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Show rrtoN In This Is1 rfp SUMMIT 6 rION 4 pAQES . 5A 5A 5C c COUNTy dedicATEd 6 paqes TtoN mUME HEAlTh Coalville, UT 84017 WfeEk ThANksqiviNq Thouqhis to servinq summit county 50 Care Friday, November 24, 1995 Volume 60 Number . . . pAQES Forty-fiv- e Commission Notes County Commissioners Make a Decision Concerning Osguthorpe Property Ventures For a number of months, the BCC had facing them an issue that had several homeowners in the Red Pine and White Pine Canyons upset. On Nov. 6, the BCC held a public hearing to receive comment concerning the preliminary site plan and Conditional Use Permit application for Red Pine Adventures, with applicant Steve Osguthorpe. The public response to the planned venture is so great that the meeting had to be held in the District Courtroom, to accommodate the turnout of those who both opposed and support the project After the public hearing was closed, the BCC tabled making any (Decision, and mentioned that they would accept written comments through Nov. 13. A decision concerning the matter would be given on Nov. 20, after having time to consider all the information they had been given. An integral part of this decision would revolve around the Conditional Use Permit and how a conditional use is applied under the Snyderville Basin Development Code. Policy 1.6 of the Snyderville Basin General Plan states that "Summit County shall use its planning and development regulations to protect residential neighborhoods in the Basin from unreasonable encroachment of incompatible activities or land uses which have a significant impact on the residential living environment" The SBDC defines conditional uses as "those uses which are generally compatible with the uses in the zoning district but which, because of their size, scale, intensity of use, traffic generation or other characteristics, require individual review of their location, design and configuration and the imposition of conditions in order to ensure the appropriateness of the use at the particular location within a given zoning district." New Water Line Being Installed Coalville City workers have been taking advantage of the unusual fall temperatures put in a new water line from Icy Springs. to Kamas City Meeting Highlights Maintenance Update board meeting on Terry Atkinson took a portion of the Nov. 16. meeting to list some of the proevening Kamas City held their regularly scheduled Thursday jects which have been taking place. In the, roads department, patching has been done as well as some Students from the middle school attended to learn what takes place during these local government meetings. The mayor and council members welcomed them, along with their teachers. graveling on the roads edge. When it comes to water, there is always something needing to take place, such as water lines needing to be replaced, including those for homes and for the ice skating rink. Eight water lines have been cut off from the water system, with one two inch line on 100 South from Main to 100 East needing to be CDBG Proposal ;A public hearing was held to re- the Community Development Block Grant proposal, in which federal government funds are sent to the states for distribution among the cities as an aid in building or fin- ceive input concerning ishing projects. Requests for assistance can be made through the Mountainlands Association. Right now, the main need consists of help in improving the sewer system due to serious water seepage occurring causing a burden mi sewer lagoons. When asked how much money is allocated in the grant, Mayor Prince stated that this can vary from year to year depending on the requests made from municipalities in the county. Usually there are 10 to 12 projects requesting assistance with the average being $100,000. Last year, we were fortunate to receive $65,000 which was used to design a master plan for .the sewer system and to make repairs1 on manholes, stated the mayor. . Jim Kaiserman, city engineer, said that the master plan should be of December. 'Motion made by was Councilman Randy Taylor to sub-- , completed by die mid mit a request for grant funding in the amount of $150,000 to improve city sewer systems. It.was seconded and passed. I connected to the new line. According to Atkinson, the furnace in the shop had a hole in one of the chambers, and it was putting fumes into the shop. The gas company came and turned the furnace off, at which time two calls were made soliciting bids for the repairing to be done. There was only $50 difference in the bids so it was given to Art Smith, from Heber Motion was made and passed to accept the voting tally as presented. Sewer Concerns "Ground water in Kamas moves horizontally," stated city engineer Jim Kaiserman, when addressing the problem with the sewer system in Kamas. "When the ponds were originally built, there was no problem because there was a drain at the bottom of the pond. Wording stated that when the project was completed, the drain line should be In 1994, the BCC adopted amendments to the SBDC which included a use list identifying commercial recreation facilities, such as the Red Pine Adventures proposal, as conditional uses in the countryside zoning district. With lots of hard work and effort behind them, the planning staff came up with the following findings: 1. Summit County, through its planning and development regulations, should protect residential neighborhoods from unreasonable encroachment of incompatible activities or land uses which have a significant impact on the residential living environment. 2. Based on the conditional use definition and schedule of permitted uses in the Snyderville Basin Code, Summit Development Couqty has determined that commercial recreation uses are generally compatible in the Countryside zoning district. 