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05-7-97 Agenda and Packet
FILE AGENDA CHANHASSEN PLANNING COMMISSION WEDNESDAY,MAY 7, 1997 AT 7:00 P.M. CHANHASSEN CITY HALL,690 COULTER DRIVE CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. Conditional use permit for a sign with time and temperature display and a height variance on property zoned BG, General Business District and located at 900 West 78th Street, TCF National Bank. 2. Request for a land use plan amendment from Residential - Low Density to Residential - Medium Density for the northern 30± acres of the parcel; PUD rezoning for approximately 50 acres of property from A-2, Agricultural Estate to PUD-R, Planned Unit Development Residential mixed density residential development; site plan review for 44 bungalow homes and 168 villa townhomes; preliminary subdivision request of 249 lots, 2 outlots and associated right-of-way located at the northeast corner of Galpin Blvd. and Hwy. 5, Walnut Grove, Residential Development, Inc. 3. Preliminary PUD approval for a mixed use development consisting of office/industrial uses, support commercial uses, multi-family uses, and park and open space; rezoning from Agricultural Estate, A2, to Planned Unit Development, PUD; preliminary plat approval for 12 lots, 2 outlots and associated right-of-way; wetland alteration permit to fill and mitigate wetlands; and site plan review for a 101,600 sq. ft. office and industrial building on proposed Lot 1, Block, 3; Interim use permit to permit site grading; Alternate Urban Area Review (AUAR) review and approval for Gateway Addition. The project is located at the southeast corner of Hwys. 5 and 41, Gateway Partners, Steiner Development. 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. At CITY OF PC DATE: 5/7/97 ' 1 C H A�T H A S S E N CC DATE: 5/27/97 iy t CASE #: CUP 97-3 & Sign 95-6 By: Kirchoff:v STAFF REPORT PROPOSALS: 1) A request for a 8 inch variance to the 8 foot height requirement for ground low profile signs. 1' 2) A request for a conditional use permit for time and temperature display Z on an existing monument sign. Q LOCATION: 900 West 78`h Street V J APPLICANT: Mr. Dave Shannon TCF National Bank 0. Color Sign Service,Inc. 801 Marquette Avenue Q P. O. Box 124. 11096 61' Street NE Minneapolis, MN 55402 Albertville,MN 55301 497-1374 PRESENT ZONING: BG, General Business Distnct ACREAGE: 1.68 Acres DENSITY: N/A ADJACENT ZONING AND LAND USE: N-PUDR, Oak Ponds S- PUD,Planned Unit Development E-BG, West Village Center Q W-BG,Vacant Q. 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In order to accommodate the changes for the ground profile sign, a height variance and conditional use permit have been requested. The proposal for the wall-mounted signage does comply with the sign ordinance. Foremost, the applicant is requesting an 8 inch variance to the height requirement for a ground low profile sign. The second application is a request to construct a time and temperature display in the monument sign. According to the site plan review, Century Bank was designed and constructed to meet all the requirements of the BG, General Business District and the HC-1, Highway Corridor District. The signage approved in the site plan does meet ordinance requirements. The existing monument sign is 8 feet (maximum permitted) in height and has a sign display area of 42 sq. ft (64 sq. ft. permitted) (See Attachment 2). HEIGHT VARIANCE ANALYSIS The applicant is requesting an 8 inch height variance to construct an 8' 8"monument sign. The height of a ground low profile sign cannot exceed 8 feet in height, if the principal structure is less than 50,000 sq. ft (Section 20-1303). The existing bank building is approximately 5,000 sq. ft. The proposal would increase the height of the existing, conforming sign by 8 inches. The applicant indicated that the gold and white trim cap is an integral part of the sign design. Staff suggests that the applicant eliminate the 1' 4"cap so a variance would not be needed. FINDINGS The Planning Commission shall not recommend and the City Council shall not grant a variance unless they find the following facts: TCF Sign CUP and Variance May 7, 1997 Page 3 a. That the literal enforcement of this chapter would cause undue hardship. Undue hardship means that the property cannot be put to reasonable use because of its size, physical surroundings, shape or topography. Reasonable use includes a use made by a majority of comparable property within 500 feet of it. The intent of this provision is not to allow a proliferation of variances, but to recognize that there are pre-existing standards in this neighborhood. Variances that blend with these pre-existing standards without departing downward from them meet this criteria. Finding:. The applicant believes that the existing bank monument sign is causing a hardship. The proposal locates TCF's name, the Express Teller logo, and time and temperature display on one monument sign. Staff acknowledges that reuse of a monument sign may be difficult, however, this is a typical (brick base) monument sign that supported a sign which met ordinance requirements. Reducing the size of the sign display area or eliminating the gold and white trim cap will not prohibit TCF from having ground signage. The applicant stated that TCF has done a substantial amount of marketing for this sign layout and believes that this will allow for the greatest possible recognition for this site. The existing bank was able to display their signage and still comply with the sign ordinance. b. The conditions upon which a petition for a variance is based are not applicable, generally,to other property within the same zoning classification. Finding: The conditions upon which a petition for a variance is based are not applicable, generally,to other property within the same zoning classification c. The purpose of the variation is not based upon a desire to increase the value or income potential of the parcel of land. Finding: The purpose of the variation is not based upon a desire to increase the value or income potential of the parcel of land. d. The alleged difficulty or hardship is not a self-created hardship. Finding: The alleged difficulty or hardship is a self-created. The applicant was aware that TCF's signage is required to comply with the sign ordinance and fit into the existing brick base prior to developing the proposal. Staff understands the need for corporate identity for recognition purposes; however, the sign ordinance protects the safety and welfare as well as the aesthetics of the community. e. The granting of the variance will not be detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to other land or improvements in the neighborhood in which the parcel is located. TCF Sign CUP and Variance May 7, 1997 Page 4 Finding: The granting of the variance will not be detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to other land or improvements in the neighborhood in which the parcel is located. f. The proposed variation will not impair an adequate supply of light and air to adjacent property or substantially increase the congestion of the public streets or increase the danger of fire or endanger the public safety or substantially diminish or impair property values within the neighborhood. Finding: The proposed variation will not impair an adequate supply of light and air to adjacent property or substantially increase the congestion of the public streets or increase the danger of fire or endanger the public safety or substantially diminish or impair property values within the neighborhood. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT ANALYSIS The applicant is requesting a conditional use permit for a time and temperature sign to be located on the monument sign. The time and temperature sign is standard for TCF signage. This motion sign will comprise of 11 sq. ft. of the sign display area. The actual letters will be 18"in height. FINDINGS The Planning Commission shall recommend a conditional use permit and the council shall issue such conditional use permits only if it finds that such use at the proposed location: 1. Will not be detrimental to or damage the public health, safety, comfort, convenience or general welfare of the neighborhood of the city. Finding: The time and temperature display will not be detrimental to or damage the public health, safety, comfort, convenience or general welfare of the neighborhood of the city. 2. Will be consistent with the objectives of the city's comprehensive plan and this chapter. Finding: This use is consistent with the objectives of the city's comprehensive plan and this chapter. TCF Sign CUP and Variance May 7, 1997 Page 5 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: Staff believes that the time and temperature display has been designed and will be constructed, operated and maintained so to be compatible in appearance with the existing character of the West Village Center. This display will not change the essential character of the area. 4. Will not be hazardous or disturbing to existing or planned neighboring uses. Finding: The time and temperature display will not be hazardous to existing or planned neighboring uses. It may be considered a benefit for those traveling on West 78`h Street. 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: 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. 6. Will not create excessive requirements for public facilities and services and will not be detrimental to the economic welfare of the community. Finding: Will not create excessive requirements for public facilities and services and will not be detrimental to the economic welfare of the community. 7. Will not involve uses,activities,processes,materials, equipment and condition 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: Will not involve uses, activities, processes, materials, equipment and condition 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. TCF Sign CUP and Variance May 7, 1997 Page 6 8. Will have vehicular approaches to the property which do not create traffic congestion or interfere with traffic or surrounding public thoroughfares. Finding: Will have vehicular approaches to the property which do not create traffic congestion or interfere with traffic or surrounding public thoroughfares. 9. Will not result in the destruction. loss or damage of solar access, natural, scenic or historic features of major significance. Finding: Will not result in the destruction. loss or damage of solar access, natural, scenic or historic features of major significance. 10. Will be aesthetically compatible with the area. Finding: Will be aesthetically compatible with the area. 11. Will not depreciate surrounding property values. Finding: Will not depreciate surrounding property values. 12. Will meet standards prescribed for certain uses as provided in this article. Finding: Will meet standards prescribed for certain uses as provided in this article. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends the Planning Commission adopt the following motion: "The Planning Commission denies the request for an 8 inch variance for the construction of an 8' 6"monument sign based upon the findings presented in the staff report and the following: 1. The applicant has not demonstrated a hardship that would warrant the granting of a variance. 2. The applicant has a reasonable opportunity to reuse the existing ground low profile sign." "The Planning Commission approves the request for a conditional use permit for the time and temperature display within the existing monument ground low profile sign." TCF Sign CUP and Variance May 7, 1997 Page 7 ATTACHMENTS 1. Application 2. Existing Century Bank Sign 3. Section 20-1303 4. Section 20-1259 5. Property Owners and Public Hearing Notice 6. Site Plan will be distributed Wednesday Evening. This attachment is a similar sign layout, however, the actual overall sign display area will be reduced CITY OF CHANHASSEN • 1 1.. ..r ' 690 COULTER DRIVE P`.� C CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 3 - (612) 937-1900 DEVELOPMENT REVIEW APPLICATION APPLICANT: OWNER: 7,t //lA/Afc ADDRESS: I /Fox- /2 ADDRESS: 60/ /&11(7,(14. Ace. TELEPHONE(Day time) (6/2) Y5-7-i37b/ TELEPHONE: Comprehensive Plan Amendment Temporary Sales Permit Conditional Use Permit - _ Vacation of ROW/Easements Interim Use Permit V 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/SPRNACNARNVAP/Metes and Bounds, $400 Minor SUB) Subdivision* TOTAL FEE$ `-+'7 oa 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. PROJECT NAME I 4T�A-y a LOCATION % o v. 7rSf LEGAL DESCRIPTION L—t V I I Ia je 1 21 Ooh -01 , 4_ot 3 Block I TOTAL ACREAGE I • (-OCi)-) WETLANDS PRESENT YES ✓ NO PRESENT ZONING REQUESTED ZONING PRESENT LAND USE DESIGNATION REQUESTED LAND USE DESIGNATION REASON FOR THIS REQUEST %o i/Avcc- ,P 7,4 7 ' , rfit/sp-"" rd47 cv;Ge Til 77.,L 6/IJ72 /sc- /4 ' 7 f /1.57. 574alier, T ,c do T1/' 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. 1 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. c/</- /7 Signature of Applicant Date Signature of Fee Owner '' ++ Date Application Received on `1141 Cr) Fee Paid 475 'DU Receipt No. 3Cg) 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. o I 0) ovinNi - I2- ...,-Z-S,31V0 I q10("4 ns c .. ........••••WY*••••••4••••••K ) Ii •"10•4••••••.4•4••••••.1 C\1••eZ21 \-2i 1c- 31111 ,011110111.1 Z 0 i Cl) .,• . . ----ii-----,. __•_, 1>.7 - -1 •itaior , i , _ _ 4 4.;.: F.-‘.1 4 • , . ' e...} a• ,.., ••; : .. . _ . • . . ,. ....._ r , .„ ._:. .: . . u . i .., i. , • ., . .,... • :_ ., , . , , , , ! , h. . , ,• " I t • 1 ..„.• s.......z., ....c„..;., :' ... .. 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The adjacent property owner or a homeowners association shall be responsible for maintenance of the identification/entrance sign. Such sign shall be located so as not to conflict with traffic visibility or street maintenance operations, and shall be securely anchored to the ground. (Ord. No. 231, § 1, 1-9-95) Sec. 20-1302. Neighborhood business, fringe business, and office and institutional districts. The following signs shall be allowed by permit in any OI, BF, or BN districts: (1) Ground low profile business signs. One(1)ground low profile business or institutional sign not exceeding twenty-four(24)square feet of sign display area shall be permitted. Such sign shall be located at least ten (10) feet from any property line and shall not exceed five (5) feet in height. (2) Wall business signs. One (1) wall business sign shall be permitted on the street frontage for each business occupant within a building. Wall business signs shall not be mounted upon the wall of any building which faces any adjoining residential district without an intervening public street. The total of all wall mounted sign display areas for each business shall not exceed the square footage established in the following table: Maximum Percentage Total Square of Wall Wall Area in Square Feet Footage of Signs 15% 0-600 90 13% 601-1,200 156 11% 1,201-1,800 198 9% 1,801-2,400 216 7% 2,401-3,200 224 5% 3,201-4,500 230 3% 4,500+ 240 (3) Wall signs shall not include product advertising.Wall signs shall only include tenant identification,tenant logo or registered trademark, center name, or any combination of the three. (Ord. No. 231, § 1, 1-9-95) Sec. 20-1303. Highway, general business districts and central business districts. The following signs shall be allowed by permit in any "BH", "BG", or "CBD" District: Supp. No. 7 1270 ZONING § 20-1304 The following table lists the standards for freestanding and ground low profile signs in the BH, BG, or CBD zone. Pylon Ground Low Profile Principal Height Sign Size Height Sign Size Structure (feet) (square feet) (feet) (square feet) 50,000 sq. ft. or greater 20 80 10 80 Less than 50,000 sq. ft. 16 64 8 64 (1) Pylon business sign. Pylon signs are permitted on parcels that abut State Highway corridors only. One (1) pylon identification sign shall be permitted. This sign may identify the name of the center of.the major tenants. The height and square footage of the sign shall be based on the square footage of the principal structure as shown in the table. Such signs shall be located at least ten (10) feet from any property line. (2) Ground low profile business signs. One (1) ground low profile business sign shall be permitted per each outlot or separate building pad that has street frontage. The height and square footage of the sign shall be based on the table above. Such signs shall be located at least three hundred (300) feet from any other pylon or ground sign and at least ten (10) feet from any property line. (3) Wall business signs. Wall business signs shall be permitted on street frontage for each business occupant within a building only. The total of all wall mounted sign display areas for each business shall not exceed the square footage established in the fol- lowing table: Maximum Percentage Maximum Square of Wall Wall Area in Square Feet Footage of Sign 15% 0-600 90 13% 601-1,200 156 11% 1,201-1,800 198 9% 1,801-2,400 216 7% 2,401-3,200 224 5% 3,201-4,500 230 3% 4,500+ 240 (4) Menu board. One (1) menu board sign per restaurant use is permitted with a drive- through facility. Such sign shall not exceed forty-five (45) square feet in size nor greater than eight (8) feet in height. Such sign is permitted in addition to any other sign permitted in the zoning district. Sec. 20-1304. Industrial office park signs. The following signs shall be allowed by permit in any IOP district: (1) Pylon or ground low profile business signs. Pylon signs are permitted on parcels that abut the Highway 5 corridor only. One (1) pylon or one (1) ground low profile Indus- Supp.No 7 1271 § 20-1258 CHANHASSEN CITY CODE construction; or erected without a permit first being granted to the installer of the sign to the owner of the property upon which the sign has been erected or is improperly maintained, or is in violation of any other provision of this chapter, he shall give written notice of such violation to the owner or permittee thereof. If the permittee or owner fails to remove or alter the sign so as to comply with the provisions set forth in this chapter within(10)calendar days following receipt of said notice: (1) Such permittee or owner may be prosecuted for violating this chapter and if convicted shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Each day a violation exists shall constitute a separate offense. (Ord. No. 231, § 1, 1-9-95) Sec. 20-1259. Prohibited signs. The following signs are prohibited: (1) Advertising or business signs on or attached to equipment,such as semi-truck trailers, where signing is a principal use of the equipment on either a temporary or permanent basis. (2) Motion signs and flashing signs, except time and temperature signs and barber poles which may be permitted by conditional use permits (see sections 20-231 through 20-237). (3) Projecting signs, not including awning or canopies as defined in this chapter. (4) Roof signs, except that a business sign may be placed on the roof, facia or marquee of a building provided it does not extend above the highest elevation of the building, excluding chimneys, and provided: a. Roof signs shall be thoroughly secured and anchored to the frames of the building over which they are constructed and erected. b. No portion of roof signs shall extend beyond the periphery of the roof. (5) Wall graphics and design treatments depicting corporate logos and company symbols. (6) Temporary signs or banners except as permitted in section 20-1256. (7) Signs which are placed or tacked on trees, fences, utility poles or in the public right- of-way. (8) Bench signs are prohibited except at designated transit stops as authorized by the local transit authority. (9) Billboards. (Ord. No. 231, § 1, 1-9-95) Sec. 20-1260. Nonconforming signs. When the principal use of land is legally nonconforming under this chapter, all existing or proposed signs in conjunction with that land, shall be considered conforming if they are in compliance with the sign provisions for the most restrictive zoning district in which the principal use is allowed. Supp. No. 7 1266 Uy NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING `, PLANNING COMMISSION `�� 4 Wednesday, May 7, 1997 i��� at 7:00 p.m. A �� City Hall Council Chambers •��111� • •i$% 690 Coulter Drive U 4. °� •�N�,- �� '1111 I- Ea az al...... az ' CO SUBJECT: Conditional Use Permit co L and Height Variance for CDI TCF Sign -- [ r1111r APPLICANT: TCF National Bank W. LOCATION: Lot 3, Block 1, West Villages Heights 2nd Addition ii i 44 6- NOTICE: You are invited to attend a public hearing about a proposal in your area. The applicant. TCF National Bank, is requesting conditional use permit for a time and temperature display and a height variance for a display sign to be located in a BG, General Business District, and located at 900 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 Cindy at 937-1900 ext. 117. 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 April 24, 1997. 4I4 Perkins Restaurants Operating CNL American Properties Fund Taco Bell Corp. c/o Pizza Hut 6075 Poplar Ave., Suite 800 400 East South Street, #500 Tax Dept. Memphis, TN 38119 Orlando,FL 32801 P. O. Box 970 Wichita, KS 67201-0970 Dayton Hudson Corp. T-862 Joan Holasek F. Patrick & Janice Ingle Property Tax Dept. 888 Kimberly Lane 892 Kimberly Lane 777 Nicollet Mall Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Minneapolis, MN 55402 William Smith& Carolee Watkins Doris Mielke Wayne & Jean Binfet 898 Kimberly Lane 902 Kimberly Lane 906 Kimberly Lane Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Corey& Tamara Larsen Dean R. Johnson Construction Bruce & Suzanne Beaty 910 Kimberly Lane 20170 75`h Ave.N. 889 Kimberly Lane Chanhassen, MN 55317 Corcoran, MN 55340 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Wendy Evenson Cathleen Galland Helen Quach 885 Kimberly Lane 881 Kimberly Lane 977 Santa Vera Drive Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Mark Heyer& Brent Heyer Cheryl Stock Craig& Beth Hallett 979 Santa Vera Drive 981 Santa Vera Drive 983 Santa Vera Drive Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Earl Ferguson Cynthia Works Luretta Larson 967 Santa Vera Drive 969 Santa Vera Drive 971 Santa Vera Drive Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Debbie Janzen Philip & Dawn Gleason Stephanie Pikarski 973 Santa Vera Drive 955 Santa Vera Drive 957 Santa Vera Drive Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Gerald Oberlander& Beth Hayes Brenda Smieja Colleen Healy 959 Santa Vera Drive 961 Santa Vera Drive 945 Santa Vera Drive Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Susan Conzet John&Michelle Linden Larry Zamor 947 Santa Vera Drive 949 Santa Vera Drive 951 Santa Vera Drive Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Andrew& Christian Althauser Jeanne Etem Traecy Waldschmidt 933 Santa Vera Drive 935 Santa Vera Drive 937 Santa Vera Drive Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 C. Cook& Walter& Mary Tellegen Mark & Sandra Berger Timothy& Jennifer Jones 939 Santa Vera Drive 923 Santa Vera Drive 925 Santa Vera Drive Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Beth Traver Gary Johnson& Teresita Brigino John & Janice Moberg 927 Santa Vera Drive 929 Santa Vera Drive 911 Santa Vera Drive Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Paula Langer Patricia Hauck David& Amy Mehl 913 Santa Vera Drive 915 Santa Vera Drive 917 Santa Vera Drive Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Rodney Brown& Michelle Drewelow Lori Carsik James & Barbara Lugowski 7717 Nicholas Way 7719 Nicholas Way 7721 Nicholas Way Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Charles & Martha Walker Thomas & Sheryl Erickson Jeffrey& Debra Miller 7723 Nicholas Way 7709 Nicholas Way 7711 Nicholas Way Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Nancy J. Metcalf Earnest Stonebraker Gregory& Mary Peterson 7713 Nicholas Way 7715 Nicholas Way 7701 Nicholas Way Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Allison Degraffenreid Alan Lee Peter& Anne Voas 7703 Nicholas Way 7705 Nicholas Way 7707 Nicholas Way Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chad Lea& Lori Jensen-Lea Lydia Kiebzak Scott Grebe&Kristin Fulkerson 7693 Nicholas Way 7695 Nicholas Way 7697 Nicholas Way Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen,MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Wayne Salisbury&Tobey Salisbury Dana Geisert Brent & Jacqueline Carlson 7699 Nicholas Way 7685 Nicholas Way 7687 Nicholas Way Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Matthew Mesenburg Monica Hanley Oak Hill Homeowners Assn. 7689 Nicholas Way 7691 Nicholas Way 8984 Zachary Lane N., Suite B Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Maple Grove, MN 55369 Daniel Flaherty Steven& Teresa Laberge Patricia Peterson 7677 Nicholas Way 7679 Nicholas Way 7681 Nicholas Way Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Casey Powell Laura Lusson Donna Pfaff 7683 Nicholas Way 7669 Nicholas Way 7671 Nicholas Way Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Deborah Scott Elton& Lois Klug Julie A. Brown 7673 Nicholas Way 7675 Nicholas Way 7659 Nicholas Way Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Daniel & Darcy Buger Kathleen Skovran Thomas& Tina Saue 7661 Nicholas Way 7663 Nicholas Way 7665 Nicholas Way Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Todd Mahlen & Jean McCoy Anh Tuyet Ly William Dale & Staci Vielbig 7667 Nicholas Way 7649 Nicholas Way 7651 Nicholas Way Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Ereyna Szarke Douglas & Darla Holmgren Kamal Hasan& Fatoom Naseibeh 7653 Nicholas Way 7655 Nicholas Way 7657 Nicholas Way Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Gregory Mours & Joanne Fligiel Ryan Meyer Kevin Keil & Tara Thomas 7637 Nicholas Way 7639 Nicholas Way 7641 Nicholas Way Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Bruce Amundson Brian& Raelynn Toltzman Tracy Hanson 7643 Nicholas Way 7645 Nicholas Way 7647 Nicholas Way Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Charles Dancha Michael Brandt&A.Battaglia Brandt Lonnee VanDenHeuvel 7625 Nicholas Way 7627 Nicholas Way 7629 Nicholas Way Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen,MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Daniel Nauratil Mark Falzon Forrest & Michelle Johnson 7631 Nicholas Way 7633 Nicholas Way 7635 Nicholas Way Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Matthew Walsh Michael & Margaret Cuccia Christopher Jackson&Verne Netzow 7613 Nicholas Way 7615 Nicholas Way 7617 Nicholas Way Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen,MN 55317 Sara Ralston Dawn Glander Lee Karels &Kimberly Stumm 7619 Nicholas Way 7621 Nicholas Way 7623 Nicholas Way Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Karen Kiser Lois Martens Michael Pekarna& S. Kuethe-Pekarna 7601 Nicholas Way 7603 Nicholas Way 7605 Nicholas Way Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Catherine Ehlen& Cynthia Ehlen Michael & Lisa Gearman Dale Boyer 7607 Nicholas Way 7609 Nicholas Way 7611 Nicholas Way Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Oak Hills Homeowners Assoc. Dean Johnson Construction Ted Bigos P. O. Box 812 20170 75th Ave. N. Apt. 1400 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Corcoran, MN 55340 6400 Bathe Rd. Edina, MN 55435-2320 T. F. James Company Suite 500 6640 Shady Oak Rd. Eden Prairie, MN 55344 3 < ..7. v<� • — -- '.-•.• car ?� fi z - —4 2 i z- ..., A � Z < C a 1 z z m z z • •• 1 i . 7t G z 0 = • • • 9 F- _ F` . 0 'y J. • • • COI _ J F I 0JU • • • . 47 .41..--.11 Q C 1\r.: r' \ S. t.•O m -N N sI_- O oy.o.oi• • r 1 4 - I 6" ^L CLi 1.1.14• ••••••• • • _ V i A 5 1 ,; , . , , ,„ _ , . .. -r 1 ....... . ..., , „..:_:„........._ ::,.. . :_, , .. i Emil zrl:ti: I Iii!li ;11111;11.1'11:11)i .!:4 r - • MI itV PC DATE: 5/7/97 CITY OF C N A N H A S S E N CC DATE: 5/27/97 • CASE #: 96-4 PUD, 96-2 LUP an' 96-14 SPR By: Generous: v STAFF REPORT : equest tor a land use plan amenament ltom Kesldenilal - Lumv Gt nilly w 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 and preliminary request for mixed density residential development; site plan review for 44 bungalow and 168 Z townhouses; preliminary subdivision request of 247 lots, 2 outlots and associated right-of-way, Walnut Grove(formerly The Highlands). ICX V LOCATION: Northeast corner of Galpin Blvd. and Hwy 5 eL APPLICANT: Residential Development, Inc. kottlund Homes 15 Choctaw Circle 2681 Long Lake Road Chanhassen, MN 55317 Roseville, MN 55113 (612) 934-6238 (612) 638-0500 rn.r,SEN r LONING. L.,LL Dt.,t.a„t ACREAGE: 50 acres+%- DENSITY: 4.96 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, Highway 5 E - RR, single family home W- A2, single family home, vacant, bluff creek Q WATER AND SEWER: Available to the site Q. 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 W 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 adjacent to the proposed north Highway 5 collector road. 2000 LAND USE PLAN: North 30.14 acres - Residential Low Density, South 19.66 acres - Residential Medium Density Exhibit A e ov LOCATION MAP P ', • �' - _gm ti � � r' ik, .___. L.T, ,—,-. i----/— , , -, s.,. .__, -: ..„, . .... .. x , 11LaKE . ,„. _____i___ N�GRR/,SON ` LAKE LUCY . B: ._- •-• _.:._:I rei _- /4" P i _,J y i ,. . .S/ -, t, 4u) I' LAKE ANN • ' c-\ `` ,� . i___2_, /iiiiiiiiiit� 14IPhIIIIIIII.hLOCATION I AKE ANN PARK i i / RBbRE 1.1 I 80ULEVAR. 