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REGULAR CHANHASSEN CITY COUNCIL lmETING APRIL 3, 1978
Mayor Hobbs called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. with the following
members present: Councilmen Pearson, Neveaux, and Geving. Councilman
Waritz came late. Les Bridger, Russell Larson, Craig Mertz, Don
Ashworth, Bruce Pankonin, Bill Brezinsky, and Bob Waibel were present.
The meeting was opened with the Pledge to the Flag.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Councilman Neveaux moved to approve the agenda as
presented. Motion seconded by Councilman Pearson. The following voted
in favor: Mayor Hobbs, Councilmen Pearson, Neveaux, and Geving. No
negative votes. Motion carried.
Councilman Waritz came at this point.
NORTH LAKE SUSAN SANITARY SEWER, WATER, STREET, AND STORM SEWER
IMPROVE}lliNT PROJECT 78-3: The city received a letter from the
Lutheran Church of the Living Christ dated April 2, 1978, requésting
the Council include the access easement agreement to the church be a
part of the plan for the land surrounding the church.
A request has been received from Martin Ward and joined by Ed Dunn
asking the Council to consider tabling action until April 17, 1978.
Staff also recommended this be tabled as the security agreement has
not been finalized.
Councilman Neveaux moved to table action on Project 78-3 until the
April 17, 1978, Council meeting. Motion seconded by Councilman Geving.
The following voted in favor: Mayor Hobbs, Councilmen Pearson, Neveaux,
Geving, and Waritz. No negative votes. Motion carried.
MINUTES: Amend the March 20, 1978, Council minutes under PRELUHNARY
DEVELOPMENT PLAN - MTS as follows: Councilman Neveaux moved to approve
the preliminary development plan Phase 1 as presented this evening
and instruct the developer to proceed with final plans incorporating
the utility plan consistent with the city engineer's standards, a
transportation plan consistent with the provisions outlined in the BRW
report, a drainage plan consistent with the standards of the Ri1ey-
Purgatory Creek Watershed District, a conservation plan consistent with
soil conservation practices that is required by the Carver County
Soil Conservation Service and an open space plan which will dedicate
the east and west slope of the drainage swa1e located in the southwest
corner of the subject property to the City of Chanhassen. Approval
of the preliminary development plan in no way implies approval of
industrial revenue bonds. Motion seconded by Councilman Geving. The
following voted in favor: Mayor Hobbs, Councilmen Neveaux, Geving,
and Waritz. No negative votes. Motion carried.
Councilman Geving moved to approve the March 20, 1978, Council minutes
as amended. Motion seconded by CouncilmanWaritz. The following voted
in favor: Mayor Hobbs, Councilmen Pearson, Neveaux, Geving, and Waritz.
No negative votes. Motion carried.
Councilman Neveaux moved to note the March 22, 1978, Planning Commission
minutes. Motion seconded by Councilman Pearson. The following voted
in favor: Mayor Hobbs, Councilmen Pearson, Neveaux,Waritz, and Geving.
No negative votes. Motion carried.
The Council invited Planning Commission members to the April 17 Council
meeting to discuss communication problems.
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Councilman Geving moved to note the January 26, 1978, HRA minutes.
Motion seconded by Councilman Pearson. The following voted in favor:
Mayor Hobbs, Councilmen Pearson, Neveaux, Waritz, and Geving. No I
negative votes. Motion carried. 0
Councilman Pearson moved to note the February 2, 1978, HRA minutes. r .
Motion seconded by Councilman Neveaux. The following voted in favor:
Mayor Hobbs, Councilmen Pearson, Neveaux, Waritz, and Geving. No
negative votes. Motion carried.
Councilman Geving moved to note the February 22, 1978, HRA minutes.
Motion seconded by Councilman Pearson. The following voted in favor:
Mayor Hobbs, Councilmen Pearson, Neveaux, Waritz, and Geving. No
negative votes. Motion carried.
Councilman Pearson moved to note the March 1, 1978, HRA minutes.
