03-20-2017 Planning Commission Packet

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Item 2 Date Application Received: February 7,2017 �Ol VO Date Application Considered as Complete:Feb 7,2017 60-Day Review Period Expires: April 7,2017 To: Chair Thiesse and Planning Commission Members Ft Doug Reeder,City Administrator 44-ESHO�� From: Jeremy Barnhart, Community Development Director Date: March 20, 2017 Subject: #17-3907, Ugorets 8098, LLC, 2500 Shadywood Road, Conditional Use Permit: Permanent Dock in Floodplain Public Hearing Application Summary: The applicant is requesting a conditional use permit to permit a permanent dock into the floodplain Staff Recommendation: Planning Department Staff recommends approval, subject to the following conditions: Reflectors be added every 25 feet along the edges of the dock All requirements of the DNR and Watershed District shall be followed. Background The owner of 2500 Shadywood Road is requesting a Conditional Use Permit to install a permanent dock into the floodplain. Docks are among the listed conditional uses in the Floodway outlined in Section 78-1118. The dock will be 6 feet wide and 180 feet long. The proposal includes a viewing/seating platform into the open water area. The dock will be constructed of wood, including wood support pilings. No lights are proposed on the structure. This portion of the lake floodplain does not include any boatable connection to Lake Minnetonka. Temporary docks are common into the floodplain, but do not require a Conditional Use Permit due to their temporary nature. A portion of the dock will encroach into a wetland,though docks which provide reasonable access to the lakeshore and do not exceed eight feet in width are a permitted use. (78-1606). LOT ANALYSIS WORKSHEET Section 78-736-Lot Area/Width: B-4 ZONING DISTRICT Lot Area Lot Width Required 20,000 s.f. (.46 acres) 100' Actual 220,413 s.f. (5.06 acres) 620'