3 1 IR 1 r/ ((_' lit .:„../ ll lit 1 , �� )Cj+�cGLYkN R4Az �r 1 i 0 0 kb.4 0 4 ,,.. W^pp �� o1110$1*40% : , irArdpeN - zPSN •' .� . pAf,, �� -• asp Walnut Grove May 7, 1997 Page 2 PROPOSAL/SUMMARY The applicant is proposing a mixed density residential development on approximately 50 acres. Within the development are 247 dwelling units in three types: standard single family detached houses (35) on slightly narrower than normal lots,bungalow homes (44), and four, six, eight and twelve unit townhouses (168). This property is located within the Highway 5 Corridor District, HC-2 District. While single family detached residences are exempted from the architectural design standards within the district, the project must still 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 plan is generally good. However, there are several issues and revisions to the plan that need to be addressed prior to granting final plat approval. Following is a list of issues that need to be resolved prior to moving the development forward: 1. The applicant shall work with Southwest Metro Transit to incorporate a transit component within the development potentially providing land and/or funding assistance for a bus shelter/bus cut-out. 2. The developer shall relocate the trail northward within the open area to expand the gathering space/public space and make a more useable play area. The applicant's original proposal contained 293 dwelling units: 34 single family, 67 cottages, and 192 villas. This represented an overall gross density of 5.86 units per acre and a net density of 6.6 units per acre. In response to the city's and neighbors' comments,the applicant has prepared a revised plan for the development. This plan contains a total of 247 dwelling units: 35 single family, 44 bungalows, 40 single loaded townhouses, and 104 villas. This represents an overall gross density of 4.96 units per acre and a net density of 5.74 units per acre. The northerly 30.14 acres contains 122 units (35 single family, 44 bungalow, 24 single loaded townhouses, and 19 villas). Within the northern 30.14 acres, 3.83 acres are dedicated for right-of-way. This represents a gross Walnut Grove May 7, 1997 Page 3 density of 4.05 and a net density of 4.6 units per acre. The southerly 19.66 acres contains 125 dwellings (16 single loaded townhouses and 109 villas). Within this area, 2.98 acres of right-of- way are being dedicated, including 1.9 acres for Arboretum Boulevard. This represents a gross density of 6.35 units per acre and a net density of 7.5 units per acre. The net density of the surrounding development are as follows: Royal Oaks Estates - 2.13 units per acre, Windmill Run- 2.41 units per acre, the proposed Lake Ann Highlands - 3.56 units per acre. Typical subdivisions average 10 percent dedication for right-of-way. Staff is recommending that the preliminary PUD be approved subject to the conditions of approval. BACKGROUND On March 10, 1997, the City Council granted conceptual approval of PUD #96-4, sketch plan dated 3/5/97, with the following conditions: 1. Landscape species must be selected from Big Woods species listed 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. 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 Hennessy'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 Hennessy 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 Walnut Grove May 7, 1997 Page 4 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. 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. Walnut Grove May 7, 1997 Page 5 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 water main from Windmill Drive to Arboretum Boulevard. The credit shall be for the cost difference between an 8-inch and a 12-inch water line. 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 require building setback from the Bluff Creek should be at the existing 966 contour. 27. 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. Walnut Grove May 7, 1997 Page 6 28. 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 on a schedule in accordance with the prescribed land use zoning. 29. 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. 30. 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 Chanhassen City Ordinance 9-1. 31. All private roads must be assigned street names. Submit street names to Chanhassen Building Official and Chanhassen Fire Marshal for review and approval. 32. Comply with Chanhassen Fire Department/Fire Prevention Policy No. 29-1992 regarding premise identification (copy enclosed). 33. 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. 34. 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. 35. 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. 36. 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). Walnut Grove May 7, 1997 Page 7 37. No burning permits for trees removed will be issued. Any downed trees will have to be chipped on site or hauled off site. 38. Additional fire hydrants are needed. Please refer to plans for location. Pursuant to 1991 Uniform Fire Code Section 10.403. 39. The applicant needs to revise the plan to better protect and preserve the Bluff Creek corridor. 40. The lot width for lots in Block 3 should be increased for a better transition form the existing single family development to the south. 41. 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. 42. The developer needs to enhance the edge treatments and landscaping around the perimeter and throughout the project. 43. The applicant should create view corridors within the project to maximize appreciation of the natural features on the site. 44. 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. In March 1995, the city approved a preliminary plat (94-14), Lake Ann Highlands, for 92 twin homes on the northern portion of the parcel and the first reading of the rezoning of the property from A2 to R4. On April 8, 1996, the city granted a one year extension until March 13, 1997 for this development. On March 10, 1997, the City again granted a one year extension to the preliminary plat. 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 multi-family, 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 Walnut Grove May 7, 1997 Page 8 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. The revisions to the plan have preserved these areas. 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 townhouses. 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 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. Walnut Grove May 7, 1997 Page 9 Finding. The development will preserve portions of the Bluff Creek corridor, approximately 5.7 acres, and an isolated wetland located in the southwest corner of the site as well as providing open space and view corridors within the project. 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 and individual project, efficiently and effectively uses the land. 3. High quality of design and design compatible with surrounding land uses, including both existing and planned. Site planning, landscaping and building architecture should reflect higher quality design than is found elsewhere in the community. Finding. The proposed development is compatible with surrounded uses. Through the incorporation of the recommendations contained in this report, staff believes that the project will reflect higher quality design. 4. 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 with the project. The development provides life cycle 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 current and future residents of the city. 5. 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 northerly 30.14 acres for low to medium density residential. This amendment is necessary to permit the internal transfer of density,to permit reduced lot widths for the single family detached housing, and to permit the zero lot line bungalow homes. 6. 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 road to permit residents of this development and the subdivisions to Walnut Grove May 7, 1997 Page 10 the north to access the trail on the future Arboretum Boulevard. An additional trail stub is proposed to the east property line to permit further connection to the east when the adjacent land is developed. 7. 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$90,000 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, 1997). 8. 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. 9. 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,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 • Diversity of housing types • Preservation of desirable site characteristics (trees, topographical features) • Sensitive development in transitional areas Walnut Grove May 7, 1997 Page 11 • More efficient use of land • High quality project design GENERAL SITE PLAN/ARCHITECTURE There are three types of dwelling units associated with the development. The most northerly area which includes 35 lots will be built as traditional single family homes. The middle area which includes 44 units will be built as "bungalow"homes. The most southerly area will be developed as "Villa"homes. In the"Villa"homes there are a total of 168 units. There are four 4-unit buildings, four 6-units buildings, four 8-unit buildings and eight 12-unit buildings. Forty of the townhouse units will be single loaded buildings. The 35 traditional lots will be developed as with any other traditional subdivision, there may be one builder, but there will be a variety of housing types and materials. Staff has been told that the price range for this area will be from the $180,00 to the $250,000. The bungalow is a new product for Rottlund Homes. The "Bungalows"are a one level detached townhouse. The units are 36' wide instead of 32' and approximately 58' deep instead of 72', more square than a long narrow rectangle. The lot size would be approximately 50' x 100' instead of 47' x 110'. The garage is inset into the house. This projects the front entry and front parch more toward the street than the garage. The architecture style is that of pre war Midwest and New England which promote front porches and stoops, stone & brick columns and 8 Y2' roof pitch. The bungalow fits square to the street instead of the 30 degree angle of the cottages. This allows more detail and development of the front yard and the front porch instead of the side yard. The architecture is a more traditional "Bungalow" style to promote the front entry stoop or porch. The streetscape will appear more like a small single family lots than narrow lot detached townhouses. The units can also be varied by mixing the garage locations to alternate two adjacent garages and adjacent front yards with garages adjacent to front yards to also create more variety in the streetscape. There are four exterior color palettes proposed to include siding, trim, stone or brick, roofing and accent colors for the front doors and shutters. The units have a building area ranging from 1350 -1600 square feet on the main level with the potential expansion with one and one-half story and walk out opportunities to bring the finished square footage up to 2,500. The"Villas"will also be built by Rottlund Homes. Some of the villas will have new layouts for both the two story villas and villa townhouses. The villa 12-unit buildings will have end units with 2 car garages and single car garages interior units, but the 8 unit buildings will have all of its units with 2-car garages and totally redesigned floor plans and exteriors. The 8-unit buildings Walnut Grove May 7, 1997 Page 12 will have entries on the end of the building to create more elevations and with front entries on all four sides of the buildings. The exterior of the building is proposed to be traditional with covered front stoops, shutters and picket fences. Rottlund's "Villa Townhomes" will also include a new type, the 6-unit"row type"townhome. This unit has a two car garage with the end unit and a one car garage with the interior unit. The 4-unit buildings all have 2-car garages. This will create a different look between the 4 and 6- unit buildings. Along with the slab on grade and the walk-out opportunities, there will be more variety among these eight buildings. The villa townhouse that overlooks the central open space will have the opportunity for covered patios,porches and picket fences to create more of a front door/front porch feel along the open space. Rottlund has told staff that the affordable units in this development will be in the Villa phase only. SUBDIVISION REVIEW DRAINAGE The site falls into two watershed districts. 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 and predevelopment runoff rates. 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. Part of the stormwater runoff for this development is proposed to drain to the east branch of Bluff Creek through a proposed wetland and stormwater pond located behind single family homes. The project proposes to maintain pre-developed stormwater runoff rates for discharges to the east of this site and to the northwest. There is a proposed temporary storm pond on the east property line of this site. This pond will 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. Financial security will be requested by staff to guarantee restoration of the temporary pond in the future when the downstream regional pond is constructed. Walnut Grove May 7, 1997 Page 13 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. The remaining portion of the site 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 oversized 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 Citys 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 also be in place or constructed as a part of the overall improvements. 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 needed for future improvements to Trunk Highway 5 and adjacent to the property. Ideally, this water quality basin is to be used and modified to pre-treat the runofffrom Trunk Highway 5, as well as, the adjoining watershed before entering the west branch of Bluff Creek Wetlands There is one agricultural/urban wetland on site that will not be impacted by the development. The proposed frontage road(Arboretum Boulevard)will cross the west branch of Bluff Creek. The permitting for this work will be by others (MnDOT). 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 Walnut Grove May 7, 1997 Page 14 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. In this plan,recommendations for this upper area of Bluff Creek includes 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 revegetation projects. Staff recommendation at the conceptual stage for this project was to maintain the natural vegetation and landscape below the existing 966 foot contour. This setback is based on the existing topography and watershed of the creek in this area. This recommended setback varies from a minimum of 125 feet to 300 feet along this area. The applicant's proposal goes within the 960 contour,but maintains the remaining vegetation and wetland. Staff believes this alternative maintains the integrity of the creek's natural features and buffers the creek 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 Boulevard and Trunk Highway 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 being 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 V2-inch rainfall. In addition, detailed drainage plans and calculations indicating drainage to individual catch basins will also be required. Walnut Grove May 7, 1997 Page 15 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 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 fmal 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. Walnut Grove May 7, 1997 Page 16 GRADING A majority of the site is employed in agricultural use. The entire site, with the exception of the Bluff Creek Corridor and an existing stand of trees north of the Walnut Curve and Galpin Boulevard intersection, is proposed to be developed as ponds, streets, driveways, and dwelling sites. The entire site will be graded with the initial phase. The stormwater ponds shall be constructed with the initial phase as well to minimize the risk of erosion off site and provide an acceptable level of water quality treatment and flood protection. Temporary outlet control measures will need to be developed as a part of the final grading plan. As part of the Trunk Highway 5 upgrade, a frontage road(Arboretum Boulevard) will be constructed adjacent to the site. This development will be connected to proposed Arboretum Boulevard in the future. The site grades appear to be compatible with the future upgrade of Trunk Highway 5 and Arboretum Boulevard. The preliminary design for Arboretum Boulevard has been incorporated into their plans. MnDOT should also review the final grading plan to insure compatibility. Temporary construction easements may be required in the future by MnDOT with construction of Arboretum Boulevard. 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. Given the rolling terrain of this parcel, the site will be graded to create walkout, lookout, and rambler-type dwellings. Staff has reviewed the dwelling types and finds them compatible with the proposed grades. In an effort to preserve the Bluff Creek Corridor, the plans propose a strip of land which varies in width adjacent to the southwest property line. The grading limits follow the 960 contour line for the most part except in the areas of the storm water ponds. The existing wetland south of Block 9 will not be impacted by construction. Eventually, a trunk sanitary line and trail system will be constructed within this corridor. This area is proposed to be preserved by a conservation easement dedicated to the City. Since the City will be extending sanitary sewer through this corridor, the conservation easement should be expanded to include drainage and utility purposes. The plans propose a retaining wall on Lot 1, Block 1 which will encroach into the street right-of- way to preserve existing trees. The developer should work with staff in relocating the wall outside the right-of-way if feasible , i.e. shift street alignment. Another alternative would be to shift the street slightly south to obtain a minimum 7-foot boulevard area and enter into an encroachment agreement which spells out maintenance responsibilities with the City. The berm proposed on Lot 18, Block 2 behind Lots 19 and 20, Block 2 should be relocated so it is not situated over the proposed storm sewer. Walnut Grove May 7, 1997 Page 17 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 applicant is proposing to extend the 12-inch trunk watermain from Windmill Drive south along Village Boulevard 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(Hennessy parcel). The applicant, in conjunction with the overall development improvements, will be 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 PUD Agreement/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 Walnut Grove May 7, 1997 Page 18 Run) access to Arboretum Boulevard without having to travel on Galpin Boulevard. This north/south street will also have a sidewalk system 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. 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 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 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 grading, utilities and streets will be constructed in phases. 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 1999/2000. The applicant has performed a traffic study to determine the limits of development before the level of service at the intersection of Galpin Boulevard exceed capacity. Based on that report it appears the development may fully develop and the intersection of Galpin Boulevard and Walnut Curve will function at acceptable traffic levels. 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. The plans appear to comply with city code which requires a 24-foot wide minimum private street unless the street serves less than four dwellings at which time the street may be 20-feet wide. The private streets will need to be Walnut Grove May 7, 1997 Page 19 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. 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 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." The private cul-de-sac which serves Lots 37 through 40,Block 2 needs to be redesigned slightly to accommodate fire trucks. This revision should not affect any of the lots. 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 fmal 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. The city is in the process of amending the subdivision ordinance to require all developers pay a fee of$25 per lot to incorporate updating the GIS/base map. The fee will be payable at the time of final plat recording. Street names. In order to avoid conflicts and confusion, street names, public and private, must be reviewed by the Public Safety Department. Proposed street names for the private streets are not included with the submitted documents. The proposed street name may have a maximum length of three words. Addressing. In order to accurately address the subdivision, I need an overall plan of the subdivision with streets and property boundaries accurately located. The plan should also show the outline of each building. The scale of this plan should be 1"=200". Walnut Grove May 7, 1997 Page 20 EROSION CONTROL Staff recommends an erosion control plan be incorporated on the final grading and development plan and be 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. Additional erosion control fence should be included at the toe of slope on ponds located on Outlot A. PARKS AND RECREATION On January 28, 1997, the Park& Recreation Commission reviewed the proposed"Highlands" development. Following a staff report, applicant presentation,public comment, and discussion, the commission made the following recommendation: That the Park&Recreation Commission recommend the City Council apply the following conditions of approval regarding parks and trails for The Highlands. 1. The dedication of a public trail easement through the east/west commons area from Highlands Boulevard east to the property limit. Construction of an 8 ft. asphalt trail within this easement. The applicant is to be reimbursed for material costs involved in constructing the trail from the city's trail fund. 2. Payment of full park and trail fees per city ordinance. 3. The development of a"commons"within the plat. Commissioners Roeser, Manders, Scott and Howe voted in favor. Lash and Berg voted against. The motion carried by a 4-2 vote. Commissioners Lash and Berg voted against due to the failure to specify that a children's playground must be a component of the commons. As the motion stands, the specific contents of the commons area are at the discretion of the applicant. LANDSCAPING The former farm fields have limited vegetation existing along the Bluff Creek corridor and Highway 5. The applicant proposes to preserve a few trees on the north side of Walnut Curve at Galpin Boulevard. Tree protection fencing shall be used in this area. Some tree removal along the creek will take place as a part of construction. The 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 Walnut Grove May 7, 1997 Page 21 breakdown of the total includes 231 evergreens, 202 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. No revised plant species list was submitted with the preliminary plat. Staff recommends the applicant move the 10 evergreens from Village Boulevard along the stormwater pond and Bluff Creek to other areas in the development that would benefit more from their presence, such as the northern property boundary. Since this stretch of the Boulevard was intended to provide a 'view corridor', evergreens would be more appropriate in other locations. In areas the applicant has designated as open space south of the traditional single family homes and also north of the 4 unit villa blocks, staff recommends a prairie or natural area be installed as part of the landscaping. An area of cut grass can surround the prairie area in order to identify it as a distinct and maintained part of the landscape. The prairie would further enhance the environmental attributes of the development and provide residents with scenic and interesting backyards. Since prairies take time and patience to develop, a maintenance agreement for the management of the prairie areas must be submitted as part of the landscaping plan for the development. This agreement will identify specific guidelines for establishing and maintaining the areas as well as designate responsibility for the areas. FINDINGS 1. The proposed subdivision is consistent with the zoning ordinance; Finding: The subdivision meets all the requirements of the city code subject to the conditions of the staff report. 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, subject to approval of the land use map amendment. 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; Walnut Grove May 7, 1997 Page 22 Finding: The proposed site is suitable for development subject to the conditions specified in this report. 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; 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 subject to conditions if approved. 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 motions: "The Planning Commission recommends approval of the Land Use Map Amendment, 96-2 LUP, amending the northerly 30.14 acres from Residential -Low Density to Residential - Medium density to permit the proposed development known as Walnut Grove." "The Planning Commission recommends preliminary approval of PUD#96-4 for a mixed density residential development rezoning approximately 50 acres from Agricultural Estate District, A2, to Planned Unit Development-Residential, PUD-R." Walnut Grove May 7, 1997 Page 23 "The Planning Commission recommends approval of the Site Plan #96-14 for 168 townhouse units, site plan prepared by Sathre-Bergquist, dated 4/4/97, subject to the following conditions: 1. The applicant shall incorporate side entry garages for the bungalow homes on Lots 19, 31, 43, and 44, Block 2, and Lot 14, Block 3. 2. The applicant shall incorporate three exterior siding selections for the villa townhomes and four exterior siding selections for the bungalow homes, stamped received April 23, 1997. 3. No two adjacent bungalow homes may have the same elevations and exterior siding selections. The Planning Commission recommends preliminary plat approval for Walnut Grove subject to the following conditions: 1. The dedication of a public trail easement through the east/west commons area from Highlands Boulevard east to the property limit. Construction of an 8 ft. asphalt trail within this easement. The applicant is to be reimbursed for material costs involved in constructing the trail from the city's trail fund. 2. Payment of full park and trail fees per city ordinance. 3. The development of a"commons"within the plat. 4. The developer shall relocate the trail northward within the open area to expand the gathering space/public space and make a more useable play area. 5. The applicant shall work with Southwest Metro Transit to incorporate a transit component within the development potentially providing land and/or funding assistance for a bus shelter/bus cut-out. 6. Landscape species must be selected from Big Woods species list in Bluff Creek Management Plan. 7. Tree protection fencing shall be installed around all trees to be preserved on site prior to commencing grading activities. 8. The applicant must submit revised landscape species list with corresponding plan. 9. Vegetation restoration plan for the slope leading down from road to wetland in southwest corner must be developed. Walnut Grove May 7, 1997 Page 24 10. The applicant shall work with staff to relocate 10 evergreen scheduled to be planted along Boulevard near pond and Bluff Creek. 11. Incorporate prairie areas in open space south of the traditional single family homes and also to the north of the four unit villa blocks on the west side of Village Boulevard. The prairie areas shall have a detailed planting and management plan submitted with the overall landscaping plan for the development prior to final plat approval. The management plan will identify responsibility for the areas and outline maintenance practices to be followed during the establishment period and beyond. 12. Submit soils report to the Inspections Division. This should be done prior to issuance of any building permits. 13. Submit streets names to the Public Safety Department, Inspections Division for review prior to final plat approval. Submit proposed street names for private streets 200 feet or more in length. All private roads and a number of smaller driveway accesses will be required to have street names. Contact Chanhassen Fire Marshal for which streets will need to be assigned street names. Street names must be submitted to both Chanhassen Fire Marshal and Chanhassen Building Official for review and approval. No parking fire lane signs will be required to be installed on private roads and roads leading to driveway accesses. Contact Chanhassen Fire Marshal for exact location. Pursuant to Chanhassen Fire Department Fire Prevention Policy#06-1991. 14. Street and utility service shall be extended to the Hennessy'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 Hennessy parcel for ingress and egress over the private streets within the development. 