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Date Application Received: 02/21/2024 <br />Date Application Considered as Complete: 02/28/2024 <br />60-Day Review Period Expires: 04/28/2024 <br /> <br /> <br />To: Chair Bollis and Planning Commission Members <br /> Adam Edwards, City Administrator <br /> <br />From: Natalie Nye, City Planner <br /> <br />Date: April 15, 2024 <br /> <br />Subject: #LA24-000010, Westwood Professional Services o/b/o Wayzata Country Club, <br />200 Wayzata Boulevard West <br />IUP – Public Hearing <br /> <br /> <br />Background <br />The Wayzata Country Club is requesting approvals in order to renovate their existing golf course. <br />The proposed renovation will include substantial grading, landscaping, irrigation, drainage, and <br />modified cart paths. The project is anticipated to begin in September of 2024 and be completed <br />by September 2025. The golf course will be closed during the renovation. <br /> <br />Due to the substantial grading work proposed, an Interim Use Permit (IUP) is required by the <br />City. An IUP is triggered when over 20,000 square feet of area is disturbed. The proposed project <br />will disturb approximately 42.9 acres. The project will also include the addition of approximately <br />58,000 square feet of hardscape with the new cart paths. <br /> <br />The subject property is located within the RR-1B, 2-acre residential zoning district and is <br />currently operating under a conditional use permit (CUP). The Wayzata Country Club is located <br />partially in both Orono and Wayzata. Approximately 150 acres and a majority of the golf course <br />is located in Orono. The applicant has also initiated a permitting process in Wayzata and with <br />the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District. <br /> <br />Applicable Regulations: <br />Section 78-1726 – Interim use permit required. <br />An Interim Use Permit (IUP) is required when substantial land alterations are proposed that are <br />not associated with another permit. For lots that are greater than 5 acres in size the triggers are <br />as follows; more than 20,000 square feet of area is disturbed by grading, more than 5,000 cubic <br />yards are imported/exported, and/or stockpiling is required for more than 180 days. The <br />proposed project at Wayzata Country Club will disturb about 42.9 acres and export 41,400 cubic <br />yards. The applicant has stated that the goal is to use as much of the exported materials on site <br />as possible. <br /> <br />The land alterations that are proposed are to resign and support a new golf course and are not <br />Application Summary: The applicant requests an Interim Use Permit to allow an extensive <br />amount of grading to the site to support the Golf Course use at the Wayzata Country Club. <br />Staff Recommendation: Planning Department Staff recommends approval. <br />39 <br />PC <br />Exhibit A