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MEMORANDUM
TO:
Planning Commission
FROM:
Cynthia Kirchoff, AICP, Planner II
REPORT DATE:
PC DATE:
August 9, 2000
August 15, 2000
Request For An Amendment to Condition of Approval of
Variance #98-12, Bob & Brinn Witt, 9247 Lake Riley Blvd.
PROPOSAL/SUMMARY
The applicant is seeking relief from a lakeshore variance condition of approval
that required lakeshore plantings to be installed to act as a buffer. The zoning
ordinance requires an amendment to a variance to proceed through the same
process as the original variance request~
Staff recommends denial of the amendment.
BACKGROUND
On January 12, 1999, the Board of Adjustments and Appeals apprOved the
requests for a 12,515 sq. ft. variance from the 20,000 sq. fi. minimum lot area
requirement for a riparian lot on a recreational development lake, a 12.5 foot
variance from the 90 foot lot width requirement, a 51 foot variance from the 75 foot
lot width requirement for riparian lots on recreational development lakes for lake
access, a 10 foot variance from the 30 foot front yard setback, a 3 foot variance from
the 10 side yard setback and a 4 foot variance from the 75 foot shoreland setback for
the construction of a single family home subject to the following conditions:
The applicant shall submit a survey completed by a licensed surveyor.
A detailed grading, drainage, and erosion control plan with 2-foot contours
shall be submitted at time of building permit application for review and
approval by the City.
The basement of the home must be 3 feet above the ordinary high water
mark of the lake.
Type III erosion control must be maintained until all vegetation has been
restored.
The applicant shall maintain the 10 foot required dock setbacks.
Six months later, the applicant requested a 14 foot variance from the required 75
foot shoreland setback because the house did not fit within the buildable area
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Planning Commission
Witt Amendment to Variance #98-12
August 9, 2000
Page 2
permitted by the Board of Adjustments and Appeals. The Planning Commission reviewed this
application and denied it based upon staff's recommendation. The applicant appealed the
decision to the City Council. On June 28, 1999, the City Council approved a 13 foot variance
from the 30 foot front yard setback and a 7 foot variance from the 75 foot lakeshore setback for
the construction of a single family home with an enclosed porch and deck, with the following
condition:
1. ' The applicant shall install lakeshore plantings to act as a buffer.
The DNR was notified for both of the variance requests and recommended the City deny the
proposals because they felt the applicant did not demonstrate a hardship.
Section 20-57 of the zoning ordinance states that a violation of any written condition of a
variance shall constitute a violation of the zoning ordinance, which is a misdemeanor. It is
staff's responsibility to enforce conditions of approval. Staff believes that lakeshore plantings
consist of natural vegetation. Recently, the applicant appealed staff's interpretation of the
condition of approval. On July 18, 2000, the Planning Commission affirmed staff's
interpretation.
The property owners feel as though the condition was unfairly implemented and the existing
lakeshore buffer consisting of a boulder retaining wall is sufficient, thus they would like the
condition eliminated.
DISCUSSION
The planning staff did not propose this condition, however, there is merit in the condition. The
75 foot lakeshore setback is directly related to the lake's water quality and a variance from such
a requirement should require mitigating actions. The impervious surface within the required 75
foot lake shore setback justifies the establishment of a buffer between the yard and lake. The
function of this buffer is to remove nutrients from run off prior to entering the lake and to slow
the rate of storm water runoff into the lake.
The zoning ordinance allows conditions to be imposed in conjunction with the approval of a
variance "to ensure substantial compliance with this chapter and to protect adjacent property"
(Section 20-58). Since the property only has 24 feet of lakeshore this frontage will be
intensively used. A buffer will restore ecological functions that are reduced or eliminated by
traditional lawns.
The applicant has full enjoyment and use of the lakeshore property. The requirement that
lakeshore plantings be installed does not interfere with this enjoyment and, more important, it is
directly related to the quality of the lake on which they live.
Planning Commission
Witt Amendment to Variance #98-12
August 9, 2000
Page 3
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Planning Commission adopt the following motion:
"The Planning Commission denies the request for an amendment to the condition of approval of
Variance #98-12."
Attachments
1. Application and Letter
2. Planning Commission minutes fi'om July 18, 2000
3. Public Hearing Notice
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July 24, 2000
City of Chanhassen
690 City Center Dr.
P.O. Box 147
Chanhassen, MN 55317
CiTy OP ("HA'"
rdUL £g 2000
Dear, City of Chanhassen & Planning Commission;
We are requesting the removal of the condition of the variance that
was placed on our property at 9247 Lake Riley Blvd.
We feel that the condition was placed UN-fairly given at the time of
the city council meeting last year, it was not open to discussion or
clarification.
The condition the city council applied is not a city ordinance nor has it
been applied to any other variance request or building permit that was
granted up to this time on Lake Riley.
We feel that we have met the quality lakeshore buffer above and
beyond what is consistent with the neighboring properties.
Should you or any of the neighboring properties have any questions,
feel free to contact us at 445-9212.
~~~~~~~rB rfnn & Bob W itt
Planning Commission Meeting - July 18, 2000
Sacchet: Mr. Chair, would it also be possible to be very clear, assuming we would stay with this
location, to have the height of those NSP poles as a reference point?
Aanenson: Right. I think that was an issue we got before that you want at least, even before it got to the
City Council you want better clarity as far as the siting of this from different perspectives.
Sacchet: I think that would be an important context. IfNSP poles are 100 feet high and they're dotted
along the highway, they're not to me certainly nearly as aesthetic as a monopole. So I think that would
be a good reference point.
Peterson: Okay. I'll entertain a motion.
Kind: Mr. Chair, I move the Planning Cormnission tables the application for Conditional Use Permit
#2000-5.
Conrad: Second.
Peterson: It's been moved and seconded. Any further discussion? If we do table this, the next one is
coming up at the next meeting? Just for the applicant's?
Aanenson: As soon as they can turn it around. I'm not sure what their timeframe is. They may not be
on.
Peterson: Well we need to give the applicant some direction so I assume you'll meet with the applicant
and discuss in detail what.
Aanenson: Right. The RF study. The betier pictures. The colors, alternatives.
Peterson: Then offer the right timing.
Aanenson: Yes.
Peterson: Okay.
Kind moved, Conrad seconded that the Planning Commission table the Conditional Use Permit
#2000-5 application. All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously.
