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01-15-97 Agenda and Packet FILE AGENDA CHANHASSEN PLANNING COMMISSION WEDNESDAY,JANUARY 15, 1997 AT 7:00 P.M. CHANHASSEN CITY HALL,690 COULTER DRIVE 6:00 P.M. Interview Planning Commission Candidates CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC HEARINGS 1_ T. F. James Company request for preliminary plat (replat) approval of 3 lots into 3 lots on property zoned BG, General Business District and located on the northeast corner of Powers Blvd. and West 78th Street,West Village Heights 3'"Addition. 2. Residential Development, Inc. request for a land use plan amendment from Residential - Low Density to Residential - Medium Density for the northern half of the parcel; PUD IP rezoning for approximately 50 acres of property from A-2, Agricultural Estate, to PUD-R, Planned Unit Development-Residential; conceptual and preliminary PUD request for mixed density residential development; site plan review for 67 cottage homes and 192 villa homes; preliminary subdivision request of 295 lots, 2 outlots and associated right-of-way located at the northeast corner of Galpin Blvd. and Hwy. 5,The Highlands. 3. SBA,Inc. request for Conditional Use Permit and Site Plan Review for the construction of a 150' telecommunications tower to be located at 1455 Park Road. 4. American Portable Telecom for a Conditional Use Permit and Site Plan Review for the construction of a 135' telecommunications tower to be located at 80 West 78`h Street. NEW BUSINESS OLD BUSINESS APPROVAL OF MINUTES CITY COUNCIL UPDATE ONGOING ITEMS OPEN DISCUSSION ADJOURNMENT NOTE: Planning Commission meetings are scheduled to end by 10:30 p.m.as outlined in official by-laws. We will make every attempt to complete the hearing for each item on the agenda. If,however,this does not appear to be possible,the Chair person will notify those present and offer rescheduling options. Items thus pulled from consideration will be listed first on the agenda at the next Commission meeting. • k Planning Commission Interview Schedule 6:00-6:10 Pete Keller 6:10- 6:20 Allyson Brooks 6:20-6:40 Phillip Standafer 6:40- 6:50 Michael Slack 6:50- 7:00 LuAnn Sidney 6 : 06 APPLICATION FOR 16#114‘. .,°7/CHANHASSEN COMMISSION ` DATE: :'� 2 t(�w,I��Y , . 199; • COMMISSION APPLYING FOR: g)(C h nDEC 1 3 1996 ALTERNATE: NG'✓ CITY O Uh'ii-AHASSEN NAME: Pe.f'L kE1lev ADDRESS: 6766 (Cz /ry Civics Pe CITY: l= �Ff S)21 r ZIP: CS-33/ HOME PHONE: 1476 ->c1> WORK PHONE: I-t )C' HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A RESIDENT OF CHANHASSEN?: .'Y r--)r,74-15 ,?'d-15 HIGHEST LEVEL OF EDUCATION ATTAINED,PLUS DEGREES,LIF ANY: r).S . no 4(41- l ry,-,cl( P\ '_> �f(L ) c'tYi/[ 1'I( l' Clr1Nb[T- i.ir't 1 se, C.(( C. CURRENT EMPLOYMENT: (State position, employer & brief description of duties. If with present employer for only a short time,list previous employment as well.) �( )1\e-V(' ( ; )'0(-c' I C+(( ( ; , ) ) /1-7 1 l Yr) <. I . c Ca C'(C, l ea r C^1."i CSF'V-- ACTIVITIES AND AFFILIATIONS: (Include elective offices, honors and recognitions received,if any.) L ►.,, C,> i" (E C i1(; >'/ (' I (1- j7i ' )7' 1\e10 i vc( i►` Y or 34 Aro: a ci / (r' rc\ 5-5-> ir:v1 ( -, REASONS FOR SEEKING THIS POSITION AND YOUR QUALIFICATIONS: 11 __ )O LiSF 7 '�i^� CI I- Nr )/ �/ bri"11C Cit i }6/n ��'t in (Cii0'1 I 11'9 / rYi 5., I.rC;1,/r`('o/1 r1s 1l _ (-lye ��4� "e_c Fe- '4.t ��, r I (1,` r-c (�Ji' , (C(1 )^((� (., 1'1((ian6 jet re rN(1 IN FILING THIS APPLICATION, I UNDERSTAND THAT A COMMITMENT OF MY TIME, ENERGY, INTEREST AND PARTICIPATION WILL BE INVOLVED, AND I AM PREPARED TO MAKE SUCH A COMMITMENT IN THE EVENT I AM APPOINTED TO THE ABOVE COMMISSION. //;77 SIGNATURE ) { { i n. 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Ccs—I -cam, ,(e c r n �� s4-7,k 1c19 Ss; T' Id IL, ( )r 4? L , ? A� {� (s a) 1��. n , �G�::."�+a.r n ice.S 1`r� �CrS�,✓y 'Gh+f+i� r Wei(v. RI! NF- ) trr,4 :k�."� ;:� N)�: �` Ys' ljAc% /h//3 „ Cc-kFc4k AFpcec;4., YE REASONS FOR SEEKING THIS POSITION AND YOUR QUALIFICATIONS: P 1 e S +40 I Ie_ _ IN FILING THIS APPLICATION, I UNDERSTAND THAT A COMMITMENT OF MY TIME, ENERGY, INTEREST AND PARTICIPATION WILL BE INVOLVED, AND I AM PREPARED TO MAKE SUCH A COMMITMENT IN THE EVENT I AM APPOINTED TO THE ABOVE COMMISSION. //- SIGNATURE MUNSON RROOKS, Ph i] 1831 Sunridge Court Chanhassen, MN 55317 December 10, 1996 Chanhassen Planning Commission City Hall Chanhassen, MN 55317 To whom it may concern: I am respectfully submitting this application for the opening on the Chanhassen Planning Commission. Presently, I am a Senior Transportation Planner with the Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT). My primary responsibilities include determining whether historic properties exist within Mn/DOT's project areas and the effects of the undertaking on properties eligible for, or listed on, the National Register of Historic Places. Previous to this I was staff archaeologist with the South Dakota State Historic Preservation Office for seven years. I have also worked for the USDA Forest Service and the National Park Service. My years of public service have given my a solid background in the federal environmental review process. My work with Mn/DOT has also required a knowledge of Minnesota's environmental legislation. Further, my background has given me extensive experience balancing the need for development with both cultural and aesthetic values. I believe that this experience would make me a particular asset to the Chanhassen Planning Commission. • I completed my doctorate in December of 1995. As I worked on my degree while working full-time I did not have much time for community involvement. With the completion of my degree I now have the time to participate in local planning efforts. Since the spring of 1996 I have been a member of the Carver County Land Use Planning Committee. This committee was established to assist with the updating of the Carver County Comprehensive Plan. I joined the committee as I had an interest in seeing cultural resources (including historic landscapes) taken into consideration during the planning process. I have also discussed with the Carver County planners the possibility of budgeting for a county-wide historic preservation plan. I believe that my involvement with the Carver County Land Use Planning Committee shows my commitment to community involvement. If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank-you for your time and consideration. Sincerely, Allyson Brooks, Ph.D. ALLYSON BROOKS, Ph.D. 1831 Sunridge Court Chanhassen, MN 55317 PH: home-612-368-4257 work-612-296-3065 Education: Ph.D, University of Nevada-Reno, 1995, Advisor: Dr. Don Hardesty (702) 784-6049 . M.S. degree in Industrial and Historical Archaeology, May 1987 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY. G.P.A. : 3 .80 B.A. degree, 1982, McGill University, Montreal Canada Archaeological field school, 1984, Catholic University, Thunderbird Park, VA. Overseas Student: Tel-Aviv University, June 1980-July 1981 Continuing Education: NEPA and the 106 Process, National Preservation Institute, St.Paul, MN November 1996 Introduction to Federal Projects and Historic Preservation Law, Advisory Council Workshop, Pierre, SD October 1989 Bottles and Cans Identification Workshop, UNR, Jan. 1989 Relevant Work Experience: Senior Transportation Planner (Historian/Historical Archaeologist) September 1996 - present. Minnesota Department of Transportation, Cultural Resource Unit, 395 John Ireland Blvd, St. Paul, MN Duties: Responsible for determining the impacts of Mn/DOT's undertakings on historic properties. This includes supervising and directing all historic and historic archaeological work being conducted for the purposes of NEPA and NHPA Section 106 compliance. Other duties include writing Programmatic Agreements, determining appropriate mitigation for adverse impacts to properties, generating contracts for subconsultants, monitoring and reviewing subconsultant' s progress and final deliverables, and implementing Mn/Model, the GIS based state wide predictive model. Senior Cultural Resource Manager: January 1996 - September 1996 BRW Inc. 700 3rd. St. South, Minneapolis, MN Duties: Project manager for Mn/Model, a GIS based state-wide predictive model for pre-contact sites. Reponsibilities include managing a multi-million dollar budget, supervising staff and subcontractors, providing research direction and coordinating outreach programs with the professional community and general public. General duties included directing and managing BRW' s cultural resource program. This entailed supervising a staff of 12, managing various cultural resource projects, writing proposals, reviewing final products and soliciting new projects. Historical Archaeologist: October 1988 - November 1995 State Historical Preservation Center, Box 417, 3 East Main Street, Vermillion, SD. Duties: Responsible for environmental review. All state and federal undertakings were reviewed to determine their effect to historic properties. Recommendations were made for archaeological surveys. Archaeological and historic site survey reports were reviewed and determinations of eligibility were made to the National Register of Historic Places. Data recovery plans were also reviewed for their adequacy. I worked with federal agencies and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation to develop Memorandums of Agreement and Programmatic Agreements and set standards for the evaluation of historic properties. I managed and input data into our CRM database and archived CRM reports. I also managed South Dakota' s archaeological subgrant program and wrote historic contexts for the state plan. Special projects included working on a management plan for historic mining sites in the Black Hills, writing South Dakota' s context for homesteading and agricultural development, and initiating and developing our state' s site steward program for amateur archaeologists. My work with mining and agricultural properties required survey and evaluation prior to developing the context documents. Further, I was responsible for organizing our yearly cultural resource management workshop which is an open public meeting for cultural resource managers and archaeologists. Other special projects included organizing a workshop on evaluating homesteads for the National Register of Historic Places, organizing the Society of Industrial Archaeology' s 1991 fall tour in the Black Hills of South Dakota and the Mining History Association' s 1993 annual meeting in Lead, SD. In September of 1990 I was granted nine months of educational leave to attend the University of Nevada-Reno for my Ph.D. In 1993 I was appointed to the Abandoned Mines Lands Advisory Committee by Governor Walter Dale Miller. Archaeologist: September 1987 - September 1988 USDA Forest Service, Black Hills National Forest, Custer, SD Supervisor: Lance Rom, Forest Historic Preservation Officer Duties: From April 1988 until September 1988 I administered and carried out archaeological work on the south zone of the Forest while independently conducting field projects on three ranger districts. Supervision of two paraprofessionals was required. With the north zone archaeologist, I developed and taught a training workshop for the paraprofessional archaeologists to be recertified. Other duties included aiding in the fighting of Forest fires. From September 1987 until April 1988 general duties required conducting archaeological survey projects in areas scheduled for timber harvesting, road construction, wildlife habitat improvement, and recreational development. Prehistoric and historic sites were evaluated for the National Register of Historic Places. Reports on the field work were prepared on a project by project basis. For the necessary cases, recommendations for management programs were made to reduce the possible effects that the proposed resource activity may have on existing archaeological sites. This position also required the supervision of volunteers, and the training of paraprofessionals. Historical Archaeologist: May 1987 - Sept. 1987 USDA Forest Service, Black Hills National Forest, Custer, SD (Contract) Duties: Principal Investigator for historic sites in Black Hills National Forest. This position entailed developing a historic themes outline for the Forest, and working with local historians on related studies and the exchange of information. The majority of time was spent evaluating historic and archaeological sites according to the criteria established for the National Register of Historic Places. The evaluation process required archaeological field work, historic research, oral interviews, and the analysis of any historic artifacts recovered in the field. Mitigation recommendations were made for those sites to be impacted by forest related activities. General duties were the same as described in the previous position. Parts Warehouse Manager: Dec. 1986 - April 1987 Historic Albany Foundation, 44 Central Avenue, Albany, NY Supervisor: Ned Pratt (25 hrs per week) Duties: Managed the parts warehouse which included accounting, marketing, public relations and knowledge of budget process. Identification of historic buildings and architectural parts was necessary for salvage work. Resale of salvaged parts was made to local individuals rehabilitating their homes and to local contractors. Supervision of staff ranging from 2-5 people. Some design and carpentry work was involved. Research Assistant: Sept 1986 - April 1987 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY Duties: Analyzed the Saratoga Battlefield stoneware ceramics through the use of x-ray fluorescence to determine the chemical composition and origin(s) of the clay. Results were presented in the masters project listed above. Historical Archaeologist: June 1986 - August 1986 National Park Service, Alaska Regional Office, Anchorage, AK Supervisors: Lee Stilson, Paul Gleeson Duties: Aided in the determination of construction impacts on historic archaeological sites and historic sites in Klondike National Park, Skagway, Alaska. Conducted archaeological surveys and excavations to locate all possible cultural, historical and archaeological remains, including actual on- site sampling, photography, mapping and recording of the remains. Aided in determining the extent, content, nature and significance of cultural features, artifacts and data. Performed some laboratory work. Research Assistant: Sept. 1985 - April 1986 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY Supervisor: David Starbuck, Shirley Gorenstein Duties: Excavation of test pits at the English encampment of the Saratoga Battlefield. Identified and prepared historical artifacts for cataloging. Artifacts were computer cataloged using ARDVARC, a database system designed for archaeology. Fifteen hundred ceramics were analyzed using SPSS-X, a social science statistical package, BASIC, LOTUS 1-2-3, and SYMAP. Analysis concluded with the preparation of an article on the 1985 ceramics for an unpublished National Park Service report entitled "Preliminary Report on the 1985 excavations at the Saratoga Battlefield" . Archaeological Crew: April 1985 - July 1985 Archaeological Services, Western Wyoming College, Rock Springs, WY. Supervisor: Steve Creasman Duties: Preparation of an Archaic period prehistoric site for excavation. Identified features, conducted stratigraphic profiling, photography and mapping. General excavation duties. Archaeologist: January 1985 - April 1985 Garrow and Associates, Atlanta, Georgia Duties: Preparation of historic plantation site for excavation, identification of features, mapping, preparation of artifacts for cataloging. General excavation duties. Archaeological Staff: July 1984 - August 1984 Buffalo Museum of Science, Humboldt Parkway, Buffalo, NY Supervisor: Michael Gramly Duties: Aided in the archaeological surveying of NW Maine for prehistoric sites, test pit excavation to determine the nature and the extent of sites, preparation of artifacts for cataloging. Auxiliary Work Experience: Research Associate December 1996 - present. University of Minnesota-Duluth. Duties include acting as advisor to graduate archaeology students and participating on master and dissertation committees as requested. Adjunct Faculty: University of South Dakota. September 1994-June 1996. Museum Intern: September 1984- December 1984 Exhibits Section, Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. Supervisor: Margeurite Noga Duties: Preparation and maintenance of natural history exhibits. Preparation of silk-screens, photography of meteorite thin-sections, historic research for upcoming special exhibit. Honors, Fellowships, Scholarships: Certificate of Recognition, State of South Dakota, 1995 Teaching Fellow, University of Nevada-Reno, 1990-91 Black Hills National Forest Certificate of Merit (monetary) , 1988 Black Hills National Forest Certificate of Appreciation, 1988 Graduate fellowship, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1985-86 Teaching Assistantship, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1985-86, 1986-87. Appointed by the Governor to the Abandoned Mines Lands Advisory Committee 1993 Professional Memberships American Anthropological Association Society for Historical Archaeology Society for American Archaeology South Dakota Mining Association Mining History Association Plains Anthropological Society Western History Association References: Jim Wilson, Acting State Historic Preservation Officer, Historical Preservation Center, Box 417, Vermillion, SD (605) 677-6822 or (605) 624- 9702. Dr. J.R. Fishburne, Ex-State Historic Preservation Officer. (804) 493-8270 or (804) 493-8038. Dr. Herbert Hoover, Dept. of History, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD (605) 677-5599 Dr. Don Hardesty, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Nevada-Reno, Reno, NV (702) 784-6049 Signe Snortland, Bureau of Reclamation, Bismarck, ND 701-250-4594 Dr. Larry Zimmerman, Dept. of Social Behavior, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD 57069 (605) 677-5596 Publications Brooks, Allyson and Beth Prine 1996 Conquest and Capitalism:Historical Archaeology in the American West, World Archaeological Bulletin 8 (in press) . Brooks, Allyson 1995 Interpreting the Industrial Technology and Social Organization of a Mining Boom in the American West. Journal of Kroeber Anthropology. Brooks, Allyson and Stephanie Jacon 1994 Homesteading and Agricultural Development Context. South Dakota Historical Society. Pierre, SD. Public Presentations: Symposium Chair and Organizer: Non-Traditional Archaeological Resources:Perspectives from Above the Ground. Society for Historical Archaeology Annual Meeting. Washington D.C. 1995 Brooks, Allyson and Michael Bedeau 1995 If You Think It' s Butter but It' s Not: The Importance of Landscape in Archaeological Analysis. Presented at 1995 Society for Historical Archaeology Conference. Washington D.C. D.C. Brooks, Allyson 1994 Going for the Gold (and Silver) :The Archaeology of Mining Ventures. Presented at the 1994 Mining History Association Annual Meeting in conjunction with the International Mining History Association. Golden, CO. 1994 Interpreting the Industrial Technology and Social Organization of a Mining Boom Town in the American West. Presented at the 1994 Society of Historical Archaeology Conference. Vancouver, Canada. 1993 South Dakota' s Context for Homesteading and Agricultural Development. Presented at the 1993 Society of Historical Archaeology Conference. Kansas City, MO. 1993 Homesteads and Criterion D. Presented at the Historical Archaeology and the National Register Workshop, NPS, Aspen, CO. Berg, Richard and Allyson Brooks 1992 Current Initiatives on Site Preservation Along the Missouri River Trench. Presented at the 50th Plains Anthropological Conference. Lincoln, NE. Bibliography of cultural resources reports available on request c'. TS a) u) a c c o 'ti >.1 o r+ C a) a) >4 a) •.•1 a) rd .c a) --1 U cn > -,.I Cl) Cl) s-i C Cl) o a) - Cts 0 --1 '0 m C O $4 >1 --i 0 .0 o O 4-) •-I t+ 44 •-1 0 Ji 0 a) a) to C Cn C --I U) U Cl) E U) --I C a) (f) -1-) •-1 7-4 --+ O n. 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Slack ADDRESS: 7773 South Shore Drive CITY: Chanhassen ZIP: 55,317 HOME PHONE: 612-975-2925 WORK PHONE: 612-475-4147 HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A RESIDENT OF CHANHASSEN?: One year HIGHEST LEVEL OF EDUCATION ATTAINED, PLUS DEGREES,IF ANY: BA, University of Minnesota (Twin Cities Campus) ..w CURRENT EMPLOYMENT: (State position, employer & brief description of duties. If with present employer for only a short time,List previous employment as well.) Account Executive. Ines vtmenntts. Dean Witter_Reynolds. Research and analyze markets, companies and the economy. Provide advice to clientele concerning retirement planning. Administer pension plans. ACTIVITIES AND AFFILIATIONS: (Include elective offices, honors and recognitions received,if any,) Faith Preahvteri An Chatrrh / Tun 107 Achievev,mt / American LegionArm Reserve / University of Minnesota Alumni Society REASONS FOR SEEKING THIS POSITION AND YOUR QUALIFICATIONS: Over the past ten years, I have witnessed tremendous growth in Chanhassen. 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James Company Q.. 6640 Shady Oak Road, Suite 500 Q Eden Prairie,MN 55344 (612) 828-9000 PRESENT ZONING: General Business District,BG ACREAGE: 5.09 acres DENSITY: Not applicable ADJACENT ZONING AND LAND USE: N-PUD-R12, Oak Pond/Oak Hills S-PUD,Chanhassen Retail Center E-BG,West Village Center QW-R 12,vacant Eckankar property QWATER AND SEWER: Available to the site IA PHYSICAL CHARACTER.: Lot 3 is currently developed with Century Bank. Lots 1 and 2 are I.,_ used for soil stockpiles. 2000 LAND USE PLAN: commercial III n[� ` = �,�CreeI r �. Beach ' , $cn NM i :0 ' I'a��,� S Park\ • 6 a EN ca � SGL rr i•:..aF� ligt1440 '-'. • V .L1- A+ ' .47,4-0. 4,0 � j� � VIII,Nio'�Ail�—, . r� i�� 1 ► Lotus gabdEaS Wm It © INIv�4 •ji�IM� tezL,110rs,- i •1 •s -� - mt„ s Nr'�.ir- � 4 044tilt\A•ciilkAMPITRM!IINtre.. TA, 0 glib I:�� AT `'of Nomti ii ; :. CP =�_ _sir/`11��!��y��i��+�'bu" �_ =1.11.. w. " �., .�� _ «. - - . ■�! } �� - . 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Wester Ra'� - 1:112.... � / State Hw 5 N'Pk .0I j sir West Village Heights 3rd Addition January 15, 1997 Page 2 PROPOSAL/SUMMARY The applicant is proposing the replat of Lots 1, 2, and 3,Block 2,West Village Heights 2nd Addition to clean up the legal description for the properties, due to the vacation of West 78th Street, and to create PID numbers for each lot that incorporates the portions of the vacated right-of-way adjacent to each parcel. BACKGROUND In the summer of 1996,a site plan(96-7)was submitted for review. The Planning Commission recommended approval of the site plan. However,the applicant has requested that the plan be held from city council review to permit completion of negotiations with one of the potential tenants. In 1996,the city granted an administrative subdivision(96-12)granting the HRA 13 feet along Powers Boulevard. In 1995,the city approved an administrative subdivision(95-6)adding the vacated right-of-way from the previous alignment of West 78th Street to Lots 1, 2,and 3. On March 27, 1995,the city approved a site plan(95-2) for Century Bank on Lot 3. In 1992,the city vacated(92-6)the drainage and utility easements along the previous alignment for West 78th Street. On March 28, 1988,the city approved West Village Heights 2nd Addition,creating six commercial lots from 5 commercial lots. On November 17, 1986, the city approved West Village Heights, (86- 11 Sub)creating five commercial lots and one high density lots on approximately 50 acres of land. The city also zoned(86-2)the property to multifamily and commercial, respectively. STREETS/ACCESS Via West 78th Street. Lots 1 and 2 shall have on shared driveway. LANDSCAPING/TREE PRESERVATION As part of the upgrade of West 78th Street,the city has provided boulevard trees in this area. When the sites are developed,additional landscaping will be required. West Village Heights 3`1 Addition January 15, 1997 Page 3 GRADING/DRAINAGE Lot 3 is currently developed. Development of Lots 1 and 2 will require that the grading plan conform to adjacent grades. EASEMENTS Appropriate easements are shown on the plat. COMPLIANCE TABLE AREA(sq. ft.) FRONTAGE(ft.) DEPTH(ft.) CODE 20,000 100 150 Lot 1 84,069 285 299 Lot 2 64,576 193 361 Lot 3 73,093 108 395 Total 221,738 FINDINGS 1. The proposed subdivision is consistent with the zoning ordinance; Finding: The subdivision meets all the requirements of the BG, General Business District. 2. The proposed subdivision is consistent with all applicable city,county and regional plans including but not limited to the city's comprehensive plan; Finding: The proposed subdivision is consistent with applicable plans. 3_ The physical characteristics of the site, including but not limited to topography, soils, vegetation,susceptibility to erosion and siltation, susceptibility to flooding,and storm water drainage are suitable for the proposed development; Finding: The proposed site is suitable for development. 4. The proposed subdivision makes adequate provision for water supply, storm drainage, sewage disposal,streets, erosion control and all other improvements required by this chapter, West Village Heights 3rd Addition January 15, 1997 Page 4 Finding: The proposed subdivision is served by adequate urban infrastructure. 5. The proposed subdivision will not cause environmental damage; Finding: The proposed subdivision will not cause environmental damage. 6. The proposed subdivision will not conflict with easements of record. Finding: The proposed subdivision will not conflict with existing easements,but rather will expand and provide all necessary easements. 7. The proposed subdivision is not premature. A subdivision is premature if any of the following exists: a. Lack of adequate storm water drainage. b. Lack of adequate roads. c. Lack of adequate sanitary sewer systems. d. Lack of adequate off-site public improvements or support systems. Finding: The proposed subdivision is provided with adequate urban infrastructure. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the Planning Commission adopt the following motion: "The Planning Commission recommends approval of the replat for West Village Heights 3rd Addition subject to the following condition: 1. Access for Lots 1 and 2,Block 1,West Village Heights 3rd Addition shall be limited to a joint driveway off West 78th Street." ATTACHMENTS 1. Development Review Application 2. Reduction of Plat CITY OF CHANHASSEN (,-4P 690 COULTER DRIVE CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 (612) 937-1900 DEVELOPMENT REVIEW APPLICATION l r n ,— APPLICANT: I I— . �l�\At,c. S t-- '' 14'--1OWNER: I 11' V rr-if ' ADDRESS: t G fir 1:1 ✓l'�� i G . r ) ADDRESS: }'r:k, 49) 61—d(7) TELEPHONE (Day time) G` L- % 4 TELEPHONE: Comprehensive Plan Amendment Temporary Sales Permit Conditional Use Permit Vacation of ROW/Easements Interim Use Permit Variance Non-conforming Use Permit Wetland Alteration Permit Planned Unit Development* Zoning Appeal Rezoning Zoning Ordinance Amendment Sign Permits Sign Plan Review Notification Sign Site Plan Review' X Escrow for Filing Fees/Attorney Cost" ($50 CUP/SPRNACNAR/WAP/Metes f and Bounds, $400 Minor SUB) V Subdivision' TOTAL FEE$ C) A list of all property owners within 500 feet of the boundaries of the property must be included with the application. Building material samples must be submitted with site plan reviews. 'Twenty-six full size folded copies of the plans must be submitted, including an 81/2" X 11" reduced copy of transparency for each plan sheet. "Escrow will be required for other applications through the development contract NOTE-When multiple applications are processed,the appropriate fee shall be charged for each application. PR JECT NAME 0 > >! 0! \I 0,-,c 4i-- , , LOCATION rr `:) `\✓ (,),...(,),....k,-4V L),- . j ,y ' Z' �� 1 FGALDESCRIPTION L k 11 z , a-1---e' 3 �L-fi (,), t( (\-- `l 'W�'r<. / rte, I4 r, / 7 TOTAL ACREAGE / WETLANDS PRESENT YES VNO PRESENT ZONING E CS REQUESTED ZONING 66- (‘6- PRESENT LAND USE DESIGNATION -/-Cf.(i REQUESTED LAND USE DESIGNATION fir'=^-- -vd--/ /---if fj r REASON FOR THIS REQUEST l�_1)Cl '' 4+,� � M� � `� 1. �- t 4 1_ - C. I Vir- ,4_,-) �, (- -11e,-,5 V This application must be completed in full and be typewritten or clearly printed and must be accompanied by all information and plans required by applicable City Ordinance provisions. Before filing this application, you should confer with the Planning Department to determine the specific ordinance and procedural requirements applicable to your application. A determination of completeness of the application shall be made within ten business days of application submittal. A written notice of application deficiencies shall be mailed to the applicant within ten business days of application. This is to certify that 1 am making application for the described action by the City and that I am responsible for complying with all City requirements with regard to this request. This application should be processed in my name and I am the party whom the City should contact regarding any matter pertaining to this application. I have attached a copy of proof of ownership (either copy of Owner's Duplicate Certificate of Title,Abstract of Title or purchase agreement), or I am the authorized person to make this application and the fee owner has also signed this application. I will keep myself informed of the deadlines for submission of material and the progress of this application. I further understand that additional fees may be charged for consulting fees, feasibility studies, etc. with an estimate prior to any authorization to proceed with the study. The documents and information I have submitted are true and correct to the best of my knowledge_ The city hereby notifies the applicant that development review cannot be completed within 60 days due to public hearing requirements and agency review. Therefore, the city is notifying the applicant that the city requires an automatic 60 day extension for development review. Development review shall be completed within 120 days unless additional review extensions are approved by the applicant. _ F• i .\•' c;) Mper' --c S{,gnalure. f.Applicant Date f ill 44 Fef(k V -tr , 1 r Sig J rb'of Fee Owner / Date Application Received on Fee Paid AV A Receipt No. The applicant should contact staff for a copy of the staff report which will be available on Friday prior to the meeting. If not contacted,a copy of the report will be mailed to the applicant's address. a i�� p i" m NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING A0i11111 Zvi �� = " PLANNING COMMISSION IMIV • ea• ��g'�• �� lM�' Wednesday, January 15, 1997 s `��;i�:.r.•4I at 7:00 p.m. ;```�� '"■4& .ate iia. g ■ City Hall Council Chambers 11`r 690 Coulter Drive :MC ..■ 7 ■..■. • ..._ 15: Illalia 1II rr rr SUBJECT: Replat 3 Lots into 3 Lots, ----7 West Village Heights 3rd >1 if`"ys AdditionEill ° 0/4 APPLICANT: T. F. James Company ----- --- \\ LOCATION: NE Corner of Powers Blvd. 1 1 and West 78th Street C NOTICE: You are invited to attend a public hearing about a proposal in your area. The applicant, T. F. James Company, is requesting preliminary plat (replat) approval of 3 lots into 3 lots on property zoned BG, General Business, and located at the northeast corner of Powers Blvd. and West 78th Street. What Happens at the Meeting: The purpose of this public hearing is to inform you about the developer's request and to obtain input from the neighborhood about this project. During the meeting, the Commission Chair will lead the public hearing through the following steps: 1. Staff will give an overview of the proposed project. 2. The Developer will present plans on the project. 3. Comments are received from the public. 4. Public hearing is closed and the Commission discusses project. The commission will then make a recommendation to the City Council. Questions and Comments: If you want to see the plans before the meeting, please stop by City Hall during office hours, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. If you wish to talk to someone about this project, please contact Bob Generous at 937-1900 ext. 141. If you choose to submit written comments, it is helpful to have one copy to the department in advance of the meeting. Staff will provide copies to the Commission. Notice of this public hearing has been published in the Chanhassen Villager on January 2, 1997. ils;ipji 00_ 01 wner DEAN R JOHNSON CONSTRUCTION KEVIN L KEIL & TARA K THOMAS wnadr 8984 ZACHARY LN 7641 NICHOLAS WAY wncty, Location MAPLE GROVE, MN 55369 0028 CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 CKANKAR DEAN R JO ON CONSTRUCTION DEAN R JO ON CONSTRUCTION 0 BOX 27300 8984 Z Y LN 8984 ZAC Y LN EW HOPE, MN 55427 MAP GROVE, MN 55369 0028 MAPLE OVE, MN 55369 0028 ITY OF CHANHASSEN C/O CITY TREASURER DEAN R JOHN N`6ONSTRUCTION DEAN R JOHN30N CONSTRUCTION 90 COULTER DR,-PO BOX 147 8984 ZAC Y LN 8984 ZACHARY LN HANHASSEN— 55317 0147 MAPLE ROVE, MN 55369 0028 MAPLE GKOVE, MN 55369 0028 EAN R JOHNSON CONSTRUCTION DEAN R JOHNSON CONSTRUCTION RONALD J & DENISE GRANCORVITZ 3170 75th Ave. N. 8984 ZAC LN 7639 NICHOLAS WAY JRCORAN, MN 55340 MAPLE VE, MN 55369 0028 CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 EAN R JOHN CONSTRUCTION DEAN R JOHNSON CONSTRUCTION DEAN R JOHNS CONSTRUCTION 384 ZAC Y LN 8984 ZACHARY 8984 ZAC LN .PLE OVE, MN 55369 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JANICE R MOBERG PHILIP L & DAWN M GLEASON 7649 NICHOLAS WAY 911 SANTA VERA DR 955 SANTA VERA DR CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 DEAN R JOHNSON CONSTRUCTION T F JAMES COMPANY COLLEEN A HEALY 8984 ZACHARY LN 6640 SHADY OAK RD SUITE 500 945 SANTA VERA DR MAPLE GROVE, MN 55369 0028 EDEN PRAIRIE, MN 55344 CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 MARGARET S THOMPSON JOSEPH M CLEVELAND LORI D CARSIK 7667 NICHOLAS WAY 7685 NICHOLAS WAY 7719 NICHOLAS WAY CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 THOMAS A & TINA LEE SAUE CHAD M LEA & LORI L JENSEN-LEA SHAWN A BOUCHER 7665 NICHOLAS WAY 7693 NICHOLAS WAY 7677 NICHOLAS WAY CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 WILLIAM R & MARYANNE HAGEMANN MARK A & SANDRA L BERGER PAULA L LANGER 7663 NICHOLAS WAY 923 SANTA VERA DR 913 SANTA VERA DR CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 'ENT J & JACQUELINE A CARLSON PATRICIA M HAUCK JOAN C FOSTER 87 NICHOLAS WAY 915 SANTA VERA DR 981 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CASEY L POWELL 721 NICHOLAS WAY 927 SANTA VERA DR 7683 NICHOLAS WAY LANHASSEN, MN 55317 CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 WAYNE DEAN SALISBURY & TOBEY I ,TON G & LOIS L KLUG DAVID A & LINDA L LARSON SALISBURY i75 NICHOLAS WAY 7715 NICHOLAS WAY 7699 NICHOLAS WAY iANHASSEN, MN 55317 CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 ARK A HEYER & BRENT T HEYER PATRICIA A PETERSON GARY T JOHNSON & TERESITA E BRIGINC 79 SANTA VERA DR 7681 NICHOLAS WAY 929 SANTA VERA DR iANHASSEN, MN 55317 CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 CONSTANCE L COOK & WALTER S & MARY CEVEN J & TERESA R LABERGE TRAECY A WALDSCHMIDT TELLEGEN 579 NICHOLAS WAY 937 SANTA VERA DR 939 SANTA VERA DR iANHASSEN, MN 55317 CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 JAMES E MICKELSON & DEBBIE A JANZEN 973 SANTA VERA DR CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 CLARA A & NINA G SHMYEL 961 SANTA VERA DR CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 LARRY A ZAMOR 951 SANTA VERA DR CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 T F JAMES COMPANY 6640 SHADY OAK RD SUITE 500 EDEN PRAIRIE, MN 55344 T F JAMES COMPANY 6640 SHADY OAK RD SUITE 500 EDEN PRAIRIE, MN 55344 , No Address DAYTON HUDSON CORP T-862 PROPERTY TAX DEPT 777 NICOLLET MALL MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55402 , No Address - C I TY 0 F PC DATE: 1i15/96 cHANHAssEN CC DATE: 2i10/96 . CASE #: 96-4 PUD, 96-2 LUP and 96-14 SPR STAFF REPORT 4 PROPOSAL: Request for a land use plan amendment from Residential - Low Density to Residential - Medium Density for the northern half of the parcel; PUD rezoning for approximately 50 acres of property from A-2, Agricultural Estate to PUD-R, Planned Unit Development Residential Z conceptual and preliminary request for mixed density residential development; site plan review for Q 67 cottage homes and 192 villa homes; preliminary subdivision request of 295 lots, 2 outlots and V associated right-of-way, The Highlands. LOCATION: Northeast corner of Galpin Blvd. and Hwy. 5 CL APPLICA_A,T: Residential Development,Inc Q 15 Choctaw Circle Chanhassen, MN 55317 (612) 934-6238 PRESENT ZONING: A2, Agncultural Estate District ACREAGE: 50 acres+/- DENSITY: 5.86 units/acre(gross) 6.8 units/acres (net) ADJACENT ZONING AND LAND USE: N-RSF, Windmill Run subdivision S- OI, Bluff Creek Elementary, A2, vacant E -RR, single family home QW-A2, single family homes, vacant land,bluff creek QWATER AND SEWER: Available to the site id PHYSICAL CHARACTER: The site is rolling farmland with a high point of 1013 feet and a low point of approximately 940 feet. The site is generally devoid of trees except along the Bluff Creek corridor which is located in the southwest corner of the property. A small wetland, designated A10- 14(1) on the City's Wetland Classification Map, is located in the southwest portion of the site. 2000 LAND USE PLAN: North 33 acres -Residential Low Density, South 17 acres - Residential Medium Density Exhibit A rk"11) LOCATION MAP . F9) e: HAPR/,SON ` LAKE LUCY8 it J . .44.1 �. o ., s d 41 r."{"j"'1 LAiKE ANN i4 f NN 111111!1,1111I ' ' \ • • Z 1 1111 '" VIrIFIPS ha1u1111i1 .?ky.r r f::;,:.::::f: LOCATION .401—; . .: ANN ;;4s::•:.:..g'iia%.-::- A -K i .--,,,,:*.:::(0--:::-.1.::--::"..,.e0-...-:.::: . liy.7gontst:•4: .. _. ..) 0) 1 (---, el 4i alit �� .4cGGYHN ROAD/WIP kEiD4. 111110:14111.: � %t W$W • 0 al NV. OIL - 11110141111114 II - 174$ R41 eit 't '� t RoGc t (-.1? .1; A 441-3 illir le z, ...„.. 44 7-771Q ... ..z"r._- The Highlands January 15, 1997 Page 2 PROPOSAL/SUMMARY The applicant is proposing a mixed density residential development on approximately 50 acres of land. Within the development are standard single family detached houses (34)on slightly narrower than normal lots,cottage homes(67), similar to those proposed in the North Bay development north of Lake Riley,and eight and ten unit townhouses(192). In staffs initial discussions with the developer, staff informed the developer that we would support a mixed density development of the site provided that the number of units being proposed would remain with those that could be developed based on the existing land uses for the property. Staff has calculated the total number of units at 268,which was determined by multiplying 33 acres of low density by four units per acre and 17 acres of medium density by eight. Within this framework, staff felt that we could support a mixed use in the development layout. Additionally, staff suggested that the applicant incorporate lower density adjacent to the existing residential developments to the north(Windmill Run and Royal Oaks Estates). Staff also required the developer to connect to Windmill Drive to provide linkages between the neighborhoods. This property is located within the Highway 5 Corridor District, HC-2 District. The project must comply with the Highway Corridor District intent which is to attain high quality in both design and construction of the development. Specifically, the development must be consistent with all plans and ordinances; must preserve natural conditions to the greatest extent feasible; must establish harmonious physical and visual relationships with existing and proposed development in the corridor, must use appropriate materials, lighting, texture, colors, architectural, and landscape forms to create a high quality design concept;must create a unified sense of internal order, must create a suitable balance between the amount and arrangement of open space, landscaping,view protection through screening,buffering, and orientation; must provide safe and adequate access and internal circulation; and must provide adequate separation from adjacent properties. Staff believes that the concept of the development is generally good. However, there are several issues and revisions to the plan that need to be addressed prior to the granting of preliminary approval. Following is a list of issues that need to be resolved prior to moving the development forward 1. The applicant needs to revise the plan to better protect and preserve the Bluff Creek corridor. 2. Perimeter building setbacks within a PUD are 50 feet. The Highlands January 15, 1997 Page 3 3. The lot width for lots in Block 3 should be increased for a better transition from the existing single family development to the north. 4. The total number of units must be reduced to a maximum of 268. 5. The applicant shall investigate the use of a fourth housing type. A single loaded townhouse unit that could better accommodate the existing topography may be appropriate. 6. The applicant shall work with Southwest Metro Transit to incorporate a transit component within the development potentially providing land or funding assistance for a bus shelter/bus cut-out. 7. The development shall expand the gathering space/public space within the development. The proposed tot lot is too small and poorly located for the balance of the townhouse units. 8. The developer needs to enhance the edge treatments and landscaping around the perimeter of the project. 9. The applicant should create view corridors within the project to maximize appreciation of the natural features of the site. 10. The developer should revise the building orientation of the townhouse units to provide variation in unit views along Highland Boulevard. 