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Show A-3 The Park Record Wed/Thurs/Fri, August 3-5, 2005 COUNTY SEAT COUNTY EDITOR: Patrick Parkinson 649-9014 ext 112 countynews@parkrecord.com ROUND UP YOUR FRIENDS AND Board allows steeple in Basin HEAD TO THE GRUB STEAK! 2 8 day aged Black Angus Beef 45 item Fresh Salad Bar Live Entertainment on Friday & Saturday Young Adults & Childrens menus Light Seasonal Lunch Dishes Fresh Fish & Seafood Prospector Square 649-8O6O Moab's Oasis for food SLKKkPCK <Af£ SCOTT SINE/PARKRECORD The Summit County Board of Adjustment last week granted a height variance for a steeple at a new Presbyterian church planned near S.R. 224. Board members said the approval of a variance for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for a church in Trailside (pictured here) set a precedent for over-sized steeples in western Summit County. 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By PATRICK PARKINSON front of roughly 30 people at a public Thomas, also a Republican state Of the Record staff hearing, the board allowed The senator from South Weber, successAfter county officials spent Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day months in 2004 debating whether the Saints to construct a 67-foot steeple fully sponsored the Utah Religious steeple on a new LDS church should on a controversial building under Land Use Act, which passed during the 2005 Legislature and mimics the he allowed to exceed height restric- construction in Trailside. federal law. tions in Trailside, a similar request "The Board of Adjustment rec"The end result of the Utah was approved last week for a ognized what the laws were," Religious Land Use Act, was that in Presbyterian church being the end the process for getbuilt at roughly 1600 West ting a variance for a steeple Old Ranch Road. was not controversial ... it's I'm just waiting for some devel"There really was no from seeing a lot of situadebate." said Ron Perry, tions throughout the state oper to come in that doesn't fit the chair of the Summit where people of faith were County Hoard of zone and claim they're a religion." having difficulties appropriAdjust menl. ately siting their religious The Park City facilities and implements of Presbyterian Church was worship,'V( Thomas - said Tom Clyde granted a height variance Monday. to build a 5S-foot steeple. Board of Adjustment member He hopes'the state law will The Snyderville Basin " " ^ ^ reduce the number of disDevelopment Code putes over so-called 'steeple statues.' restricts building heights to 32 feet. Summit County Chief Civil Deputy "[The law] tries to take out the According to Summit County Attorney David Thomas said. passions that sometimes raged on all planners, the Presbyterian Church The roofline of the Presbyterian claims the federal Religious Land church must comply with the code, different sides." Thomas said. Board of Adjustment member Use and Institutionalized Persons however, the Board of Adjustment Act prevented the county from OK'd at 12-foot cupola and 14-foot Tom Clyde says it's unfortunate that denying the variance. cross to exceed Basin height restric- state and federal governments have meddled in local affairs. "Churches are pretty unique. You tions. "I'm just waiting for some develcan pretty much build them any"The symbolism is important for where," Perry said during an inter- our ability to worship and communi- oper to come in that doesnt fit the view Friday. "There were other cates clearly that this is a house of zone and claim they're a religion," steeples that were granted vari- God." states a July 20 letter to the Clyde said. "Local government ances." Summit County Community should be able to control what they The Board of Adjustment makes Development Department from do." Nobody attended last week's decisions on requests for exceptions Reverend Phil Stogner and Elder meeting to oppose the steeple, from the Snyderville Basin Larry Dodge of the Park City Clyde said. Another exception made for a religion claiming ft needs the feature to worship www.parkrecord.com SPA & HOT TUB SALE! OUR "BEST MASSAGE" SPA 3 Motors! 4 5 Total Jetsl 3 Whirlpool Jets 4 Neck/Shoulder Jets REG. '8497.°° 5995? 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