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Approval Letter 23-09OITTOT OIIAI{IIASSTI'I Chanhassen is a Community for Life - Providing for Today and Planning for lomonow June 73,2023 Superior Contracting, Inc. Attn: Chris Ahlbrecht 22536 Aberdeen Ave Jordan, MN 55352 and Kristen Christianson 4629 Casco Ave Edina, MN 55424 Re: Planning Case #2023-09 - Front Setback Variance for New House Dear Mr. Ahlbrecht This letter is to confirm that on June 6, 2023, the Chanhassen Planning Commission, acting as the Board of Appeals and Adjustment, approves the requested l0-foot front yard setback variance for the construction of a home, subject to the following conditions: 1. A building permit must be obtained prior to demolishing any structures on the site and before beginning any construction on the site. 2. Building plans must provide sufficient information to verifu that proposed building meets all requirements of the Minnesota State Building Code, additional comments or requirements may be required after plan review. 3. A building permit must be obtained before beginning any construction. 4. 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. 5. Any portion of the retaining wall on private property is to be owned and maintained by the property owner. 6. If any soil corrections are done on the property, a final grading plan and soil report must be submitted to the Inspections Division before permits will be issued. PH 952.227.1 I 00 . www.ci.chan hassen.mn.us . FX 952.227. I I I 0 77OO I',IARKET BOULEVARD .PO BOX I4T.CHANHASSEN .MINNESOTA 55317 7. A permanent 10-foot native vegetated buffer adjacent to the lake 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. Alternative designs including the use of Best Management Practices (BMPs) such as rain gardens, would also be considered for approval. The buffer or BMP design may be configured around the path and stairs. Design plans must be approved by the Water Resources Engineer. 8. A buffer and/or BMP agreement describing the precise location and extent of the buffer strip or BMP, as well as the restrictions and maintenance for activities within the buffer strip and/or BMP, 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. 9. 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. Also note that a variance shall become void within one year unless substantial action has been taken by the petitioner in reliance thereof. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact me at (952) 227-1132 or by email mwalters@chanhassenmn. gov. Sincerely, lu.-z;fV.4 MacKenzie Young-Walters Associate Planner enclosure I ) CITY OF CHANHASSEN CARVER COUNTY, MINNESOTA VARIANCE 2023-09 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 approves the requested 10-foot front yard setback variance for the construction of a home, subject to the conditions of approval. Propertv. The variance is for a property situated in the City of Chanhassen, Carver County, Minnesota, and legally described as Lots 9, 10, 11,37,38, and 39, Red cedar Point Lake Minnewashta, Carver County, Minnesota. 3. Conditions. The variance approval is subject to the following conditions: 1. A building permit must be obtained prior to demolishing any structures on the site and before beginning any construction on the site. 2. Building plans must provide sufficient information to veriff that proposed building meets all requirements of the Minnesota State Building Code, additional comments or requirements may be required after plan review 3. A building permit must be obtained before beginning any construction. 4. 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. 5. Any portion of the retaining wall on private property is to be owned and maintained by the property owner. 6. If any soil corrections are done on the property a final grading plan and soil report must be submitted to the Inspections Division before permits will be issued. 7 . A permanent l0-foot native vegetated buffer adjacent to the lake 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. Alternative designs including the use of Best Management Practices (BMPs) such as rain gardens would also be considered for approval. The buffer or BMP design may be configured around the path and stairs. Design plans must be approved by the Water Resources Engineer. I 8. A buffer and/or BMP agreement describing the precise location and extent of the buffer strip or BMP, as well as the restrictions and maintenance for activities within the buffer strip and/or BMP, 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. 9. 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. 4. Lapse. 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: June 6,2023 CITY OF CHANHASSEN BY: Elise Ryan, Mayor (sEAL) AND: Laurie Hokkanen, City Manager STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF CARVER The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this - day of -, 2023by Elise Ryan, Mayor, and Laurie Hokkanen, City Manager, of the City of Chanhassen, a Minnesota municipal corporation, on behalf of the corporation and pursuant to authority granted by its City Council. DRAFTED BY: City of Chanhassen 7700 Market Boulevard P.O. Box 147 Chanhassen, MN 55317 (es2) 227-1100 ) (ss. ) 2 NOTARY PUBLIC