11. The applicant shall provide additional architectural details for the cottage and villa units and provide material specifications. In addition, assurances that there will be variation in exterior materials must be made. 12. Access and utility stubs shall be provided to the Hennessey parcel to the west. 13. The intersection spacing from Galpin Boulevard to the access for the cottage units needs to be increased. Staff is recommending that only the concept be approved to allow the applicant to undertake the modifications to the plan and address the issues outlined in this report. The Highlands January 15, 1997 Page 4 BACKGROUND In March 1995, the city approved a preliminary plat(94-14) for 92 twin homes on the northern portion of the parcel and the first reading of the rezoning of the property from A2 to R-4. On April 8, 1996,the city granted a one year extension until March 13, 1997 for this development. As of December 1996, housing types are distributed as follows: detached single-family homes, 4,924 units (78%); twin homes, 218 units (3%); townhouses, 593 units (9%), and multifamily, 594 units (9%). The proposed development helps to maintain the housing diversity within the city and provides housing alternatives for current and future residents of the city. Housing Availability Policy No. 8 of the Comprehensive Plan states, "The development of alternate types of housing will be considered to supplement conventional single family homes. Chanhassen is committed to providing housing alternatives. The future land use plan is evidence of this commitment. Land designated for future single family units(1990- 2000)will accommodate approximately 2,400 units. Land designated for alternative forms of housing will accommodate approximately 1,500 units. As future development occurs, it is anticipated that alternative forms of housing will increase as a component of Chanhassen's total housing stock." SITE CHARACTERISTICS The site is rolling farmland with a high point of 1013 feet and a low point of approximately 940 feet. The site is generally devoid of trees except along the Bluff Creek corridor which is located in the southwest corner of the property. A small wetland, designated A10-14(1) on the City's Wetland Classification Map, is located in the southwest portion of the site. REZONING Justification for Rezoning to PUD The applicant is requesting to rezone approximately 50 acres from A2 to PUD-R, Planned Unit Development- Residential. There are three components to the PUD: single family detached housing, detached townhouse type units, and townhouse. The following review constitutes our evaluation of the PUD request. The review criteria is taken from the intent section of the PUD Ordinance. Section 20-501. Intent Planned unit developments offer enhanced flexibility to develop a site through the relaxation of most normal zoning district standards. The use of the PUD zoning also allows for a greater variety of uses, internal transfer of density, construction phasing, and a potential for lower development costs. In exchange for this enhanced flexibility,the City has the expectation that The Highlands January 15, 1997 Page 5 the development plan will result in a significantly higher quality and more sensitive proposal than would have been the case with the other more standard zoning districts. FINDINGS It will be the applicant's responsibility to demonstrate that the City's expectations are to be realized as evaluated against the following criteria: 1. Preservation of desirable site characteristics and open space and protection of sensitive environmental features, including steep slopes, mature trees, creeks, wetlands, lakes and scenic views. Finding. With modifications, the development will preserve portions of the Bluff Creek corridor located in the southwest corner of the parcel. 2. More efficient and effective use of land, open space and public facilities through mixing of land uses and assembly and development of land in larger parcels. Finding. The proposed development, through the mixing of residential densities within an individual project, efficiently and effectively uses the land. 3. Sensitive development in transitional areas located between different land uses and along significant corridors within the city will be encouraged. Finding. The development has attempted to transition development from low density to medium density entirely within the project. The development provides lifecycle and affordable housing opportunities. The applicant has proposed a development that is unique to the community and fills a niche in the housing needs for either current or future residents of the city. 4. Development which is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. Finding. The proposed development is consistent with the comprehensive plan subject to approval of the land use amendment for the northern 33 acres from low to medium. This amendment is necessary to permit the internal transfer of density, to allow reduced lot widths for the single family detached housing, and permit the zero lot line cottage homes. Staff is recommending that the development be revised to maintain the maximum density that would have been permitted under the existing land uses for the property. The Highlands January 15, 1997 Page 6 5. Parks and open space. The creation of public open space may be required by the city. Such park and open space shall be consistent with the Comprehensive Park Plan and overall trail plan. Finding. The applicant is preserving the Bluff Creek corridor. A sidewalk is proposed for the north-south to permit residents of this development and the subdivisions to the north to access the trail on future Arboretum Boulevard. 6. Provision of housing affordable to all income groups if appropriate with the PUD. Finding. The proposed development will provide a diversity of housing types affordable to a wide range of income groups. Housing prices, as proposed, will range from $80,000 to$250,000. Most, if not all, of the Villa units will be within the range of housing affordability as defined by the Metropolitan Council ($120,000 for ownership housing). 7. Energy conservation through the use of more efficient building designs and sitings and the clustering of buildings and land uses. Finding. The proposed mix of housing types provides energy conservation through the efficiencies related to site development. 8. Use of traffic management and design techniques to reduce the potential for traffic conflicts. Improvements to area roads and intersections may be required as appropriate. Finding. All appropriate traffic management techniques will be incorporated in the development. The applicant is providing internal street linkages between this neighborhood and the neighborhoods to the north. City comprehensive land use policies require that"Development should be planned to provide adequate street linkages." City comprehensive transportation policies provide that"The city will promote the provision of street connections to maximize safety and ease of access." In addition, rather than provide a straight connection of Windmill Drive to Arboretum Boulevard, the applicant has created a street intersection,causing traffic to turn and discouraging through traffic. Summary of Rezoning to PUD Rezoning the property to PUD provides the applicant with flexibility,but allows the city to request additional improvements and the site's unique features can be better protected. The flexibility in standards allows the disturbed areas to be further removed from the unique features of the site. In return for the flexibility,the city is receiving: • Development that is consistent with Comprehensive Plan The Highlands January 15, 1997 . Page 7 • Diversity of housing types • Preservation of desirable site characteristics( trees, topographical features) • Sensitive development in transitional areas • More efficient use of land GENERAL SITE PLAN/ARCHITECTURE The applicant is proposing a mixed density residential development on approximately 50 acres of land. Within the development are standard single family detached houses (34) on slightly narrower than normal lots, cottage homes (67), similar to those proposed in the North Bay development north of Lake Riley, and eight and ten unit townhouses (192). Traditional single family lots abut the northern property line. The 34 homes are planned to be marketed from $180,000 to $250,000. The lots immediately adjacent to the Windmill Run development are proposed with a minimum width of 70 feet. Single family lots south of the proposed Windmill Curve are proposed with a minimum width of 65 feet. Proposed setbacks of 30 feet front, 25 feet rear, and 5 feet side for garage side and 10 feet side for the living area. Proposed lot sizes range from 9,130 square feet to 30,289 square feet. The cottage homes are proposed to be built by Rottlund Homes. The product is a single family home with a two car garage, typically 30 feet wide by 70 feet deep with a separation between units of 12 to 15 feet. Cottage lots are typically 3,200 square feet, 40 feet wide by 80 feet deep. The price range planned for the cottage homes are$130,000 to $200,000. Cottage homes are proposed single-level units that range in floor area from 1,376 to 1,608 square feet, typically, with potential increases in square footage for walkout units. Buildings are proposed to be 20 feet behind the curb. The villa homes are townhome units in three 8-unit structures and 14 12-unit structures. These structures are two story, two bedroom units with one and two car garages. Floor plans range from 1,128 to 1,300 square feet. Exterior will be brick with maintenance free trim and siding. Unit prices are proposed to range from$80,000 to $110,000. Buildings are proposed to be 22 feet behind the curb. SUBDIVISION REVIEW DRAINAGE The site falls into two watershed districts(Figure 1). Approximately half of the site drains naturally to the east branch of Bluff Creek and half of the site drains naturally to the west branch of Bluff Creek. It appears that the proposed grading and drainage plans intend to maintain a similar drainage pattern. The Highlands January 15, 1997 Page 8 Soils throughout Chanhassen contain very high moisture content. Groundwater has been observed in other projects in the area. Seasonal and annual fluctuations of the groundwater should be anticipated. Staff recommends construction of drain tile systems behind the proposed curbs to intercept and convey household sump pump discharge that would typically be extended to the street. The City has in the past experienced that the discharge of sump pumps in the streets created hazardous conditions for the public, i.e. icy conditions in the winter as well as algae buildup in the summer. Phase I The stormwater runoff for this phase of the development is proposed to drain to the east branch of Bluff Creek through a proposed wetland and stormwater pond located behind single family homes. It is important that this project must maintain pre-developed stormwater runoff rates for discharges to the east of this site and to the northwest. There is also a proposed storm pond on the east property line of this site. Staff recommends that this pond be used as a temporary sediment basin for this area until a regional stormwater pond on the adjoining property to the east is constructed. This action would be consistent with the City's goals of regional ponds as described in the SWMP. The stormwater management plan may require additional catch basins and storm sewer. Stormwater pipe sizes should meet the runoff rates as noted in the SWMP. This may or may not include sizing for off site drainage. Pipe size installation beyond the requirements of the proposed project will be reimbursed by the City(see SWMP fees below). This will be reviewed after staff receives specific stormwater calculations for post developed drainage areas and individual catch basins. All temporary and permanent storm water ponds must be in place before infrastructure construction can proceed. Phase II The runoff from this phase will be directed to the west branch of the Bluff Creek. This stormwater is proposed to be routed to a stormwater pond on the southern edge of the property. Staff recommends that this pond be sized to treat runoff from the future Arboretum Boulevard in addition to managing runoff from this development. The pond should be sized to meet Walker standards as discussed in the City's SWMP. This can be accomplished by over-sizing the proposed pond at the low point of the site or constructing a two-cell pond on the east and west sides of the proposed intersecting road. This ponding basin must be in place or constructed as a part of the overall improvements of phase II. According to SWMP, a water quality pond is also designated just southwest of this development to treat stormwater runoff in the west branch of Bluff Creek It is anticipated that this basin will be The Highlands January 15, 1997 Page 9 needed for future improvements to TH. 5 and to take the runoff from the lots along Galpin Boulevard and adjacent to the property. Ideally, this water quality basin is to be used and modified to pre-treat the runoff from TH. 5, as well as the adjoining watershed before entering the west branch of Bluff Creek The stormwater management plan may require additional catch basins and storm sewer. Stormwater pipe sizes should meet the runoff rates as noted in the SWMP. This may or may not include sizing for off site drainage. Pipe size installation beyond the requirements of the proposed project will be reimbursed by the City(see SWMP fees below). This will be reviewed after staff receives specific stormwater calculations for post developed drainage areas and individual catch basins. Wetlands There is one agricultural/urban wetland on-site that will be impacted by the proposed frontage road alignment. The applicant should avoid impacts,and if they cannot, they will have to complete the necessary delineation, sequencing and replacement plans and apply for a Wetland Alteration Permit (WAP). Buffers and Setbacks-The City Wetland Ordinance requires buffer strips for the ag/urban wetland located on the property if the wetland is not impacted. The buffer strip width required for an ag/urban wetland is 0 to 20 feet with a minimum average width of 10 feet. The principal structure setback for these wetlands is 40 feet measured from the outside edge of the buffer strip. Wetland buffer areas shall be surveyed and staked in accordance with the City's wetland ordinance. The City will install wetland buffer edge signs before construction begins and will charge the applicant$20 per sign. Bluff Creek The proposed project includes the headwaters of the east and west branches of the Bluff Creek. The Bluff Creek is planned as a natural resource corridor from the headwaters to its discharge point at the Minnesota River. The east branch and the main channel of Bluff Creek are also a DNR protected waters. The City of Chanhassen has recently completed Bluff Creek Watershed Management Plan(figure 2). In this plan,recommendations for this of upper area of the Bluff Creek include a 300 foot setback buffer to maintain a natural resource corridor as well as a recreational and educational trail corridor. This area has been identified for shallow marsh restoration and big woods re-vegetation projects (figure 3). Staff recommendation for this project will be maintaining the natural vegetation and landscape below the existing 966 ft contour. This setback is based on the existing topography and watershed of the creek in this area and maintains all of the primary Bluff Creek corridor and a transition area within the secondary corridor. This recommended setback varies from a minimum of 125 feet to 300 feet. Staff feels this is necessary The Highlands January 15, 1997 Page 10 to maintain the integrity of the creek's natural features and to buffer from the intense development of streets and homes through this site. The most intense impact will occur at the point in which the underpass trails connect from Arboretum Blvd. and TH. 5. This area will also be the site of the needed storm water ponds for this area. Because of these factors staff is investigating the feasibility of a big woods restoration project be established in conjunction with this project. The applicant may have an opportunity to reduce some city administration fees for participation in this project. SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN(SWMP) The City has adopted a Surface Water Management Plan(SWMP)that serves as a tool to protect, preserve and enhance water resources. The plan identifies, from a regional perspective,the stormwater quantity and quality improvements necessary to allow future development to take place and minimize its impact to downstream water bodies. In general, the water quantity portion of the plan uses a 100-year design storm interval for ponding and a 10-year design storm interval for storm sewer piping. The water quality portion of the plan uses William Walker,Jr.'s Pondnet model for predicting phosphorus concentrations in shallow water bodies. An ultimate conditions model has been developed at each drainage area based on the projected future land use, and therefore, different sets of improvements under full development were analyzed to determine the optimum phosphorus reduction in priority water bodies. The development will be required to be constructed in accordance with the City's Surface Water Management Plan. In conjunction with final platting and the construction plan review process, staff will require the applicant to supply drainage plans providing the pre-developed and post-developed drainage areas along with runoff calculations for pre-development and post-development conditions for 10-year and 100-year 24-hour storm events. The grading plan shall also reflect the normal and high water elevations in the wetlands and storm water ponds for both pre-developed and post-developed conditions. Water quality ponds shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the Walker Pondnet model which essentially uses a 2%2-inch rainfall. In addition,detailed drainage plans and calculations indicating drainage to individual catch basins will also be required. Storm Water Quality Fees The SWMP has established a water quality connection charge for each new subdivision based on land use. Dedication shall be equal to the cost of land and pond volume needed for treatment of the phosphorus load leaving the site. The requirement for cash in lieu of land and pond construction shall be based upon a schedule in accordance with the prescribed land use zoning. Values are calculated using market values of land in the City of Chanhassen plus a value of$2.50 to$4.00 per cubic yard for excavation of the pond.The water quality charge has been established at$1,530/acre for multi-family residential developments, $871/acre for medium density duplex developments and $800/acre for single family residential development. This proposed development of 49.9 acres The Highlands January 15, 1997 Page 11 would be charged a water quality fee based on the final acreage of each of these developments. Estimated costs for this plan are based on assessments of 22.1 acres at$1,530 for multi-family, 11.4 acres at$871 for medium density,and 9.6 acres at$800 for single family residential, resulting in a total water quality fee of $51,422. Storm Water Quantity Fees The SWMP has established a connection charge for the different land uses based on an average city-wide rate for the installation of water quantity systems. This cost includes land acquisition, proposed SWMP culverts,open channels and storm water ponding areas for runoff storage. Low density developments will have a connection charge of$1,980 per developable acre and medium density residential units have a connection fee of$2,975 per acre. Estimated water quantity fees for this plan are based on assessments of 9.6 acres at $1,980 and 33.5 acres at$2,975 for a water quantity fee of$118,670. SWMP Credits The applicant will be credited water quality fees where they provide NURP basins to treat runoff from this site.This will be determined upon review of the ponding and storm sewer calculations. Credits may also be applied to the applicant's SWMP fees for oversizing in accordance with the SWMP. The applicant will not be assessed areas that are dedicated outlots such as any wetland mitigation or areas preserved along the Bluff Creek corridor. No credit will be given for temporary pond areas. These fees will be due payable to the City at time of final plat recording. The applicant will be charged SWMP fees for lots that are presented for final platting. Future phases of the development will be assessed charges when they are submitted for final platting. EROSION CONTROL Staff recommends an erosion control plan be incorporated on the grading and development plan and submitted to the City for review and approval prior to City Council review. Staff also recommends that the applicant use the City's Best Management Practices Handbook for erosion control measures. All disturbed areas,as a result of construction,shall be seeded and mulched or sodded immediately after grading to minimize erosion. GRADING A majority of the site is employed in agricultural use. The entire site, with the exception of the Bluff Creek Corridor, is proposed to develop ponds, streets, driveways, and dwelling sites. Given the size of this project, it is unclear whether or not the entire site will be graded with the The Highlands January 15, 1997 Page 12 initial phase. The applicant should provide the City with a narrative with regards to earthwork calculations and a schedule of grading events. As part of the Trunk Highway 5 upgrade, a frontage road(Arboretum Boulevard) will be constructed adjacent to the site. This development will connect to the proposed Arboretum Boulevard in the future. The site grades should be compatible with the future upgrade of Trunk Highway 5 and Arboretum Boulevard. The preliminary design for Arboretum Boulevard has recently been given to the applicant to be incorporate into their plans. Therefore, some minor adjustment of the grades adjacent to Arboretum Boulevard may be necessary. In addition, the exact location of Arboretum Boulevard where it crosses Bluff Creek may be shifted slightly. The grading plans propose earth berms adjacent to Arboretum Boulevard and Galpin Boulevard (County Road 117). Landscape plantings along the frontage road should be maintained a distance away from the street in accordance with the Trunk Highway 5 Corridor design standards. No berming will be permitted within the city boulevard areas. Given the rolling terrain of this parcel, the site will be graded to create walkout, lookout, and rambler-type dwellings. Staff is suggesting that the applicant's engineer look at creating additional walkout-type units since they are the most preferred type dwelling unit by homeowners. In an effort to protect the Bluff Creek Corridor,the plans propose a 100-foot wide corridor adjacent to the southwest property line. Staff recommends that the setback be maintained from the 966 contour line to preserve the natural amenities. Eventually, a trunk sanitary line and trail system will be constructed within this corridor. This area should be preserved by either a utility and conservation easement or outlot which would be dedicated to the City. UTILITIES Utility service is available to the entire development. Sanitary sewer and water service is available at the end of Windmill Drive. Due to elevation constraints, the sanitary sewer has limited serviceability to only the northerly portion of the development. In conjunction with the City's Upper Bluff Creek Trunk Sanitary Sewer improvement project, sanitary sewer has been extended underneath Trunk Highway 5 to serve the remaining portion of the development. Plans propose on extending a lateral sanitary sewer service from the City's trunk sewer to service the entire development. The utility improvements within this development will be constructed in accordance with the City's standards. Upon completion of the utility improvements, the utilities will be turned over to the City for maintenance and ownership. Utility and drainage easements will be required over the public utilities that fall outside of the right-of-way. The easement width will be determined upon the depth of the utility. The minimum easement width shall be 20 feet wide. The Highlands January 15, 1997 Page 13 The applicant is proposing to extend the 12-inch trunk watermain from Windmill Drive south to the future frontage road consistent with the City's Comprehensive Water Plan. The applicant will be given credit for installation of this 12-inch trunk waterline by a reduction in their hookup fees. Typically, in a development of this size, the applicant would only need to install an 8-inch waterline, therefore, the applicant will be given credit for the cost difference between an 8-inch and a 12-inch waterline. Along the westerly portion of this development immediately adjacent to Galpin Boulevard, an existing homestead abuts this development(Hennessey parcel). The applicant, in conjunction with the overall development improvements, should intend on providing sanitary sewer and water service lines to serve the parcel. This requirement is typical for new developments to ensure continuation of the public utility system. Detailed utility and street construction plans and specifications in accordance with the City's latest edition of Standard Specifications and Detail Plates will be required in conjunction with final platting. Construction drawings will need to be submitted at least three weeks prior to final plat consideration. Construction plans and specifications will be subject to staff review and City Council approval. The developer will be required to enter into a development contract with the City and provide the necessary financial security to guarantee conditions of approval. STREETS Overall,the street system is fairly well designed to accommodate the development's traffic and provide continuity between the neighborhoods. The applicant is proposing both a public and private street system. The north/south public street will provide residents to the north (Windmill Run)access to Arboretum Boulevard without having to travel on Galpin Boulevard. This north/south street will also have a sidewalk system that will connect to the existing sidewalk in Windmill Drive to bring pedestrian traffic south to the trail system which is to be constructed in conjunction with the Trunk Highway 5 upgrade. MnDOT will be providing an underground pedestrian crossing at Arboretum Boulevard and Trunk Highway 5 (Attachment No. 1). This will provide an excellent pedestrian route for all the neighborhoods to access the school south of Trunk Highway 5. Staff and the applicant have reviewed the previous staff report on Lake Ann Highlands with regards to Windmill Run's neighborhood concern of traffic using their neighborhood as a shortcut to and from Arboretum Boulevard to get to Galpin Boulevard. Staff strongly believes that it would be poor planning from a transportation and public safety standpoint not to connect to Windmill Drive. Staff does not believe the proposed street alignment will provide a shorter route for traffic to/from Galpin Boulevard. The development contract for Windmill Run contains a condition of approval that acknowledges that Windmill Run will be extended in the future. With Phase I of the development, the proposed east/west public street will connect Windmill The Highlands January 15, 1997 Page 14 Drive to Galpin Boulevard. When Phase II is completed, it will provide an alternative route to proposed Arboretum Boulevard for residents north of this development. All of the public streets proposed in the development will be constructed in accordance with the City's urban street standards (31-foot wide,back-to-back with curb and gutter)within a 60-foot wide right-of-way. The applicant is also dedicating right-of-way for future Arboretum Boulevard and Galpin Boulevard. The proposed right-of-way for Galpin Boulevard, however, will need to be increased to 50-feet wide to accommodate future upgrading. Galpin Boulevard is proposed to be upgraded to four lanes similar to the section of Galpin Boulevard south of Trunk Highway 5. Prior to this upgrade, this development will be required to construct with auxiliary turn lanes along Galpin Boulevard similar to the Windmill Run development to the north. Since Galpin Boulevard is currently under Carver County Highway Department jurisdiction, an access permit will be required for all work within the Galpin Boulevard right-of-way. The development is proposed to be constructed in at least two phases. The exact phasing limit is in question due to the traffic impacts on Galpin Boulevard. The southerly access via Arboretum Boulevard is proposed to be constructed in conjunction with MnDOT's upgrading of Trunk Highway 5. This segment of Trunk Highway 5 is not scheduled to be constructed until some time in 1999. Staff has requested the applicant perform a traffic study to determine the limits of development before the level of service at the intersection of Galpin Boulevard exceeds capacity. The applicant is proposing private streets to serve the villas and cottage homes. The proposed private streets range from 20-feet to 28-feet wide, similar to the Mission Hills development adjacent to Trunk Highway 101 south of Trunk Highway 5. Staff has received comments and concerns from the Public Safety Department and residents in Mission Hills with regards to the streets being too narrow in some cases. City code requires a 24-foot wide minimum private street unless the street serves less then four dwellings at which time the street may be 20-feet wide. The private streets will need to be constructed to meet 7-ton per axle weight design criteria. Cross access and maintenance agreements will need to be developed and recorded against the benefited parcels. Staff has pointed out a couple of design changes for the applicant. One change involves providing access to the Hennessey parcel directly west of the development. The other change is the intersection spacing on the first street east of Galpin Boulevard. The applicant will be redesigning the street system in these area to account for this changes. Construction access to the site shall be limited to Galpin Boulevard. Detailed construction plans and specifications for both the private and public streets will be required prior to final plat consideration. The public streets shall be constructed in accordance with the City's latest edition of Standard Specifications and Detail Plates. The private streets The Highlands January 15, 1997 Page 15 shall be constructed to support 7-ton per axle design weight in accordance with the City Code 20- 1118 "design of parking stalls and drive aisles." MISCELLANEOUS The parcel has both deferred and pending assessments for trunk sewer and water improvements. The pending and trunk sewer and water assessments are estimated at over$440,000.00. This is based on 180 units (sewer at$1,050 and water at$1,375). In addition, there are 18 deferred sewer assessments in the range of$12,000.00. The number of trunk sewer and water units pending and/or assessed to date are 198 and 180, respectively. Once the final plat configuration is determined, the actual number of lots will be subtracted from the number of units already assessed. The difference in units will be subject to sewer and water hookup fees when the building permits are issued. Currently, the hookup fees are $1,190 per unit for sanitary sewer and $1,555 per unit for water. These fees are annually adjusted to reflect construction cost changes to the local Minneapolis region according to the Engineering News - Record Construction Cost Index. The applicant will be receiving credits against these hookup fees for the oversizing cost of the 12-inch trunk watermain on the north/south street. Staff will calculate these credits upon completion of the utility construction and apply the credit accordingly. EROSION CONTROL Staff recommends an erosion control plan be incorporated on the grading and development plan and submitted to the City for review and approval prior to City Council review. Staff also recommends that the applicant use the City's Best Management Practices Handbook for erosion control measures. All disturbed areas, as a result of construction, shall be seeded and mulched or sodded immediately after grading to minimize erosion. Rock construction entrances shall be provided and maintained at all construction access points. PARKS AND RECREATION The Park& Recreation Commission will review the proposed development on January 21, 1997. Through their review of the previous development proposal for the site, they recommended that full park and trail fees be required in lieu of land dedication. LANDSCAPING The former farm fields have limited vegetation existing along the Bluff Creek corridor and Highway 5. Some tree removal along the creek will take place as a part of construction. Applicant has provided calculations for reforestation and found that 400 trees are required. According to the plant species schedule included in the development plans dated 12-13-96, a total of 672 trees will be planted. A breakdown of the total includes 231 evergreens, 202 The Highlands January 15, 1997 Page 16 ornamentals and 239 overstory trees. Species selection of the overstory trees is consistent with the landscaping guidelines for the upland area in the Bluff Creek Management Plan with the exception of the 27 Norway maples. This tree is not native to the area nor has it proven to be a success as boulevard plantings. Staff recommends the applicant include a species of oak rather than the Norway maple in order to promote a 'Big Woods' community. Of greatest concern with the proposed Highlands development is the location of Bluff Creek running through the southwestern corner of the property. In the Bluff Creek management plan, development in this area of the watershed was recommended not to encroach within 300 feet of Bluff Creek. The applicant has afforded only a 100 foot buffer strip from the property line along the creek and is proposing `cottages' to be built within 15 feet of the buffer strip. Construction of a home requires at least a 20' radius around the home for access of equipment and materials. Not only will the homes be closer to the creek than is advised,but the buffer will be encroached upon by construction. Staff is recommending that a buffer from the creek be provided within the development using the 966 contour. This condition will require a redesign of the cottage units in this area, shifting units to the north. This setback is based on the existing topography and watershed of the creek in this area and maintains all of the primary Bluff Creek corridor and a transition area within the secondary corridor. Within this area,the city would want to see the revegation of the disturbed area with native vegetative links as outlined in the Bluff Creek Study. Since this is the first development to take the recommendations of the Bluff Creek Management Plan into consideration, it is extremely important to keep in mind the precedent this development will be setting. The proposed Highlands development is an intense use of the land in a sensitive area near the headwaters of the Bluff Creek Watershed. When determining the appropriate buffer width along Bluff Creek, the city must look at maintaining as much of the natural features and vegetation as feasible. RECOMMENDATION The Planning Commission recommends to the City Council conceptual approval of PUD #96-4 with the following conditions. 1. Landscape species must be selected from Big Woods species list in Bluff Creek Management Plan. 2. Prepare a vegetation restoration plan for slope leading down from road to the wetland in southwest corner and adjacent to the Bluff Creek corridor. 3. Revised grading and drainage plan to indicate lowest floor level elevation, top of foundation elevation and garage floor elevation. This should be done prior to final plat approval. The Highlands January 15, 1997 Page 17 4. Submit soils report to the Inspections Division. This should be done prior to issuance of any building permits. 5. Street and utility service shall be extended to the Hennessey's east property line. Drainage and utility easements shall be dedicated over the utilities. The development's covenants shall provide cross access easements in favor of the Hennessey parcel for ingress and egress over the private streets within the development. 6. Upon completion of the public improvements, the developer shall dedicate to the City the utility and streets improvements within the public right-of-way and drainage and utility easements for permanent ownership. 7. The applicant will need to develop a sediment and erosion control plan in accordance with the City's Best Management Practice Handbook and the Surface Water Management Plan requirements for new developments. The plan shall be submitted to the City for review and formal approval. 8. All areas disturbed as a result of construction activities shall be immediately restored with seed and disc-mulched or wood fiber blanket or sod within two weeks of completion of each activity in accordance with the City's Best Management Practice Handbook. 9. All utility and street improvements shall be constructed in accordance with the latest edition of the City's Standard Specifications and Detail Plates. Detailed street and utility plans and specifications shall be submitted for staff review and City Council approval. The private streets shall be constructed to support 7-ton per axle design weight in accordance with the City Code 20-1118 "design of parking stalls and drive aisles." 10. If necessary, wetland buffer areas shall be surveyed and staked in accordance with the City's wetland ordinance. The City will install wetland buffer edge signs before construction begins and will charge the applicant$20 per sign. 11. The applicant shall provide detailed storm sewer calculations for 10-year and 100-year storm events and provide ponding calculations for stormwater quality/quantity ponds in accordance with the City's Surface Water Management Plan for the City Engineer to review and approve. The applicant shall provide detailed predeveloped and post-developed stormwater calculations for 100-year storm events and normal water level and high water level calculations in existing basins, created basin, and/or creeks. Individual storm sewer calculations between each catch basin segment will also be required to determine if sufficient catch basins are being utilized. In addition, water quality ponding design calculations shall be based on Walker's Pondnet model. The Highlands January 15, 1997 Page 18 12.The applicant shall enter into a development contract with the City and provide the necessary financial security to guarantee compliance with the terms of the development contract. 13. The applicant shall apply for and obtain permits from the appropriate regulatory agencies, i.e. Carver County,Watershed District, Metropolitan Waste Control Commission, Health Department, Minnesota Pollution control Agency, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources,Army Corps of Engineers and Minnesota Department of Transportation and comply with their conditions of approval. 14. Fire hydrants shall be incorporated per the Fire Marshal's recommendations. 15.The applicant shall include a drain tile system behind the curbs to convey sump pump discharge from units not adjacent to ponds or wetlands. 16. The appropriate drainage and utility easements shall be dedicated on the final plat for all utilities and ponding areas lying outside the right-of-way. The easement width shall be a minimum of 20 feet wide. Consideration should also be given for access for maintenance of the ponding areas. The final plat for Phase I shall also dedicate right-of-way for Arboretum Boulevard. 17. No berming or landscaping will be allowed within the right-of-way except landscaping along the frontage road in accordance with the Trunk Highway 5 Corridor Study. 18. The lowest floor or opening elevation of all buildings should be a minimum of 2 feet above the 100-year high water level. 19. Stormwater ponds must have side slopes of 10:1 for the first ten feet at the normal water level and no more than 3:1 thereafter or 4:1 throughout for safety purposes. 20. The applicant shall report to the City Engineer the location of any drain tiles found during construction and shall relocate or abandon the drain tile as directed by the City Engineer. 21.The applicant shall dedicate to the City a utility, drainage and conservation easement up to the 964 contour line adjacent to Bluff Creek. This area may also be deeded to the City as an outlot. 22. The applicant shall be given credit for installing the 12-inch trunk watermain from Windmill Drive to Arboretum Boulevard. The credit shall be for the cost difference between an 8-inch and a 12-inch water line. The Highlands January 15, 1997 _ Page 19 23. Direct access to all lots shall be restricted to the interior streets and not onto Galpin Boulevard or Arboretum Boulevard. 24. The applicant shall provide the City with a narrative with regards to earthwork quantities and a schedule of construction events. 25. The applicant shall dedicate a 50-foot wide strip of land for Galpin Boulevard right-of-way. 26. The applicant shall perform a traffic study to determine the limits of development. The City shall restrict the number of lots to be platted to prevent the level of traffic exceeding capacity at the intersection of Galpin Boulevard and the east/west street. 27. The required building setback from the Bluff Creek shall be at the existing 966 contour. 