15. 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 in conjunction with final plat submittal. 16. 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. 17. 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 Walnut Grove May 7, 1997 Page 25 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". 18. 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. 19. 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 pre-developed 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. 20. The applicant shall enter into a PUD agreement/development contract with the City and provide the necessary financial security to guarantee compliance with the terms of the development contract. 21. 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. 22. The applicant shall include a drain tile system behind the curbs to convey sump pump discharge from units not adjacent to ponds or wetlands. 23. 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.. 24. 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. The berm proposed on Lot 18, Block 2 behind Lots 19 and 20 shall be redesigned so it is not situated over the proposed storm sewer. Walnut Grove May 7, 1997 Page 26 25. The lowest floor or opening elevation of all buildings shall be a minimum of 2 feet above the 100-year high water level. 26. 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. 27. 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. 28. The developer shall expand the conservation easement over Outlot A to include drainage and utility purposes. This area may also be deeded to the City as an outlot. 29. 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 construction cost difference between an 8-inch and a 12-inch water line. 30. Direct access to all lots shall be restricted to the interior streets and not onto Galpin Boulevard or Arboretum Boulevard. 31. The southerly stormwater pond on Outlot A 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. 32. Final grades adjacent to Arboretum Boulevard will be subject to review and approval of MnDOT for compatibility with the future widening of Trunk Highway 5/Arboretum Boulevard. 33. The developer shall work with City staff in reducing the encroachment of the retaining wall into the right-of-way along Walnut Curve(Lot 1, Block 1). If there are no feasible alternatives the developer shall enter into an encroachment agreement with the City. 34. The cul-de-sac proposed to serve Lots 37 through 40, Block 2 shall be redesigned to accommodate fire truck turning movements. 35. Provide a 1"=200' scale plan of the subdivision to the Inspections Division showing all streets, driveways,property lines and building outlines. 36. A 10' clear space must be maintained around fire hydrants, i.e., street lamps, trees, shrubs, bushes,NSP, US West, Cable TV, and transformer boxes. This is to ensure that fire hydrants can be quickly located and safely operated by firefighters. Pursuant to Chanhassen City Ordinance 9-1. Walnut Grove May 7, 1997 Page 27 37. No burning permits for trees removed will be issued. Any downed trees will have to be chipped on site or hauled off site. 38. An additional 1 to 2 fire hydrants will be required. Contact Chanhassen Fire Marshal for exact location of additional hydrant(s). 39. Comply with Chanhassen Fire Department Policy regarding premise identification. Pursuant to Chanhassen Fire Department Fire Prevention Policy# 29-1992. (Copy enclosed). Additional number ranges will be required on the building ends adjacent to main arterial roads. Contact Chanhassen Fire Marshal for exact location and size of letters. 40. When fire protection including fire apparatus access roads and water supplies for water 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." ATTACHMENTS 1. Development Review Application 2. Reduced Preliminary Plat 3. Reduced Site Plan 4. Reduced Landscaping Plan 5. Villa/Villa Townhomes, Exterior Siding Selection Sheet 6. Reduced Villa Elevation, 8 unit 7. Walnut Grove Bungalow Homes, Exterior Siding Selection Sheet 8. Reduced Building Elevations, Bungalows 9. Gross Area Calculations 10. Memo from Mark Littfin to Bob Generous dated 4/24/97 11. Memo from Bill Weckman to Robert Generous dated 1/8/97 12. Memo from Robert Huffman to Robert Generous dated 4/21/97 13. Public Hearing Notice and Mailing List I 612-937-5739 /18/96 18:32:46 612-r '-5739-> 612 941 3438 rage 2 CITY OF CHANHASSEN P.Ft 690 COULTER DRIVE CHANHASSEN, MN 65317 DEC 1 3 1996 (612)037.1900 j 1 DEVELOPMENT REVIEW APPL4CATION CITY Ur ung„vnn �EN kppLICANTti l Development, Inc. OWNER! Lars T. Conway Res i dentia p ObRE8S: 15 Choctaw Circle ADDRES : 4415 Freemont Avenue South Chanhassen, MN 55317 Minneapolis, MN 55409 FEt,EPHONE((My tittle) 934-6238 ' C6E.F113;J:.. I.__X__ COtnpriehetislve Plan Amendment 11. VIaoatlon of ROW/Easements — 2.'_ Cdnditiona) Use Permit 12.__ Varlanoe II i g!1� /din cavation Permit 13.-. Wetland Alteration Permit 1 L ' w 14. Zoning Appeal 4.,,____ ftft�rlrrl 04PermR 116. Zoning Ordinance knendment 0.1...Y._ F$la�rtnd U}�tc Development ' . I _ 6. X Re4ioning i 814n Pprtniits 4..6, 8�n 134‘r1 Review . Notification Signs y i p. . f31tb Plpn Review _._6_, Escrow for Filing Fees/Attorney Cost” $1D0 CUP/SPRNAC/VA MAP $400 Minor SUB/Metes & Bounds -- k 0. `' ESZciGiefisia i TOTAL FpE 3 A Ilst pf a I property owners within 500 feel of the boundarle�of the property must Inolut d vIth;the application. 1 Twentyslx full site .. copies of the plana must be submitted. of transparency for each plan shee 814" X 11" Retiuoed copy it. ` NOTE • When muttlple applications are processed, the appropriate lee shall be ehacb0.-1 for each application. " Escrow will be required for other applications through the development contract I 612-937-5739 Page 3 12/18/96 18:33:15 612-' '-5739-> 612 941 3438 1 f4OJECT NAME: i The Highlands 4CATION • _ I: pAL DESdRIPTION See Attached ir...., PRSENT ZONING t?- p� ,_.._— FiEbUESTEDrZONINd TZ) - e €'►:SENT LAND UC DESIGNATION I/ r�12 s,f�St P--4 . PI UEBTED LAND OSE DESIGNATION REIkSON FOR THIS fIEOUEST S`h',A- ckS ‘Aoct • 5 applioatlon must be completed in fu l and be typewritten or clearly printed and must be a000mpanled by all intormatlon and plans retired bY applicable City Ordina and proceduralfore f requirementsrequ remthis �epntsaapplicable to your application.ou should rwith the Planning Dep9rtment to determine the specific) ordinance application for the described action by he City and that I am responsible for complying — Tfi10 is to Darty that I �m making app application s Id be processed in my name and I am the party vitt all City I'S v►rS Ott with regard to rdlnthis request, This have ofproof of m the C 4r bo d oontact ct OwnersregDuplicatane Certificmatter ate of Title. Abstract of Title oro this application. lpurchase aagrreement), or I m the o erehlp (ett er �O y of p authorized on'to make this application and the fee owner has also signed this application. •Pei II I wl keep rrp/llelf�;l0ormed of the deadlines for submission of Sgt fea$Ib1r1 ytfe��es etc. with En eress of this atlmata prlorlication. 1 ftonanY her undierstand tit t aQQdlUonal fees may be charged for consulting authorization 1 proceed with the study. The documents and Information I have submitted are true E.(,d cora..:.t:,the h^st of by knowle sr. . I al o u that fter the approval or granting of the permit. t d witpermitshin halldays with te ali Carvelid r they County Recorder's recorded agal• A the tit • he rOperty for which the approvatpermtt Is Off e : • he or •lnaat document returned to Ctty Hall Records. J. S.. ,ature of • .piIQant' Date / %i_- ��,,Y.V. L� B ,attire of i)e Qwner Date c 7_ C--40 Ived on 1 1 ' )�'� Fee Paid > .� Receipt No,, �;; Appy►cation ReOe The applicant stwUld contact staff for a copy of the staff report vrl+loh will be available on Friday prior to the meeting. If nbt cbn'tEfcted, a copy of the report will be mailed to the applicant's address. 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BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 MEMORANDUM TO: Bob Generous, AICP, Senior Planner FROM: Mark Littfin, Fire Marshal DATE: April 24, 1997 SUBJECT: Request for a land use plan amendment from residential low density to residential medium density for the northern 30+acres of the parcel; PUD rezoning for approximately 50 acres of property from A-2,agricultural estate to PUD-R, planned unit development residential; a mixed density residential development; site plan review for 44 bungalow homes and 168 villa townhomes; preliminary subdivision request of 249 lots,2 outlots and associated right-of-way located at the northeast corner of Galpin Boulevard and Highway 5, Walnut Grove, Residential Development, Inc. Planning Case 96-4 PUD, 96-2 LUP,and 96-14 SPR I have reviewed the site plan 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' clear space must be maintained around fire hydrants, i.e., street lamps,trees, shrubs, bushes, NSP, US West, Cable TV,and transformer boxes. This is to ensure that fire hydrants can be quickly located and safely operated by firefighters. Pursuant to Chanhassen City Ordinance 9-1. 2. No burning permits for trees removed will be issued. Any downed trees will have to be chipped on site or hauled off site. 3. All private roads and a number of smaller driveway accesses will be required to have street names. Contact Chanhassen Fire Marshal for which streets will need to be assigned street names. Street names must be submitted to both Chanhassen Fire Marshal and Chanhassen Building Official for review and approval. No parking fire lane signs will be required to be installed on private roads and roads leading to driveway accesses. Contact Chanhassen Fire Marshal for exact location. Pursuant to Chanhassen Fire Department Fire Prevention Policy# 06-1991. 4. An additional 1 to 2 fire hydrants will be required. Contact Chanhassen Fire Marshal for exact location of additional hydrant(s). Bob Generous April 24, 1997 Page 2 5. Comply with Chanhassen Fire Department Policy regarding premise identification. Pursuant to Chanhassen Fire Department Fire Prevention Policy# 29-1992. (Copy enclosed). Additional number ranges will be required on the building ends adjacent to main arterial roads. Contact Chanhassen Fire Marshal for exact location and size of letters. 6. When fire protection including fire apparatus access roads and water supplies for water 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. 7. Redesign the offset cul-de-sac to provide a proper turning radius for fire apparatus. Submit revised turning radiuses to City Engineer and Chanhassen Fire Marshal for review and approval. 8. The private road to the west of Village Boulevard shall be provided with an approved turn around. Provide turning radius dimensions to City Engineer and Chanhassen Fire Marshal for review and approval. ML/be g:\safety\ml\generous CITY OF CHANHASSEN 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 CHANHASSEN FIRE DEPARTMENT POLICY REQUIREMENTS FOR FIRE LANE SIGNAGE 1. Signs to be a minimum of 12" x 18" . NO 2 . Red on white is preferred. PARKING FIRE 3 . 3M or equal engineer ' s grade LANE reflective sheeting on aluminum is preferred. 4 . Wording shall be: NO PARKING FIRE LANE 5. Signs shall be posted at each end of the fire lane and at least at 7 ' 0" 75 foot intervals along the fire lane. 6. All signs shall be double sided facing the direction of travel . 7 . Post shall be set back a minimum of 12" but not more than 36" from the curb. - 8 . A fire lane shall be required in (NOT TO GRADE front of fire dept. connections SCALE) extending 5 feet on each side and along all areas designated by the Fire Chief. ANY DEVIATION FROM THE ABOVE PROCEDURES SHALL BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING, WITH A SITE PLAN, FOR APPROVAL BY THE FIRE CHIEF. IT IS THE INTENTION OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO ENSURE CONTINUITY THROUGHOUT THE CITY BY PROVIDING THESE PROCEDURES FOR MARKING OF FIRE LANES. Chanhassen Fire Department Fire Prevention Policy #06-1991 Date: 1/15/91 /17 Revised: Approved - Public Safety Director Page 1 of 1 eiO PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER CITY OF _ .:::,i,- __.1/4,. „ ...,,_ -,.. .. s ko:., . -,1.;,.„ v.,,,,, _....,„ ::._ ‘, Zw1C I-IA, NHASS : N ;,. , $ ,,, ..,, ,_ :., , ,, '_ t, :-,fr_,, 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 • (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 —,,I, 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. t 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 If deemed necessary. Residential Requirements(2 or less dwetting_untt) 1. Minimum height shall be 5 1/4". 2. Building permits will not be flnaled unless numbers are posted and approved by the Building Department Commercial Reg'drements 1. Minimum height shall be 12". 2. Strip Malls 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 Saty Director Page 1 of 1 i PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Carver County Government Center Administration Administration Building Parks CARVER 600 East Fourth Street Engineering HCOUNTY Chaska, Minnesota 55318-2192 Surveying&Mapping Phone (612) 361-1010 Fax (612) 361-1025 January 8, 1997 S4 6'C > • JAN 0 9 1.y:r• TO: Robert Generous, Senior Planner v FROM: Bill Weckman, Assistant County Engineer • CITY C Cr+��••�'^� SUBJ: Planned Use Development The ;ighIa id:, Residential Dovelopment, Inc. (96-4 PUD,96-2 WF and US -i 1 SFR) 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 Action/Equal Opportunity Employer Printed on 10%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. APR-21-1997 08:4? MINNEGASCO-NCCS 612 321 5573 P.01/01 pqinncgaSCO 41 A MOW `. ENERGY Date: 4/21/97 To: Chanhassen Robert Generous Phone #: 612-937-1900 Fax #: From: Minnegasco Robert Huffman Phone: 612-321-5527 Fax: 612-321-5573 Pages: Including Cover _2_ Subject: Planning Case Information. Response 1 . Gas is available on Galpin and Highway 5 for the Walnut Grove Development 2. Gas is available on Highway 41 for Gateway Business Center Thank you for keeping me informed to the activity in your community. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING71111 PLANNING COMMISSION 41 ►,� =��� • Wednesday, May 7, 1997 � .: at 7:00 p.m. i;;��IJ ��► i� CityHall Council Chambers ► �I/—��1/.y„�� 690 Coulter Drive I�Iv % �:��J� an ' "rip Ass reids...0 Now ` NMs«s��.T1.� SUBJECT: Land Use Plan Amendment, co .t * • Preliminary Plat/PUD, and ' ``�`� '` r.. .l.s. Site Plan Review for Walnut Grove "WO - e "wy. APPLICANT: Residential Development, Inc. 'i LOCATION: Northeast Corner of Hwy. 5 ���... and Galpin Blvd. ` ,'Voi, w• �o� 111, O� NOTICE: You are invited to attend a public hearing about a proposal in your area. The applicant, Residential Development, Inc., is requesting land use plan amendment from Residential Low Density to Residential Medium Density for the northern 30 acres; rezoning from A-2 to PUD; and site plan review for 44 bungalow homes and 168 villa townhomes; preliminary plat of 249 lots and 2 outlots located at the northeast corner of the intersection of Hwy. 5 and Galpin Blvd. 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 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 April 24, 1997. kllan R.&Mary J. Olson Jeffrey&Nancy Steinke Marke Feyereisen& Wren Schafer- 7461 Windmill Dr. 7481 Windmill Dr. Feyereisen Thanhassen,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 Borten Kevin&Cheryl Kohler Richard&Pamela Schwartz 7496 Crocus Ct. 7510 Crocus Ct. 7509 Tulip Ct. 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Rengers 2187 Brinker St. 2199 Brinker St. 7305 Galpin Blvd. Chanhassen,MN 55317 Chanhassen,MN 55317 Excelsior,MN 55331 Larry&Elizabeth Vandeveire Douglas&Theresa Bentz Darleen Turcotte 4890 Co. Rd. 10 E. 7280 Galpin Blvd. 7240 Galpin Blvd. Chaska,MN 55318 Excelsior,MN 55331 Excelsior, MN 55331 Theodore&Marlene Bentz J. P. Links Inc. Michael Gorra 7300 Galpin Blvd. c/o John Przymus 1680 Arboretum Blvd. Excelsior,MN 55331 642 Santa Vera Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Bluff Creek Partners 123 N. 3rd St., Suite 307 Minneapolis,MN 55401 C I TY 0 F PC DATE: 5/7/97 \ 1 cHANHAssEN CC DATE: 5/27/97 • CASE #; 92-6 PUD By: Generous/Hempel:v STAFF REPORT PROPOSAL: Request preliminary PUD approval for a mixed use development consisting of office/industrial uses, support. commercial uses, and park and open space; rezoning from Agricultural Estate, A2, to Planned Unit Development, PUD; preliminary plat approval for 12 lots, Z 2 Outlots and associated right-of-way; wetland alteration permit to fill and mitigate wetlands; and site plan review for a 101,600 sq ft. office and industrial building on proposed Lot I. Block, 3. QInterim use permit to permit site grading; Alternate Urban Area Review (ALAR i review and approval for Gateway Addition. Gateway Partners, eL LOCATION: Southeast corner of Hwys. 5 and 41 U- QAPPLICANT: Steiner Development Gateway Partners 3610 South Highway 101 c/o Steiner Development, Inc Wayzata.. MN 55391 PRESENT ZONLNG: A-2,Agricultural Estate ACREAGE: 154 acres(including 2.64 acre Wrase parcel) INTENSITY: F.A.R. 0.1 -0.4 ADJACENT ZONING AND LAND USE: N-A-2; vacant S -A-2; vacant E -A-2;vacant 4 W-A-2; Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Q1 . WATER AND SEWER: Water and sewer will be available with Phase IV of Upper Bluff Creek Trunk Improvement Project. Lots 1 and 2,Block 1,will be served via Chaska's sanitary sewer. 1-1 PHYSICAL CHARACTER.: This site has varied topography, including 15 acres of wetland and 10 acres (f) of upland wooded vegetation. There are 3 existing homes on the subject site. 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Atitil 11—= liw, al f • • • - . • Gateway Preliminary PUD May 7, 1997 Page 2 PROPOSAL/SUMMARY The applicant is requesting preliminary PUD approval for a mixed use development consisting of office/industrial uses, support commercial uses, and park and open space; rezoning from Agricultural Estate, A2,to Planned Unit Development,PUD;preliminary plat approval for 12 lots, 2 outlots and associated right-of-way; wetland alteration permit to fill and mitigate wetlands; and an interim use permit to permit site grading to commence prior to final plat approval. The proposal includes approximately 90 acres that will be developed into approximately 1.2 million square feet of building on 12 lots. The development will take place in three phases with the first phase taking place this year in the southwest corner(82nd Street). This phase includes approximately 4.12 acres of commercial and 20 acres of industrial. A site plan for a proposed 101,600 square foot office/industrial building is being reviewed for Lot 3, Block 1. Because this project exceeds 500,000 gross square feet of new office/industrial development, an Environmental Impact Statement is mandatory. The city will be the Responsible Governmental Unit. Instead of completing an EIS, the city is pursuing an Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR). The same issues will be studied under an EIS and the AUAR,but the time frame is shorter. The AUAR will provide an opportunity to develop detailed information about the project and potential impacts. Staff will then direct the applicant on how to mitigate these impacts. The city may not issue any notices to proceed on the project until the mitigation plan is approved by the city. The proposal will be guided by the recommendations of the Highway 5 Corridor Study and the Bluff Creek Corridor Study. Both studies recommend preservation of natural features. The plan as proposed places the road adjacent to the open space. This will create a significant open area and a visual edge from Highway 5. One of the major issues of the Highway 5 Corridor Plan is to develop the frontage/parkway roads that will run on either side of the highway. The location of the southern frontage road directly impacts the design of this project. The proposal shows a full access onto Highway 5 approximately 1600 feet east of the intersection of Highway 5 and Highway 41. The city has worked with MnDOT to allow for a full signalized intersection at this location. There will be another full intersection at Highway 41 and 82nd Street. As part of the review, staff is preparing preliminary development standards for the PUD. Any future development would need to comply with the standards that are established as part of this district. Additionally, individual site plans will need to be reviewed and approved as development proceeds. Gateway Preliminary PUD May 7, 1997 Page 3 Staff is recommending that the preliminary plan be approved subject to the conditions of this report. Site Characteristics The property is approximately 146.5 acres in size located south of Highway 5 and east of Hwy. 41. The property is currently cultivated with one farm homestead along Highway 5 and two homes that are currently exempted along Hwy. 41. The homestead,owned by Wrase's, is 3.15 acres in size. This site has varied topography with rolling hills,wetlands and wooded areas. There are 15 acres of wetlands. They are mostly found in the eastern edge of the property with ten acres of upland woods consisting of maple,basswood and oak located in the southeast corner of the 150-acre parcel. The plan proposes to include the largest wetlands and wooded area of 36 acres to be included as a city park. This property would be combined with the recently acquired O'Shaughnessy property to create a large passive park. The Comprehensive Plan guides this area for future land use of office/industrial. The proposed land uses are office/industrial, commercial and parks and open space. The University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum is the adjacent use to the west of this proposal and it is zoned A-2. Property to the north of this site it is zoned A-2 and is currently cultivated field. The property to the south is bordered by 82nd Street and the Chaska city limits. The property in Chaska has been developed as an industrial park. This site has varied topography from a high point of 1038 feet in the west to a low point of 934 in the east. There are approximately 15 acres of wetland and 10 acres of upland wooded vegetation. There are 3 existing homes on the subject site. One will be removed and the other 2 homes are shown on a lot that is exempted from the current proposal. An old barn is located in the south central portion of the site. REZONING Justification for Rezoning to PUD The applicant is requesting to rezone approximately 154 acres from Agricultural Estate to PUD, Planned Unit Development. There are three components to the PUD: industrial/office, support commercial, and parks and open space. The following review constitutes our evaluation of the PUD request. The review criteria is taken from the intent section of the PUD Ordinance. Gateway Preliminary PUD May 7, 1997 Page 4 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 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. There are 10 acres of upland wooded vegetation including box elder,willows and green ash on the eastern portion of this site. This wooded area is adjacent to a wetland that will be preserved through dedication of 15 acres to the city. In addition, there will be a 40 plus acre site with the vast majority of the site left in it natural state. 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. This is a large area of property,and when it is approved for subdivision, it will have a master transportation plan, and a sewer,water and storm water management plan. If each of these parcels were to develop separately,they would not have the comprehensive utility and traffic plans. It will also provide a cohesive and unified design theme at one of the major entrances to the city. 3. High quality of design and design compatible with surrounding land uses, including both existing and planned. Site planning, landscaping and building architecture should reflect higher quality design than is found elsewhere in the community. Finding. The applicants are proposing to submit individual building plans for each development lot. The city will utilize its normal site plan review procedure for each. The approved PUD documents will establish development standards to ensure that the site is Gateway Preliminary PUD May 7, 1997 Page 5 developed in a consistent and well-planned manner so that a higher quality of development will result. 4. Sensitive development in transitional areas located between different land uses and along significant corridors within the city will be encouraged. Finding. The Comprehensive Plan shows a required landscaping buffer with the residential property to the east. The majority of this property is a wetland. The city is negotiations with the developer which will be preserving approximately 40 acres in its natural state as a transition to less intensive development to the east. 5. Development which is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. Finding. The Comprehensive Plan guides this area for office and light industrial use. The applicants are proposing a business park. They are requesting a mixed use area that may be commercial, educational, office or industrial uses. The support commercial shall be as defined in the design standards for this development. Staff is basing most of its use recommendations on the uses permitted in the IOP district regulations. 6. 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 Park and Recreation Commission recommended that a community park be developed on the site. This park would require dedication in excess of the 36 acres,which includes the eastern portion of the site. The applicant is proposing the dedication of approximately 40 acres. The city is also investigating the purchase of additional park land in excess of the dedication requirements. 7. Provision of housing affordable to all income groups if appropriate with the PUD. Finding.Not applicable for this development. 8. Energy conservation through the use of more efficient building designs and sitings and the clustering of buildings and land uses. Gateway Preliminary PUD May 7, 1997 Page 6 Finding. The conservation element will evolve as the wetlands,roads and building orientation are established as part of the standards for this PUD. Provisions for ultimate service of the site by Southwest Metro Transit shall be incorporated into the plan. 9. 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. The use of traffic demand management techniques for the developer and site users will be a condition of approval. 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: • Consistency with Comprehensive Plan; • Screening of undesirable views of loading and parking areas; • Corridor sensitivity on Highways 5 and 41, including building orientation; • Preservation of desirable site characteristics (wetlands and trees); • Improved architectural standards including,uniform signs and architecture; • Traffic management and design techniques to reduce potential for traffic conflicts; • Improved pretreatment of storm water; • Gateway treatments. Sensitive development in transitional areas More efficient use of land GENERAL SITE PLAN/ARCHITECTURE Development Standards a. Intent The purpose of this zone is to create a PUD light industrial/office park. The use of the PUD zone is to allow for more flexible design standards while creating a higher quality and more sensitive proposal. All utilities are required to be placed underground. Each lot proposed for development shall proceed through site plan review based on the development standards outlined below. Other Gateway Preliminary PUD May 7, 1997 Page 7 uses may be permitted as listed below if they are ancillary to a principal use in the development. Commercial/retail uses are prohibited expect those uses specifically noted below. b. Permitted Uses The permitted uses in this zone should be limited to light industrial,warehousing, and office as defined below. The uses shall be limited to those as defined herein. If there is a question as to whether or not a use meets the definition, the City Council shall make that interpretation. Light Industrial- The manufacturing, compounding,processing,assembling,packaging,or testing of goods or equipment or research activities entirely within an enclosed structure, with no outside storage. There shall be negligible impact upon the surrounding environment by noise, vibration, smoke, dust or pollutants. Warehousing- Means the commercial storage of merchandise and personal property. Office-Professional and business office,non-retail activity except for showroom type display area for products stored or manufactured on-site provided that no more than 20 percent of the floor space is used for such display and sales. Health Services- establishments primarily engaged in furnishing medical, surgical and other health services to persons. Conferences/Convention Center - Indoor Recreation/Health Club- Day Care- HoteUMotel-establishments engaged in furnishing lodging. Institutional(minimum square footage 250,000 square feet)-educational, or public/semi-public uses including academic and technical courses. Utility Services -Water towers and reservoir. Ancillary Uses 1. Restaurant (only in conjunction with hotel/motel or convention/conference center). May be permitted on Lot 1, Block 3. Gateway Preliminary PUD May 7, 1997 Page 8 2. Convenience store with or without gas pumps not to exceed 12,000 square feet on Lot 1, Block 1 only. 3. Fast Food- no drive-through and only in conjunction with and integral to a convenience store Prohibited uses • Contractors Yard • Lumber Yard • Home Improvement/Building Supply • Garden Center • Auto related including sales and repair • Home furnishings and equipment stores • General Merchandise Store c. Setbacks The development is regulated by the Highway 5 and the PUD Standards. the There are no minimum requirements for setbacks on interior lot lines in the PUD zone. The following setbacks shall apply: Street Frontage Minimum Setback Maximum Setback Building/Parking Building/Parking Hwys. 5 &41 70/50 150 Coulter&North South Road 50/20 100 82"d& West Local 30/20 NA The average hard surface coverage does not include Outlots A and B. The PUD standard for hard surface coverage is 70% for office and industrial uses. Any one site/lot can exceed the 70 percent requirement but in no case can the entire finished development exceed 70 percent. Gateway Preliminary PUD May 7, 1997 Page 9 d. Development Standards Tabulation Box 1. Building Area LOT/USE ACRES Buildin_ Size/FAR PARKING a•t-of-wa T - 82' Street Dedication Interior Roadwa ork Iand Open space tOutlot A&13) 39 77 Na U•land 11.36 30.0 Wetland 25.40 Ponds 3.01 •• . 