1 SUB 3831 Leslee CurveCITY OF
STAFF
REPORT
PC DATE: 6/20/00
CC DATE: 7/10/00
REVIEW DEADLINE:
CASE #: 2000-7
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PROPOSAL:
LOCATION:
APPLICANT:
Request fro a preliminary plat to subdivide a 1.2 acre parcel into 3 single family
lots.
3831 Leslee Cur;qe (A portion of Lot 16, all of Lot 17 and a portion of Lot 18,
Blockl, Pleasant Acres)
Schwarz Builders
307 Manitoba Avenue South
Wayzata, MN 55391
(476-6768)
PRESENT ZONING:
2020 LAND USE PLAN:
ACREAGE:
DENSITY:
RSF, Single Family Residential
Residential, Low Density
1.2 acres
2.5 units per acre/net and gross
SUMMARY OF REQUEST: The applicant is requesting a preliminary plat to subdivide the
parcel for 3 single family homes. The existing home is to be removed from the site.
Notice of this public hearing has been mailed to all property owners within 5.00 feet.
LEVEL OF CITY DISCRETION IN DECISION-MAKING:
The City's discretion in approving or denying a preliminary plat is limited to Whether or not the
proposed plat meets the standards outlined in the Subdivision Regulations and Zoning Ordinance. If
it meets these standards, the City must approve the Preliminary plat. This is a quasi-judicial decision.
Minnewashta Overlook
June 14, 2000
Page 2
PROPOSAL/SUMMARY
The applicant is requesting preliminary plat approval to subdivide a 1.2 acre parcel into 3 single family
lots. The site is zoned RSF, Single Family Residential and is guided residential, low density. The
proposal complies with the zoning ordinance and the land use plan.
The existing property is part of the Pleasant Acres subdivision, which was platted in 1957. The home
on the site was constructed in 1958 and will be demolished with this development. The parcel to be
subdivided is part of Lot 16, all of Lot 17 and part of Lot 18, Block 1 of Pleasant Acres. It is located
west of Minnewashta Pkwy., east of Leslee Curve and north of Glendale Drive.
Currently, access is gained via Leslee Curve and Minnewashta Pkwy. Staff is recommending that
access be limited to Leslee Curve for the new homes, since Minnewashta Pkwy. is a collector roadway.
The preliminary plat indicates that 37 percent of the tree canopy will be preserved and 13 Pine trees are
to be transplanted on the site. The transplant requires a one year guarantee.
Staff is recommending approval with the conditions outlined in this report.
ANALYSIS
The applicant is requesting approval of a 3 lot subdivision for single family homes. The development is
consistent with the comprehensive plan, which designates this parcel as residential, low density (1.2 -4
units per acre), with net density of 2.5 units per acre. All lots meet the intent of the zoning ordinance as
shown in the Table 1.
The zoning ordinance states that properties zoned RSF, Single Family Residential must maintain 90 feet
of street frontage. All the proposed lots have double frontage, meaning they front on two public streets.
The frontages on Leslee Curve are not 90 feet, but 83 feet; however, they are 106 feet and 108 feet on
Mirmewashta Pkwy. Since the average of the two frontages is greater than 90 feet, staff is comfortable
recommending approval of the request.
Table 1
Minnewashta Overlook
Lot Area Lot Frontage Lot Frontage on Average Depth
on Leslee Minnewashta Frontage (average)
Curve Pkwy.
Ordinance - 15,000 sq. ft. 90' 90' 125'
RSF
Lot 1 17,730 sq. ft. 83' 106' 94.5' 188.6'
Lot 2 18,130,sq. ft. 83' 106' 94.5' 193'
Lot 3 18940 sq. ft. 83' 108' 95.5' 198.2'
Average 18,266.6 sq. ft.
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June 14, 2000
Page 3
The site currently has access via Leslee Curve, a residential local street, and Minnewashta Pkwy., a
collector street. Staff would like to eliminate access onto collectors, so the existing driveway access
should be eliminated from Minnewashta Pkwy. Staff is requiring access to be gained from Leslee Curve
for obvious safety reasons. This requirement creates a situation in which the frontage proposed does not
meet the 90 feet required by the zoning ordinance. Rather than labeling this situation as a variance, staff
is electing to average the two lot frontages. The average frontage is 94.5 feet and 95.5 feet as Table 1
indicates.