28. Phase II stormwater pond shall be oversized to accommodate runoff from the future Arboretum Boulevard in addition to the site runoff. SWMP credits will be given for oversizing this pond. 29. Water quality fees will be based in accordance with the City's SWMP. The requirement for cash in lieu of land and pond construction shall be based upon a schedule in accordance with the prescribed land use zoning. 30. Water quantity fees will be based in accordance with the City's SWMP. Storm sewer trunk fees will be evaluated based on the applicant's contribution to the SWMP design requirements. 31. A 10 foot clear space must be maintained around fire hydrants, i.e., street lamps, trees, shrubs, bushes,NSP, US West, cable TV, transformer boxes. This is to insure that fire hydrants can be quickly located and safely operated by firefighters. Pursuant to Chanhassen City Ordinance 9-1. 32. All private roads must be assigned street names. Submit street names to Chanhassen Building Official and Chanhassen Fire Marshal for review and approval. 33. Comply with Chanhassen Fire Department/Fire Prevention Policy No. 29-1992 regarding premise identification(copy enclosed). 34. Fire apparatus access roads shall have an unobstructed width not less than 20 feet. No parking fire lane signs shall be determined once street widths and locations are finalized. No parking fire lane signs shall be installed in accordance with Chanhassen Fire Department/Fire Prevention Policy No. 06-1991. The Fire Marshal shall designate location of all no parking The Highlands January 15, 1997 Page 20 fire lane signs. 35. When fire protection, including fire apparatus access roads and water supplies for fire protection, is required to be installed, such protection shall be installed and made serviceable prior to and during the time of construction. Pursuant to 1991 Uniform Fire Code Section 10.502. 36. Submit radius turn dimensions to City Engineer and Chanhassen Fire Marshal for review and approval. Dead end fire apparatus access roads in excess of 150 feet in length shall be provided with approved provisions for turning around of fire apparatus. Submit turn around designs to Chanhassen City Engineer and Chanhassen Fire Marshal for review and approval. Pursuant to 1991 Uniform Fire Code Section 10.204(d). Exception, when buildings are completely protected by an approved automatic fire sprinkler system the provisions of this section may be modified by the Chanhassen Fire Marshal. 37. Fire apparatus access roads shall be designed and maintained to support the imposed loads of fire apparatus and shall be provided with a surface so as to provide all weather driving capabilities. Pursuant to 1991 Uniform Fire Code Section 10.204(b). 38. No burning permits for trees removed will be issued. Any downed trees will have to be chipped on site or hauled off site. 39. Additional fire hydrants are needed. Please refer to plans for location. Pursuant to 1991 Uniform Fire Code Section 10.403. 40. The applicant needs to revise the plan to better protect and preserve the Bluff Creek corridor. 41. Perimeter building setbacks within a PUD are 50 feet. 42. The lot width for lots in Block 3 should be increased for better transition from the existing single family development to the north. 43. The total number of units must be reduced to a maximum of 268. 44. The applicant shall investigate the use of a fourth housing type. A single loaded townhouse unit that could better accommodate the existing topography may be appropriate. 45. The applicant shall work with Southwest Metro Transit to incorporate a transit component within the development potentially providing land or funding assistance for a bus shelter,bus cut-out. The Highlands January 15, 1997 Page 21 46. The development shall expand the gathering space/public space within the development. The proposed tot lot is too small and poorly located for the balance of the townhouse units. 47. The developer needs to enhance the edge treatments and landscaping around the perimeter of the project. 48. The applicant should create view corridors within the project to maximize appreciation of the natural features of the site. 49. The developer should revise the building orientation of the townhouse units to provide variation in unit views along Highland Boulevard. 50. The applicant shall provide additional architectural details for the cottage and villa units and provide material specifications. In addition, assurances that there will be variation in exterior materials must be made. 51. The intersection spacing from Galpin Boulevard to the access for the cottage units needs to be increased." ATTACHMENTS 1. Development Review Application 2. Memo dated 10/15/96 and Resolution from District 112 3. Letter from Mark G. Pryor to Ladd Conrad dated 1/7/97 4. Letter from David& Cinda Jensen to Chanhassen Planning Commission dated 1/8/97 5. Memo from Mark Littfin to Bob Generous dated 12/30/96 6. Memo from Bill Weckman to Robert Generous dated 1/8/97 7. Notice of Public Hearing and Mailing List i 612-937-5739 118/9618/��t,- 10:32:46 612-937-5739-> 612 941 3438 Page 2 CITY OF CHANHABSEN 3 890 COULTER DRIVE CHANHASSEN, MN 863/T O r n i pc" (612)937.1900 j i DEVELOPMENT REVIEW APPLICATION CITY Ur i.r,r,iv 7rN #PPLICANT;, Residential Development, Inc. OWNER. Lars T. Conway 41)bRESS: , 15 Choctaw Circle ADORES : 4415 Freemont Avenue South Chanhassen, MN 55317 Minneapolis, MN 55409 TE1,EPi<IONE i(Day tirrle) 934-6238 1 E1E;P113;4:1: �-- 1. < Comprehensive Plan Amendment 11. aaation of ROW/Easements E.,_ Cdhditjona) Use Permit 12.___ arlanoe _ I . l 8,;_._.._ , dlry cavation Permit 13.__,Z_ etland Alteration Permit I I 1 i4. It>ftlirlrrl 04 Permit 14. - •nine Appeal i Q.; 1C P finned LAIR Development ' 16. •oning Ordinance ,.mendment t 6. Re4onin8 7.. 8(4n Pertntts II II 0.. On PIar1 Review .. Notlticetion Signs 0. /` Eike Plan Review Esorow for Filing Fees/Attorney Cost" 611X) CUPI$PRNACNI'R'WAP 6430 Minor SUB/Metes & bounds C 4 r�� TOTAL F E $ �` •I A list 1 a I property owners within 600 feet of the boundariop of the property must Inotutf d rIth:the application. Twentyslx full size jolded poples of the plans must be submitted. 81$"X 11" Reduced copy of transparency for each plan sheet. ` NOTE • When multiple applications are processed, the appropriate lee ihali be a lari afar each application. " Escrow will be required for other applications through the development contract t I 612-937-5739 Page 3 12/18/96 18:33:15 612-937-5739-> 612 941 3430 • IOJECT NAME The Highlands •JACATION I AL DESDRIPTION See Attached _ -- *SENT ZONING k-7- PL I l�4.2UESTE6 ZONIN¢ 6 €,;SENT LAND USt DESIGNATION,,.i ;'/Z r'�-1y.; =1-'-'4.'S1.1 i4""-. V, u:', RLOUEBTED LAND t 8E DESIGNATION J RE)k90N FOR THIS tkEOUEBT V---C s` ^'t c typewritten or clearly printed and must be a000mpanled try all Inforrn&tion s applloatlo must be completed In fu I and be should confer with the end plans re Ired bY applicable City Ordlnanoe provisions. pBefore filing this application, youtoyour c h. Planning Dep rtment to determine the specific ordinance and rocedurali requirements applicableapp I This is to cert y that I m making application for the described aotlon by he, City and that I am responsible for complying wit all City re 41re Its with regard to hls request. This application should be processed In my name and I am the party m the Olt sh u�d contact regardin� any matter pertaining to this application. I have attached a copy of proof of o ership (eh er icopy of Owners Duplicate Certificate f Title owner Absto ract of Title this or application. agreement), or I am the authorized pe onrrto ake this application and the e I wip keep Woolf Into�ed of the deadlines for submission r °fees teamaterial slblyand tee� es9 etc. with an eBress of thls timate prior tolication. I any un rstand th t aQd her Y"aI fees may be charged for � submitted are true E��J c�;,rr�=�t�the t'~st d with the study. The documents and information ( have euthorizatbnt pr4c�e Y of ry knowle e. i ats o u• lersicutter the approval or granting of the permit, such permits shall be Invalid unless they are records d e al• =t the titleto h9 property for which the approvailpermh Is granted within 12D days with the Carver County Recorder's 0• _ : he or 4tnal document returned to City Hall Records. cal,. ilii WA r'"0�1 /2 r Date ST.ature of • •piicant f 7- 43'store of .Pe r 'I, ) Date /5-4-) �-" 7 L 1/0 Application Received on l -- / _)/ '`L Fee Paid r Receipt No. 3 3 The appiicant should contact staff for a copy of the staff report which wil l b addil a l on Friday prior to the meeting. If nbt contacted, a copy of the report will be mailed to the(appi )(\ Office of the Superintendent David L. Clough. Ph.D. 110600 Village Road Chaska. Minnesota 55318 612/368-3601 School District H2October 15, 1996 To: City and County Planners and Planning Commission Members City Council Members and Administrators Carver County Board Members and Administrators From: Dr. David L. Clough, Superintendents'�(J District 112 Re: Attached School Board Resolution Attached is a resolution that the District 112 School Board unanimously approved at their meeting on September 26, 1996, asking cities and counties to consider the implications for school bus transportation in the planning of residential developments. School Board members asked me to convey their appreciation to all officials involved in planning in Carver County for the good job you are doing even though faced with the dynamics of rapidly growing communities. Board members understand these pressures as they themselves struggle to accommodate student growth in District 112 — the metropolitan area's second-fastest-growing school district. Thank you for your continued collaborative efforts with District 112. Please call me at 368-3601 if you have questions or suggestions. RECEIVED OCT 16 199E SIT'✓OF CHANT ASSEk. Serving the communities of eastern Carver County through equal opportunity in employment and education. • EXTRACT OF MINUTES OF MEETING OF SCHOOL BOARD OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 112, CHASKA, MINNESOTA Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a regular meeting of the School Board of Independent School District No. 112, Chaska, Minnesota, was held on the 26th day of September, 1996, at 7:33 p.m. The following Board members were present: Businaro, Johnson, Lawler, Olson, Von De Bur, Welch, and Whitney; and the following were absent: None. Board member Von De Bur introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION TO ENCOURAGE CONSIDERATION OF TRANSPORTATION IN FUTURE DEVELOPMENT WHEREAS, Minnesota school districts must provide safe, timely, and cost-effective student transportation services, even with decreased funding; and WHEREAS, an efficient transportation system requires short (distance and time), expedient routes with students required to walk reasonable distances to the bus stop as permitted by Minnesota Statute; and WHEREAS, dead-end roads and cul de sacs require buses to traverse a distance without picking up or dropping off riders (consumes bus time without producing riders); and WHEREAS, use of dead-end roads and cul de sacs often requires a bus to back up in order to reverse direction(for safety reasons, a practice not allowed by policy unless no alternative exists). NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that all city, township, and county planning officials and elected officials are urged to consider the safety impact of having students walk out of dead-end roads and cul de sacs and the inefficient high state and local government costs when transportation is required in such subdivisions. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the municipalities involved be urged to place a moratorium on neighborhood platting that does not provide interconnecting roadways and/or safe and adequate areas for bus turnaround. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the municipalities involved be urged to provide bus shelters for students and safe sidewalks and/or cleared trails for students walking to school or bus. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the cost of providing government services such as school bus transportation be considered along with snowplowing, police and fire protection in all future neighborhood plats and planning. The motion for adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Board Member Lawler and upon vote being taken thereon. the motion was passed unanimously. ATTEST: e/ " 1+17-0ACI-4 /L Kelly R on De Bur, Clerk Laid Use BROWN 8c HOLMAN, P. A. ATTORNEYS AT LAW 8085 WAYZATA BOULEVARD, SUITE 200 MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55426-1351 (612) 591-9950 DOUGLAS J_ BROWN FAX (612) 591-9202 PAUL W. GODFREY• DAVID C. HOLMAN MARK G. PRYOR JEFFREY G. CARLSON PENNY F. HELGREN PAULA LARSON-RICHARD KIM D. AMUNDSON DOUGLAS J. MCINTYRE BETH GIEBEL MANDEL •ALSO ADMITTED IN WISCONSIN January 7, 1997 Mr. Ladd Conrad Planning Commission City of Chanhassen 690 Coulter Drive Chanhassen, MN 55317 My wife Sharon and I reside at 7541 Windmill Drive in Chanhassen. We would like to express our concern regarding the proposed Highland Planned Unit Development which is to be discussed at the January 15, 1997 Planning Commission Public Hearing. Our lot is on the southwest corner of the Windmill Run development, which borders the north side of the proposed Highland Planned Unit Development. Thus, our lot sits directly adjacent to the northeast corner of the proposed development. Thus, the development of the parcel will have a direct impact on our home. We have concerns about the proposed development, which include both the housing density of the proposed development and a lack of a gradual transition between housing of varying densities. After living in south Minneapolis for a number of years, we decided to build a home in Chanhassen. While going through the decision-making process, we looked at a number of different communities and visited a number of different lot sites in each community. Because a number of the communities we looked at were not fully developed, a number of the lots we looked at were surrounded by undeveloped land. In those cases, we made it a practice to contact either the adjacent landowner or the community itself in order to make some determination as to what type of adjacent development we might expect in the future. In particular, we were looking for an area which would be less crowded than the area we were leaving. As with the other lots we looked at, prior to selecting the lot at 7541 Windmill Drive, we contacted the City of Chanhassen and inquired into potential development in the areas surrounding Windmill Run. We were referred to the Chanhassen "staff' and subsequently were told that we could review Chanhassen's long-term land use plan. We reviewed the long- term land use plan which showed that the area surrounding the Windmill Run development was designated as "R-4". We asked the "staff' what "R-4" meant, and were told that it meant that future development would be detached single family homes, similar in Mr. Ladd Conrad January 7, 1997 Page 2 nature to the homes to be built in our development. With that information in mind, we choose our lot. In the spring of 1994, we were informed that a development of twin homes was being proposed for the parcel of land where the Highlands development is currently being proposed. We voiced our opposition to the twin home development on the grounds that the City had lead us to believe that the property would be developed as detached single family homes. We were only then informed by the "staff' that the "R-4" designation did not mean single family detached homes, but rather, it meant 1 - 4 housing units per acre, regardless of the housing configuration. (We were also disturbed to find out that the twin home development had been proposed prior to the development of Windmill Run, but had been delay due to the failure of the City to make a decision as to where the frontage road, Arboretum Boulevard, was to run. For some reason the "staff' failed to inform us of that proposed project when we inquired as to possible development adjacent to Windmill Run). Ultimately, the zoning change to R-4 for the twin home project was approved by the City Counsel in March of 1994. However, apparently due to financial considerations, the twin home project did not go forward. We are now faced with a request by Residential Development, Inc. to change the zoning of the parcel to Residential Medium Density for the northern half of the parcel and PUD rezoning from A-2 to PUD-R for mixed density residential, including 67 cottage homes, 192 villa homes and 36 lots to be developed for single family homes. This represents an even more dense development than the previously proposed twin home development. We are very disturbed that the proposed development is not consistent with the housing density outlined in the long-term land use plan. We relied on the plan making the decision where to build our home and were assured by City representatives that we could do so. The proposed development is a significant departure from the housing density provided for in the land use plan_ The proposed development calls for 297 housing units on approximately 50 acres. This represents a much more dense development than could be possible under the provisions of the land use plan. One of the reasons that we chose the lot at 7541 Windmill Drive was because it was surrounded by land designated to be developed as low-density housing. After living in the City of Minneapolis, we were hoping to move to an area with less dense housing, which would result in "fewer people per acre," less traffic, less noise, and a somewhat more "private" lifestyle. Had we known that a development of this type could be built immediately adjacent to our property, in spite of the provisions of the land-use plan, we would not have chosen either the lot or the development that we did. We recognized that the parcel adjacent to our property would eventually be developed, but in making our decision, we relied on the land use plan and the assurances of the City representatives as to what it meant. Mr. Ladd Conrad January 7, 1997 Page 3 In addition to providing for a housing density that is much greater than provided for in the land use plan, the proposed development does not provide for a gradual change in housing densities that is the hallmark of a well-planned community. Our observations are that a well- planned community contains several different densities of housing, with gradual transitions between the different densities. The Windmill Run development has approximately 58 single family homes on 30 acres, with an average lot size of 15,000 square feet. The proposed development provides for only one row of lots for single family homes, on lots of approximately 11,000 square feet, and a second row of 14 lots of approximately 9,000 square feet between the Windmill Run development and several rows of cottage homes on the west side of the development and an extremely large and dense area of villa homes on the east side of the development. This represents a drastic change in housing density, with a minimal transition area. The proposed development simply does not provide for a gradual transition between housing types. A better alternative would be at least two rows of lots for single family homes of a similar size to the lots in Windmill Run immediately adjacent to Windmill Run. Then, two more rows of smaller lots, such as those already provided for in the proposed plan, would provide a gradual transition from the single family homes in Windmill Run to the more dense cottage homes and ultimately the very dense villa homes. In addition, four rows of single family homes, in gradually decreasing lot size would also be much closer to the housing density provided for in the land use plan. In closing, we would like to reiterate our opposition to the proposed development. It is not consistent with the provisions of the long-term land use plan on which we (as well as may of our neighbors) relied on in making our decision to build our home. If the land use plan is not going to be followed it is of little use to anyone. Also, there must be a much more gradual transition between housing densities than is provided for in the proposed development in order to ensure the development of a well-planned community. Thank you for your attention to our concerns. Very truly yours, G Mark G. Pryor MGPIaf David & Cinda Jensen 2173 Brinker Street Chanhassen, MN 55317 January 8, 1997 Chanhassen Planning Commission Chanhassen City Hall Dear Planning Conu d cion Members: Our family moved from Saint Louis Park to Chanhassen over two years ago. We made this move after three years of saving and looking for just the richt community. Our intent was to find a home in a community where we would want our children to grow up. We did not focus on one specific area to find what we were looking.for-we considered the communities of Stillwater, Afton, Delano, Orono. St. and Anoka just to name a few. Simply put. we were looking, for a community with a small-town feel. In our search, we visited churches and we talked with educators. city planners. local business owners and local residents. In the spring of 1994, after taking ow-children to the Chaska Community Center, we visited the RoR Iund Home development at Windmill Run in Chanhassen. We already knew we liked Chanhassen. and we liked what we saw at Windmill Run. Froin our first interest in the `1indmil! Run neighborhood. I contacted Bob Generous at Citi Hail and dig.ussed punned den elpineiits surrounding li indinili Run and Royal Oak Estates. Mr_ Generous informed me that the land directly south of the Windmill Run development was planned to be developed as low density single family res:dentiai. i visited City Hall again. inst prior to making our final decision about Windmill Run. and talked With John Ras1.. i. .ask shoozEed me the Comprehensive land use plan for Chanhassen. Mr. Rask pointed out that the area south of Windmill Run was planned to be Amed the sante as Windmill Run and, there re, ;.ouli Lave licine_s and lot _._.s. This information was vera important to us in making our decision to build our home at 2173 Brinier Street. Recentl}, we were informed about a proposed development called the '•1-highlands" that would occupy approximately 50 acres directly south of Windmill Run. The proposed plan is a PLD asking for the entire area to be rezoned as mixed medium density. The developer's plan includes building high density housing on approximately a third of the land(192 units on 15.7 acres). We are strongly opposed to this proposal. This proposal is not in keeping with the comprehensive plan nor is it in keeping with the information dn.,s.I_, provided to us by City Hall prior to the i ur_hase of our home. In addition, this pronosal is not in keening with the decision City Council made on March 13. 1995. for rezoning to mixed low density-_ When we made our decision to raise our family in Chanhassen and to make a substantial investment in building our home, we did so with information about this growing coinmunity from the city planners at Chanhassen Cita-Hall. We xisualized and looked forward to a growing, low density single family neighborhood to our south. We do not believe that the proposed `Highlands- development is in support of Chanhassen's comprehensive land use plan and we believe the proposed plan will unduly increase density, traffic and safety in our neighborhood. We know you have not yet made a decision on this matter. As you are called upon to make a planning decision for the city of Chanhassen we sincerely hope you will follow Chanhassen's comprehensive land use plan and reject the medium density PUD proposal. Thank you for taking the time to read this letter and listening to our concerns. Sincerely. _ David Jensen Cinda Jensen Chanhassen Residents 4 CITY OF CHANHASSENi toil_,-- _ : ,, 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 a MEMORANDUM TO: Bob Generous,AICP, Senior Planner FROM: Mark Littfin, Chanhassen Fire Marshal DATE: December 30, 1996 SUBJECT: Request for a land use plan amendment from residential-low density to residential-medium density for the northern half of the parcel; PUD rezoning for approximately 50 acres of property from A-2, Agricultural estate to PUD-R, planned unit development residential conceptual on preliminary request for mixed density residential development; site plan review for 67 cottage homes and 192 villa homes; preliminary subdivision request of 295 lots,2 outlots and associated right of way located at the northeast corner of Galpin Boulevard and Highway 5, The Highlands, Residential Development, Inc. Planning Case: 96-4 PUD, 96-2 LUP and 96-14 SPR I have reviewed the site plan review for the above project. In order to comply with the Chanhassen Fire Department/Fire Prevention Division I have the following fire code or city ordinance/policy requirements. The site plan is based on the available information submitted at this time. If additional plans or changes are submitted,the appropriate code or policy items will be addressed. 1. A 10 foot clear space must be maintained around fire hydrants, i.e., street lamps,trees, shrubs, bushes,NSP, US West,cable TV,transformer boxes. This is to insure that fire hydrants can be quickly located and safely operated by firefighters. Pursuant to Chanhassen City Ordinance 9-1. 2. All private roads must be assigned street names. Submit street names to Chanhassen Building Official and Chanhassen Fire Marshal for review and approval. 3. Comply with Chanhassen Fire Department/Fire Prevention Policy No. 29-1992 regarding premise identification(copy enclosed). 4. Fire apparatus access roads shall have an unobstructed width not less than 20 feet. No parking fire lane signs shall be determined once street widths and locations are finalized. No parking fire lane signs shall be installed in accordance with Chanhassen Fire Department/Fire Prevention Policy No. 06-1991. The Fire Marshal shall designate location of all no parking fire lane signs. Generous December 30, 1996 Page 2 5. When fire protection, including fire apparatus access roads and water supplies for fire protection, is required to be installed,such protection shall be installed and made serviceable prior to and during the time of construction. Pursuant to 1991 Uniform Fire Code Section 10.502. 6. Submit radius turn dimensions to City Engineer and Chanhassen Fire Marshal for review and approval. Dead end fire apparatus access roads in excess of 150 feet in length shall be provided with approved provisions for turning around of fire apparatus. Submit turn around designs to Chanhassen City Engineer and Chanhassen Fire Marshal for review and approval. Pursuant to 1991 Uniform Fire Code Section 10.204(d). Exception,when buildings are completely protected by an approved automatic fire sprinkler system the provisions of this section may be modified by the Chanhassen Fire Marshal. 7. Fire apparatus access roads shall be designed and maintained to support the imposed loads of fire apparatus and shall be provided with a surface so as to provide all weather driving capabilities. Pursuant to 1991 Uniform Fire Code Section 10.204(b). S. No burning permits for trees removed will be issued. Any downed trees will have to be chipped on site or hauled off site. 9. Additional fire hydrants are needed. Please refer to plans for location. Pursuant to 1991 Uniform Fire Code Section 10.403. ML:be G_\safery\ml\highlands • 1 CITY OF :._,.. _.,,,r.: .,,, _ , - t,;(., '-'' --'. 14'.-Si. - ,, - i .:4 ,/, •79(i.7 t,. . . „, „,,, --., ,----.„...., ,..,., , . --.-- 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHAS EN .le.,. S , MINNESOTA 55317 -..-, `°'� (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 CHANHASSEN FIRE DEPARTMENT POLICY PREMISES IDENTIFICATION General Numbers or addresses shall be placed on all new and existing buildings in such a position as to be plainly visible and legible from the street or road fronting the property. Said numbers shall contrast with their background. Size and location of numbers shall be approved by one of the following — Public Safety Director, Building Official, Building Inspector, Fire Marshal. Requirements are for new construction and existing buildings where no address numbers are posted. Other Requirements-General 1. Numbers shall be a contrasting color from the background. 2 Numbers shall not be In script 3. If a structure Is not visible from the street,additional numbers are required at the driveway entrance. Size and location must be approved. = 4. Numbers on mall box at driveway entrance may be a minimum of 4". However, requirement #3 must still be met 5. Administrative authority may require additional numbers H deemed necessary. Residential Requirements(2 or less dwelling unit) 1. Minimum height shall be 5 114". 2 Building permits will not be flnaied unless numbers are posted and approved by the Building Department Commercial Requirements 1. Minimum height shall be 12". 2. Strip Mails a. Multi tenant building will have minimum height requirements of 6". b. Address numbers shall be on the main entrance and on all back doors. 3. If address numbers are located on a directory entry sign, additional numbers will be required on the buildings main entrance. Chanhassen Fire Department Fire Prevention Policy #29-1992 Date: 06/15/92 Revised: Approved — Public Say Director Page 1 of 1 to*, PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT t Carver County Government Center Nionionow Administration Building Administration Building �w Parks CARVER 600 East Fourth Street Engineering Chaska, Minnesota 55318-2192 Highway Maintenance COUNTY Surveying&Mapping Phone (612) 361-1010 Fax (612) 361-1025 January 8, 1997 r,rr z - TO: Robert Generous, Senior Planner JAN e S FROM: Bill Weckman, Assistant County Engineer • f\ i) CIT, C.- Cr . SUBJ: Planned Use Development The : Ig: .3 ;dz, ResidentialDevelopment, jvelGf1clt, i 1C. (96-4 n JU,?J-2 LuC and 96-i•1 jFn) Following are comments regarding the land use plan amendment for The Highlands transmitted to Carver County by your memorandum dated December 16, 1996. 1. Right-of-way widths listed in the Eastern Carver County Transportation Study for roadways functionally classified as Collector (Class I) are: Urban Undivided Rural Undivided 2-lane Roadway 2-lane Roadway Minimum Recommended Minimum Recommended 80' 100' 110' 120' Urban Undivided Rural Divided 4-lane Roadway 4-lane Roadway Minimum Recommended Minimum Recommended 100' 110' 190' 200' County Road 117 (Galpin Blvd.) is functionally classified as a Collector (Class I) roadway in the Eastern Carver County Transportation Study. The 40 foot from centerline corridor shown would provide for a potential 80 foot corridor. This corridor would only meet the recommended needs for a 2-lane urban roadway. Other plats along this corridor have provided for a 50 foot from centerline road dedication. This road may eventually become under the jurisdiction of the City. The city may wish to consider a wider highway corridor along the proposed subdivision if a separate trailway is to be constructed along the county highway. Additional width may also be needed to accommodate public utilities and landscaping. 2. Any public utility lines that are to be installed within the CR 117 right-of-way are subject to the utility permit requirements of Carver County. 3. Any proposed access construction, grading, or installation of drainage structures within the right-of-way of CR 117 is subject to review and approval of the county highway department. Affirmative.Actior✓Equal Opportunity Employer Printed on IOC"( Post-Consumer Recycled Paper 4. Development activities (including the installation of both public and private utilities needed to serve the development site) that result in any disturbance of the county highway right- of-way (including turf removal, trench settlements, erosion, and sediment deposits) need to be completed in a manner that leaves the right-of-way in "as good or better condition" than what existed prior to construction. It is requested that the city include a provision in the developer's agreement that requires the developer to be ultimately responsible for the final condition of the county highway right-of-way. A clear understanding of this responsibility will result in fewer project oversight problems for both the county and the city. 5. Any trees or landscaping completed within the right-of-way must be approved by the County. When locating shrubs and trees, consideration should be given to maintaining an acceptable sight distance at the proposed intersection. Any trees or shrubs overhanging into the right of way could be subject to trimming for safety or overhead utility consideration. 6. Existing drainage patterns must be maintained. No impounding of water will be allowed within the road right of way. 7. A permit for access from Carver County will be required for the proposed access on to CR 117. Requirements for that access may include construction of right turn lanes. Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the subdivision and site plan for the proposed development. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ��... v. �ir,d-o-,,, �/par":41 PLANNING COMMISSION J �� Wednesday, January 15, 1997 •I �I� Vim=r MINIUM/0 at 7:00 p.m. �� ,i. O n 1 1 1`i CityHall Council Chambers �► ■ 690 Coulter Drive ilipl fihniumi 'r Mr -.-- t .,,, - -_. SUBJECT: The Highlands Planned `" . ,::_,. Unit Development »: APPLICANT: Residential Development, Inc. �igl'it LOCATION: NE Corner of Galpin Blvd. and Hwy. 5 II M ILIW—milla,.. ita Piliffrill rte, V1. NOTICE: You are invited to attend a public hearing about a proposal in your area. The applicant, Residential Development, Inc., is requesting a land use plan amendment from Residential Low Density to Residential Medium Density for the northern half of the parcel; PUD rezoning for approximately 50-acres of property from A-2 to PUD-R, Planned Unit Development-Residential conceptual and preliminary request for mixed density residential development; site plan review for 67 cottages homes and 192 villa homes; preliminary subdivision request of 295 lots, 2 outlots and associated right-of-way located at the northeast corner of Galpin Blvd. and Hwy. 5. What Happens at the Meeting: The purpose of this public hearing is to inform you about the developer's request and to obtain input from the neighborhood about this project. During the meeting, the Commission Chair will lead the public hearing through the following steps: 1. Staff will give an overview of the proposed project. 2. The Developer will present plans on the project. 3. Comments are received from the public. 4. Public hearing is closed and the Commission discusses project. The commission will then make a recommendation to the City Council. Questions and Comments: If you want to see the plans before the meeting, please stop by City Hall during office hours, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. If you wish to talk to someone about this project, please contact Bob Generous at 937-1900 ext. 141. If you choose to submit written comments, it is helpful to have one copy to the department in advance of the meeting. Staff will provide copies to the Commission. Notice of this public hearing has been published in the Chanhassen Villager on January 2, 1997. r>1. I I :a . Allan R.&Mary J.Olson Jeffrey&Nancy Steinke Marke Feyereisen&Wren Schafer- 7461 Windmill Dr. 7481 Windmill Dr. Feyereisen Chanhassen,MN 55317 Chanhassen,MN 55317 7501 Windmill Dr. Chanhassen,MN 55317 Henry&Cynthia Wanserski Mark&Sharon Pryor Richard&Margaret Manning 7521 Windmill Dr. 7541 Windmill Dr. 7460 Windmill Dr. Chanhassen,MN 55317 Chanhassen,MN 55317 Chanhassen,MN 55317 Steven&Judith Selinger James&Jeanette Fiedler Jon&Naomi Noelder 7480 Windmill Dr. 7500 Windmill Dr. 7511 Crocus Ct. Chanhassen,MN 55317 Chanhassen,MN 55317 Chanhassen,MN 55317 Joel&Susan Reimers Patricia Lynch&Amy O'Shea Stephen Tornio& Virignia Bell 7495 Crocus Ct. 7475 Crocus Ct. 7476 Crocus Ct. Chanhassen,MN 55317 Chanhassen,MN 55317 Chanhassen,MN 55317 Charles Peterson&Bonnie Botten Kevin&Cheryl Kohler Richard&Pamela Schwartz 7496 Crocus Ct. 7510 Crocus Ct. 7509 Tulip Ct. 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P.Links Inc. Michael Gorra 7300 Galpin Blvdc/o John Przymus 1680 Arboretum Blvd. Excelsior,MN 55331 642 Santa Vera Chanhassen,MN 55317 Chanhassen,MN 55317 Bluff Creek Partners 123 N.3'd St., Suite 307 Minneapolis,MN 55401 C I 1 i OF January 15, 1997 - t CI�A�?UF�SSE}1 DATE. February 1.4, 1997 SE #: 96-5 CUP B : Al-Jaff:v STAFF REPORT PROPOSAL: Conditional Use Permit and Site Plan Review to allow a 150 foot Telecomunication Tower and an 8 Foot Chain Link Fence LOCATION: 1455 Park Road-Lot 7, Block 5, Chanhassen Lakes Business Park 5th Q Addition V_ J Q. APPLICANT: SBA, Inc. • Gary Goll 7625 Metro Blvd. Suite 235 1455 Park Road Edina, MN 55439 Chanhassen, MN 55317 830 1555 Ext. 222 474-4900 PRESENT ZONING: IOP, Industrial Office Park ACREAGE: 1.75 acres DENSITY: ADJACENT ZONING AND LAND USE: N - IOP; Industrial Bldg. S - IOP; Twin Cities Western Railroad E - IOP; Industrial Bldg. 411 W- IOP; Industrial Bldg. 1-1 WATER AND SEWER: Available to the site. 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AZIZI • . 4:1%%• 0 a 111 •V mum - um @FA13.4.-ffli:0,,,,G 111 ipi\I pa, Iwo hil_.., 44, Q _...i'- 10161,0ort ..„001,1,„ ' 1 qater ••-e 4. .1. Blvd P ; III* ex1,1\1- 1, . r..a.... ' Dad ste• ren a \i 4 :.;":f•''' :: -- . 't'ig al i -t-z,Ae- los • flIgno- . 14, A*411/10 . *w.ek4 "tv,,,,,,sra.. .k.JultlflorAs i',,,.*.-- a ill/A Ta • r i Sprint Spectrum January 15, 1997 Page 2 PROPOSAL/SUMMARY The applicant is requesting a conditional use permit and site plan approval for the construction of a 150 foot monopole communication tower. The tower is proposed to be situated south of an existing industrial building located south of Park Drive and north of Twin Cities Western Railroad. A total of six directional antennas will be mounted in a triangular configuration at the top of the tower. The number of directional antennas has the potential of increasing up to twelve(see attached Exhibit E). Two equipment cabinets measuring approximately 6' wide x 3' deep x 4' high will be located within a fenced area at the base of the tower. Landscaping should be added around the perimeter of the leased site to soften the look of the base of the tower and fence. Access to the tower is provided via existing driveways. Staff is recommending approval with conditions. BACKGROUND On November 12, 1996, the City Council approved an ordinance to allow telecommunication towers within the city in all districts. GENERAL CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND SITE PLAN The applicant is requesting a conditional use permit and a site plan review to construct a 150 foot monopole tower for wireless communication services. The City's Zoning Ordinance allows telecommunication towers and antennas in Office Industrial Districts subject to the approval of a conditional use permit by the City Council. In reviewing conditional use permit requests, the Planning Commission must consider possible adverse affects of the use. The standards are: The City of Chanhassen finds it necessary for the promotion and preservation of the public health, safety,welfare, and aesthetics of the community that the construction, location, size, and maintenance of wireless telecommunication facilities be controlled. Further, the City finds: (1) Towers and antennas have a direct impact on, and a relationship to, the image of the community; (2) The manner of installation, location, and maintenance of towers and antennas affects the public health, safety,welfare, and aesthetics of the community; (3) A reasonable opportunity for the establishment of wireless telecommunication must be provided to serve residential and business needs, and; Sprint Spectrum January 15, 1997 Page 3 (4) Uncontrolled and unlimited towers and antennas adversely impact the image and aesthetics of the community and, thereby, undermine economic value and growth. The following constitutes our findings: A 150 foot high tower at this location should not be injurious to the use and enjoyment of surrounding property or substantially diminish property values, as the proposed tower is over 500 feet from any residential neighborhood. It is separated by railroad tracks and an industrial site, as well as future Lake Drive West. Further, the proposed tower should not endanger the public health or safety if the conditions attached to the permit and building code requirements are adhered to. In locating a telecommunication antenna, the applicant must demonstrate that the antenna cannot be accommodated on an existing or approved tower or building within a one mile search radius. The applicant is requesting approval to erect a monopole tower because there are no existing structures of adequate height in this portion of the City. City Code requires new antenna support structures to be designed to accommodate additional users. Providing opportunities for co-location is important if the total number of towers in the city are to be kept to a minimum. To ensure the possibility of co-location in the future, the applicant has submitted a letter of intent committing the tower owner and his or her successors to allow the shared use of the tower if an additional user agrees in writing to meet reasonable terms and conditions for shared use, and so long as there is no negative structural impact upon the tower and there is no disruption to the service provide. The applicant shall submit documentation at the time of building permit application showing the height above grade for all potential mounting positions for co-located antennas and the minimum separation distances between antennas. A description of the tower's capacity, including the number and type of antennas that is can accommodate should also be provided. Accessory structures located with the tower include a pre-assembled base transceiver station (BTS) that would be located at the base of the tower. The BTS is a cabinet type structure that contains the radio frequency transceivers,computer and climate control equipment, and batteries for back-up power. As additional directional antennas are needed, additional BTS will be required. The applicant is showing two cabinets to accommodate future expansion of the service. The cable that connects the BTS to the antennas runs inside the monopole. Staff finds that the applicant has met the general standards for all conditional use and the design standards for towers with a few minor exceptions. The applicant is proposing to erect an eight foot high chain link fence around the tower and ground equipment. An 8 foot fence is permitted within an IOP District as a conditional use. Staff believes that this will add to the security of the Sprint Spectrum January 15, 1997 Page 4 tower and accessory structures. Staff is recommending approval of the 8 foot fence with conditions. The landscaping plan shows the existing vegetation,but no proposed vegetation on the site. Staff is of the opinion that additional landscaping should be provide to screen the equipment. Staff recommends arborvitae be planted on the east and west of the fenced area to help soften the look of the tower's base and equipment. To reduce the visual impacts of the tower on properties farther from the site, the tower will be painted silver and have a galvanized finish, and will contain no artificial lighting or signage. There are existing electric poles south of the proposed telecommunication tower, painted silver and have a galvanized finish. These poles are approximately 75 feet high. This will allow the tower to blend in with the existing electric poles. No trees or vegetation will be removed to accommodate the new tower. PARKING/INTERIOR CIRCULATION Parking lot circulation is straight forward. The existing parking will be used. No additional parking is proposed and non are required by ordinance. ACCESS The existing driveway will be used to access the tower and equipment. LANDSCAPING The proposed telecommunications tower is well situated among existing vegetation and avoids the need for tree and vegetation removal as much as possible. Its placement will allow the majority of vegetation to remain and thereby help to screen the ground equipment and fence. According to ordinance, screening is required for the base equipment,but the applicant has not provided for any landscaping to be installed as part of the project. Screening of the base equipment will be difficult considering the fence surrounding the equipment runs directly along the parking lot with no room for plantings in the front. However, plantings could be done along the sides to reduce the visual impact of the equipment. Landscaping would enhance the location and offer a softer alternative to the chain link fence and barbed wire. LIGHTING Lighting is not shown on the site plan. Towers shall not be illuminated by artificial means and shall not display strobe lights unless such lighting is specifically required by the Federal Aviation Administration or other federal or state authority for a particular tower. Sprint Spectrum January 15, 1997 Page 5 SIGNAGE The applicant has not shown any signage plans. No signage, advertising or identification of any kind intended to be visible from the ground or other structures is permitted, except applicable warning and equipment information signage required by the manufacturer or by Federal, State, or local authorities. GRADING/DRAINAGE Minimum grading is proposed consisting of clearing some brush to locate the tower and accessory equipment. The grading is insignificant. COMPLIANCE TABLE - IOP DISTRICT Ordinance Proposed Tower Height 150 feet 150 feet Tower Setback N-NA' E-NA' N-NA' E-NA' S-10' W-NA' S-20' W-NA' Variances Required none STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the Planning Commission adopt the following motion: "The Planning Commission approves the Site Plan Review and Conditional Use Permit#96-5 for a 150 foot telecommunication tower and an 8 foot chain link fence as shown on the site plan received December 11, 1996, subject to the following conditions: 1. The applicant shall submit a detailed landscape plan. 2. The tower shall comply requirements in ARTICLE XXX. TOWERS AND ANTENNAS of the Zoning Ordinance. 