Lakeshore Protection Committee

CITY OF WHITEFISH LAKESHORE PROTECTION COMMITTEE Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2020 Place: City Council Chambers Conference Room Recorded By: Dabney Langellier Members Present: Nancy Schuber Donna Emerson Toby Scott Ben Cavin Peggy Brammer Roger Rowles Members Absent: One vacant position Staff Present: Dave Taylor & Angela Jacobs 1. CALL TO ORDER Summary: Emerson called the meeting to order at 6:04 pm. Members and staff introduced themselves. 2. AGENDA CHANGES Summary: None. 3. LAKESHORE COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS A. CHAIR ACTION: Scott nominated himself as Committee Chair. Emmerson seconded and all were in favor. The motion passed unanimously. B. VICE-CHAIR Summary: Emerson agreed to remain the Committee’s Vice-Chair. 4. APPROVAL OF FEBRUARY 12, 2020 MINUTES Summary: Members reviewed the minutes of February 12, 2020. Cavin noted the date is incorrect at the top of the document. ACTION: Scott made a motion to approve the minutes of February 12, 2020 with the date correction on page one. Cavin seconded and all were in favor. The motion passed unanimously. 5. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT Summary: None. 6. OLD BUSINESS Summary: None. 7. NEW BUSINESS A. WLP 20-W14 – PERO, MCCOLLOCH, CONSTANT, & KIRSHNER Summary: The applicants are proposing to add sections to an existing 587 square foot I-shaped EZ dock, bringing the total to 798 square feet and making it a ‘4’ shape. The dock would still be 99 feet in overall length and is located at 20 & 22 Woodland Place. Dave summarized his staff report noting a couple of key points: Page 1 of 2 Lakeshore Protection Committee July 15, 2020 • This is a common dock between the vacant lot owned by Rob Pero and the adjacent lot with three condos. It does not meet our shared dock standards as that requires 200 feet of frontage, but the regulations do encourage common docks, like this one. • The length of the dock exceeds 60 feet because of shallow water, which was previously approved with WLP 13-W12 with a depth profile. Since the length exceeds 60 feet, the proposed changes require review by the committee. Recommendation: Staff is recommending the approval of the requested lakeshore construction permit with the 12 conditions listed in the report. Members discussed the following items with staff and Dave with Whitefish Lake Services, who represented the applicants: • The existing dock is 587 square feet. The applicants are allowed up to 800 square feet and the proposed addition would bring their total to 798 square feet. • The existing shore station does not have a canopy, so it does not add to the constructed area of the dock. • Due to the low water depth, this dock gets adjust roughly three times per summer. • Boat traffic is not a criteria for the dock approval and this committee does not have the authority to limit the number of boats tied to the dock. ACTION: Emerson made a motion to approve WLP 20-W14 with the 12 conditions. Schuber seconded and the motion approved 5-1 (Cavin opposed). This will go to City Council along with the comments as a consent agenda item on August 3rd. 8. STAFF COMMENTS Summary: Angela Jacobs will provide a Board training session immediately following today’s meeting. 9. BOARD COMMENTS Summary: Should there be the need to meet next month, the meeting will be held on August 12th. Cavin may be unable to attend. 10. ADJOURNMENT ACTION: Cavin made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Emerson seconded and all were in favor. The meeting is adjourned at 6:26 pm. Page 2 of 2