1°'o • •• -) 61.84 .30 FAR (blended)2;1000 s Lot 3, Block 1 10.02 131,006 s.f. 262 Lot 4, Block 1 5.45 71,218 s.f. 142 Lot 5, Block 1 4.41 57,688 s.f. 115 Lot 1, Block 4 4.38 57,199 s.f. 114 Lot 2, Block 4 5.40 70, 597 s.f. 141 Lot 3, Block 4 8.98 117,371 s.f. 235 Lot 1, Block 2 10.00 130,680 260 Lot 5,Block 4 23.20 (.4 FAR)404,279 s.f. (3/1000) 1.213 Wrase 2-.64 -353f1K1' 68 Lot 1,Block 1 1.80 11,746 (5/1000) 59 Lot 2,Blockl 2.32 15,180 s.f. (4/1000)61 Lot 4,Block 4 Office/Hotel 4.06 26,536 s.f. (5/1000) 133 Lotl, Block 3 6.41 (.10FAR)27937 s.f. (16/1000)447 Restaurant/Office Total .-. . QTAL 154.39 1,156,937 3,250 Gateway Preliminary PUD May 7, 1997 Page 10 Building Square Footage Breakdown Office 29% 347,000 Light Industrial 32% 370,000 Warehouse 32% 370,000 Commercial 7% 81,000 Total 100% 1,157,000 (This assumes no residential. Lot 1, Block 2 developed as IOP and includes the Wrase property.) 2. More than one(1)principal structure may be placed on one(1)platted lot. 3. Building height shall be limit 3 stories or 40 feet. 4. Lot 5, Block 4, is anticipated to accommodate a corporate headquarter or office research type user. While the majority of the development is based on 30 percent office space,Lot 5 must have a minimum of 80 percent office use. e. Building Materials and Design 1. The PUD requires that the development demonstrate a higher quality of architectural standards and site design. All mechanical equipment shall be screened with material compatible to the building. 2. All materials shall be of high quality and durable. Masonry material shall be used. Color shall be introduced through colored block or panels and not painted cinder block. 3. Brick may be used and must be approved to assure uniformity. 4. Block shall have a weathered face or be polished, fluted,or broken face. 5. Concrete may be poured in place,tilt-up or pre-cast, and shall be finished in stone,textured or coated. 6. Metal siding will not be approved except as support material to one of the above materials or curtain wall on office components or,as trim or as HVAC screen. 7. All accessory structures shall be designed to be compatible with the primary structure. Gateway Preliminary PUD May 7, 1997 Page 11 8. All roof mounted equipment shall be screened by walls of compatible appearing material. Wood screen fences are prohibited. All exterior process machinery, tanks, etc., are to be fully screened by compatible materials. 9. The use of large unadorned,prestressed concrete panels and concrete block shall be prohibited. Acceptable materials will incorporate textured surfaces, exposed aggregate and/or other patterning. All walls shall be given added architectural interest through building design or appropriate landscaping. The buildings shall have varied and interesting detailing. The use of large unadorned, concrete panels and concrete block, or a solid wall unrelieved by architectural detailing, such as change in materials, change in color, fenestrations, or other significant visual relief provided in a manner or at intervals in keeping with the size, mass, and scale of the wall and its views from public ways shall be prohibited. Acceptable materials will incorporate textured surfaces, exposed aggregate and/or other patterning. All walls shall be given added architectural interest through building design or appropriate landscaping. 10. Space for recycling shall be provided in the interior of all principal structures for all developments in the Business Center. 11 Each buildings shall contain one or more pitched roof elements. 12. There shall be no underdeveloped sides of buildings visible from public right-of-ways. All elevations visible from the street shall receive nearly equal treatment and visual qualities. f. Site Landscaping and Screening 1. Landscaping along Highways 41 and 5,Coulter Boulevard, and the north south street shall comply with Buffer yard standards C(as per city code). The master landscape plan for the Gateway PUD shall be the design guide for all of the specific site landscape developments. Each lot must present a landscape plan for approval with the site plan review process. 2. Storage of material outdoors is prohibited unless it has been approved under site plan review. All approved outdoor storage must be screened with masonry fences and/or landscaping. 3. Undulating or angular berms 3'to 4'in height, shall be placed along Coulter Boulevard, and the North/South Street. The berms shall be sodded or seeded at the conclusion of each project Phase grading and utility construction. The required buffer landscaping may be Gateway Preliminary PUD May 7, 1997 Page 12 installed incrementally,but it shall be required where it is deemed necessary to screen any proposed development. All required boulevard landscaping shall be sodded. 4. Loading areas shall be screened from public right-of-ways. Wing wall may be required where deemed appropriate. g. Signage 1. All freestanding signs be limited to monument signs. The sign shall not exceed eighty(64) square feet in sign display area nor be greater than eight(8) feet in height. The sign treatment is an element of the architecture and thus should reflect with the quality of the development. The signs should be consistent in color, size, and material throughout the development. The applicant should submit a sign package for staff review. 2. Each property shall be allowed one monument sign per street frontage. 3. The signage will have consistency throughout the development. A common theme will be introduced at the development's entrance monument and will be used throughout. 4. Consistency in signage shall relate to color, size, materials,and heights. 5. The Gateway PUD shall be permitted three Gateway business identification signs. One sign per project entrance shall be permitted. Said sign shall not exceed 80 square feet in sign area nor be greater than eight feet in height. 6. Wall sign shall be permitted per city ordinance for industrial office park site. 7. All signs shall require a separate sign permit. h. Lighting 1. Lighting for the interior of the business center should be consistent throughout the development. The applicant's proposal is consistent with the lighting standards for the PUD ordinance. The plans do not provide for street lighting. As with previous industrial parks/roadways,the City has required the developer to install street lights throughout the street system. The street lights should be designed consistent with the existing lighting along the existing Coulter Boulevard.. 2. A decorative, shoe box fixture(high pressure sodium vapor lamps)with a square ornamental pole shall be used throughout the development area for area lighting. Gateway Preliminary PUD May 7, 1997 Page 13 3 Lighting equipment similar to what is mounted in the public street right-of-ways shall be used in the private areas. 4. All light fixtures shall be shielded. Light level for site lighting shall be no more than 1/2 candle at the property line. This does not apply to street lighting. i. Alternative Access 1. Each site shall accommodate transit service within the individual development whenever possible. 2. Pedestrian access shall be provided from each site to the public sidewalk and trail system. 3. The developer and site users shall promote and encourage Traffic Demand Management Strategies. 4. Each site shall provide areas for bicycle parking and storage. SUBDIVISION REVIEW WETLANDS There are six wetland basin areas identified on this site covering an area of approximately 15.5 acres. These wetlands are located on the east side of the property with small fingers reaching to the west. This Project proposes to fill 2.93 acres of Type 2 seasonally flooded wetlands. The mitigation for these impacts would be a combination of new wetlands on site buffer zones and wetland credits for an off site mitigation project. This wetland report is based on a delineation performed by Peterson Environmental in 1994. At that time requirements for defining a wetland boundary were ground water present at a depth of 18 inches. This requirement has since been amended to "groundwater present at 12 inches". The applicant feels that this revision will decrease the size of previously delineated wetlands, and is therefore conducting a study of the hydrology in the area. This new delineation may decrease the size of the identified wetlands. Wetland A Wetland A is located at the northwest corner of the site. It has been identified by the City as an ag/urban wetland that is currently connected to the storm water culvert system along Trunk Highway 41 and Trunk Highway 5 because of it's location and the runoff impacts,this wetland has poor quality plant and wildlife potential. While these plans do not propose impacts to the size or function of this wetland, future site plans will have to demonstrate that runoff is not Gateway Preliminary PUD May 7, 1997 Page 14 increased to this site and that it maintains it's function in the culvert system. Wetland B Wetland B is a large area on the north eastern edge property and extends to the east where it drains into a section of the Bluff Creek. It is approximately 14 acres of type 2, ag/urban, wet meadow wetland. This wetland receives runoff from two smaller wetlands to the west and northwest by two fingers of wetland area. Because of past agricultural activities and the dominance of reed canary grass, this wetland is considered to be poor in quality but highly important because of it's connection to the Bluff Creek. Proposed impacts to this wetland are fill in the above mentioned fingers of wetlands and to mitigate along the west edge (see Attachment Wetland C Wetland C is located at the southeast edge of the property and extends further to the south east of this site where, like wetland B, drains to the Bluff Creek . It also has a long finger of wetland that extends to the west and drains through this finger into Wetland D. This wetland is approximately 12 acres of type 2 ag/urban wetlands which has been impacted from both development from the south and previous agricultural activities. The value and quality of this wetland are low because of historical agricultural disturbances, but like wetland B, maintain a high significance because of it's connection to the Bluff Creek. Wetlands D Wetland D extends beyond the south property border and has been identified as 2.17 acres of seasonally flooded, Type 3 Ag/Urban, shallow marsh wetland. The wetland receives drainage overland from wetlands F and E, and from a ditch from wetland B. Two storm sewer culvert routes are located on the west and south edges with overflow drainage going to the northeast into the lower portion of Wetland B. Wetland E Wetland E is a 0.24 acre seasonally flooded Type 2 ag/urban wetland located in the southeast portion of the site. This wetland is considered to be of high quality because of the forested surroundings. Wetland E receives overland flow and overflow drains into wetland F. Wetland F Wetland F is also located in the south east corner of the site. This wetland is very similar to wetland E,a 0.29 acre Type 2, ag/urban wetland located in a forested surrounding. It receives overflow runoff form wetland E and drains west to wetland C. This wetland unlike others on this site still is dominated by native plants species. Wetland Mitigation This site plan proposal has 2.93 acres of wetland impacts requiring 5.83 acres of mitigation. Of the 5.86 acres of wetland mitigation required, 2.27 acres of new wetlands are proposed to be created on site. At this time the remaining mitigation will come from new wetland credits Gateway Preliminary PUD May 7, 1997 Page 15 created by the arboretum and in kind mitigation including upland buffers. This site originally included a 30 acre parcel on the west side of Highway 41. This area was sold to the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum as part of a extensive 10.5 acre wetland restoration project,to be undertaken by the arboretum.. In selling this property to the University, Steiner Development, Inc. included a condition of sale that would require the University to bank enough wetland credits to meet the mitigation needs of the remaining developable area. At that time the wetland impacts were calculated to be 1.8 acres. City Staff has met with the Arboretum and the developer and acting as the LGU, will credit the applicant 1.8 acres of new wetland credits for this project. The Arboretum will either transfer bank credits to this project or they will make a cash contribution to the City's wetland fund for the restoration or creation of 1.8 acres of new wetlands. Wetland Buffers 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. SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN (SWMP) The City of Chanhassen has developed a surface water management plan(SWMP)to protect water quality and manage water quantity within the City's watershed. 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. SWMP FEES This proposed development will be required to construct water quality and water quantity ponds in accordance with the City's SWMP,or pay the City SWMP fees to have these ponds constructed. The entire Site will be evaluated based on total area minus any wetlands or outlots. As of this report, this site would be responsible for a SWMP fee based on 114.02 acres of developable land. Office/Industrial developments have water quality fees of$4,633 per acre and water quantity rates are $4,360 per acre. Based on these figures the water quality fee for the entire site would be Gateway Preliminary PUD May 7, 1997 Page 16 $528,255 and water quantity fees would be$497,127. Water quality credits are given for on site treatment ponds meeting NURP standards. Water quantity credits are also given for assessments and/or construction of trunk storm sewer lines if applicable. These fees are determined when the final grading and utility plans are submitted with each phase of the project. The remaining fees are due at the due at the time of final platting. GRADING AND DRAINAGE This project is proposed to be developed and graded in multiple phases. Phase I consists of the southwesterly and central portions of the site which includes Lots 1 through 4, Block 1,part of the north/south street and Coulter Boulevard,as well as storm drainage ponds. This approach of grading is feasible in an effort to minimize erosion on the site. However, staff is concerned that the earthwork will balance upon arriving at the final phase of construction so that additional material is not needed to be imported to or exported from the site. The applicant should provide to the City an overall grading plan which stages construction. The plan should include the amount of earthwork involved in each phase to insure that the earthwork on site balances. Overall, the grading appears acceptable except for the following areas: 1. The parcel lying north of Lot 1, Block 1 will be approximately 6 to 8 feet higher than Lot I after grading. The City has directed the applicant provide access from 82nd Street West to this parcel for future access needs. Based on the grading plan,this will be fairly difficult to achieve without modifying the grading plan on Lot 1, Block 1. Staff has requested a 40-foot wide easement assuming a 20-foot wide private driveway to access the site from 82nd Street West. The grading plan will need to be revised to address this. 2. A storm water quality pond is proposed at the northeast corner of 82nd Street West and the north/south street. This ponding basin will essentially be developed in an existing ravine area. Staff has reviewed the pond configuration and recommends the pond be reconfigured to a more north/south configuration to minimize tree loss and preserve the natural slopes adjacent to Wetland C. 3. Site grading will involve filling portions of wetlands throughout the site. There are fingers of wetlands that extend out from the main wetland basin. Staff believes that by realigning a portion of the north/south street between Coulter Boulevard and the cul-de-sac westerly approximately 50 to 75 feet would reduce wetland impacts. In addition,this would give some slope relief along the east side of the north/south street adjacent to the wetland and parklands. Currently there is a 2:1 slope and a retaining wall proposed. 4. Two storm water basins are proposed adjacent to Coulter Boulevard lying east of the north/south street. These two storm water basins will take approximately 70%of the site runoff. Based on their size, it appears they may need to be increased to accommodate storm Gateway Preliminary PUD May 7, 1997 Page 17 water runoff and provide the necessary water quality treatment prior to discharging into wetlands. The applicant should provide the City with the necessary storm water calculations to document the pond sizing will meet the City's Surface Water Management water quality/quantity requirements prior to final plat consideration. 5. Based on the applicant's narrative, it appears that Trunk Highways 5 and 41 future upgrades have been taken into account in the proposed site grading. As of today, staff has not received back comments from MnDOT with regards to this proposal. Therefore, staff is recommending that any additional changes in site grades as a result of MnDOT's review shall be incorporated into the conditions of approval for preliminary and final plat. 6. Upon preliminary review it appears that storm water currently draining to Wetland"C"may be reduced with the proposed site grading. The developer's engineer shall provide the City with documentation that Wetland C will receive the same amount of runoff as with predevelopment conditions to insure recharging of the wetland. Storm water discharge points in the ponds should be consolidated wherever feasible to reduce maintenance and improve water quality by keeping the outlet pipe as far away from the inlet pipe as possible. The plans propose a series of storm sewers to convey surface water runoff from the individual lots to regional storm water ponds for treatment prior to discharging into the wetlands. A storm sewer system will also need to be extended along the north/south street to address storm water runoff from Lot 1, Block 3. The development's storm sewer system shall be designed for a 10-year, 24-hour storm event. Ponding calculations including pre and post-development conditions for a 10-year and 100-year storm event will also be required for City staff review prior to final plat consideration. The applicant should also consider oversizing the storm sewer system and ponding facilities to accommodate runoff from Trunk Highway 5. This should be worked out between MnDOT, the applicant and the City prior to final plat consideration. UTILITIES Municipal sewer and water service is not readily available to the site without the extension of sanitary sewer and water from the adjacent parcel approximately 650 feet east. The applicant has petitioned the City to extend sewer and water service from this point along future Coulter Boulevard to service the development. The City Council on April 28, 1997 authorized preparation of the feasibility study to start the process of extension of utility services. In the meantime,Lots 1 and 2, Block 1 may be serviced from 82nd Street West. The applicant should also extend a sanitary sewer service to the Wrase parcel which lies directly north of Lot 1,Block 1 as a part of the overall site improvements. It is not uncommon for a developer to be required to extend municipal services to the adjacent property lines for future extension. Municipal utility service to the remaining portion of the development requires the extension of the Upper Bluff Creek Interceptor which is approximately 650 feet east of the development. Construction of the sewer and water service is Gateway Preliminary PUD May 7, 1997 Page 18 proposed to commence in 1997. Given the timing constraints of preparing the construction plans and actual construction,an interim connection into Chaska's sewer system may be appropriate for Lot 3,Block 1. The cities of Chaska and Chanhassen have a cooperative agreement whereby some of this development adjacent to 82nd Street West may be served through Chaska's system. However,there is a capacity limit of 20,000 gallons per day that can be discharged into Chaska's system. Depending on the amount of discharge from Lots 1,2 and 3, Block 1 may not be able to be developed until permanent sewer facilities have been extended to service Lot 3. A condition will be placed in the final plat approval process to address this issue. Public street and utility construction outside the scope of the City's work will require detailed utility and street construction plans and specifications in accordance with the City's latest edition of Standard Specifications and Detail Plates in conjunction with final platting for staff review and City Council approval. The developer will also be required to enter into a PUD Agreement/Development Contract with the City and provide the necessary financial security to guarantee conditions of approval. STREETS As a part of the feasibility study for utility extension, the report will also analyze construction of the north/south street from 82nd Street West to Trunk Highway 5 and Coulter Boulevard. Although the north/south street will be constructed in two phases with Phase I concentrating on the portion of street adjacent to Lot 3,Block 1, a subsequent phase would complete the northern portion of the north/south road and associated utilities to Trunk Highway 5. The timing of this phase will be driven by two factors: development pressure and/or the upgrade of Trunk Highway 5 by the year 2000. The extension of Coulter Boulevard west to the north/south street may be delayed until development levels warrant construction. The determination of this need is currently being analyzed in an overall traffic study for the development. The above-referenced improvements could be constructed as a City project and assessed back to the development. The east/west street and cul-de-sac would be construction by the developer in subsequent phases as development warrants. The proposed street system is fairly well-designed from a traffic circulation standpoint. Street grades appear to range from 1%to 6%which are in compliance with design standards for this land use. The streets are proposed to be constructed to the City's standard for commercial/industrial roadways(36 feet wide face to face of curb within an 80-foot wide right-of-way). Additional right- of-way may be needed on the north/south street adjacent to Lot 4, Block 2 and Lot 1,Block 3 to accommodate turn lanes. Based on MnDOT's preliminary plans for Trunk Highway 5,this area will require a 100-foot wide right-of-way. The City's Comprehensive Plan proposes Coulter Boulevard to be extended west from Galpin Boulevard to Trunk Highway 41 through this site. This road corridor has been previously designated as a Municipal State Aid(MSA) street. Currently, Coulter Boulevard has been constructed up to 650 feet east of this development with Gateway Preliminary PUD May 7, 1997 Page 19 the subdivision of Autumn Ridge. The City has plans on extending Coulter Boulevard in the future depending on development pressure and overall transportation system needs. The access points onto Trunk Highway 41 and Trunk Highway 5 have been reviewed and approved by MnDOT. The east/west street will be restricted to a right-in/right-out only at Trunk Highway 41. Staff has reviewed MnDOT's comments and concerns and concurs with their findings. MnDOT has programmed the upgrade of Trunk Highway 5 adjacent to this site sometime in 1999/2000. The developer should work with MnDOT in preparing their construction plans with regards to site grading, drainage and street improvements adjacent to Trunk Highways 5 and 41 for compatibility. The streets shall be designed and constructed in accordance with City standard specification and detail plates. Detailed construction plans and specifications for those streets and utilities constructed by the developer will be required in conjunction with final platting for staff review and City Council approval. The developer will also be required to enter into a development contract with the City and provide a financial security in the form of a letter of credit or cash escrow to guarantee site improvements. Preliminary and final plat approval should be contingent upon the City Council ordering public improvement project 97-1 for the extension of utilities and street to service this development. Wwithout the extension of municipal utilities this development would be considered premature. The development of this property will further support the need for traffic signals at the intersection of 82nd Street West and Trunk Highway 41 and at Trunk Highway 5 and the north/south street. Recommendations from the traffic study(SRF dated 4/25/97)reveal a traffic signal is warranted at 82nd Street West and Trunk Highway 41 with the first phase. Based on the status of Trunk Highway 41, a temporary traffic signal would likely be installed until a permanent light is constructed with the upgrade. It should be noted that the Trunk Highway 41 upgrade is not in MnDOT's 20-year plan. Auxiliary turn lanes may also be warranted on 82nd Street West at Trunk Highway 41 as a result of this development of which the developer would be responsible for constructing and/or financing. It is recommended that the developer escrow with the City a financial guarantee for the share of the local cost participation for the auxiliary turn lanes and traffic signals at 82nd Street West and also the future traffic signal at Trunk Highway 5 and the north/south street. The cost required local participation of these intersection improvements is not know at this time. However,preliminary estimates from MnDOT will be used for the escrow provision. A condition to address this will be placed in the PUD Agreement/Development Contract. A traffic study was prepared by SRF to address traffic-related issues as a result of this development. The traffic report contains a number of optimistic assumptions such as Trunk Highway 5 being built to six lanes and Trunk Highway 41 being built to four lanes during the next 20 years,neither of which have been programmed nor are likely. Staff will be working with SRF to modify the Gateway Preliminary PUD May 7, 1997 Page 20 traffic report to address these issues. Overall, the entire site is expected to generate a total of 31,000 daily trips into the region's road transportation system. The remnant parcel (Wrase) lying north of Lot 1,Block 1 has direct access onto Trunk Highway 41. In an effort to improve access to the parcel a driveway easement should be dedicated over the easterly 40 feet of Lot 1, Block 1. Boulevard street lights will also be required. The City's standard along industrial/collector-type streets is a 25-foot corten steel street light. Location of the street lights will be determined at the construction plan review stage. EROSION CONTROL Erosion control measures are proposed throughout the site. Due to the terrain,additional erosion control fence may be necessary at the toe of steep slopes and adjacent to storm water ponds after grading is completed. Type IIl erosion control fence will be required adjacent to the wetlands. The storm water ponds or temporary detention ponds should be constructed in the initial grading phase to minimize erosion to the wetlands. Erosion control blankets will also be required on slopes greater than 3:1. Revegetation of the exposed slopes should occur immediately after grading is completed. LANDSCAPING/TREE PRESERVATION Existing canopy coverage for the site is approximately 8-9 acres in the southeastern corner and 2 acres in windrows. Grading for most of the site will remove approximately 4 acres of trees. The office/industrial/commercial area has less than 19%coverage and is therefore required to preserve 10%of the existing trees. According to grading plans, no trees will be saved in the office/industrial/commercial area so the replacement requirements will be 1.2 times the minimum 10%. This equates to a landscaping