Letter to Bob Generous and Planning Commission dated 11-2-1811/2/2018
Mr. Bob Generous & Ciry Planning Comrnission
Citv of Chanhassen
?.4. Box'1"47
Clranhassen, N4N 55317
Dear lvfr. Bob Ge-nerous & Ciry Planning Commission,
On9/28/2018, I purchased a home at3750 Arborehrm Blvd within the crty limits of
Chanhassen. The Citr,'and I have since changed the address to 3790 Lone Cedar Lane to
match the neighbors and facilitate emergencv response and postal serrrices.
Tn o lots of record were included in the sale. There is a 1.98L single famity home on PID
2574002A. There is a vacant lot adjacent r,r.,ith PID 25700010. Both are on Lake
Minner,r,ashta's south side.
A variance from the 100' u'etland setback is requested from the cit1, to allon'the building of
a 26' x 38.5' garage accessory building cm the vacant lot. I've met n"ith Mr. Bob Generous
and lr.{s. Vanessa Strong regarding the project. Both the Cifv Building Department and Lake
resources staff support an accessory building as the optimal usage for this lot versus the
altemative of another single-family home. As an official lot of record, a case could be made
to build a house on this lot as an altemative to the accessory building proposal.
Provided the accessory building is approved, I am willing to corxolidate the two lots into
one, and thereby permanently remove the potential for another single-family home. If
another singie-family home r,rras built, it would result in more impact to the wetland and
lake with another dock, erosion from usage, and riparian ortner weed removal rights of
2500 square feet plus a L5'path to clear r,rrater. Another house vn'ould also impact a city fire
Richard D. Morris i ..' ,
379t) Lone Ceiiar Lane, Chaskar,l\4N 55318
651-26'1-+469 rickdm,@ uwal umni.com
hydrant, the access road, and a drainage ditch. Lot 1 is zoned for a single-famifr home and
a hardship of usage exists from the lot shape and lack of buildable space.
l{r. Generous notes that combining lots vacates the existing 10' side lot setback between
these turo lots. He also supports w'aiving the 3ff frontage setback to the proposed lT
setback to provitle r:nore spacing from the lake OHW mark. Insteacl of the 75' setback from
th.e OI{W mark, the proposed location is77.g for one coilrer as shor.r.rr on the Site Plan. 99?6
of the building area satisfies the 75' lake setback and Citv Code Section 20487. The prer,'ious
{and currentlv qrebsite ordinance posted) OHW mark w,as 9M.5' , but it rt,as recently
clranged ta 945.9' .
You:: consideration and approrral of this variance request for an accessory building r,r.ith thc+
condition of lot consolidati.on is appreciated. As noted above, this plan is supported by
Lake Resources and Cilv Building Dept. staff.
Respectful$ submitted,
Z:i,%:h4
Rick Morris