Right . But could you stack 2 feet is what she 's saying with an 8
' foot fence? You could have your things stacked at 2 feet and have an 8
foot fence and would that be screened, I don't know.
Ahrens: No, but what if they, what was approved was an 8 foot fence. They
had things stacked at 12 feet or 15 feet and they needed to screen that.
Emmings: Well , how do we know that? We don't.
' Ahrens: Well because it's obvious by the fence that things are stacked up
awfully close to the top of the fence.
' Emmings: Oh, okay. The condition was that no stored items shall project
over the fence . So and what he's in here now is doing is to ask us for a
permit for a fence that's higher than anything that's stored in there but
I guess the point to me is, I don't think the fence looks good in.the
picture. I do think it will look better when it weathers and obviously
when the trees grow and maybe he needs some more trees. But it gets hard
' because the staff and the applicant aren't cooperating to find some kind of
a compromise and maybe that 's what we have to do.
' Ahrens: I guess I don't understand also where the limits are on these
fence . I mean you know are people able to come in for a certain permit.
Get approval for it and then just build a fence as high as they want and
then come in under a conditional use permit and then.
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Emmings: This is an amendment- of his conditional use. He's asking to
amend that element and yeah, he 's doing it after the fact and that always
predisposes you to kind of use a knee jerk and say, you know take it down
and then come back and then we'll give you permission to put it up and I I
don't want to do that .
Ahrens: Well I agree . I mean that's ridiculous reasoning but you know I I
think that I don 't understand how we set limits in preventing unsightly
fences in Chanhassen that are even higher. to screen storage yards.
Emmings: Well hopefully you do a good job the first time around and maybe'
we didn't.
Batzli : I guess in this case I see your point but in looking at the I
pictures , if this is the typical way that he has things stored , I don't
think for the kind of business he's in that he has unreasonable piles of
things . ,
Ahrens: Well I 'm not saying him. I 'm saying that when things come up in
the future , what are we going to do? I don't see any guidelines I guess in
how we 're reasoning this out. We 're just kind of . ,
Emmings: Yeah . It 's hard .
Elison: What keeps going through my mind is maybe we were wrong because will
didn 't notice the elevations . That there is no such thing as making it
totally screened. I 'm thinking if we make the precedence that things have
to be totally screened, we could end up based on the highest level that anil
neighbor might be , for heaven's sakes we 'll end up with you know, 22 foot
screens because there's somebody within a bird's eye view that's going to
see it . And I don't know that all along that highway 5, I mean if any arell
wanted to see that , that 's probably the least harming to people versus
neighbors that don't like to see into things like that. I 'm more concerned
that we were wrong in saying that everything has to be totally screened an
making the assumption that it's from all angles. In general , do the best
you can with 8 feet is about what it came out as and so it all can't be
screened. I can live with that but I 'm more concerned that if we go
totally screened, then we're going to be asking people to screen for all
kinds of neighbors in the future and everything like that and we'll end up
with really high fences and building extra berms just because of the
topography. So I 'd just as soon give up on some of the seeing it from TH II
5. I could live with that is what I 'm saying. -
Erhart: Sharmin or Paul , is the fence strong enough? Did you see it
today?
Krauss: The building inspectors have told us that it is and when a fence
is over 5 foot it has to qualify under separate standards and apparently
does.
Erhart: Okay. Is it going to stay vertical? '
Al-Jaff: It 's up to Code . It meets all Code.
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Erhart: Is there an actual Code for a fence?
Krauss: Yeah. Over a height it has to meet wind loading and some other
requirements .
Erhart: Okay , did it not before? That it blew down.
Krauss: I don 't know.
Steve Willette: We had a high wind storm that took off the air conditioner
' screens and everything else . It was just a straight line wind that came
through and just did a little path. We also had a lot of dock and boat
lift damage out on the lake . It fell some trees . . .storm.
' Erhart: What 's going to keep this fence from starting over the years to
start leaning one way and the other?
' Steve Willette: It 's braced back . It 's a good brace back and the inside
of it is 6 x 6 in a lot of areas .
' Erhart: My concern about the fence is you know, let 's assume it 's strong
enough for wind but fences tend over the years to get to look really tacky
and if you think it looks bad now , which I guess I drive by it every day .
' I guess I don 't think it looks all that bad now but I guarantee you in 10 _
years it 's going to look like a pile of garbage and I guess I tend to
agree .
IElison: Then your pine tree will be there.
Erhart: With Joan is what you need here is a lot more trees that in 10
years you won't see the fence at all . It really won't make a lot of
difference if it 's there or not . I also agree that we ought to, you know
do we have ordinances that deal with use of fences for screening purposes?
' We have an ordinance that talks about a fence .
Emmings: No, it 's right here.
1 Erhart: For the purpose of screening though?
Emmings: Yeah. Fences for screening.