3. The tower shall be painted silver and have a galvanized finish. 4. There shall be no artificial lighting or signage. Sprint Spectrum January 15, 1997 Page 6 5. The applicant shall submit documentation at the time of building permit application showing the height above grade for all potential mounting positions for co-located antennas and the minimum separation distances between antennas. A description of the tower's capacity, including the number and type of antennas that can be accommodated should also be provided." ATTACHMENTS 1. Letter from applicant containing Exhibits A-M. 2. Application. 3. Co-location letter from Sprint. 4. Public hearing notice. 5. Site Plan dated November 11, 1996. SBA • SBA,Inc.•Wireless Communications Consultants National & International - 7625 Metro Boulevard•Suite 235 Edina,Minnesota 55439 FAX: (612)830-1924•Phone: (612)830-1555 November 22, 1996 City of Chanhassen Planning Commission and City Council c/o Charmaine Al-Jaff, Planner II 690 Coulter Drive P.O. Box 147 Chanhassen, MN 55317 RE: Application for Conditional Use Permit to Allow the Construction of a Sprint PCS, Personal Communication Services (PCS) Monopole. Dear Members of the Chanhassen Planning Commission and City Council: Sprint PCS is requesting that the Chanhassen Planning Commission and City Council consider the approval of a Conditional Use Permit to allow the construction of a 150 foot tall monopole on which to attach Personal Communication Service (PCS) panel antennas at"First Choice". This property is owned by Gary Goll and is located at 1455 Park Road in Chanhassen. The Conditional Use Permit is being requested in order to complete a portion of the construction of a national PCS infrastructure network being installed by Sprint PCS. Sprint PCS is a co-applicant with property owner for the Conditional Use Permit. SBA, Inc., is a wireless communications consultant which has been hired by Sprint PCS to locate, lease, and zone the part of the national PCS network which is located in the Minneapolis Major Trade Area (MTA). The City of Chanhassen is located within this MTA and it contains a Radio Frequency (RF) search ring within which Sprint PCS is planning to locate a tower with PCS antennas in order to assist in delivering complete service coverage. This is the only search ring within the boundaries of the City of Chanhassen for this project. Therefore, a Sprint PCS search ring map has not been included with this application. A drive test was conducted within this search ring to identify any existing structures upon which to locate PCS antennas. No other structures meeting RF engineering requirements were found within a one mile radius of the site. As such, the only option available to Sprint PCS is to construct a new monopole. The property owned by Gary Goll contains a site which meets all of the RF engineering, location, and site requirements to operate the Sprint PCS network. Mr. Goll has signed a lease which will allow Sprint PCS to construct a tower on this property, contingent upon obtaining all of the required permits from the City of Chanhassen. The specific proposal is to construct a 150 foot tall monopole in the southwest corner of the site. Twelve panel antennas would be attached at the top of the tower (three sectors, with each sector containing four panels) with their centers at the 150 foot elevation. The panels measure 6' high by 6" wide by 2" deep and weigh about nine pounds each. The related ground equipment would be located in the southwest corner of the lot, and will be partially screened from Park Road by the existing building. The site would be enclosed by a six foot tall chain link fence for security and safety purposes, and would be screened using vegetative materials, as per City Code Section 20.25. The proposed location of the monopole and the related equipment are provided on the enclosed site plan (page Al of the construction drawings). The proposed antennas and related equipment will comply with the regulations of the Federal Communications Commission. There will be no lights or signage (except small warning and information signs)on the panels or on the related equipment. Attached for your review is the following information: 1. A completed Application for the Conditional Use Permit signed by Gary Goll, the property owner; 2. A check for the$450.00 application fee; 3. A list of property owners within 500 feet of the site from Independent Abstracting Services, Inc.; 4. Site data information and responses to the twelve criteria required for the granting of a Conditional Use Permit(Exhibit A); 5. A brief narrative providing information about Sprint PCS and general PCS services(Exhibit B); 6. A copy of the portion of the Chanhassen Zoning Map which shows the location of the site(Exhibit C); 7. Photographs of the site(Exhibit D); 8. A photo simulation indicating the anticipated appearance of the site upon completion (Exhibit E); 9. A drawing of a completed site showing the location of the equipment(Exhibit F); 10. A"Proposed Equipment Location Plan" (Exhibit G); 11. A copy of a photograph of one of the panel antennas (Exhibit H); 12. A photograph of a monopole site under construction (Exhibit I); 13. A photograph of a Base Transceiver Station (BTS)(Exhibit J); 14. A letter from Valmont discussing the structural aspects of the monopoles they install (Exhibit K); 15. A letter from Valmont discussing the number of antennas each monopole is capable of holding (Exhibit L); 16. A copy of a letter from the Airspace Safety Analysis Corporation (ASAC) which states that a Notice of Proposed Construction to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is not required for this proposal (Exhibit M); 17. One 8-1/2"x 11"copy of the construction drawings and survey; 18. One 8-1/2"x 11" set of transparencies of the construction drawings and survey; 19. One 11"x 17"copy of the construction drawings and survey; and 20. Twenty-six full size copies of the construction drawings. Sprint PCS and the staff of SBA, Inc., look forward to working with the City of Chanhassen to deliver PCS services to your community. If you have any questions regarding this application or general PCS technology, please contact me directly at 612.830.1555, extension 222, and I will promptly forward any information to you. Thank you in advance for your consideration. Sincerely, (kyy- Terrie A.Thurmer SBA Inc. Zoning Specialist c: Tom Hallett, SBA-Minneapolis, Project Director Dale Runkle, SBA-Minneapolis, Zoning Manager EXHIBIT A Sprint PCS CLIP Application SBA_ :'S.'cCrti'll!UN,E;POLI$ Site Information: Applicant Sprint PCS Contact Terrie A. Thurmer,Zoning Specialist, SBA, Inc. Site Location 1455 Park Road, Chanhassen, MN 55378 Current Zoning Industrial Office Park District(IOP) Comp. Plan Designation Industrial Municipal Utilities The site is served by municipal utilities. Adjacent Zoning Direction Zone North Industrial Office Park District(IOP) South Industrial Office Park District(IOP) East Industrial Office Park District(IOP) West Industrial Office Park District(IOP) Case History The subject site is located on Lot 7, Block 5, Chanhassen Lakes Business Park, on the south side of Park Road. The surrounding area is rolling hills and has been developed for industrial uses. The "First Choice" building is located on the northern portion of the lot. A railroad track is located south of the southern property line. Introduction Sprint PCS Minneapolis is requesting a Conditional Use Permit in order to construct a 150 foot tall monopole on a 50 foot by 50 foot area of the southern portion of the site, approximately 55 feet north of the railroad tracks. The tower is proposed to be constructed on the grassy, wooded area to the south of the parking lot. Therefore,the proposal would not eliminate any existing parking stalls. This Conditional Use Permit is being requested as per the following section of the City of Chanhassen City Code: Section Subd. Subject Section 28 814, Item 15 Uses by Conditional Use Permit within the Industrial Office Park District: Item 15: Commercial Towers. Findings The criteria required for the granting of Conditional Use Permits are listed below with findings: Criteria#1 Will not be detrimental to or endanger the public health, safety, comfort, convenience or general welfare of the neighborhood or the city. Finding#1 There is no evidence that the use as conditioned will be detrimental to or endanger the public health, safety, comfort, convenience, or general welfare. The site and the surrounding area are both zoned and planned for industrial development. For safety purposes, the site will be surrounded by a six foot tall fence to discourage entry into the area and the climbing of the monopole. As for health concerns, Sprint PCS PCS transmissions will operate at very low power levels. There is no evidence that PCS transmissions are harmful to the health or safety of persons living or working nearby. Sprint PCS engineers have calculated that the worst case scenario would actually be eight times below the limit set by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted the standards set by the ANSi. According to the FCC, measurements that have been made around typical cellular base stations have shown that ground level power densities are well below the limits recommended by the currently accepted radio frequency and microwave safety standards. Each Sprint PCS site is registered with and approved by the Federal Aviation Administration. Therefore, they will pose no threat to air navigation. In addition, the tower will be designed and constructed to withstand the highest wind speeds and snow and ice loads of the area. Criteria#2 Will be consistent with the objectives of the city's comprehensive plan and this chapter. Finding#2 The site is designated for industrial development in the City of Chanhassen's Comprehensive Plan. The area is both zoned and planned for industrial development, and commercial towers are listed as a Conditional Use in the industrial Office Park Zoning District. Criteria#3 Will be designed, constructed, operated and maintained so to be compatible in appearance with the existing or intended character of the general vicinity and will not change the essential character of that area. Finding#3 The monopole would not change the existing industrial character of the area. The use as conditioned will be compatible with both the existing and planned development of the property surrounding the site. Criteria#4 Will not be hazardous or disturbing to existing or planned neighboring uses. Finding#4 There is no evidence that the use as conditioned would be hazardous or disturb the use of the site or other property in the immediate vicinity. The surrounding area is zoned and planned for industrial development and the monopole would not disturb the existing or planned land uses within the area. Criteria#5 Will be served adequately by essential public facilities and services, including streets, police and fire protection, drainage structures, refuse disposal, water and sewer systems and schools; or will be served adequately by such facilities and services provided by the persons or agencies responsible for the establishment of the proposed use. Finding#5 The only utilities required for this proposal are electricity and telephone, and these are already being provided to the site for the operation of First Choice. Access is already provided to the site. Criteria#6 Will not create excessive requirements for public facilities and services and will not be detrimental to the economic welfare of the community. Finding#6 The proposal would use minimal utilities, and would not be detrimental to the economic welfare of the community. In fact, the tower will enhance the area's communications abilities by providing PCS services to the City of Chanhassen and the surrounding area. Criteria#7 Will not involve uses, activities, processes, materials, equipment and conditions of operation that will be detrimental to the economic welfare of the community. Finding#7 The construction of the monopole at the site will not involve any activities or operational conditions that will be detrimental to the economic welfare of the community. Criteria#8 Will have vehicular approaches to the property which do not create traffic congestion or interfere with traffic of surrounding public thoroughfares. Finding#8 The site already contains two vehicular approaches for the "First Choice" structure. Once the site is operational, the equipment will be maintained by a single maintenance person on a monthly basis. Therefore, the construction of the tower will not create additional traffic congestion, nor interfere with the normal traffic flow of the surrounding public streets. Criteria#9 Will not result in the destruction, loss or damage of solar access, natural, scenic, or historic features of major significance. Finding#9 The tower would have a very minimal effect upon the solar access of the neighboring properties. and would not have a detrimental affect upon the natural, scenic, or historic features of the surrounding area. Criteria#10 Will be aesthetically compatible with the area. Finding#10 The site, as well as the surrounding area, is zoned for industrial uses. The use as conditioned will be compatible with the existing and future development of the area. Criteria#11 Will not depreciate surrounding property values. Finding#11 There is no evidence that the use as conditioned would have a negative impact upon the property values within the immediate vicinity. Sprint PCS has conducted a number of appraisals in other areas of the country to determine if there was a basis for this type of claim. These appraisals were performed on properties located near both communication towers and water towers. The conclusions are that property values in the immediate area of a tower are not adversely affected by the presence of the tower. If City Staff or the Board would like to see a copy of these appraisals, Sprint PCS will gladly provide the documentation to support this conclusion. Criteria#12 Will meet standards prescribed for certain uses as provided in this article. Finding#12 The intent of the IOP District is to provide an area for large scale light industrial and commercial development. The proposed use is consistent with the purpose and intent of the Industrial Office Park District, and it complies with the Criteria for Granting Conditional Use Permits. The use as conditioned will meet the Design Standards of the Industrial Office Park District, as well as the screening requirements required for this type of use. EXHIBIT B Sprint PCS CUP Application Introduction Sprint PCS is a participant in the Personal Communications Services (PCS) market. It is an alliance which consists of the following four major corporations: 1) Sprint Corporation; 2) Tele-Communications Incorporated (TCI); 3)Cox Communications; and 4)Comcast Corporation. The purpose of this alliance is to provide consumers with a variety of telecommunication services, including local telephone service, long distance telephone service, wireless communications, and cable services. SBA, Inc. (Steven Bernstein & Associates, Incorporated) is a telecommunications consulting firm which specializes in wireless site development consulting to the cellular, paging, and PCS industry. In order to provide PCS within the metro area, SBA has been hired by Sprint PCS to lease, zone, and construct antenna sites within 11 counties in the Twin Cities metro area and a small portion of Wisconsin. PCS is a new set of wireless telecommunications services personalized to the individual. There is a growing demand for improved wireless services, and a new infrastructure is needed to meet this growing demand. Background In early 1995, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) auctioned licenses for the 1850-1990 MHz band of the radio spectrum within the 51 Major Trading Areas (MTAs) of the United States for use by Personal Communications Services. Sprint PCS purchased licenses within 29 of these 51 MTAs. These licenses, in combination with the licenses awarded to its affiliates and other providers, will enable Sprint PCS to offer seamless Personal Communications Services virtually anywhere in the country. What is PCS? Telephone numbers used in PCS handsets will become tied specifically to an individual, and the types and features of services that each subscriber desires will be customized to his or her unique needs. A PCS telephone number will belong to a person for as long as he or she wants it, and the chosen services (for example stock quotes on selected companies, voice mail, and caller identification) will become specific to the individual holding that telephone number. PCS technology will allow a variety of telecommunication services, including: • Local and long distance telephone services and cable services; • All-in-one Wireless Communication Services: • Portable phones, pagers, and fax transmission; • Numeric paging on the phone's screen; • Interactive paging (2-way paging which allows the sender to track where the message is sent, and when it has been received.) • Voice mail service; • Caller ID; • International roaming capability; • Reduced power needs (allows smaller units and longer battery life); and • In the future, PCS will allow computer use and video images over the PCS network. Assigning a unique PCS telephone number to a customer will allow the individual to place a call and / or send information across regional, national, and international borders. The network will do all the work of tracking the customer, knowing where he or she is at all times. Benefits of PCS over Cellular PCS has several advantages over existing cellular telephone service, including better service quality through the use of digital technology, more compact radio equipment, increased mobility, enhanced service features, and price. Benefits include the following: Digital Technology: PCS utilizes the latest digital technology. This will facilitate cleaner voice quality, but more importantly, clean data communication. A PCS customer will be able to communicate through voice and data simultaneously using the same handset without interference to either activity. In addition, computer users will be able to run applications and retrieve data faster from remote locations using their handset. PCS technology also provides less static and fading, and there are fewer dropped calls. Improved Security: Digital technology provides more security than analog, the technology traditionally used by the cellular industry. Calls in digital format cannot be overheard with the kind of simple scanners currently used to eavesdrop on cellular calls. Although it is technically possible to overhear a call, it requires special gear and technical skill which most eavesdroppers lack. Improved Equipment: PCS will utilize smaller antennae and more advanced telecommunication technology that will result in less expensive rates to the consumer. In addition, equipment will be more compact both at the handset and at the antenna site. Handsets will be lighter than today's cellular flip phones, and the handsets will utilize longer lasting batteries. Because of the PCS' assigned radio spectrum, there will be more antennas, but they will likely be less noticeable than those used by the cellular industry. SBA, Inc. and Sprint PCS has been working diligently to lease antenna sites on City water towers, existing communication towers, and existing buildings prior to attempting to lease any sites for new ground built towers. Increased Mobility: With PCS, mobility means seamless roaming across existing cellular and landline service areas. A PCS handset can be taken anywhere and be expected to function the same as in the coverage area of the original service provider. One Telephone Number: With PCS, one Personal Communications Number (PCN) will be assigned to each individual user. Today, when a person changes their residence, the old landline telephone number is frequently lost because these numbers are assigned and based on geographic area. Cellular telephone numbers are also lost when carriers are switched because cellular service companies are provided a limited range of numbers, and the numbers have to be recycled or reused. A PCN associates a telephone number with a person, regardless of where he or she is located, and regardless of who is the service provider. Lower Cost for Service: PCS will be cheaper in the long term because it will utilize digital technology. Initially, the cost for the service and handsets will be similar to that of cellular. However, with increased demand, both carriers and manufacturers will be able to lower their price significantly. Eventually PCS service will be less than cellular and will be close to the cost of wired telephone service. Increasing Demand Today, cellular telephone systems in the US are expanding at the rate of over 28,000 new subscriptions a day, far beyond the growth rate of new subscriptions for wireline telephone service. The popularity of cellular telephone service is due to the freedom, mobility, and enhanced productivity that it provides. No longer are people tied to fixed telephones or pay phones. 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Black& Veatch 1750 Yankee Doodle Road Suite 200 Eagan, MN 55121 Attention: Mr. Rick Foster Subject: Failure Modes for Poles and a Description of the Design Criteria Black&Veatch Sites Dear Mr. Foster: I have been asked to write to you about the mode of failure for pole type structures used to support cellular antennas and equipment, and give some information to allow you to judge how remote the chances of failure occurring would be. I think it would be appropriate to start off by a brief description of the design criteria that is typically used. The poles Valmont supplies are desiened in accordance with E.I.A./T.I.A. 222 Revision E Standard entitled"Structural Standards for Steel Antenna Towers and Antenna Supporting Structures." This is an approved A.N.S.I. standard that has dealt with the design of lattice type structures for a number of years. Revision E is the first version that goes into extensive detail provisions of other nationally known specifications and standards that have a long history of reliability. This history should be of interest to you considering the hundreds of thousands (if not millions)of sites throughout the United States which have structures designed with concepts spelled out in publications like"The Design of Steel Transmission Pole Structures"(published by A.S.C.E.), and"Standard Specifications for Structural Supports for Highway Signs, Luminaries and Traffic Signals"(published by A.A.S.H.T.O.). Many of the concepts used to design poles in these two publications are included in the E.I.A./T.I.A. 222 Revision E Standard. The E.I.A./T.I.A. 222 Revision E requirements dictate a maximum basic design wind speed. The wind speed to be used depends on the location of the site within the state. Valmont's policy is to use the wind loading in E.I.A/T.I.A.222 as a minimum loading. Statistically,the wind speed listed in E.I.A./T.I.A. 222 has been determined to be that wind which has an average reoccurrence of 50 years. This wind is also a"fastest mile"wind which means that it is the average velocity of a mile wind passing a point. For example,a 70 mph average fastest mile wind would take 51 seconds to pass a point. This standard "fastest mile"wind is customized with factors that apply to the particular installation. There is a 1.69 gust response factor imposed in order to account for sudden changes in wind speed, a height coefficient to account for increasing wind speed with height, and an exposure coefficient to account(to some degree) the terrain effects. The loads generated by this wind and the weight of the members(along with any ice considered)are then used to size members of the pole. There is at least a 25%factor of safety required under these conditions. This assumes that the wind blowing from the worst possible direction. Some directions are worse than others, depending on the equipment attached to the pole,the arrangement,and the orientation. The wind VcIment Industries Inc. must exceed all our estimates for magnitude,duration,be at the worst orientation and overcome the factor of safety. Let us assume that a pole becomes overloaded. The typical consequence of this overloading is"local buckling"where a relatively small portion of the shaft distorts and`kinks"the steel. This does not cause a free falling pole. After the buckle, the cross section of the pole is capable of carrying the entire vertical (weight)load and a substantial portion of the load that caused the buckling. The pole is likely,however, to be out of plumb. This may be somewhat dramatic and the buckled section should be replaced. There are 3 mechanisms which prevent the pole from a free fall type failure. First, as the pole distorts this distortion may relieve the load from the pole either by orienting the pole more favorably in the wind or,if buckling has occurred,by reducing the moment arm of the wind force. The second mechanism involves a redistribution of the stress in the pole after buckling toward the remaining portion or the cross section that has unused capacity. The third phenomenon and more important, is the nature of the force being applied. We expect the wind to produce this force. A wind that would cause a buckle would be larger than the basic wind speed,the gust factor, and the factor of safety combined. A gust would soon dissipate and, after this peak wind is gone,the stress in the pole would be reduced. Poles are flexible, forgiving structures which are not generally susceptible to damage by impact loads such as a wind gust or earthquake shocks. It takes some time for the entire structure to"see"the impact loading. Even after a local buckle,the pole has significant capacity. It is this capacity along with the transitory nature of the loading that prevents a pole from"falling over". Pole design and testing have provided the public with a very reliable product. Poles have gone through extensive full scale testing,resulting in a history of being extremely reliable. The public I think,has been served well. Valmont has provided structures that have performed well during the earthquakes in California, the hurricanes in the South, and a number of tornadoes. To my knowledge,Valmont has never experienced an in service failure of a communication pole due to weather induced overloading, even though, as in the cases of Hurricane Hugo and Hurricane Andrew, the wind speeds may have exceeded the design wind speed. I hope this has helped. Please feel free to call with any comments you may have. I can be reached at 1- 800-345-6825 extension 3727 and will be glad to discuss any concerns you may have. Sincerely, Steven M.Kro ,P.E. Project Engineer Communication Structures Industrial Products Division Valmont Industries,Inc. NOV 20 '96 13: 18 FR NORTEL MPLS—MTA 612 48S 2187 TO 96862700 P.02 . . , �i:G EXHIBIT L VALMONT MICROELECT Valmont Industries,Inc.•West Ftigh•rey 275•P.O.SCA 358 Valley.Nebraska 6E08a-0353 U.S.A.•(a02)359-2201 November 19, 1996 . Black&Veatch Construction, Inc. 1750 Yankee Doodle Road . Stlite200 Eagan,MN 55121 Attention: Mr. Rick Foster RE: Confirmation of Load Change for Sprint Spectrum Monopoles Dear Mr.Foster: This letter is to confirm that the standard Sprint Spectrum monopoles as supplied by Valmont Industries will be able to accommodate a top platform with twelve(12)panel . antennas(i.e-ALF9212-N).a second carrier located at twenty(20) feet below the top of the pole utilizing three(3) "T"-Arms with four.(4)pane anrennas located on.e.. J1 "q""-Ann(12-total panel antennas), and athird carrier located at forty(40).fact below the top of the pole with three(3) "T"-Arrra with four(4)-panel-antennas located-on each "T"-Arm(12 total panel antennas). Originally the monoples were designed for two (2) carriers with a top platform and anothtplatform located at twenty(2.0)fret below the top of the pole. Both platforirs -.would carry twelve (12)panel type antermas. Due to the decrease of wind loading — • a platoon and three(3) "T'-fie, V.a)mnnt monopoles will be able to accommodate the three-(3)Hype of monopole. If there are any questions,please feel free to give me a call at (402) 359-2201 x3727. Sincerely, Steven-24 Tom*-RE. Project Engineer CornrrninicatiorrStructures Industrial Products Division Valmont Industries, Inc. • ** TOTAL PAOE.02 ** EXHIBIT M J� A %***•4� AIRSPACE SAFETY ANALYSIS CORPORATION 'Because 1tw Kant It Right On The first Approach' September 26, 1996 Site ID# MS03XC686V2 To Whom It May Concern: Airspace Safety Analysis Corporation(ASAC)has conducted an aeronautical study on September 26, 1996 for Sprint PCS. The study was to determine a proposed structure's effect, if any, on navigable airspace. ASAC's study is conducted in accordance with the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) Part 77 and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Part 17. The proposed construction site is located near Chanhassen, Minnesota. The NAD 83 site coordinates are Latitude 44° 51' 25.20" North, Longitude 093° 33' 26.80" West. The site has a surface elevation of 938 feet above mean sea level (MSL), the structure has a proposed height of 160 feet above ground level (AGL), which includes the additional height of any antennas, etc. This gives an overall structure height above mean sea level of 1,098 feet AMSL. The nearest airport from the proposed construction site is FLYING CLOUD. The airport reference point at this public use, instrumented airport is located 28,190 feet or 4.64 nautical miles on a True Bearing of 112.60 degrees from the proposed site. The nearest landing surface, the approach end of Runway 09R at FLYING CLOUD is located 25,879 feet or 4.26 nautical miles on a True Bearing of 113.72 degrees from the proposed site. The runway elevation at this point is 905 feet MSL. Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) Part 77 proscribes various airspace surfaces and slopes which, if exceeded, require the sponsor of the structure to provide the Federal Aviation Administration with Notice of Proposed Construction. FCC Part 17 also specifies this requirement. Additionally FAR 77 Subpart C proscribes various airspace surfaces and slopes Two Crown Center 1745 Phoenix Boulevard STV 10874 96A Suite 120 Page 1 Atlanta,Georgia 30349 770/994-1557 • FAX 770/9941637 which, if exceeded, require the FAA to provide public notice inviting comments prior to issuing a determination. Subpart C also proscribes surfaces and slopes which, if exceeded, would identify the proposed structure as a Hazard to navigable airspace. ASAC has determined that a structure height of 160 feet AGL (1,098 feet AMSL) at this site would not exceed any FAR Part 77 or FCC Rules Part 17 notice requirement surface. Therefore, FAA Notice of Proposed Construction is not required for this structure. Should you have any questions regarding this letter or the study conducted by ASAC, please feel free to contact my office anytime at (770) 994-1557. Sincerely, AIRSPACE SAFETY ANALYSIS CORPORATION 2 CWS Kenneth R. Patterson AS4C X X STV 10874 96A secouse Yba int it Right On The Page 2 Fr;t Approach' i s that a fact ? • Cellular phones suffer from the"VCR complex"they are equipped with all sorts This month's facts come from Will the Mass Market Go of features that most people don't use. Wireless?, a study published by the Boston-based con- • Paging is blurring the distinctions between work and suiting firm,the Yankee Group. leisure time. A Yankee Group study found that 40% of respondents wear their pagers all the time on weekends, • By the end of the decade, there will be 62 million cellu- and 19%cany their pagers all the time on vacation. lar/PCS subscribers and 55 million paging subscribers. Between 2001 and 2005, cellular/PCS will pull ahead of • Carrier subsidization of phones has created an "almost paging, pushing 40% penetration or greater, as wireless free"mentality in terms of cellular phone purchase:60%of voice becomes a viable alternative to fixed telephony ser- respondents to a Yankee Group study said they paid less than$100 for a cellular phone. This mentality will place new wireless licensees under enormous pressure to subsi- • Cellular,pager and portable computer users spend a greater di7P the cost of phones. percentage of their time,on average,at a secondary work- place than their non-high-tech counterparts. • Although average cellular airtime prices today remain at • By the end of the decade,both cellular and about 40 cents per minute,by the end of the decade,cellu- lar prices will be less than half that. paging will reach the mass market thresh- !u old with a population penetration of just 1 �„ more than 20% for paging and more than �;1� • By the year 2000,nearly 10%of cellular users 1 will use the network for data at least some of 25%for cellular/PCS. will time. S ` © ,• Annual cellular/PCS revenues will be morethan$60 billion by the year 2004,which is ,/�' :: • Portable phone users report using their •:: �) phone 60%of the time on battery;20%say only slightly less than the size of today's they"often"run out of tallctime. long-distance market. L � • More than 80%of the U.S.population • There will be continued high demand for wire- currently has cellular service available-a high- less. Among those who don't have a cellular phone, er percentage than even cable television service. 16% are definitely planning or seriously considering a purchase of one - the same number as a year ago, even • 10% of all pager users list their paging number on their though the market has grown more than 30%since. business cards. •59%of cellular users say security is the most important rea- • Being"out of coverage range"is the most frequently cited son they acquired cellular. problem of cellular users. While only 2% say it occurs often,39%claim it occurs at least occasionally. • The average household income of cellular users was $56,000 in 1995,$60,000 in 1993 and$66,000 in 1991. • Paging will continue to grow 22%to 25%annually in the next five years,with a total of 57 million users by the year \ • 46%of cellular users buy service for mostly per 2000. Growth will peak at a penetration rate of close to ` � sonal reasons. 25%. At that point,growth will slow down and the market ,Q will begin to level off. • The average monthly cellular bill is$55,down St from $95 in 1990. Article originally appeared in newaves in Personal • The top 20%of cellular users represent Com»u nications. Reprinted with permission. 80%of the network traffic. CITY OF CHANHASSEN 690 COULTER DRIVE CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 (612) 937-1900 L�' DEVELOPMENT REVIEW APPLICATION APPLICANT: SBA, Inc. OWNER: Gary Goll ADDRESS: 7625 Metro Blvd, Suite 235 ADDRESS: 1455 Park Road Edina, MN 55439 Chanhassen, MX 55317 TELEPHONE (Daytime) (612) 830-1555 (Ext.222) TELEPHONE: (612) 474-4900 FAX: (612) 474-4975 Comprehensive Plan Amendment Temporary Sales Permit X Conditional Use Permit Vacation of ROW/Easements Interim Use Permit Variance Non-conforming Use Permit Wetland Alteration Permit Planned Unit Development' Zoning Appeal Rezoning _ Zoning Ordinance Amendment Sign Permits Sign Plan Review Notification Sign Site Plan Review' X Escrow for Filing Fees/Attorney Cost" IC50 CUD!CRR/VAC/VA_R AP Metes and Bounds, $400 Minor SUB) Subdivision* TOTAL FEE $ A list of all property owners within 500 feet of the boundaries of the property must be included with the application. Building material samples must be submitted with site plan reviews. *Twenty-six full size folded copies of the plans must be submitted, including an 81h"X 11" reduced copy of transparency for each plan sheet. **Escrow will be required for other applications through the development contract NOTE-When multiple applications are processed, the appropriate fee shall be charged for each application. PROJECT NAME First Choice - Tenant Improvement (686V2) LOCATION 1455 Park Road, Chanhassen, MN 55317 LEGAL DESCRIPTION Lot 7, Block 5, Chanhassen Lakes Business Park TOTAL ACREAGE I f 55 ACre.S WETLANDS PRESENT YES X NO PRESENT ZONING Industrial Office Park (IOP) REQUESTED ZONING N/A PRESENT LAND USE DESIGNATION N/A REQUESTED LAND USE DESIGNATION N/A CC REASON FORTH'S REQUEST The construction of a l6®foot tall telecommunications tower upon which to locate Personal Communications antennas. This application must be completed in full and be typewritten or clearly printed and must be accompanied by all information and plans required by applicable City Ordinance provisions. Before filing this application, you should confer with the Planning Department to determine the specific ordinance and procedural requirements applicable to your application. A determination of completeness of the application shall be made within ten business days of application submittal. A written notice of application deficiencies shall be mailed to the applicant within ten business days of application. This is to certify that I am making application for the described action by the City and that I am responsible for complying with all City requirements with regard to this request. This application should be processed in my name and I am the party whom the City should contact regarding any matter pertaining to this application. I have attached a copy of proof of ownership (either copy of Owner's Duplicate Certificate of Title, Abstract of Title or purchase agreement), or I am the authorized person to make this application and the fee owner has also signed this application. I will keep myself informed of the deadlines for submission of material and the progress of this application. I further understand that additional fees may be charged for consulting fees, feasibility studies, etc. with an estimate prior to any authorization to proceed with the study. The documents and information I have submitted are true and correct to the best of my knowledge. Tne c'mry hereby notifies the appiicant that deveiopmert review cannot be completed withiil 60 days due to public hearing requirements and agency review. Therefore, the city is notifying the applicant that the city requires an automatic 60 day extension for development review. Development review shall be completed within 120 days unless additional review extensions are approved by the applicant. (c t, /i/ j7 Signa re o.App)jcgnt ' Date 0 Signature of Fee Owner Dat Application Received on - Fee Paid I . C i Receipt No. , ) I�� The applicant should contact staff for a copy of the staff report which will be available on Friday prior to the meeting. If not contacted, a copy of the report will be mailed to the applicant's address. Sprint.. Sprint Spectrum L.P 2500 Lone 03k Parkway Telephone:612.686.2600 Si.AtE 140 Fax:612.454.0578 Farari.Minnesota 55121 November 21, 1996 City of Chanhassen Planning Commission and City Council c/o Mr. Geoff Olson, Planner Director 690 Coulter Drive Chanhassen, MN 55317 Dear Members of the Chanhassen Planning Commission and City Council: The intent of this letter is to meet the requirement of Chanhassen City Code Section 20-1521 (2), which states the following: "For all commercial wireless telecommunication service towers, a letter of intent committing the tower owner and his or her successors to allow the shared use of the tower if an additional user agrees in writing to meet reasonable terms and conditions for shared use and so long as there is no negative structural impact upon the tower, and there is no disruption to the service provided." This letter serves as notice to the City of Chanhassen that Sprint Spectrum L.P., as owner of the proposed monopole, agrees to comply with the requirements of City Code Section 20-1521 (2), and is committed to allow the shared use of the proposed monopole if an additional user agrees in writing to meet reasonable terms and conditions for its shared use. In addition, Sprint Spectrum L.P. will ensure that future successors, if any , will comply with the requirements of City Code Section 20-1521 (2), and will also allow its shared use. If you have any questions. or require any additional information regarding this commitment, please feel free to contact me at 612.686.2650. Sincerely, 11 i Mr. T rry Hanna Property Manager Sprint Spectrum L.P. