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Date Application Received: 08/21/19 Date Application Considered as Complete: 8/21/19 60-Day Review Period Expires: 10/21/19 To: Chair Ressler and Planning Commission Members Dustin Rief, City Administrator From: Jeremy Barnhart, Community Development Director Date: September 16, 2019 Subject: #LA19-000070, Rob Olson o/b/o Wayzata Country Club, 200 Wayzata Blvd; Project Site Address: 430 Old Long Lake Rd Comprehensive Plan Amendment -MUSA Public Hearing Background The Wayzata Country Club requested Conditional Use Permit and variance approval to construct and replace two maintenance facilities on their property; these requests were approved on September 9th. One of the buildings will house a locker room and other services requiring water and water treatment. The club proposes to connect this building to the city’s sanitary sewer system for treatment. Because the golf course is not located within the Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA), it is not eligible to be connected. Approval of the Comprehensive Plan amendment would allow connection. The cost of the connection will be the responsibility of the property owner, not the city. Wayzata Country Club includes 148.41 acres in 7 parcels in Orono*. For context, the subject parcels are highlighted on the attached Planned Land Use map (Exhibit D), MUSA Boundary map (Exhibit E), and the Zoning map (Exhibit F). Analysis In the Comprehensive Plan, the subject Golf Course property is guided for Park, Recreational, and Open Space. The property is zoned RR-1B, which allows by conditional use golf courses. Adding the 148.41 acres to the MUSA area will not impact the city’s density calculations, as confirmed by Met Council staff (Exhibit G). Each building that connects to the sanitary sewer system will be required to pay connection and availability charges, based on the number of SAC units, established by the Met Council, based on the use and expected water demand. The existing clubhouse is served by sanitary sewer billed by the City of Wayzata. There is no proposal to change to zoning, or the land use of the property. The only change proposed is to add the property to the MUSA boundary. * There are 3 additional parcels, and 73.58 acres, in Wayzata, including a portion of the club house building. Application Summary: The applicant requests an amendment to the Comprehensive plan to expand the MUSA to incorporate the Gold Course property. Staff Recommendation: Planning Department Staff recommends approval.