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Note: It is nearly impossible for you to view this pond without going <br />out onto the golf course. I will have photo's available at the <br />meeting. <br />To; <br />From <br />Date; <br />Planning Commission Members <br />Michael P. Gaffron, Assistant Zoning Administrator <br />July 12, 1985 <br />Subject; #935 Wayzata Country Club, 200 Wayzata Boulevard West - <br />Conditional Use Permit <br />Zoning District - RR-IB <br />Application - Conditional Use Permit to construct a pond adjacent to <br />5th fairway, and request blanket approval for future <br />proposed landscaping changes. <br />List of Exhibits <br />Exhibit A ~ <br />Exhibit B - <br />Exhibit C - <br />Exhibit D - <br />Exhibit E - <br />Application <br />Plat Map <br />Property Owners List <br />Over«Tll Landscape Plan <br />Staff Letter to Applicant 5/17/85 <br />A concerned resident near the golf course brought to our <br />attention that this pond had been excavated near the 5th fairway, <br />directly west of the Chevy Chase Drive neighborhood. James Linblad, <br />golf course superintendent, was advised of the need for a conditional <br />use permit per the letter attached (Exhibit E). <br />The pond is approxxmately 1900 square feet in area, dimensioned <br />25'x75', and is not located within a designated wetland. This <br />location next to the fairway has apparently been a chronic low spot <br />which collects run-off from a small surrounding watershed. The pond <br />is not intended to serve as a wildlife pond, hence DNR review is not <br />needed. The watershed is localized in this area and does not qualify <br />for watershed review. The pond overflows to a field tile which even <br />tually leads to a series of wetlands. <br />The main concern of the complainant was the proximity of the pond <br />to an unfenced neighborhood with young children who would be drawn to <br />the pond. Our ordinances do not dictate that this type of improvement <br />be fenced, but standards for bank slope must be maintained in order to <br />minimize the hazards. The pond as it exists today is essentially <br />complete and scdded. The banks are at a 3:1 or 4:1 sideslope and <br />appear to be negotiable in the event someone was to enter the pond <br />int^entially or unintential ly. The depth at the center appears to be <br />3'-5' .