Findings of FactCITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
FINDINGS OF FACT
AND RECOMMENDATION
IN RE:
Application of CLA Chanhassen, LLC and Americana Community Bank for rezoning of the
property to Planned Unit Development (PUD) to permit a children's learning center, and site plan
approval for a 33,000 square -foot, one-story building with outdoor play areas and equipment.
On April 21, 2015, the Chanhassen Planning Commission met at its regularly scheduled
meeting to consider the application of CLA Chanhassen, LLC and Americana Community Bank
for a site plan review for the property located at 7750 Galpin Boulevard (northwest corner of
Highway 5 and Galpin Boulevard). The Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on the
proposed site plan was preceded by published and mailed notice. The Planning Commission
heard testimony from all interested persons wishing to speak and now makes the following:
FINDINGS OF FACT
The property is currently zoned Agricultural Estate District, A-2.
2. The property is guided by the Land Use Plan for Residential -Low and High Density and
Office and Residential High Density.
3. The legal description of the property is: See Exhibit A.
4. The Zoning Ordinance directs the Planning Commission to consider six (6) possible
adverse affects of the proposed amendment. The six (6) affects and our findings
regarding them are:
a. The proposed action has been considered in relation to the specific policies and
provisions of and has been found to be consistent with the official City
Comprehensive Plan.
b. The proposed use is or will be compatible with the present and future land uses of
the area.
C. The proposed use conforms with all performance standards contained in the
Zoning Ordinance.
d. The proposed use will not tend to or actually depreciate the area in which it is
proposed.
e. The proposed use can be accommodated with existing public services and will not
overburden the city's service capacity.
f. Traffic generation by the proposed use is within capabilities of streets serving the
property.
5. Site Plan Review:
a. The proposed development is consistent with the elements and objectives of the
city's development guides, including the comprehensive plan, official road
mapping, and other plans that may be adopted;
b. The proposed development is consistent with the site plan review requirements;
C. The proposed development preserves the site in its natural state to the extent
practicable by preserving the northerly six acre parcel as permanent open space
and minimizing tree and soil removal and designing grade changes to be in
keeping with the general appearance of the neighboring developed or developing
or developing areas;
d. The proposed development creates a harmonious relationship of building and
open space with natural site features and with existing and future buildings having
a visual relationship to the development;
e. The proposed development creates a functional and harmonious design for
structures and site features, with special attention to the following:
1) An internal sense of order for the buildings and use on the site and
provision of a desirable environment for occupants, visitors and general
community;
2) The amount and location of open space and landscaping;
3) Materials, textures, colors and details of construction as an expression of
the design concept and the compatibility of the same with adjacent and
neighboring structures and uses; and
4) Vehicular and pedestrian circulation, including walkways, interior drives
and parking in terms of location and number of access points to the public
streets, width of interior drives and access points, general interior
circulation, separation of pedestrian and vehicular traffic and arrangement
and amount of parking.
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f. Protects adjacent and neighboring properties through reasonable provision for
surface water drainage, sound and sight buffers, preservation of views, light and
air and those aspects of design not adequately covered by other regulations which
may have substantial effects on neighboring land uses.
6. The planning report #2015-09 dated April 21, 2015, prepared by Robert Generous, et al,
is incorporated herein.
RECOMMENDATION
The Planning Commission recommends that the City Council approve the Planned Unit
Development rezoning and site plan review.
ADOPTED by the Chanhassen Planning Commission this 21 st day of April, 2015.
CHANHASSEN PLANNING COMMISSION
BY:
Its Chairman
Exhibit A
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
Pareel A:
That part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 10, Township 116,
Range 23 and the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 15. Townehlp 116,
Range 23, Carver County Minnesota, described ere follows:
Beginning at the Southwest comer of said Satin 10 thence, an on assumed bearing of North 1
degree W minutes 40 seconds West along the West line of said Southwest Quarter, a dbtonce
of 1,023.08 feet, to a point on said West line distant 166&BB feet South of the West Quarter
ginner of aid Section iP, thence South 79 degrees W minutes 20 sande East, a distance of
177.77 fast; thence South 86 degrees 32 minutes 20 second$ East, a distance of 100.40 Test;
Name South 78 degrese 32 minutes 20 second. East, a distance of 194.14 feet; thence South
74 degrees 32 minutes 20 accords East. a dletance of 150.00 feet thence South 47 degrees
17 minutes 20 .ands East, a distance of 75.43 feet thence North 82 dagrsea 42 mists. 40
10AZO test mance South to deprave 11 malates 40 aaome West a distnco of 820.19 feet
Ithe Ner"unly right of way line of Trunk Highway 5; three North 85 degrees 54 minutes 50
cede West don, aid Northerly right of way, o dlstonce of 33.08 feet thence South 56
gre 40 minutes 55 records West aing aW Northerly right of wog a distance of 158.95
t f ence North 85 degresa 54 minutes 50 seconds West aln9 Northerly right of wog a
tZof 51&22 feet to the West Iine of Ne Northwest Quarter of Section 15, Township 116,
ngel 23; thence North 1 degree 37 minutes 50 second@ West along said West Iine of the
wet Quarter, o distance of 9.12 feet to the point of beglnning.
