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Show MOUNTAIN PARK TIMES CITY REPORT Park City Council Has a Cow and Then Lays an Egg By Christopher Smart PARK Young is _and seek when no she may foot-tall In a recent city council meeting, where the Youngs were appealing the fiberglass Hol- stein cow out of her ice cream store on Main Street. In this would-beAspen town, that constitutes civil disobedience. The cow _ stands innocently in front of government because of a conscious effort for years to try and keep the clutter out.” In a follow-up interview on the town’s radio station, KPCW, a pious Councilman Roger Harlan said the town is either run according to ordi- the eyes of tourists and townsfolk, alike. And although the fiberglass black and cream-colored Holstein stands on pri- nances or anything goes. vate property, she is outside the law. At least that’s what the Park City Council says. According to Park City’s sign ordinance, described by one city councilman as nothing Greg and Bless Young's cow is tucked inside their ice short of “draconian,” the cream store Cows to avoid the wrath of city hall. cow is a sign. And although the cow might be allowed under a so-called “condicow, it didn’t meet the standards outtional use” permit, the council voted lined in the municipality’s sign ordiher down because she “doesn’t comnance. pliment the surrounding color scheme” That year, however, a red-faced and she “blocks important architectural city council immediately granted the elements of surrounding buildings.” would-be worm entrepreneur a conditional use permit. But times have Not since the summer of 1984, has city hall appeared so foolish and overchanged in Park City and these days bearing. That summer, the city pulled the city council isn’t embarrassed about down 11-year-old Michael Jensen’s much. It may seem like a joke, but the Park City Council is taking the whole “Worms for Sale” sign on upper thing very seriously. Woodside Avenue because, like the PARADISE All of that would be funny if it weren't so sad, says Bless Young. An attorney, who retired after 25 years of practice in California, Young says there is nothing in Park City’s code to prohibit the cow if it is smaller than 10 feet high and 36 square feet in area. And the cow easily falls within those guide- lines. PAVED The Challenge of Growth in the New per. “There is nothing better than making someone else look like the dirty dog in publicity,” Kerr scolded. “But Main Street looks the way it does Bless and Greg Young’s “Cows” ice cream store, catching curious Street, Councilwoman Shauna Kerr lashed out at the ice cream purveyors: “I think you have milked this for about all it is worth. You couldn't have bought the publicity you have gotten out of this do date,” she was quoted as saying in local Park Record newspa- free-standing signs are allowed,” she said in a Mountain Times interview. “If free-standing signs weren't allowed, then Roger Harlan and the city council would be right.” Young points to examples up and down Main Street, where signs don’t meet the code. Signs that continue to be used by proprietors who, apparently, are not getting hassled by the local decision banning their cow from Main CITY — Bless playing hide with city hall: one is looking, push her four- West BY RAYE C. RINGHOLZ wn cee ordinance says that said. @ PARK MEADOWS Presented by HEALTHRIDER® August 27 — September 1, 1996 Park Meadows Golf Club Tickets available at Jan’s, Park Meadows, SmithTix, or at the gate. ot 78 Senior PGA Tour professionals will compete for the $800,000 purse. Among those competing will be; Tom Weiskopf, Dave Stockton, Gary Player, An even-handed exploration of the issues and conflicts surrounding growth and development in a land traditionally known for wide-open spaces and unlimited opportunity. Bruce Summerhays, Mike Hill, Bob Murphy. SPONSORED Written by long-time Parkite Raye Ringholz. “This book should be read by every county commision, every town and city council in the West, and read soon!” —Bill Riebsame, U. of Colo. University of Utah Press clearly Franklin Quest Championship : por? e or WO o> saiven® E THe eco PHOTOGRAPHS BY K. C. MUSCOLINO “The “No matter what we say, they come up with some _taste-policeexcuse,” Young said. “They are flexing their muscles. But they should live by their ordinances or change them. Not be the taste police.” During the original contact with the city’s sign enforcement officer, Young said they were accused of committing a felony; told they could be dragged off to jail; and that the city never loses in court. Recently, city hall refunded Bless’ $200 permit application fee and City Manager Toby Ross proclaimed the incident “resolved.” Although the Youngs withdrew their appeal, they say it is anything but resolved. ‘T'll put the cow out and if they cite me, then we'll go to court,” Bless (800) 773-6672 Reems. e e @ © US West BankOne Delta Air Lines State of Utah © ¢ e e BY HealthRider KSL Radio & Television ZCMI Toyota |