Site Information: 

Address: 2750 Winner's Circle Drive

Lot Area: 1.68 acres

Property Owner: Canterbury DBSV Development LLC

Zoning: Planned Unit Development (PUD)

2040 Comp. Plan: Entertainment 

Greystone Construction has submitted an application for a PUD Amendment to the Canterbury Southwest PUD to allow for the construction of a roughly 16,000 square-foot building to house Next Steps Learning Center. Next Steps Learning Center operates existing childcare facilities in Chaska and Chanhassen, with another facility slated to open in Carver in late 2022 or early 2023.

The initial Canterbury Southwest PUD was approved in June of 2020. The development of each lot requires a PUD Amendment, as the building and final site design / tenants were unknown at the time of the initial PUD approval. To date, Greystone Construction's corporate office, the Omry Apartments and the Badger Hill / Bravis building are the approved developments in the PUD. The proposed use of a childcare center is allowed in the PUD and Entertainment land use classification of the 2040 comprehensive plan. Proposed hours of operation for the childcare center are Monday-Friday: 6:45 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 

Building Discussion: 

The proposed exterior building materials are: stone, four different colors / styles of engineered wood siding and decorative metal panels / roofing.

The character / materials of the proposed building are similar to the Omry, Greystone and Bravis / Badger Hill buildings and meet the materials requirements. Staff does recommend that some two additional windows be added to the upper level facades on both the north and south elevations in the area that is generally located above the gymnasium / sport court area to break up the larger expanses of siding and increase the symmetry of the design.

Site Discussion: 

All vehicle access to the parking lot will be via Winner's Circle Drive. By City Code, 38 parking spaces are required. The applicant is proposing 38 parking spaces on the site and a shared parking agreement with the Bravis / Badger Hill site across Winner's Circle Drive.  As part of the draft shared parking agreement, Badger Hill / Bravis have access to the parking spaces of the daycare site after 6:00 pm on weekdays and all day Saturday / Sunday. For special events at the childcare facility in the mornings / early afternoons, the center will have a provision in the agreement for use of the parking spaces at Badger Hill / Bravis. On-street parking is not allowed on Schenian Street or Winner's Circle Drive. 

The applicant is proposing pedestrian connections to the building from the sidewalk along Winner's Circle Drive and trail along Eagle Creek Boulevard. Four different play areas on the north and south side of the building that are contained by ornamental fencing and will have artificial turf.   

Overall, staff recommends the Planning Commission give a positive recommendation to the City Council of the PUD Amendment request, subject to the conditions in the draft ordinance.