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CHANHASSEN
690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317
(612) 937-1900
MEMORANDUM
iTO: Don Ashworth, City Manager - 1g -ABM
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iFROM: Lori Sietsema, Park and Recreation Coordinator '�
DATE: August 16 , 1988
iSUBJ: Gary Brown' s Request to Waive Trail Dedication Fees
i Attached please find a letter from Gary Brown of Progress Valley
Mini Storage objecting to the trail dedication fees charged on
his building permits. Mr. Brown feels that he should be exempt
i from the trail dedication fee as it was adopted into ordinance
after Phase I of his development was started.
iBACKGROUND
Phase I of Progress Valley Storage began in June of 1987 . As
dedication for commercial development is based on acreage, not
i per unit, the full amount is charged with the first building per-
mit. Mr. Brown received approval from the City Council to pay park
dedication fees for only Phase I of his development with the
i first building permit, delaying payment of the remaining until
he develops further.
' In February of 1988 , the City adopted an ordinance requiring a
dedication of trails or fees in lieu of trails . With the
passage of this ordinance, all developers are required to make
that dedication, regardless of when construction approval was
igiven.
Mr. Brown came in to get a building permit for his third building
i within Phase I in June of 1988, and was charged for the full trail
dedication fee of Phase I , again based on acreage .
Mr. Brown states in his letter that the trail fee increases each
building permit fee in Phase I by roughly $1,000 . This is a
misconception on his part, as the fee for the entire acreage of
Phase I is $1165 , a one time fee for Phase I.
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August 16 , 1988
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RECOMMENDATION
As all developers are responsible for paying park and trail fees , '
regardless of when they were given approval, it is the recommen-
dation of this office that Mr. Brown pay the trail dedication
fees currently due. To waive the fees for one individual, would
set a precedent for future requests .
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Aug. 11 , 1988
' Progress Valley Storage
1900 Stoughton Ave.
Chaska, Mn. 55318
` City of Chanhassen
690 Coulter Drive
Chanhassen, Mn. 55317
Don Ashworth:
Tom Hamilton;
City Council:
Dear Sirs ;
' On June 24, 1987 the city of Chanhassen issued a building
permit to Progress Valley Storage, to build a Mini Storage
' facility, 8 buildings , in 3 phases .
At that time there was as established amount for all
' the permits . In June of this year you changed the rules
of the game, calling for an increased amount of approximately
$1 , 000.00 per building. The added amount to cover your trail
systems . When planning these projects we also plan hard costs ,
of which this wasn' t in the plans .
The additional increase to the building permit is very
unfair and we can not afford the additional expense.
' Chanhassen has been progressing very nicely over the
past five years , I do not understand why you people want to
ruin progress .
Sinc= • vy
G- �y Brown
Progress Valley Storage
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