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLANNING COMMISSION .te i 5 Arboretum Boulevar Wednesday, January 15, 1997 � at 7:00 p.m. PM / City Hall Council ChambersWI 690 Coulter Drive 10\ 1110101110-"Ill — -J14i**$ 1111 - Ilikir ■ lir .16 SUBJECT: Conditional Use Permit to • Allow a 150' Tower 4y ,;, 5;;; APPLICANT: SBA, Inc. 111 tife% Iii � 11/ �I = LOCATION: 1455 Park Road , 7 ` •44 11. � =," . ,, ail NOTICE: You are invited to attend a public hearing about a proposal in your area. The applicant, SBA, Inc., is requesting a conditional use permit to allow a 150' telecommunications tower on property zoned IOP, Industrial Office Park District and located at 1455 Park Road. What Happens at the Meeting: The purpose of this public hearing is to inform you about the developer's request and to obtain input from the neighborhood about this project. During the meeting, the Commission Chair will lead the public hearing through the following steps: 1. Staff will give an overview of the proposed project. 2. The Developer will present plans on the project. 3. Comments are received from the public. 4. Public hearing is closed and the Commission discusses project. The commission will then make a recommendation to the City Council. Questions and Comments: If you want to see the plans before the meeting, please stop by City Hall during office hours, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. If you wish to talk to someone about this project, please contact Sharmin Al-Jaff at 937-1900 ext. 120. If you choose to submit written comments, it is helpful to have one copy to the department in advance of the meeting. Staff will provide copies to the Commission. Notice of this public hearing has been published in the Chanhassen Villager on January 2, 1997. 1 G, , L 4 I 0 JY(' ?! MIW-GL Partners Ray E. Johnson Flenlange Partnership c/o Heitman Prop/Control Chanhassen 11001 Hampshire Ave. S. c/o Lars E. Akerberg 180 No. LaSalle, Suite 3200 Bloomington, MN 55438 121 3'd Street W., P.0. Box 158 Chicago,IL 60601-2886 Chaska,NLN 55318 Redmond Products Thomas Zwickel Raymond A. Collings 18930 78th Street W. 17420 Cherry Drive 305 Lakeview Avenue Chanhassen, MN 55317 Eden Prairie, MN 55344 Tonka Bay, MN 55331 PMT Corporation 1500 Park Road Chanhassen, MN 55317 C I TY O F PC DATE: 1/15/97 C UA7flA EN CC DATE: 2/10/97 CASE #: 96-6 CUP B : Generous:v EO STAFF REPORT PROPOSAL: Conditional use permit request to permit a 135 foot cellular communication tower z Q LOCATION: 80 West 78th Street V J APPLICANT: American Portable Telecom a. 1701 E. 79th Street, Suite 19 Minneapolis,MN 55425 Q (612) 858-0027 PRESENT ZONING: BH, Highway and Business Services District ACREAGE: 0.024 acres DENSITY: not applicable ADJACENT ZONING AND LAND USE: N-BH,vacant,railroad line; R-12,apartments north of railroad S-BH,Highway 5 E-BH,Lotus Lawn&Garden QW-BH,vacant WATER AND SEWER: Available to site Iii PHYSICAL CHARACTER.: The site is currently occupied by a two-story office building with associated parking lots. The specific location has some shrubs and grasslands. The site is relatively flat with few natural amenities. 2000 LAND USE PLAN: Commercial W ....II,S ' -4-='. isf Pi Ern irrrin�`- Q; 7400 o �' ' 11,0111FrItZ mow Ij►S o .. 0 co -a n sobko lb Ps AV +��,�7///// o ri airan .,, ;�,► ../.4.1 ,4 • + 4114:"11'." ..1.0.. Nati, al apRritiookirj ,..ti Imo lo 405\N . 0\ 4,..lir no ///�E "1 C. >IIIM 4k'c Itis A�� • t�c+rr=rninu: ..pro► Vb , pi mai -.u... 1 or i o. -ta me mir-I1.11r.4 NMI n l l l l l l l 1111111r- "�,� v .� �► OM �, � , .�'/ : LOQ TION ■/L ►�� ;,i fjs h 4 1 :111 111110 ,`. . ..�,:�,,., �`°" � 1i1�■� 11111 111 r 2*, ; �i 1 Lakeoryve E. --- a e Dr m Alan/ . Olt Chanhassen Y . V v ` It) � 41111 ■/`P%� Natates o 1� 2 �`V� I vg -01?, u- Mini Park ir --------- • State H 5 `fi,S i� `owl moo . Lik Il "INMil 1 a' = r:► ► i 8100 ... aft .411411i v. r .„' i,,.,c5. .., jo,- ispAkiN 1111* 1 , � ` .001.F14 ��y� ' 8200 ? :s.r 3, ''I, .'. ' ..- APS - \ in rill ,fir mei ro yl 1 i. 4.401 VIOIj 8300 ik Rice Mar h ! M Lake P k Rice 8400 .ke Susan ,o �-,, , arsh Lake I � I , / Cl m :-. :k. 8500 .5. : • �� ``. •'..,,,. ,.... mi.. �® ®CDPse EA CD p_ t 8600 -1.IR t • Z. ��. I t 2 1Nt ' 4...,v . U 8700 • / 8800 lc'41.11 , utile g� _ . a �.,� • 1 American Portable Telecom January 15, 1997 Page 2 PROPOSAL/SUMMARY The applicant is proposing a 135 foot tall cellular communication galvanized finish,monopole - design tower with nine directional antennas. (For reference,the electrical transmission poles located south of Highway 5 near McDonald's are 90 feet tall and the office building is approximately 30 feet tall.) The applicant is proposing the lease of a 50 foot by 50 foot area of the site. Within this area,a 33 foot by 28 foot fenced enclosure is being proposed. The applicant is proposing an eight foot fence,which is permitted within commercial districts, with three strands of barbed wire at the top. City Code requires a separate conditional use permit for the use of barbed wire and another conditional use permit for fences in excess of eight feet(Section 20-1018). Within the fenced enclosure is the tower and a bridge structure with five foot by three foot by three foot equipment cabinets on top. The applicant proposes to use an all weather gravel surface within the enclosure. While not fully documented by the applicant, staff is unaware of the ability to locate the proposed telecommunication facility on an existing tower or building within the search area. Due to the low building heights in the city and especially along Highway 5,there are minimal opportunities to locate antennas on existing buildings. The site for the proposed telecommunications tower is currently covered by an existing mix of young trees adjoining the adjacent wetland. Directly to the west, there are no trees. A shift of 50 feet to the west would eliminate the need for extensive tree clearing and help reduce visibility of the ground mounted equipment by placing the equipment more directly behind the existing building. As shown on the site survey, the applicant is encroaching upon the drainage and utility easement by five feet. This five feet may not seem to be any more of a problem than an encroachment agreement,but at the site it appears to be not land,but utilized wetland. The construction of this telecommunications tower would require partially filling in a utilized wetland, a practice that is not allowed in Chanhassen unless replacement is done on site. According to ordinance, screening is required for the base equipment and the tower must be designed to blend in with the surrounding area. Applicant has not provided for any landscaping to be installed as part of the project. Screening of the base equipment will be difficult considering the fence surrounding the equipment runs directly along the parking lot. The front will not be able to be screened using vegetation, rather a type of privacy fence or other such architectural features will be needed if reduced visibility is desired. And that is the question, is reduced visibility of the chain link fence,barbed wire, and ground mounted equipment desired? Realistically,no vegetation will be able to hide the fact that the fence and equipment is there. Rather, some vegetation should be planted around the site to stabilize the soil after construction and add to the existing wetland vegetation. American Portable Telecom January 15, 1997 Page 3 Staff is recommending approval of the conditional use permit/site plan for the wireless telecommunication tower subject to conditions. Most importantly, staff is requiring that this tower be designed and constructed to permit the co-location of another user on the tower. BACKGROUND In November 1996,the City of Chanhassen adopted Ordinance 259 pertaining to towers and antennas. This ordinance provided criteria for the design and location of wireless telecommunication facilities in the city. The city has been advised by wireless telecommunication companies that this area of the city is a dead zone for current service users. Part of the impetus for revision of the tower and antenna ordinance was this dead zone for wireless telecommunication. The city recently received another application for a conditional use permit for a wireless communication tower on the property immediately to the east of this site. In order to minimize the proliferation of these towers in the city,the ordinance has a co-location requirement as part of the design and approval of these facilities. As a condition of approval for this tower, staff is recommending that the applicant commit to allow for the shared use of the tower. The city has an existing drainage easement over the northerly part of the site. It appears that based on the site plan the site improvements may encroach into the city's easement. It is very important that no filling occur within the city's easement. The easement contains a stormwater pond designated to pretreat stormwater and act as flood control. Filling in this area will reduce the ponds storage and treatment potential. Encroachment into the easement may also impede maintenance of the pond by restricting access. The site improvements may encroach the city's easement as long as no fill is placed in the easement and the applicant and property owner enter into an encroachment agreement with the city which addresses city liability and maintenance issues. FINDINGS When approving a conditional use permit,the city must determine the capability of a proposed development with existing and proposed uses. The general issuance standards of the conditional use Section 20-232,include the following 12 items: 1. Will not be detrimental to or endanger the public health, safety,comfort, convenience or general welfare of the neighborhood or the city. Finding: The proposed tower should not endanger the public health, safety or welfare of the city. American Portable Telecom January 15, 1997 Page 4 2. Will be consistent with the objectives of the city's comprehensive plan and this chapter. Finding: The proposed use is consistent with the city's comprehensive plan and generally complies with city ordinance requirements. 3. Will be designed,constructed, operated and maintained so to be compatible in appearance with the existing or intended character of the general vicinity and will not change the essential character of that area. Finding: The proposed tower complies with city ordinance requirements and is compatible with the character of the area. 4. Will not be hazardous or disturbing to existing or planned neighboring uses. Finding: The proposed tower will not be hazardous to existing or planned neighboring uses. 5. Will be served adequately by essential public facilities and services, including streets,police and fire protection,drainage structures, refuse disposal,water and sewer systems and schools; or will be served adequately by such facilities and services provided by the persons or agencies responsible for the establishment of the proposed use. Finding: The proposed development is provided with adequate public services. 6. Will not create excessive requirements for public facilities and services and will not be detrimental to the economic welfare of the community. Finding: The proposed development will not require excessive public services. 7. Will not involve uses,activities,processes,materials, equipment and conditions of operation that will be detrimental to any persons,property or the general welfare because of excessive production of traffic,noise,smoke,fumes,glare,odors,rodents,or trash. Finding: The proposed tower should not create conditions that are detrimental to persons property or the general welfare of the community. 8. Will have vehicular approaches to the property which do not create traffic congestion or interfere with traffic or surrounding public thoroughfares. Finding: The proposed development will not interfere with traffic circulation. American Portable Telecom January 15, 1997 Page 5 9. Will not result in the destruction, loss or damage of solar access,natural, scenic or historic features of major significance. Finding: The proposed development will not destroy or damage natural, scenic, or historic features. 10. Will be aesthetically compatible with the area. Finding: The proposed tower will be aesthetically compatible with the area. 11. Will not depreciate surrounding property values. Finding: The proposed development should not depreciate surrounding property values. 12. Will meet standards prescribed for certain uses as provided in this article. Finding: The proposed development will meet standards established for communication towers. The following revision must be made to the plans: • Ground mounted equipment shall be screened from view by suitable vegetation. • The applicant shall document that the tower is designed, structurally, electrically, and in all respects,to accommodate both the applicant's antennas and comparable antennas for at least one additional user. Towers must be designed to allow for future rearrangement of antennas upon the tower and to accept antennas mounted at varying heights. • A letter of intent committing the tower owner and his or her successors to allow the shared use of the tower if an additional user agrees in writing to meet reasonable terms and conditions for shared use shall be submitted to the city. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the Planning Commission adopt the following motion: "The Planning Commission recommends approval of conditional use permit 96-6 for a personal communication service(PCS)wireless telecommunication facility,including a 135 foot monopole tower and associated equipment, at 80 West 78th Street for American Portable Telecom subject to the following conditions: American Portable Telecom January 15, 1997 Page 6 1. Filling within the City's drainage easement shall be prohibited. If the site improvements encroach upon the City's drainage easement,the applicant and property owner shall enter into an encroachment agreement with the City. The applicant shall escrow $50.00 with the City for drafting and recording of the agreement. 2. Ground mounted equipment shall be screened from view by suitable vegetation. 3. The applicant shall document that the tower is designed,structurally, electrically, and in all respects,to accommodate both the applicant's antennas and comparable antennas for at least one additional user. Towers must be design to allow for future rearrangement of antennas upon the tower and to accept antennas mounted at varying heights. 4. A letter of intent committing the tower owner and his or her successors to allow the shared use of the tower if an additional user agrees in writing to meet reasonable terms and conditions for shared use shall be submitted to the city. 5. Barbed wire at the top of the fence shall not be permitted unless a separate conditional use permit for the barbed wire and fences in excess of eight feet is approved by the city. 6. Applicant shall move monopole site to the west to reduce tree removal and visibility of equipment." ATTACHMENTS 1. Development Review Application 2. Letter from Douglas C. Cowan to the Planning Commission dated 11/25/96 3. Statement of Compliance with 12 General Standards for Conditional Use Permits 4. Letter from Steven M. Krohn, P.E. to APT-Minneapolis dated 11/25/96 5. Letter from Scott Peters to Robert Generous dated 12/19/96 6. William Covington,"Wireless Word," Planning vol. 62 no. 11 (December 1996): 8-12. CITY OF CHANHASSEN 690 COULTER DRIVE CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 (612) 937-1900 DEVELOPMENT REVIEW APPLICATION APPLICANT: American Portable Telecom OWNER: i� I( ��' rd - b r re / 7 ADDRESS: 1701 E. 79th St. , Suite 19 ADDRESS: 96C ;)/CE L.--//enc, r L. {( Minneapolis, MN 55425 (t'(• /62'v1/0/ FL 32 yv TFI FPHONE (Day time) 612-858-0027 TELEPHONE: Vol - 2 y - SO/ s— Agent: Douglas Cowan, AICP Comprehensive Plan Amendment Temporary Sales Permit XX Conditional Use Permit Vacation of ROW/Easements Interim Use Permit s Variance Non-conforming Use Permit s Wetland Alteration Permit Planned Unit Development' Zoning Appeal Rezoning _ Zoning Ordinance Amendment Sign Permits Sign Plan Review XIX Notification Sign X Site Plan Review' X Escrow for Filing Fees/Attorney Cost" ($50 CUP/SPRNACNAR/WAP/Metes and Bounds, $400 Minor SUB) Subdivision' TOTAL FEE $800 A list of all property owners within 500 feet of the boundaries of the property must be included with the application. - Building material samples must be submitted with site plan reviews. 'Twenty-six full size folded copies of the plans must be submitted, including an 81" X 11" reduced copy of transparency for each plan sheet. "Escrow will be required for other applications through the development contract NOTE-When multiple applications are processed, the appropriate fee shall be charged for each application. PROJECT NAME Proposed Wireless PCS antenna tower LOCATION 80 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, MN LEGALDESCRIPTION Tract "A" and "B", Registered Land Survey No. 59, Files of Registrar of Titles, Carver Counrv, Mt necara_ TOTALACREAGE +/— 3 acres WETLANDS PRESENT YES XX NO PRESENT ZONING "BH" Highway and Business Services REQUESTEDZONING (no chance) PRESENT LAND USE DESIGNATION CON NERCIAL REQUESTED LAND USE DESIGNATION (no change) REASON FOR THIS REQUEST Conditional use approval is required by Ordinance No. 259 for Commercial Tower in BH District This application must be completed in full and be typewritten or clearly printed and must be accompanied by all information and plans required by applicable City Ordinance provisions. Before filing this application, you should confer with the Planning Department to determine the specific ordinance and procedural requirements applicable to your application. A determination of completeness of the application shall be made within ten business days of application submittal. A written notice of application deficiencies shall be mailed to the applicant within ten business days of application. This is to certify that I am making application for the described action by the City and that I am responsible for complying with all City requirements with regard to this request. This application should be processed in my name and I am the party whom the City should contact regarding any matter pertaining to this application. I have attached a copy of proof of ownership (either copy of Owner's Duplicate Certificate of Title, Abstract of Title or purchase agreement), or I am the authorized person to make this application and the fee owner has also signed this application. will keep myself informed of the deadlines for submission of material and the progress of this application. I further understand that additional fees may be charged for consulting fees, feasibility studies, etc. with an estimate prior to any authorization to proceed with the study. The documents and information I have submitted are true and correct to the best of my knowledge. The city hereby notifies the applicant that development review cannot be completed within 60 days due to public hearing requirements and agency review. Therefore, the city is notifying the applicant that the city requires an automatic 60 day extension for development review. Development review shall be completed within 120 days unless additional review extensions are approved by the applicant. -Z-1>/..- X /A-2 -Signature , .••li nt - T Date g • Signal? elf-Fee Owner Date Application Received on ) /c2-5/L% Fee Paid Receipt No. 6 3�g� The applicant should contact staff for a copy of the staff report which will be available on Friday prior to the meeting. 1f not contacted, a copy of the report will be mailed to the applicant's address. a , Minnesota Department of Transportation Metropolitan Division or if Waters Edge 1500 West County Road B2 Roseville, MN 55113 December 19, 1996 Robert Generous City of Chanhassen 690 Coulter Drive Chanhassen, MN 55317 Dear Robert Generous: Subject: American Portable Telecom: Conditional Use Permit and Site Plan Review Public Hearing Notice Review PH96-01 North Side of West 78th Street, 1/4 Mile East of TH 101 Chanhassen, Carver County CS 1002 The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) has reviewed your request for comment regarding a Conditional Use Permit for a telecommunications tower at 80 West 78th Street. We have no major concerns regarding the application. However, we would like to take this opportunity to remind the applicant of certain stipulations regarding development of property adjacent to Mn/DOT right of way. • A Mn/DOT access permit is required for access to or across state highways or rights of way, including Mn/DOT owned frontage roads. A change in the intensity or type of use of an existing entrance also requires a permit. • A Mn/DOT stormwater drainage permit is required for any change in rate of runoff to trunk highway right of way, or any alteration of trunk highway stormwater drainage systems. • Any other use of or work within Mn/DOT right of way, including but not limited to grading, utility work, and landscaping, also requires a permit. The permit necessary depends on the nature of the proposed work. • If property adjacent to Mn/DOT right of way is to be platted, the preliminary plat must be submitted to us for review, along with a site plan and grading and drainage plans if prepared. An equal opportunity employer Robert Generous December 19, 1996 page two Copies of proposed plats and site plans may be sent to Sherry Narusiewicz, Local Government Liaison Supervisor, at the above address. Questions regarding permit applications may be directed to Bill Warden of our Permits Unit at 582-1443. If you have any questions about this public notice review, please contact me at 582-1654. Sincerely, S , Scott Peters Senior Transportation Planner/Local Government Liaison 8 Planning December 1996 - h ` xrnt ;tea fi "7 a+Ma Min., 'f.-t. atr 14,-. Wireless World =:x _ - -�_ . [ t -. Telecommunications 0technology—and local t government response— _-_ _ - _ F�'- _, f is ata crossroads. ` -w- • 0. _ r .-.,, I=._JJ ► J By William Covington IIii; a ) - . .r • • •I 'r--, : ompanies hoping to succeed in the highly competitive . `r -• - _ --_ir�•�- `=__ - communications arena must ' � k�' -- -- - have good relations with lo- cal governments.It's the lo- , x• ^ cal governments, after all, that supply t _ ___„_,_2) gilirillik the franchises and permits needed to ' � jr !mak V deliver cellular and paging services and ..i."------- other communications products. So far,those relations have been pretty ing, the lat- buildings, on billboards, atop wooden good. Local governments want the ben- est innovation is narrowband messaging. utility poles, and on metal poles. Lattice efits that new forms of communication This service allows customers to acknowl- towers are considered a last resort. can bring,and wireless service providers edge a page by pressing a button on their understand that cities and towns must pagers. Soon they will be able to receive On the ground exercise some control over what comes short text messages as well. Several considerations determine where into the community. The challenge is to Wireless communications typically re- cell sites are placed. The first is that the keep things on an even keel at a time of quire three components: a device (tele- site must be close enough to the caller to rapid growth in the telecommunications phone, pager, or portable computer); a receive the signal generated by a half- industry_ cell site/radio link; and a switching of- watt portable phone.The second consid- A sign of that growth is the auctions fice. Every major metropolitan area has eration is that cell sites must be located held on August 26 by the Federal Com- one or more switching offices, where far enough apart to eliminate cross-talk. munications Commission. On that date, calls from cell sites are processed. The The third is interference. Tall buildings the FCC began the second in a series of calls are then sent out through the tele- and large bodies of water, for instance, auctions that will allow more companies phone system.When a wireless customer can distort a signal,precluding high-quality to offer wireless communication services. calls another wireless telephone, the service. switching office locates the cell site clos- Finally,according to the industry,good How it works est to the party being called and connects service requires that there be at least one The term wireless communications re- that caller via that cell site. Over 90 cell site in every neighborhood,normally fers to a family of communication de- percent of all wireless communications within every six to eight square miles vices that can send and receive messages still start or end on a traditional tele- depending upon terrain and number of instantly—by voice in the case of cellular phone system (called 'wireline' in the customers. telephones or alphanumerically in the business). Wireless communications companies case of pagers.Soon,too,computer users When a call is made, the device seeks can share cell sites. They cannot, how- will be able to send and receive data via out a radio link,also known as a cell site. ever,share the radio equipment that sends wireless modems. Radio links capture the signal, process it and receives calls and information.Should One of the newer forms of wireless (verifying that the caller is a legitimate two carriers share a site,normally 10 feet voice communication is the personal corn- customer), and send it on. Most cell sites of space must separate the antennas be- munications service. PCS is similar to a include one or more antennas, a struc- longing to each company.As the number cellular phone but operates at different ture to support them, and a building to of customers increases,so must the num- radio frequencies and requires twice as house radio and computer equipment. ber of cell sites. However, the additional many communications facilities. In pag- Cell sites can be located on the roofs of sites typically are smaller and easier to 9 To make cell sites less obtrustive—and more politically acceptable—some firms are choosing stealth locations. Can you find the - – device on this building?See .......:...r.::.. �JIMIIMISI page 12 for the answer. -:fes 11111 :1-W1-44. - metropolitan areas may seek permission P ,.�'" +_ to build 15 to 50 facilities a year. • r 'r; '. The new PCS licensees and the new _. '�f - -- - • f paging providers are also seeking sites, r i '_' 1+. -.•' , ' and so are the growing numbers of com- _ _� • -. - panies offering data communications and :_ similar services.However messaging and s _, - +' S data delivery services typically can use •1k- : - - 1 much smaller sites and often share exist- _ _ `• �i: - ing facilities with cellular or PCS provid- !+i,i ��: -_-7----__ ers. ' - The winners of the C bloc auctions . . (companies like Next Wave and Wireless -_ -- _ PCS) are just now beginning to make an - - .-, ==-- - `� X �" appearance. Like the PCS license hold- - =rj:...�..:��•.�.-�-. r�c'-T—4 '' '�IBJ�. _ # - tap;; s=._ _�_ ,. ers, they will need to build an entire , , ,A `.;a.- ,F-- -; -)I., _�__ network, with the number of sites de- �'' . .. " "_ - '' -_- - pending on the type of technology used — , __ s v�{� ,- _� f and the degree to which they can "co- ' '' - locate"with other providers.Many wire + -� eta ,;•y. _ 4j, _ _ = ''' '= less companies also use"stealthing"tech- ` �z.,, - ry - ti -' ' ' - 'r'I o niques (hiding facilities on rooftops or elsewhere) to effectively conceal sites. locate on rooftops or conceal in other trum to allow at least two new service Local governments can probably use their ways_ providers in every market.The service to experiences with PCSs, which typically be offered was referred to as PCS or request permits for 50 to 100 facilities a Going once personal communications services. The year, as a guide to determine how many Back in 1981, the Federal Communica- auctions were completed in March 1995 facilities a C bloc carrier might seek. tions Commission published a report on and raised over$7 billion. implications for economic development Yet another auction was held earlier In a hurry of the then very new cellular telephone this year, this time to encourage at least A wireless company typically spends be- technology_ After a series of hearings, one more nationwide provider. About tween$250,000 and$700,000 to get a cell the commission invited providers to ap- $10 billion was raised by auctioning off site up and running. Those A and B bloc ply for licenses to provide cellular ser- what is known as C bloc spectrum.Then, providers that received their licenses in vices in 306 metropolitan service areas on August 26, the D and E bloc auctions the 1980s have actually built their sys- and 428 rural areas. were initiated. They are expected to be tems three times:first to serve customers So many companies applied that the completed by the end of this month. with three-watt car phones, then to ac- FCC decided simply to assign local tele- No one is certain how the successful commodate half-watt portables, and fi- phone companies enough radio spectrum bidders will make use of this additional nally to convert analog cellular systems (B bloc spectrum) to offer cellular com- radio frequency. Auction winners with to more efficient digital technology. munications in their own areas.A lottery licenses may simply enhance their cur- Now come the successful PCS and C was set up to allow non-telephone com- rent systems by providing ancillary ser- bloc bidders, and the soon-to-be-deter- panies to compete for the remaining A vices, or they may offer dramatic new mined winners of the D and E bloc spec- bloc spectrum.By the end of 1984,nearly communications services. In any case, it trum. All these companies have a tre- every major metropolitan area in the U.S. is likely that the D and E bloc offerings mendous monetary obligation to the federal had been assigned to a carrier. In 1989, will result in a need for more cellular government and to banks. In addition, similar lotteries were held for the rural towers. stiff industry competition is forcing corn- areas. As a result of all this activity, local panies to lower access charges and fees The cellular lotteries exceeded all ex- governments have been approached by for each minute of use—their two main pectations. Original estimates predicted already operating providers who are seek- sources of revenue. fewer than a million subscribers by 2000. ing to expand their coverage area or to As a result, wireless service providers But by 1990, the cellular industry had supplement service where existing ca- will be in a hurry to get construction attracted over 10 million customers. Im- pacity is exhausted. At a time when sub- permits, and they will resist schemes for pressed by this success, the FCC in 1994 scriber lists are growing by over 30 per- imposing taxes, auctioning off access to decided to auction off enough radio spec- cent a year, incumbent carriers in major public property, and other assessments. 10 Planning December 1996 Given that situation, my advice to lo- can seek from the permit applicant. cal governments is to get a handle on the Regular communication with the car- key elements of the Telecommunications riers serving a community is also essen- Act of 1996, which lays out the ground tial. At least once a year every locality rules for industry and local government should invite the telecommunications car- in the area of land-use law. riers serving the area to a regular meet- ing. Use this time to review the contents '4.-:14-'1::.,r 4,a. *: ----'',4 What is required of permit applications. Place special em- rt'`' 4 _x The law creates a presumption that needed phasis on the type of information that is ~';.a^-, a' wireless facilities can be sited in a corn- expected from the applicants. Identifyty. 'tea :+tg grantpermitP partsapplication4, •""" ' ' ; munity. Flat refusals to a the of the that can be Aiiitilli . X �� • plications are no longer allowed.The law left blank,which must be filled out, and ; I ms 's` ; t , also requires that requests for permis- under what conditions an application will 6,. v* sion to build must be acted on promptly. be rejected as incomplete. Also, ask ser- 10:6 *' -... 4n!) It forbids regulations from favoring one vice providers where they may want to 1 r;_: f sort of wireless service provider over build facilities in the next year. iii s a� ;t another. And it prohibits local govern- Increasingly telecommunications corn- —; El7l � 1 �"'¢ ments from regulating radio frequency panies are teaming up with local govern- s ti:'.� `, emissions. A federal standard has been ments to sponsor regional wireless semi- � l'I ' '" '3 set in this area and demonstrated compli- nars. These educational forums usually1. ' `'= 1 ' `=-, P : --• rat :; .. ance with that standard is all a locality last a full day and bring together local b What the Wireless Revolution Means t this moment, thousands of 11 + �►, ..i�� y ,,ai , 'site acquisition representatives' i ,' .1, � Ali i ' ' '�" r are standing at planning counters ,SRS 4��I :• ! ,Y 11-1 1,17.1.11 I. t, , ' • . i!"..' A s. everywhere in the U.S.,demandii.1::/i t ' . Z i: 11,.14',:',0 ing permits—now.In most coin- i ' l. . 1:41i, 'K4'.4•t'�'tail}� munities, however, there is no plan for v I. `; ;ti #�'.11 ' j•'•�r►• f} `;4 1 accommodating the sites over the long ,,, •• , ' it-i1,,c ,?alt plc h'.t-1 \ . • L I haul l\ .i' " +' kY•' 1 iN Both city and county governments typi ►' 1 . ' �' O , r, Ilr ` .fix, .. /�� II- cally categorize personal wireless facili- 1 l.► \.t; 1 ties as special or conditional uses. Yet ►�� ` C•0, 0.��{ -f ' C [ j they often rely on outdated radio trans- 1 � •.ir.t b'"� "1liNmission and satellite dish zoning provi- t.y r •`.'-3'1�` . . ti sions to regulate them. 1 .., , j . i- r'- L` "' �t( ; � But some communities have instituted " f "_ �•k.°'"1 �-'-.ti'� r..t.,,1= multitiered review procedures. Under s 1,-4 .�,�%. ,tt�;f ',• ', • - :r .• -• ^: some of these procedures,residential zones + A , i ► I-• y; . , " - "'.. get one approach,commercial and indus- '- .. ;AA : '. • trial zones another; monopoles require '•' r .• �'�. �'�� -.tom % i" review while mounts 50 feet and less are - 1 �', 'i„,i' ►,.,'” `�4R� ^ • ' permitted administratively. : 'A ,�S C ' . .*"I4. ''• k ' The advantage to a zoning ordinance M t k• . •. '.4,4 1' _ `�!;'%� w ' • v../ -4, �• ,• approach is that each cell site is dealt :t ' % ;q �!it.M:., �* ., � with consistent) and uniformly.The dis- `'f, ►j 'A"r/,L'" • - •rtTt-t �,: � ► 4. advantage is that the jurisdiction deals /r.' �"'• ' "tti,'^1 . .t I � - with cell sites one at a time. As a.result, t• ,;,L ‘, .; �, •1 -";; �,t,. 'b'� 4 1 • ; .� ,`v:. wireless carriers are asking for,and local - ,. j� •?►1, 1 •`I� =p_ r. ,x'74' . � `\*�' N 1101 governments are approving,vast systems _ '•'t, 1 ..�1: • i• on a site-by-site basis. • 7. .{ .r • I.• f a . '.,k R . • l'y . Some cities and counties—knowing that ► . •1' '1 r� r &.� xt t• + =.yj ��e they are running out of good cell sites— < '' ' - =� ` review applications in bulk. San Diego, ,. for example,requires annual submissions Some communities lease public land—including water tanks—to of all cell sites from each carrier. Many wireless carriers.Local governments using that approach have control jurisdictions also encourage or require over cell sites, but they also open themselves up to potential lawsuits. ...1 co-location. San Francisco has a book of guidelines the best guidelines don't provide the cer- fact that some communities are leasing 1 for planning commissioners to use in tainty of a good plan. public land—water tanks,parkland,rights- • - reviewing cell site applications.But even The situation is complicated by the of-way—to wireless carriers.Leasing public 11 government officials, community lead- ers, industry representatives, and other Total U.S.Digital Cellular Subscribers interested parties.The topics include wire- less communications; the types of facili- tiesr needed; the method used to select 1992 ST ° possible sites; how the permitting pro- 1993 cess works; and health issues and prop- - i- erty values. AT&T Wireless Services has :tom' � A n 1i -,50 7994 .�� g held such gatherings in Boston,New York, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and sev- `-�, 1995 _ - eral other jurisdictions. �� Local governments should also review 2000 34,000 their land-use legislation to be sure that it coincides with the provisions of the tele- 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000 communications act.Other elements that `y jurisdictions should consider are: use by ,IR right in industrial and commercial zones; i' A segment of a map in a hypothetical city lleft/shows where a hearing process for residential areas; �? .-�- ?;w cell sites might be placed if none of the 10 carriers will co- specific, as opposed to qualitative, re- d locate.Above:The number of people using cellular devices is view standards; fixed time frames for _LLI expected to explode within the next few years. permit processing; and separation of the land solves two problems: Local govern- applications. A more stringent review has not required permits for tower con- ments can choose the best locations for would be required for properties not iden- struction.In Pennsylvania,the state court wireless facilities,and applicants can get tified in the master plan. A two-step ap- of appeals denied Bell Atlantic Mobile in and out of the permitting process quickly. proach has the advantage of assuring Systems' claim that a 150-foot cellular New companies have popped up to mar- public input at an early stage. Because it tower was an essential service that should ket these public lands and to direct the requires a map, it is also the only ap- be permitted as of right. carriers to 'easy' city and county sites. proach that ensures some degree of cer- The courts are a bellwether of what's The problem is that the wireless firms tainty. ahead for planners. It's clear that plan- often insist on an exclusive arrangement Given all the options, I would say that ping is needed. So is a factual record and with the community, in effect tying up the wireless master plan is the tool of a review process. access to public land—and exposing the choice. At this writing, only a few cities Ted Kreines,AICP community to potential legal challenges. and counties are exploring the master Further, private landowners may object plan approach, so there is no model to Kreines is president of Kreines &Kreines in to the competition from a public body. follow. But carriers are bound to tire of Tiburon, California. The firm specializes in An alternative approach is to require the ad hoc approach of siting one cell wireless planning. all cell sites to be located on land owned facility at a time. I predict that they will or leased by the jurisdiction. Ringwood, soon request the certainty that comes New Jersey,is trying that,although it has with a wireless master plan. Terms of Art only three publiclyowned sites that qualify. The courts are also pointing the way. The suburban Passaic County commu- There have been four important court Applicants The people and compa- nity has also offered to lease land from cases on wireless planning so far, and vies that apply for personal wireless fa- private landowners seeking a cell site there are sure to be many more. Earlier cilities: site acquisition representatives, and then to sublease the site to a wireless this year, a federal court upheld a six- lawyers, cell site builders, landowners, carrier- - month moratorium imposed by the city and others. Be aware that some appli- A wireless master plan is another way of Medina,Washington.Sprint Spectrum cants seek approval of cell sites and then to go.The town of Windsor,Connecticut, had asked for a preliminary injunction to sell or lease them to the carriers or land- is considering the preparation of such a override the moratorium,which Medina owners they represent. plan for the area between Hartford and argued it needed to give it time to plan for Carriers Companies licensed by the Bradley International Airport. Also, the cell sites. But another federal court up- FCC to build personal wireless facilities Mid-America Regional Council, which held the contention of BellSouth Mobil- and operate personal wireless services. encompasses eight counties and 114 mu- ity that Gwinnett County, Georgia, had There are also unlicensed carriers. nicipalities in two states around Kansas not presented sufficient evidence to sup- Personal wireless facilities Described City,has begun a two-phase process that port its denial of a permit. in the Telecommunications Act of 1996 could lead to a regional wireless master Meanwhile, a group of residents in as facilities for the provision of personal plan_ Franklin County, Texas, won a tempo- wireless services. The master plan approach involves two rary injunction against construction of a Personal wireless services Commer- steps. The first is to approve the areas multicarrier tower, which they argued cial mobile services, unlicensed wireless where cell facilities could be located.The would impair their quality of life and services, and common carrier wireless second step is to review individual site diminish property values.Franklin County exchange access services. 