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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Monday, September 16, 2019 6:30 p.m. 5. LA19-000070 WAYZATA COUNTRY CLUB, 430 OLD LONG LAKE ROAD, METROPOLITAN URBAN SERVICE AREA (MUSA) EXPANSION, 8:37 P.M. – 8:45 P.M. Kent Carlson appeared on behalf of the Wayzata Country Club. Barnhart noted last month the Wayzata Country Club appeared before the Planning Commission requesting approval to replace two maintenance facilities on their property. One of the buildings will house a locker room and other services requiring water. The property is outside of the MUSA system and is not eligible to be connected to the sanitary sewer system without the MUSA boundary being amended. The cost of the connection will be the responsibility of the property owner and not the City. There is no proposal to change the zoning of the property or the guidance. This property will not be developed with the change and the change will not impact the City’s density calculation. The property consists of approximately 148 acres. Areas guided for park and recreational uses are not included in the City’s density calculation. Ressler commented the application seems pretty straight forward and that it is just an amendment to add the Wayzata Country Club to the MUSA area. McCutcheon asked whether they are just extending it for one building. Barnhart stated there is a sewer line in the general area already and that it would be the applicant’s expense to connect to that. McCutcheon asked whether there is not room for a septic tank. Barnhart stated there is, but the applicants would prefer to connect. Ressler asked whether the City also prefers that they connect to the municipal sewer system. Barnhart stated based on the proposed use of the building, it would be preferable for the building to be connected. Thiesse asked whether the expansion would include just one building. Barnhart indicated the whole property is proposed to be within the MUSA, but the applicants have proposed just one new connection to the maintenance shed at this time. If the property were to be subdivided or the zoning changed, the applicant would need to come back before the Planning Commission. Kent Carlson, Wayzata Country Club, stated all they are doing is constructing a new maintenance facility and as part of that building they would like to have showers and other amenities for staff. In their opinion it would be best to hook up to the line that is immediately adjacent to the club. Chair Ressler opened the public hearing at 8:42 p.m. There were no public comments relating to this application.