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CHANHASSEN PLANNING COMMISSION
WORK SESSION SUMMARY MINUTES
APRIL 1, 2014
FOUNTAIN CONFERENCE ROOM
6:00 P.M. – WORK SESSION
PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS PRESENT:
Lisa Hokkanen, Kim Tennyson, Mark
Undestad, Steve Weick and Maryam Yusuf.
PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS ABSENT:
Andrew Aller.
STAFF PRESENT
Kate Aanenson, Alyson Fauske, Bob Generous, Terry Jeffery and Sharmeen
Al-Jaff.
PUBLIC PRESENT
: None
WORK SESSION
1. New Regulations for Stormwater Management.
Terry Jeffery presented the staff report and PowerPoint presentation on this item. He noted that
the City has four separate watershed districts within it boundary and must meet each watershed
district requirements. Terry discussed the proposed rules; the relationship of these rules to our
existing local controls; staff’s current comments on the rules revision; and to take feedback from
the Planning Commission.
The work session was recessed until 8:30 p.m. to permit the regular Planning Commission
meeting.
2. 2013 year-end review.
Kate Aanenson presented the staff report. She briefly went over the number of cases that the
Planning Commission reviewed, pointed out the number of residential building permits the city
issued, provided historical data regarding residential building permit activity, reviewed the
historical information on residential subdivisions and development, provided data on commercial
and industrial development, and highlighted Chanhassen Population estimates and projections as
well as the revised Metropolitan Council 2040 population estimate. Finally, the 2014 Planning
Department goals and projects were outlined as well as discussion of the Planning Commission
work projects for 2014.
3. Highway 101/61 Corridor Utility Study Update
Kate Aanenson presented the staff report. She advised the Planning Commission that the City
had hired a consultant to review the Minnesota Valley corridor to look at the feasibility and type
of development within the corridor. The review process is scheduled for completion by the end
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of August and that an open house is scheduled for May to talk with property owners and other
stakeholders about the study and the infrastructure improvements that will be done.
The Planning Commission will serve as a filter and review body for any potential changes within
the corridor.
4. Code amendments – Next Generation Housing
Sharmeen Al-Jaff presented a brief overview of what this type of housing entails. It was pointed
out that city code currently doesn’t permit this type of housing, but only allows the use as a
single-family home through a variance process and that in that instance it is on a temporary basis
and specific to use for relatives only.
There is no current plans to bring forward the Next Generation housing as a code amendment,
but it is an issue that the City may want to investigate to develop policies or criteria as to when
this type of housing would be appropriate.
The work session ended at 9:20 p.m.
Submitted by Kate Aanenson
Community Development Director
Prepared by Robert Generous
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