PUBLIC HEARING:
CONSIDER AN ADMINISTRATIVE APPEAL FROM BRINN AND BOB WITT TO STAFF'S
INTERPRETATION OF A CONDITION OF APPROVAL OF A LAKESHORE SETBACK
VARIANCE, 9247 LAKE RILEY BLVD.
Cindy Kirchoff and Lori Haak presented the staff report on this item.
Peterson: Questions of staff?.
Conrad: Mr. Chair just a clarification. Didn't we turn this down the first time?
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Kirchoff: That's correct.
Conrad: So what is our role? Because we told the City Council not to do this.
Aanenson: Well technically they're asking for an appeal an interpretation or appeal the interpretation of
stall's, how we interpreted the City Council ordinance. That's one approach. The other approach would
have been, and this Cindy put in the report, would be to have this condition removed from the variance,
but until it's removed then we're obligated to enforce it. So that was the approach they took was to
appeal the interpretation of what was meant by the buffer.
Peterson: Other questions?
Kind: Yes Mr. Chair I do have a question. I was being polite. Lori, could you speak to the kind of
contaminants that we're trying to avoid and where they come from and how much is coming through this
property.
Haak: Okay, and I'll let Dave speak to drainage. We talked about that on the phone a little bit earl/er.
I'll let Dave speak to that in just a minute because he can do a much better job than I can. Basically the
contaminants that we're looking at any sort of sediment that would come across the property and then
any fertilizers, nutrients, grass clippings, leaves, any sort of thing like that. What the buffer would do is
catch that material and just basically, it would fill in to the buffer. Become sediment for the buffer
materials to grow in. So you would be removing those materials. In addition, I think a big part of this
buff'er would be shoreline stabilization and just making sure that those rocks stay where they are because
I haven't seen any documentation on how that retaining wall was put in. So I'm not certain that it meets
DNR standards. That's a completely different issue but I would like to see those plantings just so we are
certain that we're not ending up with some fairly large boulders in the lake in the future, because as lake
levels do rise and fall, you could end up with some erosion along the shoreline. So then I guess I'll turn
it over to Dave and let him talk about drainage.
Hempel: Thanks Lori. It's best at the podium for this one. To try to give you an overview of the
drainage in the neighborhood, and if we could take, look over here Nann. The property is located here at
the end of Lake Riley Boulevard. In conjunction with Lundgren Brothers development, the Springfield
neighborhood, prior to it I should say, this was all agricultural field and most of the runoff from the ag
fields went down through the Deerfoot Trail subdivision. Right on down to the lake. Additional runoff
comes fi'om the properties off of Kiowa Trail down through behind this property and goes into the cul-
de-sac and down Lake Riley Boulevard. And prior to the Witt's home being built, there went through the
lot and also down two more doors to the east. Since the Springfield development was constructed,
stormwater management has been implemented and rectified the drainage problem that's been occurring
down there over the past years. Divided up the drainage. Some going north. Some going south into a
retention pond and the storm sewer line has been constructed through Deerfoot Trail on down to the lake,
approximately two doors east of the Witt property. We still do have overland runoff coming from the
properties on Kiowa down through the cul-de-sac. The street was reconstructed or overlaid a couple
years ago to address some of the drainage issues that we had in the area. Storm water does now go down
and is conveyed through storm sewer and catch basins in this location to a small... In conjunction with
the property being built upon, the detailed grading, drainage and erosion control plan was to be submitted
in the building process. However that was not done and we did through field investigation work with the
applicant to create or have constructed some swales along the property lines. Both to convey the runoff
from the property to maintain the neighborhood drainage pattern on the property and not push it off onto
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the adjacent properties. On the east side of the property that still gets some runoff from Lake Riley
Boulevard along the property line and a swale has been constructed there. However that still needs to be
verified if it's been completed all the way down to the lake. So the inclusion, the amount of runoff that
goes through the property today is significantly less than what was there probably 4 years ago, 5 years
ago prior to the Springfield development going in. With that I'll be happy to answer any questions you
may have.
Sidney: One question, runoff. Would that be fertilizer and do you have sediments really coming through
the property enough to manage them?
Hempel: Still some storm water runoff from the street. Snow melt from snow storage at the end of the
cul-de-sac. The properties to the northwest off of Kiowa maintain lawns through there that may have
some fertilizer. Chemicals. But I'd have to say the drainage overall through the area that used to go
through the property has been significantly reduced.
Sacchet: Mr. Chair, I have a question and I don't know if it's for you or Lori but, this lot is like 24 feet
wide. On both sides of that property there are probably hundreds of feet that have very little or not buffer
plantings through it. How do you justify having buffer planting insisted upon on this 24 feet? In the
context of there being hundreds of feet on both sides that have very little or not buffer plantings? Could
you address that please?
Haak: I guess primarily the first thing that I would remind you of is that this is a council condition and so
while we think it's a good idea, it wasn't reconunended by staff: So with that little caveat, we think it's a
good idea and actually Cindy and I have talked about potentially pursuing it in lakeshore areas in the
future. That has little bearing on this case. I guess the main argument for this is that this condition was a
part of the variance request. It is directly related to the variance. Because they have encroached in that
75 foot setback, there is a more intense use of that shoreline. There is less shoreline. That shoreline will
be more intensively used. if you have less of anything, if you have sheep crowded into a pasture or
something like that. Kind of a crazy analogy but I'll use it. So I guess I would go with that perspective
and certainly it is intensively used and if it was, if it didn't make sense, I don't think you'd have the staff
support for it certainly but it does relate so, I think I had one other thing. It doesn't matter. Does that
answer your question?
Sacchet: Yes, thank you.
Hempel: If I could just add a little bit onto that. The property still does receive some storm water runoff
from the road. The other properties along Lake Riley Boulevard, most of that storm water runoff is
conveyed down along the gutter line, down the storm sewer is where then it is put into a storm water
basin and treated prior to discharging into the lake. The situation we still will have street runoff. Runoff
from upstream properties that may go through the property and drainage swale so. As an added little
caveat I guess.
Peterson: Is that also, would that raise an issue like with, would solve another thing going through that
property? Going through the, if we build it up and put, as recommended vegetation in there, will not
their runoff kill it?