Motion seconded by Councilman Waritz. The following voted in favor:
Mayor Hobbs, Councilmen Pearson, Neveaux, Waritz, and Geving. No
negative votes. Motion carried.
Councilman Geving moved to note the March 9, 1978, Community Facilities
Study Committee minutes. Motion seconded by Councilman Pearson.
The following voted in favor: Mayor Hobbs, Councilmen Pearson,
Neveaux, Waritz, and Geving. No negative votes. Motion carried.
REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION - APPLE VALLEY RED-E-MIX: Math Fischer
and John Ericson were present requesting reconsideration for a
building permit to construct a fly ash silo at their plant along I
Highway 5 and West 78th Street. The Council felt that no new .
information was presented this evening to necessitate reconsiderati01
at this time.
EAST LOTUS LAKE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT 75-10 - CONSIDER DELETING
IMPROVEMENTS ON TRACT D, RLS 18 (THOMPSON/OSGOOD/NEMITZ PROPERTIES:
Michael Thompson, Orner Nemitz, Mr. and Mrs. Sewall Osgood were
present.
Councilman Neveaux moved to align the street (Tract D, RLS 18) off
Lots A and B, RLS 23 and use the present alignment across Lot B,
RLS 18 provided easements are donated for sewer and water and defer
one assessment on Lot B, RLS 18. Leave three assessments on the
Sewall Osgood property to the north but defer one assessment until
such time as the property is divided. Motion seconded by Councilman
Pearson. The following voted in favor: Councilmen Pearson, Neveaux,
Waritz, and Geving. Mayor Hobbs voted no. Motion carried.
WATER RUN OFF: Frank Kurvers was present to complain about water
running over his driveway. The engineer will have a report for
the April 10 Council meeting.
REZONING AND PRELIMINARY PLAT - CHANHASSEN LAKES BUSINESS PARK:
Ed Dunn, Rod Hardy, Stelios Aslanidis, and several residents from I
Lake Susan were present. I.·....
Bruce Pankonin - The criteria for evaluating this rezoning and
subdivision is the adopted City Plan. The land
use plan, as amended by the City of Chanhassen,
indicates the subject property should assume an
industrial identity. There should be an open
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space linear corridor on the Lake Ann Interceptor
trunk sewer alignment and our city plan also indicates
a system of roads. The Metropolitan Council, in
October 1976, pursuant to the recommendation of the
Chanhassen Planning Commission looked with favor on
delineating. this area as industrial. Subsequent to
Metropolitan Council action, the Chanhassen City
Council duly amended the city plan to indicate the
subject property to be industrial. We have reviewed
the specifics of this plan with the Riley-Purgatory
Creek Board of Managers. We have reviewed. this
specific proposal in the context of the environmental
quality act. The Carver County Director of Public
Works has reviewed this plan as well as the Chanhassen
Park and Recreation Commission. and Planning Commission.
I feel it is extremely important for the city to
implement a well thought out industrial plan such as
being proposed. I feel this industrial development
will have many positive affects on the city's economy
and environment. Specifical1y,the emphasis will be
placed on increased purchasing power of the residents,
employment opportunities of the community and
expansion of the city's tax base. To this end I
strongly suggest the City Council look with favor on
Dunn and Curry's planned industrial development
provided: (1) The city orders construction for
sanitary sewer, water and public roads to the subject
property~ (2) The city engineer determines the
final alignment and construction standards for all
roads. (3) The developer be bound to the time
phasing plan as submitted for consideration. In
addition, the developer: agrees to. establish a no build
line on Lots 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, Block 10 at an
elevation of 935 feet or 200 feet of horizontal distance
from the lake, whichever is greater. (4) That it
is understood that the uses permitted within the
planned industrial development shall be governed by
sections 17.02, Ordinance 47. (5) Building design
and construction standards shall be governed by
provisions of section 9.06,· Ordinance 47. (6) Height,
yard, area and lot width and development regulations
be governed by the planned industrial standards
as setforth in section 12 .05,.Ordinance 47. (7)
Parking and loading areas shall be governed by section
9.07, Ordinance 47:: (8) Landscaping standards for
future developments shall be governed by section 12.09,
Ordinance 47. (9). Industrial performance standards
shall be governed by appropriate state, local and
federal rules and regulations. (10) It shall be
understood that the outlots as shown in the preliminary
development plan are to be used for public linear trail
purposes. (11) The developer dedicate sufficient
right~of-way as shown in the county engineer's report
(12) It should be mutually agreed that a development
contract outlining the above conditions shall be
entered into between the City of Chanhassen and Dunn
and Curry Real Estate Management, Inc. Upon the
consummation of said development contract, the developer
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should proceed to final development plans as
specified in Ordinance 47.