plan that includes at least 400 trees. This does not include landscaping that will be done as part of each site plan nor does it include the buffer yard plantings along the collector road or highways. PARKS AND RECREATION The Park Commission met on March 25, 1997 to review the proposed development. The Commission moved that upon submittal of the preliminary development plan the following features be incorporated: • Designation of Outlots A and B as identified on the commission's concept plan as open space. Gateway Preliminary PUD May 7, 1997 Page 21 • The identification of an internal trail/sidewalk system including the trails within Outlots A and B, sidewalks and/or trails adjacent to thoroughfares,and a north/south trail adjacent to Highway 41. • A sidewalk be planned for the north side of 82nd Street to facilitate east/west pedestrian movement. The commission also expressed their preference that Coulter Boulevard not be extended through the park preserve that is being created. MISCELLANEOUS In order to promote traffic demand management strategies and mitigate some of the developments impacts on the transportation system, the developer should work with Southwest Metro Transit to provide land and/or funding assistance for transit stop(s) within the development. Prior to approval of the final plat, the developer shall document there discussions with Southwest Metro Transit. Existing structures on the property which may be demolished require a demolition permit. Proof of septic and well systems that are abandoned are required. The city is in the process of amending the subdivision ordinance to require all developers pay a fee of$25 per lot to incorporate updating the GIS/base map. The fee will be payable at the time of final plat recording. SITE PLAN REVIEW The applicant is proposing a 101,600 square foot office/industrial building on Lot 3, Block 1, in conjunction with the first phase of development. The proposed building is 28 feet in height. No information has been provided on the building HVAC. However, the design standards for the development state that all roof mounted equipment shall be screened by walls of compatible appearing material. There shall be no underdeveloped sides of buildings visible from public right-of-ways. All elevations visible from the street shall receive nearly equal treatment and visual qualities. The applicant shall add one pre-finished aluminum grid and recessed E.I.F.S. with reveals to the south elevation of the building, and one pre-finished aluminum grid and recessed E.I.F.S. with reveals and one pre-finished aluminum grid and insulated aluminum window system to the north elevation of the building. In addition,painted panels with reveal edge to mimic windows shall be continued on the north and south elevations. Gateway Preliminary PUD May 7, 1997 Page 22 Pedestrian access shall be provided from the site to the public sidewalk and trail system on West 82"d Street and out to the north/south street. In addition, the applicant shall provide areas for bicycle parking and storage on site. LANDSCAPING The landscaping plan submitted as part of the site plan for Steiner Heartland does not meet the minimum requirements for an industrial site. City code requires eight percent of the vehicular use area to be landscape. To comply with city ordinance, the developer must add 10 landscape peninsulas to the parking lot area. Each landscape peninsula must have one shade tree. Landscape peninsulas less than 10 feet in width must have aeration tubing installed. The buffer yard requirement along the north/south road is buffer yard C. The applicant shall install 32 overstory, 65 understory, and 97 shrubs along the north/south road. The western side of the proposed building has eight loading docks that will face two neighboring uses. The proposed landscaping includes evergreens concentrated at the northern and southern ends with minimal evergreens along the western property line. Additional evergreens could be added to the proposed groupings to allow the planting to wrap around the western corners and provide more screening of the loading areas from the street. Neighboring buildings may not need to be screened as heavily if they too have loading docks in the same area. The developer is also proposing a landscape area between properties. GRADING AND DRAINAGE The plans appear to match the development's grading plans. The slopes along the west property line are proposed at 2:1 which are fairly steep and difficult to maintain except with weed whips. Erosion control blanket is proposed to be installed upon completion of site grading. Storm sewers are proposed to convey parking lot, rooftop and site runoff to north/south street and east/west street. Staff recommends that the storm sewer in the rear of the building(truck loading)area be redesigned to connect back out to the north/south street. This will also accommodate runoff from the future expansion. In addition,the east/west street may not be constructed until Phase III. Storm sewer in the southeast corner of the site should be redesigned to drain into the storm sewer adjacent to 82nd Street West. This line conveys runoff to a storm water pond which discharges into Wetland"C". UTILITIES Municipal sanitary sewer and water is proposed to be extended in conjunction with the City's public improvement project No. 97-1 which is anticipated to be completed in October of 1997. If Gateway Preliminary PUD May 7, 1997 Page 23 the sewer/water system is not functional if may be possible for this site to temporarily connect to Chaska's sewer in 82nd Street West. STREETS The parking lot is fairly well laid out. Access points are proposed from 82"d Street West and the proposed north/south street. With the future building expansion it may be appropriate for another access driveway. Based on site grades the future east/west street appears feasible. The drive aisle appears to be 26 feet wide which complies with ordinance. The plans propose valley gutters across the driveway entrances to promote drainage. Industrial driveway aprons should be used instead of the valley gutters at least off of 82nd Street West where truck traffic is anticipated. The City has a standard detail (Plate 5207)that should be utilized. EROSION CONTROL Type I erosion control fence shall be installed and maintained around the perimeter of the site except the west side until all disturbed areas have been revegetated and removal has been authorized by the City. Storm sewer inlets shall be protected with silt fence, hay bales or rock filter dikes until the parking lots have been paved with bituminous. MISCELLANEOUS The City's boulevards must be restored with sod. A trail and/or sidewalk may be installed on 82"d Street West and/or the north/south street. The site plan drawing may need to be revised to account for this, i.e. pedestrian ramps at driveway access points, etc. INTERIM USE PERMIT COMPLIANCE WITH THE EXCAVATING, MINING, FILLING AND GRADING ORDINANCE Section 7 of the City Code provides a series of standards which an interim use permit must be in compliance with. Section 7-40 -Fees The ordinance allows the City to determine the fee schedule for each permit and that each permit must be annually reviewed by the City Engineer. Section 7-41 provides for an Gateway Preliminary PUD May 7, 1997 Page 24 irrevocable letter of credit that will be required to ensure compliance with conditions of approval. Finding Staff is proposing that a letter of credit be required to ensure compliance with conditions outlined below. The letter of credit will cover any road damage, maintenance of erosion control measures and site restoration. In addition, a permit fee from the Uniform Building Code will be applied based on earthwork quantities and that all city staff and city attorney time used to monitor and inspect the operation shall be paid by the applicant. Staff time shall be paid at a rate of$30.00 per hour. Staff will document the time on a monthly basis and bill the applicant accordingly. Section 7-42 - Setbacks The ordinance requires that a setback of 100 feet from existing street rights-of-way and 300 feet from adjoining property lines be required for mining activities. Finding This condition does not apply. It was intended for mining operations only. Section 7-43 -Fencing The ordinance requires fencing for areas which will be converted to steep grades or where on site ponding exists if the Council determines that a safety hazard exists. Finding This condition is not applicable since slopes are 2:1 or flatter. Section 7-44-Appearance and Screening The ordinance requires that the visual impact of grading and mining operations be minimized and that where necessary, screening be provided. Finding This is a temporary excavation process which will be creating building areas for a future office/industrial building and will immediately be restored with topsoil and seed. Gateway Preliminary PUD May 7, 1997 Page 25 Therefore, the visual impact of the grading will be minimal and screening will not be necessary. Section 7-45- Operations, Noise, Hours, Explosives, Dust, Water, Pollution, Top Soil Preservation A. Maximum Noise Levels as measured at the perimeter of the site shall be within limits set by the MPCA and by the Federal EPA. Finding Staff believes that the excavation on the site will not be excessive. B. Earth work is permitted only during the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday and prohibited on national holidays. Finding The hours of operation are limited to 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Saturdays and no work on national holidays or Sundays as stated in the ordinance. C. Operators are required to use all practical means to eliminate vibration on adjacent property from equipment operation. Finding The earthwork may impact the dwelling adjacent to the site. The developer will be responsible for monitoring the effects from the construction activities and mitigating any such effects. D. Operators shall comply with all applicable regulations for the protection of water quality. Finding The applicant is providing erosion control surrounding the site to retain any runoff from the site. There are wetlands on the site. Grading shall be in accordance with the approved development plan for Gateway West. Gateway Preliminary PUD May 7, 1997 Page 26 E. Operators shall comply with all regulations for the protection of wetlands. Finding A wetland alteration permit is necessary for this earthwork. The developer will be required to comply with the conditions of this permit. F. Operators shall comply with all requirements of the Watershed District where the property is located. Finding The site is proposing erosion control measures to meet requirements of the Watershed District. Watershed District approval is required. G. All top soil shall be retained at the site until complete restoration of the site has taken place according to the restoration plan. Finding A stockpile must be provided for the topsoil which will be respread on the site as soon as the excavation is completed. The temporary topsoil stockpile area shall be designed on the grading plan. H. Operators shall use all practical means to reduce the amount of dust, smoke and fumes caused by the operations. When atmospheric or other conditions make it impossible to prevent dust from migrating off site, mining operations shall cease. Finding Staff does not anticipate a problem with these impacts with the site's location and precautions that the applicant is providing for the excavation. The applicant should be providing water trucks for dust control and street sweepers. I. To control dust and minimize tracking of sand, gravel and dirt onto public streets, internal private roads to any public roadway shall be paved with asphalt or concrete for a distance of 300 feet to the intersection of the public roadway. Alternate means of controlling this problem may be accepted by the city. Gateway Preliminary PUD May 7, 1997 Page 27 Finding All materials will remain on site. The applicant is required to construct and maintain gravel construction entrances during the grading operation. The applicant is also required to provide street clean-up on a daily basis or as needed. J. All haul routes to and from the site shall be approved by the City and shall only use streets that can safely accommodate the traffic. Finding The materials moved will remain on site. Section 7-46 -Restoration Standards The ordinance provides a series of standards outlining site restoration. These are reviewed below. A. The plan must be consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance. Finding The Comprehensive Plan illustrates this area as office/industrial. The applicant's proposal to grade the site is in conformance with the intended use of it being a office/industrial business park site. Therefore, staff believes that the proposal is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance. B. Restoration shall be a continuing operation occurring as quickly as possible after extraction operation has moved. Finding Restoration will be completed immediately after the excavated material has been removed. Staff will be maintaining a letter of credit to cover the restoration costs in the case that the applicant does not or is unable to restore the site in a timely manner. C. All banks and slopes shall be left in accordance with the restoration plans submitted with the permit application. Gateway Preliminary PUD May 7, 1997 Page 28 Finding Staff is recommending that the project engineer supply the City with a letter certifying compliance with the approved grading, drainage and erosion control plan. D. Slopes, graded areas and backfill areas shall be surfaced with adequate top soil to secure and hold ground cover. Such ground cover shall be tended as necessary until it is self sustaining. Finding The topsoil is being preserved on the site and will be respread after excavation of the clay material. The topsoil will then be seeded to ensure ground cover for stabilization of the area. Erosion control blanket will be required on all slopes 3:1 or steeper. E. All water areas resulting from excavation shall be eliminated upon restoration of the site. Finding Other than sediment ponds shown on the plans, there will be no water areas resulting from the excavation of the site, therefore, this condition is not applicable. F. No part of the restoration area which is planned for uses other than open space or agricultural shall be at an elevation lower than the minimum required for connection sanitary or storm sewer. Finding The finished grade of the site is at an elevation that will allow for the connection of municipal water, sanitary and storm sewer. G. Provide a landscaping plan illustrating reforestation, ground cover,wetland restoration or other features. Finding The Planned Unit Development application reflect the excavated areas will be spread with the topsoil and seeded immediately after excavation. The site will also be landscaped with trees and hedges. Gateway Preliminary PUD May 7, 1997 Page 29 INTERIM USE PERMIT STANDARDS Mining operations will be allowed as an interim use permit. The ordinance provides that interim use permits are reviewed under the general issuance standards established for conditional use permits, Section 20-232,of the ordinance. The following constitutes a compilation of the general issuance standards and staffs findings for each. 1. Will not be detrimental to or enhance the public health, safety, comfort, convenience or general welfare of the neighborhood or the city. * The proposed earthwork is a temporary operation. The grading will provide topography on the site which will be compatible with proposed office/industrial uses and therefore it will not be detrimental to the public health, safety, comfort, or general welfare of the city. 2. Will be consistent with the objectives of the city's Comprehensive Plan and this chapter. * The excavation will be maintaining the site in a form suitable for office/industrial use which is compatible with the Comprehensive Plan and this chapter. 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. * The proposed excavation will be reshaping the site for building pads, streets and storm ponds. The slope will be leveled but will not be changing the essential character of the area. The land will be restored to a natural state once excavation is completed and will remain as such until development of the site. 4. Will not be hazardous or disturbing to existing or planned neighboring uses. * With the conditions of approval,the activity will not be hazardous or disturbing 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. Gateway Preliminary PUD May 7, 1997 Page 30 * The use is temporary which does not need to be served by public facilities and services. The finished elevation will allow the site to be served by sanitary sewer and water once it is developed in the future. 6. Will not create excessive requirements for public facilities and services and will not be detrimental to the economic welfare of the community. * The activity will not create excessive requirements for public facilities and will not be detrimental to the economic welfare of the community. 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. * The proposed excavation could result in additional traffic, noise and fumes. The conditions of the approval will provide standards by which the activities should be minimized/controlled. 8. Will have vehicular approaches to the property which do not create traffic congestion or interfere with traffic or surrounding public thoroughfares. * The applicant must provide for traffic control for vehicle entering and leaving the site. 9. Will not result in the destruction, loss or damage of solar access, natural, scenic or historic features of major significance. * The proposal will not result in any significant impact to natural or historic features. 10. Will be aesthetically compatible with the area. * The area proposed for excavation, once completed, will still be aesthetically compatible with the surrounding residential/neighborhood commercial sites. 11. Will not depreciate surrounding property values. * The proposed use will ultimately increase surrounding property values. Gateway Preliminary PUD May 7, 1997 Page 31 12. Will meet standards prescribed for certain uses as provided in this article. * The proposed excavation application is meeting the standards prescribed for the District. Staff feels that the application is complete and will minimize potential impacts. With the conditions proposed, staff is recommending that the Planning Commission and City Council approve the project with appropriate conditions. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the Planning Commission adopt the following motions: "The Planning Commission recommends approval of the rezoning of the property from Agricultural Estate, A2, to Planned Unit Development, PUD." "The Planning Commission recommends preliminary approval of PUD#92-6 for an office/industrial business park and preliminary plat approval for 12 lots, two outlots and associated right-of-way subject to the following conditions: 1. The developer will be responsible for surface water management fees pursuant to ordinance. Staff has estimated the water quality fees at$528,255 and water quantity fees of$497,127. Water quality credits will be given for the creation of on-site water quality ponds meeting NURP standards in accordance with the SWMP. Water quantity credits will also be given for payment of assessments and/or construction of trunk storm sewer lines. Final SWMP fees will be determined upon review of the final grading,drainage and construction plans with each phase of the project. Surface water management fees are only applicable to the lots being platted and not outlots. 2. The developer shall supply the City with an overall phasing plan of the grading including the amount of earthwork involved in each phase. 3. The grading plan shall be revised to incorporate the following items: a) Lot 1,Block 1 shall be revised to accommodate for a drive access over the easterly 40 feet of Lot 1,Block 1 to service the Wrase property. Gateway Preliminary PUD May 7, 1997 Page 32 b) The proposed storm water pond at the northeast corner of 82nd Street West and the north/south street shall be reconfigured into a more north/south configuration to minimize tree loss and preserve natural slopes adjacent to the wetlands. c) The north/south street between Coulter Boulevard and the cul-de-sac street shall be realigned 50 to 75 feet westerly to reduce wetland impacts and give slope relief along the east side of the north/south street adjacent to the wetland/park property. d) MnDOT's review comments shall be incorporated into the final grading and development plan. e) The grading plan may need to be revised to insure predeveloped runoff rates are being maintained to Wetland C. 4. Preliminary and final plat approval shall be conditioned upon the City Council ordering public improvement project No. 97-1. Without the project,preliminary plat and/or final plat shall be void. 5. The developer should be responsible for extending sanitary sewer service to the Wrase parcel which lies directly north of Lot 1, Block 1 as a part of the overall site improvements with Phase I. 6. Depending on the amount of sanitary sewer discharge from Lot 3,Block 1, Lots 1 and 2, Block 1 may not be able to develop until Lot 3 is connected to permanent sewer facilities. 7. The installation of a temporary traffic signal and/or auxiliary turn lanes at the intersection of 82nd Street West and Trunk Highway 41 is required with Phase I development. The developer shall be responsible for a share of the local cost participation of this traffic signal on a percentage basis based upon traffic generation from full development of this site in relation to the total traffic volume on 82nd Street West. The developer shall also be responsible for future costs associated with the local share of the traffic signal to be installed at the north/south road at Trunk Highway 5. Financial security to guarantee the installation of these traffic improvements will be required from the developer in the form of a letter of credit or cash escrow. 8. The street right-of-way width adjacent to Lot 4,Block 2 and Lot 1,Block 3 shall be expanded to 100 feet wide to accommodate future turn lanes. 9. The east/west street will be restricted to a right-in/right-out only at Trunk Highway 41. All lots shall access onto interior streets and not Trunk Highways 41 or 5. Gateway Preliminary PUD May 7, 1997 Page 33 10. All public streets and utilities constructed by the developer shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the City's Standard Specifications and Detail Plates. Detailed construction plans and specifications for the developer-installed public streets and utilities constructed by the developer will be required in conjunction with final platting for staff review and City Council approval. 11. The developer shall be required to enter into a PUD Agreement/Development Contract with the City and provide a financial security in the form of a letter of credit or cash escrow to guarantee site improvements. 12. The developer shall be responsible for the installation or costs associated with the installation of street lights. The City's standard street light along industrial/collector-type streets are 25-foot high corten steel street lights. Location of the street lights will be determined upon review of the final construction drawings. 13. Type III erosion control fencing will be required adjacent to wetland areas. Additional erosion control fence may be necessary at the toe of steep slope areas and adjacent to storm water ponds after the grading has been completed. 14. The storm water ponds and/or temporary detention ponds shall be constructed in the initial grading phase to minimize erosion off-site. Erosion control blankets will be required on all slopes greater than 3:1. Revegetation of the exposed slopes shall occur immediately after grading is completed. 15. All areas disturbed as a result of construction activities shall be immediately restored with seed and disc-mulched or wood fiber blanket or sod after completion of each activity in accordance with the City's Best Management Practice Handbook. 16. 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. 17. 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 pre-developed and post- developed stormwater calculations for 10-year and 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. Gateway Preliminary PUD May 7, 1997 Page 34 18. 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. 19. Fire hydrants shall be incorporated per the Fire Marshal's recommendations. 20. 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.. 21. 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. 22. The lowest floor or opening elevation of all buildings shall be a minimum of 2 feet above the 100-year high water level. 23. 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. 24. 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. 25. Final grades adjacent to Trunk Highways 41 and 5 will be subject to review and approval of MnDOT for compatibility with the future widening of Trunk Highway 5. 26. Increase landscape plantings to include 400 trees in addition to buffer yard plantings and individual site plan landscaping. 27. A 10' clear space must be maintained around fire hydrants, i.e., street lamps, trees, shrubs,bushes, NSP, US West, Cable TV, and transformer boxes. This is to ensure that fire hydrants can be quickly located and safely operated by firefighters. Pursuant to Chanhassen City Ordinance 9-1. 28. Submit street names to Chanhassen Fire Marshal and Chanhassen Building Official for review and approval. Gateway Preliminary PUD May 7, 1997 Page 35 29. Existing structures on the property which may be demolished require a demolition permit. Proof of septic and well systems that are abandoned are required. "The Planning Commission recommends approval of Wetland Alteration Permit for Gateway Business Park subject to the conditions of preliminary PUD #92-6 approval." "The Planning Commission recommends approval of the site plan#97-6 for Heartland America, a 101,600 square foot office industrial building on Lot 3, Block 1, Gateway Business Park, plans prepared by Ankeny Kell Architects, dated stamped April 4, 1997, subject to the following conditions: 1. The storm sewer in the rear of the building shall be redesigned to connect to the storm sewer proposed in the north/south street. The storm sewer in the southeast corner of the site shall be redesigned to drain into the proposed storm sewer along 82nd Street West. 2. All driveway access points shall be constructed per the City's Industrial Driveway Detail Plate #5207. 3. Erosion control fence shall be installed and maintained around the perimeter of the site except the west side until all disturbed areas have been revegetated and removal authorized by the City. Storm sewer inlets shall be protected with silt fence, hay bales or rock filter dikes until the parking lots have been paved with a bituminous surface. 4. The applicant shall enter into a site plan agreement with the City and provide the necessary security to guarantee erosion control, site restoration and landscaping. 5. The City's boulevards must be restored with sod. If a trail/sidewalk is installed along 82i1 Street West or north/south street the site plan drawings shall be revised accordingly and include pedestrian ramps at driveway access points. 6. Commencement of construction for this development is contingent on the recording of a final plat for Gateway Business Park. 7. Increase evergreen plantings on northwestern and southwestern ends of building to screen loading area from road. 8. Plant materials used shall meet minimum requirements. Revise Heartland plant schedule to reflect ordinance requirements of 7' evergreens. Gateway Preliminary PUD May 7, 1997 Page 36 9. The developer must add 10 landscape peninsulas to the parking lot area. Each landscape peninsula must have one shade tree. Landscape peninsulas less than 10 feet in width must have aeration tubing installed. 10. The buffer yard requirement along the north/south road is buffer yard C. The applicant shall install 32 overstory, 65 understory, and 97 shrubs along the north/south road. 11. Watermain shall be looped and extended to the west side of the building. Hydrant spacing shall not exceed 300'. Contact Chanhassen Fire Marshall for exact locations of additional fire hydrants. 12. No Parking Fire Lane signs and yellow curbing shall be provided. Contact Chanhassen Fire Marshal for exact locations of signage and painted curbing. Pursuant to Chanhassen Fire Deparment/Fire Prevention Policy 06 1991. 13. Install a post indicator valve on the water service coming into the building. Contact Chanhassen Fire Marshal for exact location. 14. When fire protection including fire apparatus access roads and water supplies for fire protection is required, 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. 15. The building must comply with Chanhassen Fire Department policy regarding premise identification. (Copy enclosed). Pursuant to Chanhassen Fire Department/Fire Prevention Policy#29-1992. 