Approval Letter 5-6-05
CITY OF
CHANHASSEN
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PO Box 147
Chanhassen, MN 55317
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May 6, 2005
Mr. Scott Rosenstein
10 Spring, Inc.
622 West 82nd Street
Chaska, MN 55318
Re: Fox Den Final Plat - Planning Case No. 05-08
Dear Mr. Rosenstein:
This letter is to confirm that on April 25, 2005, the Chanhassen City Council
adopted the following motion:
"The City Council grants final plat approval of Planning Case #05-08 creating 6
lots, with street width variances for a 50-foot right-of-way, as shown on
construction plans and final plat received April 4, 2005, subject to the following
conditions:
1. The existing water service to the site from Highway 101 must be removed to the
existing watermain.
2. The pond on Outlot A, Fox Hollow shall be maintained to ensure it meets the
size and volume standards to which it was originally designed. Any inlet and
outlet structures on that pond requiring maintenance or replacement shall be
maintained or replaced.
3. An outlet meeting National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
permanent storm water management system requirements (NPDES Permit
MN R100001, Section C, Subsection 1D, Page 11 or 26) shall be installed at
the outlet of the pond on Outlot A, Fox Hollow.
4. A floating Faircloth skimmer or another pre approved method should be used
for dewatering. The flow route, distance to receiving waters and name of
receiving waters of the storm water basin and dewatering activities shall be
included on the plan. A detailed dewatering plan with method, rate, and
erosion and sediment control considerations, such as energy dissipation, shall
be provided.
5. Geotextile or gravel bed and riprap shall be provided for energy dissipation at
the existing outlet of the pond on the east side of Hwy 10 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:
The City of Chanhassen · A growing community with clean lakes, quality schools, a charming downtown, thriving businesses, winding trails, and beautiful parks. A greaf place to live, work. and play.
Mr. Scott Rosenstein
Fox Den
May 6, 2005
Page 2
Type of Slope
Steeper than 3: 1
10:1 t03:1
Flatter than 10: 1
Time
7 days
14 days
21 days
(Maximum time an area can
remain open when the area
is not actively being worked.)
These areas include constructed storm water management pond side slopes, and any exposed
soil areas with a positive slope to a storm water conveyance system, such as a curb and gutter
system, storm sewer inlet, temporary or permanent drainage ditch or other natural or man
made systems that discharge to a surface water.
7. A detail for the catch basin (CB) sediment control shall be provided for the CB between Lots
2 and 3.
8. Street cleaning of soil tracked onto public streets shall include daily street scraping and street
sweeping as-needed.
9. The applicant shall pay the total SWMP fee, due payable to the City at the time of final plat
recording. At this time, the estimated fee is $8,021.
10. The applicant shall apply for and obtain permits from the appropriate regulatory agencies (e.g.,
Riley-Purgatory-Bluff Creek Watershed District, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (NPDES
Phase II Construction Permit), Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (for dewatering»
and comply with their conditions of approval.
11. Building Department conditions:
a. A final grading plan and soils report must be submitted to the Inspections Division before
building permits will be issued.
b. Demolition permits must be obtained prior to demolishing any structures on the site.
c. Existing wells on the site must be abandoned in accordance with State Law and City
Code.
12. Fire Marshal conditions:
a. No burning permits will be issued for trees to be removed. Trees and shrubs must either
be removed from site or chipped.
b. A lO-foot clear space must be maintained around fire hydrants, i.e., street lamps, trees,
shrubs, bushes, Xcel Energy, Qwest, Cable TV and transformer boxes. This is to ensure
that fire hydrants can be quickly located and safely operated by firefighters. Pursuant to
Chanhassen City Ordinance #9-1.
c. Fire apparatus access roads and water supply for fire protection is required to be installed.
Such protection shall be installed and made serviceable prior to and during the time of
construction except when approved alternate methods of protection are provided.
d. Temporary street signs shall be installed on each street intersection when construction of
the new roadway allows passage by vehicles. Pursuant to 2002 Minnesota Fire Code
Section 501.4.