Haak: I don't think you'll see massive. It's a rural road. I guess I wouldn't have a lot of concern about
that. I couldn't say. I haven't looked at native plants and how they fare under salt conditions but my
guess would be that they would do alright. We're not talking about a whole lot. If we were talking
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about, as Dave said earlier, the entire area of Springfield, all those roads. That sort of thing, I would
have more hesitation about how native plants would be able to do there. As it stands I don't see a
problem.
Peterson: Okay. Other questions of staff?. Would the applicant like to make a presentation? If so,
please come forward and state your name and address please.
Bob Witt: Hello. My name's Bob Witt and this is my wife Brinn Witt. We're at 9247 Lake Riley
Boulevard. And the reason we're here today is really we went to council to get approval for the
variances for this property to build the home. At the very end of the comments and everything that was
made at that council meeting, it was late. It was probably oh, almost midnight. It was one of those all
nighter's I guess you would call it. And at the very end, after everybody had basically made their
comments and it seemed like everything was being approved, Congresswoman Jansen made the statement
that she would like to.
Peterson: Who?
Kind: You said Congress.
Bob Wi.tt: Did you know who I meant?
Kind: Yes.
Bob Witt: Okay, then we're doing okay.
Peterson: Actually I was wondering but.
Bob Witt: Made the statement you know as just a friendly suggestion for us to work with staff on
lakeshore plantings. But there was really no opportunity at that point for any clarification on what this
might be and what type of thing we could expect or, you know and we just basically, we weren't thinking
about it and didn't really, and nobody really asked for any clarification on what she really meant there.
When we bought this lot at 9247 Lake Riley Boulevard it was pretty much a mess and I guess you know
Cindy and some of the others on staff can attest to it probably being one of the biggest files here with
different opportunities or projects being tried to being built at this property so, and it was a mess. All the
neighbors were saying, boy they're just excited to see something being built there finally because it's
been such a mess. And some of you had a chance to come out and see it, and we appreciate that you had
a chance to see it and you can see that it's a, we built, we put a building there and we were able to build
something that everybody thinks looks great. It fits in with the whole lake concept. You know it's
fieldstone and shakes. You know it really does, it looks like a lake property you know. Unlike a lot of
the lake properties around there. And so we feel like we've done a really nice job with the place. One of
the things that concerns us is, as we were looking through some of the different variances that were given
on Lake Riley Boulevard in specific and we didn't really look into all the different lots on Lake Riley
totally but just on Lake Riley Boulevard, there are variances up and down the lake. And there are a lot of
them where they encroach on that 75 foot setback to the lake. There is a lot of them. Up and down there.
And in none of those did we find that staff recommended that there would be lakeshore plantings. Or
that as a part of those variances that there would be lakeshore plantings. And a very recent one was the
Sitter's just to our west. West of us and they have a 100, a little over 100 feet oflakeshore I believe.
Somewhere in that area. And they were just granted a variance for their garage which is down by the
lake. And they don't have any, they weren't required to do any lakeshore plantings and it would seem tO
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me that if this is a good idea and supported by staff and by the city, that it would have been required
there. And draw your own conclusions on that but we just kind of feel it's a little funny that again that
we have such a small lot and are required to do it, and I think it's because of the statement by Ms. Jansen
that we do it.
Brinn Witt: In that picture you can see that the garage is closer to the lake than the house is and runoff
from that, since we were just, there's no lakeshore protection off their 100 feet there. And then kind of
consistent through the neighborhood there. That there is no protection.
Bob Witt: I just want to, just give you kind of a little bit of a background of what we've actually done to
the lot for improvement up til now. We didn't remove any, we haven't moved any trees or anything from
the lot to put this home on the lot, but when we went in there we found a lot of, actually when we started
to build the house we found you know a $15,000 addition to our project in that as they started to dig they
couldn't find anything to, solid enough to build on. So they had to dig down, I believe it was something
like about 8 feet, all the way around the whole lot basically and pull out. I won't say what the
construction workers call it but they call it loon stuff. We'll call it that. Kind of a sludge. Kind ora
dark, mucky kind of a sludge stuff. We pulled out 68 truckloads of that to the tune of $15,000 and
refilled it with sand which is of course a fantastic filter for any kind of runoff that you would have. It's
going to filter that very well. What we have done as well is we built three boulder walls. We took a lot
of boulders out of, there was just a truckload of boulders that were just dumped in the lake by the
previous owner with no erosion cloth or anything. They just basically took a whole truck load and
dumped these boulders in the water. We spent over $6,000 to remove the boulders from the water to
clean that up. And then we put a double layer of erosion cloth in to protect the, from erosion going into
the lake. And then built up a wall. We not only built our 24 feet, but also while we're doing it we had
the heavy equipment in there. Mr. Sitter asked if we would, you know if he could use some of the rocks
and at a cost of $1,600 to me, I built another 20 feet into his area with the erosion cloth and with the
boulders that we pulled out. And we've done it, and it's only just a two course wall and it'.s only just a
two course wall but it's enough to hold back the water and then to hold back any of the erosion from the,
that might come through the lot. The other two boulder walls that we built were around either side of the
house, and those were built up basically so we wouldn't have a steep grade on the side of the house
where there'd be a fast, quick runoff from this side of the house. We also put in a gutter system all the
way around the house to protect from just water rushing off of the house and being able to direct the
water from coming off of the house that way. We've installed 5 pine trees. We've installed 3 of them on
the east side and 2 on the west side of the house. 5 dogwoods and a number of, if you look at the house
and if you've been out there you can see that we've got a lot of perennials around the house as well too.
That can assist in that as well. And to answer one of the concerns that staff had about the, some of the
runoff and the things that might go into the lake. When we do fertilize we use all natural fertilizers and
when we do mow our lawn we mow and bag everything. It's very small so I mean it only, we only have
to go over it basically once and that's all we get is one bag off of it so it's very, so we're not going to
have any of that. Whereas most of our other neighbors, you know they'll have lawn services or the
neighbors of our's to the west, they just mow and their clippings go right into the lake actually. Let's
see, what else can we say?
Brinn Witt: I'd just like to point out one other thing. This was dropped off by Councilwoman Jansen.
Landscaping for Wildlife and Water Control. Very good book and I certainly understand the concept and
support it. In the back of the book it says protect an eroding shoreline and it basically says if you have
ongoing erosion problems which cannot be solved by the use of vegetation, placing large rocks or
boulders, rip rap with filter material underneath the shore is also an effective solution. And when that
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was brought up at the variance meeting, one of the last ones, that's what went through my mind when
that was brought up.
