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20.The applicant shall verify that the tennis courts are outside any easements and meet the 15
foot side yard setback.
All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 5 to 0.
CHES MAR REZONINGS AND PUD AMENDMENTS: CONSIDER APPROVAL OF
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REZONING PROPERTY WITHIN CHES MAR FARM, CHES MAR FARM 2
ADDITION AND CHES MAR TRAILS TO PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD);
APPLICANT: CITY OF CHANHASSEN.
Kate Aanenson: Mayor, members of the City Council. This item appeared before the Planning
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Commission on January 4 and they unanimously recommended approval 5-0. The Ches Mar
Farm is located off of Hazeltine Boulevard, just north of Camp Tanadoona and south of the
Minnewashta Regional Park. This area, the underlying area around this is zoned rural residential
and does not have any utility services to it. This parcel was brought to our attention, the three
parcels as the Ches Mar, was brought to our attention when someone called in for a zoning
information and we realized some ambiguity in the three different plats so it’s before you today
and really to simplify, similar to what we’ve done with the industrial property where we actually
went back and had the PUD tied back to a specific, because there were no ordinances attached.
We’re tying this back to the underlying rural residential but for a couple anomalies which I’ll
speak to in a second. So the reason for the request is that we noticed the mapping area. Again
we are the keeper of the mapping so if someone calls in to get zoning information for refinancing
it needs to be correct and noted what their rights are with the property. So on researching these
three plats the inconsistencies were determined and the purpose is to clarify the underlying
zoning district, specifically the rural residential for the three parcels. The Ches Mar Farm, Ches
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Mar 2 Addition and Ches Mar Trails. Also within that the anomalies then would be, there is an
existing stable on the property that, in that district, we’re going to make it, because it’s already
there, an accessory use rather than a conditional use because as long as that property stays in the
rural residential, that horse property will stay there. So these are the number of parcels that are
involved in all of the rezoning in itself so there’s three outlots included in there, but they are
different plats and that’s where the little mess occurred. So over time there was a couple of
subdivisions in place for this parcel and to correct that we’re going to kind of go back through
each of the different plats to show you how it worked and so these are the three parcels that were
in place. The Ches Mar Farms, which had a number of properties on it, which I’ll go through in
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a minute. The Ches Mar Farms 2 Addition and then the Ches Mar Trails. So for the history of
it the Ches Mar Farms in and of itself was done in April, 1986 and that was actually done
because there was, it was an R-1 at that time. Was given a PUD to accommodate the fact there
was multiple units out there. There were 12 parcels so I tried to parcel those out and in order to
do that our ordinance allows for multiple units on one parcel using the PUD tool so it was done
that. The problem that happened is it wasn’t tied to an underlying zoning. We couldn’t find that
ordinance so to clarify too, before we did this rezoning with the Planning Commission, a notice
went out to all the property owners explaining in detail what we intended to do and clarify. We
met with all of those so some of them did show up to the Planning Commission but, so they were
given a lot of notice and it does resolve some of their issues with the parcel in the fact that there
are some non conforming uses on the property that will remain in place that we’ve addressed. So
again it was a 12 acre parcel. It was split into 4 so each parcel had their own property. From that
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additional splits took place. So the 2 Addition came in and that was Ches Mar Farms 2 and
the intent of this was to subdivide 22.8 acres into 2 lots. Again this time when the RR zoning
was in place. Again no ordinance was applied. And then in 1991 an additional development was
created. At that time the City Council stated that they could meet the conditions of the RR and
wanted to do that but again there’s no record of the ordinance in place. So what this does, takes
all those ordinances and creates it all PUDR so they all have that same zoning. The one piece
that was left off, that just left RR, we made it all PUD. It makes it easier. The underlying
property owner’s comfortable with that so they all are PUD with the underlying standards of the
Rural Residential. The only other thing that changed will be on the ordinance part of it self and
that was that we did allow under the no noted, under permitted use on Lot 1, Block 2, they can
continue to use as a twin. A duplex up there and that property owner was at the Planning
Commission meeting so that twin home will continue on that property as long as it stays in the
state it’s in now. And then the other would be the accessory use and rather the conditional use
for the stable which has always been there. It’s rather than conditional use, that lot will be an
accessory use. So it does meet all the conditions of the PUD and the RR so with that we are
clarifying the property itself. Putting together an ordinance so if someone wants to find out
what’s permitted on their property and what’s it zoned, we have that legal document for them so
it’s really a clean up. So with that I’d be happy to answer any questions that you may have.
