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Nicole Kwon: I don’t know about that.
Mayor Laufenburger: We have to ask Bella. Alright. Just a moment, any questions from
council for the applicant? Okay. Well thank you very much. We certainly wish you the very
best of luck. We like when Chanhassen residents have an opportunity to see a variety for cuisine
so thank you Nicole very much.
Nicole Kwon: Okay, thank you for the opportunity to speak on behalf. Thank you.
Mayor Laufenburger: Any questions of staff? I’m prepared to accept either a comment or a
motion.
Councilman McDonald: Mr. Mayor yeah I’ll, I’d like to make a motion that the City Council
approves a request for an on-sale beer. Just a second. It went away. For an on-sale beer and
wine license from Bonsai Inc. doing business as Bonsai Sushi and Korean Cuisine contingent
upon receipt of a Certificate of Liquor Liability Insurance.
Mayor Laufenburger: Alright, we have a valid motion. Is there a second?
Councilman Campion: Second.
Mayor Laufenburger: Mr. Campion. Any further discussion?
Councilman McDonald moved, Councilman Campion seconded that the City Council
approves a request for an on-sale beer and wine license from Bonsai Inc. doing business as
Bonsai Sushi and Korean Cuisine contingent upon receipt of a Certificate of Liquor
Liability Insurance. All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 5
to 0.
Mayor Laufenburger: Thank you. Congratulations.
Nicole Kwon: Thank you.
REVOCATION OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS:
CUP #1985-01 TO ALLOW A WHOLESALE NUSERY AT 9150 GRAT PLAINS
BOULEVARD
CUP #2001-04 TO ALLOW A HORSE STABLE LOCATED AT 1560 BLUFF
CREEK DRIVE
Mayor Laufenburger: Do we have a staff report?
Kate Aanenson: Yes, thank you members of the City Council.
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Mayor Laufenburger: Ms. Aanenson.
Kate Aanenson: The planning staff, part of their charge is to review all conditional uses.
They’re put on a schedule so they’re broken down into quarters just to make sure they’re in
compliance and then if there’s any that are no longer in use that we may talk to the owner of the
property and see if that’s something that they’re interested in doing revocation of. So and
tonight we actually 2 that we’re recommending for revocation. The first one is on Great Plains
Boulevard. 9150. This is, was the Wilson Nursery site. They had a conditional use for the
operation of the nursery. As you know this property was approved for a subdivision and
unfortunately it wasn’t processed with the subdivision itself. It should have been the revocation
so this will be revocated and the property owner is well aware of that. We did notify all property
owners. Talked to them first before we put it on an agenda. There was notification sent to
property owners in case they had any concerns so all the ones that we’re doing tonight we have
not received comments from so this is the first one. The Wilson Nursery site. Again it’s for the
garden center. The wholesale nursery that was on the site so that will go away so again it cleans
up the title. That’s part of the goal here too. So again agricultural district. How big it was. A
wholesale nursery with conditions so it was subdivided so the reason for the revocation. The
second one is for a horse stable and this is on Bluff Creek Drive as part of the, just north of the
Hesse Farm so and they did apply for a permit for horses and horse stable. The applicants have
indicated they have no intention to continue using the horse stables. It has only been vacated for
6 months but they do not intend to use it in the future and again revocation is fine. Again we
notified the property owners on that and they want it revoked so we are recommending approval
of both of those so the way the policy, the ordinance reads is that the City Council, the public
hearing is held here at the City Council for revocation so the public hearing is also held here so
we would recommend that you open the public hearing and take comments and then close the
public hearing and we have the following motion suggested for you.
Mayor Laufenburger: Okay at this time I would like to open the public hearing on this item
which includes the revocation of Conditional Use Permit for 2 properties, one at 9150 Great
Plains Boulevard. The second at 1560 Bluff Creek Drive both in Chanhassen. If there’s
anybody would like to speak to the revocation of these conditional use permits you may step to
the microphone and speak at this time. There being no one I will close the public hearing and
bring it back to council. Council any questions for staff? Seems rather straight forward. Both
property owners have agreed that these should be revoked is that correct?
Kate Aanenson: Correct.
Mayor Laufenburger: Okay. Since we have followed our statutory responsibility for public
hearing is there any further discussion, comment or anybody prepared to make a motion?
Councilwoman Tjornhom: I’ll make a motion.
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Mayor Laufenburger: Alright, thank you Councilwoman Tjornhom.
Councilwoman Tjornhom: I’d like to make a motion that the City Council approves the
resolution revoking Conditional Use Permits #1985-01 and #2001-04 and adopts the attached
Findings of Fact and Decision.
Mayor Laufenburger: Alright we have a valid motion. Is there a second?
Councilwoman Ryan: Second.
Mayor Laufenburger: Thank you Councilwoman Ryan. Any further discussion?
Councilwoman Tjornhom moved, Councilwoman Ryan seconded that the City Council
approves Resolution #2016-77 revoking Conditional Use Permit #1985-01 and Resolution
#2016-78 revoking Conditional Use Permit#2001-04 and adopts the attached Findings of
Fact and Decision. All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 5
to 0.
ADMINISTRATIVE PRESENTATIONS.
Mayor Laufenburger: That is the last item on our formal agenda. Is there, let’s begin are there
any administrative presentations Mr. Gerhardt?
Todd Gerhardt: Mayor, council. Again I want to extend my appreciation to Kim Meuwissen for
running an excellent election and also thank all our election judges for their time. I know they
got compensated but it can be very tedious, sometimes down right boring sitting around and
waiting but we cannot extend our appreciation for their efforts in running a great election this
past Tuesday so I just want to extend my appreciation.
Mayor Laufenburger: Great, anything else?
Todd Gerhardt: That’s it.
Mayor Laufenburger: Okay.
COUNCIL PRESENTATIONS.
Mayor Laufenburger: Any council presentations? Councilwoman Ryan.
Councilwoman Ryan: No presentation Mayor but a couple comments. Obviously last week was
a busy week so I want to congratulate Councilwoman Tjornhom and Councilman McDonald for
your re-election to City Council. And last Friday was Veterans Day so I want to thank the
Mayor and Councilman McDonald for your service to the country and thank all the men and
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