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Other Recent News & Updates

Boat Slip Lottery Winners Have Been Contacted

The City maintains a 100-boat slip marina located at Barry Avenue and Grove Lane. The boat slip lottery took place on March 1st and all winners have been notified.

Watch for a Call from the Morris Leatherman Company this Month

The City of Wayzata is partnering with Morris Leatherman Company to conduct a comprehensive community survey, to gather opinions and resident feedback regarding quality of life, ratings of City services, and current and future needs in the City.

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March Portal Now Available

The March 2022 issue of the Portal Newsletter is now available.

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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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Important Community Meetings Coming Up

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).

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 second of two public hearings in front of the Planning Commission regarding these changes will take place on March 7.

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 was approved with conditions by the City Council on March 1.

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 initial public hearing for the proposal took place at the February 7 meeting, with the Planning Commission recommending denial of the proposal. The City Council hearing is scheduled for April 5.

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. The City Council meeting is tentatively scheduled for March 22.

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 initial public hearing for the proposal will take place at the Planning Commission meeting on March 21.

Development Application for 1022 Wayzata Blvd E

A development application has been submitted for a Caribou Cabin/Urban Wok to replace the vacant gas station building at 1022 Wayzata Blvd E. A neighborhood meeting to discuss this project will be held March 3 at 4:30 p.m. at City Hall. The initial public hearing with the Planning Commission is anticipated to be March 21.

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Other Proposals

Proposal for an Eagle Brook Church location at 15409 Wayzata Blvd, Minnetonka

A development application is no longer being considered for the redevelopment of the Hillcrest of Wayzata site, located just over the city border in Minnetonka.

Public Works Update

Wayzata Skating Rinks

Due to the recent warm temperatures and the forecasted warm temperatures, Klapprich Park and Margaret Circle Park ice skating rinks have closed for the season. Thank you to everyone for another great season!

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 (see above photo). These improvements will help improve the stormwater quality and reduce the amount of pollutants that are discharged downstream.

Work began this month, and is expected to be completed in March.

For additional information, contact Public Works Director/City Engineer Mike Kelly at mike@wayzata.org.

Special Event Permits
Staff has processed or is processing the following Special Event permits.

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  March 18 – 21 McCormick’s St. Patrick’s Day Celebration