16. Comply with Chanhassen Fire Department policy regarding maximum allowed size of domestic water service on a combination domestic/fire sprinkler supply line. Pursuant to Chanhassen Fire Department/Fire Prevention Policy#36-1994. 17. Comply with Chanhassen Fire Department/Fire Prevention policy regarding notes to be included on all site plans. Pursuant to Chanhassen Fire Department/Fire Prevention Policy#04-1991. 18. Comply with Chanhassen Fire Department/Fire Prevention policy regarding pre-fire plans. Pursuant to Chanhassen Fire Department/Fire Prevention Policy#07-1991. (Copy enclosed). Gateway Preliminary PUD May 7, 1997 Page 37 19. Comply with Chanhassen Fire Department/Inspection Division policy regarding water service installation for commercial and industrial buildings. Pursuant to Inspection Division Water Service Installation Policy#34-1993. (Copy enclosed). 20. Comply with Chanhassen Fire Department policy regarding fire sprinkler systems. Pursuant to Chanhassen Fire Department/Fire Prevention Division#40-1995. (Copy enclosed). 21. The applicant shall add one pre-finished aluminum grid and recessed E.I.F.S. with reveals to the south elevation of the building, and one pre-finished aluminum grid and recessed E.I.F.S. with reveals and one pre-finished aluminum grid and insulated aluminum window system to the north elevation of the building. In addition, painted panels with reveal edge to mimic windows shall be continued on the north and south elevations. 22. Pedestrian access shall be provided from the site to the public sidewalk and trail system on West 82nd Street and out to the north/south street. 23. The applicant shall provide areas for bicycle parking and storage on site." "The Planning Commission recommends approval of Interim Use Permit#97-1 for Gateway West Planned Unit Development site subject to the following conditions: 1. The applicant shall provide the city with a letter of credit in the amount to be determined by the City Engineer based on earthwork quantities, maintenance of erosion control measures and site restoration. 2. The applicant shall pay the city a grading permit fee as required by the Uniform Building Code and pay for all city staff and attorney time used to monitor and inspect the grading operation. The inspection fees shall be computed at a rate of$30 per hour per person. 3. The applicant shall obtain and comply with all permit requirements of the watershed district. 4. The applicant shall work with City staff in revising the proposed grading plan to an acceptable stormwater management plan in accordance with the City's Surface Water Management Plan. Since the stormwater management plan for the subdivision has not been fully approved, the applicant's engineer shall provide an interim storm drainage and erosion control plan including but not limited to construction of temporary sediment Gateway Preliminary PUD May 7, 1997 Page 38 basins in accordance with the City Best Management Practice Handbook in an effort to minimize erosion off the site. 5. Upon completion of the site grading, the applicant's engineer shall supply the City with a letter certifying that the grading has been completed in compliance with the proposed plan. 6. All site restoration and erosion control measures shall be in accordance with the City's Best Management Practice Handbook. The applicant's engineer is encouraged to pursue acquisition of this handbook and to employ these said practices. A stockpile must be provided for the topsoil which will be respread on the site as soon as the excavation and site grading is completed. Topsoil and disc-mulched seeding shall be implemented immediately following the completion of the graded areas unless the City's Best Management Practice Handbook dictates otherwise. 7. Noise levels stemming from the operation are not to exceed Minnesota PCA or EPA regulations. If the City determined that there is a problem warranting testing, such tests shall be paid for by the applicant. 8. Hours of operation are limited to 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and no work on national holidays or Sundays. Hours of operation on Saturdays are limited to 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. If complaints from residents are logged with city staff regarding Saturday operation,the hours shall be reviewed by the City Council. 9. The applicant shall construct and maintain gravel construction entrances during the grading operation. 10. All erosion control measures shall be installed prior to commencement of grading operations and be maintained until all disturbed areas have been fully restored. The applicant shall also be responsible for removal of all erosion control measures upon completion of site grading. The city engineer will determine the appropriate time and authorize the applicant to remove the erosion control measures. 11. The applicant shall notify the city engineer of all drainage tiles encountered during site grading. The city engineer shall determine the appropriate abandonment or rerouting of all existing draintile systems. 12. Additional Type I erosion control fence shall be used along the north perimeter of the site. Erosion control fence surrounding the wetlands shall be the City's Type III version. Gateway Preliminary PUD May 7, 1997 Page 39 13. This grading permit approval is conditioned upon the City authorizing public improvement project No. 97-1 to extend trunk utility service to the site. 14. The grading permit shall be conditioned on approval of the preliminary plat for the Gateway West Business Park PUD by the City Council. 15. The developer will be responsible for monitoring the effects from the construction activities and mitigating any such effects." ATTACHMENTS 1. Letter from Peter J. Coyle to Mayor Nancy Mancino dated 4/14/97 2. Memo from Ferrol 0. Robinson and Jack A. Lord to Kate Aanenson dated 4/25/97 3. Memo from Mark Littfin to Bob Generous dated 4/24/97 4. Memo from Robert Huffman to Robert Generous dated 4/21/97 5. Highway 5/Galpin Blvd. Park Concept Plan 6. Notice of Public Hearing and Mailing List FF:CF1 LAR}.IN HLiFFMP 1 17TH FL G4. 14. 1997 15:36 F. I LARkIN, HOFFMAN, DALY & LINDGREN, LTD. ATTORNEYS AT LAW 1 i i 16Q0 NORWEST FINANCIAL CENTER 17G00 XERXES AVENUE SOUTH BLOOMINGTON,MINNESOTA 66431-11Q4 PETER J.COYLE TELEPHONE(812)838.3800 DIR.DIAL(812)888.3214 j FAX(812)808.3333 April 14, 1997 Mayor Nancy Mancino City of Chanhassen P.O. Box 147 Chanhassen, Minnesota 55317 I E Re: Petition to Rezone Pro etk P Y Dear Mayor Mancino: Our firm represents Mr. and Mrs. Henry *rase in connection with certain property situated along CSAH 41 in the City of Chanhassen, Mi esota the City). This letter Confirms that the Wrases consent to have their property included in the req est for coning relating the Chanhassen Gateway Project, as proposed by Steiner Development. We un erstand hat Steiner has sought to rezone the property included with Chanhassen Gateway from Ag E ate to P armed Unit Development (PUD), in order to allow residential, commercial and industrial develoment w thin the Gateway Project, The Wrases' consent to rezone their property does not extend toaving it.incorporated into the plat for the Gateway Project, at this time. With regard to the conceptual pl s for CLassen Gateway, the Wrases object to such plans insofar as they (1) do of provide adequate ccess to etr property from 82nd Street; (2) may result in stormwater drainage from Chanhatsen Gatew y flowi.8 across their property without appropriate easements or compensation therefore; and (3) p opose tl1e location of a water tower for the benefit of the City on the Wrase's property. • The Wrases support concept rezoning for hanhassen Gateway. I will be at the City Council meeting to answer any iluestions Councilmernbers mi ht have regarding this letter. neerely, Y --6 , i Peter J. Coy4e, r LARKIN,HOFFMANi DALY& LINDGREN, Ltd. cc: Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wrase Mr. Rich Wrase I 02919$1.01 • 1 WTI CONSULTING GROUP , INC . Transportation■Civil •Structural •Environmental •Planning•Traffic•Landscape Architecture•Parking SRF No. 0972656 MEMORANDUM TO: Kate Aanenson, Planning Director ".2"t b d ; --, City of Chanhassen FROM: Ferrol O. Robinson, Principal Jack A. Lord, Senior Transportation Planner DATE: April 25, 1997 SUBJECT: TRAFFIC STUDY FOR PROPOSED GATEWAY WEST DEVELOPMENT Introduction The Gateway West Development is a 1,217,203 square foot (building area) mixed use development proposed for the southeast quadrant of Trunk Highway (TH) 5 and Trunk Highway 41 in Chanhassen, Minnesota (see Figure 1, Project Location). The site, presently zoned A-2, Agricultural Estate, is cultivated and has two homes adjacent to TH 41 that are exempted from acquisition for the proposed development, and one home along TH 5 that may be acquired. The development, which includes 12 lots incorporating industrial, commercial, and residential uses, will require rezoning to PUD, Planned Unit Development. Industrial lots are estimated to be 30 percent office, 35 percent warehousing, and 35 percent light manufacturing uses covering approximately 917,800 square feet of building area. About 75,400 square feet of commercial uses will include a bank, convenience store, medical office building, and restaurants. The residential building area is expected to contain approximately 80 units of multi-family dwellings. The development will also include over 3,100 surface parking spaces. (The estimated number of trips for the site is based on the maximum allowable floor-area ratio. The actual number of trips could be less if floor area ratios constructed are less than those used for this analysis.) Trip generation for the development was calculated by applying trip generation rates from the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) 1991 Trip Generation Report, 5th Edition (including the 1995 update to the 5th edition), to the building square footage for the appropriate land uses. Traffic generated by the site was then added to the background traffic and assigned to the site access locations and adjacent roadways. 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At the same time, traffic on TH 41 and CSAH 19 south of TH 5 is expected to increase as a result of TH 212. Existing Conditions Morning and afternoon peak hour turning movement volumes were counted at the TH 5/TH 41 intersection in December 1996. Similar counts were obtained for the TH 41/82"d Street intersection in February 1995. Turning movements for the TH 5/Galpin Boulevard intersection were counted in April 1997. These counts provided the basis for background traffic projections for the years 2003 and 2012. (The counts at TH 5 and Galpin Boulevard were taken while TH 101 was closed due to flooding. As a result, traffic volumes on TH 5, especially through-movements, were unusually high and had to be adjusted. The adjustment was made by balancing the counts with counts taken at the TH 5/TH 41 intersection before TH 101 was closed.) Trip Generation An estimate of the number of site-generated vehicle trips was calculated by applying trip generation rates from the ITE Trip Generation Report to the land uses for the proposed development (see Tables 1 and 2). Trips generated by industrial lots were estimated using the building area for each lot applied to trip generation rates for a Business Park. Building square footage for specific commercial land uses were used to determine trips generated for lots 1, 2, 10, and 11. Trips for the residential land use were based on the number of dwelling units estimated for lot 12. An estimated multi-use capture rate of five percent of the total trips was used to account for internal trips, and was subtracted from the total trips. The TH 41/82"d Street and TH 5/North Access intersections were adjusted for pass-by trips amounting to 35 percent of the convenience store, bank, and restaurant peak hour traffic. 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O } - l O 00 — 00 N [ r- .t N Q .-- tri CD' M 00 \O -- M M `O N N a •-- -- C.-.1 N tr v'1 N M M • N N 000 N CnA —. a Cn 0 N a LL LL, Q y IX .. > r I- Q. 0 F. W WW rn a OA i..l g } C U d' O `Q 1A 3 3 F a0 ° .T. W W ° aZ xc i- � � � �00I- � � � s � 0a � 0.coa. aaaa, a . Y YO g Z Q 0W W 'a, v v v v vv v U c 14 E" QM Wo Ci) > ac c Z c t o En 0 N Q W 4 o s, 0 O 0 z a = 0 . G) a. = W 0 Q J Z 0 a E~ x H U I W Kate Aanenson - 7 - April 25, 1997 Traffic Operations Analysis A capacity analysis of the intersections and roadways adjacent to the proposed site was undertaken using historical traffic counts for background traffic, the Gateway West Development Summary for site-generated traffic, and a micro-computer application of the 1994 Highway Capacity Manual to determine the estimated intersection Level of Service (LOS) for the a.m. and p.m. peak hours. Figures 3 through 9 show the intersection peak hour volumes used in the operations analysis. Table 3 shows the results of the level of service analysis for key intersections adjacent to the development. (The north leg of the TH 5/North Access intersection and a frontage road parallel to TH 5 will be built as part of improvements to TH 5 programmed for 1999. Traffic volumes for this intersection were estimated from the Traffic Section of the 1995 Arboretum Boulevard Environmental Assessment completed by the City of Chanhassen.) The analysis was completed for morning and evening peak hours for the existing condition and for the years 2003 and 2012. Three scenarios were considered for the forecast years: • Scenario #1 — Existing and Programmed Configuration — Uses existing and programmed external roadway and intersection configurations with only the forecast background traffic. Background traffic is estimated to grow at 2.2 percent per year. Programmed improvements include widening TH 5 to four lanes from east of the TH 5/TH 41 intersection to CSAH 17 in 1999. • Scenario #2 — Without Coulter Boulevard — Analyzes the intersections using recommended external roadway and intersection improvements with the forecast background plus site- generated traffic. The analysis does not include Coulter Boulevard (the east-west roadway connecting the development to Galpin Boulevard). • Scenario #3 — With Coulter Boulevard — Uses the recommended external roadway and intersection improvements with forecast background plus site-generated traffic. The analysis includes the Coulter Boulevard connection to Galpin Boulevard. Existing Condition The intersection of TH 5 and TH 41 is signalized and currently operates at LOS E during the a.m. peak and LOS D during the p.m. peak. The TH 41/82"d Street intersection is presently unsignalized and operates at LOS A during both peak periods. The TH 5/Galpin Boulevard intersection operates at LOS F during the a.m. peak and LOS D during the p.m. peak. Year 2003 Scenario #1 — The analysis shows that the TH 5/TH 41 intersection will operate at LOS F during both peak periods. The TH 41/82"d Street intersection will also operate at LOS F during both peak periods as an unsignalized intersection. The TH 5/North Access intersection operates at LOS F in the morning and LOS D in the afternoon. The intersection of TH 5 and Galpin Boulevard will operate at LOS C during the a.m. peak and LOS B during the p.m. peak. Kate Aanenson - 8 - April 25, 1997 TABLE 3 CHANHASSEN GATEWAY WEST TRAFFIC STUDY PEAK HOUR INTERSECTION LEVEL OF SERVICE Intersection TH5and TH41and TH5and TH5and TH 41 82nd St. North Access Galpin Blvd. Existing E/D A/A N.A. F/D Year 2003 Scenarios- I. Existing/Programmed Configuration Background Traffic Only F/F F/F F/D C/B 2. Gateway Development: With Recommended Improvements and Without Coulter Blvd. D/D C/C C/D C/C 3. Gateway Development: With Recommended Improvements and With Coulter Blvd. D/D C/C D/D D C Year 2012 Scenarios- I. Existing/Programmed Configuration Background Traffic Only F/F F/F F D F B 2. Gateway Development: With Recommended Improvements and Without Coulter Blvd. D/D B/B C i D C C 3. Gateway Development: With Recommended Improvements and With Coulter Blvd. D/D B/B C D D/C X/X A.M.PEAK PERIOD/P.M.PEAK PERIOD (The level of service of the TH 5/Galpin Boulevard intersection changes between the existing and 2003 forecast conditions as a result of widening TH 5 from two to four lanes. Operations at the TH 5/TH 41 and TH 5/North Access intersections do not change because the roadway is currently four lanes at those locations.) Scenario #2— Analysis indicates that the TH 5/TH 41 intersection will operate at LOS D during the a.m. and p.m. peaks if dual left turns are added at all approaches. The TH 41/82'd Street intersection will operate at LOS C during both peak periods as a signalized intersection. The TH 5/North Access intersection will operate at LOS C during the a.m. and LOS D during the p.m. peak with a signal and dual left turns in the westbound direction. The intersection at TH 5 and Galpin Boulevard will operate at LOS C during the a.m. and p.m. peak periods. Scenario #3 — Operations at the TH 5/TH 41 and TH 4l/82nd Street intersections will be the same as described in Scenario #2 above. The TH 5/North Access intersection will operate at LOS D during both peaks but the westbound dual left turn lanes which would have been necessary without Coulter Kate Aanenson - 9 - April 25, 1997 Boulevard are not required for this scenario. The intersection of TH 5 and Galpin Boulevard will operate at LOS D during the a.m. peak and LOS C during the p.m. peak with no additional improvements. Year 2012 Scenario #1 — Under existing and programmed conditions, all of the key intersections will exhibit LOS F conditions during both peak periods with the exception of the TH 5/Galpin Boulevard intersection which will operate at LOS B during the afternoon peak. Scenario #2 —The TH 5/TH 41 intersection will operate at LOS D during both peak periods if TH 5 is widened to six lanes. The intersection of TH 41 and 82" Street will operate at LOS B during the morning and afternoon peak periods if TH 41 is widened to four lanes and a dual left turn is added in the southbound direction. The TH 5/North Access intersection will operate at LOS C for the morning peak and LOS D during the afternoon peak with if the six lane improvement is made to TH 5. The intersection of TH 5 and Galpin Boulevard will operate at LOS C during both peak periods, assuming that TH 5 is upgraded to a six-lane roadway. Scenario #3 — All of the intersections will operate as described in Scenario #2 above, with the exception of the TH 5/Galpin Boulevard intersection which will operate at LOS D during the a.m. peak period. Recommendations In order for the key intersections to operate at acceptable levels of service in 2003, one year after opening of the Gateway West Development, the following additional improvements are necessary: • Construct dual left turn lanes at all approaches to the TH 5/TH 41 intersection. • Signalize the TH 41/82" Street intersection. • Signalize the TH 5/North Access intersection. • Upgrade TH 41 to a four-lane roadway. • Construct dual left-turn lanes at the westbound approach of the TH 5/North Access intersection (if Coulter Boulevard is not built). 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BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 • (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 MEMORANDUM TO: Bob Generous,AICP Senior Planner FROM: Mark Littfin,Chanhassen Fire Marshal DATE: April 24, 1997 SUBJECT: Request preliminary PUD approval for a mixed use development consisting of an office/industrial uses, support commercial uses, multi family uses, and park and open spaces; rezoning from agricultural estate, A2 to planned unit development, PUD; preliminary plat approval for 12 lots,2 outlots and associated right of way; wetland alteration permit to fill and mitigate wetlands; and site plan review for a 101,600 square foot and industrial building on proposed lot 1, block 3; interim use permit to permit site grading; alternate urban area review(AUAR)review and approval for gateway addition. This project is located at the southeast corner of Highway 5 and Highway 41,Gateway Partners, Steiner Development, Inc. Planning Case 92-6 PUD File 2 I have reviewed the site plan 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' clear space must be maintained around fire hydrants, i.e., street lamps,trees, shrubs, bushes, NSP,US West, Cable TV,and transformer boxes. This is to ensure that fire hydrants can be quickly located and safely operated by firefighters. Pursuant to Chanhassen City Ordinance 9-1. 2. Submit street names to Chanhassen Fire Marshal and Chanhassen Building Official for review and approval. Site plan review for Heartland America, Lot 3, Block 1: I. Watermain shall be looped and extended to the west side of the building. Hydrant spacing shall not exceed 300'. Contact Chanhassen Fire Marshall for exact locations of additional fire hydrants. 2. No Parking Fire Lane signs and yellow curbing shall be provided. Contatct Chanhassen Fire Marshal for exact locations of signage and painted curbing. Pursuant to Chanhassen Fire Deparment/Fire Prevention Policy 06 1991. Bob Generous April 24, 1997 Page 2 3. Install a post indicator valve on the water service coming into the building. Contact Chanhassen Fire Marshal for exact location. 4. When fire protection including fire apparatus access roads and water supplies for fire protection is required, 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. 5. The building must comply with Chanhassen Fire Department policy regarding premise identification. (Copy enclosed). Pursuant to Chanhassen Fire Department/Fire Prevention Policy#29-1992. 6. Comply with Chanhassen Fire Department policy regarding maximum allowed size of domestic water service on a combination domestic/fire sprinkler supply line. Pursuant to Chanhassen Fire Department/Fire Prevention Policy#36-1994. 7. Comply with Chanhassen Fire Department/Fire Prevention policy regarding notes to be included on all site plans. Pursuant to Chanhassen Fire Department/Fire Prevention Policy#04-1991. 8. Comply with Chanhassen Fire Department/Fire Prevention policy regarding pre-fire plans. Pursuant to Chanhassen Fire Department/Fire Prevention Policy#07-1991. (Copy enclosed). 9. Comply with Chanhassen Fire Department/Inspection Division policy regarding water service installation for commercial and industrial buildings. Pursuant to Inspection Division Water Service Installation Policy#34-1993. (Copy enclosed). l0.Comply with Chanhassen Fire Department policy regarding fire sprinkler systems. Pursuant to Chanhassen Fire Department/Fire Prevention Division#40-1995. (Copy enclosed). ML/be g:safety\mI\generous.I CITY 4F it I 1 c4 CHANHASSEN690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 CHANHASSEN FIRE DEPARTMENT POLICY CHANHASSEN FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTES TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL SITE PLANS 1. Fire Marshal must witness the flushing of underground sprinkler service line, per NFPA 13-8-2.1. 2. A final inspection by the Fire Marshal before a Certificate of Occupancy is issued. 3. Fire Department access roads shall be provided on site during all phases of construction. The construction of these temporary roads will conform with the Chanhassen Fire Department requirements for temporary access roads at construction sites. Details are available. 4. Onsite fire hydrants shall be provided and in operating condition during all phases of construction. 5. The use of liquefied petroleum eas shall be in conformance with NFPA Standard 58 and the Minnesota Uniform Fire Code. A list of these requirements is available. (See policy #33-1993) 6. All fire detection and fire suppression systems shall be monitored by an approved UL central station with a UL 71 Certificate issued on these systems before final occupancy is issued. 7. An 11" x 14" As Built shall be provided to the Fire Department. The As Built shall be reproducible and acceptable to the Fire Marshal. (See policy #07-1991). 8. An approved lock box shall be provided on the building for fire department use. The lock box should be located by the Fire Department connection or as located by the Fire Marshal. Chanhassen Fire Department Fire Prevention Policy #04-1991 Date: 11/22/91 Revised: 12/23/94 Page 1 of 2 9. High-piled combustible storage shall comply with the requirements of Article#81 of the Minnesota Uniform Fire Code. High-piled combustible storage is combustible materials on closely packed piles more than 15' in height or combustible materials on pallets or in racks more than 12' in height. For certain special-hazard commodities such as rubber tires,plastics, some flammable liquids, idle pallets, etc. the critical pile height may be as low as 6 feet. 10. Fire lane signage shall be provided as required by the Fire Marshal. (See policy #06-1991). 11. Smoke detectors installed in lieu of 1 hour rated corridors under UBC section 3305G, Exception#5 shall comply with Chanhassen Fire Department requirements for installation and system type. (See policy #05-1991). 12. Maximum allowed size of domestic water service on a combination domestic/fire sprinkler supply line policy must be followed. (See policy #36-1994). Chanhassen Fire Department Fire Prevention Policy #04-1991 Date: 11/22/91 Revised: 12/23/94 Approved - Public Safety Director Page 2 of 2 • 4. C ITY QF 0.i tio00 �� _ CHANBILSSEll 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 CHANHASSEN FIRE DEPARTMENT POLICY REQUIREMENTS FOR FIRE LANE SIGNAGE 1. Signs to be a minimum of 12" x 18" . NO 2 . Red on white is preferred. PARKING FIRE 3 . 3M or equal engineer ' s grade LANE reflective sheeting on aluminum is preferred. " 4 . Wording shall be: NO PARKING FIRE LANE 5 . Signs shall be posted at each end of the fire lane and at least at 7 ' 0" 75 foot intervals along the fire lane. 6. All signs shall be double sided facing the direction of travel. 7 . Post shall be set back a minimum of 12" but not more than 36" from the curb. - 8 . A fire lane shall be required in (NOT TO GRADE front of fire dept. connections SCALE) extending 5 feet on each side and along all areas designated by the Fire Chief. ANY DEVIATION FROM THE ABOVE PROCEDURES SHALL BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING, WITH A SITE PLAN, FOR APPROVAL BY THE FIRE CHIEF. IT IS THE INTENTION OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO ENSURE CONTINUITY THROUGHOUT THE CITY BY PROVIDING THESE PROCEDURES FOR MARKING OF FIRE LANES. Chanhassen Fire Department Fire Prevention Policy #06-1991 Date: 1/15/91 (G- Revised: Approved - Public Safety Director Page 1 of 1 Iv f * .• PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER CITY OF CHANIIASSEN 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 �-f (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 CHANHASSEN FIRE DEPARTMENT POLICY REGARDING PRE-PLAN Prior to issuing the C.O. , a pre-plan, site plan shall be submitted to the Fire Department for approval . The following items shall be shown on the plan. 1) Size 11" x 17 " (maximum) 2 ) Building footprint and building dimensions 3 ) Fire lanes and width of fire lanes 4) Water mains and their sizes, indicate looped or dead end 5) Fire hydrant locations 6) P.I .V. - Fire Department connection 7) Gas meter (shut-off) , NSP (shut off) 8) Lock box location 9) Fire walls, if applicable 10) Roof vents, if applicable 11) Interior walls 12 ) Exterior doors 13 ) Location of fire alarm panel 14 ) Sprinkler riser location 15) Exterior L. P. storage, if applicable 16) Haz . Mat . storage, if applicable 17) Underground storage tanks locations, if applicable 18) Type of construction walls/roof 19) Standpipes PLEASE NOTE: Plans with topographical information, contour lines, easement lines, property lines, setbacks, right-of-way lines, headings, and other related lines or markings, are not acceptable, and will be rejected. Chanhassen Fire Department Fire Prevention Policy #07-1991 Date: 01/16/91 Revised: 02/18/94 Approved - Pu•lic Safety Director Page 1 of 1 4__, CITY OF .....,,,,r, ,. . .; ../ 4,4 .,,, .. , .,--P4g , CHANHASSEN ,,,,.,. ; . • 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 _z 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 R err ilrernerrts-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. y^ 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 If deemed necessary. Residential Requirements(2 or less dwelling unit) 1. Minimum height shall be 5 1/4". 2. Building permits will not be finaied unless numbers are posted and approved by the Building Department Commercial Requirements 1. Minimum height shall be 12". 2. Strip Malls 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 Safty Director Page 1 of 1 `*I PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER CITY OF ClIANBASSEN 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 WATER SERVICE INSTALLATION POLICY FOR COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS 1) The Inspections Division shall be responsible for issuance of permits. No permit shall be issued until approval of plans have been obtained from the following: a) Engineering Department b) Fire Marshal c) Minnesota Department of Health d) Plumbing Inspector 2) Plumbing inspectors will do all installation inspections and witness the hydrostatic and conductivity tests. Inspection and Test Requirements a) All pipe shall be inspected before being covered. Phone 937-1900, ext. 31, to schedule inspections. A 24 hour notice is required. b) Conductivity test is required. The pipe shall be subjected to a minimum 350 amp test for a period of not less than 5 minutes. c) Hydrostatic test required. All pipe shall be subjected to a hydrostatic pressure of 150 psi for 2 hours. Allowable pressure drop shall not exceed 1 PSI. d) Pipe shall not be run under buildings - NFPA 24$-3.1. 