3 VAR 825 Flying Cloud DriveCITY OF
STAFF
REPORT
PC DATE: 9/15/99
CCDATE: 9/27/99
CASE #: 99-10 SIGN (VAR)
98-9 SPR
PROPOSAL:
LOCATION:
APPLICANT:
Request for a 36 sq. ft. variance from the 24 sq. ft. maximum area (and a 2 foot,
9 inch variance from the 5 foot height limitation) for the installation of a 60 s.q.
ft., 7 foot, 9 inch monument sign.
825 Flying. Cloud Drive
(Intersection of TH 212 & 101)
Rain, Snow or Shine
Attn.: Jeff Helstrom
825 Flying Cloud Drive
Chaska, MN 55318
445-1500
PRESENT ZONING:
ACREAGE:
A-2, Agricultural Estate
90 Acres
DENSITY:
N/A
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ADJACENT ZONING
AND LAND USES:
N:
S:
E:
W:-
WATER AND SEWER:
PHYSICAL CHARACTER:
2000 LAND USE PLAN:
BF & A-2, Brookside Motel & All Metro Supplies
A-2, Raguet Wildlife Management Area & Minnesota River
A-2, Raguet Wildlife Management Area
A-2, Raguet Wildlife Management Area
Not available to the site
This site contains a golf and driving range.
Parks and Open Space and Large Lot Residential
RSS Golf Improvement Center Sign Variance
September 8, 1999
Page 2
APPLICABLE REGULATION
Section 20-1301 states that the maximum size for a monument sign on property zoned A-2 is 24
square feet in sign area and 5 feet in height (Attachment 2).
BACKGROUND
Rain, Snow or Shine Golf Improvement Center is located at the intersection of TH 212 and 101.
In July 1998, the City Council approved a site plan for a golf improvement center, an interim use
permit for a golf and driving range and a conditional use permit for alteration of a flood plain.
The approval was subject to the condition that all signage comply with the zoning ordinance. On
August 9, 1999, the City Council approved an amendment to the site plan to allow lighting and a
variance to allow for 3.2 beer.
The current request is for a variance to allow a 60 sq. ft. monument sign to be located to the east
of the existing driveway.
ANALYSIS
The applicant proposes to install a 7 foot 9 inch by 7 foot 9 inch (60 sq. ft.) internally illuminated
monument sign along TH 212 (Flying Cloud Drive). The sign is proposed to be placed on a
"mound" rather than a typical base. The sign ordinance permits one monument sign up to 24 sq.
ft. and 5 feet in height in the A-2 zoning district.
The sign ordinance only addresses residential development entrance and public and institutional
signs in the A-2 district as the intent of this district is "the preservation of rural character while
respecting development patterns by allowing single-family development." Furthermore, this site
is guided parks and open space and large lot residential. (Its location adjacent to wildlife
management areas and the Minnesota River dictated this guiding.)
TH 212 is not a major commercial thoroughfare, therefore, the signage should not be compatible
in size with that on TH 5. This is a rural area of the City and all signage should blend with the
scenery. The 60 sq. ft. sign does not comply with the intent of the district nor does it blend with
the rural scenery. Furthermore, the subject site is located at the intersection of two highways
with a signal so any potential customer has easy access to the site.
Si~n Ordinance Puroose and Findings
The City adopted a sign ordinance to establish an effective means of communication and
maintain and enhance the aesthetic environment. Specifically, the City's goals pertaining to
signs are:
RSS Golf Improvement Center Sign Variance
September 8, 1999
Page 3
1. Establish standards which permit businesses a reasonable and equitable opportunity to
advertise their name and service;
Finding: A 24 sq. fi. sign allows the applicant to advertise the business.
2. Preserve and promote civic beauty, and prohibit signs which detract from this objective
because of size, shape, height, location, conditions, cluttering or illumination;
Finding: The proposed sign detracts from the rural scenery and is out of proportion with
neighboring signs.
3. Ensure that signs do not create safety hazards;
Finding: The proposed sign may pose a distraction for drivers on the highway.
4. Ensure that signs are designed, constructed, installed and maintained in a manner that does
not adversely impact public safety or unduly distract motorists;
Finding: The large sign is out of proportion with adjacent signs so it will distract motorists.
5. Preserve property values;
Finding: A 24 sq. fi. sign will not impact property values.
