Transmittal of VAR 11-16-04
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
7700 Market Boulevard
P.O. Box 147
CHANHASSEN, MN 55317
(952) 227-1100 FAX (952) 227-1110
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
DATE I JOB NO.
11/16/04 2004-33 Variance
ATTENTION
Sue Nelson
RE:
Document Recording
TO: Campbell Knutson, PA
317 Eagandale Office Center
1380 Corporate Center Curve
Eagan, MN 55121
WE ARE SENDING YOU
[8J Attached D Under separate cover via the following items:
D Shop drawings
D Copy of letter
D Prints
D Change Order
D Plans D Samples D Specifications
D Pay Request D _
COPIES DATE NO. DESCRIPTION
1 10/19/04 04-33 Variance - 8850 Audubon Road (Parcell, Lot 2, Block 1, Sun
Ridge) - Steve & Mary Pat Monson
THESE ARE TRANSMITTED as checked below:
D For approval D Approved as submitted
[8J For your use 0 Approved as noted
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D Submit copies for distribution
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o For review and comment [8J For Recording
o FOR BIDS DUE
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REMARKS
COPY TO: Steve Monson
SIGNED:
If enclosures are not as noted, kindly notify us at once.
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
VARIANCE 04-33
1. Permit. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the City of Chanhassen
hereby grants the following variance:
The Planning Commission approves Variance 04-33 for the construction of a
garage/storage building in a bluff as shown on the plans stamped 'Received June
22, 2004' prepared by Minnetonka Design, Inc.
2. Property. The variance is for property situated in the City of Chanhassen, Carver
County, Minnesota, and legally described as follows:
Parcel I, Lot 2, Block 1, Sun Ridge, 8850 Audubon Road
3. Conditions. The variance approval is subject to the following conditions:
1. A building permit must be applied for within one year of approval of the
variance or it shall become void.
2. The proposed addition must be built per plans stamped "Received June 22,
2004."
3. The applicant must submit plans for the ramp before proceeding with
construction.
4. An after-the-fact building permit for grading must be applied for.
5. The graded slope must be entirely reinforced with a retaining wall which
will require a building permit; or must be restored to a slope less than 3: 1.
6. Erosion control blanket shall be installed on all slopes greater than or
equal to 3: 1. All exposed soil areas shall have temporary erosion
protection or permanent cover year round, according to the following table
of slopes and time frames:
1
Time
Type of Slope (maximum time an area can remain unvegetated
when area is not actively bei~ worked)
Steeper than 3: 1 7 Days
10:1 to 3:1 14 Days
Flatter than 10: 1 21 Days
These areas include any exposed soil areas with a positive slope to a
temporary or permanent drainage ditch or other natural or man-made
system that discharges to any surface water.
7. Permanent native vegetation shall be installed on the slopes to minimize
the potential for future slope failure.
8. Submit an existing topographic survey signed by an RLS (registered land
surveyor). The survey must show the following:
a. Location of the retaining wall with top and bottom elevations.
b. Driveway location and slope.
c. Garage floor elevation.
9. The driveway must be hard-surfaced and comply with City code sec. 20-
1122 (attached).
10. No home occupation or business use will be permitted in the existing
attached garage or proposed detached garage/storage building, as stated in
City Code 20-977:
".. .No garage or accessory buildings except accessory agriculture
buildings existing on February 19, 1987 shall be used for any home
occupation."
11. The applicant shall submit for staff approval and construct a French
drainage system, along with gutters on the garage/storage building.
4. Lapse. If within one (1) year of the issuance of this variance the allowed
construction has not been substantially completed, this variance shall lapse.
Dated: October 19, 2004
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CITY OF CHANHASSEN
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COUNTY OF CARVER )
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this fl:t:1Iday of J1~ ,
2004 by Thomas A. Furlong, Mayor and Todd Gerhardt, City Manager, of the City of Chanhassen,
a Minnesota municipal corporation, on behalf of the corporation and pursuant to authority granted
by its City Council. cÞj~
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7700 Market Boulevard
Chanhassen, MN 55317
(952)227-1100
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