Should one access remain on Minnewashta Pkwy, the lot frontage issue would be irrelevant. For
instance, if Lot 3with a lot street frontage of over 90 feet, would have a driveway off of Minnewashta
Pkwy, the frontage on Leslee Curve could be reduced, thus allowing the frontages on Leslee Curve for
Lots 1 and 2 to be increased to 90 feet each.
Adjacent property owners have expressed concern to staff regarding the negative impacts of additional
homes in the Pleasant Acres development. Although staff sympathizes, the number of lots proposed is
consistent with what was originally approved as a part of Pleasant Acres in 1957. The current proposal
is not increasing the density any more than originally intended. Furthermore, the lot areas proposed are
consistent with other lots in Pleasant Acres (see Attachment 3).
The preliminary plat indicates that the proposed lots can accommodate 60 foot by 60 foot house pads,
which are more than adequate for a home and deck.
GRADING
The existing home on the lot is proposed to be razed with development of the parcel. A demolition
permit will be required through the City's Building Department.
The proposal is to develop three walkout lots on the existing parcel. In order to achieve positive
drainage away from the front side (Leslee Curve) of the dwellings, 2-4 feet of fill material will be
required in the front yard areas. This may result in further tree removal than what is shown. The use
of retaining walls or home style could also reduce the grading/filling limits. A detailed grading and
tree removal plan, including driveway locations, garage floor elevation, proposed grades outside the
dwellings, and existing 2-foot contour elevations a minimum of 100 feet around the property limits
will need to be submitted for city review and approval prior to final plat consideration to determine
the full impacts of development. Staff assumes that each lot will be custom graded at time of
building. A detailed grading, drainage, erosion control and tree removal plan will be required with
each lot at time of building permit application; at that time, staff will address erosion control
measures necessary with individual permits.
The site contains two existing driveways to serve the property; one via Minnewashta Parkway and the
other from Leslee Curve. The plans propose on removing both existing driveways and provide access
to the new parcels via Leslee Curve only.
Minnewashta Overlook
June 14, 2000
Page 4
DRAINAGE
The property drains from west to east towards Minnewashta Parkway. The amount of impervious
surface added by the two additional lots will not require any additional storm drainage improvements
in Leslee Curve or Minnewashta Parkway. Stormwater runoff is and will be collected in storm
sewers along Minnewashta Parkway which drains into stormwater ponds for pretreatment prior to
discharging into lakes or wetlands.
UTILITIES
Municipal sewer and water service is available to the site from Leslee Curve. The existing house is
connected to city sewer and water. In conjunction with razing the existing dwelling, the appropriate
utility permits will be required to disconnect the sewer and water lines. Two additional sewer and
water services will have to be extended to serve the two new lots. The City typically has the water
and sewer services extended to the property line by a private contractor at the applicant's cost. The
applicant will need to provide the City with a financial escrow in the form of a letter of credit or cash
escrow to guarantee reimbursement for the service extensions. The escrow amount shall be
$5,000.00. The applicant shall be entitled to a credit against their sewer and water connection fees for
the cost of extending the sewer and water services. The credit amount will depend orvthe final cost
for extending the two additional sewer and water services and street restoration. The parcel has been
previously assessed for one sewer and water unit, therefore, two of the newly created lots will be
responsible at time of building permit issuance for one sewer and water hookup and connection
charge. The 2000 sanitary sewer and water connection charges are $4,075.00 each and the trunk
sanitary sewer and watermain hookup charges are $1,300.00 and $1,694.00, respectively. These fees
may be specially assessed against the property at time of building permit issuance.
STREETS
The site is currently accessed from both Leslee Curve and Minnewashta Parkway. The plans propose
on removing the existing driveways and the new lots would access only from Leslee Curve.
Minnewashta Parkway is a collector street and designated as a municipal state aid street, therefor~
driveway access should be limited along Minnewashta Parkway or prohibited if other access is
available from residential streets as in this case. Therefore, a condition of approval shall be added
prohibiting direct driveway access onto Minnewasta Parkway.
LANDSCAPING
Tree canopy coverage and preservation calculations submitted for the Minnewashta Overlook
development are as follows:
Total upland area
Baseline canopy coverage
Minimum canopy coverage allowed
Proposed tree removal
Proposed tree preservation
54,800 S.F. ac.