Mayor Furlong: Thank you. Questions for city staff. None? Okay. Very good. Thank you and
thank you Ms. Aanenson for your efforts there and for the Planning Commission’s as well. Any
thoughts? Comments. Or would somebody like to make a motion? Councilwoman Ernst.
Councilwoman Ernst: I make a motion that we approve the rezoning of Parcel 1, Lot 1, Block 1,
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Ches Mar Farms 2 Addition, Parcel 2, Ches Mar Trails and Parcel 3, Ches Mar Farms to
Planned Unit Development, PUD adoption of attached ordinance and adoption of Planning
Commission’s Findings of Fact.
Mayor Furlong: Thank you. Is there a second?
Councilwoman Tjornhom: Second.
Councilman Laufenburger: Second.
Mayor Furlong: We’ll give it to Councilman Laufenburger.
Councilman Laufenburger: It’s a longer name than Tjornhom.
Mayor Furlong: It is.
Todd Gerhardt: Poor Nann.
Mayor Furlong: Well Tjornhom, I mean come on. There isn’t an Anderson or Johnson among
us is there? Motion’s been made and seconded. It is getting late if no one can tell. Any
discussion on the motion? Seeing none we’ll proceed with the vote.
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Councilwoman Ernst moved, Councilman Laufenburger seconded that the City Council
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approves the rezoning of Parcel 1 (Lot 1, Block 1, Ches Mar Farms 2 Addition), Parcel 2
(Ches Mar Trails), and Parcel 3 (Ches Mar Farm) to Planned Unit Development (PUD);
adoption of attached ordinance and adoption of the Planning Commission’s Findings of
Fact. All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 5 to 0.
SUPPORT OF A NOMINATION FOR METRO CITIES BOARD.
Mayor Furlong: Mr. Laufenburger, you asked that this be put on.
Councilman Laufenburger: Yes Mr. Mayor. I’d like to move that the Chanhassen City Council
extend support for Councilwoman Vicki Ernst’s nomination for filling a current vacant and
unexpired term on the Board of Directors Metro Cities Board Minnesota.
Mayor Furlong: Thank you. Is there a second?
Councilman McDonald: I’ll second.
Mayor Furlong: Motion’s been made and seconded. Discussion, Mr. Gerhardt. Can you give us
a little background on the.
Todd Gerhardt: Yeah, we are a member of the Metro Cities Board. Metro Cities advocates on
behalf of their members in the metro area. Those cities that have decided to join Metro Cities.
Each year Metro Cities develops a list of legislative priorities to advocate on behalf of it’s
members and they also have appointment authority to the Transportation Advisory Board, the
Technical Advisory Commission, and a couple other organizations. The Metro GIS Policy
Board and a Grant Evaluation and Ranking System. Metro Cities, we’ve been a member
probably for 25 plus years.
Mayor Furlong: Thank you. Any discussion to the motion? And so there’d be an application
present. We don’t have opportunity to make the appointment. We’re just supporting your
application.
Todd Gerhardt: Just so council understands. There’s one vacancy right now and there will be
additional vacancies in April so, my guess is the motion included to apply for this vacancy and
then the one in April also.
Mayor Furlong: Sure. That’d be fine.
Todd Gerhardt: Since we’re clarifying all motions tonight.
Councilman Laufenburger: It is. I’d just like to say this that I think that it’s important for
Chanhassen as one of the 80 members of this Metro Cities, it’s important that we seek and take
advantage of every opportunity to represent our interests amongst the legislative influencing
bodies and this is a good opportunity to do so and I’ve heard from the Director, Executive
Director Patricia Nowman that this would not incorrectly imbalance the make-up of the Board so
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