' Erhart: What does it say?
Emmings: Fences for screening or storage purposes installed on property
' used for commercial or industrial uses may have a maximum height of 8 feet .
Erhart: Okay.
Emmings: And then it goes on to talk about when they abut properties zoned
for residential uses and then it says the fence has to be 100% opaque . And
then it says commercial or industrial fences over 8 feet shall require a
conditional use permit . It also says under an earlier point by the way
that every fence shall be maintained in such condition as to not become a
hazard , eyesore or public or private nuisance.
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Erhart: Boy , I think we ought to look at that . Even in a commercial or I
industrial area , it would seem to me that when we look at a mini-storage
building and we don't allow them to put up wood fences around the storage
area . They put masonary fences up . It would seem to me a commercial-
industrial area that if we 're going to use fences for screening, we ought
to define what 's the better looking material is going forward but on this
particular one I tend to agree that we should keep what we've got. I
really think we ought to go in and what do you say the distance between
those trees now is what? .
Steve Willette: They 're about , well they're planted as close together as I
they can to let them grow because when the landscapers put them in they
said this is how far apart they have to be . If you put them in closer
together or . . .tangle together and look like that so this is where the
landscapers said that they should be .
Erhart: They don't look that close to me and also, I guess what I was
going to suggest to alternate them in a zig zag pattern.
Steve Willette: We did. We went up and down the hill and they're about 11
feet . At maturity they'll reach 10 foot and there is a couple of areas II where we skipped so it wasn't solid all the way along because the idea of
the trees was to break the fence up and not to totally screen the fence
because we were just going to screen the drive with the fence and to be
honest with you Tim, I 've got $35,000.00 into this fence. . . It's a lot of '
cedar and I 'll do whatever you want to make it look , I want it to look nice
too. I want to maintain it . I want to be in Chanhassen. I made that .
clear to everybody . I like the community. I like being here. I 've spent '
a lot of money on advertising over the years to be here. I 've got a
business . My stuff is not stacked over 8 foot high in the fence. I 've
shown you that in the pictures. You 're welcome to come over and visit .
The front part of the fence is not much over 8 feet going across the drive
area . Going across the back and down. . .
Erhart: Okay, I think we 've got a pretty good idea . '
Steve Willette: And you will see in there very readily. If you go down t
8 feet , it will be an eyesore.
Erhart: Yeah, the pictures tell the story real well . The other thing, I
think we should put something in here which restricts additional height on "
the fence. Now there's some ideas I 've gotten. Some of the other , since
we 've been essentially just going around here , is there some other
recommendations so we can lead to some kind of motion?
Ellson: I would think go down to the 8 feet until you've got a section
that you can see into and it's from TH 5. I just think from a precedence
standpoint , there 's probably going to be more than one situation where youji
can't possibly totally screen. I 'm thinking of that shopping center . Tha
time when people were trying to measure from their decks. They didn't want
to see the roof of the shopping center and they were trying to build berms
so that people who were on their decks couldn't see and I just think that's'
going above and beyond totally screening. There are times when you can't
do it at all and 8 feet is something that we've got in the ordinance and I in
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think it 's easy to follow and I don't think it 's a problem so I would
probably not even keep it where it is . I 'd go the 8 feet and leave it .
Erhart: Okay. B ian, what 's your recommendation?
Batzli : My recommendation is to give him a conditional use for his 15 foot
' fence based again on the differences in elevation that he 's trying to deal
with and that 's assuming that we want it to be screened and that's
important to us . I mean that 's the underlying hypothesis here is that we
want it to be screened .
Ellson: Totally . I mean because some of it is I think.
' Erhart: Joan , do you have a recommendation?
Ahrens: Well , I guess I 'm not sure that it looks any better to have a 15
foot high fence that iS not particularly great looking than to have
something showing from above the fence . To have the 8 foot high fence and
then to have somethings behind it that you can see . I mean I don't think
that that looks any worse and I think it probably would look better to have
' an 8 foot high fence than to have some , be able to see what 's behind that .
However , I am not enthusiastic about the idea of making him cut the fence
down either . I 'm more enthusiastic about having some screening for the
' fence but I also , I 'm waffling. But I also don't see in the ordinance
where we have any requirements to have screening for a fence . I mean that
seems redundant to me . I like the idea but I don't know if we can require
' that . Anyway , I suppose you don't have 'any idea of what I just said.
Erhart: No_
Steve Willette: Joan? I 'm willing to work with you within reason. I mean
I 'm not , I just want to get . . .get on with my life because this is just . . .
If it takes a couple extra trees, I 'll put in a couple of trees. That's no
' problem at all .
Ahrens: How about some vines?
