Letter & Petition from Concerned Citizens of Shorewood and Chanhassen 04-07-2014To: Shorewood City Council
Chanhassen City Council
CC: Lennar Corporation
From: Concerned Citizens of Shorewood and Chanhassen
Date: April 7, 2014
Shorewood and Chanhassen City Councils:
We are writing to you today to express our concerns regarding the proposed Lennar development at 3670
Hwy 7. We want our City Councils to do their due diligence in ensuring 1) the infrastructure can support
the development as proposed, 2) the environmental impact is fully understood and 3) the project
complements existing development in the immediate area.
The following outlines the concerns we would like addressed.
1. Although this property is within the city of Chanhassen, all surrounding roads, including the main
access road to the new development (62nd Street and Strawberry Lane) are Shorewood -
maintained streets.
2. The Chanhassen Planning Commission claims the current proposal meets all zoning
requirements however surrounding lots are predominantly 15,000+ square foot with 30 foot
setbacks versus the proposed development averaging 10,000 square feet with 25 foot setbacks.
3. No traffic study has been completed to date. Questions remain on the increased traffic. How can
the city approve this development without one? Strawberry Lane is already ill-equipped for the
current traffic load.
4. Safety — There will be increased traffic on narrow roads with no sidewalk. This presents a danger
to our community and especially the students who walk to Minnewashta Elementary. These
safety concerns have not been considered by Chanhassen.
5. Access - 62nd Street and Strawberry Lane are 22' wide roads and quite rural. The infrastructure
to support the additional traffic is not in place and there is little to no room to expand.
6. The proposed development land is poorly drained and characterized by heavy clay soils and a
high water table. Adjacent residents already have sump pumps running 247/365. Lennar states
that the water table was 20' below grade. The Chanhassen Planning Commission noted the
discrepancy between residents and Lennar.
7. Only residents within 500' ft of the proposed development were notified, however the impact will
be felt on all residents who connect to the access point including Strawberry Lane and cul-de-
sacs, Shorewood Oaks streets and cul-de-sacs, 62nd Street, and Church Rd.
8. The Mayor of Shorewood sent a letter to Chanhassen regarding concerns which was not
discussed at the Planning Commission hearing.
9. While Chanhassen has said that Next Gen housing is currently not allowed in current zoning, they
are exploring for future consideration in the city. How can we be ensured that this will not be
appended in a future variance when the public is not watching? This also ties back into the traffic
study and safety concerns.
Thank you for your attention to our concerns.
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