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Dellwood council adopts shoreland moratorium, approves 2025 budget and conditional license for winery
Summary
The Dellwood City Council unanimously adopted a shoreland moratorium to allow ordinance updates, approved the city's 2025 budget (with a roughly 4% lower levy), and conditionally approved a liquor license for 7 Vines Winery pending corrected insurance naming the City as certificate holder.
The Dellwood City Council voted unanimously on Dec. 10 to impose a temporary moratorium on shoreland land-use approvals while the city updates its Shoreland Management and zoning regulations.
City Planner Nate Sparks told the Council the moratorium is needed to allow time for a study and ordinance revisions after the Department of Natural Resources updated statewide shoreland standards. The Council adopted Ordinance No. 2024-_ to bar issuance of variances, permits and other land-use actions in the Shoreland District while the work proceeds.
The moratorium is intended to separate shoreland management rules from the broader zoning code and to give staff and the Council time to draft and review changes. Resident Mark Wisniewski notified the Council he has a pending matter involving the location of a water-oriented structure, illustrating that the moratorium will affect at least some pending permit questions.
The Council also held the public hearing on the proposed 2025 budget; City Treasurer Brian Beich explained the budget process and reported the city's tax levy is about 4% lower than the previous year. With no public attendees, the Council closed the hearing and voted unanimously to approve the budget as submitted.
On liquor licensing, City Attorney Richard Copeland said applications for Dellwood Country Club and White Bear Yacht Club were in order. Copeland noted the 7 Vines Winery's insurance certificate did not name the City as certificate holder or list the City as an additional insured. The Council approved the Winery's application conditionally, pending receipt of a corrected certificate acceptable to Mr. Copeland. The Council also directed that the Winery be charged one fee covering both of its beer licenses.
Other routine actions included approval of the mayor's appointments for 2025 and the claims list for November, which included a supplemental claim from Midwest Soil for sewer inspection work. All votes recorded at the meeting were unanimous among those present.
