Signed FOF for Life Time FitnessCITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
FINDINGS OF FACT
AND RECOMMENDATION
IN RE:
Application of Life Time Fitness for Site Plan Review.
On June 20 ,2023, the Chanhassen Planning Commission met at its regularly schedule
meeting to consider the application of Life Time Fitness for a site plan review of Life Time
Pickleball Facility for the property located at2970 Water Tower Place. The Planning
Commission conducted a public hearing on the proposed site plan was preceded by published
and mailed notice. The Planning Commission heard testimony from all interested persons
wishing to speak and now makes the following:
FINDINGS OF FACT
l. The property is currently zoned Planned Unit Development (PUD)
2. The property is guided by the Land Use Plan for Office Industrial Use.
3. The legal description of the property is: Lot 1 Block 1 Arboretum Business Park 5th Addition
Site Plan:
(1) Is consistent with the elements and objectives of the city's development guides,
including the comprehensive plan, official road mapping, and other plans that
may be adopted;
(2) Is consistent with Chapter 20, Article II, Division 6.
(3) Preserves the site in its natural state to the extent practicable by minimizing tree
and soil removal and designing grade changes to be in keeping with the general
appearance ofthe neighboring developed or developing or developing areas;
(4) Creates a harmonious relationship of building and open space with natural site
features and with existing and future buildings having a visual relationship to the
development;
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(5) Creates a functional and harmonious design for structures and site features, with
special attention to the following:
a. An internal sense of order for the buildings and use on the site and
provision of a desirable environment for occupants, visitors and general
community;
b. The amount and location of open space and landscaping;
c. Materials, textures, colors and details of construction as an expression of
the design concept and the compatibility of the same with adjacent and
neighboring structures and uses; and
d. Vehicular and pedestrian circulation, including walkways, interior drives
and parking in terms of location and number of access points to the public
streets, width of interior drives and access points, general interior
circulation, separation of pedestrian and vehicular traffic and arrangement
and amount of parking.
(6) Protects adjacent and neighboring properties through reasonable provision for
surface water drainage, sound and sight buffers, preservation of views, light and
air and those aspects of design not adequately covered by other regulations which
may have substantial effects on neighboring land uses.
8. The planning report dated June 13, 2023, prepared by Eric Maass is incorporated herein.
The Planning Commission recommends that the City Council approve the site plan
review subject to the conditions of the staff report.
ADOPTED by the Chanhassen Planning Commission this fulau1 C ZO Z3
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CHANHASSEN PLANNING COMMIS SION
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RECOMMENDATION