12 Planning December 1996 location.Local governments like tions. Use your regular annual meeting the idea because it reduces site with the cellular companies as an oppor- `- proliferation, and industry likes tunity to register potential permit appli- it because construction and op- cants. Every time a permit is sought, the erating costs are reduced,There registered parties could be informed and r`''" are some drawbacks, however, invited to contact the applicant to discuss ,„..;� ,..ti For one thing,co-location cre- sharing the facility. ates larger sites.The more carri- A final suggestion: Look to the future. ers sharing a facility, the bigger Ask industry representatives to share their FY \ ter\.... a••—a © (and potentially more intrusive) expectations of what's ahead in the way Qit will be. Also, permit review of services, carriers,and concerns- N time may increase dramatically, 1,,...Z., 0 and the extra height of the facil- William Covington is land-use and environ- mental policycounsel to AT&T Wireless Ser- ,�A! ity can push the application into vices i Kir land, Washington. He was for- �� I� amore stringent review category. merly director of right-of-way permitting for Finally, established cellular car- ta.i..71 PaKin Count Washin ton- �V niers may have reasonable con- g y' g .. ... v.Py .iI1 Ce, cerns about revenue,operations, snag c <,,, ....n -•„r; -wawa and liability when a new carrier , ,r,"; j is added to an exist- ing ® site. �'"" ' '; For local govern- 0 ist I-.4,(1 meIS! nts seeking to l�il r,. make co-location an Resources ►,argi.1• - attractive option for 1��s ow'i-111.1004.4 � wireless providers, • Reading.Kreines&Kreines publishes a Era ,. I have three sugges free newsletter called Wireless Update.Con- i� - '•-- '41, � tions. tact the firm by phone at 415-435-1522, or "s'•.: f1 75'....'"..'"'"l; bye-mail:wireless.update@worldnet.att.net. 1 , i,,,.,� First, provide in- I -hi '41 of tower Implementing the New Telecommunication 1. f,,.� centives to co-locat- ingLaw,a 33 page guidebook for local officials, _� parties. Assure "`is available from APA's Planners Book Ser q . I the carriers that the " vice ($24.95 for APA members; $29.95 for I time needed to re others). The guidebook is also part of an view a co-location Err Kara Iwo ansma* request and the rules information packet on cellular communica- involved will not tions towers prepared by APA's Planning An example of co-location,showing greatly exceed those Advisory Service;the packet,which is free several different services that can bease to PAS subscribers, is available for $50 for Second,co sider giv- from the advisoryservice in APA's Chicago accommodated at different heights on consider giv- g one tower- office. -- ing the co locators A `Wireless Communications Facilities access to municipal Issues Paper,' published last year by the public hearing and the actual vote on property, speeding up per San Diego Association of Governments,is a approval. mit processing,perhaps even must read.It's available on SANDAG's home lowering application fees. page:www sandag.cog.ca.us,or send acheck Getting together Third, take advantage of for$5 to SANDAL, 401 B St.,Ste.800, San Local legislation should also include pro- the fact that local govern- Diego,CA 92101. visions for co-location—the sharing of ment is the central clearing- Ordinance. The Atlanta Regional Com facilities- Everyone seems to want co- house for all permit applica mission has prepared a regional model ordi- nance that has been adopted by several of • r � _ , ,� its member jurisdictions Contact the prig- c�,.,,--,�,�. �y...r •fix , -'27:: - .•-• . S' -t:4r ....` ^4 �-:'.3i,'L¢,.'K`. -�.Ar �A}yiy�h .. m -cipal author, .; � .:„ - y!1 ^s 7,:--- 9300. , i "�� Contacts.The Windsor,Connecticut,plan i e` E.,.�F,.�,A,v.y „�,,. ` .::::-1,1-•-=�...: Hing director, Mario Zavarella, is at 860-- b 285-1981.Marlene Nagel at the Mid-America _ Regional Council in Kansas City,Missouri, m 11=4 p = -, , w is at 816-474-4240- The Medina, Wash- - ___-_-_;_-.1....:_r--.====___-_ __ - - _ ,,t-••„. ,�-•" ington, city attorney is at 206-301-9558. The Gwinnett County, Georgia, attorney r - _:-_-=_-_.---_,_ ===J — - _ . may be reached at 770-822-8700. Rock ;4. L =1- _ ,; T - - `>r Gru„pdman,the plaintiff in Grundman v.360 < —`= = -- . - --- - --- _ Degree Communications Co., the case in Franklin County,Texas,is at 903-860-3799. .' The answer to the question on page 9- - ""4!: CHANHASSEN PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 4, 1996 (This meeting was held in the Senior Center without the use of the regular recording equipment. Therefore some of the recording was not of the best quality.) Chairwoman Mancino called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT: Nancy Mancino, Craig Peterson, Ladd Conrad, Bob Skubic, Kevin Joyce, Jeff Farmakes and Alison Blackowiak MEMBERS ABSENT: None. STAFF PRSENT: Kate Aanenson, Planning Director; Bob Generous, Senior Planner; and Sharmin Al-Jaff, Planner II; Jill Sinclair, Environmental Resources Coordinator; and Dave Hempel,Asst. City Engineer SITE PLAN REVIEW FOR A 45,505 SQUARE FOOT AMERICINN MOTEL & SUITES LOCATED ON LOT 1, BLOCK 1, VILLAGES ON THE PONDS,JOHN SEIBERT. Sharmin Al-Jaff presented the staff report on this item. Mancino: Any questions for staff? Sharmin, can you point,you made a recommendation, staff made a recommendation to add some more landscaping in the north, northwest corner. Can you show us where that is and what your concerns are. Al-Jaff: In this area. Mancino: And we will,just so I understand. We will be seeing a comprehensive perimeter landscaping plan from BRW for this site. Al-Jaff: Correct. It will be for the entire. Mancino: So what we see is going to change? Al-Jaff: Probably. Mancino: ... Secondly,when the addition, and I think it's a 800, 600 to 800 square foot addition being added in the future. Will that come back in front of the Planning Commission at that time? And how do we make sure that it does? Do we need to do something tonight? Aanenson: Well there's two ways to handle it. Generally, if it's less intensive...the way the code is written is that staff can administratively approve that. We generally look at architectural compatibility. If we felt that it met that intent, then we would administratively approve it. If you Planning Commission Meeting- December 4, 1996 felt strongly about there's certain things you want to see, make sure...or a third option would be if you wanted to see it. I guess we would say, if you're comfortable with the theme that we're doing, unless there's something specific you want to make sure is addressed, we would handle that administratively. Unless there's something specific that you're concerned about. I'm not sure if... Okay, then it would have to come back. Mancino: ...administrative question that I have. On page 8 where you have site coverage and...site coverage, etc. Under Sector II, one of the first columns. It's commercial/retail square footage and you've got down, and I'm assuming this is Sector II, correct? Al-Jaff: Correct. Mancino: You have 60,000 square feet under commercial/retail. That includes 47,000 square foot motel space. When the expansion is done to this, it notes earlier in this report, the square footage will be 52,000...and I'm assuming the balance of that 60,000 is restaurant. Al-Jaff: Correct. Mancino: So is that going to give the restaurant enough square footage do you feel? And do we have to be concerned with that now? Al-Jaff: We brought this issue up with the applicant and right now as they would...between the two buildings... Mancino: I just wanted to make sure that everybody is aware of that and we're not doing something that I feel would cause problems for the next time... And we can, as it says in the paragraph below, the building square footages can be reallocated. Aanenson: But the bottom line is that we have to maintain...the EA document there was a certain threshold that we have to maintain. So you can...you can approve but they can't exceed the... that was described in the EA document. Mancino: Is everybody clear right now... Any other questions for staff at this point? Peterson: Just going back on your comment. I really couldn't...that remaining square footage is enough for... Aanenson: ...one of the issues that we probably may have to ask to have it reallocated, which... So if you're going to take it somewhere else,you're going to lose it somewhere so... Mancino: But we could get it from the office service area which is 14,000. Aanenson: No. Mancino: No. Does that answer it for you Craig? 2 Planning Commission Meeting - December 4, 1996 Aanenson: It has to stay apples and apples. You have to stay within the commercial. If you're taking from another sector of commercial. That's how the EA document. Mancino: And I just brought it up just because...talked about. So we don't have a problem. Peterson: It's got to come from 114,500,right? Mancino: No, it's got to be from 174 total? Peterson: But what we're saying is, if we're using 50 some thousand of the 60, we've got no place to take it from so there is an issue. Potentially. Aanenson: No, because... Peterson: But you're saying you can't take from Sector I and move it to Sector II so you are definitely limiting the size of the restaurant going on Sector II. If you're using it for the motel. Aanenson: No. You were right the first time. There's a total of 174,500 square feet. That's your total commercial. We allocated it to two different sectors. If you go over in Sector II, then the only other place you can take it from is Sector I. Mancino: Because that first line says,building square footages may be reallocated between sectors subject to approval by the Planning Director. Aanenson: Right. You're moving up and down within that sector commercial/retail. You can take it, you can't exceed the 174,500. That's the bottom line. Peterson: Right. Alright. Mancino: Any other questions? Does the applicant wish to make a presentation now? Vernelle Clayton: Hi, I'm Vernelle Clayton. Gee,this is louder than most. I live at 422 Santa Fe Circle in Chanhassen and I'm with Lotus Realty. I introduced these folks before and in the interest of time I will just introduce John Seibert, who will speak in just a second and introduce the rest of the folks who you've already met. I want to say just a couple of things. I think you'll appreciate,as Sharmin has alluded to, all of the work that they have done. We're excited about the changes that they've made and we're fully supportive of their project. I also want to reiterate something I said two weeks ago which you've also discussed and that is that...BRW is working on some pretty exciting things for the hardscape and landscape and we want to consider the items that you're looking at conditions of approval tonight. I want to ask you to consider a little rephrasing of the, relative definite impact of the changes that the applicant shall, as a condition. We need to I think either be directing rather the developer to consider each of those suggestions because I guess I can't see how we can have it both ways. It is important that the peripheral area be one cohesive, well developed plan. It's important for a couple of reasons, one of which will 3 Planning Commission Meeting- December 4, 1996 come up again tonight,but one is just the aesthetics. We need to have you all look at this as all one plan. All the village and secondly, all along Highway 5 there is the northwest in a PUD, which prohibits certain types of plantings. Some of which have been placed here and we need to have a good plan that deals with that. If you have any questions, I'll be around. Mancino: Thank you. John Seibert: Good evening Madam Chairman, members of the Planning Commission, staff. I'm John Seibert, Vice President of Construction and Real Estate for Americinn and I live in Dayton, Minnesota. The situation we have here this evening is to basically go back through some of the recommendations that were made to us from the last particular Planning Commission that we were at and once again I've brought a number of staff with me in order to attempt to try to give you the opportunity to ask them questions and they'll also make some presentations. Vernelle Clayton is here obviously, as she's spoken already and Mika Milo, who's not ill tonight. I'm really pleased to hear that but he'll be here this evening, and Mika Milo who is the Architectural Review Committee and he'll end up giving you his opinions in reference to how we have incorporated the changes that we've made and how they fit into the overall plan. Mr. Crentin is here this evening and he is with HKS and he has done the civil engineering for us as well as the landscape review. In addition to that we have Truman Howell from Truman Howell Architects and Mr. Howell has been the architect on this particular development and he is the one that obviously has spent a considerable amount of time revising and putting in a number of changes that we've brought with us. We have also tonight brought along with us a revised study model, and as I mentioned to you the last time,the study model is definitely one whereas to be looked at as a study model. Not as a...model. And study models are basically again to try and give you a 3D perception as to what the actual project will look like. That has been revised from what we originally had. Mr. Howell will end up showing that a little more in detail. We've also brought along with us the exterior finishes as well as some additional renderings. There's only one thing I'd like to point out in reference to the renderings and that is that the coloring that is on this..., roof coloring on this one, the roof coloring is not green. Unfortunately when you reproduce once in a while the original color that was on there won't reproduce the same and so I don't want you to end up envisioning that as a green roof. It will end up looking just like we do out here. The weather shield type of a look. We also have a number of court yards and specific details in reference to how these court yards are going to end up being landscaped and we'll also end up having information as to what type of lighting is going to be utilized on those as well. I do want to tell you that a considerable amount of time and effort has been gone through in an attempt to try and bring this project to where we felt it needed to be. I will very candidly tell you that I have had a very difficult time struggling with what neo-traditional is so I went to Celebration. Now you might say well that wasn't too difficult of a time to do it, this time of year with the snow on the ground. However, I specifically went down to take a look at Celebration to see how Disney, quote unquote, fit into the neo-traditional concept. And the thing that I walked away from that particular project with the most was the fact that they have variety and community and within the variety, what they did is they have just about any kind of design that you can think of and as I was going through it I noticed that there is colonial, reveal, there's mediterranean, there's Victorian, there's classical, there's coastal, there's French design so it is a myriad of different designs that they're utilizing. And in reference to the community, which is I 4 Planning Commission Meeting- December 4, 1996 think one of the things that we had struggled the most with in this particular project, is to allow people to feel the freedom to be able to stroll along through the whole concept. And I think you'll see tonight that by the very different landscape areas that we've done, along with some of the pavers that we've incorporated and so forth, that we've pretty well aligned ourselves with what we've actually seen down in Celebration and what you're really looking for up here. First of all, as Shannin mentioned, we have soften the colors on the building and we've moved to the warmer colors versus the colder colors. We've also enhanced the festive areas and we've provided some very specifics on those. We have brought with us some signage information for you tonight so that you can review how we anticipate the signage will look on it and we've also got the cut through section on the signage that you can end up taking a look at. How that signage will look on the face of it as well. And Mr. Howell will end up getting into those very different aspects for you when he makes his presentation. In reference to the landscaping, Allan Crentin will end up giving you his overview on that and one of the things that we discovered in the process of going through the landscaping and trying to incorporate additional over story trees along the north perimeter was the fact that there is indeed a power easement that runs right along through there and Mr. Crentin will show you where that easement falls and how it affects the very different plantings that we can end up putting in there. We also have taken a look at the emergency vehicles circulation and Mr. Crentin has met with the Fire Marshal. They've reviewed that and they've taken care of that. They've also taken a look at adding the additional three fire hydrants that we needed to do as well. A sidewalk was added along the south side, which was an oversight on our part originally. And then we've revised the parking lot as Sharmin mentioned. We've deleted those 11 parking spaces. In reference to the property lines, I don't think that's going to be an issue but I assure you that the developer's going to work agresssively with us and also with the City and so forth in making sure that we are going to make the property lines where they actually are supposed to be so I guess on that point I can't tell you more than that because we haven't seen where they potentially might vary but we are assuring you that we are going to work with them on that. At this time I'd like to introduce Mika Milo and have him give his input as to what he envisions our project looking like in reference to this entire complex and the Villages on the Ponds. Mika Milo: Your Honor, Planning Commissioners and Chairman. I'm pleased to speak tonight a little bit about that project that you are also very familiar at this point with. And we'll let you know that over the past 2 or 3 months we have been working rather extensively with the owner of Americinn and their architects and their design team and fine tuning and defining their design so that it fits into the overall image of the Villages that we have been trying to achieve and then describing the design character booklet that you have all seen before. I can say...was several reasons or several...where we addressed additional problems that we saw in the initial design that was submitted and that was...planning department and the staff pointed out so really worked as a team on that and we met also together here with the Planning Department a couple times at least with the design... And the result of all that is that the number of changes to add in terms of materials,colors and especially the mass and bulk of the building and the design detailing. We are real pleased now with where that design stands at this point. We think it's going to fit within the overall image and character of the Villages. One of the concerns was the face of the building towards TH 101, the west face, that was kind of relatively long and it was not articulated enough and that was one of the main concerns with those expressed and... And I'm pleased to see that 5 Planning Commission Meeting - December 4, 1996 that also has been...all the way with the roof highlighted areas there along the top. There is more...to the building overall, as the mass of the building has been achieved... And so with all these improvements and even the quality being of somewhat modified. I'm simply saying that we feel that that design will fit into the Villages character. It is going to fit within that neo- traditional theme that John Seibert was struggling and...to verify what this was all about, even though I think the character... But anyway, if you have any questions of me. Mancino: Any questions? Thank you. John Seibert: Thank you Mika. At this time I'd like Truman Howell from Truman Howell Architects to make his presentation in reference to all the very different changes that we've made from the last time to the present time. Truman Howell: Truman Howell, Truman Howell Architects. I live in St. Paul... This has changed a great deal,and thank you for bringing this into the light Mika. But as you can see from these two renderings alone, many things have changed and been modified on the project. I would bring this up again. As you see this is the model... (Truman Howell stepped away from the microphone as he was explaining the model to the Planning Commission.) Truman Howell: ...I'll basically go through the items that, and I don't know how far back you want me to start. We can talk about where we've changed since the last presentation or would it be easier just to proceed on to what we did from the last point? Well first of all we've broken up the massing of the building with the additional elements and details. All dormer and balcony areas were fully bricked to give you the impression of actually a separate building type. The building here...we've actually introduced the brick all the way up around the back portion of the building so, in fact we've got... to put that as a main element to change basically the looks of what we had prior to that. On the west elevation, as we indicated, we've added a separate dormer and a new configuration of balconies and railings. We've introduced simulated stone to try and give you a feel for it there. At the window heads and the sills in these stone material that will appear as stone material. Not only there but also in capping all of the brick that surrounds the building... modification of the free standing columns to... But we've added a cupola to this portion of the building at the change and direction of the buidling as it turns 90 degrees on the site to again break up the massing of the entire building. We broke the entry canopy into two levels. Again, to help give an impression...looking at another kind of building. An outside building. An outdoor space as opposed to a long extended canopy. We divided the chimney stacks so we get somewhat more of an European flavor, if we can use that term. We added on all of the windows, instead of the projected units,the through wall units being exposed as we had in the previous project. We now have an entire louvred screen over the through wall units so that they will appear as a portion of the framing of the windows. Mancino: Excuse me, can you say that again? 6 Planning Commission Meeting- December 4, 1996 Truman Howell: Okay. The through wall units that actually do the heating and cooling in the individual units,that projects through the wall, okay. And so in the previous one there was a concern. Mancino: Does it actually come out? Truman Howell: Yes it does. It actually sticks outside the building. So what we've done, and actually you can see them below the windows. And it was indicated to us that they stood out as a separate element and were not terribly attractive. What we've done is taken the framework around the windows on the exterior so that we maintain that, and then we brought it down so there's no covers that projected...I'm sorry. Nancy Mancino made a comment that was not heard on the tape. Truman Howell: Right, exactly. We're enclosing the dumpster area. Someone didn't care for lattice work I guess and...and we now have a brick enclosure with a simulated stone cap on it. ...it is pretty much hidden from any kind of anyone understanding that it might be a dumpster location. Sorry I'm reading from notes but there's quite a few of these so I want to make sure that I get them. We're extending and roofing the first floor exits at the end of the building for an additional texture on that face. The facade is really limited to...elements again trying to break up the large spaces and add interest to that facade. We use that as an entry then at the end of the building for the guests there and made a statement as... We made an additional three patio feature areas at strategic locations on the site. Now if we could have a site. This is the patio area that you talked about...providing walkways around it. Put lighting in there... Those basically are the elements that we have made modifications of on the last presentation. If you would like me to discuss the signage at this point we can do that. If you'd like to wait and if you have any questions about the building at this point, I'd be happy to answer them. Mancino: Any questions of the building? Blackowiak: Do you have a rendering of...? Mancino: Truman, on the west elevation. Can you pull up the one... I noticed the balconies and there aren't... Peterson: They are functional balconies. On those balconies...where are the HVAC systems? Truman Howell: Those units... Peterson: What's the thought of below the areas that have balconies? Was it intentional or... Talk about the columns going in front of the...the circular... Truman Howell: We'll use either a drivit system or use a...clad fiber reinforce product that snaps over a structure. 7 Planning Commission Meeting- December 4, 1996 Peterson: And the color will be? Truman Howell: White. Joyce: ...service door, right there. Is that new? Truman Howell: No. Joyce: I don't see it on this. Truman Howell: Well it is now. Joyce: No, I understand it... Truman Howell: No, basically that handles our lawn equipment that we'll be using to take care of our... Peterson: Did you change the width of the driveway? Last time... Truman Howell: These are all half scales. We should have mentioned that. These items are actually half scales. The full size one would really have been a problem so we are, it's proportionately accurate, but we are wider here. Peterson: Were there any discussions, I think it was brought up last time about the width of the siding. That the narrower siding would be more of a richer feel than the wider, 12 to 16 inch. Truman Howell: Well it wouldn't be that wide. 12-16 but it probably would be 8 to 10. I guess I didn't get the impression that that was an issue. Peterson: I didn't know if it was brought up or not. Maybe I was thinking about it. Skubic: I believe the... Truman Howell: Really what happens when you begin to put shutters on a building like this, you do have windows fairly close together and all of a sudden they begin to take over an entire building. So we felt it was more appropriate to bring the grid down and make a larger statement in that area as opposed to widening it. Mancino: Any other questions? You wanted to talk about signage. Truman Howell: Alright, why don't we talk also about lighting as well. We have chosen an antique type fixture, which I'm sure you've seen. Can you see that? I mean that's a fairly common one that we've seen before. And we're planning to use those around here and we're suggesting that they be used in the parking lot actually. However, we're confused somewhat by a suggestion in the report. We don't care which way you want to go but it talked about viewing 8 Planning Commission Meeting- December 4, 1996 boxes or cut-offs for lights. Now obviously on these types of fixtures to have a cut-off is very difficult. If not impossible, and so the typical box fixture, which is a tall lamp, say 20 feet, can be used. However, the feel would be somewhat different than what we were looking at here. So we're happy to go either way. It's just that I think we need to maybe get the feeling of where everyone is. We can in fact provide at a lower level, and I mean lower level, not an illumination but in height, a lamp similar to this only it'd be a double fixture. That would give the... of the luminating engineers suggested level of lighting for a parking lot. Mancino: I think...isn't that covered in the comprehensive lighting plan that we...? Vernelle Clayton made a comment that was not picked up by the tape. Truman Howell: I would think the appearance would be, yes. Okay...Obviously the materials in the roof would be the same as we have on the rest of the building. It will have the details... Joyce: I'm talking about the cupola itself. It has a white stripe on the... And that goes throughout the whole. Is there a red stripe through the whole building? Truman Howell: Yes. Joyce: Oh, I can't see. I'm sorry. That's fine. Peterson: It will be thicker than the one you have there. Truman Howell: It will be probably a 10 inch... Mancino: Are there any other questions? John Seibert: In reference to bringing back lighting details and that sort of thing, I guess the real crux of this is to make sure you understand that we are aware of the half candle per square foot of area and the design criteria is based around that. Fixtures that Mr. Howell is talking about here were indeed such that they were to provide us with that. You can see that there's a little bit of coordination that's going to be required yet in order to make sure that we're again compatible with the overall lighting concept but again you can I think feel fairly comfortable with where we're heading with that. And then again in reference to signage, we're fully aware that we need to come back and get additional permitting on that so that again will end up being resubmitted at the time for permitting. At this time I'd like to have Allan Crentin come up and give his short presentation in reference to the landscaping issues and also the traffic circulation within the complex. Allan Crentin: Good evening Madam Chair,commissioners. As Truman had mentioned, in the site plan we did incorporate some thick pavings as strategic points under the canopy and around the patio. In addition to those modifications on the site plan, we also looked at access to this site and how the large hook and ladder truck of a fire department can get into the site and access the structure. We met with him. Had a total discussion about how their truck could get in and they 9 Planning Commission Meeting - December 4, 1996 could get access to the upper portion of the building. The access that they have would not only be from...and the south road, but it's also from Market Boulevard. So we have to look comprehensively at all the buildings. What we did do was we relaxed the radius of the access point into the site...so if a truck did come up into here, and there may be a need for them to come in and back over to the structure to get their ladder up but it is accessible for fire trucks to get to the upper portion of the structure. In addition to that, we modified the site plan we lost parking along Highway 5. We incorporated some additional berming so at our highest point is probably about 959 with our parking lot is...undulating berming, screening with earth that will get up to 5 feet high. In addition to that we brought a trail through here and... It's a very interesting, very neat space to walk through. Another thing that we responded to from the Fire Chief was the additional fire hydrants. We now have six hydrants located around the building, working with the Fire Chief to make sure that we have the proper placement and accessibility for the Fire Department to deal with any situation that would... Again, water and the...is tied into the overall system that would be... The next item that we dealt with was landscaping, and I would like to hand out some additional sheets that show the NSP easement on the north side of the property because I think that affects some of the selection criteria on the landscape. We've also had conversations with NSP and specifically their individual who deals with easements and encroachments into the easements. NSP is very particular in terms of what they will allow and what they won't allow under a power line and we have secured an approved list from NSP in terms of plant materials that they will allow to occur under a power line and we'll gladly share this with staff. But the maximum height that we can deal with for plant material on the north side here is 15 feet. And that's unfortunate because what we would like to do...we're going to have work closely with Lotus and the overall theme of the development because I think it's very important that we maintain some view corridors into this site. Into the promenade area of the development. And in order to achieve that there's going to have to be some openings that occur with the undulation of the berming and modulation of the landscape. But obviously that issue's being handled by Lotus and their people but we are cognizant of what they're trying to do and trying to work with them on that issue. Aside from that we have increased the quantity of plant material of the shrubbery along this edge. Trying to again promote the screening of the vehicles...as I've been coming through Chanhassen quite a bit lately, because we're working on that other shopping center..., I would expect that one of the issues in looking at parking lots, the screening and the views from Highway 5, there's a relationship of the berm height to Highway 5 and not the parking lot. And I think that's a real critical issue. We've addressed that knowing that...give you an effective screen of the parking area. So I just want to make sure that you're aware of that. We know how that works and I think this will work to your advantage. Mancino: I have a couple of questions. Allan Crentin: Certainly. Mancino: Are you done? Allan Crentin: Yes. 10 Planning Commission Meeting- December 4, 1996 Mancino: I'm sorry. I'm seeing that...where do I exit, how do I get over to the restaurant? How do I know what paths to go to or I want to go to the pond... Or let's say it's 9:00 at night. Will the trail system on the north side there, will there be some lower level lighting along that trail system? And how will I know...? Allan Crentin: I think I may have to defer that to Vernelle in terms of overall issues. Vemelle Clayton's answer was not picked up on the tape. Mancino: But that will be kind of addressed so that when people... Allan Crentin: We have incorporated lighting in the islands here which will, excuse me area lights. But I certainly understand the need to have something more specific occur. Mancino: Some low ambience lighting. Can you show me the trail or the sidewalk...brought up the last meeting. Allan Crentin: We have added a sidewalk on the south side of the property, adjacent to the parking, which comes through the property and will be picked up and tie into the sidewalk system that will be incorporated into the overall development. Our sidewalk also ties up into the sidewalk that gives access to the front entrance, as well as access up to the trail systems so we're well interconnected with the network that is proposed for the development. Mancino: And Dave, on the east side of TH 101, will there be a trail also?... (There was a tape change at this point in the discussion.) Mancino: So that we can all make sure that that south sidewalk connects to TH 101. So people can walk... Allan Crentin: So you want this connection right here then, okay. We can certainly do that. Mancino: Is there any sort of traffic control landscaping, median, whatever done...on TH 101 in this area? Hempel: This section of TH 101 is fairly built to...south to Rosemount. Mancino: How, if I'm sitting out sunning myself after going swimming indoors, am I going to be protected by, am I going to be...landscaping and buffering? Allan Crentin: We've got vertical landscape elements that will give a sense of privacy for the patio, and at the same time I know that there are elements in the patio itself that will provide some sense of privacy. It's more of an introspective space, if I was to describe it versus being something that we are going to looking out into Highway 5 or even TH 101. 11 Planning Commission Meeting- December 4, 1996 Mancino: Any questions? Any discussion? Thank you. John Seibert: Thank you. At this time what I'd like to do is just go back and re-address the varying different recommendations that staff has made in reference to this particular project, and if you'd like I can certainly be, I'll be happy to go through them on an individual basis. Obviously items number 1 and 2 have been omitted at this point. Item number 3, I think you can understand that we have some difficulty with the evergreens because of the power line easement. That's all going to be worked out in an overall plan. I don't feel that we want to spend a lot of time dwelling on that because it is an issue that is in the process of being worked on, and the same is true of item number 4 where it talks about the overstory or evergreen trees along that same corridor. In reference to item number 5, we will be doing this and installing aeration as needed for the vary and different islands. And item number 6 talks about again our overall comprehensive landscape plan. We again are going to be working with BRW and are fine with that particular issue. Mancino: John, can I interrupt you for a minute? Are there any of these conditions that you have concerns with? Otherwise are you pretty much in agreement with any of them? With all of them. If you could just pick out those that you have... John Seibert: Sure. Let me just address a few of them please. In reference to item number 9, you're talking about requiring financial security and one of the things that we're going to want to understand in the process of having this particular recommendation accepted is to what exactly is that financial security going to be? If it's in reference to posting a bond or something of that nature for the landscaping or what, but at this point it's fairly ambiguous. And so we would really like to have a little more definition in reference to that issue. Hempel: Madam Chair, maybe I can address that. That condition relates to all public utility improvements. In other words, if they're privately owned and maintained... Mancino: So if we just added in the financial guarantees will be submitted to the City to guarantee all public utility improvements? Hempel: And landscaping. Mancino: And landscaping. John Seibert: In reference to item number 10. We again appreciate the fact that the right-in, right-out is still up in the air, and at this point we would again want to make sure that that continues to be maintained in it's entirety as it states there,unless it's approved otherwise. Mancino: Certainly I would think that staff is in agreement with that. John Seibert: And in reference to item number 16. We don't have any problem with making sure the construction vehicles and so forth don't enter in off of TH 101 or TH 5, except for the 12 Planning Commission Meeting- December 4, 1996 fact that we're trying to say to ourselves, where exactly are these construction vehicles supposed to be entering in and off of? And again the way that reads, it leaves us like... Hempel: Madam Chair. The intent was that we don't want them jumping the curbs..., which is a main street... Mancino: Okay. Then maybe we should add that language. John Seibert: If we could, I'd appreciate it. Mancino: Curb cuts on, okay. John Seibert: Okay. Those were the only real concerns I had. I guess in conclusion I'd like to again reiterate that I'm sure you can see that we've spent a fair amount of time and effort in attempting to try and accomplish the concerns that the Planning Commission had. And I don't want to be remiss, and again reinstating the fact that we at Americinn are extremely proud of our facility and this indeed will be a flagship of our particular properties. And this particular property is again a quality constructed building. It's a masonry concrete and it does end up providing a real sound structure and so it's one that your community can be very proud of, and I would be remiss if I didn't once again reinstate how strongly we feel about that particular aspect of it. And tonight what we're obviously asking for is approval of this site plan review process and we would like to indeed have it incorporated such that the recommendations by staff are as we've gone over to this point in time, included within that particular motion. And we're happy to answer any other questions you may have at this time. Mancino: Thank you. Any questions for John at this time? I just have one general one. About parking spaces. We're requiring 78 and you're providing 98. 