CC Minutes 3-26-07City Council Meeting - March 26, 2007
Receive Commission Minutes:
-Planning Commission Verbatim and Summary Minutes dated March 6, 2007
Resolution #2007-21:
b. Koehnen Area/Yosemite Avenue Street Reconstruction Project
07-01: Call Assessment Hearing.
Resolution #2007-22:
c. Tanadoona Drive/Dogwood Road Reconstruction Project 06-06:
Approve Plans & Specifications, Authorize Ad for Bids.
d. Approval of 2007 Liquor License Renewals.
Resolution #2007-23:
e. Approve Light Duty Vehicle Purchase: PW016MMM
All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 5 to 0.
VISITOR PRSENTATIONS:
Debbie Lloyd: Good evening. My name is Debbie Lloyd. I live at 7302 Laredo Drive. I'm
wondering if there will be an open public hearing at all, any comments regarding the school? If
not I have a few comments to share now.
Mayor Furlong: Why don't we take that up at the time we take that up.
Debbie Lloyd: Okay, thank you.
Mayor Furlong: Anyone else for visitors presentations? Okay.
LAW ENFORCEMENT/FIRE DEPARTMENT UPDATE.
Mayor Furlong: Typically our last council meeting of the month we receive an update from both
our Fire Department and Sheriff's Department on public safety issues in the city. We received
both reports in our packet. Chief Geske mentioned that he would not be here, and I know that
Sergeant Gullickson is on vacation, escaping to cold weather apparently so, at this point I would
ask, I know we received both reports in our packets. If there are questions at this point that we
can address, that people would like to address to them through Mr. Gerhardt, we can do that.
Otherwise we can address them separately as well. No? Okay. Very good. We'll receive our
next monthly update in the appropriate time.
HEARTLAND BUSINESS EXPANSION, 7975 CENTURY BOULEVARD; LOT 1,
BLOCK 1, ARBORETUM BUSINESS PARK; APPLICANT: MARTIN WOODY
ARCHITECTS: CONSIDER SITE PLAN APPROVAL FOR A 31,200 SQ. FT. OFFICE/
WAREHOUSE EXPANSION TO AN EXISTING 101,600 SQ. FT. BUILDING; AND
REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE FOR FENESTRATION.
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Public Present:
Name Address
Fred Richter 103 Edgewood Court, Wayzata
Kate Aanenson: Thank you Mayor, members of the City Council. The subject site is an
expansion of an existing building in the Arboretum Business Park. The expansion is for the
approximately 31,000 square feet to, on a 100,000 square foot building. This item did appear
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before the Planning Commission on March 6 and there was some lengthy discussion regarding
the transparency requirement, which I'll discuss in a minute. The site itself is actually a 3 corner
lot and when we put together the industrial standards, the PUD standards for this, there was some
careful consideration given to building orientation and if you note on the back side of this
building, which doesn't have the street orientation, is where the loading docks were. So this
PUD was actually put together in 1997. Since then the city did change their transparency
requirements so the application before you tonight does have a variance request regarding that. I
just want to share with you what the building looks like now. So there are windows on this far
end, which is hard to see on this but there are windows on the office space here. Again this is
predominantly warehousing. This is the north side, the back side of the building which doesn't
have street frontage. There are some offices with the loading dock. This is the north side where
the addition is, and then you can see those smaller windows. So the addition that's being
proposed does mimic the same so you've got the windows here, so the addition would also mimic
this same percentage there. So staff's opinion, based on the standards that were put in place at
the time, the fact that it's a three sided lot, it's staff's opinion was they were matching that and it
didn't seem realistic to, because it's, you could look at the function of the building. They did put
the windows where the office part is. The rest of it is warehousing and it didn't really fit the
function. But what the Planning Commission recommended is that we go back and look at the
transparency requirements on some of those older, industrial parks so they wouldn’t have to seek
variances, so we'll pursue that in a future action. We'll go back and amend the code, and that's
what they directed staff to do. So with that, this is pretty much a straight forward application
because predominantly it's graded. There's not a lot of civil issues with it. No retaining walls.
Pretty straight forward. Additional landscaping is required and additional parking. To meet all
the standards of the zoning ordinance, except for the transparency requirement, so we are
recommending approval as stated on the recommendation starting on page 11, that you approve
the site plan with the variance. With the findings of fact attached in the staff report and I'd be
happy to answer any questions.
Mayor Furlong: Thank you. Any questions for staff at this time?
Councilman Litsey: Just a quick question on, if in fact it would be converted to office space
down the road, there's a provision right in here as I read, then they would install windows?
Kate Aanenson: That's correct. These are pre-cast tilt up's so it's a little bit more difficult to
maybe meet the entirement but it would, it's my understanding, the best that they could if that
was to change over.
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Fred Richter: Once the industry standard, they can come out…
Mayor Furlong: Good.
Councilman Litsey: That's the only question I had.
Mayor Furlong: The picture of the front view, the east view. That's south I think.
Kate Aanenson: This one?
Mayor Furlong: That one. That's your on the south looking north along the east view of the
building, is that correct?
Kate Aanenson: Yes.
Mayor Furlong: So the expansion there's going to be at the far end? Will there be, where you
can see the, I don't know what you call those doorway arches or whatever. Will there be another
one of those so as you look along that east view?
Fred Richter: That will be actually 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 of them.
Mayor Furlong: Will the expansion include one as well?
Fred Richter: Five.
Kate Aanenson: So the two ends really mirror each other.
Fred Richter: And one clarification that was a diagram that you had. The corner is chamfered.
Kate Aanenson: This one doesn't show it but it would, these two mirror it.
