Findings of Fact
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
FINDINGS OF FACT
AND RECOMMENDATION
INRE:
Application of Eden Trace Corp. for Amendment to the Chanhassen West Business Park Planned
Unit Development and Site Plan Review for a 49,105 square-foot, one-story office/warehouse
building - Planning Case No. 06-11.
On April 4, 2006, the Chanhassen Planning Commission met at its regularly scheduled
meeting to consider the application of Eden Trace Corp. for an Amendment to the Chanhassen
West Business Park Planned Unit Development and Site Plan Review for the property located at
Lot 2, Block 2, Chanhassen West Business Park. The Planning Commission conducted a public
hearing on the proposed PUD amendment and site plan which was preceded by published and
mailed notice. The Planning Commission heard testimony from all interested persons wishing to
speak and now makes the following:
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. The property is currently zoned Planned Unit Development, PUD.
2. The property is guided by the Land Use Plan for Office/Industrial uses.
3. The legal description of the property is: Lot 2, Block 2, Chanhassen West Business Park.
4. The Zoning Ordinance directs the Planning Commission to consider six (6) possible adverse
affects of the proposed amendment. The six (6) affects and our findings regarding them are:
a. The proposed action has been considered in relation to the specific policies and
provisions of and has been found consistent with the official City Comprehensive Plan.
b. The proposed use is compatible with the present and future land uses of the area.
c. The proposed use conforms with all performance standards contained in the Zoning
Ordinance.
d. The proposed use will not tend to or actually depreciate the area in which it is proposed.
e. The proposed use can be accommodated with existing public services and will not
overburden the city's service capacity.
f. Traffic generation by the proposed use is within capabilities of streets serving the
property.
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5. Section 20-110: Requires that the proposed development:
(1) Is consistent with the elements and objectives of the City's development guides, including
the comprehensive plan, official road mapping, and other plans that may be adopted;
(2) Is consistent with Chapter 20, Article II, Division 6 of the Chanhassen City Code;
(3) Preserves the site in its natural state to the extent practicable by minimizing tree and soil
removal and designing grade changes to be in keeping with the general appearance of the
neighboring developed or developing areas;
(4) Creates a harmonious relationship of building and open space with natural site features
and with existing and future buildings having a visual relationship to the development;
(5) Creates a functional and harmonious design for structures and site features, with special
attention to the following:
a. An internal sense of order for the buildings and use on the site and provision of a
desirable environment for occupants, visitors and general community;
b. The amount and location of open space and landscaping;
c. Materials, textures, colors and details of construction as an expression of the design
concept and the compatibility of the same with adjacent and neighboring structures
and uses; and
d. Vehicular and pedestrian circulation, including walkways, interior drives and parking
in terms of location and number of access points to the public streets, width of interior
drives and access points, general interior circulation, separation of pedestrian and
vehicular traffic and arrangement and amount of parking.
(6) Protects adjacent and neighboring properties through reasonable provision for surface
water drainage, sound and sight buffers, preservation of views, light and air and those
aspects of design not adequately covered by other regulations which may have substantial
effects on neighboring land uses.
6. The planning report #06-11 dated April 4, 2006, prepared by Josh Metzer, et aI, is
incorporated herein.
RECOMMENDA TION
The Planning Commission recommends that the City Council approve the PUD amendment
and Site Plan Review.
ADOPTED by the Chanhassen Planning Commission this 4th day of April, 2006.
CHANHASSEN PLANNING COMMISSION
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