7. R.J. Ryan co for Magnetic Materials, Replatt & Site Plan 1 -
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PC DATE: 7/18/90 7
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CHANHASSEN .k E 90-9 SUB
CAS #� _ 90-6 Site Plan
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STAFF REPORT
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PROPOSAL: 1) Preliminary and Final Plat to Replat Two Lots of Park
IOne 3rd Addition into One Lot
2) Site Plan Review for a 20,000 Square Foot
Office and Warehouse Facility
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Q LOCATION: Lots 5 & 6, Block 1, Park One 3rd Addition
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J APPLICANT: R. J. Ryan Company Dexter Magnetic Materials
I6511 Cedar Ave. S.
Q.. Minneapolis, MN 55423
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PRESENT ZONING: IOP, Industrial Office Park
IACREAGE: 2.4 acres P*1,1-,n—�--7---
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LAND USE: N - Residential - City of Eden Prairie
I and Railroad Tracks
S - IOP, Ver-Sa-Til
Q E - IOP, vacant
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Q . WATER AND SEWER: Available to the site.
I W PHYSICAL CHARACTER. : Vacant 2.4 acres. A berm extends along the
northerly edge of the site with some mature
trees on the northwest corner. Also, the
I mom= southerly portion of the site contains
mature trees. A 20 foot conservation
easement extends on the northerly portion of
Ithe site.
2000 LAND USE PLAN: Industrial
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July 18, 1990
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PROPOSAL/SUMMARY
The applicant is requesting site plan and preliminary and final
plat approval to construct a 20,000 square foot office/warehouse
facility for Dexter Magnetic Materials Division. The type of
operation that will be taking place in the building will be
manufacturing industrial magnets. There are two applications being
considered. The first being site plan approval for the Dexter
Magnetic Materials building. The second being a request to replat
the site combining 2 lots. into one lot. The building is proposed
to be located north of Quattro Drive with parking lots to the east
and loading docks to the west. Access will be gained through
Quattro Drive. The architecture of the building meets the site
plan ordinance requirements. The applicant is exceeding the number
of parking stalls required by the ordinance. In part, the excess
parking would be used to support an expansion of the building that
is being conceptually illustrated. No approvals for the expansion
are being sought or given at this time. The landscaping plan is
satisfactory. The applicant has provided landscaping to the north
and east of the site. Mature trees exist to the north of the site
and therefore, additional landscaping in that area is not required.
' Signage and trash storage plans have not been shown. The applicant
must submit plans for staff review and approval. Public utilities
are available to the site from Quattro Drive. The proposed
building meets the setback requirements of the Zoning Ordinance.
' On July 18, 1990, the Planning Commission reviewed Dexter
Magnetics' application. Issues of concern were voiced from
11 residents of Eden Prairie abutting the site to the north concerning
what the building would look like, whether this is going to create
high traffic volumes, the type of equipment that would be used on
the building, how much noise it would create, and the type of
lights used on the building. In response to those concerns, there
is an existing berm that separates the residential area in Eden
Prairie from the industrial office park in Chanhassen. This berm
' is heavily wooded, especially on the side abutting the residential
area in Eden Prairie. The Planning Commission was concerned with
the number of conditions staff had proposed in the report. Since
' then each of these conditions has been addressed and been met. The
staff report has been revised to accurately reflect the revised
plans. Staff is recommending approval of this site plan and
subdivision request with the appropriate conditions.
SITE PLAN/ARCHITECTURE
The site is located to the north of Quattro Drive. The site plan
is fairly straightforward. Access is gained from Quattro Drive.
Parking will be located to the east of the site. The truck loading
area will be located to the west of the site. The truck loading
area is completely screened from off-site views by the existing
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berm and mature trees. Building architecture meets the site plan
ordinance requirements. The main material used for the exterior
facade is rock faced concrete brick with a single score concrete
brick that will be used to accent the building. Rooftop equipment
is proposed and will be painted with a color matching the roof
color, rather than using fencing for screening. Staff feels that
this is an acceptable proposal. The rooftop equipment will not be
seen from Quattro Drive due to the berm to the south of the
property nor will it be visible from the north due to the
elevation of the site and the existence of mature trees which form
a barrier between the residential area located in the City of Eden
Prairie and the subject site. The applicant has not shown where
the trash enclosure will be located. The trash enclosures should 1
be shown on the site plan and must be screened.
PARKING/INTERNAL CIRCULATION i
Parking requirements for the office portion of the building is 3
parking stalls per 1000 square feet which amounts to 18 parking
stalls. The manufacturing facility is proposing to accommodate a
maximum of 13 employees. Thirteen parking stalls will be required
as the ordinance calls for 1 parking stall per employee. The
warehouse and shipping area has a total area of 4,000 square feet
which translates to 4 parking stalls as the ordinance requires 1
parking stall per 1000 square feet. The total required parking
stalls is 35. The applicant is proposing 44 parking stalls which
exceeds the minimum requirements and which could accommodate the
future expansion that is conceptually illustrated.
PARKING TABLE
USE AREA PARKING TOTAL
Office 6,000 s.f. 3 stall/1000 s.f. 18
Manufacturing 10,000 s.f. 1 stall/employee 13
Warehouse/ 4,000 s.f. 1 stal1/1,000 s.f. 4
shipping
Required total 35 stalls
Provided total 44 stalls
Based on this analysis, staff concludes that parking requirements '
have been satisfied. There is one minor change to the layout of
the parking lot being requested. A maneuvering area to the north
of the proposed parking lot must be provided to allow vehicles
adequate space to back out of the stalls located at the far north
side of the parking lot.
