Charrette Briefing Handbook - City of Wayzata

Attachment F
Chapter Two Local Context Folders
Creating a successful master plan, requires an understanding of the local setting .
This means not only understanding the real sitting, but also understanding WYC and
WCSC context perceived by the sailors, community and the neighborhood. This
context may be documented by physical evidence, expanded by local possibilities,
and constrained by the setting and local situation. This section deals with the information
obtained from the records search and the interviews relative to:
The perception that neighbors and public officials have of WYC and WCSC and
an analysis based on interviews;
The neighborhood context interpolated from official documents and interviews;
The WYC and WCSC history and entitlements, and
Information about the site and neighborhood from various sources.
Wayzata Folder:
Comprehensive Plan, Zoning Entitlements:
A number of official documents help understand the neighborhoods, yacht club and
sailing center. The City’s Comprehensive Plan and its implementation tool, the zoning
ordinance, represents officially articulated and legal identity of the neighborhoods
including the yacht club and sailing center. The zoning ordinance, as a comprehensive
plan implementation tool, must conform to the plan for it to have a legal basis in
the control of private property. Relevant parts of comprehensive plan and zoning
ordinance are discussed along with the entitlements that are either inherent or have
been granted by the City of Wayzata and exist on the property today.
Comprehensive Plan: This document represents the official policies of the City related
to public improvements, transportation, private land use, and public facilities.
The plan has been adopted by the City Council and approved by the Metropolitan
Council.
The City’s board objectives contained in the Comprehensive Plan provide insight
into the official thinking or what is important in the context of the community and
neighborhood character. These objectives include:
Preserve and enhance Wayzata’s “small town” character:
Scale, walkability, land use patterns,
Street and boulevard character
Strong residential neighborhoods
Reinforce and enhance residential neighborhoods
A vibrant and healthy business climate
A strong downtown is key to the economic and social base of the community
Preserve and enhance the business structure for primary retail/commercial areas
Family orientation
Built physical environment to allow for the development of cultural and social
activities that provide the opportunity for social engagement.
Community heritage
Built community form; redevelopment of significant properties; small town roots
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