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Date Application Received: 09/19/2025 Date Application Considered as Complete: 10/03/2025 60-Day Review Period Expires: 12/02/2025 To: Chair Bollis and Planning Commission Members Adam Edwards, City Administrator From: Matthew Karney, Planner Date: 20 October 2025 Subject: #LA25-000045, Keep The Faith Contracting o/b/o Wayzata Country Club 200 Wayzata Blvd West Conditional Use Permit – Public Hearing Background The subject property is the Wayzata Country Club, which is within both the City of Orono and the City of Wayzata. The golf course or country club uses are conforming with the underlying RR-1B zoning with a Conditional Use Permit (CUP). The applicant proposes a new accessory building, a pavilion, that will be located near the green of the ninth hole, and will serve as an amenity for the country club’s members. The pavilion will allow for the country club to better host events, provide service closer to the course, and to facilitate use of a putting course. The proposed building will contain restrooms, with water and sewer connections, and contain a bar serving alcoholic beverages and some food options. Conditional Use Permit Analysis: The applicant has provided a cover letter, a site plan, building details/renderings, and a note from the country club regarding lighting. The site plan submitted shows the existing tree canopy around the internal location of the proposed building, indicating there is sufficient screening of the building off-site. An amended CUP is required when there is an intensification of the land use subject to the CUP, this includes an increase in building square footage. The applicant has indicated that the proposed building will be used as an amenity for the country club members and that the building itself will not draw additional traffic to the site than the existing use would. Per City Code Section 6.12.1830(1), golf courses and country clubs are permitted in RR-1B zoning district by CUP, provided all principal buildings are at least 100 feet from adjacent properties zoned for residential use, and all accessory buildings and structures more than six feet in height are located at least 50 feet from any adjacent property zoned for residential use. The proposed building location is over 700 feet from the nearest adjacent residence. Conditional Use Permit (Section 6.12.1830) The Planning Commission may recommend and the Council may grant a CUP as the use permit was applied for or in modified form. Based on the application and the evidence submitted, the city must find that the proposed use at the proposed location is or will be: Application Summary: The applicant requests an amendment to an existing conditional use permit to construct a new accessory pavilion building. Staff Recommendation: Planning Staff recommends approval of the request as applied. 201