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ACCESS.
The plans propose two access points onto Quattro Drive. The first
access leads to the parking lot which has a width of 24 feet. The
westerly access has a width of 36 feet to accommodate truck turning
movements and fire trucks. The proposed radius cuts afe adequate
for truck movement. Grades have been lowered to 8% to satisfy
staff requirements.
LANDSCAPING
The landscaping plan is well conceived. The landscaping plan shows
a concentration of trees along the southerly side of the site with
preservation of some existing vegetation. Due to entrance grades
and alignment of the easterly driveways, three mature oak trees
will be lost. The applicant is replacing these trees by adding
additional landscaping to the west portion of the site. We also
believe that the landscaping in front of the building and the
parking lot is well designed. The landscaping plan proposes
landscaping for the northerly portion of the site. Some mature
trees will be preserved in the northwest corner and the southwest
corner of the site. We believe that the screening of the truck
loading area is adequate. There is a number of existing mature
trees screening the loading docks from Quattro Drive. Due to steep
grades south of the proposed building and west of the entrance to
the loading dock area, some trees would be lost. To prevent this
from happening, the applicant must provide retaining walls to
maintain the existence of these trees as needed. Attachment #1
shows where retaining walls are required. Staff has provided an
illustration indicating where retaining walls will be required.
The applicant is showing seeding and sodding of all disturbed
areas. Under the revised site plan ordinance, financial guarantees
for landscaping and other site improvements are required.
LIGHTING
Lighting locations are illustrated on the plan. Only shielded
fixtures are allowed and the applicant must demonstrate that there
is no more than 0.5 foot candles of light at the property line.
SIGNAGE
Signage plans should be submitted for staff review and approval.
Stop signs must be posted on the driveway access to Quattro Drive.
. GRADING/DRAINAGE
The site generally drains to the south and southeast on Quattro
Drive. The water flow from the parking lot is intercepted by two
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(612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739
MEMORANDUM
TO: Sharmin Al-Jaff , Planner I
FROM: Charles Folch , Assistant City Engineer ell .
DATE: August 7 , 1990
SUBJ: Site Plan Review for Lots 5 & 6 , Block 1, '
Park One 3rd Addition - Dexter Magnetic Materials Division
File No. 90-21 Land Use Review ,
GRADING
Approximately two-thirds of the existing site is proposed to be
graded. A revised grading plan has been submitted showing
proposed contours over the entire site including pavement areas.
The majority of the slopes are 3:1 or flatter. However, a
retaining wall will be required along the west side of the
westerly driveway since a graded slope would be too steep to , �
properly stabilize. Retaining walls may also be required, on an
as necessary basis , to save existing trees in the area between
the building and Quattro Drive.
Type III erosion control is shown on the revised grading plan. .
This erosion control shall be installed prior to initiating
grading operations and shall be maintained throughout the
duration of the project until such time that turf is established
over disturbed areas.
DRAINAGE
The natural drainage system for the site is from northwest to
south and southeast. The proposed grading plan will maintain a
very similar grading or drainage scheme. Catch basins and storm
sewer are proposed to be installed in the parking lot area east
of the proposed new building. This proposed storm sewer will
connect into an existing storm sewer facility on Quattro Drive.
The existing storm sewer system outlets to a detention pond on
the south side of Quattro Drive. 1
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DRIVEWAY ACCESS
The site will be accessed via two driveways. The westerly
entrance will be used primarily by trucks as an access to the
loading dock area. The width of the entrance has been increased
to 36 feet as requested by the City. Both the parking lot and
the truck loading dock area are proposed to be constructed of a
6-inch Class 5 base with a 3-inch 2341 bituminous mat and B612
curb and gutter. To increase the durability and life of the
1 parking lot and truck loading area, it is recommended that a
seven ton design be used consisting of a 12-inch Class 5 base,
2-inch 2331 bituminous base and a 1i-inch 2341 bituminous wear
coarse. This is not a requirement, only a strong suggestion.
UTILITY SERVICES
Utility and water services for the proposed building facility
will be provided for via connection to an existing 6-inch water
1 stub and an existing 4-inch sanitary sewer stub near the
southeast portion of the site.
RECOMMENDATIONS
1. The applicant shall install and maintain Type III erosion
1 control around all disturbed areas of the site.
2. The applicant shall supply the City with the necessary
financial securities for the project.
3. Retaining walls shall be installed along the west side of the
westerly driveway and at locations necessary to save existing
trees between building and Quattro Drive.
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July 18 , 1990
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PROPOSAL
The applicant is requesting site plan and preliminary J
to construct a 20,000 square se Plat facility quare foot office warehouse facilit for
Dexter Magnetic Materials Division. The type of operation that
will be taking place in the building will be manufacturing
industrial magnets. There are two applications being considered.
The first being site plan approval for the Dexter Magnetic
Materials building. The second being a request for combining 2
lots into one lot.
SITE PLAN/ARCHITECTURE
The site is located to the north of Quattro Drive. The site plan
is fairly straight forward. Access is gained from Quattro Drive.
