PC Minutes 6-21-16
CHANHASSEN PLANNING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
JUNE 21, 2016
Chairman Aller called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Andrew Aller, John Tietz, Maryam Yusuf, Nancy Madsen, and Steve
Weick
MEMBERS ABSENT:
Mark Undestad and Mark Randall
STAFF PRESENT:
Bob Generous, Senior Planner; MacKenzie Walters, Planner; and Alyson
Fauske, Assistant City Engineer
PUBLIC PRESENT:
Dan Kurth 742 Tilia Lane
Jeff Kleiner 655 Carver Beach Road
Phil Hanson 621 Carver Beach Road
Ken Vermeer 730 Preakness Lane
PUBLIC HEARING:
BANDIMERE PARK: INTERIM USE PERMIT FOR GRADING AT BANDIMERE
PARK ON PROPERTY ZONED AGRICULTURAL ESTATE DISTRICT (A-2)
LOCATED AT 9405 GREAT PLAINS BOULEVARD. APPLICANT/OWNER: CITY OF
CHANHASSEN.
Fauske: Thank you Chairman Aller, members of the Planning Commission. It’s my pleasure to
provide you some background information on the interim use permit request. The applicant is
the City of Chanhassen. The interim use permit is to request grading in excess of 1,000 cubic
yards. Anything less than 1,000 cubic yards staff is able to do administratively so we’re here
tonight to hold the public hearing for the proposed improvements. This item is scheduled to go
to the City Council on July 11, 2016. The location of the site, it’s on the west side of 101. South
of Highway 212 and north of Pioneer Trail over near the Lake Riley area. Little bit of
background on the subject area. The Bandimere Community Park, there was a referendum in
1998 to acquire the original piece of the park property. Subsequently additional funds were
acquired in order to start installing some improvements and most recently these 2 parcels on the
northwest side of the park were acquired shifting the access from, it was a location somewhere in
here, up to the north at a location where there is better sight distance. As such the parks
department along with the parks and recreation committee, in following with their master plan
have proposed some improvements to the addition of Bandimere Park in which they need to do
some grading. There was a stockpile that was installed in the area during the 101 improvement
project so this interim use permit is to remove some of the material that was placed with that
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project, and then of course prep the area for the proposed improvements. The proposed
improvements on the site, I took the layout and overlaid it on the aerial just to give you a little bit
of a frame of reference. It might be off just a little bit but you’ll get an idea of where the
proposed improvements are proposed. Parking lot with some lighting in this area here. A
hockey pavement area at this location with a bituminous trail connecting to the two, and then
also to the existing trail system. There’s a pipeline easement at this location so there’s a little bit
of grading proposed within the pipeline easement but that’s certainly a site characteristic that
dictates what can be done in that area. The pipeline companies don’t allow structures within
their easement and they certainly, and they’re also very cautious about construction that occurs
within the easement. The proposed improvements as I mentioned require some grading. The
stockpile area that I previously mentioned is in this location so we have about 9 feet of cut from
what’s currently out in that location with wetland area over here. They have some surface
stormwater management features both to the west of the parking lot and to the north of the
hockey area. And then they’ve also included their subgrade preparation for these improvements
in their calculations so it’s an export of material from the site. They have not yet identified
where the material will be going. That will be up to the contractor to determine so we don’t have
that set at this time. Staff has reviewed it. We have a recommendations for approval within the
staff report. It’s a fairly straight forward review. Therefore staff has a recommendation to adopt
the, or pardon me. To approve the interim use permit for grading in excess of 1,000 cubic yards
and with that I would be happy to answer any questions that the commission might have at this
time.
Aller: Great. Before we go to any questions that anybody might have I’d like to remind those of
you at home as well as those in the audience that on our website we have these items and these
reports for you to take a look at rather than go through each individual recommendation which
there are numerous recommendations here. We’ll hit those that are requiring questions to be
answered on and those would be discussed but otherwise you can find those on those reports and
it’s on the website for your perusal and again you can look at those either tonight at this point in
time or before this matter goes to City Council for final action. So with that does anybody have
any questions based on the report and the presentation?
Madsen: I have a question.
Aller: Sure.
Madsen: There was a mention of a warming house or proposed warming house and I could not
locate it on the plans. Just curious where that was going to be located.
Fauske: I didn’t either.
Madsen: Maybe it’s not yet determined.
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Fauske: Oh I believe it’s right in this location here. Let’s see Sheet C-4 is what I’m looking at
and that’s what I gleaning from Sheet C-4. The street plan. It looks like there’s a roof structure
located just to the southwest. On the southwest side of the hockey arena. I believe that would be
an appropriate place for the warming house.
Madsen: Okay, thank you.
Fauske: You’re welcome.
