Approval Letter 1571Lake Lucy RdRe
OITY OT OHANIIASSTI{
Chanhassen is a Community for Life - Providing for Today and Planning for Tomonow
May 23,2023
Kathryn Randall
l57l Lake Lucy Road
Excelsior, MN 55331
Approval Letter - l57l Lake Lucy Road
Request for Variances, Planning Case No. 2023-07
Dear Ms. Randall,
This letter is to confirm that on May 16, 2023, the Chanhassen Planning Commission, acting as
the Board of Appeals and Adjustments, approved a variance to permit the use of a single-family
dwelling as a two-family dwelling, subject to the following conditions:
1. A building permit must be obtained prior to construction.
2. Building plans must provide sufficient information to verifr that the proposed
building/structure meets all requirements of the Minnesota State Building Code;
additional comments or requirements may be required after plan review.
3. 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.
4. 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 Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek Watershed District, and all applicable
permits shall be obtained prior to any site improvements.
5. The exterior of the home shall maintain the appearance of a single-family home.
6. No separate entrance may be created for the apartment above the garage.
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7. Separate utility services may not be established.
8. The apartment above the garage may not be rented as a separate unit.
Please be aware that approval of a variance is not approval to begin demolition.
construction. or gradinq activities and that permits are required before engaging in anv of
the aforementioned. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact
me at 9 52-227 -1 I 32 or mwalters@chanhassenmn. gov.
Sincerely,
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MacKenzie Young-Walters, AICP
Associate Planner
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Variance Document
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CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER COUNTY, MII\NESOTA
VARIANCE 2023.07
1. Permit. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the City of Chanhassen hereby
gants the following variance:
The Chanhassen Board of Appeals and Adjustments approves the variance request for the
use of a single-family dwelling as a two-family dwelling.
2. Prooerty. The variance is for a propErty situated in ttre City of Chanhassen, Carver County,
Minnesot4 and legally described in Exhibit A.
3. Conditions. The variance approval is subject to the following conditions:
1. A building permit must be obtained prior to construction.
2. Building plans must provide sufficient information to veriff that the proposed
buildingistnrcture meets all requiranents of the Minnesota State Building Code;
additional comments or requirements may be required after plan review.
3. 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.
4. The installation of any improvernents on the site shall meet all applicable jurisdictional
requirements, including but not limited to the Minnesota Department of Natural
Resources and the Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek Watershed District, and all applicable
permits shall be obtained prior to any site improvements.
5. The exterior of the home shall maintain the appearance of a single-family home.
6. No separate entrance may be created for the apartment above the garage.
7. Separate utility services may not be established.
8. The apartment above the garage may not be rented as a separate unit.
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4. Lapse. If within one (1) year of the issuance of this variance the allowed construction has not
been substantially completed, this variance shall lapse.
Approved by the Planning Commission: May l6th, 2023
CITY OF CHANIIASSEN
BY
(sEAL)Elise Ryan,
AND:
Laurie Hokkanen, City Manager
STATE OF MINNESOTA )
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cotrNTY oF CARVER )
The foregoing instnrment was acknowledged before me of
zo&rY Elise Ryan, Mayor, and Heattrer Johnston, Interim City Manager, of the City
Chanhassen, a Minnesota municipal corporation,
authority granted by its City Council.
on behalf of the corporation and pursrant to
DRAFTED BY:
City of Chanhassen
7700 Market Boulevard
P.O. Box 147
Chanhassen, MN 55317
(9s2)227-1100
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