54% or28,950 S.F.
35% or 19,180 S.F.
8,360 S.F.
37.5% or 20,590 S.F.
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June 14, 2000
Page 5
The developer meets minimum canopy coverage allowed, therefore no replacement plantings are
required. By ordinance, one 2½ inch, deciduous tree will be required in each front yard.
The applicant is proposing to transplant a total of 13 trees. These trees shall be guaranteed for one
year after transplanting.
SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN (SWMP)
Water Quality Fees
The water quality fees for this proposed development would be based on single family development
rates at $800.00/acre. Based on the proposed developed area of 1.2 acres, the water quality fees
associated with this project would be $976.00.
The applicant may be credited water quality/quantity fees where they provide NURP basins to treat
runoff from this site. This will be determined upon review of the ponding and storm sewer calculations
with final plat consideration. Credits may also be applied to the applicant's SWMP fees for oversizing
in accordance with the SWMP. Outlots and wetlands/mitigation are not assessed SWMP fees. No
credit will be given for temporary pond areas.
Water Quantity Fees
The SWMP has established a connection charge for the different land uses based on an average city-
wide rate for the installation of water quantity systems. This cost includes land acquisition, proposed
SWMP culverts, open channels, and storm water ponding areas for runoff storage. Low Density
developments have a connection chat'ge of $1,980 per developable acre. Based on the proposed
developed area of 1.2 acres, the applicant will be responsible for a $ 2,415.60 water quantity connection
fee. These fees will be due payable to the City at time of final plat recording.
FINDINGS:
1. The proposed subdivision is consistent with the zoning ordinance;
Finding: The subdivision meets the intent of the city code subject to the conditions of the staff
report.
The proposed subdivision is consistent with all applicable city, county and regional plans
including but not limited to the city's comprehensive plan;
Finding: The proposed subdivision is consistent with applicable plans, subject to the conditions
of the staff report.
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The physical characteristics of the site, including but not limited to topography, soils, vegetation,
susceptibility to erosion and siltation, susceptibility to flooding, and storm water drainage are
suitable for the proposed development;
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Page 6
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Finding: The physical characteristics of the site are suitable for the proposed development.
The proposed subdivision makes adequate provision for water supply, storm drainage, sewage
disposal, streets, erosion control and all other improvements required by this chapter;
Finding: The proposed subdivision will be served by adequate urban infrastructure contingent
upon conditions specified in this report.
The proposed subdivision will not cause environmental damage.
Finding: The proposed subdivision will not cause environmental damage.
The proposed subdivision will not conflict with easements of records.
Finding: The proposed subdivision will not conflict with easements of records.
The proposed subdivision is not premature. A subdivision is premature if any of the following
exists:
a. Lake of adequate storm water drainage.
b. Lack of dedicated and improved public streets.
c. Lake of adequate sanitary sewer systems and not ISTS (individual sewer treatment
system).
d. Lack of adequate off-site public improvements or support systems.
Finding: The proposed subdivision is provided with adequate urban infrastructure.
Staff recommends approval of the preliminary plat.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Planning Commission adopt the following motion:
"The Planning Commission recommends approval of the preliminary plat (SUB #00-7) to subdivide a
1.2 acre parcel into 3 single family lots based upon the plans received May 26, 2000, with the following
conditions:
1. One 2½ inch deciduous tree will be required in each front yard.
2. All transplanted trees shall be guaranteed for one year. Any trees that die will be replaced
with trees that meet minimum ordinance requirements.
3. Tree preservation fencing shall be placed around any trees near the grading limits prior to
excavation
4. The proposed residential development of 1.2 net developable acres is responsible for a water
quality connection charge of $976.00. The applicant is also responsible for a water quantity fee
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June 14, 2000
Page 7
of $2,415.60. These fees are payable to the City prior to the City filing the final plat.
5. The existing home on Lot 2 will require a demolition permit and or a moving permit,
whichever applies. The removal of the home shall take place prior to final plat approval.
6. A final soils report and grading plan must be submitted for any filling or soil corrections.
7. Each building must have it's own independent sewer connection.
A detailed grading and tree removal plan, including driveway locations, garage floor
elevation, proposed grades outside the dwellings, and existing 2-foot contour elevations a
minimum of 100 feet around the property limits shall be submitted for City review and
approval prior to final plat consideration to determine the full impacts of development. A
detailed grading, drainage, erosion control and tree removal plan shall be submitted for each
lot at time of building permit application for City staff to review and approve.