Aller: And then just quickly is the grading going to be done all at once or is it going to be
phased?
Fauske: It will be all done at once.
Aller: And then the grading plans, the hydrology isn’t fixed at this point in time. They’ll be, if
this moves forward be required to come forward with new numbers and fulfill those
requirements and recommendations.
Fauske: Correct and staff does not anticipate any issues with getting those 2 documents in
alignment with each other.
Aller: Any other questions at this time based on the report? Seeing none I will ask the applicant,
well it’s us.
Fauske: I have no further.
Aller: No further information.
Fauske: Ways to address the council further.
Aller: So we’ll move straight to the public hearing and have an opportunity for individuals in the
audience to come forward and speak either for or against an item or ask questions so we can get
it answered for you. So any individual wishing to come forward can do so at this time. So
please come forward. State your name and address for the record.
Ken Vermeer: My name is Ken Vermeer and I live in 730 Preakness Lane, Chanhassen,
Minnesota.
Aller: Welcome.
Ken Vermeer: Do we have any idea of how much in excess of 1,000 cubic yards we’re going to
be grading?
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Aller: If you could answer that, that would be great.
Fauske: Certainly Chairman Aller. I’d be happy to. They’ve estimated about 6,000 cubic yards
of removals and then additional 2,000 to 3,000 cubic yards for the subgrade correction of the
parking lot and the hockey area. We were looking at it today. Those numbers to me seem a little
bit high so we’ve been talking to the engineer to just go over his calculations and make sure
we’re on the same page as far as how much material we’re looking at here.
Ken Vermeer: And did you state earlier that the 6,000 cubic yards then that are coming out of
there don’t have a destination yet?
Fauske: At this time they do not. The way the contract documents for this project have been
written is that the material becomes the property of the contractor and so the contractor would
then identify where they’re taking it to. Typically when we have a project such as this we
request haul routes to ensure that we have the truck traffic moving through an appropriate area
using the appropriate roads and we also ensure that if they are moving, if the material is staying
within Chanhassen that the site they’re taking it to has the appropriate permits in place in order
to place that material there.
Ken Vermeer: Very good, thank you.
Aller: Thank you. Appreciate the questions. Any other individual wishing to come forward?
Ask a question. State your position either for or against. Seeing no one come forward I’ll close
the public hearing at this point in time and open it for commission discussions. Anybody wish to
comment on it at this point? Based on the report or the questions and answers that have been
provided. I remember going out to this site a couple years ago on a joint trip with the
Environment and Parks and Rec Commission and kind of seeing where it was headed and so I’m
glad to see that it’s moving forward for municipal purposes in fairly quick fashion. I’m sure the
residents there will be happy to have these improvements finalized and the ability to use the park
for all these great uses so with that I’ll entertain a motion.
Yusuf: Okay I’ll make the motion.
Aller: Commissioner Yusuf.
Yusuf: The Chanhassen Planning Commission recommends that the City Council approve the
Interim Use Permit to permit grading in excess of 1,000 cubic yards and adopts the Findings of
Fact and Recommendations.
Aller: I have a motion. Do I have a second?
Madsen: Second.
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Aller: Having a motion and a second, any further discussions?
Yusuf moved, Madsen seconded that the Chanhassen Planning Commission recommends
that the City Council approve the Interim Use Permit to permit grading in excess of 1,000
cubic yards to include parking lot alterations, storm water improvements and the grading
of a hockey rink, plans prepared by Hoisington Koegler Group, Inc. dated May 29, 2016
and subject to the following conditions and adoption of the Findings of Fact and
Recommendations:
1. The grading plan, hydrologic map and storm water model shall be revised to be
consistent with each other.
2. The plan must obtain appropriate permits from the Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek
Watershed District.
3. The plan set must be revised to show the correct proposed slope from the parking lot to
the north wetland.
4. A buffer must be established and maintained around the wetland and monuments must be
installed.
5. The plan shall be revised to show the first floor elevation of the proposed warming house.
6. Emergency Overflow locations and elevations shall be shown on the grading plan.
7. Autumn Blaze maples shall not be included in the planting plan. An alternate species,
approved by the City, shall be provided.
8. Signed, professional design and building permit required for any retaining walls
exceeding 48 inches in height.
All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 5 to 0.
Aller: This matter again will be before the City Council on July 11, 2016. Moving onto item 2
on tonight’s calendar.
PUBLIC HEARING:
691 CARVER BEACH ROAD – REQUEST FOR A FRONT YARD SETBACK
VARIANCE ON PROPERTY ZONED SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (RSF) AND
LOCATED AT 691 CARVER BEACH ROAD. APPLICANT: CASTLE GATE
CONSTRUCTION. OWNER: TRAVIS SENEFELDER.
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