07-029
CITY OF SHOREWOOD
RESOLUTION NO. 07 -029
A RESOLUTION APPROVING SHOREWOOD YACHT CLUB REQUEST FOR
AMENDMENTS TO TERMS OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
WHEREAS, W of Shore wood, LLC (Applicant), representing Shorewood Yacht Club,
has an interest in the property (Subject Property) located at 600 West Lake Street, legally
described in Exhibit A, attached hereto and made a part hereof; and
WHEREAS, the Subject Property is subject to the requirements of the L-R, Lakeshore
Recreational zoning district, a conditional use permit as set forth in Shorewood City Council
Resolution No. 00-111, and a multiple dock facility license approved by the City Council at its
regular meeting of 12 February 2007; and
WHEREAS, both the L-R zoning district and the conditional used permit referenced
above limit the number of powerboats that may be kept at the Subject Property to four; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant has applied to the City for an amendment to the terms of the
existing conditional use permit, that would allow the fire/rescue boat owned by the Excelsior Fire
District to be moored at the Subject Property; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant's application was reviewed by the Shorewood Planning
Director, and his recommendations have been set forth in memoranda to the Planning
Commission, Mayor and City Council, dated 1 March 2007 and 5 April 2007, which memoranda
on are on file at the Shorewood City Offices; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held and the Applicant's application was reviewed by
the Planning Commission on 6 March 2007, the minutes of which meeting are on file at the
Shorewood City Hall;
WHEREAS, the Applicant's request was considered by the City Council at its regular
meeting on 26 March 2007, at which time the Planner's memoranda and the minutes of the
Planning Commission were reviewed and comments were heard by the Council from the City
Staff. .
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Shorewood as follows:
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. The Subject Property is zoned L-R, Lakeshore Residential and is subject to a conditional
use permit as set forth in Shorewood City Council Resolution No. 00-111.
2. The Subject Property contains approximately 2.84 acres of land, separated through the
middle by the Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority right-of-way.
3. The Subject Property is located on Gideon's Bay, Lake Minnetonka.
4. Zoning and land use surrounding the Subject Property are as follows:
North:
East:
South:
Lake Minnetonka
Minnetonka Portable Dredging Company; zoned C-4, Service Commercial
and single-family residential, zoned R-1A/S, Single and Two-Family
Residential
County Road 19, then commercial (The Garden Patch and Shorewood
Nursery); zoned C-4, Service Commercial and R-C, Residential
Commercial
Townhouse common area, then single-family residential; zoned R-1B/S,
Single-Family ResidentiallShoreland
West:
5. Land use zoned for single-family residential development is located adjacent to the
Subject Property.
6. The Excelsior Fire District has determined that their response time will be reduced by
locating the fire/rescue boat at the Shorewood Yacht Club instead of its current location
in Tonka Bay.
7. There is adequate room to park emergency vehicles off-street where the subject property
connects to Timber Lane.
CONCLUSIONS
A. Based upon the findings contained herein, the City Council determines that the
Applicant's Plans are in the interest of public safety and are consistent with the
Shorewood Comprehensive Plan 2000 and the purpose and intent of the Shorewood
Zoning Code and hereby approves the Applicant's request for an amendment to the
current conditional use permit and license for the Shorewood Yacht Club.
B. Approval of the amendment to the conditional use permit is subject to the following
conditions:
1. Access to the dock at which the fire/rescue boat will be kept will be via Timber
Lane.
2. Parking for emergency vehicles will be limited to the areas illustrated on Exhibit
B, attached hereto and made a part hereof.
3 Emergency vehicle parking areas will be posted with signs prohibiting any
parking other than emergency vehicles.
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4. The proposed emergency vehicle parking areas are currently surfaced with grass.
If, in the future, it is determined by the City that more durable surfacing is
necessary to prevent rutting and erosion, the Applicant shall cause the parking
areas to be surfaced with a minimum of Class V crushed rock material.
5. The proposed dock for the fire/rescue boat shall be located so as to minimize site
alteration. A stairway, no wider than four feet and constructed of timbers or
masonry block, may be built to access the subject dock.
5. The Excelsior Fire District shall use emergency vehicle sirens only on emergency
calls.
6. The Excelsior Fire District shall operate the fire/rescue boat in compliance with
applicable current and future wake restrictions on Gideon's Bay.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHOREWOOD this 9th day of
April, 2007.
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ATTEST:
Christine Lizee, Mayor
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