Parking will be located to the east of the site. The truck loading
area will be located to the west of the site. The truck loading
area is completely screened from off site views by the existing
berm and mature trees. Building architecture meets the site plan -
ordinance requirements. The main material used for the exterior
facade is rock faced concrete brick with a single score concrete
brick that will be used to accent the building. Rooftop equipment
is not shown on the proposed elevation plan. The applicant did f
indicate that any units used will be painted with a color matching ,JF
the roof color, rather than using fencing for screening. Staff
feels that this is an acceptable proposal. The rooftop equipment
will not be seen from Quattro Drive due to the berm to the south of l�
the property nor will it be visible from the north due to the
elevation of the site and the existence of mature trees which form
a barrier between the residential area located in the City of Eden 11
Prairie and the subject site. The applicant has not shown where
the trash enclosure will be located. The trash enclosures should
be shown on the site plan and must be screened. �It
PARKING/INTERNAL CIRCULATION
Parking requirements for the office portion of the building is 3 'll
parking stalls per 1000 square feet which amounts to 18 parking
stalls. The manufacturing facility is proposing to accommodate a
maximum of 13 employees. Thirteen parking stalls will be required
as the ordinance calls for 1 parking stall per employee. The
warehouse and shipping area has a total area of 4,000 square feet
which translates to 4 parking stalls as the ordinance requires 1 � (
parking stall per 1000 ,square feet. The total required parking
stalls is 35.. The applicant is proposing 44 parking stalls which
exceeds the minimum requirements and which will accommodate the
future expansion. It
A handicap parking stall is provided.
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IPARKING TABLE
USE AREA PARKING TOTAL
' Office 6,000 s. f. 3 stall/1000 s. f. 18
Manufacturing 10,000 s.f. 1 stall/employee 13
I Warehouse/
shipping 4 ,000 s.f. 1 stall/1,000 s. f. 4
II Required total 35 stalls
Provided total 44 stalls
Based on this analysis, staff concludes that parking requirements
' have been satisfied. There is one minor change to the set up of
the parking lot. One turnaround area to the north of the proposed
parking lot must be provided to allow vehicles adequate space to
I back out of the stalls located at the far north side of the parking
lot.
ACCESS
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The plans propose two 24 foot wide access points onto Quattro
Drive. It is anticipated that the westerly access will be used by
I trucks destined to the loading docks. The Engineering Department
is requesting that the westerly access be widened to 36 feet to
accommodate truck turning movements and fire trucks. Also,
I information on radius cuts for the driveway entrance is not shown
on the site plan. The Assistant City Engineer is requesting that
such information be provided and be submitted to the Engineering
Department for approval.
IILANDSCAPING
The landscaping plan is generally well conceived although it is
I deficient in several areas. The landscaping plan shows a
concentration of trees along the southerly side of the site with
I preservation of some existing vegetation. We also believe that the
landscaping in front of the building and the parking lot is well
designed. The landscaping plan fails to show the landscaping for
the northerly portion of the site. The applicant must work with
I staff to provide adequate landscaping to the north of the building.
Some mature trees will be preserved in the northwest corner and the
southwest corner of the site. We believe that the screening of the
II truck loading area is adequate. There is a number of existing
mature trees screening the loading docks from Quattro Drive. The
applicant is proposing to add additional trees to the south of the
II loading area. The applicant failed to show seeded areas. Such
must be shown on the landscaping plan. Under the revised site plan
ordinance, financial guarantees for landscaping and other site
improvements are required.
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LIGHTING
Lighting locations are not illustrated on the plan. Such
information must be submitted to the Planning Department for
approval . Only shielded fixtures are allowed and the applicant
must demonstrate that there is no more than 0.5 foot candles of
light at the property line.
SIGNAGE
Signage plans should be submitted for staff review and approval.
Stop signs must be posted on the driveway access to Quattro Drive.
GRADING/DRAINAGE I
The site generally drains to the southwest on Quattro Drive. The
water flow from the parking lot is intercepted by a single catch
basin located to the south of the parking lot which eventually
drains into the City storm sewer on Quattro Drive. The Assistant
City Engineering is recommending that the parking lot make use of
the gutters for collection and flow drainage to catch basins on the
gutter line at the south end. A complete and thorough evaluation
of the site grading cannot be made at this time since proposed
grading contours were not shown on the plans submitted. Spot .
elevations indicate that the most critical slopes appear to be on
the north end of the parking lot and on the driveway. Existing
storm sewer information on Quattro Drive also needs to be provided.
No provisions are shown on the plan for maintaining the undeveloped
runoff rate for the site via detention pond, etc. This issue must
be addressed and supported with calculations to verify the design
as requested by the Assistant City Engineer. The plans also fail
to show any type of erosion control. The applicant must submit for
approval plans showing erosion control installations around all
disturbed areas. Due to the nature of the topography of the area,
it is recommended that Type III erosion control be installed.
PUBLIC UTILITIES I
City water and sewer are available on Quattro Drive. The
applicant's engineer shall provide the City Engineer with
calculations verifying storm sewer design and runoff rate control
and water and sewer service design. One fire hydrant is proposed.
The Fire Department is requesting an additional fire hydrant to be
located to the southeast corner of the proposed building as shown
in Attachment #2. The Fire Department is also requesting
information on Post Indicator Valve (PIV) and Fire Department
connections as indicated in Attachment #2.
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COMPLIANCE TABLE - IOP DISTRICT
IOrdinance Proposed
Building Height 4 stories 1 story
IBuilding Setback N-10' E-10 ' N-30' E-130'
S-30' W-10' S-85' W-180 '
IParking stalls 35 stalls 44 stalls
Parking Setback N-20' E-10' N-30 ' E
IS-30' W-10' S-125' W-30 '
Lot Coverage 70% 19%
Lot Area 1 acre 2.45 acres
Variances Required - none
PRELIMINARY PLAT
IThe applicant is requesting preliminary plat approval to replat .