Bob Witt: And I think one of the last things I'd like to say is that, when we purchased the lot, you know
we were excited to live in Chanhassen. We were excited to live on the lake. And if you look at the
amount, and you've seen the lot and the size of it, we just don't have a lot of space there to use the lake.
You know there's only, again there's only 24 feet of lakeshore there and if you're going to play a yard
game and you've got, you might even have sent around the picture.
Brinn Witt: Yeah I did.
Bob Witt: You know we're doing some yard games. There's not, and then if you start putting plantings
all the way up in there, it's going to make it almost impossible to get down there and use the lake or to
even do yard games you know. And we don't do a ton of that but, Brinn and I are very conscience of the
environment. We go to the Boundary Waters a lot. And we're going to do whatever we can to protect
the natural resource there. And would like to even see things like, that we feel are maybe even more
detrimental to the lake like the amount of boat traffic that's on that lake. I mean there's some times on
Pioneer Trail we see boat trailers going all the way up past Bearpath and those are all boats that are on
our lake and those are all the little guys. What are those things? Jet skis. You know the jet skis, those
types of things. And there is a ton of gas getting poured into that lake and I would think that that would
probably be one of our biggest concerns really on there as well, but again we'd just like to use the lot for
what we bought it for and we're going to protect the resources but we just want to be able to have the
back yard that we can use and so we'd like to see this removed from the variance request if that's
possible. And again, as we look at all the other variances that have been given along Lake Riley
Boulevard, we don't see any in there where they've been required to do lakeshore plantings. Did you
have anything else that you wanted to say?
Brinn Witt: I have spent Monday mornings picking up beer cans and cigarette butts and everything from
the weekend before from all the activity on the lake and I don't mind. I mean I guess I mind that they're
there but you know we like to see a clean lake as well.
Sacchet: Mr. Chair, I have a question for the applicants. My main question for you is, why wouldn't you
want to plant anything there? Now you had touched a little bit in terms of the space constraints. I'd like
you to focus on that a little more. I mean you see all the benefits and trying to take care of the
environment and you don't want any plantings there? I mean what, why don't you tell me a little bit
about that.
Bob Witt: Yeah, we'd like not to see any plantings down there other than what we've got right now.
We've got 2 trees on the east side of the lot that have been there for a long time. Those are deciduous
trees that have been there for a lot, I'm guessing probably at least 10 years I would assume with the size
of the trees. But it's just as we look at it and we started to kind of map it out and we drew the lines and
we just basically put down some stakes and then ran some lines up the side of the yard. And as we
started kind of looking at how we would lay this out, it takes up all of our ability to use the lake. I mean
and to use the yard for anything else other than it being basically a garden back there and not being able
to use it for any yard games or have the access, because we've got a canoe that comes in and out of the
lake.
Brinn Witt: There's a fire pit down there. 3 foot fire pit.
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Bob Witt: Right. And then of course we've got a Golden Retriever that's.
Brinn Witt: Thinks she's in heaven.
Bob Witt: Yeah, she's in heaven and she does a lot of laps in there.
Sacchet: So what you're saying is like that, I believe some of the options that were proposed were
leaving space for canoe access and that sort of stuff like maybe one side of the dock. One more planted
and spread it out. You don't see like there's any space for plantings for what you've done?
Bob Witt: Really we don't. And as we look at it, you know of course we're comparing a lot to you know
if we had 100 feet of lakeshore out there like either one of our neighbors or some of the other neighbors
on the lake have, we could see where it would, you know we could design something and it would look
right and it would fit. But you know when we look at, again the neighbors to our east who just got a
variance and they've got I00 feet, yet they don't have any plantings down. They have zero plantings
down there right now. And weren't required to do any plantings but there you could see where you know
you could design something and it would fit and it would look nice, and they've got the same exact
drainage that we have. Our lot lines are right next to each other. And so they've got a lot more ability to
use their yard and now they don't have to do any plantings as well too.
Sacchet: So you're basically saying, there's two more things here and one is the fairness versus the other
ones. And the other one is the benefit of the planting by itself.
Bob Witt: Well you know, and I don't know that, I guess one of the things that we're hearing with the
plantings is that it's supposed to catch some of the different things that are, like lawn clippings and
leaves and things of that nature. We're bagging all that. Fertilizer, we're using natural fertilizer. You
know we're using the things that are going to be a benefit and they're not going to hinder the quality of
the lake. So we're not going to be putting anything in there that's going to be hindering the quality of the
water. And so we just don't see where it's going to, you know we want to be able to use what yard we
have there. I mean along the sides of the house and those types of things and the swales, those types of
things we're going to do whatever we can to comply and make those work the best that we can for what's
required. For what you ask us to do. We'd be more than happy to do what we can there. But we'd just
like to be able to have, we might even have the smallest yard in Chanhassen. I don't know. I mean it's
tiny. It is really small and I think anybody who'd live on that lot would like to at least have a little bit of
yard to move around on and not feel like we're .just totally...
Sacchet: Yeah, one last question. When you got all the variances to be able to build that beautiful house
you have there, one view to look at this thing is that in order to balance the granting of some of the
variances, this condition was put onto it. And but you're saying at the time you didn't really understand
that condition? I mean because one approach would be that I could see taking with this is well, this is
basically something you agree to in the context of getting the variances you needed. And then you find
out that it's really not so convenient to do your part. And I'm not saying that I'm taking that position but
it's one possible position I could be taking.
Bob Witt: Sure, I understand.
Sacchet: What would you reply to that?
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Bob Witt: Well I would say this. Again, it was a late meeting and I think that if you look back on, as we
look back on the meeting, all the people that were present on the council that evening were in support of
it. We had each one of them come out to the lot. Show them what we were planning on doing and what
we were planning on building. And a lot of the requests had the deck was really what was going over
which really isn't impervious surface anyway. And as we looked at that and we showed that to them,
how it kind of lined up with the other houses and the other variances that were given on the lake, each of
them, none of them really had a problem with it. They said it looks great. It looks like it's in line and
that was what was said in the meeting too. I mean you could sense that in the meeting that each person
was in favor of the building project as it stood. And it was just one of those things where Ms. Jansen
made the comment at the end and I don't know if anybody was really even listening to it. I'm not sure,
you know in the clarification of it was it really, if there was some clarification to it, maybe there would
have been maybe some more objection to it. Or whatever but we thought maybe it was in building our
boulder wall, which we did, which we felt was a big thing and that we cleaned up the lakeshore there.
