Approval letter signedJuly 11, 2017
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
Chanhassen is a Community for Life - ProvidingforToday and Planning forTomorrow
Mr. Paul Heuer, Director of Land Planning & Entitlement
Pulte Homes
7500 Office Ridge Circle, Suite 325
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
Re: West Park Development - Planning Case #2017-12
Dear Mr. Heuer:
This letter is to confirm that on July 10, 2017, the Chanhassen City Council adopted the following
motion:
REZONING
The City Council approves rezoning the property located at the Southeast of Waters Edge
Drive, west of Great Plains Boulevard, north of Highway 212 and bisected by Lake Susan Drive
with an approximate area of 9.8 acres from Residential Single Family and Planned Unit
Development to Planned Unit Development -Residential incorporating the following design
standards:
WEST PARK
PUD DEVELOPMENT DESIGN STANDARDS
a. Intent
The purpose of this zone is to create a RESIDENTIAL PUD. The use of the PUD zone
is to allow for more flexible design standards while creating a higher quality and more
sensitive development. Each structure proposed for development shall proceed through
site plan review based on the development standards outlined below.
b. Permitted Uses
• The permitted uses in this zone should be limited to four, five, and six-plex
complexes.
• The total number of units for the entire site may not exceed 92 units.
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C. Setbacks
The PUD ordinance requires setbacks from roadways and exterior property lines. The
following table displays those setbacks.
Boundary
Building/ Parking
Setbacks feet
Highway 101
25/10
Highway 212
25/25
Northerly Project Property Line
25/25
Westerly Project Property Line
25/20
Internal Project property lines
0/0
Hard Surface Coverage -Residential
50%
Maximum Residential Building/Structure Height
35 or 3 stories,
whichever is less
* parking setbacks maybe reduced to 10 feet if full screening is provided.
d. Residential Building Materials and Design
Buildings and site design shall comply with design standards outlined in Article XXIII.
General Supplemental Regulations, Division 9 of the Zoning Ordinance.
1. All units shall have access onto an interior private street.
2. A design palette shall be approved for the entire project. The palette shall include
colors for siding, shakes, shutters, shingles, brick, stone, etc.
3. All foundation walls shall be screened by landscaping or retaining walls.
4. All adjoining units must exhibit different exterior design features and color.
e. Site Landscaping and Screening
The intent of this section is to improve the appearance of vehicular use areas and property
abutting public rights-of-way; to require buffering between different land uses; and to
protect, preserve and promote the aesthetic appeal, character and value of the surrounding
neighborhoods; to promote public health and safety through the reduction of noise
pollution, air pollution, visual pollution and glare.
1. The landscaping standards shall provide for screening for visual impacts associated
with a given use, including but not limited to parking areas, utility boxes, unadorned
building massing, etc.
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2. All open spaces and non -parking lot surfaces, except for the fire pit area, shall be
landscaped, rockscaped, or covered with plantings and/or lawn material.
3. Undulating berms, shall be sodded or seeded at the conclusion of grading and utility
construction. The required buffer landscaping may be installed where it is deemed
necessary to screen any proposed development. All required boulevard landscaping
shall be sodded.
4. Native species shall be incorporated into site landscaping, whenever possible.
L Street Furnishings
Benches, trash receptacles, planters and other street furnishings should be of design and
materials consistent with the character of the area. Wherever possible, street furnishings
should be consolidated to avoid visual clutter and facilitate pedestrian movement.
g. Signage
The intent of this section is to establish an effective means of communication in the
development, maintain and enhance the aesthetic environment, to improve pedestrian and
traffic safety, to minimize the possible adverse effect of signs on nearby public and
private property, and to enable the fair and consistent enforcement of these sign
regulations. It is the intent of this section, to promote the health, safety, general welfare,
aesthetics, and image of the community by regulating signs that are intended to
communicate to the public, and to use signs which meet the city's goals:
1. Preserve and promote civic beauty, and prohibit signs which detract from this objective
because of size, shape, height, location, condition, cluttering or illumination;
2. Ensure that signs do not create safety hazards;
3. Ensure that signs are designed, constructed, installed and maintained in a manner that
does not adversely impact public safety or unduly distract motorists;
4. Preserve and protect property values;
5. Ensure signs that are in proportion to the scale of, and are architecturally compatible
with, the principal structures;
g.l. Monument Sign:
One monument sign shall be permitted at the entrances to the development off of Lake
Susan Drive. These signs shall not exceed 24 square feet in sign display area nor be
greater than five feet in height. These signs shall be setback a minimum of 10 feet from
the property line.
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g.2. Sign Design and Permit Requirements:
1. The sign treatment is an element of the architecture and thus should reflect the quality
of the development. The signs should be consistent in color, size, and material and
height throughout the development. A common theme will be introduced at the
development's entrance monument and will be used throughout.