Lots 5 (1. 13 acres) and 6 (1.24 acres) , Block 1, Park One 3rd
Addition into one lot (2.3.7 acres) . The plat is acceptable. The
applicant has failed to show the typical drainage and utility
easements. Typical easements are 10 foot front (south) and 5 feet
on the sides (north, east and west) . There currenty exists a 20
1 foot preservation easement to the north of the site (Attachment
#4) . These easements shall be shown on the final plat.
IPARK DEDICATION FEES
The Dexter Magnetic Materials will be required to pay park and
trail dedication fees at the time the building permit is requested.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
ISite Plan Review
Staff recommends the Planning Commission adopt the following
Imotion:
"The Planning Commission recommends approval of Site Plan Request
#90-6 as shown on the plans dated June 18, 1990, subject to the
following conditions:
1. Provision of trash storage enclosure for al outside trash
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MEMORANDUM I
TO: Sharmin Al-Jaff, Planner I
FROM: Charles Folch, Assistant City Engineer I
DATE: July 9, 1990 l
SUBJ: Site Plan Review for Lots 5 & 6, Block 1
Park One 3rd Addition
Site Plan File 90-6
The size of this site is approximately 2.45 acres and is located I
in the Industrial Office Park.
Grading I
A complete and thorough evaluation of the site grading cannot be
made at this time since proposed grading contours were not shown ,
on the plan submitted. The most critical slopes appear to be on
the north end of the parking lot and on the driveway entrance and
turn-around on the west side. Special slope stabilization and
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erosion control measures will be required to stabilize the
slopes. Retaining walls may also be necessary depending on final
grades.
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Parking Lot and Driveway Entrance
The parking lot appears to have adequate grade for drainage. I
However, a more preferable drainage scheme would be to direct
pavement runoff to the gutters and collect the flow via catch I
basins at the southerly corners of the parking lot.
From interpolation of plan spot elevations, it is anticipated
that the driveway entrance grades are too steep. These grades j
must be reduced to 7% or less . The width of the westerly
entrance to be used by trucks is not shown on the plans. It is
recommended that this entrance width be 36 feet. Entrance t
radiuses also need to be defined.
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Drainage
The plans submitted show drainage of the parking lot to a single
catch basin. As recommended previously, the parking lot should
make use of the gutters for collection and flow to catch basins
on the gutter line at the south end. Existing storm sewer infor-
mation on Quattro Drive also needs to be provided.
No provisions are shown on the plans for maintaining the undeve-
loped runoff rate for the site via detention pond etc. This
issue must be addressed and supported with calculations to verify
the design.
Erosion Control
The plans submitted do not show nor specify any type of erosion
control. The next submittal for approval should include erosion
control installation around all disturbed areas. Due to the
nature and topography of the area, it is recommended that Type-3
erosion control be installed.
Sanitary Sewer Service
' Applicant shall provide existing sewer stub information for ser-
vice stub that they are connecting into. Size, type and grade of
service pipe shall also be provided.
Watermain
Existing watermain information needs to be provided for service
connection. Fire hydrants need to be located on plans. One or
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more hydrants shall be installed at strategic locations to pro-
vide a 250 foot radius of coverage and to service the entire
building. area.
Recommended Conditions
1. The applicant shall re-submit a grading plan indicating the
existing and proposed contours over the entire site including
parking lot and drive areas.
' 2. The parking lot drainage shall be modified to implement gut-
ter collection and flow to catch basins on gutter line at the
south end of the parking lot.
3. The applicant shall provide slope stabilization information
at all locations where slopes are greater than 3:1.
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4 . The applicant shall provide Type-3 erosion control around all
disturbed areas of the site. The detail should be incor-
porated into the new grading plan.
5. The driveway entrance grades shall be reduced to 7% or less
and radius information shall be provided. 1
6 . The westerly entrance used primarily for trucks shall be
increased to a 36 foot width. I
7. The applicant 's engineer shall provide the City Engineer with
calculations verifying storm sewer design and runoff rate
control, and water and sewer service design.
8. The applicant shall obtain and comply with conditions of the
Watershed District permit. ,
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CHANHASSEN
690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317
(612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739
MEMORANDUM
TO: JoAnn Olsen, Senior Planner
FROM: Mark Littfin, Fire Marshal
DATE: June 20 , 1990
1 SUBJ : Dexter Material Division 90-6 Site Plan & 90-9 SUB
Comments and/or requirments :
' I . Add fire hydrant as indicated on Site Plan.
2. Fire Department connections as indicated on Site Plan.
1 3 . P. I .V. as indicated.
4 . Radius cuts must be approved by City Engineer and Fire
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' MEMORANDUM
TO: Jo Ann Olson, Senior Planner
FROM: Steve A. Kirchman, Building Official C J<
DATE: June 26 , 1990 � +�
SUBJ : Planning Case 90-6 Site Plan & 90-9 SUB (Dexter
1 Magnetic Materials )
1 ) Provide 12 ' wide handicap parking stall . Curb cut may not
encroach into stall .
' 2) Warehouse may be B-1 occupancy.
3 ) High pile storage may require smoke venting.
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CONSERVATION EASEMENT
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THIS INSTRUMENT, Made this day of July, 1988 , b y and
between FRANK BEDDOR, JR. and MARILYN A. BEDDOR, husband and
wife , County of Carver, State of Minnesota , Grantors , and the
CITY OF CHANHASSEN, a municipal corporation under the laws of
the State of Minnesota , County of Carver, State of Minnesota ,
Grantee: 1
WITNESSETH:
That Grantors , in consideration of the sum of One Dollar ,
( $1 .00 ) and other good and valuable consideration to them in
hand paid by Grantee, the receipt in sufficiency of which is
hereby acknowledged , do hereby grant , bargain , sell , and convey
to Grantee , its successors and assigns , a perpetual easement for
conservation purposes and environmental protection over, on and
across the following described premises located in the County of
Carver, State of Minnesota , viz:
The rear 20 feet of Lots 2 through 7 ,
inclusive , Block 1 , PARK ONE THIRD ADDITION,
according to the plat thereof on file and of
record in the Office of the County Recorder,
Carver County, Minnesota .
