Application
Planning Case NO.O 3 -l3
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
7700 Market Boulevard - P.O. Box 147
Chanhassen, MN 55317 - (952) 227-1100
DEVELOPMENT REVIEW APPLICATION
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Contact:
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NOTE: Consultation with City staff is required prior to submittal, including review of development
plans
Comprehensive Plan Amendment
Temporary Sales Permit
Interim Use Permit (IUP)
Vacation of Right-of-Way/Easements (VAC)
+ Variance (VAR)
Wetland Alteration Permit (WAP)
Conditional Use Permit (CUP)
Non-conforming Use Permit
Planned Unit Development*
Zoning Appeal
Rezoning
Zoning Ordinance Amendment
Sign Permits
Sign Plan Review
Notification Sign - $200
(City to install and remove)
Site Plan Review (SPR)*
X Escrow for Filing Fees/Attorney Cost**
- $50 CUP/SPRlVACNARlWAP/Metes & Bounds
- $450 Minor SUB
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Subdivision*
An additional fee of $3.00 per address within the public hearing notification area will be invoiced to the applicant
prior to the public hearing.
*Sixteen (16) full-size folded copies of the plans must be submitted, including an 8%" X 11"
reduced copy for each plan sheet along with a digital copy in TIFF-Group 4 (*.tif) format.
**Escrow will be required for other applications through the development contract.
Building material samples must be submitted with site plan reviews.
NOTE: When multiple applications are processed, the appropriate fee shall be charged for
each application.
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PRESENT ZONING:
REQUESTED ZONING:
PRESENT LAND USE DESIGNATION:
REQUESTED LAND USE DESIGNATION:
REASON FOR REQUEST:
FOR SITE PLAN REVIEW: Include number of existing employees:
and new employees:
This application must be completed in full and be typewritten or clearly printed and must be accompanied by all information
and plans required by applicable City Ordinance provisions. Before filing this application, you should confer with the
Planning Department to determine the specific ordinance and procedural requirements applicable to your application.
A determination of completeness of the application shall be made within 15 business days of application submittal. A written
notice of application deficiencies shall be mailed to the applicant within 15 business days of application.
This is to certify that I am making application for the described action by the City and that I am responsible for complying with
all City requirements with regard to this request. This application should be processed in my name and I am the party whom
the City should contact regarding any matter pertaining to this application. I have attached a copy of proof of ownership
(either copy of Owner's Duplicate Certificate of Title, Abstract of Title or purchase agreement), or I am the authorized person
to make this application and the fee owner has also signed this application.
I will keep myself informed of the deadlines for submission of material and the progress of this application. I further
understand that additional fees may be charged for consulting fees, feasibility studies, etc. with an estimate prior to any
authorization to proceed with the study. The documents and information I have submitted are true and correct to the best of
my knowledge.
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Rev. 1/08
Written justification for approval of variance at 1425 Bluff Creek Drive
To allow construction of replacement Shop Accessory Structure over 1,000 square feet.
Concerning City of Chanhassen Code
Sec. 20-904. Accessory structures.
My wife Heidi and I intend to build a new home on the homestead property located at
1425 Bluff Creek Drive within the City of Chanhassen. Our intentions are to continue the
90 year Hesse Farm farming tradition. Heidi was raised on the property and her father
Harold Hesse was born, lived, and worked his entire live on the farm. After careful
consideration we are preparing to demolish the existing home and detached four car
shop, the barn will remain as it is an essential part of the farm operation housing more
than 15,000 bales of hay each season and one the few actively working old barns within
the City of Chanhassen.
Logically it is our intent replace the existing shop once it is removed. We intend to build
the new shop in the location of the existing home. Once the new shop is constructed the
existing four car shop will be removed, and we will then begin construction on the new
home.
The proposed shop will function as a repair and storage area for tractors and equipment
for the operation of the farm, as the existing but aging shop currently does. The new
structure will be approximately 28’ x 56’.
We are asking for a variance of Code Sec. 20-904, if the code is enforced it would cause
undue hardship for our family. The homestead property has always been operated as a
farm within our family; it is actually one of the few remaining original farms in
Chanhassen. The 300+ acre farm has been reduced due to the Hesse Farm
subdivisions, but is still very active. We currently farm 10 acres that we own on the north
side of the Farm, 21+ acres that we own on the south side and approximately 5 acres on
the homestead. We also do considerable farming on neighboring properties to the
extent of approximately 40+ acres. In order to facilitate the farming operation I need
tractors and equipment. With the removal of all the sheds and shops, I need a location
to repair, store and maintain my tractors and equipment. The new shop will hold two
large tractors, a bobcat, and farm truck, along with all required maintenance equipment
and supplies. Not having a shop to repair and store tractors and equipment will not
allow us to continue our farm operation.
Over the past several years I have made every effort to clean up the property, remove
debris, and repair older structures. We recently spent $40,000 in repairs to maintain the
95 year old barn. If we are not allowed to construct a shop that is a necessity for the
farm operation, there will also be no reason to continue the expense of maintaining the
barn, which we would then be forced to remove.
My understanding is that because the proposed shop is a 4 feet wider and 12 feet longer
than the existing shop we are required to pay the $250 variance fee, plus the cost to
notify all neighbors, write a narrative request, and wait for a month for decision from the
planning commission, because of ordinance Sec. 20-904 was recently enacted.
It is also my understanding that the City will not allow credit for the numerous structures I
have previously removed from the homestead because they were removed more than
12 months ago. The square footage of the properties I previously removed (40’ x 100’
6,360 square feet
metal pole building, 26’ x 60’ Quonset shop, and 20’ x 40’ add up to
not including the basement of the hog barn or the two corrugated steel grain bins I
removed last fall. The removal of these structures was based upon the assumption that
I could replace some of the structures with new improved farm structures. To say the
least, we find this very frustrating!
Heidi and I await your approval of the variance to allow us to continue the farm operation
and for our children to be raised as forth generation farmers on the Hesse Farm.
Brad & Heidi Moe