All lots shall maintain the neighborhood drainage pattern. Erosion control measures will be
required on the building permit Certificate of Survey. Erosion control fencing shall be
installed on the downstream side of the grading limits.
10.
The applicant and staff shall work together in determining the paths for the sanitary sewer
and water services that creates the least disruption to existing vegetation. The applicant will
need to provide the City with a financial escrow in the form of a letter of credit or cash escrow
to guarantee reimbursement for the service extensions. The escrow amount shall be $5,000.00.
11. The typical 5-foot and 10-foot wide side, front and rear yard drainage and utility easements
shall be dedicated on the final plat.
12.
The developer shall be responsible for all city attorney fees associated with the review and
recording of the final plat documents, Park and Trail fees, Surface Water Management Fees,
and GIS fees pursuant to city ordinance. These fees are due at time of final plat recording.,
13. All driveways shall be paved with an all-weather surface such as asphalt or concrete. Direct
driveway access from any lot onto Minnewasta Parkway shall be prohibited.
Attachments:
1. Application
2. Preliminary Plat
3. Area of neighboring properties
4. Memo from David Hempel dated June 14, 2000
5. Memo from Steve Torell dated June 2, 2000
6. Public Hearing Notice
7. Letter from neighbor
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APPLICANT:
ADDRESS:
TELEPHONE (Day time)
CITY OF CHA~I~HASSEN · .
690 cooL'ER DRIVE '""'" ~ ~
CHANHASSEN, MN 55317
DEVELOPMENT REVIEW APPLICATION
TELEPHONE:
Comprehensive Plan Amendment
Conditional Use Permit
__ Temporary. Sales Permit
Vacation of ROW/Easements
Interim Use Permit
Variance
Non-conforming Use Permit
Wetland Alteration Permit
Planned Unit Development*
__ Rezoning
Zoning Appeal ....
Zoning Ordinance Amendment
Sign Permits
__ Sign Plan Re~/iew
_z~ Notification Sign
Site Plan Review* X
Subdivision*
__ Escrow for Filing Fees/Attorney Cost**
($50 CUPISPR/VACNAR/W APIMetes
and Bounds, $400 Minor SUB)
TOTAL FEE $
A list of all 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-six full size folded copies of the plans must be submitted, including an 81/2" X 11" reduced copy of
transparency for each plan sheet.
** Escrow will be required for other applications through the development contract
NOTE - When multiple applications are processed, the appropriate fee shall be charged for each application.
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CITYOF
CHANHASSEN
690 City Center Orive, PO Box 147
Chanhassen, Minnesota 55317
Phone 612.937. i900
General Fax 612. 937. 5739
Engineering Fax 612.93Z9152
Public Safety lax 612.934.2524
Web www. ci. chanhassen, mn. us
MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
Cindy Kirchoff, Planner
David Hempel, Assistant City Engineer ~ ',~"~
DATE:
June 14, 2000
SUB J:
Review of Preliminary Plat for Minnewasta Overlook Addition,
Lotsl6 & 17, Block 1, Pleasant Acres, 3831 Leslee Curve
Land Use Review File No. 00-12
Upon review of the preliminary plat prepared by Coffin & Gronberg, Inc. Land
Surveyors dated May 25, 2000, I offer the following comments and
recommendations:
GRADING
The existing home on the lot is proposed to be razed with development of the
parcel. A demolition permit will be required through the City's Building
Department.
The proposal is to develop three walkout lots on the existing parcel, h~ order to
achieve positive drainage away from the front side (Leslee Curve) of the
dwellings, 2-4 feet of fill material will be required in the front yard areas. This
may result in further tree removal than what is shown. The use of retaining walls
or home style could also reduce the grading/filling limits. A detailed grading and
tree removal plan, including driveway locations, garage floor elevation, proposed
grades outside the dwellings, and existing 2-foot contour elevations a minimum of~
100 feet around the property limits will need to be submitted for city review and
approval prior to final plat consideration to determine the full impacts of
development. Staff assumes that each lot will be custom graded at time of
building. A detailed grading, drainage, erosion control and tree removal plan will
be required with each lot at time of building permit application; at that time, staff
will address erosion control measures necessary with individual permits.