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The following activities shall be prohibited within the
conservation easement area described above.
a. The placement and erection of buildings , structures ,
and private docks.
b. The alteration of vegetation in any manner or form
except for removal of dead or diseased vegetation.
c. The excavation or filling of the easement area.
d. The application of fertilizers , whether natural or
chemical.
e. The application of chemicals for the destruction or
retardation of vegetation.
f. The deposit of waste or debris. ,
g. Construction of paths , trails , walkways , and service
roads , except as constructed by the City. ,
h. The application of herbicides, pesticides and
insecticides . �"
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i. The storage of watercraft, boat trailers , ice fishing
houses , snowmobiles , and any type of motorized and non-
motorized vehicles .
' Continuous screening shall be maintained within the
easement area by the Grantors , their heirs , successors and
assigns should dead or diseased vegetation need to be removed.
' Grantors covenant that they are the owners and are in the
possession of the above described premises and have the lawful
right and authority to convey and grant the conservation
' easement described herein.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said Grantors have caused this easement
to be executed as of the day and year first above written.
' Frank Beddor, Jr.
' Marilyn A. Beddor
' STATE OF MINNESOTA )
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COUNTY OF CARVER )
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this
day of , 1988 , by FRANK BEDDOR, JR. and
MARILYN A. BEDDOR, husband and wife.
Notary Public
IITHIS INSTRUMENT WAS DRAFTED BY:
Julius C. Smith
252 Southdale Office Centre
6750 France Avenue South
Edina, MN 55435
( 612 ) 920-1521
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.D t ELOPMENT APPLICATION
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
690 Coulter Drive
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Chanhassen, MN 55317
(612) 937-1900
APPLICANT: RJ RYAN CO. , FOR DEXTER OWNER: DEXTER MAGNETIC MATERIALS DIV,
ADDRESS 6511 CEDER AVE. SOUTH ADDRESS 14956 MARTIN DRIVE
MINNEAPOLIS . MN 55423 EDEN PRAIRIE, MN 55344
Zi p Code
TELEPHONE (Daytimex6l2) 866- 4632 TELEPHONE (612) 934-4635 Zi p Code
REQUEST:
Zoning District Change Planned Unit Development ,
Zoning Appeal Sketch Plan
Preliminary Plan II
Zoning Variance Final Plan
Zoning Text Amendment ter, Subdivision I
Land Use Plan Amendment ,X Platting
Metes and Bounds
Conditional Use Permit
Street/Easement Vacation
X Site Plan Review
Wetlands Permit
PROJECT NAME MINNFSOTA HEADOUARTERS OF DEXTER MAGNETIC MATERIALS D.IV.
PRESENT LAND USE PLAN DESIGNATION r
REQUESTED LAND USE PLAN DESIGNATION
PRESENT ZONING 11
REQUESTED ZONING 11 ,
USES PROPOSED L I fl :T i AI'!UFAC TUI;I Hr
SIZE OF PROPERTY 2.1+ ACRES
LOCATION PARK ONE, THIRD ADDITION,BLOCO&6, CHANHASSEN MN .
REASONS FOR THIS REQUEST NEW FACILITY
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LEGAL DESCRIPTION (Attach legal if necessary) (SEE LOCATION ABOVE) I
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Metropolitan District
Transportation Building JUN 2 9 Q
� St. Paul, Minnesota 55155 CLT OF CyIaNHASSEN
T Or The Oakdale Office, 3485 Hadley Avenue North, Oakdale, Minnesota 55128
Golden Valley Office, 2055 North Lilac Drive, Golden Valley, Minnesota 55422
- I Reply to
Telephone No. 593-8523
June 27, 1990
' Ms. Jo Ann Olsen
City Planner
City of Chanhassen
690 Coulter Drive
P.O. Box 147
Chanhassen, Minnesota 55317
In Reply Refer To: 315
C.S. 1002 TH 5
Magnetic Materials Div. Inc.
NE ofTH5 & TH101
Dear Ms. Olsen:
' We are in receipt of the above referenced plat for our review in accordance with
Minnesota Statutes 505.02 and 505.03 Plats and Surveys. We find the plat
acceptable for further development and have no comments.
This property does not abut the existing or proposed trunk highway system or
' county highway and does not require state comment unless it meets requirements
of the pamphlet "Mn Environmental Quality Board Environmental Review program
4410.0200 to 4410.7800".
If you have any questions in regard to our review of the plat please call me.
Sincerely,
' je-.c.ck
Rick Dalton, P.E.
Project Manager
cc: Steve Keefe - Metro Council
Roger Gustafson - Carver County Engineer
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An Equal Opportunity Employer
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CHANHASSEN PLANNING COMMISSION
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REGULAR MEETING
JULY 18, 1990
Chairman Conrad called the meeting to order at 7: 40 p.m . . 1
MEMBERS PRESENT: Tim Erhart , Steve Emmings , Annette Ellson, Ladd Conrad,
Brian Batzli , Jim Wildermuth and Joan Ahrens 1
STAFF PRESENT: Paul Krauss , Planning Director ; Jo Ann Olsen, Senior
Planner ; and Sharmin Al-Jaff , Planner One 1
PUBLIC HEARING:
INTERIM USE PERMIT FOR CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS FOR A GRADING PROJECT TO
CONSTRUCT AN ACTIVE PLAY AREA IN THE MINNEWASHTA REGIONAL PARK LOCATED ON
HWY. 41 .