Mayor Furlong: And let me rephrase this and maybe this is a question for you sir. Maybe why
don't you come on up and we'll get your name on the record, so people at home can hear. The
north side of the building of the northeast corner of the building, and that, the expansion part, is
going to be the same and mirror the southeast and southeast corner of the building, with a
chamfer an everything?
Fred Richter: With the chamfer and the big arched openings, but the amount of windows will be
different on the north. They won't come all the way around. They'll go to the chamfer.
Mayor Furlong: Okay. So as we look at the south, we've got both the south view. Kate, your
picture there.
Kate Aanenson: Yeah, actually I've got a colored one and if you look at, yeah. If you look at
this. It's hard for you to see but if you can see where this orange is and where the windows are
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going to be. You'll still have the same mirrored look so these two…so these two match each
other.
Mayor Furlong: The south face had some more windows.
Kate Aanenson: That's correct.
Mayor Furlong: And will have more windows than the north. But you're still going to have the
same arches along the east face, and the chamfer. Thank you.
Fred Richter: Fred Richter with the ownership, the Heartland ownership.
Mayor Furlong: Great, thank you.
Councilman Peterson: It's good to be back Fred?
Fred Richter: Yeah, it's good to be back.
Mayor Furlong: Anything else for staff? If not then, anything that you want to add or any
presentation from the applicant?
Fred Richter: Want to go ahead and build it.
Mayor Furlong: Alright. Questions for the applicant or discussion from council? Any thoughts
or discussion?
Councilman Peterson: They've been addressed. I move to approve.
Mayor Furlong: Thank you. Is there a second?
Councilman Litsey: Second.
Mayor Furlong: Made and seconded. Any discussion on the motion?
Councilman Peterson moved, Councilman Litsey seconded that the City Council approves
Planning Case 07-05 for a 31,200 square-foot office warehouse expansion to an existing
101,600 square-foot building with a variance to permit only 10 percent building transparency
on the northern building elevation, plans prepared by Martin Woody Architects, dated
February 2, 2007, subject to the following conditions:
1.The applicant shall enter into a site plan agreement with the City and provide the necessary
security to guarantee erosion control, site restoration and landscaping.
2.The developer shall incorporate a gathering space in the northeast corner of the site including
benches and or tables overlooking the natural areas to the east.
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3.If the interior of the north end of the building is converted to offices, windows shall be
installed along that area of the building.
4.The developer shall extend a sidewalk from the building to the sidewalk on Water Tower
Place and include pedestrian ramps at all curbs.
5.The applicant shall have a minimum of 9 canopy trees, 23 understory trees and 23 shrubs
along Water Tower Place.
6.The applicant shall replace the evergreens located in the northwest parking lot peninsula with
overstory, deciduous trees.
7.A revised landscape plan shall be submitted before building permit issuance which specifies
size, quantity and species of proposed plantings.
8.The building addition is required to have an automatic fire extinguishing system.
9.All plans must be prepared and signed by design professionals licensed in the State of
Minnesota.
10.Inlet protection shall be installed around all catch basins after installation and maintained
until final stabilization occurs.
11.The plans shall be revised to address issues that could arise as the result of run-on in the
northwest corner of the site.
12.Silt fences shall be installed with J-hooks to prevent runoff from running around the end of
the silt fences.
13.Until building construction begins, the rock construction entrance shall be 75 feet in length in
accordance with the City’s standard detail.
14.Erosion control blanket shall be installed on all slopes greater than or equal to 3:1. All
exposed soil areas shall have temporary erosion protection or permanent cover year round,
according to the following table of slopes and time frames:
Type of Slope Time (Maximum time an area can
Steeper than 3:1 7 days remain open when the area
10:1 to 3:1 14 days is not actively being worked.)
Flatter than 10:1 21 days
These areas include constructed storm water management pond side slopes, and any exposed
soil areas with a positive slope to a storm water conveyance system, such as a curb and gutter
system, storm sewer inlet, temporary or permanent drainage ditch or other natural or man
made systems that discharge to a surface water.
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15.Street cleaning of soil tracked onto public streets shall include daily street scraping and street
sweeping as needed.
16.The applicant shall apply for and obtain permits from the appropriate regulatory agencies
(e.g., Riley-Purgatory-Bluff Creek Watershed District, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
(NPDES Phase II Construction Site Permit)) and comply with their conditions of approval.
17.Provide drainage area maps and calculations to ensure that they are the same as what was
previously accepted.
18.Provide rational method calculations for the storm sewer.
19.Ground (i.e. non-paved) surface grades shall not be less than 2%. Paved grades shall not be
less than 1%. Grades along curb line must not be less than .5%.
20.Emergency overflow locations and elevations must be shown on the plan.
21.An easement is required from the appropriate property owner for any off-site grading.
22.If importing or exporting material for development of the site is necessary, the applicant will
be required to supply the City with detailed haul routes.
23.Areas disturbed areas in City right of way must be sodded.
24.Show heavy duty and light duty pavement sections on the plans.
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25.Access for tractor trailers shall be limited to 82 Street.”
All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 5 to 0.
Councilman Peterson: Now you can build it.
Mayor Furlong: And I think Ms. Aanenson, with regard to the direction from the Planning
Commission on reviewing that, I think the council, I didn't hear any objection to that and I think
that makes a lot of sense.
CHANHASSEN HIGH SCHOOL; NORTH OF LYMAN BOULEVARD, SOUTH OF
THE TWIN CITIES AND WESTERN RAILROAD, AND WEST OF BLUFF CREEK;
APPLICANT, ANDERSON-JOHNSON ASSOCIATES, INC., AND INDEPENDENT
SCHOOL DISTRICT 112:
A. REQUEST FOR REZONING FROM AGRICULTURAL ESTATE DISTRICT
(A2) AND PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD)_TO OFFICE
INSTITUTIONAL DISTRICT (OI);
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