Jim Murphy - I live at 8500 Great Plains Blvd. and I was selected
to make the comments tonight. I also would like to
thank the developer, he made it possible for us, for
most of these exhibits.
Mr. Murphy presented a petition which states as follows: "We the
undersigned, members of the Lake Susan Homeowners Association are
in complete agreement with the statements made by our spokesman
James O. Murphy at the Chanhassen City Council Meeting, April 3,
1978." The petition was signed by 26 individual residents.
Jim Murphy - What we are interested in, obviously, is we would
like to keep the rural character and quality of life.
We feel that the recent referendum on the public
works facility was really a mandate in this direction
in that the residents that are here now do want to
maintain this rural quality of life. We think at
best that possibly this development that is proposed
is probably premature. It possibly shouldn't happen
until Highway 212 is constructed. We have also
submitted two letters, one was more or less from the
neighborhood altogether and the other one was from
the Robinsons. First, I would like to talk about
the slope. That's probably our prime interest.
Right now the Planning Commission is proposing a 935
contour as a no buildable, no grading line. We have
some pictures that were taken and I am sure you have
all seen this slope. It's very difficult to see from
101 but very easy from our back yard. I would like
to pass these around to the Council and anybody else
that wants to see them. They display what we are
talking about. They show the slope. They show the
wooded areas and they show how close it is to the
lake. I think in most planning textbooks this is
obviously a choice of something you preserve. This
is a classic example of something that should remain.
What we are saying is we would like to preserve the
slope to the 945 elevation. The 935 is detrimental
for several reasons. It would remove the trees in
this area. We would see two levels of buildings.
If we could get the slope preserved to the 945 elevation
we think this would be very desirable. This particular
exhibit, I am sure those out in front are not going to
be able to see it, I will pass it around, we are showing
the 945 contour, we are showing where this contour
possibly shouldn't apply and then we are showing also
where the contour applies we are showing by a straight
line where the outlot boundary really, we believe should
be. We are showing the 945 contour dotted where we
don't think it should apply and then we are showing in
brown the 935 contour and then we are showing this
200 foot minimum proposed Planning Commission no build
line and then we are showing the 935 contour where it
doesn't apply. We see this as our proposal what's in
solid red as what should be maintained and preserved.
This we would like to say applies to more than what
the developer is proposing. We are saying it should
apply from Lots 2 to 9 and we show that here.
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Next I would like to mention this particular exhibit.
This is proposed as an outlot. This on the comprehensive
plan is shown as park and then over here near Rice Marsh
Lake it's also shown as·park.
Bruce Pankonin - The sketch plan map does, not have any stél.tus; one day
I graphically jottªd doW!l some ideas that came to mind.
Neither the Planning Commission. or Counçil adopted
that map. Further,' the park you spoke o:Lhas not been
discussed.bythe city, it is just -my idea. ,The
greenway-system, however, showinKa linear corridor
ªlon~ _ the·' north s l.ope~0-f ',Lá.k!~&us,a1i , ahcl the ,tributary
of Riley Cree.kis' part of· ourexist-ingcomprehensive plan
Jim Murphy - Let's just presume that this is park ,which is a natural
place for it. It is very wooded and hilly, a natural
place for a park. What we propose then with our particular
corridor is not only a linear bike and trails way but
actually ,a wildlife corridor and this is also what this
slope can be used for. There is not any of the neighbors
that haven't seen deer or other wildlife cross right here
at 101. This is actually a path that is now used by
wildlife 'and this is something that we would like to have
preserved.
