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Show Wednesday, June 9, 1976 Pego5 CRESCENT RIDGE OWNERS PUSH FOR PUBLIC HEARING Eleven Cresent Ridge condominium owners addressed ad-dressed the Park City Planning Commission at their work session last Wednesday night requesting, as they had two weeks earlier at a city council meeting, that a public meeting be held on a proposed duplex development develop-ment adjacent to their homes. v Abandoning a previous claim to ownership . of the , land on which the duplexes are to be built, the homeowners cited visual impact, traffic hazards, lack of proper notice and ' a question as to the retention of trees on the property as grounds for the hearing. At the May 19 city council meeting, City Attorney Carl Nemelka recommended that the issue be referred back to the commission for the public hearing decision. The commission cannot make voting decisions at work sessions and the matter will be decided at their June 16 meeting. , Impact "One of my major objections ob-jections is the impact it's going to have," Rusty Davidson said of the development. Referring to a log house being constructed in the Holiday Ranch by Bill McComb, Davidson added, ad-ded, "it will look like four Fort McCombs." The former planning commission member said he has "nothing against log cabins" but that the "four log cabins" approved by the ' commission are not suited for the intended site. Davidson's wife Marcie $WBj)otte4::his jecnonslir,oni4: by stating, "I just don't think they will fit in." Condominium owner Stan .., Mann said that at the time he . purchased his home he was shown plans which indicated the land in question would remain undeveloped. He said . he assumed the planning commission approved the Crescent Ridge development after viewing the same plans. "The integrity of the long range planning of this community is ' at stake, "Mann said. STATE FARM- Th Wtnidfe Number Om Homeowmrs Insurer If you're looking for the best value in homeowners insurence -you'll find it at State Farm. Give me a call today. You'll discover what's made State Farm the number one homeowners insurer in-surer in the world. . Tom Ligare Silver King Bank 649-9161 649-8441 KB: liki i good utihbor. Stil$hrml$lhr. Sum Far Fin ind Casualty Company Noma Ollica: in, lllinoii Conflict? Paul Halliday asked Commissioner Jerry Perrine, "Are you involved in the landscaping for the project?" Perrine, who is a landscape architect, replied that he was. Dolly Crooks asked Perrine, "Who drew the plans?" Perrine answered, "I did." "And you voted on them?" Crooks followed. ' "Yes," the commissioner replied and added that had he felt there was any conflict of interest he would have abstained. ab-stained. The commission vote to approve the duplexes was unanimous. Mann called Perrine's action "a direct conflict of interests." Traffic Davidson also said he felt construction of the duplexes would create a serious traffic hazard on Crescent Ridge Drive. Mann' concurred and asserted that the no-fare transportation bus almost caused a number of accidents on that road last .winter. He noted the sharp curve just above Payday Drive as a particularly dangerous spot. Mann called the access road an "engineering fiasco." Trees Mrs. Davidson raised the tree preservation issue. She said developer Morris had told Crescent Ridge owners that "he would preserve 80 percent of the trees." Councilman Steve Dering noted that Morris had made -similar promises to the commission when presenting his plans for approval' and therefore, retention of the 'trees eould be' considered a - proval was granted. ' Commissioner Bob Wells said the landscape plan was one of the factors influencing the commission's decision. When asked what portion of the trees on the proposed site would be saved, Perrine . said,"Great care has been taken to preserve as many trees as possible. I would have to say there's over 50 percent of the trees." The amount of trees to be w TRAIN RIDE THE MINE TRAIN RIDE THE MINE TRAIN 2 z 5 LU Z DC z uu LU Q Z HI z 5 111 x r- UJ Q or z oc I- UJ LLI I r- UJ o oc NIVd3NIIl3H13aid NIVdl 3NIIN ADVERTISING IN2V BRINGS RESULTS! BOX PARK CITY, retained was cause for investigation in-vestigation Mann said because a verbal commitment com-mitment for 80 percent had been made, because plans. submitted by Morris had a 75 percent figure wirtten , on them and since "the man who did the plans is evasive." Commission chairman Burnis Watts noted, "We have to take on good faith those things that are proposed to us. We don't have the manpower to .check everything." Notice After Davidson observed, "A whole bunch of (Crescent Ridge) owners were asleep at the switch" while the duplexes were being brought before the commission, Halliday said that unless notice was given to surrounding property owners, the commission had "not satisfied the conditions of due process." He said failure to give such notice created "a serious legal problem." Liability The following evening at Burnis .uKK - iM asri" toi-V-scfe v fsvstaU swi oi gi asij I I Ids the Now making daily runs to tho underground museum 11 am 1 p.m. 3p.m. TICKETS: $3 Adults, $2 children 12 and under, Kids under 5 ride free Group rates and special tours are available. For more information call 649-81 1 1 ext. 3971 Enjoy the 90-minute round-trip Silver King Mine Museum tour in Park City soon. 738 UTAH 84060 the city council meeting, chairman Watts asked at-tourney at-tourney Nick Colessides, who was sitting in for City Attorney Carl Nemelka, for legal clarification, on the Crescent Ridge matter. Watts asked if the com mission could rescind its approval of the project without incurring a legal liability. Colessides said the commission com-mission would have "a very difficult . time