Charrette Briefing Handbook - City of Wayzata

which is propelled solely by human power.
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The number of restricted watercraft that a property owner can have is regulated by
Boat Storage Units (BSU). A BSU means a space or facility (dock, slide or buoy) available
for mooring and storing a watercraft. The sailing center and yacht club are allowed
one restricted watercraft BSU for each 10 feet of shoreline. The number of unrestricted
watercraft at a marina is limited to one per 15 feet of shoreline.
West of the public launch ramp the yacht club and the sailing center have a combined
shoreline of 1014 linear feet with an inherent right to 101 BSUs. They currently have
96 BSUs. East of the launch ramp the yacht club has 540 linear feet of shoreline. Because
the number of slips and buoys granted by the city as a conditional use permit
when it controlled the number of boats on its part of the lake, these BSUs are
“grandfathered” by the LMCD to 128 boats on docks and buoys and 18 boats on slides
for a total of 146 boats.
The yacht club and sailing center have the following LMCD multiple dock licenses and
special density license:
WYC Site 1, east of the public launch ramp, consists of 108 boats at docks
and 18 on slides.
WYC Buoy field for 20 buoys.
WYC Site 2 , associated with the west parking lot with 446 linear feet of
shoreline consists of 18 boats in the water, 15 slides, 2 transient slips, the jib
crane and 30 unregistered kids boats on shore racks. Site 2 has a LMCD
special density license for which it offers public amenities in exchange for
having one BSU for each 10 ft of shoreline.
WYC Site 3 , the dredge spoils island, with 328 linear feet of shoreline con-
sists of 25 boats in the water and 2 transient docks, a small launch ramp,
and 22 unregistered kids boats stored on the land. Site 3 has a LMCD special
density license.
WCSC Site 4, the sailing school property with 240 ft of shoreline has 8 boats
in the water, 11 slides, and 16 unregulated kid’s boats stored on shore. Site
4 has a special LMCD density license .
Site 2 & 4 have a variance to allow the foot bridge to across the dredge
channel.
Boat Density and Special Density License:
Except where a public benefit is shown, LMCD rules allow one boat storage unit
(BSU) for each 50 feet of shoreline. With the public benefit (public amenity) the yacht
club and sailing center entitlement becomes one boat storage unit for each 10 feet of
shoreline. The sailing center and yacht club provide a public amenity, which is defined
by providing the following amenities:
Public Access:
Crane and Launch: The club supplies and maintains the launch dock at the
public boat access. The public can use the west parking lot launch ramp and
dock on a limited basis to launch unrestricted watercraft. The club provides
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