2. All signs require a separate sign permit.
h. Lighting
Lighting for the interior of the development shall be consistent throughout the
development. Fixtures with decorative natural colored pole shall be used throughout the
development in parking and street lighting. Decorative, pedestrian scale lighting shall be
used in the fire pit area and sidewalk areas and may be used in parking lot areas.
2. Light fixtures should be kept to a pedestrian scale (12 to 18 feet).
3. All light fixtures shall be shielded. Light level for site lighting shall be no more than
one-half foot candle at the project perimeter property line. This does not apply to
street lighting.
i. Residential Parking shall comply with city code requirements.
SUBDIVISION
"The City Council approves Preliminary Plat for West Park Addition, as shown in plans
dated received June 30, 2017 — Planning Case 17-12 - subject to the following conditions:
Enmg eering
1. The existing topographic survey shall include the existing first floor elevations of nearby
structures such as 8751 Waters Edge Drive and 721 Lake Susan Drive.
2. Spot elevations shall be shown at the center of proposed driveways at the curb line so the
driveway grade can be verified.
3. The applicant shall work with Carver County to see if the FES from their pond outlet can
be combined with the county's culvert to eliminate the low spot adjacent to this site.
4. The plan shall show EOF locations and elevation for all basins on site.
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5. Top and bottom wall elevations shall be shown on the grading plan.
6. All retaining walls shall be owned and maintained by a Homeowners Association (HOA).
7. The development plans shall call out the material of the retaining wall. The following
materials are prohibited for retaining wall construction: smooth face, poured in place
concrete (stamped or patterned is acceptable), masonry, railroad ties and timber.
8. As existing public utilities are located within the vacation area, the applicant shall grant a
drainage and utility easement to the city concurrent to recording the vacation.
9. The applicant shall have their survey confirm location of all easements with a recent title
commitment prior to final plat.
10. The retaining wall and entry monuments are proposed within drainage and utility
easements. These elements require an encroachment agreement prior to their
construction.
11. The private sidewalks constructed within city right-of-way require an encroachment
agreement.
12. All private streets will be owned and maintained by a Homeowners Association.
13. Street lights shall be installed at the intersections with public streets. This light shall be
owned by the city and maintained by MVEC (Minnesota Valley Electric Company). A
$300 fee shall be collected with the development contract for electricity costs for the first
year of operation.
14. The net SWMP Fee due at the time of final plat of the northern parcel is $53,237.19.
15. The net SWMP Fee due at the time of final plat of the southern parcel is $17,651.42.
16. For 64 units on the northern parcel, the sanitary partial fee is $44,224.00 and the water
partial fee is $137,408.00.
17. For 18 units on the southern parcel, the sanitary partial fee is $12,438.00 and the water
partial fee is $38,646.00.
18. The remaining hook-up fees will be due with the building permit at the rate in effect at
that time.
19. The vertical curves shall be revised to meet the City Code standard to have the curve
length be greater than the difference of the grades multiplied by 20.
20. The horizontal alignment of several horizontal curves radii do not meet requirements for
a 30 mph roadway without superelevation per the MnDOT Roadway Design Manual. The
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applicant shall submit documentation for the design speed used for these roads and the
anticipated signed speed. Speed signage shall be required.
Park and Trail
1. Full park fees in lieu of additional parkland dedication and/or trail construction shall be
collected as a condition of approval for the West Park Residential Subdivision. The park
fees will be collected in full at the rate in force upon final plat submission and approval.
Based upon the current residential park fee rates of $3,800 per multi-family/apartment
dwelling, the total park fees will be $311,600
2. (82 units x $3,800 each).
SITE PLAN
"The City Council approves Site Plan with a variance for the construction of 82 Townhouses as
shown in plans dated received June 30, 2017 — Planning Case 17-12 - subject to the following
conditions:
Engineering
1. The applicant shall submit the full SWPPP document to the city for review prior to
grading on site.
2. No parking signage shall be installed at all turnarounds to keep them open for public
safety access.
3. All private street signage shall comply with the MN Manual on Uniform Traffic Control
Devices.
4. The sidewalk and pedestrian ramps shall be constructed per the Chanhassen Standard
Detail Plates.
5. All sidewalks internal to the site shall be owned and maintained by the HOA.
6. The sidewalk connection parallel to Lake Susan Drive shall be owned and maintained by
the city.
The HOA shall be responsible for snow maintenance on sidewalks adjacent to HOA
property.
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July 11, 2017
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8. The applicant shall revise plans to call out the size of proposed water main.
9. The applicant's engineer shall add a column to the stormwater pipe/structure table to list
the velocities of the pipes.