escaping liability" unless some condition con-dition of the approval had been violated. Watts also asked if the council would approve a traffic study of the Crescent Ridge area. The council said it felt the homeowners should bear that expense if they wished to pursue traffic problems as a basis for a public hearing. Morris and the Crescent Ridge residents are expected to present their cases to the commission at the June 16 meeting at which time . a decision on the public hearing will be made. . . Watts f m z m i 3J Z D m . H m z m z D m H I m z m i 3J Z D m H I m 5 z 3H1 3Qld NIVdl m O ) First in a Sorios of Three Members of the Park City Council and Planning Commission Thursday evening were presented with the results of a feasibility study on the proposed Main Street chairlift. The study was conducted by a University of Utah Feasibility Studies in Commercial Recreation class at the prompting of local realtor Harry Reed. The study, which was segmented into three major areas of concern, generally indicated that favorable circumstances exist for construction of the lift. Department of Leisure Studies instructors Dr. Lynn Rockwood and Janeen Hill, who supervised the project, both stressed that the class investigation was in no way a complete feasibility study but noted that worthwhile results were produced. The class was divided into three groups to address the areas of snow conditions, traffic and public attitude. In delineating the scope and nature of the .study, the class observed that the older sector of Park City has not experienced the same residential, recreational and commercial growth as the "fringe sections" of town. They concluded that upper Park City has the "potential" for such growth but than it may need a feature unique to the area" and cited the proposed chairlift as a possibility. ' - 1 Performances Friday, Saturday & Sunday COVER CHARGE ALL THREE NIGHTS $1.00 SundayPitchers of Beer $1 .00 Coming Juno 1 8th & 1 9th - MOSE ALLISON C'est Bon Entertainment Lounge on the second floor at the C'est Bon Hotel, Park City. Council and Commission Members Hear Results Of Chairlift Study In this first of three articles on the feasibility study, the findings of the snow survey group will be related. Snow Survey The skiing terrain to be serviced by the proposed lift is the Quittin' Time area which at the present time has one "no return" run accessible ac-cessible from the developed ski resort. The area lies to the west oi the upper portion of town above Woodside Avenue. The snow survey concluded that "...the skiing terrain in the proposed area is very good for solid intermediate skiers" and "is very similar to the Payday skiing area in terrain. The proposed skiing area is a little steeper on the lower third... than Payday is but is still easily handled by intermediate skiers." The study describes the terrain as "a group of north and east facing slopes that are situated slightly to the South and east of the existing Park City runs" with "grades ranging from intermediate to expert ability levels," It further described the area as "varied", "gentle to steep," "undulating", and from "rugged" to "smooth and tame." The survey found that the area is capable of being skied by "the large majority of skiers."...- . ... : In Park City it's the r if Final Week for The-Weber River The snow survey group led by Pat Murphy did find potential hazards existing in the area. They discovered two large piles of rocks forming a small cliff area which would have to be permenantly closed. The presence of a mine dump was noted but no real ' hazard was portrayed except that it offered skiing to ex perts only and should be well marked. Old mining towers in the area would have to be marked and padded or removed. The survey mentioned men-tioned that skiiing near the towers was not necessary but that they were easily accessible ac-cessible from the proposed lift. A few steep and narrow gullys would have to be designated for advanced skiers only. Some trees near the top portion of the area to be served by the lift would have to be removed. N The survey also found that parts of the lower portion of the area could not be skied by beginner or . low level intermediate in-termediate skiers, thus denying them access to Main Street, one of the objectives of the lift. This could be corrected, it said, by construction con-struction of a catwalk and by doing some grading of the land. ' One other possible drawback mentioned was that the area opens up more intermediate terrain, "Something "So-mething that Park City has in bbmw, Jt."wi M.JM L re W At K m urn -me mm rH ,fl ate tLx .war plenty of." On the positive side, the survey states the area provides an access route to Main Street with enjoyable skiing, It makes special mention of "good glade skiing" and "a terrain already skiable" with very little improvement necessary. In the way of comparative statistics, the Quitin' Time run has a maximum vertical of 1.200 feet and a 4.200 foot horizontal. This compares to Payday's 1,400 ft. vertical and 6,400 foot horizontal. In terms of slope, Quittin' Time has top, middle and lower portion grades of 28 percent, 22 percent and 40 percent. Payday has 19 percent, 26 percent and 21 percent grades with some portions exceeding 40 per-, cent. The survey found snow depths in the Quittin' Time area to be somewhat greater than on Payday. A depth comparison taken on April 7 showed top, middle) and bottom average depths in the northern exposed areas of, the new terrain to be 61 inches, in-ches, 29.3 inches and 25.$; inches whereas the Payday' . figures were 59 inches, 40.6: inches and 8.6 inches; The numbers for the Quittin' Time area varied however, depending on exj posure and tree cover. I NEXT: Traffic I tlwJ t ! |