And then as we put the other plantings around the side of the house, you know we thought that but we
really wanted to have what little back yard we could have. We wanted to see it.
Sacchet: Thank you.
Peterson: Other questions of the applicant? Thank you. Motion and a second for public hearing please.
Sacchet moved, Kind seconded to open the public hearing. Tile public hearing was opened.
Peterson: This is a public hearing. Anybody wishing to address the commissioners, please come
forward.
Kind moved, Sidney seconded to close the public hearing. The public hearing was closed.
Peterson: Commissioners, what do you think about this one? Ladd what do you think about it?
Conrad: They don't want me to talk first. Just a couple things. Grass and boulders are absolutely no
filter on the property so they are, they stabilize the shoreline with boulders but in terms of runoff, which
is really the intent of what I think staff and City Council is trying to do, there's zip. Grass is probably the
least filtration plat you can have, especially, yeah it is leached. Maybe purple loosestrife is worse but. I
think my interpretation is that council had a point. I think they gave in on some things and trying to get
lessen the impact on the lake so I don't know that I could change the staff interpretation right now. I
certainly could change it. You know you want to have reasonable use of the lake and I don't think we
want to turn it into a wilderness area down there. When I look at your neighbors, shame on them.
They're all doing a bad job. But they're there and you're coming in but they're all doing an awful job
when I look at the pictures there. I think, and I do live on a lake and we kind of preach how to care for it
and some people listen and some people don't. But the point is they should have some, you know I don't
think we want to turn it into a natural. It should fit into the character of the neighborhood. Yet on the
other hand I think the City Council had a point when they granted a variance and this is a condition that
was tied to it. I'm not sure which is the right thing to do for plantings down there. I think there's some
common sense that has to be applied here but something has to be done there because it's not meeting the
intent. They'd like to have it out. I think there's a tie to the variance and I can't eliminate that so, I'm
not sure what the actual planting configuration should be but I think there should be something there.
There should be something there.
Peterson: Other comments? Anything?
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Blackowiak: Well Mr. Chairman, I agree with Ladd. It was tied to the conditions of approval. There
were several variances granted and this was just one of the conditions so, to me I certainly understand the
intent of the City Council in doing that. And it's not uncomlnon to say to staff, you know work with staff
to determine what's going to be best and the reason that we do that is because we don't always know
what's best and so we're looking for their expertise and their guidance as to what could work in that area.
But we just, we say we intend to do this. We want to do this and you guys figure out the nitty gritty but
just understand what we're trying to say and I think that's exactly what council is trying to do. Is to say
you know, we need to start somewhere and we need to try to mitigate the runoff into the lake. Not
necessarily erosion with boulders but the runoff. And I don't necessarily agree with 6 foot plants. I
don't think that's going to wreck their view but I would certainly think that there'd be something that
would be a little less tall that could go in there that would serve the same purpose. I mean it's a cute
house. There's great landscaping out in front and it could be really nice down there but yet still giving
access to the dock, the canoe. That type of thing. So I really think that we need to, I agree with staff's
interpretation as well. And I also think this might be a great time for us to look into a lakeshore buffer
ordinance because it just, it just dovetails right in. And if this is what we're going to do, I mean if this is
something we're going to start requiring, then maybe we need an ordinance to say you know, this is our
intent. This is what we're trying to accomplish and kind of fortnalize it so there aren't any questions.
But again, it was a condition of approval. They knew it going in. If they didn't understand it, the time to
ask questions was a year ago before this all started. And I just feel that it was a reasonable request by
City Council.
Kind: Continuing on down the line .... was worded. I'm not sure if I agree with the condition and I
don't know how to handle that. I'm wondering if, I don't know. If we can meddle with the wording of
the condition. I don't think that's our place but I think staffs interpreting the condition correctly. I keep
coming back to the consistency point and also the fact that we're talking about 24 feet of lakeshore and
an idea of having 6 foot plantings on such a narrow little swath when the neighbors to either side aren't
doing anything. With lakeshore I think aesthetics are really important and how it looks from the lake and
to me it's just going to look kind of silly. And I don't know, that's kind of petty little response I guess
but that's kind of how I feel. I can't get by how goofy it's going to look and I think it's going to look
unkept and I also think that the point about the Sitter property just receiving a variance after this and it
not being attached to that, and they are definitely encroaching more than 75 feet and there was no such
condition attached and I think we really need to be consistent on that. And it wasn't attached to that so. I
guess I'm in favor of taking it off. I don't know how we go about that.
Peterson: Okay, other comments?
Sidney: Yes Mr. Chair. I went out to the property this morning and viewed it and I do agree with Deb
that you know trying to make this a natural area as proposed would look out of context and actually a
little goofy when you're looking at that. But I was thinking one thing we don't know, we're saying when
we have runoff and you know fertilizer and maybe no particulates but we don't know how much we're
trying to treat and we don't have the idea of what scale of plantings we even need. We're just, unless I'm
missing something, we don't have the data showing that this particular piece of property requires
plantings of X square feet to treat X gallons of water for something. So we're just kind of saying we
need something. We don't know what we need and then we have people who would like to enjoy their
property at the same time so I guess my gut feel is, it's not the right place to really implement this type of
condition. You know if it were 1,000 feet of lakeshore, yes. That makes a lot of sense but not in this
case.
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Peterson: Okay, thank you.
Sacchet: Mr. Chair. I think this is a situation that calls for compromise. I do believe that the 3 options,
which is really more like 2 options of potential plantings that were given to the applicant, are not feasible
because they're like two half bubbles that don't go along. I mean it doesn't fit. It doesn't make sense.
But neither does it make sense to me that we should totally remove the request of doing some plantings.
