Application 9-16-05
Planning Case No. 6S - 3~
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
7700 Market Boulevard - P.O. Box 147
Chanhassen, MN 55317 - (952) 227-1100
DEVELOPMENT REVIEW APPLICATION
RECEIVED
SEP. 1 6 2005
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
PLEASE PRINT
Applicant Name and Address:
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Comprehensive Plan Amendment
Temporary Sales Permit
Conditional Use Permit
Vacation of Right-of-Way/Easements
Interim Use Permit
'X.. Variance
Non-conforming Use Permit
Wetland Alteration Permit
Planned Unit Development*
Zoning Appeal
Rezoning
Zoning Ordinance Amendment
Sign Permits
Sign Plan Review
Notification Sign** - $75 + $100 Damage Deposit
Site Plan Review*
X Escrow for Filing Fees/Attorney Cost***
- $50 CUP/SPRNACNARIWAP/Metes & Bounds
- $450 Minor SUB
TOTAL FEE $ doG ~
Subdivision*
An additional fee of $3.00 per address within the public hearing notification area will be invoiced to the applicant prior to
the public hearing.
* Twenty-six (26) full-size folded copies of the plans must be submitted, including an aw' x 11" reduced copy for each plan sheet
along with a diaital COpy in TIFF-Group 4 (*.tif) format.
** Applicant to obtain notification sign from City of Chanhassen Public Works at 1591 Park Road and install upon submittal of
completed application. $100 damage deposit to be refunded to applicant when sign is returned following City Council approval.
*** Escrow will be required for other applications through the development contract.
Building material samples must be submitted with site plan reviews.
NOTE: When multiple applications are processed, the appropriate fee shall be charged for each application.
PROJECT NAME:
LOCATION:
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:
TOTAL ACREAGE:
WETLANDS PRESENT:
YES
NO
PRESENT ZONING:
REQUESTED ZONING:
PRESENT LAND USE DESIGNATION:
REQUESTED LAND USE DESIGNATION:
REASON FOR REQUEST:
See, ctJtached
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 15 business days of application submittal. A written
notice of application deficiencies shall be mailed to the applicant within 15 business days of application.
This is to certify that I am making application for the described action by the City and that I am responsible for complying with
all City requirements with regard to this request. This application should be processed in my name and I am the party whom
the City should contact regarding any matter pertaining to this application. I have attached a copy of proof of ownership
(either copy of Owner's Duplicate Certificate of Title, Abstract of Title or purchase agreement), or I am the authorized person
to make this application and the fee owner has also signed this application.
I will keep myself informed of the deadlines for submission of material and the progress of this application. I further
understand that additional fees may be charged for consulting fees, feasibility studies, etc. with an estimate prior to any
authorization to proceed with the study. The documents and information I have submitted are true and correct to the best of
my knowledge.
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Signature of Applicant
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Rev. 4/05
Description of Variance Request
An "as-built" survey was completed on July 18, 2005. Attached you will find a
copy of this survey.
The retaining walls need to be removed in order to comply with city code. We
will remove the wall on the entire west side of the sport court (75.5 sq. feet), the
entire south end of the court (33.5 sq. feet), and the 19.5 sq. feet that are in the
city easement on the southeastern corner of the sport court.
In addition, we will remove 8 feet off the south side of the sport court (320 sq.
feet) and the concrete slab (120 sq. feet) on the east side of our property.
With these removals, our total hard surface coverage will be 6055.5 sq. feet.
That brings our total hard surface coverage down to 29.4%. However, this
amount still exceeds the Single Family Residential District's maximum hard
surface coverage of 25%. Therefore, we are asking for a variance of 4.4% hard
surface coverage. In addition, to avoid cutting any more off of our sport court,
we are asking for a variance for a five-foot setback on the west side of our
property.
Please consider our variance with understanding.
RECEIVED
SE~ 1 6 2005
CIT'fOF CHANHASSEN
Justification of How Request Complies with the Findings for Granting a Variance
a. We do not consider this variance an undue hardship.
b. We did not intend for our property to be in violation of city code
and we are trying to make things work. That is why we are
applying for a variance for single family residential zoning. We also
realize that there hasn't been any history of variances for sport
courts.
c. We did not intend for this sport court to increase the value of our
home. Rather, we thought it would be a great way for us, our
neighbors, kids, and friends to have a safe place to play, close to
home.
d. This hardship is not a self-created one. Our builder didn't check
into the city for a zoning compliance review. We gave that
responsibility to our builder, and he let us down.
e. We don't believe that this variance will affect other neighbors and
have included several letters from neighbors in support of our
variance.
f. There will not be any inadequate air or light supply from our sport
court, no increase in congestion of public streets, and no
increase in the danger of fire or endangerment of public safety.
In addition, this variance will not diminish or impair property
values within the neighborhood. All of the neighbors we've talked
to are in support of our variance.
RECEIVED
SE~ 1 6 2005
CITV OF CHANHASSE~'
Dear Planning Commissioners,
REceIVED
Sfp 1 6 2005
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
September 16, 2005
We are applying for a side setback and hard surface cover variance from the City
of Chanhassen. We'd like to share with you reasons why you should consider
recommending our variance to the City Council.
On June 10, 2005, a letter arrived in the mail from Josh Metzer, stating that
"your property is in violation of Chanhassen City Code." We were devastated.
When we built our sport court in May of 2005, we certainly did not intend for it
to be as big a deal as it has become. We are fully aware that our contractor did
not consult with the city before it was built, and we are taking responsibility for
that as well. There is nothing we can do about that, other than to apologize to
you. We are just average homeowners, so we weren't aware of what needed to
be done to build a sport court. That is why we hired a licensed contractor to do
the job. He assured us that he would take care of the permits and whatever else
needed to be done to build the sport court of our dreams.
When we received Josh's letter, we immediately phoned our contractor and had
him stop working on the sport court. Unfortunately, at that point, it was almost
completed.
We realize our retaining walls are abundant and will gladly take them out. That
is the least of our problems. But it hurts us that the sport court will have to be
cut off. Not only will it be a financial burden, but we LOVE our court. We had
enough room on the court to put a short court tennis court, along with a half
court basketball court.
The purpose of installing this sport court was not to increase the value of our
land. Rather, we thought it would be a great way for us, our neighbors,
children, and friends to have a safe place to play, close to home. The closest
park to our house is approximately a mile away, via walking trail. Another park
that we frequently visit requires us to cross Highway 101, which, in the future, is
going to be made into a four-lane highway. We thought that if we could provide
a safe place for our children and our neighbors' children to play, we would be
doing a great service to our neighborhood. In addition, our neighbors believe
our sport court to be an asset to the neighborhood. We have included several
letters from neighbors as well, all in support of our variance.
When we moved to Chanhassen two years ago, we planned to stay here forever.
We want to raise our children in this house and have them attend public schools,
so our intention was to make our home a great place to live forever. We are not
intransigent people, and that is why we are asking you to see that we ARE taking
measures to try and comply, but we are also asking for you to grant us a
variance in order for us to keep the remainder of our sport court.
What we'd like to do is ask that you come out to see the court. We don't want
you to come to the commission meeting in October and not have seen it in
person. We want you to understand our point of view as well and not just the
City Planner's point of view. Please consider this request, and being objective to
our situation.
Thank you for your time.
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8491 Mission Hills Circle
Chanhassen, MN 55317
952-974-8349
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SE~ 1 6 2005
CITY OF GHANHASSEN
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