Findings of Fact - Oak PondsCITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
FINDINGS OF FACT
AND RECOMMENDATION
IN RE:
Application of the City of Chanhassen for rezoning of Oak Ponds, Oak Ponds 2 nd Addition, Oak
Ponds 3 rd Addition and Oak Ponds 4 th Addition to Planned Unit Development — Residential.
On May 15, 2012, the Chanhassen Planning Commission met at its regularly scheduled
meeting to consider the application of the City of Chanhassen for amending the Planned Unit
Development — Residential zoning of the property to incorporate references to the Chanhassen
City Code and minimum lot standards. The Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on
the proposed rezoning preceded by published notice. The Planning Commission heard testimony
from all interested persons wishing to speak and now makes the following:
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. The property is currently zoned Planned Unit Development — Residential.
2. The property is guided in the Land Use Plan for Residential High Density use.
3. The legal description of the property is: Oak Ponds, Oak Ponds 2 nd Addition, Oak Ponds
3 rd Addition and Oak Ponds 4 th Addition.
4. The Zoning Ordinance directs the Planning Commission to consider six (6) possible
adverse affects of the proposed amendment. The six (6) affects and our findings
regarding them are:
a) The proposed action has been considered in relation to the specific policies and
provisions of and has been found to be consistent with the official City
Comprehensive Plan by implementing the land use and housing goals of the city.
b) The proposed use is or will be compatible with the present and future land uses of
the area.
C) The proposed use conforms with all performance standards contained in the
Zoning Ordinance.
d) The proposed use will not tend to or actually depreciate the area in which it is
proposed.
e) The proposed use can be accommodated with existing public services and will not
overburden the city's service capacity.
f) Traffic generation by the proposed use is within capabilities of streets serving the
property.
5. The planning report #12 -04 dated May 15, 2012, prepared by Robert Generous is
incorporated herein.
RECOMMENDATION
The Planning Commission recommends that the City Council approve the
rezoning.
ADOPTED by the Chanhassen Planning Commission this 15 day of May, 2012.
CHANHASSEN PLANNING COMMISSION
BY:
Its Chairman
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