CC Staff Report 05-09-20110
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CHANHASSEN
7700 Market Boulevard
PO Box 147
Chanhassen, MN 55317
Administration
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Engineering
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Todd Gerhardt, City Manager
FROM: Bob Generous, Senior Planner
DATE: May 9, 2011 V�.
SUBJ: Powers Crossing Professional Center, Planning Case #09 -06
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PROPOSED MOTION
"The Chanhassen City Council approves a one -year extension until May 26,
2012 for the preliminary plat and development approvals for Powers Crossing
Professional Center, Planning Case #09 -06."
City Council approval requires a majority vote of City Council.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Finance
The property owner, Tim Erhart, is requesting a one -year extension of the
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preliminary plat for Powers Crossing Professional Center to May 26, 2012. The
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extension is necessary due to the current depressed market conditions for
development and construction and the delay in the turn back of the excess right -of-
Park &Recreation
way. The project is located at the southeast corner of Powers Boulevard and US
Phone: 952.227.1120
Highway 212.
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Recreation Center
2310 Coulter Boulevard
Phone: 952.227.1400
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Planning &
Natural Resources
Phone: 952.227.1130
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Public Works
1591 Park Road
Phone: 952.227.1300
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Senior Center
Phone: 952.227.1125
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Web Site Section 18 -41 of the Chanhassen City Code requires that the subdivider request final
www.ci.chanhassen.mn.us plat approval within one year of the preliminary plat approval unless a request, in
writing, is submitted to the City requesting for good cause for an extension of the
preliminary plat. Staff can attest to the slowdown in the development market due to
the existing economic conditions.
Chanhassen is a Community for life - Providing for Today and Planning for Tomorrow
Todd Gerhardt
Powers Crossing Professional Center
May 9, 2010
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The City and developer worked diligently to create a
well - designed project. This project is the linchpin for the
rest of development in the 2010 Metropolitan Urban
Service Area due to the location of a future sanitary
sewer lift station at Powers Boulevard and the future
east -west road. The schematic to the right represents a
concept for development of this area.
There have been no amendments to the City Code that
would adversely affect the conditions of approval for the
Powers Crossing Professional Center development. All
the conditions of approval shall remain in force for the
development. All fees were specified as those in effect
at the time of final plat approval. Staff is recommending
approval of the applicant's request for a one -year
extension to May 26, 2012.
BACKGROUND
On May 24, 2010, the Chanhassen City Council approved a one -year extension to the
development approval until May 26, 2011.
On May 26, 2009, the Chanhassen City Council approved the following:
A. Rezoning of Lot 1, Block 1, from Agricultural Estate District, A2, to Office & Institutional
District, Ol." Please note that the rezoning of the parcel is only effective with the final
platting of the subdivision.
B. Conditional Use Permit with Variances to encroach into the primary zone and required
buffer for development in the Bluff Creek Corridor.
C. Subdivision (Preliminary Plat) creating one lot, two outlots and dedication of public right -
of -way, plans prepared by Westwood Professional Services, Inc., dated April 1, 2009.
Todd Gerhardt
Powers Crossing Professional Center
May 9, 2010
Page 3 of 4
D. Site Plan with Variances for building
height and Bluff Creek Primary Zone
setbacks for Planning Case #08-16, for a
two-phase, three-story, 160,000 square-
foot professional office building, and up
to a 731- stall, five-level parking ramp on
Lot 1, Block I of the development, plans
prepared by Pope Associates, Inc. and
Westwood Professional Services, Inc.,
dated April 1, 2009.
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D. Site Plan with Variances for building
height and Bluff Creek Primary Zone
setbacks for Planning Case #08-16, for a
two-phase, three-story, 160,000 square-
foot professional office building, and up
to a 731- stall, five-level parking ramp on
Lot 1, Block I of the development, plans
prepared by Pope Associates, Inc. and
Westwood Professional Services, Inc.,
dated April 1, 2009.
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Powers Crossing Professional Center
May 9, 2010
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E. A sign size Variance request to permit an eight (8) foot tall sign with up to 64 square feet of
sign display area.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the following motion:
"The Chanhassen City Council approves a one -year extension until May 26, 2012 for the
preliminary plat and other development approvals for Powers Crossing Professional Center,
Planning Case #09 -06."
ATTACHMENTS
1. Email from Tim Erhart to Bob Generous dated April 18, 2011.
gAplan\2009 planning cases \09 -06 powers crossing professional center \extension memo preliminary plat 2011.doc
Generous, Bob
From: Tim Erhart [terhart@exlar.com]
Sent: Monday, April 18, 2011 12:58 PM
To: Generous, Bob
Subject: FW: notice of preliminary plat exp 2011.doc
Attachments: notice of preliminary plat exp 2011.doc
Bob,
As we discussed this morning let's go ahead and extend this for another year.
Let me know if you need something from me.
Thanks
tim