It is very important whatever this line is, where, ever-this
no build or no grading line is, we would like to see it
as an outlot. We feel then that we, would be more protected.
Anything less than that, I don't know what your track
record is on variancesbÛt.with most Council's it's not
to good, so we would have the same problem as with
Apple Valley here tonight. The particular developer
or the owner would come in and say if I can't expand I
am moving. We would not like this to happen. We would
like to see it be an outlot and then there probably
wouldn't bea problem with variances so we would like,
if at all possible;to have something very definite in
terms of ownership and that that ownership be the city's.
One thing the developer has mentioned in his meetings to
us that there is considerable land now here that's outlot.
I think he indicated something, like 14%. I would like to
say this one thing, , in the storm sewer plans that we
haven't seen yet but from the correspondence it is my
understanding that many of these areas will be used as
retention ponds. These retention ponds then will really
be a benefit to the developer so when we come down to
just the net acreage that'.s going to be allowed for
park or open space or whatever, it's considerably reduced.
This is actually these retention ponds is a benefit to
the owner Or developer so we don't really feel it's
unreasonable to consider that this slope for an outlot.
Bruce Pankonin - Chanhassen Ordinance l4A which governs park land
dedication only applies to residential PUDs and does
not encompass· the industrial or commercial lands in
the '.~ity.
Jim Murphy - I gues's I don't personally see that' s a conflict. There
was a much confusion on this 200 feet. Initially when
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we had one week to reply to the Planning Commission's
public hearing we had to get something together, it
was mentioned by one of the neighbors that they I
thought the depth was 200 feet I think anyone of us
if we went out to judge that particular slope, how
long it is right now, would have difficulty. We would
all get different answers. We had to determine where
these contours were and how long this slope is or how
far back we are talking about horizontally. I use
the aerial here which I believe is an aerial mosaic
and it hasn't been rectified so it is not really to
scale but it's pretty close to one inch equal 500.
We scaled what you see here as the wooded area and
our particular scale and then looking at the contours
matches up pretty well with the 945 or the heavy lines
as we show them. It's further back than 200 feet there's
no doubt about it and it's probably more like 300 and
over by the Wand, property maybe 350'or 400 feet back.
Next I would like to talk about, lot size if I may.
We dislike the small lots just for general reasons,
energy conservation. It means a lot of small buildings.
They are not going to be energy efficient. What's
wrong with several tennants in one larger building?
They are very intensive in terms of roadways and utilities.
This is an excess roadway., excess utilities. It's
really not necessary. This is also backed up by the
watershed district. They say that the roads, you have I
excessive roads crossing the creek. ,I agree. I
have never seen anything like it as far as industrialc
in terms of the size lots. In terms of this being a
new creation as something good I really can't understand
this, you have got excessive utilities, excessive
services. To me, it's not really a good development
in terms of the use of resources.
We think it's going to be a problem for us in cooperating
with the owners of that area in making improvements for
the lake whether it be stocking the lake with fish, we
think it's going to be a problem. You are showing us
a possibility of 100 - 200 tennants that we would have
to deal with. ' Right now it's very easy the association
of course is small, we realize that there will be
changes but we would like to see one tennant I am sure
then it would be very easy for him to be our benefactor
so to speak.
One thing also that was mentioned in the minutes is
that because the lots are small we are actually going
to have less coverage. I feel this is a fallacy. I
haven't worked it out but because the lots are small
we have more streets so if we -are talking. about gross I
area we don't have less coverage. 'We have got more
coverage in terms of paved streets. One thing else
that we feel is beneficial for, larger size lots would
be that a larger size operation would more than likely
purchase excess property for future expansion. Many
,times when they do do this they never expand so that
land really remains open spaces in effect.