Public Present: 1
Al Klingelhutz , Carver County Commissioner
Paul Krauss presented the staff report . Chairman Conrad called the public II
hearing to order .
Wildermuth moved, Batzli seconded to close the public hearing. All voted
in favor and the motion carried. The public hearing was closed.
Batzli : My only discussion is that I thought we were going to call it like'
an earth work permit or something like that . But that was my only comment .
Krauss: Well , the actual permit that they will receive is but what they 're,
applying for is the IUP .
Batzli : Okay .
Emmings moved, Wildermuth seconded that the Planning Commission recommend
approval of Interim Use Permit #90-1 as shown on the plans and subject to
the following conditions: 1
1 . Approval of Phase I grading permit based on applicant obtaining and
complying with the Watershed District Permit .
All voted in favor and the motion carried.
PUBLIC HEARING:
R.J. RYAN COMPANY FOR DEXTER MAGNETIC MATERIALS, PROPERTY ZONED IOP,
INDUSTRIAL OFFICE PARK AND LOCATED ON QUATTRO DRIVE: 1
A. REPLAT OF LOTS 5 AND 6, BLOCK 1, PARK ONE 3RD ADDITION, INTO ONE LOT.
B. SITE PLAN REVIEW FOR A 20,000 SQUARE FOOT OFFICE/WAREHOUSE FACILITY. 1
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Public Present:
Name Address
Jack Rogers R .J . Ryan Construct Company
Roger Fellows Dexter Magnetic Materials
' Sharmin Al-Jaff presented the staff report . Chairman Conrad called the
public hearing to order .
' Jack Rogers introduced himself as being with R.J . Ryan Construction company
and made a comment that couldn 't be heard on the tape .
Roger Fellows: My name is Roger Fellows. I 'm the general manager of
Dexter Magnetic Materials and we 're a fabricator of . . .magnets and magnetic
materials . We don 't actually manufacture . We 're more of a machining
shop . . .
Conrad: Okay. Yes maam .
' Resident: We own a lot behind the railroad tracks . . . My concern is , I
don 't understand them very well . Are you unloading . . .or on the side where
we're located?
Jack Rogers: No , it would be on the . . .
Krauss: The railroad tracks runs thru here .
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discussion was not audible on the tape . )
' Al-Jaff: We are requesting additional landscaping for the north plus the
elevation is higher .
' Resident: We're quite high except the lots next to us , they drop
drastically . . . .but that 's not to say in the wintertime when we lose a lot
of the foliage . . . How about are they going to have 24 hour loading and
unloading type thing?
Roger Fellows: We would have truck shipments, actually our shipping
department closes at 4:00 so primarily. . . In fact we don 't even get a lot
of semi 's . . .
IResident: Thank you very much .
Conrad: And your name just for the record?
Resident:
Conrad: Thank you. Any other comments?
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Mark ?: My name is Mark . . . I live at 185. . .probably just 2 houses down I
from our new neighbors and I have a lot of similar types of concerns
because the building that she 's referring to that has the big ventilation
grid on the side of the building, Ver-Sa-Til , whatever they call themselves,
and on a quiet night you can tell if that building is . . . We used to keep
our windows open at night and now we don't because it 's rrr . Relatively
constant but I do understand the fact that we need industrial and I can
accept that as a businessperson . My concern , first of all I 'm curious how II
far that 's going to be from the center line of the railroad tracks . I know
there 's that , whatever it is that makes the natural thing there but that 's
not particularly far from the railroad tracks and I 'm wondering whether or II
not the building is like right up to that? It isn 't going to be too
attractive . . . In fact it 's quite a bit a ways. . .
Jack Rogers: Here would be the back property line with a 30 foot setback . II
. . .so you 're about a 100 feet .
Conrad: It exceeds what our ordinance requirements would say by quite a I
bit .
Mark: As far as the ventilation . . .The air conditioning units on top of thell
building are there , if they 're not . . .really cuts it down . I was going to
write a letter to Ver-Sa-Til that maybe if they just put just one plank of
fencing there it would diffuse the noise up instead of out the way it 's II going so that was one question . Another question is , I was looking at the
north side of that building . It appears that there won 't be lighting there
and there won't be doors or anything like that which would be acceptable .
You know I think that 's fine . I 'd rather not do doors . . .lighting that 's
already quite bright . Is there anyway of knowing that they 're not the
drawings that will be there are what may actually come to be . . .
Jack Rogers: We 're anticipating having 3 windows on the north side of the II
building . . .
Emmings: What about the lights? Any lights on the north side? ,
Jack Rogers: There are no lights on the north side of the building .
Mark: And you mentioned there were some provisions for some landscaping? II
You mentioned that?
Al-Jaff: Yes. . .more landscaping to the north. I
Mark: There's not a whole heck of a lot of natural vegetation there . Well
sort of like where their house is and our house is, the vegetation moves
farther east , northeast . . .and then when you come down a little bit, pretty II
soon there's nothing there so the building will be right there going
toward. . . As long as we pay attention to lighting and the air conditioning "
units on top of the building, I think your building may even knock down the
noise from the Ver-Sa-Ti]. building . . .
Jack Rogers made a comment that could not be heard on the tape. 1
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Mark: How about , are you going to have equipment outside for dust
collection and vacuum cleaning and that type of equipment . . .? That answers
my questions , thank you .