6. Ensure signs that are in proportion to the scale of, and are architecturally compatible with, the
principal structures;
Finding: The 60 sq. fi. sign is out of proportion with the use and structure size on the site.
Limit temporary commercial signs and advertising displays which provide an opportunity for
grand opening and occasional sales events while restricting signs which create continuous
visual clutter and hazards at public right-of-way intersections.
Finding: This is a Permanent sign.
Neighboring Prooerties
The Brookside Motel (zoned BF, Fringe Business which only allows 24 sq. ft. monument signs
also), All Metro Supplies (formerly "Sunny Acres" and zoned A-2) and Rain, Snow or Shine
Golf Improvement Center are located at the intersection of TH 212 and 101. The former two
uses predate the adoption of the 1972 zoning ordinance. The golf improvement center has been
in operation for less than one year.
RSS Golf Improvement Center Sign Variance
September 8, 1999
Page 4
The Brookside Motel is a legal, nonconforming use. There are two signs on the site. One is a
pylon, which has probably been in place for a number of years and the other is a portable sign.
The portable signs needs to be removed.
In 1996, an interim use permit was approved to allow the expansion of a wholesale and retail
nursery to operate at the northwest coruer of intersection of TH 212 and 101. The City Council
approved a variance to allow Mr. Dick Henning of All Metro Supplies (the tenant) to install a 8
foot by 4 foot (32 sq. ft.) monument sign in 1997. Staff supported this variance because of its
location at the intersection of two highways. In hind sight, staff believes this variance was not
appropriate because this is not a commercial district. The sign has never been installed so the
variance is void. The tenant's existing sign does not comply with ordinance and he has been
notified about the violation.
Rain Snow or Shine has four illegal temporary signs on the site. Staffhas notified the owner that
temporary signs require a permit, however, the signs still remain.
Current Request for the 60 sq. ft. Monument Si~n
The applicant .requests a variance to install a 60 sq. fi. monument sign. The proposal is more
than twice the area permitted by ordinance. The applicant cited the following reasons for the
variance request: a "24 sq. fi. is not nearly big enough to see my information from the road' and
"to list all the information about Rain Snow or Shine without compromising quality." First,
signs in the OI, Office and Institutional, BF, Fringe Business and BN, Neighborhood Business
are limited to 24 sq. fi. in area and 5 feet in height and the property owner/tenant still has a
reasonable use of the property. All the BF and BN zoning districts are located on major
highways (TH 5, 7 and 212), so the subject site is not located in such an unusual location as to
warrant a variance. Second, the applicant is inferring that a quality sign cannot be constructed ·
with only 24 sq. fi. of sign display area. The quality ora sign is determined by the contractor. In
this case, staff is confident that Sign Source can produce a 24 sq. ft. sign of high quality.
Staff does not believe a hardship has been demonstrated. Furthermore, any perceived hardship is
self-created. A 24 sq. ft. sign will allow the applicant a reasonable and equitable opportunity to
advertise their name and service.
If this variance is granted, a precedence will be established for signs in rural areas (or any area) of
the City. Moreover, granting this variance would be arbitrary as many previous requests for sign
variances have been denied because the applicant had a reasonable opportunity to advertise their
business.
Based on this review, staff recommends denial of the variance.
RSS Golf Improvement Center Sign Variance
September 8, 1999
Page 5
FINDINGS
The Planning Commission shall not recommend and the City Council shall not grant a variance
unless they find the following facts:
That the literal enforcement of this chapter would cause an undue hardship. Undue
hardship means that the property cannot be put to reasonable use because of its size,
physical surroundings, shape or topography. Reasonable use includes a use made by a
majority of comparable property within 500 feet of it. The intent of this provision is not to
allow a proliferation of variances, but to recognize that there are pre-existing standards in
this neighborhood. Variances that blend with these pre-existing standards without departing
downward from them meet this criteria.
Finding: Staff believes that the applicant does not have a hardship. A 24 sq. ft. monument
sign is sufficient for visibility. Granting of the variance may set a precedent for other
properties not in business districts.
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The conditions upon which a petition for a variance is based are not applicable, generally, to
other property within the same zoning classification.
Finding: All property owners Within the various zoning districts must install signage that
complies with the sign ordinance. There is nothing unusual about this application to
warrant the approval of this amendment.
