Letter from Alex Petrosian 01-27-2014A- oz,
Alex Petrosian
850 Saddlebrook Pass
Chanhassen, MN 55317
January 27, 2014
Chanhassen City Council Members
City Of Chanhassen
7700 Market Boulevard
Chanhassen, MN 55317
Dear Chanhassen City Council Members:
I am a long -time resident of our city, and I am writing to express my support for the proposed development
and submit some additional thoughts for consideration.
Based on my review of the documents, I have following comments and recommendations that I would like
City Consul members to consider, before their final approval:
1) 1 applause the hard work of Staff, that have prepare such detailed and comprehensive overview of
the details associated with this proposal. I would also like to encourage Staff to continue working
with neighboring city of Shorewood, and look at the development as one big area, especially with
regard to road use, traffic issues, density, water runoff, erosion control, setbacks etc.
2) Hummingbird road. Although current condition and size of Hummingbird road is sufficient to support
current neighborhood traffic and needs, I have a concern that Construction traffic that is required to
build 7 houses (2 in Chanhassen, 5 in Shorewood ) will:
a. Cause premature road deterioration that will impose financial burden (in form of
assessment) to entire Neighborhood along Hummingbird road. Since premature
deterioration will be triggered by Developer /Builder activities, I feel that that it would be
resonate to ask, for the Developer and Builder to be responsible for and to:
L Pay for resurfacing of entire Hummingbird road after construction of 6 houses, just
to bring road to current state.
ii. Pay to restore vegetation, 3 feet from each side of the road, disturbed by
construction traffic.
iii. Pay for any damages to trees caused by construction traffic.
iv. Pay for any damages to Fence, Mailboxes and any other personal property caused
by construction traffic.
v. For the remaining future possible 1 house on Shorewood site, I would suggest to
have finds in escrow account to pay for the repairs if they occur in the future.
b. Elevate safety concerns due to increased road traffic by contractors and subcontractors. Per
current proposal Construction Hours are between '7 :00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on weekdays,
from 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays with no such activity allowed on Sundays or on legal
holidays'% This is a relatively narrow road and with number of the children (25 +) leaving on
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this road, school patterns when children leave for school busses and traffic associated with
parents that need to drive children to school, I have a concern for safety of the children and
general population during early allowed construction hours. Please note that Minnetonka
Middle School children in the neighborhood do not ride the bus and are walking on
Hummingbird and Melody Hill to reach Minnetonka Middle School West. School does not
start until after 9:00 am. I would like to propose amendment for above sentence to read:
"8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on weekdays, from 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays with no such
activity allowed on Sundays or on legal holidays. All construction related Traffic shall be
restricted between 7:00 a.m. — 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. — 5:00 p.m. an weekdays. "
3) Grading & Erosion control: As indicated in memorandum to City Manager by City Senior Planner, for
proposed Rain Gardens it reads that currently "proposed concentrated flows at discrete discharge
points "— are not allowed. And that "there are known erosion issues along Galpin Avenue ".
Furthermore it is indicated that Developer did not provide any design or specifications for rain
gardens to mitigate erosion problems.
I'm questioning if approval of subdivision process is premature and should be put on hold until:
a) All necessary, required and additional Information is collected from Developer and evaluated by
Staff.
b) Developer provide Grading & Erosion Control plan, which satisfies minimum threshold rules and
compliance with requirements under National Pollution Discharge Elimination System.
c) Since Rain Gardens require periodic maintenance of native plantings, this cannot be guaranteed
under private home ownership. Future owners must be notified about rain gardens on a
property prior to purchase and agree to perform all required maintenance, otherwise it might
become a burden on a city.
4) Storm water Management: I have a question about preservation easement. Is this easement is in
addition to the Bluff ordinance and does not supersede or replace it?
I urge you to move forward, but with slight delay on approval, until subsequent Council meetings, provided
that:
a) Road provision are put in place.
b) Safety issues addressed.
c) Erosion and Storm water management issues are addressed.
d) ALL recommendation of staff followed by the Developer.
Please let me know if you have any questions that I can answerl
Sincerely,
Alex Petrosian