' Emmings: I 'm not concerned about setting a precedent here because I think
this is always done a case by case basis so I 'm not worried about every one
of these is different enough so I 'm not concerned about that . .I
1 essentially agree with Brian that we should let him do this. I think it
would be a good thing and maybe even a condition that he maybe do a little
more screening right up against the fence. Maybe some high bush
' cranberries or something like that that would just break up that expanse
until those trees get big. Something that could live in shade after those
trees are big . Would help in the short term. But I don't know.
I guess I 'd like to see them do a little more landscaping.
Erhart: Okay , just to repeat. I think I 'd like to leave the fence left .
Make sure it was solid and to have the applicant work with staff to improve
the landscaping . I think that's also what you said Steve so with that , if
there 's not any more comments or questions, I 'd like to entertain a motion.
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Emmings: I 'll move that the Planning Commission recommend approval of -
Conditional Use Permit #88-17 to approve a fence with a maximum height of .
15 feet being my understanding that it 's only 15 feet high in certain I
areas . That 's at it's highest and we would put one condition on that and
that would be that the applicant work with the staff to try and get a
little screening perhaps up close to the fence or some how work out
additions to the landscape plan to break up the fence a little more .
Screen it a little bit .
Batzli : Second. '
Erhart: Any other discussion on the motion?
Emmings: Well I guess in discussion I 'd like to say, we 're going against II
our staff 's recommendation here and we don't do that very often . And I
don 't like to do it . And I guess I don't like the fact that you didn't
comply with the original conditions of your permit and that should be said'
too here .
Ahrens: Are we providing enough direction for staff Steve when we say?
Emmings: No , it 's real vague but I think that now that the staff knows i
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where we 're coming from and if the City Council agrees with us , I 'm sure
they 'll be able to work it out between them . '
Ahrens: But you said just to provide a little bit of screening for that
fence . '
Emmings: Yeah, I know .
Ahrens: I mean that 's not what we really want is it? We want a lot of
screening for that fence .
Emmings: I don't .
Ahrens: You don't?
Emmings: No. ,
Ahrens: I want more than a little bit .
Emmings: I think that staff knows how to do that better than I do but my II
idea would be to put some clumps of bushes along the fence so that it just
made it look a little better but maybe in comments after we vote on this, II
maybe we should all say what we 've got in mind. Our ideas and let the Cit
Council see what they think.
Erhart: Are you interested in trying to amend the motion? '
Ahrens: No.
Erhart: Any other discussion?
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' Emmings moved, Batzli seconded that the Planning Commission recommend
approval to amend Conditional Use Permit *88-17 to approve a fence with a
maximum height of 15 feet at it's highest point with the following
condition:
1 . The applicant shall work with the staff to get a little more screening
' up close to the fence or some how work out additions to the landscape
plan to break up the fence a little more.
All voted in favor except Ellson who opposed and the motion carried with a
vote of 4 to 1 .
Erhart: Annette 's opposed. Anybody would want to make some comments? Of
' course we 'll start with you Annette .
Ellson: I just think that it 's easy enough to go with just the 8 foot and
keep it the way it was originally passed .
Erhart: Yeah. I would like to add too that I 'd like to see perhaps more
' screening than was communicated in the motion. I think with the height of
the thing and the time that it 's going to take to screen it with the trees
that are there , I really think that a bit little more creativity ought to
be put into this thing and some investment to make it visually better
faster . So I would agree with Joan 's initial comment. Do you have any
more?
' Ahrens: No.
Erhart: Okay . Anything else Brian?
Batzli : No . I agree with what you just said. I think he does have a
large investment and it wouldn't hurt to break up the fence with more
screening than perhaps a little bit.
' Erhart: Alright . Thank you. Let's see , that will go before the City
Council on December 10th. Thanks for the photographs.
Ahrens: Do you want them back?
Steve Willette: No, you can keep them.
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CITYOF
690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317
(612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Sharmin Al-Jaff , Planner I
FROM: Steve Nelson, Building Inspector
DATE: December 5, 1990
SUBJ : Lakeshore Equipment Fence, 7851 Park Drive
On Friday, October 19, 1990, I was directed to make a final
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inspection of the fence construction located at 7851 Park Drive.
The twelve (12) to fifteen ( 15) foot fence in question was not
built in accordance with the approved permit application and
plans . Planning notations on the application and plans restricted
the height to eight ( 8) feet .
The building code requires all structures to built in a manner
that is structurally sound. If the Planning Department had
permitted a fifteen foot high fence, the Building Department would
have required plans and specifications designed and signed by a
registered structural engineer . This can be required per Section
302(b) of the Uniform Building code. The reason being the fence
height exceeds the standard six (6) to eight (8) fence typically
installed in the City, the large surface area and the possible
wind loading.
The Building Inspection Department cannot give final approval on I
the fence as it now constructed.
cc: Scott Harr , Public Safety Director
Steve Kirchman, Building Official
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