The purpose of the variation is not based upon a desire to increase the value or income
potential of the parcel of land.
Finding: The purpose of the variation is probably based upon the desire to increase the
income of the golf center. It is not the responsibility of the City to grant a variance to
increase the income of a business.
d. The alleged difficulty or hardship is not a self-created hardship.
Finding: Staff believes that this hardship was created by the applicant. The applicant
created the hardship by proposing to install a sign that does not meet the requirements of the
ordinance.
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The granting of the variance will not be detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to
other land or improvements in the neighborhood in which the parcel is located.
Finding: The granting of the variance will permit a sign that is twice the size permitted by
ordinance. Moreover, the relief from the ordinance may lead to additional sign variance
requests in the area.
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September 8, 1999
Page 6
The proposed variation will not impair an adequate supply of light and air to adjacent
property or substantially increase the congestion of the public streets or increase the danger
of fire or endanger the public safety or substantially diminish or impair property values
within the neighborhood.
Finding: This variance will allow signage that is more than twice the sign area permitted
by ordinance.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Planning Commission adopt the following motion:
"The Planning Commission recommends denial of Sign Variance #99-10 for the installation of a
60 sq. fi. illuminated monument sign based upon the findings presented in the staffreport and the
following:
1. The applicant has a reasonable and equitable opportunity to install a sign for visibility."
ATTACHMENTS
I. Application and Letter
2. Section 20-1303, Sign Ordinance, A-2 District
3. Sign & Site Plan
4. Conditions of Approval for Golf Improvement Center
5. Property Owners
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CITY OF CHANHASSEN
690 COULTER DRIVE
CHANHASSEN, MN 55317
(612) 937-1900
DEVELOPMENT REVIEW APPLICATION
'TELEPHONE (Day time)
ADDRESS:
TELEPHONE:
, Comprehensive Plan Amendment
Temporary Sales Permit
Conditional Use Permit
interim Use Permit
Non-conforming Use Permit
Planned Unit Development*
Rezoning
Sign Permits
Sign Plan Review
Vacation of ROW/Easements
Variance
Wetland Alteration Permit
Zoning Appeal
~, Zoning Ordinance Amendment
Notification Sign
Plan Review*
SUbdivision*
X~ Escrow for Filing Fees/Attorney Cost**
($50 CUPISPR/VACNAR/W AP/Metes
and Bounds, $400 Minor SUB)
TOTAL FEE $
A1ist of a1! property owners within 500 feet of the boundaries of the property must be included with the
application.
Building material samples must be submitted with site plan reviews.
"Twenty-s~x full size folded copies of the plans must be submitted, including an 8W' X 11" reduced copy of
transparency for each plan sheet.
"~ Escrow will be required for other applications through the development contract
NDTE -When multiple applications are processed, the appropriate fee shall be charged for each application.
"NOTE - When muitiple..8~plications are processed, the appropriate fee shall be charged for each application.
PROJECT NAME~/'i """~ ~' ~"~v't-~.-''-'~ OW'- ,~~
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
PRESENT ZONING
REQUESTED ZONING
PRESENT LAND USE DESIGNATION
REQUESTED LAND USE DESIGNATION
REASON FOR THIS REQUEST
This application must be completed in full and be typewritten or clearly primed and must be accompanied by all information
and plans required by.applicable Cfty 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.
This is to certify that ! am making application for the described action by the City and that I am responsible foi'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 (efther 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 matedal and the progress of this' application. ! further
understand that additional fees may be charged for consulting fees, feasibility studies, etc. with an estimate pdor to any
authorization to proceed with the study. The documents and information ! have submitted are true and correct to the best
of my knowledge.
! also understand that after the approval or granting of the permit, such permits shall be invalid unless they are recorded
against the title to the property for which the approvaVpermit is granted within 120 days with the Carver County Recorder's
~i_~_.~,a..and the original document returned to City Hall Records.
Signa'tJre of Applicant
Sigfiature of Fee Owner
Date
Date
ApplicaIion Received on
Fee Paid Receipt No.
· The applicant should contact staff for a copy of the staff report which will be avallable on Friday prior to the
meelJng. Jf not contacted, a copy of the report will be mailed to the applicant's address.
August aS, 1999
City of Chanbassea
690 City Center Drive
Chanhassen, MN 55317
Dear Ch~dy:
Please refer this information to the Planning Commission.
