PC Minutes 10-19-21Planning Commission Minutes – October 19, 2021
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Commissioner Noyes noted they are really just extending the date with the relocation of the haul
route and stockpile location. It is pretty straightforward in his opinion.
Commissioner Johnson moved, Commissioner Alto seconded that the Chanhassen
Planning Commission recommends that the City Council approve the amendment to the
Interim Use Permit (IUP) to allow site grading by extending the completion deadline to one
(1) year from City Council approval, and the haul route and stockpile location subject to
the Conditions of Approval and adoption of Findings of Fact and Recommendation.
All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 5 to 0.
PUBLIC HEARING:
CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR SETBACK MAXIMUM SIZE VARIANCES FOR A
WATER-ORIENTED ACCESSORY STRUCTURE (WOAS) AND A HEIGHT
VARIANCE TO ALLOW A SIX-FOOT, SIX-INCH HIGH OPAQUE FENCE WITH THE
REQUIRED FRONT YARD AND SHORELAND SETBACKS ON PROPERTY
LOCATED AT 6609 HORSESHOE CURVE
Commissioner Noyes moved, Commissioner Johnson seconded that the Chanhassen
Planning Commission table this item: Request for Variances at 6609 Horseshoe Curve.
All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 5 to 0.
PUBLIC HEARING:
CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR WETLAND BUFFER AVERAGING, WETLAND
SETBACK VARIANCES, YARD SETBACK VARIANCES, AND OTHER VARIANCES
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE-FAMILY HOME, SEPTIC SYSTEM, AND
DRIVEWAY, PID 25.0080200
Associate Planner MacKenzie Young-Walters gave a presentation on Planning Case 2021-20. He
clarified that if the Planning Commission approves or denies by less than a ¾ majority vote it
automatically goes to the City Council on November 8, 2021. Alternatively, the decision can be
appealed within a 4-day window where an appeal received in writing will refer this item to the
City Council on November 8, 2021. This is a peninsula on Lake Minnewashta and the variances
are from the minimum wetland buffer requirements and from the principal and accessory
structure wetland setback to facilitate the construction of a single-family home on the lot. The
parcel is zoned Rural Residential, is within the 1,000-foot Shoreland Overlay zone, is riparian,
and the zoning district requires a 2.5-acre minimum lot area. Mr. Young-Walters shared the
setbacks for Rural Residential and noted the widening of Highway 5 may alter the property’s
access; access may be removed or converted to right-in, right-out. Highway 5 is not a City road,
therefore MnDOT has jurisdiction over the access. The applicant is aware of all of these
elements and development is at their own risk (noise, access, traffic, etcetera). The lot is 2.12
acres in size and the proposal is to extend the driveway and construct a home with porches, a
patio, and a septic system. Mr. Young-Walters spoke about buffer averaging through the