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May 20,2005
Robert Generous, Senior Planner
City of Chanhassen
7700 Market Blvd
P.O. Box 147
Chanhassen, MN 55317
RE: City of Chanhassen, Gateway East 2nd Amendment - Waiver
Metropolitan Council Review File No. 16500-10
Metropolitan Council District 4 (Julius Smith, 952-443-2430)
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Dear Mr. Generous:
The Metropolitan Council received the City's Gateway East 2nd plan amendment on April 27, 2005. The
amertdmentproposes to change the land usedesigna.tion for approximately 4 acres located near Highway 5 and
Highway 101 from Park and Open Space to Commercial. The purpose of the amendment is to allow
construction of a city-owned and operated water treatment plant.
Council staff finds that the amendment is in conformance with metropolitan system plans, consistent with the
Regional Development Framework, and has no impact on the plans of other units oflocal government. Council
staff also finds that this amendment meets the Comprehensive Plan Amendment Administrative Review
Guidelines adopted by the Council on May 11,2005. Therefore, the Council waives further action on this review
and the City may place this amendment into effect immediately.
However, staff offers the following advisory comments:
The Regional Park System plan includes the following three proposed regional trails: along Highway 101, along
Highway 5, and along the Twin Cities and Western Railroad, if it ceases to be used for rail purposes. The
proposed water treatment plant site also includes a trail bridge over Highway #5.
The three proposed regional trails could potentially be routed through the proposed Water Treatment plant site.
Council staff recommend that the city work Marty Walsh, Director of Carver County Parks, to determine how to
best plan and locate the proposed regional trails and to provide a connection to the local trail bridge overpass.
One potential option would be to modify the site design for the water treatment plant to accommodate both the
water treatment plant and the proposed future RT connections.
The amendment, explanatory materials supplied and the information submission form will be appended to the
City's Plan in the Council's files. If you have any questions about this review, please contact Tom Caswell,
Principal Reviewer, at 651-602-1319.
Sincerely,
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hyl' anson, Manager
Planning Assistance
cc: Julius Smith, Metropolitan Council District 4
T om Caswell, Sector Representative Scott/Carver County
Solveig Berg, GIS, w/maps
Cheryl Olsen, Reviews Coordinator
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