CC Minutes 06-10-2013
CHANHASSEN CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
JUNE 10, 2013
Mayor Furlong called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. The meeting was opened with the Pledge to
the Flag.
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT:
Mayor Furlong, Councilman McDonald, Councilwoman
Tjornhom, and Councilman Laufenburger
COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT:
Councilwoman Ernst
STAFF PRESENT:
Todd Gerhardt, Laurie Hokkanen, Paul Oehme, Kate Aanenson, Todd Hoffman,
and Greg Sticha
PUBLIC PRESENT:
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Wes Dunsmore 730 West 96 Street
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Gary Bendzick 731 West 96 Street
Marty Schutrop 540 Lakota Lane
Mayor Furlong: Thank you and welcome to those here in the council chambers and those watching at
home. We’re glad that you joined us this evening. At this time I would like to add one item to our
agenda this evening. We’ll call it item number 4 under new business and that would be for the council to
consider appointments for youth commissioners to our Park and Rec Commission so without objection
we’ll add that to the agenda. And then I would ask members of the council if there are any other
modifications or changes to the agenda. If not, we’ll proceed with the agenda as published without
objection.
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None.
CONSENT AGENDA: Councilman Laufenburger moved, Councilman McDonald seconded to
approve the following consent agenda items pursuant to the City Manager’s recommendations:
a. Approval of Minutes:
-City Council Work Session Minutes dated May 28, 2013
-City Council Verbatim and Summary Minutes dated May 28, 2013
Receive Commission Minutes:
-Planning Commission Verbatim and Summary Minutes dated May 21, 2013
b. Lift Station 10 Improvements, Project 13-07: Approve Consultant Contract.
Resolution #2013-35:
c. 2014 Street Improvement Project 14-01: Approve Consultant Contract
and Authorize the Preparation of Feasibility Study.
d. TH 101 (Lyman to Pioneer) Project 12-06: Amend Consultant Contract with Kimley-Horn for
Final Design.
e. Approve Dedication of Drainage and Utility Easement, Lot 4, Block 1, Wynsong.
Chanhassen City Council – June 10, 2013
f. Deleted.
g. Approve Purchase Agreement for Excess Right-of-Way with Center Companies, Sinclair
Redevelopment Project, 7910 Dakota Avenue.
h. Approve Special Assessment Agreement to Finance SAC Fees, First Steps Daycare.
i. Approve Temporary On-Sale Liquor License, July 2, 2013, Chanhassen Rotary Club.
All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 4 to 0.
VISITOR PRESENTATIONS.
None.
BLUFF CREEK WOODS: REQUEST TO REZONE 3.57 ACRES OF LAND FROM
AGRICULTURAL ESTATE DISTRICT (A-2) TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
(RSF); SUBDIVISION WITH VARIANCES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PRIVATE
STREET AND USE OF A NECK LOT; AND A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW
DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE BLUFF CREEK OVERLAY DISTRICT; 7331 HAZELTINE
BOULEVARD. APPLICANT: MARTIN SCHUTROP.
Kate Aanenson: Thank you Mayor, members of the City Council. This application is located on 7331
Hazeltine Boulevard which is also known as 41. Across from Camp Tanadoona and kind of the entrance
there to Westwood Church. The request involves a couple of actions. The first is to rezone the property
from Agricultural Estate to Single Family Residential. There’s a subdivision with variances for a neck lot
and the construction of a private street. Also for a conditional use to allow development within the Bluff
Creek Overlay District. So the applicant is proposing to develop 3 residential lots as shown here. Again
the reason why it would need to have the variances for the private drive is that the only way to really
access this property is to come off of the existing driveway there. It’s very steep coming off of 41 and the
turn movements. The State wouldn’t allow those extra driveways. The City ordinance allows only 4
driveways. There’s the existing 2 homes. The one home on the property was built in 1966 and then
there’s an additional home just to the north of the subject site up in this area here so the 2 additional
homes would make the 4 homes off the private street. So with the 4 lots, they all exceed minimum lot
size would be 15,000. They all exceed that requirement and then there will also be an outlot created
which I’ll talk about in a minute. So when this item appeared before the Planning Commission on May
st
21 they did recommend approval 7-0. There was a concern from the neighbor just to the north of the site
that has access via this private drive regarding the confusion of the trail and the existing driveways. We
tried to show the color differentiation. There is a trail that runs along here and then goes into the
Longacres neighborhood so this would be the driveways as they come into the different properties. This
would be to Lot 3, Lot 2 and what we’re recommending then, this would be the common portion of those.
Again those portions that are common have to meet the 7 ton design. This part through here and then the
driveway to the existing home. Staff did meet with the neighbor to the north here regarding some of the
drainage issues on that property and access and working on posting that to make sure it’s clear. The trail
access not to be confused with the driveway and when this does have to come back for final plat so
there’s a few issues that need to be further clarified that were not shown on the original site plan and that
would be one thing that we’d make sure gets addressed before it comes back for final plat. And again
typically on final plat, if they meet all those conditions that we’ve identified with the staff report, then we
would just put that on consent but I think we’ve addressed that issue regarding access and drainage. And
again with this there is a variance required. Because of the steep grades there, really the best way to
access this and the turn movements and the speed on 41 would be coming off the existing driveway that’s
in place right now for the current home and then the home just north of this proposed property. So we
believe that it’s not going to be detrimental. We’re controlling the access point there and due to the
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