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Show Wednesday; February 18, 1976 Page 3 mm JiD,Sis(iS, Committee Chairman Jan WCklng. Approximately forty people assembled' in the Memorial Building last Wednesday night to voice their opinions on the proposed revised zoning ordinance and the requirements ' for residential lots surfaced as the mjor target. "Very Restrictive" As presently written, the ordinance calls for lots of llilill "A Warren Kkig (standing) and Merle Hmeth. 14,500 square feet or larger for subdivisions in residential development zones. Engineer Jack Johnson was the first to express objections ob-jections ' to the lot size stipulation. "This zone seems very, restrictive," Johnson said. Citing Park City's need for a ' larger permenant population, Johnson contended con-tended the 14,500 sq. ft. minimum would force developers to build houses which would be out of the price range of many people. Johnson's stand was supported by Prospector Village developer Ed Vetter. Economic Impact "Has the Master Plan Committee considered the economic impact of what the ordinance will do to the time frame of development? " Vetter asked of Master Plan Committee Chairman Jan Wilking, who conducted the public meeting. Stating that the "finincial well-being of the city " is at issue, - Vetter . said the . minimum ' - lot size requirement would impose an "indirect moratorium" on building. He predicted that if the ordinance was not amendedl undeveloped areas of the city 1 would remain as such until the demand for housing became "tremendous." Noting that fees paid by housing projects will constitute con-stitute a significant portion of the city's future revenues, Vetter inquired, "Has the city thought this all the way through? Are you overlooking the economic question?" After reiterating the need for smaller lots, the p developer paid tribute to the "sincere intent" and the "unbelievable" number hours which were forged into a "tremendous first draft" of the proposed zoning ordinance. or-dinance. Width and Setbacks Provisions for lot widths and setbacks for houses also came under attack. The revised ordinance states that lots in RD zone must be at least 100 feet wide at the front yard setback line, which is proposed to be no less than 30 feet from the property line. These requirements would "make it difficult to design something : creative "and would drive you into a grid pattern of streets," Johnson said. Architect Don Panushka said the width provision would cause extreme hardship hard-ship on any plan calling for the use of cul-de-sacs. v He called for "more flexibility to allow people to work )f out their own problems." k Warren King of the Royal Street' Land Development Comoanv suggested that subdivisions be subjected to. average width requirements; for their lots rather than the individual 100 ft. minimum. King later observed that if the new ordinance proves to be too restrictive, extensive building will take place outside the city limits, depriving Park City of the benefits. He cited Snyderville as a potential location for major development. "Little Fellow" "There's too much interest in what is happening in Aspen," declared Otto Carpenter. "This is 'Park City." Carpenter said that although the intent of the zoning ordinance in creating historic district is to maintain the mining town character of Park City, "The miners didn't give two hoots about the people here." He contended that the great amounts of money generated ''' A'illr' i'J , UJ , A tin Wj fy par n i " ArekXect by the mines were never plowed back into the city. In refererence to the or- dinance at hand, Carpenter lamented, "The little fellow is being told what he can and cannot build." Carpenter, who owns property " in the proposed historic district, said the zoning was too restrictive and asked, "Why let the people at the other end of town have all the hiisiness?" He siimrestaH that more nightly rentals be allowed in the older section Of : ine ougmea areas i u.e town ., south end of Mam Street are "Give it some thought t0 improved and if the before you shove this down W80 buildings are to be our throats," he concluded. made functional. Otherwise, Calling herself a "property he added, "Conditions will owner" in a "room full of only 8et worse-developers," worse-developers," Adele Wolfberg countered Mr. Carpenter's Deer Valley remarks. "Contrary to Otto's warren King suggested belief that all this is going to speciai consideration be be nightly rentals, some of us given to mixta that are to want to live