PC Minutes 09-21-21CHANHASSEN PLANNING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
MINUTES
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021
CALL TO ORDER:
Chairman Weick called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Steven Weick, Laura Skistad, Mark von Oven, Erik Johnson, Doug
Reeder, and Kelsey Alto
MEMBERS ABSENT: Erik Noyes
STAFF PRESENT: Kate Aanenson, Community Development Director; MacKenzie Young-
Walters, Associate Planner
PUBLIC PRESENT:
Barry Stock 15018 Bridgewater Drive, Savage
Chairman Weick reviewed guidelines for conducting the Planning Commission meeting.
PUBLIC HEARING:
REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (CUP) 88-17 TO
EXPAND AN EXISTING OUTDOOR STORAGE AREA AT 7851 PARK DRIVE
(LAKESHORE EQUIPMENT)
Associate Planner Young-Walters presented the staff report on this item, noting this will go
before the City Council for final determination as it is a CUP. The 4.17 acre parcel is currently
being used as office industrial and warehouse and has a current CUP for outdoor storage. In
1988, the City approved a CUP with the condition that outdoor items be totally screened by an 8-
foot wooden fence and no stored items should project over the fence. In 1991, the City Council
denied a request to amend the CUP to permit a 15-foot high fence. In September 2019, the City
issued a permit for the replacement of the existing gate with a sliding gate and replaced the
wooden fence with a chain link fence with privacy slats. Currently, the applicant is proposing to
expand the outdoor storage area south of the existing parking lot with a 10,467-square foot
expansion. Mr. Young-Walters walked the Commissioners through the plans for chain link
fence, gate, landscape screening, and compliance with City Code. Staff recommended approval
of the proposed amendment to the CUP.
Commissioner von Oven clarified the new chain link/slats fence will comply as it counts as
opaque.
Mr. Young-Walters replied in the affirmative, noting staff felt it provides the same level of
screening as a wooden fence and that a wooden fence was a bit onerous given the cost.
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Barry Stock, Applicant, is serving as the project manager. He noted they are trying to maximize
the development potential for the site today and in the future, as in the future they hope to do a
5,000-square foot building addition.
Commissioner von Oven moved, Commissioner Alto seconded that the Chanhassen
Planning Commission recommends that the City Council approve the request to amend
Conditional Use Permit 88-17, subject to the conditions listed in the staff report, and adopt
the Findings of Fact and Recommendation.
All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 6 to 0.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
APPROVAL OF PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES DATED SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
Commissioner Skistad noted the minutes of the Planning Commission meeting dated
September 7, 2021, as presented.
ADMINISTRATIVE PRESENTATIONS:
Community Development Director Aanenson gave an update on Avienda. The first phase is the
townhouses of which 39 will be built. She noted access will be off of Mills Boulevard and
Lyman Boulevard. She walked through the history of the project, noting they realized the need
for a lifestyle center and moved the housing to 30%. They want the low-density on the western
perimeter to act as the transition buffer; there will be a neighborhood meeting on October 5,
2021. Ms. Aanenson said there will be 150 units for senior housing, and in the middle is an
apartment building. The total mix of housing will be closer to 500 units. There will be an
entertainment and retail component that has not yet been defined, as well as drive-through,
convenience, and a hotel, along with a trail. Design standards and layout will be subject to the
Planned Unit Development (PUD). A webpage will be created with the Site Plan, project, and
design standards.
CITY COUNCIL ACTION UPDATE:
Ms. Aanenson stated the River Valley Industrial Center was scheduled to go to the
September 27, 2021 City Council meeting but staff is still waiting to see what Chaska’s
requirements for the development will be so it will be removed from that meeting for the time
being.
ADJOURNMENT:
Commissioner Weick moved to adjourn the meeting. All voted in favor and the motion
carried unanimously with a vote of 6 to 0. The Planning Commission meeting was
adjourned at 7:34 p.m.
Submitted by Kate Aanenson
Community Development Director
Prepared by Jean Steckling