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Save the Date for March Community Meetings

ADU Community Meeting

Tuesday March 1 | 4:30 – 5:30 PM | Wayzata City Hall

Are you interested in adding a secondary unit to your property? Are you wondering what impact this housing type will have in your neighborhood? Wayzata is considering permitting ADUs (Accessory Dwelling Units) within Wayzata's single-family neighborhoods on smaller lots. Currently, ADUs are allowed on larger lots. To learn more about potential regulations and give your feedback, please join us at this informational meeting. The Planning Commission and City Council will be considering this measure in the coming weeks and months.

Parks Rezoning Community Meeting

Thursday March 10 | 5 – 6 PM | Wayzata City Hall Currently, all of Wayzata’s park properties and city-owned open space are zoned for residential use, commercial use, or Planned Unit Development. To protect and preserve these properties from any future development, Wayzata is proposing to rezone all of the properties to Parks and Open Space. Join us at this meeting to talk more about the proposed rezoning application of properties around Wayzata to a new zoning district, Parks and Open Space.

Section Foreman House Community Meeting

Tuesday March 15 | 4:30 – 6 PM | Wayzata City Hall

The Section Foreman House is proposed to be rehabilitated for reuse as a new vibrant lakefront learning center providing indoor and outdoor classroom and community space as part of the Panoway project and proposed Eco Park. This will be a discussion about the current design plans for the Section Foreman House (behind Stalk & Spade between the railroad tracks and the lake).

Other Recent News & Updates

Join Us for Family Skate Day

Join us for this free family-friendly event in one of Wayzata's favorite parks! Family Skate Day will take place in Klapprich Park from 1- 4 PM on Sunday February 27th.

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A Guide to Participating in Public Meetings

Learn how to provide public comment and engage in City meetings.

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Help Discharge Racially Restrictive Covenants

The City of Wayzata has officially joined the Just Deeds Coalition, alongside 11 other cities, in order to do our part in acknowledging and addressing systematic racism in housing in Minnesota.

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Community Development Update

City Zoning Code Updates

Zoning Code Updates Public Hearing
City staff is proposing changes to the residential and commercial zoning districts within the City Code. The changes are intended to align the zoning code with the Comprehensive Plan. The first of two public hearings in front of the Planning Commission regarding these changes will take place on February 28.

For information on all proposed zoning changes, visit the project webpage.

Proposals Under Review

Development Application for Cantissimo Senior Living
A development application has been submitted by the applicant(s) Pillar/Senior Lifestyle Living LLC to construct a new 40-unit, 2-story assisted living facility at 15419/15429 Wayzata Blvd and 1405 Holdridge Terrace. The applicant is requesting a Comprehensive Plan Amendment and a Planned Unit Development Concept Plan. The Concept Plan has been approved by the Planning Commission and will be considered by the City Council at a future meeting.

Development Application for Wayzata Beach Club (200 Lake Street)
A development application has been submitted by the applicant Lake West Development for a project at 200 Lake Street, the former TCF Bank corporate headquarters. The proposal is for a mixed use project that removes the existing TCF Bank building and proposes two new three-story buildings with 32 housing units on the second and third floor, commercial on the first floor; underground mechanized parking, two parks, and a central plaza. The applicant is requesting a Planned Unit Development Concept Plan. The initial public hearing for the proposal took place at the February 7 meeting, with the Planning Commission recommending denial of the proposal.

Development Application for 445 Bovey Road
A development application has been submitted by the applicant 688 Bryant LLC for a variance to construct a driveway. The variance would allow the driveway to encroach upon a 10-foot side yard setback. The driveway is intended to serve a future single-family home on the site. The Planning Commission hearing is scheduled for February 28.

Development Application for 150 Broadway Ave S
A development application has been submitted by the applicant Langdon View, LLC for a project at 150 Broadway Ave S, the former Sathre-Bergquist office. The proposal is for a new three story, mixed-use project with a small office on the ground floor and five condominium units. The applicant is requesting a Planned Unit Development Concept Plan. The initial public hearing for the proposal will take place at the Planning Commission meeting on March 7.

Other Proposals

Proposal for an Eagle Brook Church location at 15409 Wayzata Blvd, Minnetonka
A development application has been submitted to redevelop the Hillcrest of Wayzata site, located just over the city border in Minnetonka. The applicant is requesting a Planned Unit Development Concept Plan in order to build a new location for Eagle Brook Church. The site is planned to have a 60,000 square foot single-story building with a parking structure. Please visit the City of Minnetonka project page for questions and for public meeting information.

Public Works Update

LaSalle Pond Maintenance

Nadeau Companies, LLC has been hired to perform pond maintenance (dredging) on the LaSalle Pond, south of LaSalle Street, between Reno and Lacher Streets.

The project includes excavating accumulated sediment from within the pond and making improvements at the pond’s inlet and outlet pipes. These improvements will help improve the stormwater quality and reduce the amount of pollutants that are discharged downstream. Pond dredging typically occurs every 15-25 years and this pond was originally constructed in 1990 and is in need maintenance.

Work began this month, and is expected to be completed by the end of February.

For additional information, contact Mike Kelly at mike@wayzata.org.