I really would like to see some plantings there. A reasonable amount. I mean we don't want to have to
be an all again or nothing. It may be on one side of their deck you could plant something. It wouldn't
have to come quite as far in. Maybe have some plantings in the lake on one side of the dock so on the
other side you have the use for canoeing. Not having it all that much come into your yard so you have.
reasonable use of your yard without being really impacted. I would like to see something rather than just
strike it out of existence. Then on the other hand I do think that the way this is laid out here, besides that
it's not fair in terms of the context of what's happening around and I do think, I don't think it's going to
look silly Deb because the property next to the Sitter's actually does have little plantings so it's not going
to be out of context to have a little bit something. But I think it's out of context to go to the extent that
staff is recommending. Now I would recommend on that basis that staff would work with the applicant
to see how some thing between the two can be done that is agreeable to the applicant and that makes
sense from a viewpoint of looking at the erosion, of the runoff, of all those aspects. That we're interested
from a city viewpoint in terms of the lake preservation as far as that's possible within such a small
context. That's basically where I'm at with this.
Peterson: Good, thank you. I'll make my cormnents and then you can add to that if you would. I think
that, as I've read this thing a half dozen times and I looked at the site briefly. I kept thinking, it just
doesn't seem logical to put the condition in the first place. You know we all have to start somewhere but
this doesn't seem to be a logical starting point from my perspective of taking care of the lake. And I
think, I agree a little bit with Uli but I can't picture what, if we put 3 feet of plantings in there, if that's
going to really make any difference. I mean I don't want to compromise and then have it provide any
value. We're just comPromising for the sake of compromising versus just say cutting loose and not
having to deal with it. So I'm at a loss there but I'm leaning towards cutting it loose more than I am
compromising and that's based on naivety perhaps but I'm concerned that if we compromise, are we
really gaining anything. So that's a question I think yet to be determined. Kate what if we, does this go
onto the Council?
Aanenson: Thank you, I was going to bring that up as a point of order. Just for clarity, what you're
asked to do tonight is to give an interpretation of the staff's; their interpretation of the staff's opinion of
this. So that's what you're here to do. If you want to take the variance off, that's a whole other process.
In order to expedite this you can make another interpretation. I'm kind of waiting to see where you go.
Also on this, it does need 4/5 votes. Otherwise it goes up to the council. So the condition was to do
some landscaping. Okay. They said they believe they've accomplished that. Just for argument sake, you
could say that's an interpretation. That met the interpretation. The rock scape. We're saying that it
needs something more than that. That's our interpretation. Okay so that's where you're at. If you want
to take the condition off completely, we have to go back through a process to take the condition off.
Peterson: So if we said that we agree with staff's interpretation, would it go onto the council?
Aanenson: If there's 4/5 vote, they have a right to appeal that still further. Right. No matter what. To
answer your question, yes.
Peterson: Okay. So hearing that.
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Kind: I have a question for staff. Just to clarify one more time. So I agree with your interpretation of
the condition and you're saying that the time to remove the condition would at the City Council level?
Aanenson: No. That's a whole other process. What you're deciding, we gave them an alternative.
They're appealing the interpretation of how we're applying. They believe that the rock meets that.
We're saying it doesn't. So that's what they're appealing. That interpretation. There's a whole separate
process to have a condition of approval taken off. So that would have to come back through. Right.
Kind: We can't handle that right here?
Aanenson: Right.
Peterson: So if we unanimously agree with staff, it wouldn't go onto council?
Aanenson: I'm certain they would probably appeal it.
Peterson: Okay. That's what I'm saying. They have the choice.
Aanenson: Correct.
Peterson: Okay.
Sacchet: May I ask a question? Now we would go with, could we ask staff to strike a compromise over
the 2 or 3 options I should say, alternative A, B and C that are currently attached to that condition? Is
that within our range to ask that to be relaxed a little bit?
Aanenson: Right. The condition reads, the applicant shall install lakeshore planting.
Sacchet: It doesn't say specifically these?
Aanenson: Right. Lori's giving you her direction on what that means but.
Haak: And I was just going to add as kind of a couple little side points here. There's some concern
about the height of the plantings. These are my interpretations. My renditions. I use the same book that
Brinn brought up. I took a look through it. Just thought you know, this is a place to start so certainly I
won't take offense. I'm not landscape architect. I won't take offense if you would recommend shorter
plants. If like Uli said you would narrow the strip a little bit. Traditionally, buffer strips to be effective
are recommended to be 15 to 16 feet wide. That's just kind of a standard practice. On this lot, I did the
math after I talked to you. Commissioner Deb. Sorry, I'm still learning.
Kind: You're doing great.
Haak: And it's about, if you include all of the area, the 25 x 25 feet 625 square feet is what you're
talking. And then if you take out the 5 feet for the middle and then the little bit on the one side, it ends
up being less than that. So just some other things that I kind of heard you getting around so if you have
any other questions as far as the.
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Sacchet: One more question Mr. Chair ifI may. Craig's concern was that if we reduce the amount, like
what I was proposing like going about halfway, would it actually lose it's benefit in terms of what it's
going to do?
Haak: Well that kind of ties into the 16 feet that I was playing around with. I recommended a little wider
because it is such a narrow, a little bit deeper because it is a narrow area, but I think 15 or 16 feet would
still accomplish your goals. Certainly I would say, if you're looking at erosion, the most critical points
would be right around the wall. And you know getting a couple plantings right in front of the rocks and
right behind the rocks. Just to stabilize that a little bit more because that's what I see is potentially the
biggest erosion issue.
Peterson: Thank you. Well does anyone want to tackle on a motion?
Blackowiak: Well I will. I'll move that the Planning Commission affirms staff interpretation of the
condition of approval for the lakeshore setback variance, Brinn and Bob Witt, 9247 Lake Riley
Boulevard.
Sacchet: Mr. Chair, could we consider an amendment?
Peterson: Let me get a second to that.
Conrad: I second that.
Peterson: It's been moved and seconded. Any discussion?
Sacchet: 1 would like to propose an amendment to, how would we word that. To allow staff to work with
the applicant to find a planting solution other than what is being proposed.
Brinn Witt: That's what we have.
Blackowiak: Yeah I was going to say Mr. Chair, I wouldn't.
Brinn Witt: We have three plans, I don't care for any of them.
Sacchet: I'm saying other than those.
Bob Witt: Can I ask...
Peterson: No, let's get our vote done.
Blackowiak: Mr. Chair, I wouldn't accept that amendment because it's a yes or no. Either we affirm that
it's a lakeshore buffer planting. Is it a correct condition? Does the condition, do we agree with staff's
interpretation of the condition, yes or no? And I don't think it's our place to start putting other
conditions on it, like Kate said. That's City Council and if we want to start changing, that's a totally
different issue. So my motion tonight is, my motion is the Planning Commission affirms staff's
interpretation period.
