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PC Minutes 4-19-20Planning Commission Minutes – April 19, 2022 3 PUBLIC HEARING: 855 PLEASANT VIEW ROAD: CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR SUBDIVISION REVIEW FOR TWO LOTS WITH VARIANCES FOR THE USE OF A PRIVATE STREET AND A NECK LOT Senior Planner Generous gave a staff report, noting this is a two-lot subdivision and the proposed development is consistent with the guided use of residential low-density. The proposed subdivision creates two single-family lots, the first adjacent to Pleasant View Road and the second is the neck lot. There is a wetland located on the southern part of the property. Staff directed the Applicant to come in from one access point via a private street and the only public improvement would be the extension of a water line across Pleasant View Road and the installation of a fire hydrant. Water Resources Engineer Seidl said regarding drainage and grading on the site, the project area generally slopes down from the northwest with some relatively steep slopes on the site. Stormwater runoff is conveyed through properties on the east to Fox Path Road where it is collected by public infrastructure and outlets into Lotus Lake. Mr. Seidl shared the Watershed District rules including the abstraction rule, water quality rule, and peak discharge rate rule and spoke about potential impacts or adverse effects for the development and for the Applicant to design around those potential impacts. He received comments from two residents who are concerned about the project as they are directly downstream. Mr. Generous stated Staff believes the Applicant meets all these findings and recommends approval of the subdivision with the variances for the private street and neck lot subject to the conditions of approval of the Staff report. Matt Pavek, Civil Engineer on the project, shared they are almost through the preliminary design phase, everything is sized, and the final design will meet all the requirements. They are working with the Watershed District as they have rather robust requirements, as well. Todd Simning, working with the Applicant, shared that historically there were two houses on the property which discharged stormwater offsite. That definitely did have an impact to the downstream neighbors. He noted they are upsizing the basins to be sure that there is not an issue for any parties. Chairman von Oven opened the public hearing. Ed Szalapski, 850 Pleasant View Road, welcomes the development and thinks the houses will be a great improvement to the neighborhood. He thanked Mr. Generous for asking the Applicant to put in a single private road rather than three driveways. Mr. Szalapski was looking through plans for utilities noting his driveway is right across and would like a guarantee that someone without a four-wheel drive truck will be able to get in and out of there. He noted he bought his property in 1994 and in looking at the original plats he has a little strip of land on the south side of Pleasant View Road across from his property. He believes it is within the City right-of-way but the City is not using it; his understanding is that it is still his property and he wants to make sure the new development will not encroach on that. He worries about subtracting that land from his property when it comes to hardcover calculations and things like that. Planning Commission Minutes – April 19, 2022 4 Mr. Generous noted Staff disagrees with Mr. Szalapski’s analysis that he owns that property as it was shown as platted right-of-way which puts it in the City’s ownership. Chairman von Oven closed the public hearing. Commissioner Johnson moved, Commissioner Schwartz seconded that the Chanhassen Planning Commission recommends City Council approve a request for subdivision review for two lots with variances for the use of a private street and a neck lot on property located at 855 Pleasant View Road subject to the conditions of the staff report, and adopts the Findings of Fact and Recommendation. All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 6 to 0. PUBLIC HEARING: 775 AND 731 W. 96TH STREET (ERHART FARM): CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR REZONING AND PRELIMINARY PLAT TO ADD TWO LOTS TO THE APPROVED PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR THE ERHART FARM DEVELOPMENT WITH A VARIANCE FROM THE TREE REPLACEMENT REQUIREMENT Mr. Generous noted this is an amendment to a preliminary plat that was previously approved. The Applicant is adding 1.08 acres to the development. As part of this, they must rezone the property from agricultural to single-family residential which is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. Mr. Generous noted the only revision is because of a small area on the south end. He shared about tree preservation and landscaping noting the variance from the tree replacement requirement is for using less than 2.5 inch tree stock and certified nursery tree stock. Staff recommends approval. Mr. Henricksen gave an overview of grading and drainage, noting the changes are not substantial. The site is proposed to be mostly mass graded and tree clearing has already commenced. Mr. Henricksen spoke about public sanitary and water mains, as well as stormwater. Dan Blake, Black Cherry Development, spoke about Outlot A, maintenance, and the tree question on the west side of the street. The Applicant thinks trees along the west side would have the most visible benefit to the public and neighborhood. They would agree to relocating or replacing those trees in the future. Chairman von Oven opened the public hearing. Chairman von Oven closed the public hearing. Commissioner Schwartz moved, Commissioner Soller seconded that the Chanhassen Planning Commission recommends City Council approve the amended preliminary plat with a variance for the tree replacement requirements subject to the conditions of the staff report, amend the rezoning to include the additional parcel, and adopts the Findings of Fact and Recommendation. All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 6 to 0.