3) Upon approval of the hydro test, the plumbing inspector shall submit a copy of the inspection report to the utility superintendent_ The inspection report shall note whether the system is ready for main flush and drawing of water sample for the bug test. Inspections Division Water Service Installation Policy #34-1993 Date: 04/15/93 Revised: 4/17/96 Page 1 of 2 4) Water main flushing shall be witnessed by the utility superintendent. a) Watermain flushing may be scheduled by contacting the utility superintendent at 474-2086. A 48 hour notice is required. b) The utility superintendent shall obtain a water sample for a bacteria test after the main flush and deliver to a testing company. The contractor shall be responsible for testing costs. Allow two weeks for testing results to be returned to the City. c) Upon receiving approval of the water sample test, the utility superintendent shall submit a copy to each plumbing inspector and turn water on to the tested and approved sections of the piping. 5) An additional supervised flush and flow test will be required and witnessed by the Fire Marshal for services supplying fire suppression systems. The flush and flow test shall be performed in accordance with 1991 edition of NFPA 13, Sec. 8- 2.1. Contact the Chanhassen Fire Marshal at 937-1900, ext. 132. 6) Watermain installations shall comply with: a) Minnesota Plumbing Code, Chapter 4715 b) Chanhassen Engineering Department, Watermain Specifications c) National Fire Protection Association, Chapter 24 7) Only authorized city employees are permitted to operate city water control valves. For water turn on or off contact the utility superintendent by phone 474-2086. A 24 hour notice is required. Inspections Division Water Service Installation Zeictiy Policy #34-1993 Date: 04/15/93 Revised: 04/17/96 Approved - Public Safety Director Page 2 of 2 CITY OF i;,, , 0 CHANHASSEN 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 CHANHASSEN FIRE DEPARTMENT POLICY MAXIMUM ALLOWED SIZE OF DOMESTIC WATER SERVICE ON A COMBINATION DOMESTIC/FIRE SPRINKLER SUPPLY LINE 1. Domestic water line shall not be greater than 1/4 pipe size of the combination service water supply line. 2. 1 1/2"domestic off 6"line. 3. 2"domestic off 8"line. 4. 2 1/2 domestic off 10"line. Option 1: Domestic sizes may be increased if it can be calculated hydraulically that the demand by all domestic fixtures will not drop the fire sprinkler water below its minimum gallonage required. Option 2: Combination domestic and five line service shall have an electric solenoid valve installed on the domestic side of the service. This valve shall be normally powered open and close on loss of electric power or signal from the system water flow indicator. Must be approved by the Chanhassen Fire Marshal and Chanhassen Mechanical Inspector. Chanhassen Fire Department Water Line Sizing Policy#36-1994 �_ Date: 06/10/94 ;S:::-C7 / Revised: Approved - Public Safety Director Page 1 of 1 CITY OF CHANHASSEN 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 CHANHASSEN FIRE DEPARTMENT POLICY FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS 1. Permits are required for all sprinkler work. 2. A minimum of four sets of plans are required. Send, or drop off plans and specifications and calculations to: Mark Linfin.Fire Marshal City of Chanhassen 690 Coulter Drive Chanhassen,MN 55317 3. Yard post indicators are required and must have tamper protection. 4. All control values must be provided with tamper protection. 5. All systems tests must be witnessed by the Chanhassen Fire Marshal. Appointments can be made by calling the Fire Marshal at 937-1900, ext. 132, between 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM. Monday through Friday. Please try to arrange tests at least 24 hours in advance. All revisions of 25 heads or more will require a test. 6. Main drains& inspector test connections must be piped to the outside atmosphere. 7. Water may not be introduced into sprinkler piping from the City main until the Fire Marshal witnesses a flush test per NFPA 13-8-2.1. 8. The City of Chanhassen has adopted Appendix E (see 1305.6905 appendix chapter 38 of the MBC). Chanhassen Fire Department Fire Prevention Division Policy#40-1995 Date: 01/12/95 Revised: 03/12/97 Page 1 of 2 9. All systems must be designed to NFPA-13, 1991 edition and Chapter 6 Standards. All attic systems are to be spaced at a maximum 130 square foot coverage. 3/4" plastic piping will not be allowed at any time in attic space. 10. All equipment installed in a fire protection system shall be UL listed or factory mutual approved for fire protection service. 11. Fire protection systems that are hydraulically calculated shall have a 5 psi safety factor at maximum system flow. 12. Acceptable water supplies for fire sprinkler systems are listed in NFPA-13, 1991 ed., Chapter 7. Swimming pools and ponds are not acceptable primary water supplies. 13. Pressure and gravity tanks shall be sized per the requirements contained in NFPA-13 and 22. Duration of the water supply shall match the hazard classification of the occupancy. 14. Include spec sheets for fire sprinkler heads-dry pipe/pre-action valving. 15. The definition of inspection is contained in MN Rule 7512.0100 Subpart 10, and states that inspection means: 1. Conducting a final acceptance test. 2. Trip test of dry pipe,deluge or preaction valves. 3. A test that an authority having jurisdiction requires to be conducted under the supervision of a contractor. Only licensed fire protection contractors are permitted to conduct these tests. 4. All other inspections including the inspectors test, main drain and other valves are permitted under MN Rule 7512.0400 Subpart-2G,as maintenance activities and do not require a license as a fire protection contractor. 16. Per Section 904.3.2.and the 1994 Uniform Building Code,an approved audible sprinkler flow alarm to alert the occupants shall be provided in the interior of the building in a normally occupied location. (Location must be approved by the Chanhassen Fire Marshal). 17. In existing systems,the following shall apply: 1. If any changes in the hydraulically most demanding area, or an addition of 20 or more heads.hydraulic calculations will need to be provided. 2. If an addition or change of 20 or more heads to a system, a test ill need to be completed. Chanhassen Fire Department Fire Prevention Division Policy#40-1995 Date: 01/12/95 Revised: 03/12/97 Approved-Public Safety Director Page: 2 of 2 APR-21-1997 AR:4 1 MTNNFm Cfl-NC{R Al? Pi 557 P.17I1(Al minnelasci A Filewi ENERGY COMPANY Date: 4/21/97 To: Chanhassen Robert Generous Phone #: 612-937-1900 Fax #: From: Minnegasco Robert Huffman Plum; 02-321-5527 Fax: 612-321-5573 Fags; Including Cover 2� _ — Subject: Planning Case Information. Response 1 . U is ctirniinbicl, 4Yl Quipin ?Inti Highway 5 for the Walnut Glove Development 2. Gds is available on Highway 41 for Gateway Business Center Thank you for keeping me informed to the activity in your community. o n^ 11. ! Ftfl >dc r a a • _ -4a rO A N N J A 17:1 O nJ W wW •AAW Ainne J .. J mmto mmm r1 I I m1mm mm m m N H y w N uu 1I 1ill —.JJ1� i ' .r- '1. .1 f: , -�--- / t t_, I jl ( I I ,c ( �;, i .3/�._�:\' / • _-i I I � �. -Y. /1 , , ,j 11 ) '- -.----,k". . .___•:.--• -i ( ,. -• ' 1 • 1 1 1 : . I (,c4c.,\)______) i I I � , -N . a�;il 1U 1 aj jrTF1 4 o-q. ; ii I. .�''s .$Sa�Si Ij � • • %•mo=o •• A4- �1 } ; NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ,i:vi, r; PLANNING COMMISSION '`•''�= ir}moi -a :IN Wednesday, May 7, 1997 J M. at 7:00 p.m. 1i ni���. 1 City Hall Council Chambers424c. �„_ W�'a�_,,,, ' 690 Coulter Drive .,� ,,,-.e - -.,„_,,: mac••,, mi - Ihr In SUBJECT: Preliminary Planned Unit 7o7 Development for Mixed Uses "` APPLICANT: Steiner Developmentum .'�. ..'. .... . -' %NIII ::::_'"lhat:tif j -Ai LOCATION: Southeast Corner of Hwy. 5 �, and Hwy. 41 io,„ . �-,».-;- +�:•, agosii..„0„,„ ug,.. , NOTICE: You are invited to attend a public hearing about a proposal in your area. The applicant, Steiner Development, is requesting preliminary Planned Unit Development for mixed use development consisting of office/industrial, commercial uses, multi-family uses and park and open space; rezone 154 acres of property zoned A2, Agricultural Estate to PUD; preliminary plat of 12 lots and 2 outlots; wetland alteration permit to fill and mitigate wetlands; site plan review for a 101 ,600 sq. ft. office and industrial building on proposed Lot 1, Block 3; interim use permit to allow site grading; and an Alternate Urban Area Review (AUAR) for Gateway Addition. The project is located at the southeast intersection of Hwy. 5 and Hwy. 41. 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 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 April 24, 19p7. 14 � 1‘1 7 Owner Ownadr , No Address Owncty, Location MILLS PROPERTIES INC ATTN:TOM GREEN MAURICE 0 JR&JOAN R MOE PO BOX 971 2515 BRIDLE CREEK TRL BRAINERD, MN 56401 CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 JAY C DOLEJSI MICHAEL J MEADOWS 6961 CHAPARRAL LN 2519 BRIDLE CREEK TRL CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 9227 CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 MID AMERICAN BAPTIST SOCIAL SERVICES MARK A WAGNER CORPORATION 2511 BRIDLE CREEK TRL 2600 ARBORETUM BLVD CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 EXCELSIOR, MN 55331 8003 CHASKA GATEWAY PARTNERS ROBERT W&JOANN C SCHWARTZ 3610 HWY 101 S 2507 BRIDLE CREEK TRL WAYZATA, MN 55391 CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 REGENTS OF UNIV OF MINN C/O REAL MARK A& PEGGY A ARRINGTON ESTATE OFFICE 2503 BRIDLE CREEK TRL 424 DON HOWE BLDG CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55455 MN LANDSCAPE ARBORETUM BOYD D&DEBRA L AARESTAD 3675 ARBORETUM DR 2510 BRIDLE CREEK TRL CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 CHASKA GATEWAY PARTNERS LON D&JULIE M LOHMILLER 3610 HWY 101 S 2499 BRIDLE CREEK TRL WAYZATA, MN 55391 CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 HENRY& EDNA WRASE 8175 HAZELTINE BLVD CHASKA, MN 55318 9619 TROTTERS RIDGE OF CHANHASSEN 2765 CASCO POINT RD WAYZATA, MN 55391 CHANHASSEN PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING APRIL 16, 1997 Chairman Peterson called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT: Allyson Brooks, Ladd Conrad,Kevin Joyce,LuAnn Sidney, Craig Peterson, Bob Skubic, and Alison Blackowiak STAFF PRESENT: Bob Generous, Senior Planner PUBLIC HEARING: AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE 260 OF CITY CODE, SECTION 20-405, IN REGARD TO WETLAND ALTERATIONS AND THE CHEMICAL TREATMENT OF WETLANDS. Bob Generous presented the staff report on this item. Peterson: Any questions of staff? Conrad: Yeah. How do they know the process Bob? I see what the change is, which I don't like. They don't know they can't treat it so they will treat it, won't they? Generous: Most likely. There are people that do that. You give them all of the chemicals... As part of the water resources program that the City has we have given out...items to the community and probably putting it in our newsletter so they are made aware of it. And like I said, when someone does apply they will send them out an additional brochure about the other permit... Conrad: If they apply? Generous: Well it's not a, it's a notice really to...because we can't issue any permits for it. Conrad: So what's their legal. So there's not a permitting process. So they have to notify the City when, tell me how they do this? There's nothing forcing them to talk to us, is there? Generous: Well, except for city ordinance. Conrad: Except for the city ordinance. Blackowiak: Is there something punitive if they don't notify the City? Generous: Technically violation of city ordinance... Sidney: Bob, about communication of this to the community. You're mentioning a few mechanisms. Does this go into the Villager too? Planning Commission Meeting-April 16, 1997 Generous: Well the revisions to the ordinance will be published, yes. Sidney: In the notices or something like that? Generous: Because it's so small, we'll put the entire ordinance in. Sidney: Is there any way to get a better play in the Villager with a story do you think or is that possible? Generous: We can notify them. The best thing is if we put it in our newsletter because then we've... Conrad: Now this is in the wetland alteration permitting process. This is, what ordinance are we affecting Bob? Generous: The wetland ordinance. Conrad: It's the wetland ordinance. And they don't need a permit. Are they getting a permit to begin with? Generous: No. Conrad: So there's nothing really that forces anything to happen. Generous: If a neighbor sees someone dumping. Conrad: Somebody's got to turn you in basically, yeah. And then all we can do is say, well you should have called us and we would have sent you out a brochure. Blackowiak: Bob, do you have an idea about how many areas this will affect? I mean how may wetlands that have been treated do you know of? Generous: I'm not aware. Blackowiak: You're not aware. Conrad: Do they do, do companies treat the algae or do individuals treat the algae? Generous: Usually they hire companies because... Brooks: So you could send out notices to all the individual companies. Skubic: What is that, aluminum sulfide or whatever that they use? 2 Planning Commission Meeting-April 16, 1997 Generous: I'm not sure what they use. Peterson: Other questions of staff? I think we're kind of in a corner here that we all feel that we're, I assume that Roger has taken a look at it and this is an action we can do. Generous: Roger did look at it. I don't know if it's the maximum we can do but. Peterson: Yeah. Other questions of staff? Generous: We can't do what we have in there now. Joyce: How did we learn that you couldn't do that? Somebody found out about it or did somebody actually direct your attention to it? Generous: I'm not sure of that. Mayor Mancino: ...Department. Peterson: Other questions of staff? Conrad: Where does staff, where do you document your process Bob? In terms of you know, your recommendation is to send out notification and blah, blah,blah. Brochure and I also do, I want to get to the chemical treatment companies. I think they're more important than the individuals. There may only be ten of them and there's 15,000 or 20,000 people that won't have a clue, ever literally. We have to do what you're suggesting in terms of communication the first time through but you know, downstream...keep doing that so it's real important that we get to the chemical companies. Whoever might be the applicators. But my question was, how do we get, how do we know what the process is for the city? It's no in the ordinance. City staff does this and notifies this and does this. Where is that? Is it just procedure someplace? Generous: There's procedure for, well we have our Water Resources Coordinator...I'm sure they'll establish their...before that. Conrad: Okay. Peterson: Other questions? Can I have a motion to open it up for a public hearing, and a second? Conrad moved,Joyce seconded to open the public hearing. The public hearing was opened. Peterson: Anyone wishing to address. Please state your name and address. Nancy Mancino: Nancy Mancino, 6620 Galpin Boulevard. Actually I think that would be a good idea Ladd to direct as one of the conditions for the Water Resource Coordinator to, for that 3 Planning Commission Meeting- April 16, 1997 department on a yearly basis find out who and make a list of the companies that are chemically treating, that are around in the area because I can tell you for sure that, as you know, subdivisions, etc. The amenities of wetlands and wetland restoration and having homes around wetlands is just huge right now and yet everybody who does have their home around a wetland is concerned about the mosquitoes and the scum and everything else so I think newspaper. I think in the Chanhassen newsletter. Actually it could get into the summer edition of the newsletter. It goes out to all 6,000 households and then to target those companies who do this kind of work and on a yearly basis send them an update what we as a city are looking for from them. I think that would be a good idea. Thank you. Peterson: Can I have a motion and a second to close the public hearing. Joyce moved, Blackowiak seconded to close the public hearing. The public hearing was closed. Peterson: May I have a motion and a second? Conrad: I really don't want to make a motion on this one. I don't like it. Joyce: Well, I'll make the motion then. I make a motion the City Council adopts the amendment to Chapter 20 pertaining to chemical treatment of wetlands as shown in Attachment#1 with the information that Nancy mentioned about talking to the. Generous: Communicating with the companies that do. Joyce: Right. Thank you. Either the companies that are selling the product. Peterson: Is there a second? Blackowiak: I'll second that. Joyce moved, Blackowiak seconded that the Planning Commission recommends that the City Council adopts the amendment to Chapter 20 pertaining to the chemical treatment of wetlands as shown in Attachment#1 with the amendment that the companies that sell and do the chemical treatment of wetlands be notified of this amendment. All voted in favor and the motion carried. CITY COUNCIL UPDATE: Generous: On Monday evening the Gateway project was tabled for staff to provide additional information. They also directed that we have a traffic study amended to show what would happen if...Coulter Boulevard extension. ...TIF for the project. And also to get better information on land that they're proposing as parkland and purchased for parkland. That's supposed to come back on the 28`h. The tower,there were two motions. One was to, because of the U.S. West New Vector group had withdrawn their application, City Council authorized the 4 Planning Commission Meeting- April 16, 1997 City Attorney to negotiate with U.S. West to locate on the water tower located northeast of City Hall here. And then they approved a motion directing APT to relocate to the Eden Prairie water tower, unless an acceptable lease agreement could not be reached... And if that happens then they did give, in essence approve the conditional use permit for the Quattro site...exhaust their negotiations. Brooks: And you said as far as you knew,they are going on the water tower in Eden Prairie? Bob Generous' answer was not picked up by the microphone. Peterson: Anything ongoing? That Bob or anybody has questions on. Conrad: Back to the water tower, who is this person? Varner and Associates. An Eden Prairie resident? Sidney: Yes. Conrad: That's real offensive. Sidney: There were a number of them. Conrad: I don't think he's doing well in his business. This is a poor letter. Okay. Joyce moved, Brooks seconded to close the public portion of the meeting at this point before open discussion on the comprehensive plan process and mixed use projects. All voted in favor and the motion carried. The Planning Commission meeting was closed at 7:15 p.m. Submitted by Bob Generous Senior Planner Prepared by Nann Opheim 5 CHANHASSEN PLANNING COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING APRIL 14, 1997 Chairman Peterson called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT: Craig Peterson, Alison Blackowiak, Allyson Brooks, Bob Skubic, Kevin Joyce, and LuAnn Sidney MEMBERS ABSENT: Ladd Conrad STAFF PRESENT: Bob Generous, Senior Planner PUBLIC HEARING: CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUEST TO ALLOW TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWERS AT 7660 QUATTRO DRIVE, LOT 3, BLOCK 1, PARK ONE 3RD ADDITION; AND SITE PLAN APPROVAL FOR A 135 FOOT AND 76 FOOT MONOPOLE TOWER, 12' X 24' EQUIPMENT BUILDING AND A 6 FOOT CHAIN LINK FENCE; U.S. WEST NEW VECTOR GROUP, INC. AND AMERICAN PORTABLE TELECOM. Bob Generous presented the staff report on this item. Peterson: Any questions of staff from commissioners? I guess I just have one overall one. We've seen this, I think this is probably the third time. I couldn't see any substantial changes in any of the conditions and/or recommendations. Were there any on this time around? Other than location. Generous: Just I believe on the first one. And also relocating the towers to the south part... Peterson: Okay. Sidney: Bob, I had a question about co-location. Does that mean that additional towers might be located on that site or when you say co-location it would be on that? Generous: It'd be on the pole itself. Sidney: Yeah,okay. Joyce: Bob, there's an antenna out there right now that I assume they're testing. Generous: Yes. That's called a cow. Joyce: Cow, yeah. That's not where they're considering putting the antenna though is it? Planning Commission Meeting -April 14, 1997 Generous: That's the initial location and we're saying move it to the south. I believe they put some stakes in the ground... Joyce: Okay,but the antenna that's out there right now is what, 80 feet tall? Generous: I believe that's the height, yes. Joyce: The one that we're talking about would be two-thirds, 60 feet taller? Generous: Yeah. Joyce: 55 feet taller. Okay. Does that, and the alternative location, do you know how far that is from the residential zoning of Eden Prairie, the residential line? Generous: We estimated it's about 385 feet from the property line. Joyce: Okay, so less than 385 feet? Generous: Yes, if we move it on the south end. And this is, the ultimate location is about 100 or 110 feet south of the initial proposal. Joyce: So that wouldn't, you wouldn't know this but I guess in Eden Prairie their present ordinance they have is 4 to 1, correct? Generous: Proposed ordinance. Peterson: Yeah, they haven't passed yet have they? Generous: No. Joyce: So that's just a proposed ordinance. Okay. That's all I need to know, thank you. Skubic: Bob, I'm sorry I got here a little bit late. Did you say U.S. West withdrew from this application? Generous: Yes. There should be a letter from them to that effect. Skubic: Where does that leave them locating? Generous: They are trying to relocate to the water tower to the northeast of City Hall. And the City Council will review that as part of their hearing tonight. Skubic: Okay, thank you. 2 Planning Commission Meeting- April 14, 1997 Peterson: Other questions for staff? Seeing none,does the applicant or their designee wish to address the Planning Commission? And if so,please come forward. Peter Coyle: Good evening Mr. Chairman, members of the Planning Commission. Peter Coyle from the Larkin-Hoffman law firm, here tonight on behalf of American Portable Telecom, the applicant for the conditional use permit. I don't want to really make any comments as it relates to the site. We do have a temporary tower that is on the property at present for the purpose of trying to verify the suitability of the location from a coverage standpoint. We are in the midst of negotiations with the City of Eden Prairie, as requested by the City of Chanhassen, to see if we can't put our antenna devices on the Eden Prairie water tower which is just somewhat to the north of the site that is proposed before you this evening. However, at the direction of the City Council, we agreed to lay our application aside some weeks back with their commitment and understanding that it was going to be back and go through a formal review by the Planning Commission and ultimately the City Council which is what we are about this evening. The use is permitted under the City's code. It satisfies the setback requirements of the City's code and it is the use that the Council has specifically directed APT to put on this property in the event that we are unable to work out a suitable lease language with the City of Eden Prairie. Our hope is to be on the City's water tower. That's always been our objective to be on the water tower. We approached the City of Eden Prairie about that almost a year ago, is what I'm understanding, and at that time we were told that that was not something that the City was willing to entertain so it's regrettable that there are a number of folks who are now brought into this who have a legitimate concern, and I don't begrudge them that concern. But I do want to allay their concerns as to our willingness and our receptivity to going on the City of Eden Prairie's water tower provided we can reach a mutual understanding as to what the lease terms for that tower site need to be. Having said that, the City is out of time from a statutory standpoint in order to process this application so our only choice is to keep the application moving forward, which is what we committed to the City we would do, and so we are here tonight respectfully asking for your recommendation to the City Council for approval of the CUP with a full expectation and understanding on our part that even if the Council grants the approval of the CUP,we will be prepared to rescind the CUP if we can reach terms with the City of Eden Prairie on the lease for the water tower space. So that continues to be our preference. We are prepared to do it and the CUP that's before you is a fallback but is that. A fallback. But it's one that we need to get action on this evening because as I say, the statutory time period that was agreed upon with the City has now run it's course. I'd be prepared to answer any questions you might have but I think the issues are fairly straight forward at this point. Peterson: Any questions of the applicant? Blackowiak: I have a quick question. Since U.S. West is no longer planning to be at that site, are you still going to be pursuing 135 foot tower with hopes of co-location with another company or what's your thought behind that? Peter Coyle: Sure, Mr. Chair, Commissioner Blackowiak. The City requires that we design a tower that is suitable for co-location. It is our preference,not a preference, it's a requirement of ours that we have that, the antenna structures that will serve APT, be it the 135 foot height level 3 Planning Commission Meeting- April 14, 1997 in order to get the coverage that we need for this geographic area. So that's what's driving it, not the notion that there's 1 or 2 other carriers on the antenna. We are willing, as an accommodation to the City, to accommodate an additional carrier if the worst comes to pass, which is that we are not able to reach a lease agreement with the City of Eden Prairie, but it is our expectation that we will be able to do that. But it isn't done and we thought that we had given them 2 weeks for the purpose of getting it done. They weren't able to get it done so we need to move on about our business and that's why we're here. Blackowiak: Okay. And then a second question. Let me think. Oh! Since you've got this tower out there right now, if it's not against company policy, how is that going? Is it turning out to be a suitable location? Peter Coyle: I would just look for an indication. Do we know yet? The system is not yet operational. Blackowiak: Oh okay. I'm sorry. I'm sure you wouldn't know. Okay. Peter Coyle: The computer modeling tells us that that location is acceptable. You may know Commissioners that our first choice has actually been up along Highway 5. That was the origin of the application and it was really at the Council's direction that APT consented to relocating it's proposed tower to this property that's before you this evening under an amended application. So we've attempted to accommodate the City's request up to this point, including the scheduling requirements of the City, and we will continue to try to accommodate that as best we can. However, we do have to follow suit with the mandated procedures of the City in order to try to get some action on the application this evening. Any other questions? Joyce: I have one quick one. What is your deadline for the whole project with the tower being in Eden Prairie? What, from your standpoint or company standpoint, how long will you allow the process to continue with Eden Prairie before you call it quits? Peter Coyle: Well tonight, tonight for purposes of this process is the end of that line. I mean that's what this meeting is all about. The City agreed,we agreed with the City's request to continue the meeting one more time to give the City of Eden Prairie a little bit more time so tonight is the end of the agreed upon extension if you will. Joyce: So it's Eden Prairie's turn to come back and make a decision whether they want it? Peter Coyle: I think that's probably the fairest way to put it. And I don't mean that in a negative way at all. I believe that the City is acting in good faith at this point to try to reach an understanding with APT but it's not done and all we are intending to do this evening is to say to the City of Chanhassen, we've complied with your process. We've accommodated your process. We continued the process at your request and we've even relocated to other properties that hadn't been our preference. Let's finish this phase of it with an explicit condition on our part that if we don't have to build a tower, we would much rather not have to build a tower. But it's time for 4 Planning Commission Meeting-April 14, 1997 Eden Prairie now to step up the gas a little bit in order for us to get that project resolved on their side. Joyce: Thank you. Skubic: I have a question on the height. For your coverage purposes,you're making a tower 135 feet high. So if you have a co-locater, he would be located a separation distance of 10 or 15 feet. Peter Coyle: 15 to 20 feet below, that's correct. Skubic: So his coverage requirements would need to be different than yours in order to make that work. Peter Coyle: The reason that, Mr. Chair, Commissioner. The reason that U.S. West New Vector was able to co-locate on the proposed APT tower is because they needed a tower height something in the range of 75 feet. So our going to 135 automatically gave them that installation mount. There will be other companies that will need towers or antenna sites within this community or along this corridor because it's a high traffic corridor, as you know. So if not APT, it's going to be someplace, somebody. It's just a question of time because there are 3 or 4 companies in this marketplace actively trying to install services that many of your constituents want. Your residents. Maybe even some of you want. Maybe even some of the folks who live in Eden Prairie would like, and our job under our licenses from the FCC is to find those locations as best we can hoping not to pick any fights along the way, and this is an example where we've tried to accommodate the process as best we could, including going to Eden Prairie early on and it's unfortunate that we find ourselves here this evening but that's. This is still a new technology and so people have lots of questions and lots of concerns and that's part of the process and I accept that. Skubic: Well 135 feet, that may prohibit someone else from co-locating because of the height limitation. Peter Coyle: Mr. Chairman, Commissioner, I suppose that's possible but I couldn't even speculate. I couldn't even speculate. There may be some other company that would prefer a higher standard than that. That's possible. But they wouldn't be able to go on top of this tower if it were approved and installed. Skubic: Okay, thank you. Peter Coyle: Sure. Peterson: Other questions? Peter Coyle: Thank you Commissioners. 