Approval letter 22-17Re:
OITI OT OIIANHASSII{
Chanhassen is a Community for Life - Providing for Today and Planning for Tomorrow
April27,2023
Keri and Cordell Mack
662 I Minnewashta Parkway
Excelsior, MN 55331
Approval Letter - 662l Minnewashta Parkway
Request for Variances, Planning Case No.2022-17
Dear Mr. and Ms. Mack,
This letter is to confirm that with the withdrawal of your variance appeal on April 2l ,2023, the
January 17,2023, the Chanhassen Planning Commission decision which, denied the requested
7.13 percent lot cover variance, denied the requested variance for a parking area in the right-of-
way, approved the requested 3O-foot shoreland setback variance, approved the requested l3-foot
front yard setback variance, and approved a 1.13 percent lot cover variance for the construction
of a home and patio, subject to the conditions listed below has become final.
1. Lot cover may not exceed 5,800 square feet.
2. Eaves and other awnings may project no more than2.5 feet beyond the granted setback
variance.
3. Driveway configuration must comply with Section20-1122 of the City Code.
4. Primary structure must be setback at least 54 feet from the ordinary high-water level and
patio must be setback at least 45 feet from the ordinary high water level.
5. A building permit must be obtained prior to demolishing any structures on the site and
before beginning any construction on the site.
6. Building plans must provide sufficient information to verify that proposed building meets
all requirements of the Minnesota State Building Code, additional comments or
requirements may be required after plan review.
7. Retaining walls (if present) more than four feet high, measured from the bottom of the
footing to the top of the wall, must be designed by a professional engineer and a building
permit must be obtained prior to construction. Retaining walls (if present) under four feet
in height require a zoning permit.
8. A permanent 10-foot native vegetated buffer with permanent buffer signs must be
installed along the shoreline using species native to the ecotype. Buffer strip averaging
may be used to achieve the total buffer area required. The buffer may be configured
around the path and stairs. Design plans must be approved by the Water Resources
Engineer.
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April27,2022
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g. A buffer agreement describing the precise location and extent of the buffer strip, as well
as the restrictions for activities within the buffer strip, shall be signed by the property
owner and the city and shall be recorded against the property at the county recorder's
office. The property owner shall be responsible for all costs and fees associated with the
buffer strip dedication.
10. The installation of any improvements on the Site shall meet all applicable jurisdictional
requirements, including but not limited to the Minnesota Department of Natural
Resources and the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District, and all applicable permits shall
be obtained prior to any site improvements.
please be aware that approval of a variance is not approval to begin demolition.
.orrrtrrrction. or grai-inq activities and that permits.4re required before gnsaging in anv of
ncewilllapseiftheallowedconstructionhadnotbegun
ffieissuanceofthisvariance.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorneedadditional
information, please contact me at 952-227-1132 or mwalters@ci.chanhassen.mn.us.
Sincerely,
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MacKenzie Young-Walters, AICP
Associate Planner
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CITY OF CHAITHASSEN
CARVER COLINTY, MII{NESOTA
VARIANCE 2022.17
l. permit. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the City of Chanhassen hereby
grants the following variance:
The Chanhassen Board of Appeals and Adjustments denies the requestedT.l3 percent lot
cover variance, denies the requested variance for a parking area in theright-of-way,
approves the requested 3O-foot shoreland setback variance, approves the requested l3-
foot front yard setback variance, and approves a 1.13 percent lot cover variance for the
construction of a home and patio, subject to the conditions of approval'
Z, pronertv. The variance is for a property situated in tht City of Chanhassen, Carver CounB,
ili*"-*tu, and legally described as Lof 2, Block 2, Minnewashta Creek First Addition.
3. Conditions. The variance approval is subject to the following conditions:
l. Lot cover may not exceed 5,800 square feet'
Z. Eaves and other awnings may projlct no more than 2.5 feet beyond the granted setback
variance.
3. Driveway configuration must comply with Section-20-1122 of the city code'
4. primaryt ,rrtui. must be setback aileast 54 feet from the ordinary high water level and
patio must be setback at least 45 feet from the ordinary high water level.
5. A building permit must be obtained prior to demolishing any stnrctwes on the site and
before beginning any construction on the site'
6. Building [t*r riu.iprovide suffrcient information to veriff that proposed building meets
all requirements of the Minnesota State Building Code, additional comments or
requirLments may be required after plan revlew,
7. Retaining walls (if presenQ more than four feet high, measured from the bottom of the
footing to the top oithe wall, must be designed by a professional engineer and a building
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permit must be obtained prior to construction. Retaining walls (if present) under four feet
in height require a zoning Permit.
8. A permanent l0 - foot native vegetated buffer with permanent buffer signs must be installed
along the shoreline using species native to the ecotype. Buffer strip averaging may be used to
achiJve the total buffer arca required. The buffer may be configured around lhe path and stairs.
Design plans must be approved by the Water Resources Engineer.
g. A buffei agreement describing the precise location and extent ofthe buffer strip, as well as the
restrictioni for activities within the buffer strip, shall be signed by the property owner and the city
and shall be recorded against the property at the county recorder's office. The property owner
shall be responsible for all costs and fees associated with the buffer strip dedication.
10. The installation ofany improvements on the Site shall meet all applicable j urisd ictional
requirements, including but not limited to the Minnesota Department ofNatural Resources and
the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District, and all applicable permits shall be obtained prior to any
site improvements.
!gE. If within one (l) year of the issuance of this variance the allowed construction has not
been substantially completed, this variance shall lapse.
Approved by Planning Commission: lanuaty 17 ' 2023
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
Elise Ryan, Mayor
(sE.\L)
STATE OF MINNESOTA )
AND:
Laurie Hokkanen, City Manager
(ss
COTJNTY OF CARVER )
rgJIThe foregoing instrument was acknowledged betbre me this
2023 by Elise Ry an, Mayor, and Laurie Hokkanen, City Manager. ofthe City of Chanhassen,
Minnesota munic
its City Council.
ipal corporation, on behalfofthe corporation and pursuan I to authority granted by
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City ofChanhassen
7700 Market Boulevard
P.O. Box 147
Chanhassen, MN 55317
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