I need a lager sign for the following reasons:
· 24 square feet is not nearly big enough to see my
/nformation ~om thc road,
60 square feet would enable me to llst all the
information about Rain Snow or Shine without
compromising quality.
Thank you.
$~erely,
JeffHelstrom
Rain Snow or Shine Golf
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tla~n Sno~ or Shing Ootf
825 Flying Cloud Drtve, Chanhassen 3~ 55317
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ZONING § 20-1301 .
degrees unless the total area of both sides added together does not exceed the maximum
allowable sign area for that district.
45 degre~ rr~ximum angle
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(b) All on-premises freestanding signs must have structural supports covered or concealed
with pole covers. The actual structural supports should not be exposed, and the covers should
be architecturally and aesthetically designed to match the building. Pole covers shall be a
minimum height of (eight) 8 feet. The exposed uprights, superstructure and/or backside of all
signs shall be painted a neutral color such as light blue, gray, brown, or white, unless it can be
illustrated that such part of the sign designed or painted in another manner is integral to the
overall design of the sign.
8' min.
8' min.
(c) The installation of electrical signs shall be subject to the National Electrical Code as
adopted and amended by the city. Electrical service to such sign shall be underground.
(d) No sign shall be attached or be allowed to hang from any building until all necessary
wall and roof attachments have been approvedby the building official Any canopy or awning
sign shall have a minimum of an eight-foot clearance.
(e) Illuminated signs shall be shielded to prevent lights from being directed at oncoming
traffic in such brilliance that it impairs the vision of the driver. No such signs shall interfere
with or obscure an official traffic sign or signal; this includes indoor signs which are visible
from public streets. Illumination for a sign or groups of signs shall not exceed ¥2 foot candle in
brightness as measured at the property line.
Secs. 20-1276--20-1300. Reserved.
DMSION 2. SIGNS ALLOWED IN SPECIFIC DISTRICTS BY PERMIT
Sec. 20-1301. Agricultural and residential districts.
The following signs are allowed by permit in the A-2, RR, RSF, R-4, R-8, R-12 and residential
PUD' districts:
..7~1) Public and institutional signs. One (1) ground low profile or wall sign, not exceeding
twenty-four (24) square feet of sign display area, shall be permitted on the premises of
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§ 20-1301 CHANHASSEN CITY CODE
any public or institutional property giving the name of the facility and nature of the
use and occupancy. Such sign shall be located at least ten (10) feet from any property
line, and shall not exceed five (5) feet in height.
~ (2) Area identification/entrance signs. Only one (1) monument sign may be erected at the
entrance(s). Total sign area shall not exceed twenty-four (24) square feet of sign display
area, nor be more than five (5) feet high. More than one (1) sign per entrance may be
erected, provided that the total sign area does not exceed twenty-four (24) square feet.
Any such sign or monument shall be designed with low-maintenance materials. The
adjacent property owner or a homeowners association shall'be responsible for
maintenance of the identification/entrance sign and surrounding grounds and land-
scaped areas. Such sign shall be located so as not to conflict with traffic visibility or
street maintenance operation, and shall be securely anchored to the ground.
(Ord. No. 231, § 1, 1-9-95; Ord. No. 252, § 2, 4-8-96)
Sec. 20-1302. Neighborhood business, fringe business, and office and institutional
districts.
The following signs shall be allowed by permit in any OI, BF, or BN distr~cts:
(1) Ground low profile business signs. One (1) ground low profile business or institutional
sign not exceeding twenty-four (24) square feet of sign display area shall be permitted.
· Such sign'shall be located at least ten (10) feet from any property line and shall not
exceed five (5) feet in height.~
(2) Wall business signs. One (1) wall business sign shall be permitted on the street
frontage for each business Occupant within a building. Wall business signs shall not be
mounted upon the wall of any building which faces any adjoining residential district
without an intervening public street. The total of all wall mounted sign display areas
for each business shall not exceed the square footage established in the following table:
Maximum Percentage Total Square
of Wall Wall Area in Square Feet Footage of Signs
15% O---600 90
13% 601ml,200 156
11% 1,201--1,800 198
9% 1,801--2,400 216
7% 2,401--3,200 224
5% 3,201--4,500 230
3% 4,500+ 240
(3) Wall signs shall not include product advertising. Wall signs shall only include tenant
identification, tenant logo or registered trademark, center name, or any combination of
the three.