5 Planning Commission Meeting- April 14, 1997 Peterson: Thank you. This is a public hearing. I'd like to have a motion to open it to the same and a second please. Joyce moved, Sidney seconded to open the public hearing. The public hearing was opened. Peterson: Anybody wishing to address the Planning Commission,please come forward and state your name and address. John Mack: Good evening. I'm John Mack. I live at 18847 Twilight Trail. Have been in contact with the City of Eden Prairie relative to this process. It's my understanding as well that the parties are fairly close to reaching a lease agreement. I would like the representative for APT to speak exactly what are open issues so that the Council and the Planning Commission can understand exactly where we are relative to negotiations in Eden Prairie from an official standpoint and understand what needs to be done tomorrow. I guess from my perspective what is a little bit concerning is that if the Council moved to approve tonight with this understanding that Eden Prairie will work out a lease with these guys tomorrow, I just want to make sure that there's no confusion that essentially that is providing I think some difficulties potentially in the negotiations. It's my understanding that there's really only 2 or 3 items that are at issue at this point and I guess I would re-invite the representative for APT to get up and state what those issues are and. Again, it's my understanding that Eden Prairie is negotiating in good faith and APT is as well but I think it's important for the Planning Commission and the Council to understand exactly where these guys are at. Peterson: Thank you. Maybe we'll continue on with the public hearing and then go back and see if there are any further questions for the applicant. Anyone else wishing to address the Commission, please come forward. Lynn ?: My name is Lynn... I find it somewhat concerning that the Commission as well as the City Council...taken a look at putting this tower out along Highway 5. And apparently at some point... concern to me that you consider putting this tower close to a neighborhood where it will really have a negative impact, especially a visual impact on our neighborhood and yet there seems to be more of a concern about the visual impact that this tower potentially would have on Highway 5, but not on the residents. I think, it's hard to say but...if we were a Chanhassen neighborhood that you would have to be as concerned about you know our concerns if we were Chanhassen residents about having this tower right in our neighborhood...open our doors and windows and look out at this thing. And yet the concerns have been more about how it will impact the visual affect of Highway 5 of having a tower there and not of a neighborhood. I'm really concerned...take our feelings into consideration. It sounds as though you know potentially the tower won't go up here but at the same point in time,just like Mr. Coyle felt that...as kind of a fall back. We still are going to feel threatened by the fact that maybe it will go through,maybe it won't but if it does go through, it doesn't go through it needs... Peterson: Thank you. Anyone else? 6 Planning Commission Meeting- April 14, 1997 Randy Lebell: My name is Randy Lebell. I also live in the same neighborhood. I wanted to address also the fact that in your City Council Minutes of the past few meetings you've addressed each of the Chanhassen neighborhoods and said in turn that this would affect their property values. We called several local real estate agents and just asked them to submit letters back to us as to what the effects might be on our area. We have a Pam Erickson from one of the local real estate companies, Burnet, who wrote my wife and said today that this is to confirm our conversation today about the proposal for the communications tower. Yes, I do have concerns for the property values when the home has direct sight of a tower. It has been proven time and time again that the buyers shy away from such properties. It would not be inaccurate to say a price adjustment of 5% would be necessary to compensate for a sight line. Most of these homes are right around the $200,000.00 range so that will give you some idea of what 5%would be. And a second one from a Chuck Abrahamson who's a sales manager for Burnet also told us, in our opinion the addition of a communication tower would be in direct view of an existing home would most definitely have an adverse affect to the property's value. As an example, if two identical homes were priced the same, in one case the tower and the other did not, a buyer would certainly prefer the home with the unobstructed view. The second home would need to be priced somewhere between 3% and 5% less under the same. Now as you address your own areas you took this into account and determined that you wouldn't want to decrease the property values in the neighborhoods in Chanhassen. But when you turned and looked at our neighborhood you made the decision that it had no price, no affect. And I just think that these, there are many other real estate agents that have also volunteered to say that they would also, and if need be, we'll take them to an attorney and see how we can stop this but we aren't going to let it go up without a fight. So that's what I have left to say. Peterson: Thank you. Anyone else? Ron Carlson: Hello. I'm Ron Carlson. I live at 18821 Twilight Trail and our house is roughly about 2 houses adjacent to the house that will be, this tower will be directly behind and our living room faces the tower area. And the tower itself that's up right now, the temporary tower we can see from our living room right now and we also did proceed with checking with a realtor ourselves just to see if this would have an impact on us because we were planning to move a little further west this fall or winter and we were concerned that this would impact our funds for moving so we did get a letter from Burnet Realty in writing on how this could possibly impact and it's addressed to my wife. Dear Tracy. In my opinion the addition of a communications tower which would be in direct view of an existing home would most definitely have an adverse affect on that property's value. As an example, if two identical homes were priced the same and the one faced the tower and the other did not, a buyer would certainly prefer the home with the unobstructed view. The second home would need to be priced somewhere between 3%to 5% less to attract the same buyer. And we're very,very concerned about this because our house is roughly about $200,000.00 so this probably taking about$5,000.00 to $10,000.00 out of the bank,my personal bank, and it upsets me quite a bit because to me it's like stealing. If anybody takes money from me, I see that as personally,personally theft almost. Taking the money out of my pocket. And I am with the last gentleman that I would take some legal action to try to get those funds, you know that were taken from me because I think any of you if you had money taken from you would seek legal action to get that money back. So I am very concerned about 7 Planning Commission Meeting - April 14, 1997 this. The company in question that's putting up the tower, APT I believe if I have the name correct. I am very concerned about them as well because I work for a large corporation out west called Hutchinson Technology and I feel for them because I feel that between Chanhassen and Eden Prairie they've really been jacked around a lot between the two cities as far as locations go so I think when they started with Eden Prairie and Eden Prairie turned them down with the tower and then they came to Chanhassen and said we'd like to propose this tower along Highway 5, I think that that was a reasonable proposal on their part. And then they were told by Chanhassen that they had to move this tower to a different location, I think they went through a lot of effort to study that site and they probably put a lot of money into it and a lot of time and I really think that they're being jacked around on this whole thing as well. Where Highway 5 should have been more of the consideration in my mind. It seems to be the right place to put things like this. That's where electrical lines go. Telephone lines go. Other towers are put in places like that. You drive down 494, you see electrical towers and telephone towers and such and I think when our fore fathers planned out these highways and freeways, they had that in mind to keep those towers and things like that along highways and freeways because they didn't want them running through their neighborhoods and houses so I'm just hoping that the City of Chanhassen will reconsider this and look more at a site more reasonable for all the neighborhoods along Highway 5 and take a no vote on this. And I do believe from what John said earlier that Eden Prairie is working on this in very much good faith and I think that both the cities can work this out so that the neighborhoods are not impacted by this. And I hope also in the future that the cities of Eden Prairie will come up with some procedures and policies to make this a much simpler process in the future so there's at least some guidelines on what size of tower could possibly impact a neighborhood as far as their market value and aesthetic value and things like that. I don't think those details have yet been worked out well enough in my mind. I appreciate... Audience: ...APT needs to get a continuance out...negotiations are truly going in good faith, why not just... Peterson: Yeah, let's have one conversation going on at a time. I think you got your point made. Ron Carlson: But that's about all I had to add here but I just hope that the cities can work together on this problem, as well as in the future for future towers. If my wife and I decide we want to move to Chanhassen from where we are now, I don't know if we want to take the chance of another tower coming up 300 feet from our house again. I'm not sure if we want to do that. As I end here, would any of you care to see what I got from a realty company at all? Peterson: I think we got the general perspective from the comments. Ron Carlson: Okay, thank you. Peterson: Thank you. Robert Effing: Hi, my name is Robert Effing and I also live in the Twilight Trail area. And the question I have is, right now the focus is on Eden Prairie and their lack of coming through as far as providing space on their tower. Was the tower just to the,just behind this building, was that 8 Planning Commission Meeting-April 14, 1997 considered as an alternative or was that outside the scope of the range that you were looking for? It was outside the scope? So you needed to concentrate on the Eden Prairie side? Okay. So it wasn't a choice between towers? Between water towers? It was the choice between you had to be west of, or east of here? APT: Correct. Robert Effing: Okay,thank you. Peterson: Anyone else wishing to address the Planning Commission? Tammy Lunch: My name is Tammy Lunch and I live at 18... Our house sits directly... consider the fact that even though we are Eden Prairie residents, we do an awful lot of shopping, we do a lot of our retail business in Chanhassen. Your retail district is a lot closer to us than Eden Prairie...and I think you should take that into consideration because we're not... Peterson: Thank you. Anyone else? Ann Johnson: My name is Ann Johnson. I live at 18711 Twilight Trail. My piece of property is adjacent or right next to the...in Chanhassen. We go to church in Chanhassen. I now have a son who started in employment in Chanhassen this evening so although you don't directly represent us by jurisdiction, I think you have a moral obligation to consider our neighborhood. Our property values. Our quality of life. It's interesting this quality of life because hey, cordless phone. That's pretty much a quality of life. Everybody, if we can afford one, wants one. So the coin is two sided here. So I do believe that you do have a moral obligation to consider what we, on the other side of the railroad tracks. Oh, are we on the wrong side of the tracks? Perhaps so. I didn't think of that until right now but perhaps we are. But please consider us because we do go to church, we are employed,we shop, we utilize the recreational facilities that you have so although we're not taxpayers in Chanhassen, I think we consider ourselves part of Chanhassen nonetheless so if you please consider that, we truly would appreciate that. Peterson: Thank you. Anyone else wish to address the Planning Commission? Peter Miller: Hi, Peter Miller at 18904 Twilight Trail. I think strategically, if you look at the map that you have actually up on the wall, that you can see kind of the juts that you have outside of your community. Not only just our neighborhood might not be showing up to shop in Chanhassen,but you might want to consider neighboring communities who are going to look at this as an example of where a tower would go up in the farther corner of the city. And kind of the message, I don't think the neighboring communities are going to think about dead zones or what not. Instead they're going to think about tower placements and what might end up on their border and so it's not just our neighborhood. I think you're sending a message here to all the neighboring communities as far as placement of towers,placement of undesirable things. Thanks. 9 Planning Commission Meeting- April 14, 1997 Peterson: Thank you. Anyone else? As you're walking up I'll make a couple comments. I think we've got a consistent theme beginning here so I would offer that we do have a City Council meeting tonight so if you don't have anything new to add to the comments made by your neighbors or other constituents, maybe I'll ask for a raise of hands for all those people that are opposing the mono tower after your comments. Resident: Okay. Well my theme is correct but I want to add one more thing. If you're in a border neighborhood and some other Council did it to you,how would you feel? Is this what I'm going to teach my kids about government? That it's self serving. That's pretty much what upsets us more than anything I think is the self serving Chanhassen. They wouldn't do it to their own community but they'll do it to us... Peterson: Thank you. If I could get a raise of hands. Raise your hands, all those that are opposing the tower going up as it is. Let the record show that I believe the majority of people, if not everyone, has raised their hand. With that in mind, is there anybody that would like to make additional comments? Thank you. May I have a motion to close the public hearing? Joyce: I'll make that motion. Peterson: Second? Audience: ...you were going to have the person from... Peterson: Oh, yeah. Pardon me. Would you care to comment on the situation with Eden Prairie and to the status of that sir? Peter Coyle: Mr. Chairman, Commissioners. I appreciate the question. It's a private contractual matter that we're in negotiation with the City on and I'm not able to comment on. Suffice to say that we've had steady contact with the City and we've exchanged documentation proposals if you will in terms of the lease language. Mr. Barstow who is with me this evening from APT is part of that negotiating process but I'm not at liberty to comment on the particulars of those lease items. Peterson: Thank you. Joyce: Can I ask one quick question I forgot to ask before? Peter Coyle: Sure. Joyce: Whatever happened to the location at 80 West 78`h Street? Was that our City Council that was against that or was there a problem with that? Peter Coyle: I believe, Mr. Chairman I believe that that original proposal was relocated at the request of the Chanhassen City Council. The original proposal was for that site. 10 Planning Commission Meeting- April 14, 1997 Joyce: 80 West 78th Street? Peter Coyle: Right. And at the request of the Council we agreed to lay our application aside and to find a new location, which they directed us to, and that's what's before you this evening. Joyce: Thank you. Peterson: Thank you. May I have a motion again please, and a second. Joyce moved, Sidney seconded to close the public hearing. The public hearing was closed. Peterson: Kevin. Your thoughts? Joyce: Well, the only problem I have with all this is that it seems open ended. We're having this special meeting here and I feel for the people at APT. I know they've gone through this process. I see Mr. Littlejohn sitting over here. He must really be sick of coming out here to Chanhassen. So I appreciate the time and effort they've put into this process, but I guess in my last question to Mr. Coyle I don't still understand what happened to that 80 78`h Street. I don't know why. That was the place... It's my turn now. I thought that was a good location. So now I pass it onto my colleagues up at City Council. I still think that's a better location for everybody concerned. The people in Chanhassen and people in Eden Prairie. We went through a long process of trying, the Planning Commission and the City Council in Chanhassen went through the process of defining what we were going to do with these portable towers,and there were a lot of conditions that we made in Chanhassen that we didn't want them at certain places and I think where this might abide by our ordinances in Chanhassen, I think if this neighborhoods that is Eden Prairie was a Chanhassen neighborhood, I don't think we'd pass this thing and that makes me feel uncomfortable. I will tell the neighbors I do disagree with you as far as the impact of this thing. You can disagree with me however. I don't have to live next to it, I'll grant you that. I just disagree with you okay. I think if that tower was erected before your homes were built, I don't think,you wouldn't even notice it but when something's new,brand new and it's erected up in your back yard, yeah. You notice it right away so I appreciate that. But I'm very comfortable passing this along. Passing in favor of this right now because I don't think, I think of these people in Eden Prairie, or rather as a Chanhassen neighborhood, we would try to make every effort to put it on the 80 West 78th Street and I actually think that's a better location so I'm right now, I could live with tabling this thing further,which I'm sure these people don't want to do. Wait and see what happens in Eden Prairie. See if they can put it on the tower. I'm not, I don't feel that we have to run into this thing. I mean I can wait. Personally I can wait. I don't know how fair that is to APT but I think we can wait a couple more weeks. So those are my comments right now. Peterson: Bob. Skubic: I share most of what Kevin said here. I think the applicants have been more than patient and helpful in sticking in here and waiting to get this done and I think the time has come. I think there is some legal implications here or some time lines that we're looking at here so we need to 11 • Planning Commission Meeting - April 14, 1997 take some action on this. It's unfortunate, this has been a difficult area to locate an antenna and a tower. We need, the tower is needed. We have a dead zone there. Many of us use the cellular phones and there's a need and it needs to be fulfilled somehow. I would vote in favor of this if it met the proposed Eden Prairie setback requirements and it appears to me it falls slightly short of that. And also I'm concerned that it may have limited value for co-location because of it's height. If APT needs to locate at 135 feet, I don't know that another provider wouldn't also need to locate at that height or higher so I'm a little concerned about future considerations here. There are more providers in the area. I think there's 4 or 5. What's going to happen when they apply for a tower? Will there will be more sites available on the water tower or are we going to be right back here talking about the same thing again? So I'm a little concerned about what's going to happen in the future. And I do think better sites exist, specifically on the water tower. And on 78th Street. I don't see a lot of value in antagonizing the residents of Eden Prairie. I think we probably have enough residents right here in Chanhassen to deal with. Unless it serves a purpose and I think what is behind all this is to find the best solution for this, which I believe is the water tower and by having this sort of proposal, maybe it furthers that objective. But nonetheless, I would not vote in favor of this. Peterson: LuAnn. Sidney: I agree with the Commissioners comments. I too feel somewhat uncomfortable about this present proposed location being so close to a residential neighborhood. I too feel that the 80 West 78th Street location is what I would prefer for the location of the tower. I do agree with Commissioner Joyce in that I think the impact, if this tower would be built, might not be as severe as we're anticipating it... However, at this point I guess I would not vote in favor of the proposed tower. Peterson: Alison. Blackowiak: Well can I ask a question? Thank you. What is our current ordinance for site location in terms of residential distance? How does it compare to the Eden Prairie 1 to 4, or 4 to 1 qualification? Do we have anything similar to that? Generous: Yes, we provided... Blackowiak: So that would be. So if it were in Chanhassen, that it could be 135 feet from the property line of a residential area. Okay. All right, well that makes me feel a little bit better since it's not like we're doing something to Eden Prairie that couldn't happen in Chanhassen. This is a tough issue. I really don't know what to say. I agree with what has been said more or less. I feel that we're being asked to approve something that's really not finished yet. I mean we've got an approval wrapped into, approve something that is contingent upon something else happening and that kind of scares me. I like the straight forward, yes,no. This is going to happen type issues. I would like to see the cities of Eden Prairie and Chanhassen get together and make a final decision and if at that time the water tower in Eden Prairie is not available, then I would like to see this issue back before us and then I think that the questions for both the City of Chanhassen and the City of Eden Prairie and all of our neighboring residents would be a lot 12 Planning Commission Meeting-April 14, 1997 clearer. And one thing that I'm a little offended by is that people of Eden Prairie would think that Chanhassen residents are trying to do this to Eden Prairie. It's not something that anybody's trying to do to anybody else. I think that if it were in a Chanhassen neighborhood, that the same, we'd get the same issues. I don't think the fact that it happens to abut an Eden Prairie neighborhood will affect the Planning Commission's opinions and outcome and that probably offended me a little bit but I guess I have to get a little thicker skin. I would prefer to see a more concrete resolution or a concrete proposal and I'm still not sure what I'm thinking, sorry. Peterson: Allyson. Brooks: Well, I do not think this should be approved tonight. I would like to see what happens with the Eden Prairie water tower. I don't like the idea of approving something and allowing the applicant to go forth in negotiations thinking they have a good fallback. I'm not a fan of these towers. I don't like them. I think they're a blight on the landscape and I would prefer to see something on an existing facility rather than another stand alone over and over again. And maybe that if not fair to the company but I do believe that the quality of life issue is a big issue. I strongly, I empathize with the residents of the Eden Prairie neighborhood. I don't think you should have to look out your living room window and see a tower. I think people have the right to have a business in the United States but people have a right to live as well. And I believe that at this point we, it's not ready for approval. I agree with Alison. I think if negotiations whereby we can't locate on the Eden Prairie water tower falls through, then I think the two cities should come together for the best case scenario but I, I was not offended by the neighborhood residents and I think there were a lot of good points made. I think this should be tabled for the time being. Peterson: Thank you. My comments are, as a commission and for fellow commissioners, we are obligated to make a decision tonight per city ordinance so I would ask that we do that. We can either approve or deny what is presented in front of us this evening and I would like to preface my comments by saying that. With regard to the proposal in front of us, I probably differ a little bit with my fellow commissioners. I do think this is a more appropriate site. I don't like putting it in any neighborhood. Chanhassen, Eden Prairie or any one but unfortunately I think one of the issues you have to take into consideration is it's going to affect somebody wherever you put it and then you look for the smallest number of individuals that it would affect. I think the consideration to move it where, from West 78th Street was a number of people that would see the tower on a daily basis from Highway 5 and maintaining the Highway 5 corridor that we've worked hard to maintain was the driving force to considering that. I think what you have heard from fellow commissioners, and hopefully will carry it on to the Council this evening is that the number one priority and recommendation is that it go on top of the Eden Prairie water tower. I think there's a high probability of that happening. I think it's also important to consider those residents in that neighborhood,that they are abutting an IOP area which means industrial office park so that you are going to have something in that area and it maybe not necessarily won't be...houses. It may not be fully built out as you're well aware now. So I guess I am in approval of it on those basis. Any further discussion? Can I get a motion? Can I bribe somebody into giving me a motion? 13 Planning Commission Meeting - April 14, 1997 Skubic: I'll make a motion. I'll make a motion that we deny the conditional use permit#96-6 for a telecommunication tower and associated equipment at 7660 Quattro Drive subject to conditions as outlined by staff. Brooks: I'll second the motion. Peterson: There is a motion that has been moved and seconded. Any discussion? Skubic moved, Brooks seconded that the Planning Commission recommend denial of the Conditional Use Permit#96-6 for a personal communication service (PCS) wireless telecommunication facility, including site plan, for a 135 foot monopole tower and associated equipment at 7660 Quattro Drive for American Portable Telecom. All voted in favor, except Chairman Peterson who opposed, and the motion carried with a vote of 5 to 1. Peterson: I would oppose based upon the previous comments made by myself. The motion carried. It will go in front of the Council in half an hour, or so. Okay, appreciate all your comments and thanks for sticking with us. The Planning Commission special meeting was adjourned at 7:00 p.m. Submitted by Kate Aanenson Planning Director Prepared by Nann Opheim 14