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To:Mayor Peterson and Orono City Council <br />Ron Moorse, City Administrator <br />w .'*. isiCBi’ii <br />From: <br />Date: <br />AUG 2 4 1992 <br />Michael P. Gaffron, Asst Planning & Zoning <br />Ai^gust 20, 1992 <br />Subject: Preliminary Flexibility Request - City of Wayzata <br />List of Exhibits <br />Exhibit A - Letter of Transmittal from Wayzata*s Planner <br />Exhibit B - Flexibility Request <br />Exhibit C - Shoreland Ordinance <br />Discussion <br />Attached is the Shoreland Ordinance adopted by Wayzata in <br />July 1992. Their preliminary flexibility request (not yet <br />reviewed by DNR) includes: <br />1.Flexibility in lot width requirements? some of <br />Wayzata's are slightly smaller than DNR's requirement, <br />but lot area requirements generally comply with DNR <br />standards. <br />2.Residential density (PUD Section). This flexibility <br />request suggests that, based on the densities that <br />would ha allowed if all the shoreland was developed by <br />PUD, there is an overall surplus of development <br />capacity due to fringe low density residential areas <br />offsetting the higher density areas. They suggest a <br />process to allow for tranferring any surplus <br />development capacity which would allow coitinued <br />development and redevelopment in the high density <br />areas. <br />3.Impervious surface coverage. In both Spring Park's and <br />Wayzata's proposals. Northwest Associated Consultants <br />have used air photos to define hardcover by calculating <br />footprint of structures, accessory structures and <br />driveways, but not accounting for sidewalks, landscaped <br />areas, etc. which is very liberal compared to our <br />definition of hardcover. <br />Since DNR does not want to define what is or isn't <br />hardcover, we have no real basis to questions Wayzata's <br />proposal. We could presume that downtown areas of <br />Wayzata will continue to be developed on a high <br />intensity basis. One facet of their proposal would be <br />to use residential development capacity surpluses to <br />allow excess densities in the commercial areas, subject <br />to a CUP. Greater hardcover coverage (up to 100% when <br />in conjunction with a "Shoreland Impact Plan" that <br />provides physical protection and preserves water <br />quality) would be allowed. <br />4