10. Stormwater pipe within the development shall be privately owned and maintained.
11. The storm sewer/water main crossing near CB MH 702 may be in conflict. The
applicant's engineer shall verify this when the utility profiles are drafted.
12. The applicant shall meet the minimum requirements for stormwater set forth in City Code
§9 -VII and requirements of the Riley -Purgatory -Bluff Creek Watershed District.
13. The applicant must obtain a permit from RPBCWD prior to grading the site.
14. The applicant is responsible for obtaining permits from applicable regulatory agencies
(MDH, MPCA, MnDOT, etc.) prior to construction.
15. The proposed development will exceed one (1) acre of disturbance and will, therefore, be
subject to the General Permit Authorization to Discharge Stormwater Associated with
Construction Activity Under the National Pollution Discharge Elimination/State Disposal
System (NPDES Construction Permit).
16. Sidewalk constructed within MnDOT right-of-way may require an Limited Use Permit
(LUP).
17. The plan for flared stormwater pipes that discharge into the pond, infiltration basin and
right-of-way shall be modified to have non-erosive velocities (3.5-5.0 feet per second).
18. The pipe from FES 500 to OCS 501 shall be modified to have a slope of 1.00% or greater
to prevent standing water and reduce the potential for ice damage.
Buildine
1. Accessibility must be provided to all portions of the development and a percentage of the
units may also be required to be accessible or adaptable in accordance with Minnesota State
Building Code Chapter 1341. Further information is needed to determine these requirements.
2. Buildings are required to be protected with an automatic sprinkler system. For the purposes
of this requirement property lines do not constitute separate buildings.
3. The buildings will be required to be designed by an architect and engineer as determined by
the Building Official.
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4. The developer must submit a list of proposed street name(s) to the Fire Marshal and Building
Official for review and approval prior to final plat of the property.
5. Demolition permits must be obtained before demolishing any structures on the site.
Application for such permits must include hazardous substances investigation and proposed
mitigation reports.
6. A final grading plan and geotechnical (soils evaluation) report must be submitted to the
Inspections Division before permits will be issued.
7. Walls and projections within 5 feet of property lines are required to be of one-hour fire -
resistive construction.
8. Retaining walls over four feet high require a permit and must be designed by a professional
engineer.
9. Each lot must be provided with separate sewer and water services.
10. The developer and/or their agent shall meet with the hispections Division as early as possible
to discuss plan review and permit procedures.
Fire Marshal
1. A three-foot clear space must be maintained around fire hydrants.
2. Street signs (temporary allowed) shall be installed prior to building permits being
issued. Fire Chief must approve signage.
3. Prior to combustible construction fire hydrants shall be made serviceable.
4. Prior to combustible home construction fire apparatus access roads capable of supporting
the weight of fire apparatus shall be made serviceable.
5. Relocate the fire hydrant on Stonegate road eighty (80) feet to the west. (At the
intersection of Stonegate and Stonegate)
6. On Eagle View Road add a fire hydrant between block 5 and block 6.
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7. In order to avoid duplicating street names, submit new proposed street names to Fire
Chief and Building Official for review and approval.
Planning
1. Approval of this site plan is contingent upon approval of the final plat for Gateway North.
2. The applicant shall enter into a site plan agreement.
3. The building shall comply with the Planned Unit Development building setback
requirements"
VARIANCE
"The City Council approve variance request #17-12 to allow a 25 -foot setback from exterior
streets, as shown in plans dated received June 30, 2017 with the following condition:
1. Approval of the Variance is contingent upon approval of the Site Plan and Subdivision
applications Planning Case 17-12."
ORDINANCE AND SUMMARY ORDINANCE
"The City Council approves Resolution approving the ordinance and summary ordinance for West
Park;
VACATION
"The City Council adopts a resolution approving the vacation of all the public drainage and
utility easements on Lot 1, Block 1 of GATEWAY NORTH as dedicated on the recorded plat
thereof as described in Exhibit A."
The City Council adopts a resolution approving the vacation of all the public drainage and utility
easements on and Lot 2, Block 2 and Outlot A of GATEWAY NORTH as dedicated on the
recorded plat thereof together with Document No. 206358 as described in Exhibit A."
The Site Plan Agreement must be prepared by our offices for recording; however, cost estimates
for the improvements must be submitted to our offices before the agreement can be prepared.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact me at (952) 227-1134 or
by email at saljaff@ci.chanhassen.mn.us.
Sincerely,
Mr. Paul Heuer
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July 11, 2017
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Sharmeen Al-Jaff
Senior Planner
ec: Stephanie Smith, Project Engineer
Vanessa Strong, Water Resources Coordinator
Jerry Mohn, Building Official
Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation Director
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