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Show Wed/Thurs/Fri, December 8-10, 2004 A-7 The Park Record County defends code redo "It has now probably strengthened the resolve of those that are already litigating against the county lo continue lo litigate." he adds. Very few projects have been said about teachers, service-indusBy PATRICK PARKINSON try workers and others wilh mod- approved under the malrix, he said, adding that most of what has Of the Record staff erate incomes. He agrees, though, wilh county developed since the mid-1990s Expecting the Summit County Commission today lo "down- planners that the matrix isn't resulted from vested rights or legal claims. zone" much of the Snyderville working. "To me thai speaks volumes Basin, local property owners and "They gave up on the matrix developers arc perhaps longing maybe for the wrong reasons," about the effectiveness of the code for life in the matrix. Stewart said, adding that Basin ... the reality is, there are thouA proposal to amend the economic conditions require sands of vesled units," Stewart Snyderville Basin Development developers seek maximum densi- said, about projects already Code, which planning officials say ty. "That's a pretty big haircut for approved in the county that would removes subjectivity from the cur- property owners, and I think its not be regulated by a new develrent code, has ruffled some tail going to result in lax appeals and opment code. "I'm not sure the public lias necessarily been given all kinds of things." feathers. all Ihe fads. [The code is] not Under the plan, residential Landowners usually expect, development would no longer be under the matrix, for properly to going to slop development." Also Wednesday, the County subject to the Basin's controver- be zoned for one unit per 2.5 Commission will be presented sial zoning matrix. By providing acres, Shepard said. wilh a zoning map. which concessions, like trails identifies new commercial and open space, the £ £ zones proposed in the matrix allows property That's a pretty big haircut for prop- code revision. to owners the potential ' development, build one unit per 2.5 erty owners, and I think its going to "Most especially commercial resu In tax acres. development. should county l* appeals and all kinds of The occur wilh in a town or Commission will hold a things." resort center," Shepard public hearing at the * said, adding that the plan Summit - Mike Stewart contemplates an expandCounty Courthouse in Coalville. Park City resident ed lighl-industrial area at Wednesday at 1:30 p.m., Quinn's Junction and conto discuss a recommenda- ^ ^ ^ ™ tinued commercial entertion by the Snyderville prise in Silver Creek. "The difficulty thai we have Basin Planning Commission that However, with many existing maximum residential density in with the matrix is that the the Basin be reduced to one unit Planning Commission and the commercial entitlements already county looks at il as the base den- approved, residents should expect per 10 acres. "It's part of a dynamic process. sity." she said, adding lhal adja- development outside of these proWhat you want to do is amend cent property owners tend to also posed zones. "It just tries to establish a low your general plan and develop- favor lower density, "'nun just sort level of density for (hose areas ment code as the community of sets up some conflict." changes and that's sort of where The current code hasn't signifi- that a re n'I currently developed, we are," said Nora Shcpard, prin- cantly changed since it was adopt- more consistent wilh wlmi counties usually do, which is one unit to cipal planner for Summit County. ed in" 1997, Shcpard said. 40 acres." Shepard said, summa"Our base density is a rural level "We're trying lo give properly of density." owners, whether they own proper- rizing the residential code amendHowever, lowering the maxi- ty that they want lo develop or ments. "What changes, is that mum density makes purchasing a whether they own properly next lo increased densily thai you may be home in western Summit County property that wants to be devel- eligible for." And. lhat's Ihe problem, more difficult. Park City resident oped, to give people more of a clear expectation of what might be Stewart counlers. Mike Stewart said. "We're going to produce very The proposed base density for next to them," she adds. most residential land is one unit But Summil County officials expensive housing. We're going to per 20 acres, or one unit per 40 shouldn't expect lawsuits filed force people that service our comacres on sensitive land, like hill- against the planning department munity to live in Heber and sides. by disgruntled landowners to Kainas and Oakley and Sail Lake "The code doesn't broadly decrease if ihc proposal is adopt- City." lie said. "I was incredibly service all people that live in the ed, said Stewart, a land and real disappointed in the end result." The County Commission could county. If we keep downzoning estate consultant, who has develresidential land, there's no place oped property in the Basin but has vole Wednesday on the proposed amendments. for these people to live," Stewart no projects underway. in Price? C7000 Fireworks expected at Wednesday public hearing after criticism from Basin developers Shop www.cameraden.com 7 Megapixel 5x Zoom! Small Size! Best Mfr. 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