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The next general topic that I have that I would like to
m.ention woúld be land use. We find in terms of zoning
ordinances that they are very general. This is a concern
of ours. We understand that just 17.02 applies to this
and not 17.03 the accessory uses permitted, is that
correct?
Bruce Pankonin - Accéssory uses would be permitted with the principal
use.
Jim Murphy - Then either 17.02 or 17.03 we find extremely broad and
vague and it could lend itself to a problem expecia11y
when it comes time for the assessments down the road
and the developer needs to sell some of these particular
improvements' and then what quality of development are we
going to get. We feel that'Chanhassen can do better as
a quality development, if it's industrial whatever we
feel that a better preliminary plat here could be done.
Once this particular area was shown as a golf course
of course that's something for sure we all agree on that
we would rather have here. In discussions with Eden
Prairie we, they also mentioned' to us that there minimum
lot size,was two acres. I am not saying that Eden Prairie
does things better but at least that's their criteria.
Another thing in terms of Eden Prairie and I think this
is the reason that many communities have gotten themselves
into problems and the reason that we have got the
Metropolitan Council; Eden Prairie is proposing at their
borders a more rural development. Chanhassen takes off
immediately with industrial and high-intensity uses. It
doesn't seem like there is good coordination to us. We
would' like to see Chanhassen more rural. This is also
a reason we feel that you do now have sanctions such
Metropolitan Council. They 'are taking authority from
you that you formerly had.
I had one comment about the environment but it sounded
like that's been taken care of. There has been an
environmental worksheet prepared. We would like to see
that at some particular time. Weare not sure what the
impacts are., '.
Bruce Pankonin - I think the basic key is the size of the industrial
facility. The mandatory ,EAWstarts at things larger
than 320 acres. This is 276~ acres. The triggers
on sites specific industrial uses in terms of traffic,
.energÝc:~uses are that, . .~~ site. specific.
Jim Murphy - This: is < 276' acres but you are also showing the Ward property
and the Schmieg property which will put it over the 320
So T am sure if we are talking ahout an environmental
worksheet the city has the obligation to prepare one. I
think the Environmental Quality Council would look on it
in that vain because we are talking about 80 more acres
of Wards and I am not sure how many more acres with the
Schmieg property. '
The next comments' I have deal with design. We see that
and this applies to the city's' improvement, that for
Animal Fair you are running out a dead end watermain. This
is somewhat undesirable. ' You can have freezing problems
it has to be flushed: We want to make sure and I am sure
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you do but that you require good design. Operation
and maintenance is much more of a problem these days
and much mork costly. I. would llke to see for example,
full depth asphalt in the roads, storm sewers that are I
in concrete in lieu of corrigated metal. We would
like to see no storm sewer outfall to the lake just
for the offensiveness, it would be a navigation problem.
We were told by the èngineer that .this would be the
case. Sanitary sewer, you are proposing to construct
the sanitary sewer line, my undèrstanding is to Lake
Ann. I see this ,to be a problem for several reasons.
First, it's 48 inch sewer .into some"p1aces. I am sure
that thè reason that it is is becau~e it has a very
gentle grade in it at that particular spot but you are
not hooking much into it and prObably not for a long
time so you are not going to have minimum two feet per
second velocity so that sewer will not clean itself
and what we will have then is a maintenance problem
and because the waste control commission is not building
that interceptor Ghanhassen has the responsibility
for the maintenance. If the Metropolitan Waste Control
Commission did build the interceptOr then they would
maintain it. The Metropolitan Waste Control Commission
now is undertaking a 201 facilities plan for this area.
They may change the location for this interceptor. It
could possibly end up that way.. This 201 facilities
plan, to ccnsider regionalization or no regionalization
or transmission. The result of this study could change I
the location. The Metropolitan W~ste Control Commission
may never reimburse you for this. I understand the
developer is going to pay for it but you do have to
maintain it. If you do build it there will be no
possibility for .federa1 reimbursement by the Metropolitan
Control Commission. They have to have approval prior
to construction. If you do approve it, one other
concern that we have is to make sure that the concrete
manholes are not above thegrourid. I think many of us
have seen this. It can really detract from the area.
