Grading Permit Application101 CITY OF CHANHASSEN
EARTHWORK PERMIT
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
1. Complete an application for earthwork permit for any grading activity, hauling or
depositing of material, or ground/soil disturbance in excess of 50 cubic yards
approximately 5 truck loads)and less than 1,000 cubic yards, or any amount of material
that may change the natural or present neighborhood drainage patterns within the City of
Chanhassen. Applications should be submitted to the City of Chanhassen along with an
application fee of$50.00 at least two (2)weeks prior to commencement of
grading/earthwork.
2. Any grading activity in excess of 1,000 cubic yards requires an Interim Use Permit and
City Council approval (a minimum of 60 days for processing). Interim Use Permits are
can be applied for through the City's Planning Department.
3. A cash escrow or letter of credit will be collected at the time of permit issuance and will
be fully refunded upon grading completion and acceptable restoration/revegetation of all
disturbed areas. The escrow is required as security to insure restoration and proper
erosion control measures are maintained. The escrow amount is based on an estimated
cost to have others repair erosion control measures and site restoration.
4. The City of Chanhassen reserves the right to approve or deny any request.
Permit No.
IOWCITY OF CHANHASSEN
APPLICATION FOR EARTHWORK PERMIT
Name and Address of Property Owner:Name and Address of Excavator:
David and Sharon Gatto TBD
9631 Foxford Road
Chanhassen, MN 55317
Sharon Gatto
Contact:Contact: David Gatto @ Ames Construction
Phone: 612-386-3030Fax: Phone: 612-386-0510Fax:
Alternate Phone: David: 612-3 8 6-0 510 Alternate Phone:
Legal Description of subject property: See submitted drawing for this information .
Lot Block Subdivision
Property Identification Number:
Site Address:
Description of work to be done: See Section 7 Chanhassen submittal for more info .
Generally, remove 70 diseased trees, build mounds on SW side of lot
re-landscape with select trees, shrubs and perennials .
Indicate the use or occupancy for which the proposed work is intended:
Occupancy and property use does not change .
Estimated quantity of excavation(cubic yards):
No excavation
Attach a plan showing the following:
1. Present elevations.
2. Proposed elevations.
3. Elevations of neighboring property within 15 feet of excavation. N/A NO EXCAVATION
4. Location of any buildings or structures on the property where the work is to be performed and the
location of any buildings or structures on land of adjacent owners that are within 15 feet of the property
or which may be affected by the proposed grading operations. N/A NO BUILDING WI IN 15 '
I have read and understand the City of C ,1 .
e 's General Requirements for obtaining a grading/earthwork permit.
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Signature of Applicant: 4,/% Date:
SEP 2, 2021
Office Use Only
Date Received: °1•$•Z? 50 Application Fee Received: AiYes No
Approved Denied Receipt No Q0gS32 al/Date: q 1"Zl
Security Amount: $
Processed by: Receipt No. Date:
Chanhassen—Earthwork Permit: Section 7-35 Responses.
a) Material added shall be approximately 5000 CY.
b) 1. Owner of the property and General Contractor shall be David J. Gatto. Proof of Ownership
will be provided if necessary.
2. Legal description—see submitted drawing
3. N/A—Neighborhood has been established for over 30 years. The project is not affecting any
of the neighboring landowners. Approval from the Lake Riley Woods Homeowners Association
is pending and required prior to beginning the work.
4. a) Grading Plan—See drawing
b)Stockpile sites—N/A
c) Physical relationship to community—property is available for viewing as necessary
d) Site typo—See drawing for existing/proposed items.
e) Material added shall be 2-4' of granular or sand fill overlaid with 2-4' of top soil to develop
slightly sloping berm areas that will be finished with select landscaping and
grass& perennial plants. Any change in the elevation near or exceeding a 1:1 slope and
determined to be problematic for mowing will be finished with large boulder edges to
develop the elevations desired.
f) The water table in the area is known to be at 150' and appears again at approximately 300-
350' at the depth of nearly of all of the water wells in the area.
g) The water well on the property is shown on the drawing.
5.The purpose of this"operation" is to generally re-landscape a portion of an existing large
property that has suffered extensive Spruce Rhizosphaera needle cast. Seventy(70) Spruce and
other trees on this property must be destroyed. This operation covers the SW portion of the
property that is extensively exposed to the community. This operation will replace the trees
with other types of trees and select landscaping that will benefit the Owner with future privacy,
but also benefit the community with new and non-disease landscaping in a visual part of the
Chanhassen community.
6. The operation will start this fall with the removal of the trees, followed by the placement of
the fill and soil for the berms.
Prior to any disturbance, erosion and sediment control measures will be installed.
A specific construction entrance will be provided as shown on the submitted drawing
complete with bypass piping for the drain water in the ditches adjacent to the roads and
silt fence as shown.
Silt fence will be installed as shown on the drawing and in accordance with the City of
Chanhassen Engineering drawing included within the submitted drawing.
After the soil is in place, compacted and graded it will be covered with a layer of
Flexterra Flexible Growth Medium" or equal to guard against surface erosion.
That soil will be allowed to remain throughout the winter of 2021-22 to settle and compact.
During the spring of 2022 and prior to any local road restrictions, the landscaping as shown will
be generally developed on the property so that it may be evaluated during the summer of 2022
for health and adequacy. If the Owner determines additional trees and landscaping is necessary
for their privacy, additional landscaping features will be added as necessary.
7. The hours of work will be generally during convenient daylight hours and will not affect any
of the surrounding community that currently has road projects and a commercial golf operation
across the highway. No operations on the Gatto property will exceed any of the parameters of
the other surrounding operations.
8. Tree survey is indicated on the drawing.
9. Final landscape plan is submitted. No interim screening plan is included.
10. No soil shall be processed on site, all soil will be delivered. Any water used will be from the
local well or with water trucks imported and used for the work.
11. Travel routes—N/A. Entrance is shown on Foxford Road for the work.
12. Dust control if necessary will be done locally, drainage and erosion control will be as
required for Best Management Practices (BMPs), or as stated in#6 above or per any NPDES
Permits or Small-lot construction site jurisdiction with respect to local, County, or State Code.
13. Restoration—see landscape plans.
14. David Gatto (property Owner and Contractor) 612-386-0510 shall be notified of any
complaints and is committed to resolving any valid problem or complaint with respect to this
improvement on the property.
15. Environmental Assessment— N/A
16. Wetland Alternation—N/A There are NO Wetlands identified on the property.
17. Other information
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
P O BOX 147
CHANHASSEN MN 55317
09/08/2021 9 : 58 AM
Receipt No . 00483227
CLERK: ashleym
PAYEE : Sharon & David Gatto
9631 Foxford Road
Chanhassen MN 55317-
9631 Foxford Road
Grading Permit 50 . 00
Total 50 . 00
Cash 0 . 00
Check 15702 50 . 00
Change 0 . 00