Peterson: My only concern with that is that we're just passing it off to City Council saying you deal with
it then.
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Blackowiak: Well they're the ones.
Peterson: Well regardless, ! just don't see the appropriateness of that.
Blackowiak: But I agree with staff's, I do agree with their interpretation that boulders are not lakeshore
buffer plantings.
Peterson: I agree but what we're trying to do is trying to find a creative solution to address both the
issues but Kate do you think there's a way to do that or not?
Aanenson: Well, just what Lori said. I think that the critical spot is in front of the boulder walls. Does
that mean 3, 6 feet? Now we'll go look at that. Certainly what we heard tonight from the applicant is
that they don't think the 25's going to work. I've heard from some of you that may be excessive. Lori
said 15 feet's nfinimum so we're trying to find a critical area that we can put some lakeshore, meet the
intent and still do some due diligence to get that intent. I guess ! leave it up to the applicant to say what,
you know if they're not going to do anything, then I'm not sure there's any point to it. Back to where
Alison's at so.
Bob Witt: Can I ask a question at this point? The question that I would have would be, do those
plantings need to be next to the lake? Is it something, because what we're trying to do is we're trying to
be able to enjoy what little piece of property that we have down there. If there were some plantings or
something along the, what you would call the swale area or the drainage area along the two lots. If
maybe we did something on that but not going past the side of the house basically. You know that, so
that we could at least enjoy the little piece of, little postage stamp piece ora lot that we have. Now the
erosion on, this is what's blowing me away, is erosion on the boulder wall that's there. Nothing's going
to erode from there. We've got all the erosion cloth in there and everything. If there's erosion, I think if
you look next to like the Sitter's for instance, they've got nothing put up there. They've got creosoi
soaked ties in the water. None of this was looked at in their variance and I'm just, it just drives lne nuts
you know seeing this. And we're feeling honestly extremely picked on you know. And I think if you
were in our position you'd feel the same way. You know and I'm trying to, we're trying to do what we
can here and we'll be more than happy to work with you on something like that but we've got to be able
to keep the lakeshore that we've got. We can't give up...
Peterson: Alright, alright. Ah'ight. This is going to be 11:30 before, we'll have another negative vote on
11:30 like what the council did. Alright so.
Conrad: Mr. Chair, just a comanent. Dave, swales by the lake, is there any benefit to sculpting out a
little bit, just to stop the water from going straight in? Because that's what, again I don't think you heard
what I said. Boulders don't stop the, anything from going in the water. It stabilizes the lakeshore but it
doesn't stop.
Brinn Witt: Curb and gutters do and that's what Dave was saying was corrected from the runoff from
the...
Conrad: Okay. Boulders don't solve the problem, that's probably why we're believing the staff report,
or confirming it but in terms of the swale down there Dave, instead of plantings you create a swale,
which is a little dip. What do we think about that?
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Hempel: That was one of the requirements along the side of the home. Contain the water on the property
so it wouldn't go onto the adjacent properties. However as we get back towards the lakeshore, the idea is
to let that swale dissipate and sheet drainage the flow over the property so we don't have the direct
impact that will force an erosion problem at the beach area. So actually the swales do kind of go away as
you get back towards the lake. Now maybe Lori can add something to that as far as plantings specific
areas make more sense on the sides or.
Haak: Well, it's a unique situation, I'll give it that. To catch some of the sediment and debris and
nutrients that may come off the road, plantings in the swale may be effective. I haven't seen it used. I
don't know what kind of design the applicant would be proposing. Certainly I would encourage them to
seek a landscape architect or something like that if they wish to pursue that and I would be more than
happy to sit down with them to do that. As well as any sort of lakeshore plantings we might arrive at at
any point in the future. I couldn't say right offhand. I could check some literature. Check with some
people in the field. See kind of what their recommendation would be for this area because it is a
challenge. It's a small piece of property, but the thing I keep coming back to is, it was a year. It was a
year before we heard from the Witt's after that condition was put on and they have expressed to me while
I was on site that they're just, they're not interested in planting their piece of lakeshore and so the
proposals that I worked up were kind of pie in the sky ideas because what I was hearing from the Witt's
was that they just weren't interested in that so I guess at this point, you know before we start hashing out
all those arguments, it's whether or not they are willing to do the plantings and I guess the issue in front
of us today is just staff interpretations.
Sidney: You know Mr. Chairman, I guess when I'm listening here I'm still, I want to know how much
runoff we really have to treat in this case and I can't imagine it's a tot at all that's really going to mitigate
the whole debate here.
Hempel: Mr. Chairman, commissioners let me. That is a very valid point. I mean the drainage area to
that location has been reduced. So maybe there is more investigation to be done to determine that may
assist us in determining actually how much buffer is actually needed.
Peterson: I mean is your sense that this lot is any different than if you take 25 feet of the neighbors lot on
either side, is there going to be substantially more or less or the same?
Hempel: This lot is different than the Sitter's to the west. This does take runoff from the road. Sitter's
runoff basically falls on the yard or falls on the roof top and goes to the lake. This property takes the
street runoff and additional upstream properties as well under larger rainfall events and snow melt.
That's the difference.
Peterson: Alright. Other comments to the motion and a second?
Blackowiak moved, Conrad seconded that the Planning Commission affirm staff's interpretation
of the condition of approval for lakeshore buffer plantings for Bob and Brinn Witt at 9247 Lake
Riley Boulevard. All voted in favor, except Sacchet who abstained, and the motion carried.
Sacchet: I abstain.
Peterson: For reasons being?
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Sacchet: For reasons as stated before that I feel a compromise would be better. I don't question that this
is the correct interpretation of staff, but I would like to build in some flexibility for staff to work beyond
just what's in front of us.
Kind: And Mr. Chair I'd like to add a comment too. I agree with staffs interpretation that a boulder
wall and Kentucky blue grass is not plantings for filtering but, and that's what I'm affirming by my yes
vote. But I do question the condition and encourage the applicant to seek whatever means they need to
with the City Council to revise that because it just, for consistency and for 24 foot lots, it just seems out
of place to me.
Peterson: Agree, as do I. With that in mind a City Council member or the applicant or any aggrieved
person may appeal this decision to the City Council by filing an appeal with the Zoning Administrator
within four days after the date of this board's decision. It will be placed on the next available City
Council agenda which would be?
