Charrette Briefing Handbook - City of Wayzata

Attachment F
Conditional Use Permits: WYC and WCSC Entitlement History
The following air photo visually identifies various properties owned by WYC and
WCSC
Lot 2 sliver of land between the club house circle drive eastward:
WYC began in 1964 on a small piece of property formerly owned by Reid’s Boat
Sales. The lakeshore property, located east of the clubhouse property adjacent to the
Lake contains approximately 7,173 square feet (identified as lot 2 on the above air
photo), From 1964 until the first conditional use permit was issued in 1974, WYC
changed the property’s focus to sailing and continued to operate and use it as a marina.
This property is currently zoned R-1 single family and is shown on the Comprehensive
Plan as “estate single family land use” rather than semi pubic/private. This
land use designation is a serious concern to the club.
Lot 3 Clubhouse Property:
In 1974, WYC acquired the Leckas’ property (lot 3 on the attached air photo), which
had also been operated as a marina. This property contains approximately 12,706
square feet. In 1974, WYC submitted a unified site plan of the Reid’s property (Lot 2)
and the Leckas’ property (Lot 3) to the City. This plan included 31 parking spaces on
gravel parking lot; one stall for every 2 boat slips (additional stalls were leased from
the property west of the Leckas site) and 59 boat slips. On February 5, 1974, the
City Council issued a conditional use permit to “operate a private sailboat club” and it
granted two variances to the City Code: one to allow a five-foot parking lot setback to
the north and west property lines and a variance to allow a limestone or gravel parking
lot rather than a bituminous lot. The Council provided its approval with only the
condition that the improvements conform to the submitted WYC uniform site plan.
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