(Ord. No. 231, § 1, 1-9-95)
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SITE DATA:
EX. ZONING
EX. LAND USE
PARCEL SIZE
GROSS FLOOR AREA
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[ UTE COVERAGE (BLDG.)
IMPERVIOUS AREA
% IMPERVIOUS
PROJECTED # EMPLOYEES
PARKING SPACES REQUIRED
PARKING SPACES PROVIDED
BUILDING HEIGHT
A2
AGRICULTURAL
4,203,712 SF
986 SF
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56.590 SF
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1-3
BASED ON USE
54 INITIAL
26 FUTURE
80 TOTAL
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July 22, 1998
RSS
Jeff Helstrom and Chris Bixler
c/o Perma Green, Inc.
8276 Scandia Road
Waconia, MN 55387
Dear Messrs. Helstrom and Bixler:
This letter is to formally notify you that on July 13, 1998, the City Council
approved Site Plan #98-8 for a golf improvement center, including Interim Use
Permit #98-2 whigh expires in the year 2020, to allow golf and driving range in
the A2 District, and a Conditional Use Permit #98-2 for alteration of a flood plain
as shown on the plans dated June 22, 1998, subject to the following conditions:
1. The building shall be painted brown.
Lighting of the site will be limited to security lighting and Parking lot
lighting per city ordinance. Landscaping should be placed on the eastern
side of the parking lot to screen the lot.
3. Signage shall be as per City Code section 20 Article XXVI.
The applicant will be required to plant 45 trees as replacement plantings
within the proposed development. A landscape plan must be submitted to
the city for approval.
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Landscape plan shall be revised to include 3 landscaped islands or
peninsulas and 6 overstory trees for the parking lot.
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The applicant will be responsible for applying for and obtaining changes to
the FEMA flood plain maps to reflect developed conditions. The applicant
shall further define, graphically, the proposed flood plain boundary and
provide justification for the changes.
The nets shall comply with the recommendation of the DNR, including the
condition that the nets be 4 ½ feet off the ground. The most westerly net
shall be modified to change from 50 feet to 20 feet.
The chemicals to be applied should be consistent xvith the program
submitted by the aPplicant. Storage of all maintenance equipment and
chemicals shall be out of the flood plain.
Messrs. Helstrom and Bixler
July 22, 1998
Page 2
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10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
MnDOT is recommending that the driveway be widened. A permit from MnDOT is
required.
All areas disturbed as a result of construction activities shall be immediately restored with
seed and disc-mulched or wood-fiber blanket or sod within two weeks of completion of
each activity in accordance with the City's Best Management Practice Handbook.
The applicant shall provide detailed storm drainage calculations for the ponds and ditch
during 10-year and 100-year, 24-hour storm events in accordance with the City's Surface
Water Management Plan for the City Engineer to review and approve. The applicant shall
also provide normal water level and high water level elevations of the created ponds and/or
ditches.
The applicant shall apply for and obtain permits from the appropriate regulatory agencies,
i.e. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources,
Army Corps of Engineers and Minnesota Department of Transportation and comply with
their conditions of approval.
No berming, drainage improvements or landscaping will be alloxved within Trunk Highway
212 right-of-way.
The plans shall be modified as follows:
a. The existing well shall be located and shown on the plans.
b. Relocate rock construction entrance south at a point where the existing driveway will be
altered/reconstructed.
c. Demonstrate where and how much filling and excavating will occur within the flood
plain, i.e. quantities of each activity.
d. Show normal and high water elevation of each pond.
e. Add silt fence downstream of proposed berms and practice green No. I in the northwest
comer of the site.
f. Provide temporary and/or permanent erosion control measures around sediment pond in
northeast comer of the site.
g. Incorporate MnDOT's comments regarding widening of the driveway at Trunk Highway
212 and right-of-way identification per letter dated May 2 I, 1998.
Messrs. Helstrom and Bixler
July 22, 1998
Page 3
h. Locate alternative mound site and preserve from construction activities.
i. Add landscape islands in parking lot.
j. Add curbs along north side of parking lot to direct runoff to sediment pond.
18.