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Conrad: . Thank you . Other comments? Is there a motion to close the public
hearing?
Erhart moved, Ellson seconded to close the public hearing. All voted in
favor and the motion carried. The public hearing was closed.
Conrad: Joan, any comments?
Ahrens: Well , I noticed a number of things missing out of the plans which
I was a little disappointed with . Under landscaping . . . the landscaping was
deficient in several areas . Under lighting , approve lighting locations . . .
Signage , there was no signage on the plan . Grading , there 's no grading
contours are shown on the plan. That 's about it . And all of these are in
the conditions I understand from the staff report but it 's difficult for me
to come to any conclusions about the whole plan .
Conrad: Paul , what 's your policy on that when there are things missing?
' Krauss: Sharmin and I were just talking about this . I was out of town
when this one came through . I guess had I reviewed these , some of these
II conditions , all the conditions still would have been there but some of them
would have been combined . I know the Planning Commission has a concern
with the number of conditions. . . This plan is basically acceptable . It
wasn 't the best plan we 've ever seen but it 's basically acceptable and with
IIthe conditions that we 've put on there, we think that we can resolve
everything . Most of these things are fairly detailed. When we 're
specifying the size of a valve or something like that , that 's fairly
I detailed and that in no way . . . We do want more landscaping . We 'd like to
work that out with the applicant prior to the City Council meeting so
everybody sees what we 're getting and I think a lot of these things can be
Iresolved before it gets to Council .
Ahrens: Will we be seeing this again?
IIKrauss: If you 'd like .
Conrad: Not unless you table it . Okay , Jim .
' Wildermuth: Well I think the staff report pretty well addresses all the
land use aspects of the application . Welcome to Chanhassen.
IIRoger Fellows: Thank you much.
I Wildermuth: I like the front elevation of the building . I guess I just
have a few questions regarding the type of operation that you are. What
are you going to do about chip disposal of your metal machine operation?
Roger Fellows: I 'm sorry.
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Wildermuth: You 're a metal machining operation . What are you going to do II
about chip disposal? Are you going to be storing chips inside or outside
bins?
Roger Fellows: Most of our materials are more or less not precious metals II
but they 're material which , we primarily grind so we don 't get chips . We
get more . . . '
Wildermuth: Grinding . . .
Roger Fellows: Yeah . And we grind with coolants so it comes out as wet II
and then we pull with a magnetic separater , we pull it out of these coolant
tanks and most of those materials we store and we send back to the
manufacturers that get recycled because they 're materials which have value .II
5o they 're not thrown away . Essentially they are sent back and they're
processed .
Wildermuth: Water based machine? I
Roger Fellows: Water based coolants , yes .
Wildermuth: How about storage tanks?
Roger Fellows: We don 't have any . You mean for the coolant itself?
Wildermuth: Right .
Roger Fellows: We use just floor mounted, they sit on the shop floor 1
tanks . 20 gallons . . .
Wildermuth: For each individual machinery? You don 't have a central? ,
Roger Fellows: We don 't have a central tank or anything like that .
Wildermuth: That 's all I have . '
Conrad: Brian .
Batzli : So you don't do a lot with like the rare earth magnet kind of high
tech magnet kind of things?
Roger Fellows: Yeah we do. That 's exactly what we do.
Batzli : Okay, but none of that is , all of that is then recycled and that 's
done by the . . .
Roger Fellows: Yeah. Because it is a rare earth, or fairly valuable
material . 1
Wildermuth: Probably a . . .metal to begin with.
Batzli : So you don't do a lot with other toxic chemicals or EPA controlled I
things?
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Roger Fellows: No . It 's a very clean operation .
Batzli : The turn around area at the north of the proposed parking lot , do
they end up losing parking stalls by doing that?
Al-Jaff: No . . .
Batzli : Okay. In condition 11 , talking about providing the City Engineer
with calculations verifying storm sewer design , runoff rate control , that
type of thing, I guess I 'm less concerned about that now that I know what
kind of thing they 're doing inside the plant . I was concerned that they
might need skimmers or something else if they 're going to be getting runoff
from storage areas and things . In condition 14 I guess I 'd propose that
not only do they provide the landscaping on the north portion of the site
but also that that 's submitted for staff approval . I 'd like to see , those
are my concerns . I 'm glad that you put it in the proposal that we screen
people to the north even though they 're Eden Prairites and they didn 't see
fit to move into our community , that 's okay . Last , I think I 've always
tried to include in these things where they 're showing expansion sites , a
condition or someplace that , something that says that we 're not looking at
the expansion and it 's not approved if we approve this . The subdivision
looks fine .
Conrad: Annette .
Elison: I agree with the previous comments that they 're really lacking a
lot of information . We 've been really coming down hard on people about
please present everything so that we can see the landscape plan. We can
see those types of things . So I guess I just want to tell staff that I
guess I 'd like it whenever possible and I hope this kind of thing doesn 't
repeat . I don 't doubt that I could put my trust in you that when they do
show you the landscape plan and the grading that I would trust your
judgment . I just don 't like the idea , like she said , that we don 't get a
chance to see it and yet we 're approving it and they make some sort of
assumption that we did see the whole thing and we really haven 't so I don 't
I see a problem with, except for that and I will probably approve it knowing
that I could trust you but let 's not do this all the time okay .
Conrad: Steve .
Emmings: I think we saw the ghost of Dave Headla right there on his chair
over there . That was Dave 's pet peeve was incomplete applications .
IAhrens: I talked to him.
Batzli : If she had asked about special fire department needs .
