CC Work Session Staff Report 11-10-2014k3
CITY OF MEMORANDUM
CHA NSEN TO: Todd Gerhardt, City Manager
7700 Market Boulevard
PO Box 147 FROM: Kate Aanenson, AICP, Community Development Director
Chanhassen, MN 55317
DATE: November 10, 2014 �Q `
Administration
Phone: 952.227.1100 SUBJ: Update on City Cemetery
Fax: 952.227.1110
Building Inspections
BACKGROUND
Phone: 952.227.1180
Fax: 952.227.1190
Approximately one year ago the city council was updated on the Chanhassen Pioneer
Cemetery. At that work session, it was determined that expansion of the cemetery
Engineering
was necessary to provide additional burial plots and installation of columbariums was
Phone: 952.227.1160
also discussed. Staff was directed to complete a few action items and report back to
Fax: 952.227.1170
the city council.
Finance
Phone: 952.227.1140
ANALYSIS
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1. HTPO was contracted to survey the boundary of the cemetery.
Park &Recreation
Phone: 952.227.1120
2. A landscaping plan was prepared by the City Forester and designed to create a
Fax: 952.227.1110
buffer due to the tree removal around the perimeter (attachment #1).
Recreation Center
2310 Coulter Boulevard
3. A paver plan was developed for the turnaround at the end of the driveway.
Phone: 952.227.1400
Fax: 952.227.1404
4. A neighborhood meeting was held.
Planning &
Natural Resources
5. Landscape Architect Matt Wilkens from Damen Farber was contracted to
p
Phone: 952.227.1130
determine whether the placement of columbariums should be on the eastern
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property line or along Galpin Boulevard. A prototype and layout has been created
(attachment #2). Below are comments from Mr. Wilkens:
Public Works
7901 Park Place
. The columbarium are whole units (3 ft. wide x 12 ft. long x 4 ft. high),
Phone: 952.200
requiring a crane to lift them off a flatbed trailer. It was determined that
Fax: 952.227.1317.1310
locating them in the lower area (front) would likely be easier, providing closer
Senior Center
crane range, better access (driveway), and more cost effective in the long
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term.
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• ADA accessibility is more achievable in the lower area. We did not look at
this in our study, but the best route for accessibility would be from the south,
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probably around the hydrant location, going north between the columbarium
and the existing plots. Right now this about a 5% grade.
Chanhassen is a Community for Life - Providing for Today and Planning for Tomorrow
Mr. Todd Gerhardt
November 10, 2014
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More people are using cremation as a burial option and therefore more people
will visit the cemetery. In our opinion, it is likely better for more cemetery
traffic to occur on the lower side than the upper side because there is not a lot
of room on the driveway and considering the hill in both the summer and
winter.
• Screening for neighbors to the east will happen whether there are burial plots
or the columbarium in the upper location.
6. A neighborhood meeting was scheduled in August. Only the neighbor in the first
house on Lukewood Drive attended. It was discussed that access for tree removal
would be easiest off Lukewood Drive. The plans were reviewed in detail with the
neighbor. Since that meeting, the City Forester and I have meet with the
homeowner to the east. They had some requests for modifications to the
landscaping plan. We also reviewed the timeline for tree removal this fall, and
have committed to keep them informed.
The plan is to begin tree removal as the city crews have time this fall and install
landscaping and pavers next spring/summer.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Revised landscaping plan
2. Columbarium layout
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