3. The applicant has modified the development proposal to mitigate the issues raised by the surrounding neighborhood regarding noise and privacy issues. The applicant has provided an onsite noise study conducted by IHI Environmental, a firm specializing in noise issues under actual field conditions, and a traffic analysis conducted by Strata Consultants which indicate the noise and traffic resulting from the operation do not exceed levels established in the Snyderville Basin Development Code. The applicant has proposed to minimize the impact of snowmobile traffic on Parcel PP-2-by reducing the number of trips per snowmobile and using a snowcat to transport customers beyond the existing residential area. 4. Natural vegetation, topography of the site and construction of a fence along the property lines by the applicant help mitigate visual, noise and physical intrusions of the applicant's operation into the surrounding neighborhood. 5. Based on the preceding findings and if operated under the conditions recommended below, the use will: a) conform to all applicable provisions of the Snyderville Basin Development Code; b) not be detrimental to the public health, safety and welfare; c) be appropriately located with respect to public facilities; and d) will be compatible with the existing neighborhood character and will not adversely affect surrounding land uses or public facilities. 6. With the applicant's modifications, the shape and narrowness of Parcel PP-2-and its location between two residential areas requires further conditions be placed in the development approval to ensure the A A Storage Units Built long term appropriateness of these uses in this location. Recommenced Conditions: 1. The snowmobile staging area, including storage, fueling, maintenance and other related-- ' activities, shall not be located on Parcel PP-2-except that during the 1995-9- 6 winter season, staging may occur so long as the operation on PP-2-is consistent with these conditions. Although this meeting was not supposed to be open for a lot of public comment, the board, realizing hiow emotional this issue had A, A become, lent some professional courtesy to those present so that some matters could be clarified, by either the applicant or Jody Barnett, legal council present. At the end of the one and a half hour meeting, that was scheduled for a half hour, the following conditions were recommended: 1. The snowmobile staging area, including storage, fueling, maintenance and other related activities, shall not be located on Parcel PP-2-except winter seathat during the 1995-9- 6 son, staging may occur here as long as operation is consistent with these conditions. 2. During the 1995-9- 6 winter season, the applicant may store the snowmobiles and may near the cabin on PP-2-- A guide snowmobiles to upper areas in the morning and guide them back down at the end of the day. Hours for the operation will be no earlier than 8 a.m. and should end at 6 p.m.,' except for the dinner ride which will have a 10 p.m. deadline, with riding of the snowmobiles to be done only on the site by where the dinner is held. The summer horse riding event will be different because the noise factor isn't as great. Times will be from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. 3. After the 1995-9- 6 season, all staging shall occur in upper area and not on PP-2-- A 4. One snowcat shall be used to transport customers to the staging area. 5. No more than 25 snowmobiles may Continued on Page 6A Elections Results Kamas City Nov. 7: Betty Gines, 168; Gaiy Kim Padfield, 160; Tom Snyder, 164; Randall Taylor. 126; Darrell Thomas, 134; Diane Walker, 221. in Coalville plugged." Over the past several months, tests have been several conducted to measure the fluctuation as sewage comes into the lagoon, with findings showing that, there is more water leaving the pond than is coming in. The worry comes from the fact that the water is coming upward and leaking through the north side walls. Manholes checked between midnight and 3 a.m. show that the water running through them are clear 24-ho- ur and clean and this identifies the area City, who gave the lowest bid of where the most water is coming $1,625. from. While placing the Christmas decIt was decided that the drain orations up, it was found that the be unplugged 16 see if the would electrical line has a short in it, and problem can be alleviated without they are waiting for Utah Power to an enormous cost . come and correct the problem. Elections Returns Fire Hydrant Issue Concerned subdivision residents, A copy of the voting results from and Jody Rice, came before Shaun the recently held general election the council to voice their concern with the voting for the three city the over of a fire hydrant placement reThe reviewed. council seats, was residence. near their 391 were there sults showed that "We were never contacted for inballots cast with seven absentee ballots. There was two absentee put or opinions about the placeballots that were "spoiled" and three ment of the hydrant which stands three feet off the ground, and is loballots that woe blank. When the results were tabulated, cated in an area where snow goes when pushed. We cant even fence those elected were: Tom Snyder, Diane Walker, and Betty Gines. Continued on Page 6A What happens when there is an area that is an eyesore in a community? Well, if interested parties can get a hold of the site and build a needed and nice looking structure, the result can be dramatic. Coalville residents can view this for themselves by driving on the west side and seeing the modern and well designed storage units which have been recently completed by Chevron Ventures, with Tom and Ron Moore as owners. "For some time, the area has been one that has needed some type of clean-u- p project to take place," commented Tom, who added that "the area was unsightly with dead trees and weeds, and really needed a facelift Apparently, they succeeded with their attempt as the area is now leveled off and the effort expended has been a worthwhile one. The com pleted units that are 10x20 in size, should be open for business soon and can be rented by calling 336-214- 0. If the units, built by Howell, Inc., of Salt Lake City, rent out as planned, additional ones may be built in die future on the same site. Good luck, men, they look great, and should prove to be a needed asset to the community. |