Emmings: I don 't have anything to add. The only thing I 'd change is very
I minor on the subdivision, request the request. I would say instead of the
applicant shall show, I think what you mean is that the plat shall show and
then just to make it very clear what you 're talking about there, I 'd change
applicant to plat .
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Erhart: I could sure support adding as a standard condition, after some
study , a noise level condition on all industrial conditional use permits
because it potentially could become a real problem to neighborhoods .
Krauss: We don 't have an overall noise ordinance . You could add that as I
one of the performance standards for site plan review .
Emmings: Yeah , because it might be something where they have a vent on one I
side of their building and they can just move around the corner to the
other side of the building and make a whole lot of difference .
Wildermuth: Either that or direct the venting.
Emmings: Yeah , whatever .
Erhart: See right now if you 've got a problem , the resident really has no
place to go since the City doesn 't have an ordinance . Now if we had it
listed as a conditional use permit , then at least they could go back and
hang their hat on something .
Wildermuth: You remember what happened with all the noise ordinance
activity .
Erhart: I know but it 's something we could do on our own as a conditional I
use . . . But I 'd like to see staff do a little bit of studying what the
level ought to be before we do that .
Batzli : Steve , you might know better than I but is something like that
considered a nuisance? Under the nuisance ordinance?
Emmings: I don 't know . I know one case where there was a fan on an
elevator . Agricultural elevator and the State came out there , the
neighbors across the street and it was running all night and the neighbors
across the street complained. The State came- out and made them change it
right now .
Conrad: Paul , it 's probably a good subject to look into.
Mark: I 'm just curious if things progress as I 'm sure you hope they will , _�
when might somebody be breaking ground? Yet this year or next year? What
is the time table that a person is looking at?
Jack Rogers: We 're looking to, we have . . .
Conrad: So this summer sometime you'd like to? There 's a motion. It 's
been seconded. Any more discussion?
Wildermuth moved, Emmings seconded that the Planning Commission recommend
approval of Site Plan Request #90-6 as shown on the plans dated June 18,
1990 subject to the following conditions:
1 . Provision of trash storage enclosures for all outside trash storage.
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' 21 Rooftop screening shall be submitted to staff for approval .
3 . Provide one turnaround area at the north of the proposed parking lot .
4 . The parking lot drainage shall be modified to implement gutter
collection and flow to catch basins on gutter line at the south end of
the parking lot .
5 . The applicant shall submit a grading plan indicating the existing and
proposed contours over the entire site including parking lot and drive
areas . Slope stabilization information shall also be provided at all
locations where slopes are greater than 3:1 .
6. A fire hydrant shall be located at the southeast corner of the proposed
building as shown on Attachment #2 .
7 . Fire Department connections are requested as indicated on Attachment
1 #2 .
8. A Post Indicator Valve ( PIV ) as indicated on Attachment #2 .
II9 . Driveway entrance grades shall be reduced to 7% or less and radius cut
information must be provided for review and approval by the City
Engineer and Fire Department .
II10. The width of the westerly entrance , used primarily for trucks shall be
increased to 36 feet in width .
II - 11 . The applicant 's engineer shall provide the City Engineer with
calculations verifying storm sewer design and runoff rate control , and
water and sewer service design .
12 . The applicant shall obtain and comply with conditions of the Watershed
District permit .
I13. Provide 12 foot wide handicap parking stall . Curb cut may not encroach
into stall .
14 . Provide for staff approval landscaping on the north portion of the site
and sod area . Also , all disturbed areas should be seeded and Type III
erosion control blanket installed. The detail should be incorporated
into the new grading plan .
15. Financial guarantees for landscaping shall be submitted to the City at
' the time of building permit application .
16. The applicant shall submit a lighting plan and must demonstrate that
' there is no more than .5 foot candles of light from fixtures at the
properly line .
17. The applicant shall submit signage plans for City approval .
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18. The applicant shall comply with the conditions of the conservation 1
easement located on the northerly 20 feet of the property .
19. The proposed expansion area set forth in the plan is not being
considered as a part of this approval .
All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously. '
Conrad: Is there a motion on the subdivision?
Erhart: I 'll move that- tile Planning Commission recommend approval of the ,
prelimnary plat request #90-9 as shown on the plat dated June 18 , 1990
rewording this to state that the applicant shall amend the plat to show the
typical easements and so on and so on . '
Conrad: Is there a second?
Elison: Second .
Batzli : I like the so on and so on part .
Erhart moved, Eilson seconded that the Planning Commission recommend
approval of Preliminary Plat Request #90-9 Subdivision, as shown on the
plat dated June 18 , 1990 subject to the following conditions: ,
1 . The applicant shall amend the plat to show the typical easements 10
foot south ( front ) and 5 feet on the north , east and west ( sides ) . The
applicant shall show the 20 foot wide preservation easement . '
All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously .
Conrad: This item will go to City Council August 13th? Sound right?
Okay . Good . Thank you for coming in . Welcome to Chanhassen . Thank you
all for coming in who had some comments on this item .
WETLAND ALTERATION PERMIT FOR ALTERING/REMOVING VEGETATION IN A CLASS B
WETLAND LOCATED IN CURRY FARMS SUBDIVISION, JOYCELYN HUGHES.
Public Present:
Name Address . I
Steve Kern 6540 Devonshire Drive
Rob Royscatel 6450 Devonshire Drive
John Guy 6341 Teton
Doug & Teresa Bearrood 6490 Bretton Way
Jo Ann Olsen presented the staff report .
Conrad: What 's the rationale Jo Ann for the 30%? 1
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