Staff Report
Applicaon: Condional Use Permit for Contractors Yard to be lo cated at 1591 Park Road
Planning Commission Review Date: September 17, 2024
City Council Review Date: September 23, 2024
60 Day Acon Deadline: October 7, 2024
Case #: 24-09
Project Address: 1591 Park Road
Draed By: Rachel Arsenault
Staff Report Date: September 11, 2024
Summary of Request: The property owner is requesng a condional use pe rmit for a
contracng yard to be permi,ed on the property loca ted at 1591 Park Road.
LOCATION: 1591 Park Road
PROPOSED MOTION:
“The Chanhassen Planning Commission recommends approval of the requested conditional
use permit for a contracting yard subject to the conditions of approval and adoption of the
Findings of Fact and Recommendation.”
OWNER: Tiger Investors LLC
ZONING DISTRICT: Industrial Office Park (IOP)
2040 LAND USE: Office Industrial
ACREAGE: 5.27 Acres
LEVEL OF CITY DISCRETION IN DECISION MAKING:
The city has limited discretion in approving or denying Conditional Use Permits, based on
whether or not the proposal meets the conditional use permit standards outlined in the Zoning
Ordinance. If the city finds that all the applicable conditional use permit standards are met, the
permit must be approved. This is a quasi-judicial decision.
Noce of this public hearing has been mailed to all property owners within a quarter mile.
APPLICABLE REGULATIONS:
Chapter 20, Article 20-IV Conditional Uses
Chapter 20 Article 20-XXII "IOP" Industrial Office Park
BACKGROUND
Historically this property was the public works building for the city of Chanhassen. The property
currently has a landscaping company as a tenant which uses the property in part as a
Contractors Yard. The Property Owner and landscaping company were made aware that a
Condional Use Permit (CUP) is required in order to operate a contractor’s yard at the property.
As a result, the property owner is pursuing a condional use permit to bring the property into
compliance.
EXISTING CONDITIONS:
The property currently has two tenants: automove r epair and a landscaping contractor
business. The property currently has two buildings constructed on it as well as a hoop house for
salt storage, and concrete storage bins for organizaon of various landscaping materials.
SITE PLAN:
The Applicant is proposing to repave the area proposed to be ulized as a contractor’s yard as
the pavement is currently in poor condion. In addi on, the paved area will be confined with
curbing to properly direct the stormwater. The southwest poron of the property is proposed to
be remediated back into pervious ground cover and landscaped which will reduce the amount
of stormwater generated and required to be treated by the site.
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT CODE:
Sec 20-232 General Issuance Standards
The planning commission shall recommend a condiona l use permit and the council shall issue
such condional use permits only if it finds that such use at the proposed locaon:
a) Will not be detrimental to or endanger the public health, safety, comfort, convenience,
or general welfare of the neighborhood or the city.
b) Will be consistent with the objecves of the city's comprehensive plan and this chapter.
c) Will be designed, constructed, operated, and maintained so to be compable in
appearance with the exisng or intended character o f the general vicinity and will not
change the essenal character of that area.
d) Will not be hazardous or disturbing to exisng or p lanned neighboring uses.
e) Will be served adequately by essenal public facili es and services, including streets,
police and fire protecon, drainage structures, refuse disposal, water and sewer
systems, and schools; or will be served adequately by such facilies and services
provided by the persons or agencies responsible for the establishment of the proposed
use.
f) Will not create excessive requirements for public facilies and services and will not be
detrimental to the economic welfare of the community.
g) Will not involve uses, acvies, processes, materia ls, equipment, and condions of
operaon that will be detrimental to any persons, p roperty, or the general welfare due
to excessive producon of traffic, noise, smoke, fumes, glare, odors, rodents, or trash.
h) Will have vehicular approaches to the property which do not create traffic congeson or
interfere with traffic or surrounding public thoroughfares.
i) Will not result in the destrucon, loss or damage o f solar access, natural, scenic or
historic features of major significance.
j) Will be aesthecally compable with the area.
k) Will not depreciate surrounding property values.
l) Will meet standards prescribed for certain uses as provided in this arcle.
(Ord. No. 80, Art. III, § 2(3-2-3), 12-15-86; Ord. No. 377, § 23, 5-24-04)
The proposed contracng yard complies with the stan dards required for contracng yards in
City Code.
Sec 20-289 Contracng Yard
1. Equipment and supply storage must be screened or enclosed. Screening shall comply
with buffer yard D and F4 fencing as specified in this chapter.
2. Vehicles/equipment shall be stored within an enclosed or screened area.
3. No unlicensed or inoperable vehicle/equipment shall be stored on-premises.
4. All chemicals shall be stored in proper storage facilies, specified by OSHA regulaons.
5. The contractor shall be licensed, bonded and insured.
(Ord. No. 377, § 27, 5-24-04)
LANDSCAPING
This property requires year-round screening, accomplished through a fence or coniferous trees.
The southern property line is sufficiently screened from view with thick tree planngs, the east
property line is screened using fencing, and the north is screened by the building and addional
landscaping. The west property line contains a hole in the screening beginning 130 feet south of
the NW property corner, spanning 75 feet long towards the SW property corner. This area is
composed of trees with canopies that begin roughly 6 feet in the air, leaving a gap of visibility to
the property. This screening should be improved by adding two spruce trees inside the property
along the driveway to the contractor’s yard.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff finds the proposal conforms to the general issuance standards. Staff recommends approval
of the requested condional use permit for a contra cng yard subject to the condions of
approval and adopon of the Findings of Fact and Re commendaon.
CONDITIONS:
a) Equipment and supply storage must be screened or enclosed at all mes by
fencing or vegetave screening. Screening shall com ply with city code.
b) Vehicles/equipment shall be stored within an enclosed or screened area.
c) No unlicensed or inoperable vehicle/equipment shall be stored on-premises.
d) All chemicals shall be stored in proper storage facilies, specified by OSHA
regulaons.
e) The contractor shall be licensed, bonded and insured.
f) All pavement surfaces must be repaired and maintain a quality level of
condion, free from potholes and crumbling.
g) The scope of the Contractors Yard may be increased if the amount of paved
and screened area is increased, up to the allowed amount according to the
zoning district, Industrial Office Park (IOP). Increase in impervious surface
may require modificaons and alteraon to the stormw ater migaons on
site.
h) Two spruce trees, a minimum of 4 feet tall at plan ng measured from
finished grade, shall be planted along the driveway within the property, along
the NW corner of the space defined as contractor yard on the site plan
Exhibit C.