The site contains two existing driveways to serve the property; one via
Minnewashta Parkway and the other from Leslee Curve. The plans propose on
removing both existing driveways and provide access to the new parcels via
Leslee Curve only.
DRAINAGE
The property drains from west to east towards MinneWashta Parkway. The
amount of impervious surface added by the two additional lots will not require
The City of Chanhassen. A growing community with clean lakes, ctuality schools, a charmin~ downtown, thrivin~ businesses, and beauti/:ul varks. A ereat vlace to live, work, and via,
Cindy Kirchoff
June 14, 2000
Page 2
any additional storm drainage improvements in Leslee Curve or Minnewashta
Parkway. Stormwater runoff is and will be collected in storm sewers along
Minnewashta Parkway which drains into stormwater ponds for pretreatment prior
to discharging into lakes or wetlands.
UTILITIES
Municipal sewer and water service is available to the site from Leslee Curve. The
existing house is connected to city sewer and water. In conjunction with razing
the existing dwelling, the appropriate utility permits will be required to disconnect
the sewer and water lines. Two additional sewer and water services will have to
be extended to serve the two new lots. The City typically has the water and
sewer services extended to the property line by a private contractor at the
applicant's cost. The applicant will need to provide the City with a financial
escrow in the form of a letter of credit or cash escrow to guarantee reimbursement
for the service extensions. The escrow amount shall be $5,000.00. The applicant
shall be entitled to a credit against their sewer and water connection fees for the
cost of extending the sewer and water services. The credit amount will depend on
the final cost for extending the two additional sewer and water services and street
restoration. The parcel has been previously assessed for one sewer and water
unit, therefore, two of the newly created lots will be responsible at time of
building permit issuance for one sewer and water hookup and connection charge.
The 2000 sanitary sewer and water connection charges are $4,075.00 each and the
trunk sanitary sewer and watermain hookup charges are $1,300.00 and $1,694.00,
respectively. These fees may be specially assessed against the property at time of
building permit issuance.
STREETS
The site is currently accessed from both Leslee Curve and Minnewashta Parkway.
The plans propose on removing the existing driveways and the new lots would
access only from Leslee Curve. Minnewashta Parkway is a collector street and
designated as a municipal state aid street, therefore, driveway access should be
limited along Minnewashta Parkway or prohibited if other access is available
from residential streets as in this case. Therefore, a condition of approval shall be
added prohibiting direct driveway access onto Minnewasta Parkway.
RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
A detailed grading and tree removal plan, including driveway locations,
garage floor elevation, proposed grades outside the dwellings, and existing
2-foot contour elevations a minimum of 100 feet around the property limits
shall be submitted for City review and approval prior to final plat
consideration to determine the full impacts of development. A detailed
Cindy Kirchoff
June 14, 2000
Page 3
grading, drainage, erosion control and tree removal plan shall be submitted for
each Iot at time ofbuilding permit application for City staffto review and
approve.
All lots shall maintain the neighborhood drainage pattern. Erosion control
measures will be required on the building permit Certificate of Survey.
Erosion control fencing shall be installed on the downstream side of the
grading limits.
The applicant and staff shall work together in determining the paths for the
sanitary sewer and water services that creates the least disruption to existing
vegetation. The applicant will need to provide the City with a financial escrow
in the form of a letter of credit or cash escrow to guarantee reimbursement for
the service extensions. The escrow amount shall be $5,000.00.
4. The typical 5-foot and 10-foot wide side, front and rear yard drainage and
utility easements shall be dedicated on the final plat
5. The developer shall be responsible for all city attorney fees associated with
the review and recording of the final plat documents, Park and Trail fees,
Surface Water Management Fees, and GIS fees pursuant to city ordinance.
These fees are due at time of final plat recording.
6. All driveways shall be paved with an all-weather surface such as asphalt or
concrete. Direct driveway access from any lot onto Minnewasta Parkway
shall be prohibited.