20 extra. John Seibert: If you'll recall, we do want to add an addition onto the building so we're going to be looking at the expansion side of the building so when we do expand, I believe the number was to 98 that we could expand the building to. And so that in turn is where we came up with that number and why we'd still like to keep that number of parking spaces. And there within that, I might also add that the restuarant will end up having a cross easement agreement with us and so therefore they'll end up using some parking. Mancino: And we certainly do...speak for all the commissioners, appreciate all the time that you've put in since our last meeting... That's it. I don't see any reason to open this for a public hearing tonight,although...commissioners. Craig. Peterson: I really don't have a lot of comments. I think staff has definitely worked with the applicant to address the issues we brought up last time and I'm comfortable that we've met all, if not most of those issues,at least that I had... You can't get away from the fact that this is a big building that is going to have some areas that are going to be long and rather cold. I think that adding the cupola in one area and adding brick certainly has given it a nicer feel. I really like the way that the entrance has changed into that double tier. I think it's much more inviting than 13 Planning Commission Meeting- December 4, 1996 before. I guess the only...may be on my own personal opinion but...is the siding width. The cedar lap siding that was presented last meeting being the much wider than what we're seeing here tonight. You know I compare it a little bit against, I think it's the same width of the Chanhassen Inn has off of TH 5 now. That longer width but I just somehow think, in many ways now I think it fits in less with the structure than it did before with all the additional brick. I think it just gives it a richer feel if you go with the lower width siding on the building. I don't know if there's costs reasons for the wider or not but... Other than that, I think they have gone truly a long ways in meeting with some of the expectations that we set forth last time. Mancino: Thank you. Kevin. Joyce: Well I thought initially it was a good development, but not really for this project. Particularly as it being the first tenant of this property, I thought it was so important to set the tone for what we're doing here for the rest of the project. I think obviously what we're trying to achieve is kind of a unique development. One of quality. Certainly a theme but I don't think it was contrived. This could...I hate the thought of being compared with a Disneyland type of development. I think to me neo-traditional is really attention to details and variety. And something that isn't utilitarian or...look,which I thought the original presentation was. We really need to concentrate on the details and I've seen that and I think the improvements really...our vision here for this whole project. So, and I think as a Planning Commission we're going to run into this again and again. How do you explain this vision we have, and I guess if I was to use the idea of neo-traditional, what made those old buildings so special was the detail that was involved with it and I think... I think this will be a nice showcase for Americinn so I'm in favor of it. Mancino: Ladd. Conrad: Nothing new to add. I like it very much. I think they did a good job bringing back what we asked for. Just two issues. Six fire hydrants. That's a huge number of fire hydrants. I can't remember circling anything with six fire hydrants but that's for you folks to figure out but wow. And I sure like the character of the street lights that the applicant is bringing in. If that meets standards in this district out in the parking lot, I'd sure like to carry that through. Yeah, that's what we're looking for here so I'd really recommend staff to try to make that happen if we can. Again, safety... Mancino: Is there a condition in here about the comprehensive lighting plan...? As we give comments, can you look at that so we make sure that we include that. Bob. Skubic: Well it's certainly come a long ways. I congratulate staff and the applicants for doing all the architecture here...good looking piece of architecture here. And I was one of the people who felt it should have European character to the building. I was convinced that we're doing the right thing here... There's been a lot of good detail added and we still have some inclinations... I do like what you've done with the window openings. The architectural... I also would be interested in narrow lap siding. I think it adds more character to it. That's all. 14 Planning Commission Meeting- December 4, 1996 Mancino: Jeff. Jeff Farmakes' comments were not picked up on the tape. Blackowiak: Overall I like the detail. I like the benches. I really like the entryway, the pavers and the changes to the columns. I'm still concerned about the trees in the northwest corner. That's not been addressed and I don't think that area falls within the NSP easement area and I would like them to look at doing something with that northwest corner... I like the antique lights a lot. If we could meet the foot candle requirement in the parking lot, I'd really prefer that we do something like that to continue that feel out into the parking lot as well. And Sharmin, I was looking at page 15 about the lighting and I don't know if that applies to the entire PUD. Okay. Al-Jaff: ...specifically for this development... Blackowiak: So that they could change and do some type of an antique style and still be within that...? Okay, great. And then I've got a couple little nit-picky things I guess. Splitting hairs. Conditions 10 and 16 are talking about access, construction access. I would suggest we add direct access to and from. And as well on number 16. Construction access to and from because I shutter to think when we get some heavy loaded truck pulling right out onto Highway 5 and causing an accident or something so I'm again splitting hairs but that one jumped out at me. Other than that I think it's great. I think a lot of work has been put into it and a much improved plan is the result. Thanks. Mancino: Well I'm truly excited about all the changes... My only comments are the same as far as the narrow width siding...and on that western side of the indoor swimming pool. That area and just south of it. Those walls, I think that they could be enhanced with more landscaping. That that is an area when you come west on Highway 5, that's going to be your entrance to the motel so you are going to see it right there and I think that there could be some added interest there. Whether that is worth going all the way up the wall or whether that is landscaping that is very well done, and I would just look at that corner because it is so visible and so prominent and is part of the welcoming side. Other than that, those are my comments. May I have a motion please. Skubic: I'll make the motion. The Planning Commission recommend approval of Site Plan#96- 13 for a 45,505 square foot Americinn Motel and Suites facility as shown in the plans dated October 7, 1996, subject to the conditions 1 through 20 with the following conditions being striker. Number 1 is striken. Number 2. Should I go through this or? With some alteration to the conditions. Condition number 9. The second sentence should read something to the effect that financial guarantees must be submitted to the City to guarantee all public utility improvements and landscaping. And condition number 16 which should read, construction access directly from Market Boulevard(Trunk Highway 101) or Trunk Highway 5 shall be restricted to the existing curb cuts. Is that alright Dave? 15 Planning Commission Meeting- December 4, 1996 Hempel: If I could modify that a little bit to read the construction access to and from the site shall be limited to approved access points from Market Boulevard (Trunk Highway 101). Approved for the Villages on the Ponds. Skubic: That's all I have... Mancino: Any friendly amendments? One of the friendly amendments I would like to add is that it's, the plans dated November 26th instead of October 7`h. That would be those plans. And I would like to add another friendly amendment. That the siding be cedar siding with the smaller width, 6 to 8 inch siding the entire motel. And the only other friendly amendment I would like to add is to one of the Fire Marshal conditions, which is (k). And that is only, can we do a triple check on adding three additional fire hydrants because I think that's been checked already. Do you accept those friendly amendments? Skubic: Yes. Mancino: And are there any others? Is there a second to the motion? Farmarkes: Second. Mancino: Any discussion? Skubic moved, Farmakes seconded that the Planning Commission recommends approval of Site Plan#96-13 for a 45,505 square foot Americinn Motel and Suites facility as shown on the plans dated November 26, 1996, and subject to the following conditions: 1. More evergreens shall be planted along the northern boundary. 2. More deciduous overstory or evergreen trees should be added to the northwest corner of the property to increase the landscape effect. 3. Aeration tubes must be installed in islands and peninsulas less than 10 feet wide. Applicant must provide plans and insurance of success if alternatives are requested. 4. The applicants shall incorporate the comprehensive landscape plan currently being prepared by the firm of BRW into the Americinn site plan, after City approval. 5. A separate sign permit must be submitted for all site signage, except for traffic control signage. The applicant shall submit detailed sign plans reflecting a recessed panel with individual backlit letters. 6. Site plan approval shall be conditioned upon the developer of the Villages on the Ponds recording the final plat and all pertinent documents for the PUD with Carver County. Financial guarantees must be submitted to the City to guarantee all public utility improvements and landscaping. Also, the applicant for the Americinn shall enter into a 16 Planning Commission Meeting- December 4, 1996 Site Plan Agreement with the City and provide financial security pertaining to specific improvements on Lot 1, Block 1, Villages on the Ponds. 7. Direct access from Market Boulevard (Trunk Highway 101) shall be prohibited unless approved otherwise by MnDot and Carver County. 8. The parking lot configuration shall be revised to accommodate emergency fire apparatus. The applicant shall work with the City's Fire Marshal in revising the parking lot configuration accordingly. 9. Three additional fire hydrants shall be placed on the site in accordance with the City Fire Marshal's recommendations. Plans shall be revised accordingly. 10. Site utility improvements will require separate building permits from the City's Building Department, i.e. sewer, storm and watermains. 11. Storm drainage plan shall be revised to include an additional catch basin across from catch basin manhole No. 62 and provide a 15 inch storm sewer lead east out of catch basin No. 64. 12. No building permits will be issued until the final plat of Villages on the Ponds has been recorded and the site has been graded in accordance with the approved grading plan. 13. Construction access to and from the site shall be limited to approved access points from Market Boulevard (Trunk Highway 101) and Trunk Highway 5, as approved for the Villages on the Ponds. 14. Lot 1, Block 1, Villages on the Ponds is subject to full park and trail fees per city ordinance. One third of these fees will be paid by the developer of the Villages plat. The remaining two thirds shall be paid at the time the building permit is granted. 15. Fire Marshal conditions: a. A 10 foot clear space must be maintained around fire hydrants, i.e. street lamps, trees, shrubs,bushes, NSP,US West, Cable TV,transformer boxes. This is to ensure that fire hydrants can be quickly located and safely operated by firefighters. Pursuant to City Ordinance 9-1. b. Yellow painted curbing and no parking fire land signs will be required. Contact Fire Marshal for exact location of signage and curbing to be painted. Pursuant to 1991 UFC Section 10.206 and Section 20.207(a) and Chanhassen Fire Department Fire Prevention Policy 06-1991. c. A post indicator valve will be required on the fire service line coming into the building. Contact Chanhassen Fire Marshal for exact location. 17 Planning Commission Meeting - December 4, 1996 d. Comply with Chanhassen Fire Department/Fire Prevention Division Policy No. 01- 1990 regarding fire alarm systems. (copy enclosed) e. Comply with Chanhassen Fire Department/Fire Prevention Division Policy No. 04- 1991. Notes to be included on site plans. (Copy enclosed) f. Comply with Chanhassen Fire Department/Fire Prevention Division Policy No. 07- 1991 Pre-fire plan policy. (copy enclosed) g. Comply with Chanhassen Fire Department/Fire Prevention Division Policy No. 29- 1992 premise identification. (copy enclosed) h. Comply with Chanhassen Fire Department/Fire Prevention Division Policy No. 36- 1994 water line sizing. (copy enclosed) i. Comply with Chanhassen Fire Department/Fire Prevention Division Policy No.40-1995 fire sprinkler systems. (copy enclosed) j. Comply with Chanhassen Inspection Division Policy No. 34-1993 water service installation. k. Three additional fire hydrants will be required, one existing fire hydrant is to be relocated. Contact Chanhassen Fire Marshal for new locations. Staff is to verify that this conditions is correct. 1. Submit turning radiuses on Fire Department access routes to City Engineer and Chanhassen Fire Marshal for review and approval. Pursuant to 1991 UFC Section 10.204. m. Prior to construction fire apparatus access roads or access shall be provided for every factility, building or portion of a building hereafter constructed or moved into or within the jurisdiction when any portion of the facility or any portion of an exterior wall of the first story of the building is located more than 150 feet from fire apparatus access as measured by an approved route or on the exterior of the building or facility. Pursuant to 1991 UFC Section 10.203. n. Fire apparatus access roads shall be designed and maintained to support the imposed loads of fire apparatus and shall be provided with a surface so as to provide all weather driving capabilities. Pursuant to 1991 UFC Section 10.204(b). o. When fire protection, including fire apparatus access roads and water supplies for fire protection is required to be installed, such protection shall be installed and made serviceable prior to and during time of construction. Pursuant to 1991 UFC Section 10.502. 18 Planning Commission Meeting- December 4, 1996 p. The Fire Department sprinkler connection shall be located adjacent to the main vestibule to the building. Contact the Chanhassen Fire Marshal for exact location. 16. Concurrent with the building permit, a detailed lighting plan meeting city and PUD standards shall be submitted. 17. All rooftop equipment must be screened in accordance with the PUD ordinance. 18. The siding for the entire motel shall be cedar siding with the smaller width, 6 to 8 inches. All voted in favor and the motion carried. SITE PLAN REVIEW FOR A GREENHOUSE AND OFFICE BUILDING ADDITION ON TO LOTUS LAWN AND GARDEN LOCATED ON 2.3 ACRES OF PROPERTY ZONED BH, HIGHWAY BUSINESS DISTRICT AND LOCATED NORTH OF HIGHWAY 5, 78 WEST 78TH STREET,JAY KRONICK. Bob Generous presented the staff report on this item. Mancino: Any questions for staff? Is the applicant here? Jay Kronick: I'm Jay Kronick. I reside in Chaska. I'm the property owner. I guess I don't really have any problems with the recommendations made by staff. I was a little surprised to find out about the requirement for sprinklering,particularly the greenhouse. A steel structure with rigid plastic siding and not much else to it other than some plants and presumably metal benches and a concrete floor eventually. I've been exploring some ways around that. Haven't come up with anything. If you folks can help me out,I'd appreciate it. If I have to sprinkler the greenhouses, I will. There's plenty of water in there anyhow. Otherwise the recommendations, I don't have any problem with any of them. I did want to indicate to the commission this evening that I submitted a site plan which would hopefully foresee the major types of changes and improvements I would envision making over an undetermined period of time. A number of years. I don't anticipate having a means without incurring additional debt to do all this at once. It would be my intention during the next construction season to complete the building but some of the other improvements would have to wait and be done in successive years as time and circumstances permit. Mancino: So you would phase that? Jay Kronick: Yes. Yes. Other than that I have nothing else I think I need to enlighten you with. Well one thing. It's noted in here that we will match the existing building and I think our siding is about 6 inches wide right now. 19 Planning Commission Meeting- December 4, 1996 Mancino: Any questions for Jay at this time? Okay, thanks. May I have a motion and a second to open this for a public hearing. Farmakes moved,Joyce seconded to open the public hearing. The public hearing was opened. Mancino: Anyone wishing to address the commission at this time on this issue,please come forward. Seeing none, may I have a motion and a second to close the public hearing? Peterson moved, Farmakes seconded to close the public hearing. The public hearing was closed. Mancino: Comments. Or questions from commissioners. Alison. Blackowiak: Well actually everything looks fairly straight forward to me. The only question I would have, Jay made me think of it. Is there any type of a restriction as to how long it will, it could take to do this work? You can't do it all in one year,which I totally understand. Is there any time limit on what we say or is it kind of an indefinite period to work on this? Aanenson: Typically the building inspector... Certainly I think we would want to see a continuous action. That might be one of the conditions that you could put on. That there would be continuous action to work towards completion... Jay Kronick: I may just enlighten you. The building itself will be done... I would envision the greenhouse as a separate item... Blackowiak: Yeah, I didn't mean to imply that. I just didn't want you to have to come before the Planning Commission in a year because you want to do the next phase. 1 just want to make this as easy as possible so that, although it may take more than one construction season, there's not going to be a requirement for you to come back every time you want to add a component. Aanenson: I guess what we're saying too is that we want to make sure that... That the drainage is going the right direction and those sort of issues so I think if there is going to be... Not just the building as a continuous action. Keep the rest of the site moving and generally...It's progressive towards completion so it's not 10 years out. Mancino: It'd be fairly general. Blackowiak: Okay, that's fine. That's my only comment. Mancino: Jeff. Farmakes: No additional comments... The issue of the sprinkling... Mancino: Bob. 20 Planning Commission Meeting- December 4, 1996 Skubic: No comments. Mancino: Ladd. Conrad: Nothing. Peterson: Nothing. Mancino: My only one has to do, and I don't have a clue legally but it does say Minnesota... greenhouse and sales area. Well if there are any findings that we can check with the greenhouse, I think that would be comfortable to Jay. Those are my only comments. Good going and is there a motion? Joyce: I make a motion the Planning Commission recommends approval of an amendment to Conditional Use Permit#88-13 for a site plan review for 2,480 square feet expansion to the sales area and a 400 square foot expansion to the greenhouse area subject to the conditions 1 through 6. Mancino: Is there a second? Conrad: Second. Mancino: Any discussion? Joyce moved, Conrad seconded that the Planning Commission recommends approval of an amendment to Conditional Use Permit#88-13 for a site plan review for a 2,480 square foot expansion to the sales area and a 400 square foot expansion to the greenhouse area subject to the following conditions: 1. The building must be fire sprinklered or separated into individual buildings with adjusted locations to avoid sprinklering. 2. The water service must be located so as not to pass under any buildings. 3. The additions and accessible route must meet building code requirements. 4. The applicant shall provide the City with a$2,000 cash escrow or letter of credit to guarantee boulevard restoration prior to commencing construction of the drive aisle and/or apron curb cut on West 78th Street. 5. The proposed drive shall be paved with bituminous and concrete curb and gutter pursuant to City Code. 21 Planning Commission Meeting - December 4, 1996 6. The applicant shall incorporate foundation plantings south of the proposed sales and office buildings. All voted in favor and the motion carried. AMENDMENT TO THE CITY CODE TO PROHIBIT CHEMICAL TREATMENT OF THE ALGAE IN WETLANDS. Jill Sinclair presented the staff report on this item. Mancino: May I have a motion to open this for a public hearing and a second please? Peterson moved, Farmakes seconded to open the public hearing. The public hearing was opened. Mancino: Thank you. Anyone wishing to address the Planning Commission, please do so at this time? Peterson moved, Farmakes seconded to close the public hearing. The public hearing was closed. Mancino: Thank you very much. Craig. Peterson: No comments. Mancino: No comments? Ladd. Conrad: Looks good... Mancino: Looks fine with that too. May I have a motion? Conrad: I would make the motion that the Planning Commission recommend approval to the City Council of the addition to amending Chapter 20 of Chanhassen City Code per the document. Mancino: Which is Section 20-407, Wetland Alteration. Conrad: Yeah. Mancino: Is there a second to the motion? Joyce: Second. Mancino: Thank you. Any discussion? 22 • Planning Commission Meeting- December 4, 1996 Conrad moved,Joyce seconded that the Planning Commission recommend approval of an amendment to the City Code to Section 20-407,Wetland Alterations to prohibit chemical treatment of the algae in wetlands. All voted in favor and the motion carried. ELECT CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR FOR 1997. Mancino: The next item is the election of Chair and Vice Chair for next year, 1997. Nominations for Chair. Aanenson: Can I just make one clarification? Normally we do this in April but since our Chair is moving onto a higher office, we'll be short a person so I think it's appropriate that we do it now,but the rest of the By-laws, will be re-adopt in April. That's normally when we do it. But in order to get our first meeting off and running, it would be appropriate to have a Chairman so that's why we put it on at this time... Mancino: Is it possible the first week in January to do the interviewing of possible candidates for... Aanenson: If we get some. To date we don't. Mancino: And we're taking applicants until the 15t. So commissioners if you know of anyone, talk to but it'd be great to have that... Okay,nominations for Chair. Conrad: I would nominate Craig. Mancino: Any more nominations? All those in favor of Craig Peterson for Chair of the Planning Commission please say aye. Conrad moved, Farmakes seconded to appoint Craig Peterson as Chairman of the Planning Commission for 1997. All voted in favor and the motion carried. Mancino: Nominations for Vice Chair. I nominate Kevin Joyce. Peterson: Second. Mancino: Any other nominations for Vice Chair? Kevin, is that something you would accept? Joyce: Sure. Mancino moved, Peterson seconded to appoint Kevin Joyce as Vice Chairman of the Planning Commission for 1997. All voted in favor and the motion carried. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: 23 Planning Commission Meeting - December 4, 1996 Skubic moved to note the Minutes of the Planning Commission meeting dated November 20, 1996 as presented. CITY COUNCIL UPDATE: Aanenson: As far as planning items, it was a light agenda. They did approve the revised site plan for the McDonald's and the Lotus Lake Woods which was just a reconfiguration of those lots. Really the planning items were light. Mancino: On the McDonald's, how was it approved as far as the lighting and the neighbors? Aanenson: Yeah, it worked out really good to have a screen that's automatically timed... Mancino: Wonderful. Is that on the outside of it? Aanenson: It's on the inside. Inside, yep. Joyce: Was the fellow happy? Tom. Aanenson: I think there's still some issues there but I think as far as the lighting issue, I think that's, there will be another, there's another lot there so you have to get additional landscaping, which they wanted. There's a lot there so there's something else between McDonald's and that... ONGOING ITEMS: Aanenson: Yeah, I just wanted to let you know. We haven't quite finalized the upcoming agenda, meeting dates but I will put that in there but I'll just let you know our next meeting date, we meet the first and third. Our first one is January l' so obviously we won't be meeting. So what we did is, because we probably won't get many applications over the end of December, first of January, we just scheduled the one meeting for January so that would be the 15`h. So that would be our meeting in January. And then the first one in February we'll be having a workshop... Just so you know the plans... Mancino: Ongoing items. What about an update on the loading dock ordinance? Aanenson: Right. That was one of the things I scheduled for the workshop. Update. Talk a little bit about housing goals, PUD ordinance and industrial abutting residential housing... Mancino: Anyone else have any open discussion? 24 Planning Commission Meeting- December 4, 1996 Aanenson: I guess I could bring up one item. We had, originally we felt the Council was meeting on the 9`h. That was moved to the 16th and that will be the final meeting on the Bluff Creek Watershed... But then we'll be progressing with that just a little...spending a good 6 to 9 months... Mancino: Have you gotten any feedback from the public hearing you had? Aanenson: No. Actually the issue that we need to make sure that there's better clarification on is the levying. The Watershed District's ability to levy and assess so we do have the Truth in Taxation numbers now so we'll make sure that that's clear at the City Council level. And again I think what we want to make sure we have...Watershed District's in the business of doing projects. So whether we choose to use the levy in this town, someone else is going to, Minnetonka or Eden Prairie's going to ask for the levy and we're going to pay to do the project there so what we want to do is give a comparison. We won't be levied this year, because that has been committed to other cities but we'll be in line for 1998 so we'd be prepared to give those numbers for the Council. And then Bob spent a lot of time putting together the numbers as far as square footages, industrial, commercial, based on...ratios and we did a high and low population projection and we'll show you that with the workshop too. I think you'll be, we had confidence but we really run the numbers and we're even more confident now as far as the land use being projected...and we'll be showing that to the Council on December 16`h Mancino: ...ongoing items...Sunday paper. Aanenson: There's been a couple good ones. And also the one, I'll put in your next packet about traffic in neighborhoods. What other communities are doing. Mancino: And if you're going to show us something that... The other interesting, the last article in here is on Dellwood. It is I think median income is like maybe, it's a place that has only single family homes and are very expensive, etc but I was looking at what the property taxes were not having any business. How they were able to keep their property taxes where they do. Kind of comparing that to Chanhassen. Aanenson: They only have 322 units so I don't think they have a lot of services. Mancino: I know. I think they have their own well and sewer systems and they're on 2 1/2 acres, etc but it was an interesting article to read. And of course, I mean the whole...article was about you know in 10 to 15 years when the big houses are ready to be sold, who are they going to sell them,who are we going to sell them to. Aanenson: Well that was the interesting thing. I gave a talk to the Chamber of Commerce last week and I put together some housing projections. What we did in '96 and what we've, no. What we did in '95 and what we've done to date and we're down 40% in single family homes, but if you look at what we did in '95, we actually did more multi-family or non-traditional single family and that's why we did all over 300 units. This year, like I said, we're down 40%and everything,we've got less than 20% in the non-traditional and I think that's what hurts us 25 Planning Commission Meeting- December 4, 1996 because the housing stock that we've got on the market right now is in the upper end and that's pulling our permits down. We know what's coming on line next year. We believe the permits are going to jump back up again because there's such a pent up demand for some of the under the $300,000.00, under the $200,000.00 price range. Mancino: Good. Any other comments or discussion? May I have a motion to adjourn the meeting? Peterson moved,Joyce seconded to adjourn the meeting. All voted in favor and the motion carried. The meeting was adjourned. Submitted by Kate Aanenson Planning Director Prepared by Nann Opheim 26 Administrative Section 4 October 21, 1996 Nation's Cities Weekly 'City'Some 'Ci ' Back In The Suburbs Sounds Interesting Calling America Home— Too Bad It Doesn't Work From Nowhere by Alex Marsha Nei R.Nice They are proliferating in former a Wal-Mart for a toaster or a For civic reformers with an aesthetic racial mnPa farm fields and distant suburbs all McDonald's for a hamburger. And eye, people depressed by the dreary 1b the argument that Americans around Washington, these clusters of because people don't actually work sameness of strip malls and massive axe addicted to their yards,automobiles, brick row houses that look as though within these new towns,they tend not sodium vapor-lighted parking lots and and shopping malls,Kimstler replies that they were airlifted out of Georgetown. to shop there. As a result, the car commercial garishness engulfing natural addiction doesn't jtadify the habit"any Some are imposing,New England style remains the same dominant force that America,James Howard Kunstler's 1993 mere than saying our addictitn to ciga- Victorians with wrap-around front it is in traditional suburbs book—The Geography of Nowhere—was rettes,alcohol and firearms justifies this porches.Others are affixed with steeply To truly change the standard subur- an elixir nation's outrageous medical expendi- angled stoops that suggest kids playing ban style of living,with its dependence Alternating, as one reviewer put it, tures." stick ball and neighbors swapping on the car,you have to make more fun- "between unmitigated outrage and black Kunstler's chosen solution revolves tales. damental changes,and more politically humor,"Kunstler gave words to many peo- around the "back to the future" New Also known as neo-traditionalism, difficult ones,than altering a few front ple's horror about post-World War II sub- Urbanist O41cePts of architects Andres New Urbanism is the architectural and porches or setback rules. You have to urban development turned into a"tragic any Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk Peter town-planning movement that propos- mention distasteful words like growth sprawlscape of cartoon architecture, Caltherpe and their ming band of disci- ea to cure the ills of contemporary sub- controls,parking restrictions and more junked cities,and ravaged countryside." plea and imitators. Civic arts will be urban life—from sterile communities to investment in mass transit. We speed by numbed,wrote Kunstler, revived,town planning a design Process cookie-cutter architecture to disaffected Growth controls are the most impor- "with little sense of having arrived any- again,Kunstler argues,as some of the,_tra- politics—by refashioning subdivisions tent.If development on new land is lim- where,because every place looks like no ditional town ideas these architects ave to resemble traditional small towns or ited,existing communities would begin place in particular." built into such places as Seaside Fla big-city neighborhoods. to revive.As the density increased,so Now Kunstler is bark-still wielding,to become accepted again Kunstler also has In these communities,or so the would transit ridership. Freeways borrow Mark Twain's phrase, a pen high praise for imaginative town rebuild- spiel goes,life will once again resemble would make less sense. Commercial warmed up in helL Except that his newest ing efforts in Providence, Memphis, the close-knit neighborhoods where development would start to aim more book,"Home From Nowhere" (Simon & Columbus,Ohio,and Coming.N.Y. s cox or o...e-andoarents were raised_ at the center than at the fringes.The Schuster),excerpted as a cover story in the The bogeyman Kunstler Eagers—the will live close react cr in many scraps of vacant l.nd left over inof attack he September Atlantic Monthly, provides a object posits for assault by homes and apartments that front on the last 30 years of development would strong does airless of the New Urbanism: civic forces everywhere—is zoning, streets;they will walk down sidewalks begin to fill in. the effort to"design a human habitat of Kunstler holds zing-with its rigid sepa- to corner grocery storaa and cafes. But all this would come at a cost.If much better character and quality than ration of uses separating homes from fac- Young people will once again live next youlimit new neighborhood construe- the mess we're actually stuck with" torics forbidding apartments that used to to old,rich next to poor. tion in undeveloped ,open spaces,you The secret,writes Kunstler,is that we flourish over shops-responsible for the It's an idyllic picture. will have to raise home prices because must tap the lessons of the past-the world great voids of undesigned space that cre- There's only one problem: New the developers are right:It is cheaper to before World War II-to recreate a public ate so much hostile space in American Urbanism doesn't work.Its proponents build on undeveloped land in more dis- realm and towns worth living in. communities today are selling something they can't deliver tant locales. If growth controls were His favorite metaphor is the site in Reproducing a sketch of a charming without charging a far higher price,and strict enough,you would start changing Saratoga Springs,N.Y.,his adopted home- Main Street,straight out of your grand- without making changes far more fun- the economy of cheap goods and cheap town, where the truly Grand Union parents' time, Kunstler shows almost damental than redesigning a few prices that is the American hallmark. Hotel—the world's largest hotel of the last every feature about it—from dose prozim- homes. To understand why, it's neces- As it is,our habit of building huge 19th century—once stood. The Grand ity of homes,small Parks,limited and par- sary to look more carefully at what we freeways with relatively unbridled Union was circled by a veranda 20 feet allel Ping,narrow streets to high cupo- today call the suburbs and how they development has allowed for a greater deep.There was a great gardened court- las and steeples--is against current min- took form. and greater concentration of selling yard inside,to which the public was wel- ing lawn Cities are products of something_ goods in super-sized warehouse stores come. Thefs-sde Kunstlet's solution:Throw out all zoa- The represent the effect,principally, three-story The oed yof that sit near a freeway interchange. as a marvelous street walla central ung, reform a Property tax system that transportation systems. The classic It is a tradeoff.For the most efficient cupola,rising seven stories,was appropri- punishes builders of quality and create a 19th and early 20th century neighbor- distribution systems in the modern ate to the scale of Broadway, the town's new civic consensus on hew elements of'a hoods that many people love,and which world, for the elimination of middle- main street The building was surrounded town or city should fit together. New Urbanism apes, were created by men,we get a life almost devoid of inti- by graceful elms He leaves hundreds of questions unan- the extension of streetcar lines. mate contact between the home and the In 1953—'with a kind of mad glee," seared, including how to enrich public Levittown was product of a new car cul- market. writes Kunstler,Saratoga Springs demol- architectural taste after decades of design tare.The mega malls and grab bag of We can't have it all.New Urbanists jailed the hotel and replaced it with a strip deprivation, and how ordinary citizens subdivisions that exist today are prod- have a chance of generating a realistic mall anchored by,of all things,a Grand (not just developers,architects and plan- nets of the superhighway system_ debate on how we build better,more liv- Union supermarket Lake thousands of Hers)can be engaged in redesign of their New Urbanist developments are able communities.But they have to get malls around America,the building—one communities. supposed to reduce the influence of the their priorities straight story,just a concrete bra—was set back Kunstler's acerbic(sometimes profane) car. The problem is that, while these They have to give up the dollars gen- 150 feet from the street,marooned in a sea language may put offsane_But if You care developments mimic the old 19th sen-_ erated by alliances with home builders of parking slots.Street and building lost about vibrant and shared cemmimity life, . tory neighborhoods,they keep the same intent on moving development ever out- all relationship. his voice is compelling.Civic forces across transportation system that produces ward. With total ooeviction,Kunstler says we American will be reaching for this volume_ conventional suburbs. New Urbanism's contribution to city Americans will have to reconsolidate, At one pant Kunstler imagines a street They sit right off a main highway planning will remain almost purely reclaim our towns,build coherent in a post-zoning America that"might house They often have but a single entrance. stylistic,unless it makes more effort to bor}oods once ewe the ideas(�- two millionaires,11 professionals,a dozen They have winding roads that are just IDrre J change the basic pattern of suburban wally unique here)of an environment of wage workers,16 children,three full-time slightly less confusing than cul-de-sacs. development.■ isolated single-family suburban homes. mothers, a college student, two grand- They are,in effect,subdivisions mas- querading as small towns,except with Alex Marshall is a staff writer for y? 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Increasingly, the I three decades in the making,and it has changed for- scourges of the late twentieth century-depleted j ever how companies do business. In the 1960s and farmland,fisheries, and forests; choking urban pol- . 1970s,corporations were in a state of denial regard- lution; poverty; infectious disease; and migration- ing their impact on the environment.Then a series are spilling over geopolitical borders. The simple of highly visible ecological problems created a ; fact is this:in meeting our needs,we are destroying groundswell of support for strict government regu- the ability of future generations to meet theirs. lation. In the United States, Lake Erie was dead. In The roots of the problem-explosive population 1 Europe,the Rhine was on fire.In Japan,people were growth and rapid economic development in the . dying of mercury poisoning. emerging economies-are political and social issues Today many companies have accepted their re- i that exceed the mandate and the capabilities of any 1 l' r. sponsibility to do no harm to the environment. corporation.At the same time, corporations are the Products and production processes are becoming only organizations with the resources, the technol- 1 cleaner; and where such change is under way, the ogy, the global reach, and, ultimately, the motiva • - environment is on the mend. In the industrialized tion to achieve sustainability. nations, more and more companies are "going It is easy to state the case in the negative: faced green" as they realize that they can reduce pollu- with impoverished customers, degraded environ- tion and increase profits simultaneously. We have ments, failing political systems, and unraveling come a long way. . societies, it will be increasingly difficult for cor- 1 I. urate yes oraSustainable1g . „ by Stuart L. Hart , I: But the distance we've traveled will seem small porations to do business. But the positive case is 1 when, in 30 years, we look back at the 1990s. Be- I even more powerful- The more we learn about the , yond greening lies an enormous challenge-and an ': challenges of sustainability,the clearer it is that we enormous opportunity.The challenge is to develop are poised at the threshold of a historic moment a sustainable global economy:an economy that the in which many of the world's industries may be planet is capable of supporting indefinitely. Al- : transformed. though we may be approaching ecological recovery To date, the business logic for greening has been I '. in the developed world, the planet as a whole re- largely operational or technical: bottom-up pollu- ' ' mains on an unsustainable course. Those who tion-prevention programs have saved companies s think that sustainability is only a matter of pollu- - _ I tion control are missing the bigger picture. Even if Stuart L. Hart is a faculty member in corporate strat- all the companies in the developed world were to egy and the director of the Corporate Environmental ' Management Program at the University of Michigan achieve zero emissions by the year 2000, the earth Business School in Ann Arbor. His E-mail address is would still be stressed beyond what biologists re- slhart vmich.edu. 1 . •i . i! : ART'ORK EY BRUCE ROGOVIN 67 • P: I'r jrA0: ',47. 