It.. NorthwetMy a that particular Ncrtbwestady rlght-of-way line of Pastel 216, as
"Jin n MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION RIGHT OF WAY PIAT NO. 10-08,
�dad ere Document Nw 265755 and o@ amended n MINNESOTA OEPARTMENT OF
SPORTATIQN RIGHT OF WAY PUT NO. 10-14, ravdm as, Document No. 27965& deserlbed
a ,Spwa
meohgr at the Southwest earner of aid Section 10; thence an an assumed baring of
Orth i degree 56 minutes M seconds Wet aloeg the Wet line of the Southwest Quarter of
'asld Section 10, a distance of 401.19 feet to a particular right -of -wast' One of said Period 216
an the point of be Inning of the IT.. to be described; thence North 47 dogma 18 minutes 16
$stands East a di.tne of 175.14 feet to an angle path In saidrI¢�t-of-way Ina thence
North 47 degrees 18 minutes 19 mantle East a distance of 22.71 Z. to a point of ourature
In sold right-of-emy tins, thence Easterly a distance 662.60 fat along a nn-tongentid ane
concave to the Sash having a radius of 633.04 fed and a central angle of 59 degrees 58
minutes 14 seeonda and having a chord of 632.78 fed which ben North 77 degree 17
minutes 27 seconds East to an angle Point In aid right-oli Iles; than North 56 degrees
18 minute 30 seconds, East not tangent to cold cores a dlstane of 114.28 fast to on angle
ctIn t-IwNorth thence 22 rees 13 minutes m�GEast, alongoldrlght-of-whaY Iine, adistae of 1116.fee and@aid Me More (eInng
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AND
W- Parcel 8:
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That part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Wafter of Section 10, Township 116,
Range 23 and the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarte of Seven 15, Township 116,
359.5 Range 23, Waver County, Minnesota, dencribed as follows:
Begnnning am�1 Southwestas comer offmda West soldSection 10; Nene on an assumed baring of North 1
degrnce
of 023.08 Test to a point an cold Weesstt ling ne distant 1668.88e West lines of 1 fact South of thd Southwest eWestQuarter
42
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reset; mnew norm 00 a6groe9 a4 minutes au sands West along Sala NorthMyy rlgltt of way. a
distance of 518.22 fat to the West line of the Northwest Quetta of Sa9n /5, Townchlp 116,
Rangpese 23; than North 1 degree 37 minutes 50 seared. West ring cold West line of the
Northwest Quarter, a distance of 9.12 feet to the point of beglnnin,.
L EXCEPT that part of Ne above described property which Ile Northwesterly of Natpartloulan
so.oNorthwwdmly right-of-way The of Parcel 216, as, shown an MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION NIGHT OF WAY PLAT NO. 10-08, recorded to Document No. 265755 and as,
amended n MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION RIGHT OF WAY PIAT NO. 10-14,
recorded as Doormat N. 279658, described as, follows:
Conunmoing at the Southwest comer of aid Statin 10; thence an an assumed baring of
North 1 degree 56 minutes 40 sands West Wong the West line of the Southwest Quarter of
sold Section 1D, a distance of 401.19 feet to a particular right-of-way line of said ParcN 216
and the taint of beginning of the the to be described; thence North 47 degrees 16 minutes 16
smande Eset a distance of 175.14 feet to an angle point In said rMNt -of-way line; thence
North 47 degree 18 minutes 19 ..do East a distane of 22,71 kat to a point of curvature
It cold right-of-way line; thane Easterly a distance of 662.60 feet along a nn -tangential
curve eneave to the South having a radio. of 633.04 feet and a central angle of 59 degrees
58 minutes 14 secunda and having a chard of 632,76 feet which been North 77 dopase. 17
minutes 27 sande East to an angle paint h aid right-ol-way line: thence Nerih 5g degree
16 minutes 30 esmands East, not tangent to sold curve a distance of 114.28 feet to an angle
point In Bald right-of-way, line; theme North 22 degrees 13 minute 10 second. East, aing
con right-of-way line, a distance of 116.13 feet and cold line there terminating.
ANO EXCEPT sold Parcel 216.
Carver Canty, Minnesota
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