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CHANHASSEN
690 City Center Drive, PO Box 147
Chanhassen, Minnesota 55317
Phone 612.93Z 1900
General tax 612.937.5739
Engineering ]:ax 612.937.9152
?ublic Safeq ]:ax 612.934.2524
Web www. ci. chanhassen, mn, us
MEMORANDUM
TO: Cindy Kirchoff, Planner II
FROM: Steven Torell, Building Official~ /
DATE: June 2, 2000
SUB J: Review of proposed subdivision, Minnewashta Overlook
Planning Case: 00-07 SUB
I have reviewed the preliminary plat and have the following comments:
1. The existing home on lot 2 will require a demolition permit and or a moving
permit, which ever applies.
2. A final soils report and grading plan must be submitted for any filling or soil
corrections.
3. Each building must have it's own independent sewer connection.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 2000 AT 7.'00 P.M.
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
690 CITY CENTER DRIVE
PROPOSAL
Subdivide a 1.2 acre Parcel
into 3 single family lots
APPLICANT: Kurt Schwarz
LOCATION: 3831 Leslee Curve
NOTICE: You are invited to attend a public hearing about a proposal in your area. The applicant,
Kurt Schwarz, is requesting to subdivide a 1.2 acre parcel into 3 single family lots on property zoned
RSF, Residential Single Family and located at 3831 Leslee Curve, Minnewashta Overlook.
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 June 8, 2000.
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3830 MAPLE CIR
EXCELSIOR MN 55331
MICHAEL F & JOAN M SKALLMAN
6590 JOSHUA CIR
EXCELSIOR MN 55331
JOSEPH J & JEANIE B FROEHLING
3840 LESLEE CRV
EXCELSIOR MN 55331
DEWEY CARTER
3840 MAPLE CIR
EXCELSIOR MN 55331
MICHAEL R RYAN &
ELLEN J HEM-RYAN
3850 MAPLE CIR
EXCELSIOR MN 55331
RICHARD E BELLERT
6641 MAPLE DR
EXCELSIOR MN 55331
zoo. K BROS
6631 MINNEWASHTA PKY
EXCELSIOR MN 55331
JAMES A & JEAN WAY
6641 MINNEWASHTA PKY
EXCELSIOR MN 55331
LEE R ANDERSON
TRUSTEE OF TRUST
6651 MINNEWASHTA PKY
EXCELSIOR MN 55331
BRUCE & KAREN BOSSHART
6671 MINNEWASHTA PKY
EXCELSIOR MN 55331
ROBERT M & PATRICIA A JOSEPH
670l MINNEWASHTA PKY
EXCELSIOR MN 55331
DEAN A & JACQUELINE P SIMPSO
7185 HAZELTINE BLVD
EXCELSIOR MN 55331
Courtland
Real Estate Services
June 9,2000
Planning Commission
City of Chanhassen
690 City Center Drive
Chanhassen, MN 55391
Dear Planning Commission Members:
Yesterday I received notice of a public hearing to be held June 20th, 2000 regarding the proposed
subdivision of the 1.2 acre single family tot at 3831 Leslee Curve into three (3) single family lots.
I have owned and lived in the home at 3800 Leslee Curve for the past 23 years and I have several
concerns and objections to this proposed development.
My comments are that the Pleasant Acres Addition when originally plated contained lots that were
and are significantly larger than those found in the newer developments to the north (on Linden Circle)
and south (on Country Oaks Drive). By squeezing three homes into the area where only one is now you
would adversely affect the character of the neighborhood as well as blocking the lake view of several
houses to the west.
What affect this would have on future marketability of those properties I can only speculate, but
my background, 30 years in the real estate business, tells me that it could only have a negative impact.
I am opposed to this subdivision for the reasons stated above, but I do have an alternative
proposal for you and the developer to consider.
In looking at the plat of Pleasant Acres it seems that this proposed subdivision contains what are
currently lots 16,17 and part of lot 18 (about ½) block 1. For real estate tax purposed these lots were
combined into one taxable parcel wheff,the current home was built. If the home at 3831 Leslee Curve
where to be torn down I believe that it would be a simple process to reestablish separate buildable parcels
coinciding with the original plat, with the one half of lot 18 being combined with lot 17 to form one
slightly larger buildable lot. By doing this the nature and character of our neighborhood would be
preserved and two homes could be built where there is only one today.
It is not necessary to crowd the maximum number of homes into every available parcel of lanai
that comes to the market place and I believe that it was not the intent of the original developer of Pleasant
Acres to do this.
Sincerely,
W. Court MacFarlane
3800 Leslee Curve
Excelsior, MN 55331
(952) 474-6153
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