We would like to make sure even though they may be
below the 100 year flood plain elevation that they
be to grade and then make sure the risers of the manholes
Are water tight and I arnsure this can be accommodated.
We would like to pr()pose an alternative. We understand
that Animal Fair has a problem. We also understand that
do nothing is not practical something has to happen.
We would like it to be do nothing. I am sure you can
obtain that reasoning from my comments but we would like
to see you go with Animal Fair, if they have to go with
on site systems, a well and a soil absorption field
possibly and if the ordinance has to have a variance
for this to be a temporary use, that's the way we I
would like to see it go. There is a lot of reason for
doing now. The Environmental Protection Agency is
saying in 1985 that we are supposed to have zero
discharge of pollutants. There is only really one way
to technically do that and that's land application.
For land application they will allow a 20% for
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technical and innovativeness in the cost effective
treatment or analysis. EPA is now taking a turn around
and they are saying on site systems aren't so bad especially
in the rural areas and anytime there is more than one
family, more than one business that may go together on
a system they may fund possibly on site systems. This
is something we would like you to consider.
My next general item is financial. I think I will
probably get more attention here. It's been mentioned
many times that this is a good tax base. That's hog
wash, it's not. You know it. There are some people that
don't know it but I am sure the Council is aware of it.
What happens is the met council says 40% of this tax
base, has to go back to the general fund or the general
kitty and it's redistributed based on population so in
terms of tax base or that our taxes are going to be lowered
it's not going to happen and operation and maintenance costs
are going up so it's going to be really a question here
it you don't do it right whether you can even afford the
operation and maintenance with the amount of revenue that
we collect.
In 1980, it has been talked that right now Chanhassen
would have $2 million in indebtedness. Eden Prairie has
or will have $12 million. They are in worse shape. If
we go ahead with something like this when it's premature
we are going to be in that same situation and I am sure
that is of concern to the Council.
One other thing and it may have been brought up by the
engineer, I am not sure, is fire flow. Normally you want
fire protection for industrial/commercial. Fire protection
you are talking about 4,000 to 6,000 gallons per minute
for a certain duration like a six or eight hour duration.
That means a lot of storage, large booster pumps, large
oversize mains. What we are saying is we hope there is
a pr08ram for these capital improvements that does not
include the residential people. This should go directly
to the industrial and commercial because they are the
ones that have the requirement for the fire demand, not
the domestic user. We feel there will be a future direct
impact to us. It's a selfish motive. Once this watermain
gets down 101 it's going to be much easier for it to
come further down 101 to the south and I don't believe
there is any of us right now that feel that we need water
or need water in the near future. We are concerned about
that future assessment.
Another item I have is this cooperation or communications
which you mentioned you had a problem earlier. We really
had a problem. We missed a couple of meetings. I don't
know whose fault it was. The only meeting that any of
the residents received direct notification was for the
public hearing. For the special assessment hearing regarding
the city improvements, I don't believe there was any
personal notification to anyone although it was in the
Herald. Many of us don't get the Herald. It isn't
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really the local newspaper. When we were at the
Planning Commission meeting there was no mention of
the next meeting, at least no one can recall this. I
All that was mentioned is, in one week we had to have
in our written comments because of this we all missed
the Planning Commission meeting and we are very
regretful of that. We found it somewhat difficult to
obtain maps and copies of minutes so it was very
difficult say for us to get out a written reply to
certain items in a week. It was very difficult to
obtain these materials.
We want to make sure that when you consider this on.
the 17th that you consider the long term affects of
your decisions. We are looking at something in the
Southda1e area that took 20 - 25 years to come about.
