1591 Park Rd - Statement of ComplianceSTATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE
Our request for a Contracting Yard Conditional Use Permit (CUP) is submitted to be in compliance of the 5 CUP
standards as noted in Section 20-289 of the city zoning code and the 12 general standards for a CUP.
Beniek Property Services, Inc (BPS), is an outdoor maintenance company. We are deeply rooted in the community.
Brian Beniek, the president, and owner was born and raised in Chanhassen. As the business he created has grown
over the decades he’s rented several properties throughout Chanhassen. Since 2003 we have been operating out of
rented space from B&C Land Company, LLC, located at 8229 Upland Cir., Chanhassen MN 55317-You may refer to
CUP #03-07, Contractor’s Yard.
For the last 12 years Beniek Property Services (BPS) has used the site as an extension of its current operation. BPS
intends to continue to use the outdoor storage space at 1591 Park Rd for overflow storage. We currently store off -
season equipment such as lawn trailers and pushers for payloaders – most of this equipment sits behind and west
side of the southeast building. We are using the hoop shed located on the south of the property to store salt for our
winter operations. On the southwest area of the property, we are storing landscape materials including mulch,
black dirt, rock/boulders, etc. in bunkers on site. We also use this space for the staging of brush piles and tree
stumps until the pile can be chipped and items can be hauled off site for disposal. Employee traffic in and out of
the space is minimal. On average there may be 2 to 3 vehicles throughout the day, picking up or dropping off
supplies or equipment.
BPS is designated just over an acre of land for the Contractor Yard CUP. The contractor yard is located in the
southwest portion of the property and extends east to encompass the hoop building and a portion of the southeast
building as our tenant space. (See attached Exhibits). A shared cross-access driving agreement will be created to
provide access to Park Road.
There are no proposed changes to the current site or buildings. The area of the proposed contractor yard has been
operating as a storage facility since 2006, going back to the city utilizing the site for its public works operations.
There is an existing stormwater pond in the southwest corner of the property outside of the designated contractor
yard area. Erosion control fencing has been installed to prevent soil from the contractor yard from entering the
pond and until a more permanent solution is developed with the property owner.
The site is naturally screened from public view due to its location and separation from other uses. The contractor
yard operates in the south portion of the site behind the main building , which screens the operation from Park
Road. To the south the yard abuts a railroad with the closest building approximately 325 feet from the site. The
building faces away from the yard with the closest public street being approximately 700 feet to the south. The
contractor yard lies approximately 150 feet from Audubon Road to the west. The yard is separated from public
views of vehicles using Audubon Road by existing trees and a topographical change that restricts direct views of
the yard. The east side of the contractor yard is approximately 120 feet from the east lot line. The east lot abuts the
side yard of an industrial site that has minimal views toward the yard and is screened by an opaque covered chain
link fence plus several trees along the southeast corner of the property.
This space has been very important to us in operating our business as well as the community. We serve many local
businesses as well as several local hospitals and clinics and multiple public and school transportation depots. We
look forward to continuing operations from this site to best support our customers and surrounding communities.
Beniek Property Services.