Mr. Scott Rosenstein
Fox Den
May 6, 2005
Page 3
13. Environmental Resources Coordinator Conditions:
a. Applicant shall revise landscape plan to show a minimum of 21 trees to be planted.
b. A minimum of two 2 W' deciduous, overstory trees shall be required in the front yard of
each lot.
c. No more than one-third of the required trees may be from anyone species.
d. Tree preservation fence shall be installed at the edge of the grading limits around all trees
proposed to be preserved prior to any grading.
e. Any trees proposed for preservation that are lost due to grading and construction
activities will be replaced at a rate of 2: 1 diameter inches.
f. All 21 trees shall be planted within the proposed development.
g. A landscape buffer shall be planted along Hwy. 101 and include, at a minimum, 5
overstory trees, 7 understory trees and 12 shrubs. The landscape plan must show 4
additional shrubs to meet the minimum requirements of the landscape ordinance.
h. Trees #142-144 and six green ash not shown on the tree inventory, located along the
south property line near the existing shed, shall be preserved.
1. The applicant shall plant boulevard trees along Fox Hollow Drive and Fox Drive to
replace trees lost due to pond expansion. One tree shall be planted every 30 feet except
within the sight triangle. Species selected shall be approved by the city. A total of 4
trees shall be planted on the city property along Fox Drive.
J. Developer will work with staff to evaluate the impact to the buffer trees to the north of
the cul-de-sac on Lot 4.
14. On the Utility plan:
a. Show all easements.
b. Add a note "Any connection to existing structures must be core drilled.
15. If importing or exporting material for development of the site is necessary, the applicant will
be required to supply the City with a detailed haul route and traffic control plan.
16. The sanitary sewer hook-up charge will only be applied to five of the six new lots. The water
hookup charge will still be applicable for each of the new lots. Since the developer will be
responsible for extending lateral sewer and water service to the lots, the sanitary sewer and
water connection charges will be waived. The 2005 trunk hookup charge is $1,458 for
sanitary sewer and $2,955 for water-main. Sanitary sewer and water-main hookup fees may
be specially assessed against the parcel at the time of building permit issuance. All of these
charges are based on the number of SAC units assigned by the Met Council and are due at
the time of building permit issuance.
17. All of the utility improvements are required to be constructed in accordance with the City's
latest edition of Standard Specifications and Detail Plates. The applicant is also required to
enter into a development contract with the City and supply the necessary financial security in
the form of a letter of credit or cash escrow to guarantee installation of the improvements and
the conditions of final plat approval. The applicant must be aware that all public utility
Mr. Scott Rosenstein
Fox Den
May 6, 2005
Page 4
improvements will require a preconstruction meeting before building permit issuance.
Permits from the appropriate regulatory agencies will be required, including the MPCA,
MnDOT, Watershed District and MDH.
18. The applicant must be aware that any grading on privately-owned property will require a
temporary easement.
19. The applicant will be required to clean the existing stormwater pond after enlargements have
been completed.
20. Drainage and utility easements will need to be dedicated on the final plat over the public
storm drainage system including ponds and drainage swales up to the 100-year flood level.
The minimum easement width shall be 20 feet wide.
21. A minimum 20-foot wide easement will be required over the watermain that is outside of the
right-of-way.
22. The developer shall pay full park dedication fees."
Two mylar copies of the final plat should be submitted to our office for signatures, along with
the signed development contract and all required financial securities. Two 1 "=200' scale mylar
reductions of the final plat, and digital file of final plat in both .dxf & .tif format (the .dxf file must
be tied to the current county coordinate system) should also be submitted.
If you have any questions, please call me at (952) 227-1134 or e-mail me at
sal j aff@ci.chanhassen.mn.us.
Sincerely,
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Sharmeen AI-Jaff
Senior Planner
c: Paul Oehme, City Engineer
Steve Torell, Building Official
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