Wayzata Planning Commission welcomes new member, previews development reviews
The Wayzata Planning Commission welcomed new member Sue Ankeny during its Feb. 10 meeting and received updates on several upcoming development projects.
Ankeny, who previously served on the city's Heritage Preservation Board, joined the commission as it prepares to review multiple development applications in coming weeks. Planning Commission Chair Blake Cameron led the brief meeting, which focused primarily on administrative matters.
Staff outlined three development projects scheduled for upcoming commission review. The Ferndale Bluffs subdivision application will return to the commission Feb. 24 with a revised proposal for three lots and a shortened public street on Ferndale Road West. The project previously faced a denial recommendation from the commission about a year ago when it proposed four lots.
The commission will also review a development application for the former TCF bank site at 200 Lake Street in March, though staff did not specify which March meeting date. Additionally, staff reported receiving inquiries about the former Caribou Coffee site, though that review process has not yet begun.
The commission's next meeting is scheduled for Feb. 24, when members will consider the Ferndale Bluffs subdivision application.
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Review of Development Item Activities
Staff provided updates on current and upcoming development projects. The Ferndale Bluffs subdivision has been revised to three lots with no roadway variance after a previous denial recommendation. The 200 Lake Street (old TCF site) redevelopment is expected in March. Information regarding the Kishes project (former Caribou Coffee) indicated potential upper-story office space and ground-floor retail or food uses.
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At our next Planning Commission meeting we will be reviewing the Ferndale Bluffs um subdivision as uh changed slightly since the last time that's been reviewed um the roadway variance has been removed and the um it's now three lots.
My understanding is that the upper story is uh office space and I don't know whether they're making that tenant public yet uh but that they'll span between uh the new structure and then come into the old structure a little bit as well on that second floor.
That proposal uh was recommended for denial by the Planning Commission and then they didn't continue on to city council They withdrew since then they've been working on refining their proposal and they're back again with a complete application with uh three lots and a shorter public street.
Ordinances & Resolutions (1)
Revised application for a three-lot subdivision, with the roadway variance removed, following a previous recommendation for denial.
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