The applicant shall be responsible for maintenance of the storm drainage improvements
(ponds and ditches). Failure to properly maintain the storm drainage improvement shall g'ive
the City the right to hire out the work and bill the applicant and/or revoke the interim use
permit.' ......
19.
20.
No additional development outside the current proposal.
The applicant shall have a fertilizer and pesticide management plan, approved by the City
staff and reviewed by Fish and Wildlife and DNR to ensure minimal chemical impacts to
the surro, unding property. (including no spraying for mosquitoes). In addition, the applicant
shall provide annual soil samples before chemical are applied to demonstrate there is a
need.
21.
The conditional use permit shall be reviewed annually on the following basis: impacts to
the wildlife, the water quality, restoration after flooding and implementing a
fertilizer/pesticide plan as approved by the City staff.
The City Council approved Wetland Alteration Permit #98-1 per the site plan and subject to the
following conditions:
The applicant shall provide a buffer zone between wetlands the limits of the pitch and putt
golf course.
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Wetland Conservation Act and the City of Chanhassen Surface Water Management Plan
requirements.
The applicant receive permits from the jurisdiction agencies such as the Army Corps of
Engineers and the DNR.
The applicant shall develop a sediment and erosion control plan in accordance with the
City's Best Management Practice Handbook. Type III erosion control fencing will be
required around the existing wetlands.
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Wetland buffer areas shall be surveyed and staked in accordance with the City's wetland
ordinance. The City will provide wetland buffer edge signs and charge the applicant $20 per
Messrs. Helstrom and Bixler
July 22, 1998
Page 4
sign. The applicant shall verify the location of these signs with the City's Water Resources
Coordinator and shall install these signs before the Certificate of Occupancy is issued.
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Wetland buffer areas shall be surveyed and staked in accordance with the City's wetland
ordinance. The City will install wetland buffer edge signs before accepting the utilities and
will charge the applicant $20 per sign.
The City Council also approved the first reading and waived the second reading of Code
Amendment #98-1 to amend Section 20-265, Standards for Golf Driving Ranges as follows:
5. A retail pro shop is permitted if no alcoholic beverages are sold and,/hod is-prepackaged.
There is no commercial coo1'ing appliance allowed. Retail sales ia' limited to golf related items
and the pro shop.
The City Council denied the request for extended hours of operation (Variance #98-1) based on
the Findings of Fact as set forth in the planning report and adopted by reference, and to approve
the square footage of the office/club house to 986 square feet as per the site plan and the findings
in the staff report.
A Site Plan Agreement will be prepared by our offices, however, we need an estimate on the cost
of improvements for the site (erosion control, grading, landscaping, etc.). Please contact me with
that information. A building permit cannot be issued until the Site Plan Agreement has been
executed and recorded at Carver County and financial guarantees submitted to the City.
Also in reviewing the application, it was found that the following fees were not submitted--
conditional use permit ($400), interim use permit ($400) and site plan ($260).
Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely, .
Kathryn R. Aanenson, AICP
Planning Director
Dave Hempel, Assistant City Engineer
Steve Kirctunan, Building Official
Roger Anderson, Roger Anderson & Assoc.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 'IS, '1999 AT 7:00 P.M.
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
690 CITY CENTER DRIVE
PROPOSAL:
Request for a Sign Variance
APPLICANT:
LOCATION:
RSS Golf
Hwy. 2'12 and '10'1
NOTICE: You are invited to attend a public hearing about a proposal in your area. The
applicant, RSS Golf Center, is requesting a variance from the 24 sq. ft. maximum monument
sign area for the construction of a 60 sq. ft. monument sign located at the intersection of
Hwy. 212 and 101.
What Happens at the Meeting: The purpose of this public hearing is to inform you about the
developer's request and to obtain input from the neighborhood about this project. During the
meeting, the Chair will lead the public hearing through the following steps:
1. Staff will give an overview of the proposed project.
2. The Developer will present plans on the project.
3. Comments are received from the public.
4. Public hearing is closed and the Commission discusses project.
Questions and Comments: If you want to see the plans before the meeting, please stop by City
Hall during office hours, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. If you wish to talk to
someone about this project, please contact Cindy at 937-1900 ext. 117. If you choose to
submit written comments, it is helpful to have one copy to the department in advance of the meeting.
Staff will provide copies to the Commission.
Notice of this public hearing has been published in the Chanhassen Villager on September 2, 1999.
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