here." be phased over a number of Wolfberg made reference years, to the traffic and jroad J I j G Otto Carpenter speaks as Jack Johnson listens. inherent to a profusion of rental units and asked, "What do we do then, start a charming town somewhere else?" Parking Former Park City Mayor John Price said historic commercial zoning "would prohibit the upgrading of most historic buildings in town." Price blamed parking requirements for making the , old Mormon church on upper Park Avenue "totally un-sellable" un-sellable" and for preventing renovation and utilization of the Eley Garage and the Coalition mine building. "There is talk' of dismantling the Coalition mine building," he said. Wilking agreed that the zoning would present some Don Punkka obstacles to the use of these structures but added that intercept parking at the north end of town might be a solution, Conceding that it is "not a simple problem," Price said, "There is a cry that we have a town to preserve but the ordinances are preventing us from doing that.." , , . . aeciarea parmiig restrictions must be relaxed 1L ttt. tA- J II .i 1L. process of developing a very comprehensive plan" for a Deer Vallev ski , complex, King said. He noted that currently such a project can receive approval for only one year at a time which places the developer in an uncomfortable un-comfortable position. He said a master plan for large projects should be subjected to extensive review by the planning commission and then either be rejected or lapproved for the time period which is estimated for completion. ' 1200 Block Mrs. Nan McPolin ex pressed concern over the1 soning of the 1200 block of Park Avenue. At present, the block contains both commercial and residential property and Mrs. McPolin said, "100 percent of the people on the block" favor retention of the commercial zoning. : She said the property owners should have the right to choose between residential and commercial in the future. "We've been here long enough to deserve some consideration," the senior (Citizen added. No Zoning . Perrhaps the most startling proposal of the night was put forth by Bob Hays who asked of Wilking. "Has the possibility been discussed of Jiaving no zoning at all?" Hays said some cities in Texas rely on land values to dictate what is built where. Hays predicted the revised zoning ordinance would be "picked, apart in another three years," called it "an Condominiums, housos, ROSSI HILL DUPLEX with beautiful views of town and ski hill. Excellent investment with steady income. TWO BEDROOM Park Avenue condominium. con-dominium. Closest to pool and sauna. Completely furnished and accessorized. FREE SHUTTLE SERVICE Steak House Hours 1 1 :30 a.m.-3 p.m. and exercise in futility" and suggested the effort being directed at the revision be applied to the improvement of the streets, water and utilities. Wilking replied that he had "never considered no zoning at all" and said without it a limited number of persons would be allowed to deplete all the city's resources. City Planner Van Martin added that the cities of Houston and Dallas which were mentioned as having no zoning were "adopting m REALTOR SILVER KING STATE BANK BUILDING SUITE 208 P.O. Box 755 Park City, Utah Phone 649-8550 SPECIALS OF THE WEEK SEVERAL LARGE commercial pieces of property ranging from one to four acres available. m 7 rV A raw Feb. 19, 20 and 21 DISCO DANCING WITH WAYNE JOHNSON DANCE CONTESTS AND PRIZES 6-1 0:30 p.m. FOR restrictive convenances in large blocks." "There really is no area in the United States which has no zoning," Martin concluded. con-cluded. . In Writing Several of the developers present asked that they be allowed to present their suggestions in writing to the Master Plan Committee. . Wilking termed this " a good idea" and promised that all those submitting a recommendation would lots, com more la TWO BEDROOM Crescent Ridge condominium. Fantastic decorating. Three full baths. HOLIDAY RANCHETTE lots. One to three acres. Several choice lots remaining. It, f "W, s RESERVATIONS PLEASE CALL 649-81 90 or 649-81 11 ext. 3864 receive a written response containing the committee's reaction. The Master Plan Committee Com-mittee is slated to meet February 25 to discuss the input gleaned from the public meeting and to make any revisions deemed necessary. A public hearing to consider con-sider the final draft of the revised zoning ordinance is scheduled for March 15 at the Memorial Building. The committee is hopeful of adopting the ordinance soon after the hearing. ' Oiiii I property 3 7) |