16:32 HERMAN MANC_INO =. BEYOND GREENING I billions of dollars. However,few executives realize Despite such intense use of energy and materials, • that environmental opportunities might actually however, levels of pollution are relatively low in Ibecome a major source of revenue growth. Green- the developed economies.Three factors account for ing has been framed in terms of risk reduction, this seeming paradox: stringent environmental reg- I reengineering, or cost cutting. Rarely is greening ulations, the greening of industry, and the reloca- I linked to strategy or technology development, and tion of the most polluting activities (such as corn- I as a result,most companies fail to recognize oppor- modityprocessingand heavy ea vY manufacturing)to the tunities of potentially staggering proportions. emerging market economies. Thus to some extent the greening of the developed world has been at the Worlds in Collision expense of the environments in emerging econo- f mies. Given the much larger population base in The achievement of sustainability will mean bil- those countries, their rapid industrialization could lions of dollars in products, services, and technolo- easily offset the environmental gains made in the •.... ! gies that barely exist today. Whereas yesterday's developed economies. Consider, for example, that businesses were often oblivious to their negative the emerging economies in Asia and Latin America impact on the environment and today's responsible • businesses strive for zero impact, tomorrow's busi- nesses must learn to make a positive impact. In- Incleasillgly, companies creasingly, companies will be selling solutions to the world's environmental problems. (and now Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Envisioning tomorrow's businesses,therefore,re- Union) have added nearly 2 billion people to the quires a clear understanding of those problems. To market economy over the past 40 years. move beyond greening to sustainability, we must 1 With economic growth comes urbanization. To- first unravel a complex set of global interdependen- day one of every three people in the world lives in a cies. In fact, the global economy is really three dif- city. By 2025, it will be two out of three. Demogra- ferent,overlapping economies. phers predict that by that year there will be well The market economy is the familiar world ofover 30 megacities with populations exceeding 8 commerce comprising both the developed nations ! million and more than 500 cities with populations and the emerging economies.' About a billion peo- exceeding 1 million. Urbanization on this scale ! plc—one-sixth of the world's population—live in ;! presents enormous infrastructural and environ- the developed countries of the market economy. I mental challenges. Those affluent societies account for more than 75% I Because industrialization has focused initially on of the world's energy and resource consumption 1 commodities and heavy manufacturing, cities in and create the bulk of industrial, toxic, and con- many emerging economies suffer from oppressive sumer waste. The developed economies thus leave I levels of pollution. Acid rain is a growing problem, large ecological footprints—defined as the amountespecially in places where coal combustion is un- of land required to meet a typical consumer's needs. I regulated. The World Bank estimates that by 2010 (See the exhibit"Ecological Footprints.") l there will be more than 1 billion motor vehicles in Ecological Footprints Db .. ti ,. flie •• 1l India . erans - I United Stabs - .__ - . to the United States,it takes 12.2 acres to supply the overage person's bosic needs;in the Netherlands, 8 acres;in India, 1 acre.The Dutch ecological footprint covers 15 times the area of the Netherlands,whereos India's footprint exceeds its area by only about 35%. , Mos'strikingly,if the entire world lived like North Americans,it would take three planet Earths to support the present world population. I Sovroe.Donetlo meadows,'Our'Footprints'Are Treading Too Much Earth,'Charleston(S.0)Gazette,April', I996. n 68 HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW lanuary•Fchruary 1997 _ ...> .�:.c:-,....ate... . _,,K.,a, .o-..Y.-. v�.+..�.....rT -fir,•w-""'--�-'� _ JAN 02 '97 16:33 HERMAN�MANCIN •5 it 411•111..s.e.o.,o ill the world. Concentrated in cities, they will double The third economy is nature's economy, which current levels of energy use, smog precursors, and- consists of the natural systems and resources that if emissions of greenhouse gas. support the market and the survival economies. The second economy is the survival economy: Nonrenewable resources, such as oil, metals, and ' the traditional, village-based way of life found in other minerals, are finite. Renewable resources, the rural parts of most developing countries. It is such as soils and forests, will replenish them- made up of 3 billion people, mainly Africans, Indi- selves—as long as their use does not exceed critical ans, and Chinese who are subsistence oriented and thresholds. meet their basic needs directly from nature. De- Technological innovations have created substi- mographers generally agree that the world's popula- tutes for many commonly used nonrenewable re- tion, currently growing by about 90 million people sources; for example, optical fiber now replaces per year,will roughly double over the next 40 years. copper wire. And in the developed economies, de- The developing nations will account for 90% of mand for some virgin materials may actually di- that growth, and most of it will occur in the sur- minish in the decades ahead because of reuse and vival economy- , recycling. Ironically, the greatest threat to sustain- will sell solutions to the World's environmental problems. 1 Owing in part to the rapid expansion of the mar- i able development today is depletion of the world's ket economy, existence in the survival economy is renewable resources. becoming increasingly precarious. Extractive in- Forests, soils, water, and fisheries are all being I dustries and infrastructure development have, in pushed beyond their limits by human population many cases, degraded the ecosystems upon which growth and rapid industrial development. Insuffi- i the survival economy depends. Rural populations cient fresh water may prove to be the most vexing �' are driven further into poverty as they compete for problem in the developing world over the next I scarce natural resources. Women and children now decade,as agricultural,commercial, and residential spend on average four to six hours per day searching uses increase.Water tables are being drawn down at for fuelwood and four to six hours per week drawing an alarming rate, especially in the most heavily i and carrying water.Ironically, those conditions en- populated nations,such as China and India. courage high fertility rates because, in the short Soil is another resource at risk. More than 10% `' run, children help the family to garner needed re- of the world's topsoil has been seriously eroded. sources. But in the long run, population growth in Available cropland and rangeland are shrinking. j the survival economy only reinforces a vicious cy- j Existing crop varieties are no longer responding to _II cle of resource depletion and poverty. j increased use of fertilizer. As a consequence, per j' Short-term survival pressures often force these capita world production of both grain and meat •'. rapidly growing rural populations into practices i peaked and began to decline during the 1980s.Mean- ]` that cause long-term damage to forests, soil, and while, the world's 18 major oceanic fisheries have •1� water. When wood becomes scarce, people burn now reached or actually exceeded their maximum �' dung for fuel, one of the greatest—and Ieast well- sustainable yields. known—environmental hazards in the world today. By some estimates, humankind now uses more Contaminated drinking water is an equally grave than 40% of the planet's net primary productivity. li problem.The World Health Organization estimates If, as projected, the population doubles over the :I that burning dung and drinking contaminated wa- next 40 years, we may outcompete most other ani- 1 ter together cause 8 million deaths per year. mal species for food, driving many to extinction.In - - As it becomes more and more difficult to live off short, human activity now exceeds sustainability !!!!!!f] i the land, millions of desperate people migrate to on a global scale. (See the exhibit "Major Chal-P lenges to Sustaina + already overcrowded cities. In China, for example, bilit Sustainability."1 i an estimated 120 million people now roam from As we approach the twenty-first century, the city to city, landless and jobless, driven from their interdependence of the three economic spheres is ,1 villages by deforestation, soil erosion, floods, or I increasingly evident. In fact, the three economies .: droughts. Worldwide, the number of such "envi- have become worlds in collision, creating the major ronmental refugees" from the survival economy I social and environmental challenges facing the may be as high as 500 million people,and the figure I planet: climate change, pollution, resource deple- is growing. tion,poverty, and inequality. HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW JanuaryFehruary 1997 69 ; JAN 02 '97 16 35 HERMAN MANCIN 1 Major Challenges to Sustainability .. :r r ,.- . Pollution - Depletion Poverty -.greenhouse gores - r -scarcity of materials -urban and minority Developed economies r -use of toxic materials -insufficient reuse and unemployment immuimi • . A -contaminated sites , recycling J. • • -industrial emissions -cverexploitation of -migration to cities +g economies -contaminated water . renewable resources -lock of skilled workers - - -lock of sewage treatment -overuse of water -income inequality for irrigation -dung and wood burning -deforestation -population growth Survival economies -lock of sanitation -overgrazing -low status of women --ecosystem destruction -soil loss -dislocation due to development Consider, for example, that the average Ameri- ( their terms of trade have become less favorable. can today consumes 17 times more than his or her j Their purchasing power declines while their al- Mexican counterpart(emerging economy)and hun- ready substantial debt load becomes even larger. dreds of times more than the average Ethiopian The net effect of this dynamic has been the transfer (survival economy). The levels of material and en- of vast amounts of wealth (estimated at$40 billion ergy consumption in the United States require large per year since 1985) from developing to developed quantities of raw materials and commodities, countries, producing a vicious cycle of resource ex- sourced increasingly from the survival economy ploitation and pollution to service mounting debt. and produced in emerging economies. Today developing nations have a combined debt of In the survival economy, massive infrastructure more than $1.2 trillion, equal to nearly half of their development (for example, dams, irrigation proj- collective gross national product. ects, highways, mining operations, and power gen- . eration projects), often aided by agencies, banks, Strategies for a Sustainable World and corporations in the developed countries, has provided access to raw materials. Unfortunately, Nearly three decades ago, environmentalists such development has often had devastating conse- such as Paul Ehrlich and Barry Commoner made quences for nature's economy and has tended to j this simple but powerful observation about sus- strengthen existing political and economic elites, tamable development: the total environmental ' t. with little benefit to those in the survival economy. burden (EB)created by human activity is a function lAnerub b ec,onomi es cannot afford to repeat the mistakes r II At the same time, infrastructure development 1 of three factors. They are population (P); affluence projects have contributed to a global glut of raw ma- (A), which is a proxy for consumption; and tech- tcrials and hence to a long-term fall in commodity 1 nology (T), which is how wealth is created. The I prices. And as commodity prices have fallen rela- j product of these three factors determines the total j tivc to the prices of manufactured goods, the cur- environmental burden. It can be expressed as a for- I rencies of developing countries have weakened and I mula:EB=P x A x T. 70 HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW January February 1997 • JAN 02 '97 16:36 HERMAN MANCINO F.7 BEYOND GREENING I IMMMW s Achieving sustainability will require stabilizing I on greening to a more external, strategic focus on or reducing the environmental burden.That can be sustainable development. Such a vision is needed I done by decreasing the human population, lower- to guide companies through three stages of environ- . ` ing the level of affluence (consumption), or chang- mental strategy. / ing fundamentally the technology used to create Stage One: Pollution Prevention. The first step wealth.The first option,lowering the human popu- for most companies is to make the shift from pollu- lation, does not appear feasible short of draconian tion control to pollution prevention.Pollution con- political measures or the occurrence of a major pub- trol means cleaning up waste after it has been cre- lie-health crisis that causes mass mortality. ated. Pollution prevention focuses on minimizing The second option, decreasing the level of afflu- or eliminating waste before it is created. Much like ence,would only make the problem worse,because total quality management, pollution prevention • poverty and population growth go hand in hand: strategies depend on continuous improvement ef- demographers have long known that birth rates are forts to reduce waste and energy use. This trans£or- inversely correlated with level of education and mation is driven by a compelling logic: pollution standard of living.Thus stabilizing the human pop- prevention pays. Emerging global standards for en- ulation will require improving the education and vironmental management systems (ISO 14,000, for 1 economic standing of the world's poor, particularly example) also have created strong incentives for women of childbearing age. That can be accom- companies to develop such capabilities. plished only by creating wealth on a massive scale. Over the past decade, companies have sought to Indeed,it may be necessary to grow the world econ- avoid colliding with nature's economy (and incur- omy as much as tenfold just to provide basic ameni- ring the associated added costs) through greening ties to a population of 8 billion to 10 billion. and prevention strategies. Aeroquip Corporation, a That leaves the third option: changing the tech- $2.5 billion manufacturer of hoses, fittings, and i nology used to create the goods and services that couplings, saw an opportunity here. Like most in- ! constitute the world's wealth.Although population dustrial suppliers, Aeroquip never thought of itself i and consumption may be societal issues, technol- as a provider of environmental solutions. But in ( ogy is the business of business. 1990, its executives realized that the company's 1 If economic activity must increase tenfold over products might be especially valuable in meeting • what it is today just to provide the bare essentials to the need to reduce waste and prevent pollution. ' a population double its current size, then technolo- Aeroquip has generated a$250 million business by . gy will have to improve twentyfold merely to keep focusing its attention on developing products that the planet at its current levels of environmental reduce emissions. As companies in emerging econ- ° burden. Those who believe that ecological disaster omies realize the competitive benefits of using raw will somehow be averted must also appreciate the materials and resources more productively, busi- commercial implications of such a belief: over the nesses like Aeroquip's will continue to grow. next decade or so, sustainable development will The emerging economies cannot afford to repeat constitute one of the biggest opportunities in the all the environmental mistakes of Western devel- history of commerce. opment. With the sustainability imperative in • • Nevertheless,as of today few companies have in- mind, BASF, the German chemical giant,is helping corporated sustainability into their strategic think- to design and build chemical industries in China, ing. Instead, environmental strategy consists large- India, Indonesia, and Malaysia that are less pollut- ! ly of piecemeal projects aimed at controlling or ing than in the past. By colocating facilities that in preventing pollution.Focusing on sustainability re- the West have been geographically dispersed, BASF quires putting business strategies to a new test. is able to create industrial ecosystems in which the Taking the entire planet as the context in which waste from one process becomes the raw material for another. Colocation solves a problem common of Western development . in the West, where recycling waste is often infeasi- ble because transporting it from one site to another is dangerous and costly. fthey do business, companies must ask whether Stage Two: Product Stewardship. Product stew- ' they are part of the solution to social and environ- ' ardship focuses on minimizing not only pollution mental problems or part of the problem.Only when ! from manufacturing but also all environmental im- a company thinks in those terms can it begin to de- pacts associated with the full life cycle of a product. velop a vision of sustainability—a shaping logic ! As companies in stage one move closer to zero j that goes beyond today's internal,operational focus emissions, reducing the use of materials and pro- HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW January-February 1997 71 JAN 02 '97 16:38 HERMAN MANCINO F.8 Aracruz Celulose: A Strat- , y for the Survival Economy "Poverty is one of the world's leading pol- ing operations. Aracruz's forest practices and liners," notes Erling Lorentzen, founder and its ability to clone seedlings have given the chairman of Aracruz Celulose.The$2 billion • company advantages in both cost and quality. Brazilian company is the world's largest Aracruz has tackled the problem of poverty producer of eucalyptus pulp. "You can't ex- , head-on. Every year, the company gives away pect people who don't eat a proper meal to be . millions of eucalyptus seedlings to local farm- concerned about the environment."' ers.It is a preemptive strategy,aimed at reduce From the very start,Aracruz has been built ing the farmers'need to deplete the natural • around a vision of sustainable development. 4 forests for fuel or lumber.Aracruz also has Lorentzen understood that building a viable a long-term commitment to capability build- forest-products business in Brazil's impov- sr ing.In the early years,Aracruz was able to hire t erished and deforested state of Espirito local people for very low wages because of ' Santo would require the simultaneous im- 11, their desperate situation. But instead of sim- provement of nature's economy and the sur- ply exploiting the abundant supply of cheap la- vival economy. bor, the company embarked on an aggressive !I First,to restore nature's economy, the tom- 1` social-investment strategy, spending $125 pany took advantage of a tax incentive for tree million to support the creation of hospitals, planting in the late 1960s and began buying - schools,housing, and a training center for em- and reforesting cut-over land. By 1992, the ployees. In fact, until recently, Aracruz spent company had acquired over 200,000 hectares more on its social investments than it did on and planted 130,000 hectares with managed wages (about S1.20 for every $1 in wages). eucalyptus;the rest was restored as conserva- Since that time, the standard of living has im- tion land. By reforesting what had become proved dramatically, as has productivity. The highly degraded land, unsuitable for agricul- company no longer needs to invest so heavily ture, the company addressed a fundamental in social infrastructure. environmental problem. At the same time, it I.Marguerite Rigoglioso,"Stewards of the Seventh Genera- created a first-rate source of fiber for its pulp- tion,"Harvard Business School Bulletin,April 1996,p.55. duction of waste requires fundamental changes in ! new machines. A well-developed infrastructure for underlying product and process design. 1 taking back leased copiers combined with a sophis- Design for environment (DEEM, a tool for creating ticated remanufacturing process allows parts and ( products that are easier to recover,reuse,or recycle, components to be reconditioned, tested, and then is becoming increasingly important. With DFE, all reassembled into "new" machines. Xerox esti- the effects that a product could have on the envi- mates that ARM savings in raw materials, labor, ronment are examined during its design phase.Cra- and waste disposal in 1995 alone were in the$300- .c dle-to-grave analysis begins and ends outside the boundaries of a company's operations—it includes Without a framework for a full assessment of all inputs to the product and examines how customers use and dispose of it. DFE thus captures a broad range of external per- million to S400-million range. In taking recycling spectives by including technical staff, environmen- to this level, Xerox has reconceptualized its busi [. - tal experts, end customers, and even community i ness.By redefining the product-in-use as part of the representatives in the process.Dow Chemical Corn- I company's asset base, Xerox has discovered a way pany has pioneered the use of a board-level advisory ' to add value and lower costs.It can continually pro- f panel of environmental experts and external repre- vide its lease customers with the latest product up- .=- sentatives to aid its product-stewardship efforts. grades, giving them state-of-the-art functionality _ •.• By reducing materials and energy consumption, with minimal environmental impact. _ DFE can be highly profitable. Consider Xerox Cor- Product stewardship is thus one way to reduce poration's Asset Recycle Management (ARM) pro- consumption in the developed economies. It may s gram,which uses leased Xerox copiers as sources of ' also aid the quest for susta inability because devel- 1 high-quality, low-cost parts and components for oping nations often try to emulate what they see j 72 t HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW January-February 1997 DAPI 02 'ti 16:39 HERMAN MANCING l ', BEYOND GREENING i; 1 � I il happening in the developed nations. Properly exe- bioengineering of crops rather than the application cuted, product stewardship also offers the potential of chemical pesticides or fertilizers represents a i• for revenue growth through product differentiation. sustainable path to increased agricultural yields. For example, Dunlop Tire Corporation and Akzo ! (See "Growth Through GIobal Sustainability: An 1 Nobel recently announced a new radial tire that Interview with Monsanto's CEO, Robert B. Sha- C makes use of an aramid fiber belt rather than the piro,"by Joan Magretta,in this issue of HBR.) i; conventional steel belt. The new design makes re- Clean technologies are desperately needed in the 1 cycling easier because it eliminates the expensive emerging economies of Asia. Urban pollution there ' 1 - 1 j cryogenic crushing required to separate the steel has reached oppressive levels.But precisely because ; i • belts from the tire's other materials. Because the manufacturing growth is so high-capital stock ; (. • new fiber-belt tire is 30% lighter, it dramatically doubles every six years-there is an unprecedented improves gas mileage.Moreover,it is a safer tire be- opportunity to replace current product and process cause it improves the traction control of antilock technologies with new,cleaner ones. braking systems. Japan's Research Institute for Innovative Tech- I The evolution from pollution prevention to prod- ( nology for the Earth is one of several new research Ii uct stewardship is now happening in multinational and technology consortia focusing on the develop- { companies such as Dow, DuPont, Monsanto, Xe- merit and commercialization of clean technologies ! rox, ABB, Philips, and Sony. For example, as part of for the developing world. Having been provided , • a larger sustainability strategy dubbed A Growing • with funding and staff by the Japanese government i ilPartnership with Nature, DuPont's agricultural- and more than 40 corporations, RITE has set forth products business developed a new type of herbi- an ambitious 100-year plan to create the next gener- ' tide that has helped farmers around the world re- ation of power technology, which will eliminate or . E duce their annual use of chemicals by more than 45 : neutralize greenhouse gas emissions. ' million pounds. The new Sulfonylurea herbicides , have also led to a 1-billion-pound reduction in the Sustainability Vision amount of chemical waste produced in the manu- : facture of agricultural chemicals. These herbicides Pollution prevention f product stewardship, and i :i are effective at 1% to 5% of the application rates of clean technology all move a company toward sus- ; traditional chemicals, are nontoxic to animals and tainability. But without a framework to give direc- `E nontarget species, and biodegrade in the soil, leav tion to those activities, their impact will dissipate. 11 ing virtually no residue on crops. Because they re- A vision of sustainability for an industry or a corn- quire so much less material in their manufacture, pany is like a road map to the future showing the l!', they are also highly profitable. way products and services must evolve and what Stage Three: Clean Technology.Companies with new competencies will be needed to get there. Few i„ their eye on the future can begin to plan for and . companies today have such a road map. Ironically, '•'t invest in tomorrow's technologies. The simple fact chemical companies, regarded only a decade ago as , is that the existing technology base in many in- ' the worst environmental villains, are among the 1I ldustries is not environmentally sustainable. The few large corporations to have engaged the chal- 1` chemical industry,for example,while having made 1 lenge of sustainable development seriously. ,; • en ir�elimental activities, their impact will dissipate. It 1 . substantial headway over the past decade in pollu- ; Companies can begin by taking stock of each corn- tion prevention and product stewardship, is still ponent of what I call their sustainability portfolio. ' limited by its dependence on the chlorine mole- (See the exhibit "The Sustainability Portfolio.") , : cule. (Many organochlorides are toxic or persistent 1 Is there an overarching vision of sustainability 1 or bioaccumulative.)As long as the industry relies that gives direction to the company's activities? To 1 } on its historical competencies in chlorine chem- I what extent has the company progressed through I =i istry, it will have trouble making major progress to- the three stages of environmental strategy-from ward sustainability. pollution prevention to product stewardship to I t:' Monsanto is one company that is consciously de- clean technology? i .•eloping new competencies. It is shifting the tech- Consider the auto industry. During the 1970s, 1'i nology base for its agriculture business from bulk ' government regulation of tailpipe emissions forced I ); chemicals to biotechnology. It is betting that the the industry to focus on pollution control. In the I 1 JAM:ARL`beSINESS REVIEW January-February 1997 73 1 JAN 02 '97 16:41 HERMAN MANCINO ='. 1C 1 :: The Sustainability Portfolio I 1 • Clean technology S, - --''', . imilliminimin milustainability vision Js the environmental performance Does our corporate vision direct I of our products limited by our existing - us toward the solution of social • Itomorrow competency base? and environmental problems? _ ' • Is there potential to realize Does our vision guide the major improvements through development of new technologies, -'' new technology? -. markets, products, and processes? S Pollutionprevention Product stewardship Where are the most significant What are the implications for product design waste and emission streams from and development if we ossume responsibility today our current operations? for o product's entire life cycle? ! . • Can we lower costs and risks by Con we add value or lower costs while eliminating waste at the source or simultaneously reducing the impact 1 by using it as useful input? of our products? I internal external 1 11 This simple diagnostic tool con help any company determine Unbalonced portfolios spell trouble:o bottom-heavy port- whether its strategy is consistent with sustainability. First,ossess your company's capability in each of the four quadrants by folio suggests a good position today but future vulnerability. i Atop heavy portfolio indicates a vision of sustainability with- answering the questions in each box.Then rote yourself on the out the operational or analytical skills needed to implement it. I following scale for eoch quadrant: 1-nonexistent; 2-emerging; A portfolio skewed to the left side of the chart indicates o j 3-established;ar 4-institutionalized. preoccupation with handling the environmental challenge Most companies will be heavily skewed toward the lower left- through internal process improvements and technology- hand quadrant, reflecting investment in pollution prevention. development initiatives. Finally,o portfolio skewed to the right However,without investments in future technologies and markets side, although highly open and public, runs the risk of being (the upper half of the portfolio), the company's environmental labeled a "greenwash"becouse the underlying plant operations strategy will not meet evolving needs. and core technology still cause significant environmental harm. 1980s, the industry began to tackle pollution pre- ' tion, which ultimately will limit greenhouse gases I vention. Initiatives such as the Corporate Average on a global scale. But early efforts by industry in- Fuel Efficiency requirement and the Toxic Release cumbents have been either incremental—for exam- I ! Inventory led auto companies to examine their ple, natural-gas vehicles—or defensive in nature. I product designs and manufacturing processes in or- Electric-vehicle programs, for instance, have been ' der to improve fuel economy and lower emissions used to demonstrate the infeasibility of this tech- from their plants. nology rather than to lead the industry to a funda- i The 1990s are witnessing the first signs of prod- mentally cleaner technology. uct stewardship.In Germany,the 1990"take-back" Although the auto industry has made progress, it i • • I law required auto manufacturers to take responsi- falls far short of sustainability.For the vast majority bility for their vehicles at the end of their useful of auto companies, pollution prevention and prod- i Ilives.Innovators such as BMW have influenced the uct stewardship are the end of the road. Most auto i design of new cars with their design for disassem- executives assume that if they close the loop in bly efforts. Industry-level consortia such as the both production and design, they will have accom- 1 Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles are plished all the necessary environmental objectives. driven largely by the product stewardship logic of But step back and try to imagine a sustainable vi- I lowering the environmental impact of automobiles sion for the industry. Growth in the emerging mar- 1 throughout their life cycle. kets will generate massive transportation needs in Early attempts to promote clean technology in- the coming decades.Already the rush is on to stake I chide such initiatives as California's zero-emission I out positions in China, India, and Latin America. 4 j vehicle law and the U.N. Climate Change Conven- 1 But what form will this opportunity take? 1 • 74 HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW January-Febtuary 1997 tn•T--_..--:.... —'--- v,R�CiI'.oIVr:3:f!q►��d7F;'F • "-1-4-""''''" '"-"""r".. .."7:-- Y.'3r+�. *nw'► -_�.- -._.. ...r ... ._ .. JAN 02 '97 16:42 HERMAN MANCIN .il • Building Sustainable Business Strategies • Lower material and energy consumption -.• i. a9 "'4 ;- . Develop dean and Technology;,; I . F� . / .Market economy , N :_c. Reduce pollution burdenscav -i• --s i !, y F 1"-.1'4-7.. s ?,4'�` Build the skills of the poor ; -�- ., �a� s .. 'f', h' ��y' and the dispossessed F• ,k 1 r}C :/-Tf a....-4,..-,E4-4* }..c ,.I .. ,1 r !ill' �etOfiC t!l� -- -'347:'C'.- $i`:' e-y' A A,✓.rrrMe`^10-,- "t",,eco-Al-tee. j-- —• '-!"mss _ Survival economy• I cr a y;;J`,.-+;"-.ice-FS►. ori ',Y-, �: '_'s - -,:- :# '► ' .epi ti:- . ; titK.�'- .:,:. �r - l's' .`< s" a. k_:;. y ! • 7 '-'"?‘-'''''''• ',..e-i...: 44- \ I Ensure sustainable use of nature's economy Replenish depleted resources Pl Foster village-based business relationships Consider theoten " p tial impact of automobiles on such as China's. Now try to envision a transporta- China alone. Today there are fewer than 1 million tion infrastructure capable of accommodating so cars on the road in China. However, with a popula- ; many cars. How long will it take before gridlock ! tion of more than 1 billion, it would take less than and traffic jams force the auto industry to a halt? i. 30%market penetration to equal the current size of . Sustainability will require new transportation solu- the U.S. car market (12 million to 15 million units tions for the needs of emerging economies with • sold per year). Ultimately, China might demand 50 huge populations. Will the giants in the auto indus- million or more units annually. Because China's try be prepared for such radical change,or will they ' 1'' energy and transportation infrastructures are still leave the field to new ventures that are not encum- I:, being defined, there is an opportunity to develop a bered by the competencies of the past? R. clean technology ! yielding important environmen- I A clear and fully integrated environmental strat- cal and competitive benefits. egy should not only guide competency develop- Amory Lovins of the Rocky Mountain Institute ment, it should also shape the company's relation- has demonstrated the feasibility of building hyper- ship to customers, suppliers, other companies, ' cars-vehicles that are fully recyclable, 20 times I policymakers, and all its stakeholders. Companies E more energy efficient, 100 times cleaner, and i can and must change the way customers think by cheaper than existing cars. These vehicles retain creating preferences for products and services con- • : the safety and performance of conventional cars but sistent with sustainability. Companies must be- 1 achieve radical simplification through the use of come educators rather than mere marketers of lightweight, composite materials, fewer parts, vir- products. (See the exhibit "Building Sustainable tual prototyping, regenerative braking, and very Business Strategies.") small, hybrid engines. Hypercars, which are more For senior executives, embracing the quest for akin to computers on wheels than to cars with sustainability may well require a leap of faith. •1 microchips, may render obsolete most of the corn- mayt ' with in- petencies associated with today's auto manufac- vesting unstable and unfamiliar at the risks lmarkets out- , turing-for example, metal stamping, tool and die weigh the potential benefits. Others will recognize I making,and the internal combustion engine. the power of such a positive mission to galvanize ; !i Assume for a minute that clean technology like people in their organizations. the hypercar or Mazda's soon-to-be-released hydro- Redro g ::iardless of their opinions on sustainability, gen rotary engine can be developed for a market , executives will not be able to keep their heads in HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW fanuary•February/997 75 TAN 02 '97 16:45 HERMAN MANCINO t '•,cF •;'` .P.12.. _ BEYOND GREENING - the sand for long. Since 1980, foreign direct invest- i developing world while simultaneously increasing ment by multinational corporations has increased its wealth and standard of living. from $500 billion to nearly $3 trillion per year. In Like it or not, the responsibility for ensuring fact,it now exceeds official development-assistance a sustainable world falls largely on the shoulders aid in developing countries. With free trade on the of the world's enterprises, the economic engines of rise, the next decade may see the figure increase by i the future. Clearly, public policy innovations (at '? another order of magnitude. The challenges pre- both the national and international levels; and - sented by emerging markets in Asia and Latin changes in individual consumption patterns will be America demand a new way of conceptualizing needed to move toward sustainability. But corpora- business opportunities.The rapid growth in emerg- tions can and should lead the way,helping to shape '` ing economies cannot be sustained in the face of public policy and driving change in consumers'be- mounting environmental deterioration, poverty, havior.In the final analysis,it makes good business and resource depletion.In the coming decade,corn- sense to pursue strategies for a sustainable world. i panies will be challenged to develop clean tech- 1.The terms market economy,survival economy,and nature's economy nologies and to implement strategies that dras- were suggested to me by vandana Shiva,Ecology and the Politics of Sur- tically reduce the environmental burden in the `ival New Delhi:United Nations University Press,1991). : • Reprint 97105 To order reprints,see the last page of this issue. . i S: 7..: -.."-'N\ , Do / -.- maw N I/FAR A I o Yom SEAL L '114/6-,,e -��L TZ SPE-k To 2 G�/E ohi G✓yf/r 4A/ 4FEZ. DQN6-E? is LOVE. • —1.1111.?IP •( .r . r • l i4.� 4371 i j :.::ai Alle / /\. /' V \if )1 -,1- 2 The day Wall Street stopped asking its own questions and started asking Broadway's questions. 76 CARTOON BY ED ARNO PLANNING COMMISSION TERMS Three Year Terms NAME APPOINTMENT DATE TERM EXPIRES Ladd Conrad 2/2/81 3/31/98 Jeffrey Farmakes 1/1/91 3/31/97 Kevin Joyce 4/96 3/31/98 3/31/99 Alison Blackowiak 10/96 3/31/97 Craig Peterson 6/95 3/31/99 Bob Skubic 4/1/95 3/31/98 Past Members Diane Harberts 1/11/93 12/31/94 Joe Scott 1/11/93 12/31/94 Matthew Ledvina 1/1/92 12/31/95 (C. Peterson) Ronald Nutting 2/14/94 12/31/96 (D. Mehl) Michael Meyer 4/1/95 3/31/98 (K. Joyce) Don Mehl 10/95 6/19/96 (A. Blackowiak) Nancy Mancino 1/11/93 12/31/96 PLANNING COMMISSIONERS 1997 SCHEDULE FOR ATTENDANCE AT CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS Planning Commissioner will receive City Council packets as shown on the following schedule: Conrad January 13 Farmakes January 27 Joyce Februrary 10 Skubic February 24 Peterson March 10 Blackowiak March 24 April 14 Conrad April28 Farmakes May 12 Joyce May 27(Tuesday) Skubic June 9 Peterson June 16 Blackowiak July 14 July 28 Conrad August 11 Farmakes August 25 Joyce September 8 Skubic September 22 Peterson October 13 Blackowiak October 27 November 10 Conrad November 24 Farmakes December 8 PLANNING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL 1997 MEETING DATES AND APPLICATION DEADLINES DEADLINE DECEMBER 13 PLANNING COMMISSION JANUARY 15, 1997 CITY COUNCIL JANUARY 27, 1997 DEADLINE JANUARY 17 PLANNING COMMISSION (Work session on 2/5) FEBRUARY 19 CITY COUNCIL MARCH 10 DEADLINE JANUARY 31 PLANNING COMMISSION MARCH 5 CITY COUNCIL MARCH 24 DEADLINE FEBRUARY 14 PLANNING COMMISSION MARCH 19 CITY COUNCIL APRIL 14 DEADLINE FEBRUARY 28 PLANNING COMMISSION APRIL 2 CITY COUNCIL APRIL 28 DEADLINE MARCH 14 PLANNING COMMISSION APRIL 16 CITY COUNCIL MAY 12 DEADLINE APRIL 4 PLANNING COMMISSION MAY 7 CITY COUNCIL MAY 27 (Tuesday) 1 DEADLINE APRIL 18 PLANNING COMMISSION MAY 21 CITY COUNCIL JUNE 9 DEADLINE MAY 2 PLANNING COMMISSION JUNE 4 CITY COUNCIL JUNE 23 DEADLINE MAY 16 PLANNING COMMISSION JUNE 18 CITY COUNCIL JULY 14 DEADLINE MAY 30 PLANNING COMMISSION JULY 2 CITY COUNCIL JULY 14 DEADLINE JUNE 13 PLANNING COMMISSION JULY 16 CITY COUNCIL JULY 28 DEADLINE JULY 3 PLANNING COMMISSION AUGUST 6 CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 25 DEADLINE JULY 18 PLANNING COMMISSION AUGUST 20 CITY COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 8 2 DEADLINE AUGUST 1 PLANNING COMMISSION SEPTEMBER 3 CITY COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 22 DEADLINE AUGUST 15 PLANNING COMMISSION SEPTEMBER 17 CITY COUNCIL OCTOBER 13 DEADLINE SEPTEMBER 12 PLANNING COMMISSION(Work session 10/1) OCTOBER 15 CITY COUNCIL OCTOBER 27 DEADLINE OCTOBER 3 PLANNING COMMISSION NOVEMBER 5 CITY COUNCIL NOVEMBER 24 DEADLINE OCTOBER 17 PLANNING COMMISSION NOVEMBER 19 CITY COUNCIL DECEMBER 8 DEADLINE OCTOBER 31 PLANNING COMMISSION DECEMBER 3 CITY COUNCIL JANUARY 12, 1998 3