Aanenson: I'm not sure if it would be the 14th or the one thereafter.
Peterson: Okay. So it will be the next month. So appeal to staff within four days and then make your
respective plea with the council. Okay? Thank you.
PUBLIC HEARING:
SITE PLAN REVIEW REQUEST FOR A 70' X 120' PARK MAINTENANCE BUILDING TO BE
LOCATED IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE PARK NEAR THE ENTRANCE, CITY
OF CHANHASSEN.
Kate Aanenson presented the staff report on this item.
Jeff Wyant: My name's Jeff Wyant. I'm with Engelhardt Associates and we worked on the civil portion
of these plans. HTG Architects did the building design and Hoisington-Koegler did the landscape plans
so if you have any questions on the engineering portion, I can surely answer it and I can try to answer
anything on the building.
Peterson: If you were to speculate. If we said you had 20% more money to spend, would the architect
still design a building, do you think these would substantially change? How much of the building design
do you think was driven by just pure, this is the money we have to spend?
Jeff Wyant: I would say it was driven by just meeting the ordinances. I don't think the money was an
issue at all.
Aanenson: Substantial change was made through the whole process from what originally came in so. I
believe the original estimate was closer to $400 or $500,000. It will be closer to $750-800,000 now.
And again that was the fencing issues. The block. Adding the brick. All those were add on's.
Peterson: I guess the reason for my question, and part of this is maybe a speech. I guess even today after
those changes Kate, if this was a commercial building, you know I would request and not approve if
architecturally it didn't have more interest. You know I think that this is an opportunity that we as a city
to make a statement about who we are and how we want to be perceived by the community and if this
building is evidence of how we want to be perceived, then my perspective is we're woefully lacking. So
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
TUESDAY, AUGUST t5, 2000 AT 7:00 P.M.
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
690 CITY CENTER DRIVE
PROPOSAL
Amend Condition of
Variance Approval
APPLICANT: Bdnn and Bob Witt
LOCATION: 9247 Lake Riley Blvd.
NOTICE: You are invited to attend a public hearing about a proposal in your area. The applicants,
Brinn and Bob Witt, request to amend a condition of approval of a variance from the 75' lakeshore
setback, 9247 Lake Riley Blvd.
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. 118. 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 August 3, 2000.
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TODD W & JILL PORTER
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JAMIE & STEPHANIE HEILICHER
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CHANHASSEN MN 55317
RONALD P LILEK &
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CHANHASSEN MN
55317
DONALD W & KATHRYN N SITTER
9249 LAKE R1LEY BLVD
CHANHASSEN MN 55317
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
690 CITY CENTER DR/
PO BOX 147~~-
CHANHASSEN MN 55317
ROBERT G & SUSAN L DAUB
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CITY OF CHANHASSEN
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DANG VAN & FONG-YUN NGUYEN
9260 KIOWA TRL
CHANHASSEN MN 55317
ROBERT W & LISA K BORN
9163 SUNNYVALE DR
CHANHASSEN MN 55317
BARRY A & HARRIET F BERSHOW
9271 KIOWA TRL
CHANHASSEN MN 55317
TODD T & KRISTI LYNN WODEK
295 SHOREVIEW CT
CHANHASSEN MN 55317
JACK J & LAUREL A SCHNABEL
9167 SUNNYVALE DR
CHANHASSEN MN 55317
PETER PEMRICK JR &
9251 KIOWA TRL
CHANHASSEN MN
55317
JOtqN K & LESLIE G CADLE
301 SHOREVIEW CT
CHANHASSEN MN 55317
DAVID W & LAURA L BEISE
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CHANHASSEN MN 55317
CRAIG W & KATItRYN HALVERSO
0283 KIOWA TRL
CttANHASSEN MN 55317
GARY D & DANISE L MCMILLEN
9151 SUNNYVALE DR
CttANHASSEN MN 55317
THOMAS J & SUE A SUTER
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CRAIG W & KATHRYN HALVERSO
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HAESEOK CHO &
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GORDON L ALEXANDER JR
9225 LAKE RILEY BLVD
CHANHASSEN MN 55317
STEVEN A & RENEE A WILLIAMS
9291 KIOWA TRL
CHANHASSEN MN 55317
THEODORE J & ANN L SMITH
9166 SUNNYVALE DR
CHANHASSEN MN 55317
RONALD YTZEN
9227 LAKE RILEY BLVD
CitANHASSEN MN
55317
SCOTT A & SUSAN M BABCOCK
9351 KIOWA TRL
CHANHASSEN MN 55317
MARK A & SUSAN E FROMMELT
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CHANHASSEN MN 55317
FREDERICK POTTHOFF III &
9231 LAKE RILEY BLVD
CHANHASSEN MN 55317
RONALD J FR1GSTAD
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CItANHASSEN MN
55317
LUNDGREN BROS CONSTRUCTIO
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DEAN SCOTT JOHNSON
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RICHARD R & JILL M MADORE
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SUNNYSLOPE HOMEOWNERS ASS
340 DEERFOOT TRL
CHANHASSEN MN 55317
SCOTT ALAN WIRTH
361 DEERFOOT TRL
CHANHASSEN MN
55317
JOY A & HILBERT F SMITH
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CHANHASSEN MN 55317
STEVEN A & PATRICIA A SEKELY
341 DEERFOOT TRL
CHANHASSEN MN 55317
LUCILLE LOUISE REMUS
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CHANHASSEN MN
55317
ROBERT J & LAURA B EVANS
331 DEERFOOT TRL
CHANHASSEN MN 55317
ROBERT F & BRINN M WITT
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CHANHASSEN MN 55317
VALERIE D DAHLER
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CHANHASSEN MN
55317
ROBERT D & KRISTIN S REBERTU
320 DEERFOOT TRL
CHANHASSEN MN 55317
DALE B & DIANE KUTTER
301 DEERFOOT TRL
CHANHASSEN MN 55317
PAMELA N GUYER
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SUNNYSLOPE HOMEOWNERS ASS
340 DEERFOOT TR~...-~
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ROBERT M & NORA J MURRAY
360 DEERFOOT TRL
CHANHASSEN MN 55317
KEVIN M & LINDA P SHARKEY
380 DEERFOOT TRL
CHANHASSEN MN 55317
MARK J RAMSEY &
400 DEERFOOT TRL
CHANHASSEN
MN 55317