02-16-2010 Planning Commission Packet

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— _,t , .�._ + �. • #10-3447 February 16,2010 Page 2 of 3 (1) That the proposed location of the conditiona.l use is in accord with the objectives of this chapter and the purposes of the district in which the site is located and the comprehensive municipal plan; (2) That the proposed location of the conditional use and the proposed condition under which it would be operated or maintained would not be detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare, or materially injurious to properties or improvements in the vicinity; and (3) That the proposed conditional use will comply with each of the applicable provisions of this chapter. 78-1610 Alteration of Wetlands List of Exhibits A. Area Map B. Application C. Project Plans D. City Engineer's Report(including Wetland Consultant's report) Background Within the Wayzata Country Club a major drainage ditch flows from north to south from the Luce Line to north of tennis courts. This ditch drains about 25 acres north of the Luce Line plus most of the country club's property south of the Luce line and east of Old Long Lake Road. It is piped under Wayzata Boulevard. Eventually it flows to Peavey Lake and Lake Minnetonka. The ditch is classified as a wetland. In 2009 the WCC was granted approval to convert the north 1,100 feet of this ditch to a pond. The project was completed and is successful. The pond serves both storm water and aesthetic purposes. Proposal The country club proposes to convert the remaining 300 feet of the ditch into a similar pond. This would alter 8,341 square feet of wetland adjacent to the ditch. It must be mitigated at a 2:1 ratio. The 2009 project created more wetland and wetland buffer than required. Some of this "credit"will be used to partially satisfy of the mitigation requirement. The remainder will be satisfied by creating additional wetland and wetland buffer adjacent to the wetland and wetland buffer west of Old Long Lake Road that were created as mitigation for the 2009 proj ect. • . The 2009 proposal included a mitigation area on the east edge of the course adjacent to the Ferndale Green neighborhood. The country club proposes to abandon this mitigation axea, substituting the mitigation credit it has elsewhere on the property. The project requires approval from the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District. Pages two and three of the application describe the project in greater detail. Issues for Consideration See the Comments from John Smyth, wetland consultant with Bonestroo.