We know that Animal Fair has impacting upon you. They
want immediate decisions. Make sure, if you would, to
consider the long term impact here. You are going to
open up an area that shows phasing up there but that
phasing won't work. That's a sham. You are running
utilities all the way out to Animal Fair, sewer and
water. County Road 17 is coming through. There is
no phasing. That will open up everything. Right
off with Animal Fair we are out of the phasing. There
is really no phasing in our estimation.
We want you to protect our quality of life.
The letter from Harley and Shirley Robinson will be included in
the April 17 agenda packet.
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Mayor Hobbs - I don't think we can respond to each and everyone
of your points tonight. The Carver County Herald is
the official newspaper. While we may not all get it
I think the $6.00 or $8.00 a year, you will know what's
going on. In terms of the assessment type hearinfo,
you weren't notified because you weren't being assessed.
Bruce Pankonin - In addition to that, for a zoning issue we have to
notify people within 350 feet. We went beyond the
350 feet and made an attempt to notify the people
on the south shore of the lake.
Mayor Hobbs - I guess just a question since you are here, I think
we hear from allover the city that most people that
have moved here would like to see it stay as it was
when they moved. I moved ten years ago. I have got
a lot of neighbors now that I didn't have ten years
ago and they all want to be the last ones. If you
didn't have something like this proposed on that
property, what would you propose as an alternative
other than leaving it vacantcif you owned it and I
you were paying taxes on it?
Jim Murphy - I think most of us aren't that opposed to the industrial
use. It's the quality and then some are. Some would
rather see residential. I personally would not. What
they are really concerned about is the transition from
industrial to what. Normally the Planner sees that a
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transition from industrial to high density residential
to medium residential to low density and that's what we
are concerned about. This is a point that everybody has
spoken to me that I should have made. That's what we are
very concerned over, what should'be the west side of the
lake. What's going to happen. The industrial wouldn't
be so bad if you control it and then if we are looking at
single family over on the west side of the lake, not
high density and it's a natural to have the industrial
and then the high density. This is a problem. As we
see immediately, there is going to be surface restrictions
on the lake. With the industrial, I don1t see it
that way personally. Industrial won't affect the lake
whatsoever in terms of surface use. It will certainly
affect it in terms of water quality and quantity but I
am told that that won't change because we do have some
members here too that are on the low end of the lake and
are in the flood plain and they certainly don't want to
change in the flood plain especially in the positive
end of it. We have been told and anything I read as far
as from the minutes and so on, it says the quality and
the quantity will remain the same.
Mayor Hobbs - I was just curious, if you had residential you would be
looking at a 75 foot'setback from the flood plain level
on possibly 100 foot lots.
Bruce Pankonin - Those municipal shore1and management standards and
also the Chanhassen shoreland management standards
indicate the setback from the high water mark should
be 75 feet. We, at the Planning Commission,
recommended this no build line taking off where the
plowed fiéld was and we thought it was about 200 feet,
and then going to that 935 elevation whichever is
greater which is considerably greater than our
shore1and management standards of 75 feet.
Jim Murphy - If you do grade into the slope it certainly is going to
look inconsistent. There is no doubt about it. If you
could stay away from the slope and the trees to the
tillable area it would certainly blend in with the
existing environment. Personally, I don't see that as
such a big problem except yes, it puts that looped road
in jeopardy. I guess I would like to put all those looped
roads in jeopardy,and I think the size of the acreages
should be larger and I understand from the notes from the
Planning Commission that yes, the lots can be combined
and you can go larger but if you commit yourself to
building that looped road and putting those utilities in
there you are commiting yourse1f·to a lot size. It's
going to be very difficult for someone to combine on
the north-south therefa.:cetlwith these utility assessments
or the price of the utilities in its parcel.
This is sort of, an issue in terms of whether it should be
residential or industrial, I personally felt it should be
industrial but you have got a lot of competition here too.
You have got Jonathan. You have got Eden Prairie.
Why can't we be somewhat of a bedroom community in a sense
although I mentioned earlier I am not really for the
residential.