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Show Doilney project gets historic input The Newspaper Thursday, March 11, 1982 Page A5 Developer Mike Doilney presented early plans for his upper Main Street project to a meeting of the Historic District Commission last Wednesday afternoon. The development, characterized by buildings of variable heights, usually two or three stories, drew favorable reactions reac-tions from the Commission and from Park City residents in attendance. There were no final answers an-swers developed at the meeting. Doilney's drawings were preliminary plans, and city staffer Kevin Hooper said they did not represent the exact architectural style to be used. By the same token, input from Historic District was limited since only two members mem-bers of the commission-Tony Jay and Nina Macheel, were in attendance The Doilney residential-commercial residential-commercial project, according accor-ding to the city's presentation, presen-tation, would include buildings fronting on Park Avenue, occupying both sides of Main Street and running in some locations to Swede Alley. Its approximate ap-proximate location on upper Main Street is between the Treasure Mountain Inn and the Cimarron. The project also includes a parking structure for about 40 cars. Much of the meeting, however, was a discussion about an old question: what architecture is faithful to the spirit of Park City and what is slavishly imitative or gaudy? Board members warned against the "replica" look. Doilney expressed ex-pressed a desire to cooperate, but said his project would take a conservative conser-vative approach. Jay said he favors restoration when practicable, prac-ticable, but said there is a danger that construction cjould dilute an area's history if it brings in an "historic flavor" that was never there. "If you recreate, you shouldn't over embellish," he said. Macheel said she preferred modern building there and added, "I am concerned con-cerned that by replicating the past, we end up with something like (the buildings on) Heber Avenue. I don't think historically that extravagant style was ever there." Resident Mike Sloan suggested sug-gested replicas are important impor-tant because it shows how this generation felt about the history. Another Parkite, Mel Armstrong, called the Doilney idea "a nifty project" pro-ject" but added "people come to Park City for what was here before us." He advised, "I don't know if the craze for nostalgia is the driving engine for real-estate real-estate development now. Doilney said he would work with the panel, and perhaps mix a modern with historic style. But he said it would be risky to do something "bizarre" on Main Street. "We're putting $7 million into this and we could lose it all if it doesn't work," he said. The developer said restoration is popular now "There are a lot of theme subdivisions like Deer Valley" and cautioned that modern architecture can raise problems. "You can go wrong with a modern building too," he said. Modern and historic styles can co-exist, Doilney conceded, con-ceded, but he said he hasn't been shown they can be mixed in a project this size. Macheel expressed concern con-cern that other communities have lost their historic designation because of new building and said, "We should look at what this does to the rest of Main Street. Doilney said he wouldn't be concerned if the project only affects the historic structures struc-tures within the property he owns. "I am more concerned that people walking up and down the street want to go into the new shops," he said. Another problem with replicas, suggested Macheel, Mach-eel, was that it was difficult diffi-cult to maintain overem-bellished overem-bellished facades. But Uuiiiicy said the tenants in his residential portion could finance the maintenance. Planner Kevin Hooper said the Doilney project, in this preliminary stage, con templates the following : Thirteen residential units would be located on the east side of Park Avenue, between Third and Fourth Streets. A house on Fourth and Park would also be restored. Below an area for about 40 parking spaces would be constructed, with access off Fourth Street . On the west side of Main Street, Hooper said, five new buildings would extend down the street, from Alliance Engineering on the south but not including Bloom's. This area, said Hooper, would include in-clude a restoration of the Park Record building. Two walkwavs connected to a plaza behind the buildings would allow customers to walk competely around this commercial area. -Two new buildings would be constructed on the east side of Main Street, extending ex-tending down 50 feet from the Egyptian Theatre. They would stop at Jody's eliminating the deck area next to that restaurant. Also, a new building would be located behind the Egyptian. -Two new buildings would be located south of the Cimarron. Also, east of these structures, a pair of new buildings would be built extending ex-tending to the corner of Fourth Street and Swede Alley. Sources indicate the Doilney project will again be discussed at the next Historic District meeting. Ontario mine now near standstill The Ontario Mine, which announced a severe cutback in its work force six weeks ago, now virtually has ceased operation. "We're still here, but we're on a strictly care and maintenance level," said Project Manager John Cesar. In January, Noranda Mining Inc., the Canadian-owned Canadian-owned firm which took over production of the mine in 1979, announced it had laid off 48 employees, or 55 percent of the work force. The company said then that exploration and drilling would continue on a reduced scale. Cesar said this week that all development and exploration explor-ation by contractors and by the company has stopped, and there is "no breaking of rock." All equipment has been removed from lower levels, he added. Noranda said inadequate metal prices resulting in lowered corporate revenues were the basis of the January layoffs and necessitated necessi-tated putting the mine on a standby basis. The Ontario Mine was taken over by Noranda in 1979 after standing idle for 18 months. The previous operators, opera-tors, Park City Ventures, had ceased its operation of the mine in January 1978. Noranda began production again in August 1980 with 285 employees, but 155 of those workers were laid off in May 1981. The company in January said further activity at the mind would depend on improved im-proved metal prices and an evaluation of the project's viability after completion of the exploration work. Cesar said company officials of-ficials will be meeting in the next two weeks to decide the future of the mine's operation. City Council Upcoming March 11, 1982 Memorial Building, Park City, 5:00 p.m., on March 11, 1982. 1:00 p.m. General Discussion. 1:30p.m. Closed Session - Personnel. 2:30 p.m. Work Session - Future uses of city property 3:30 p.m. - City budget (status through 123082) 4:30 p.m. - Commercial Sanitation Rate Ordinance 5:00 p.m. PUBLIC HEARING - Business License Ordinance - Commercial Sanitation Rates. AGENDA I ROLL CALL PUBLIC HEARING - Business License Ordinance Commercial Sanitation Rates II III IV VI VII VIII IX PUBLIC INPUT APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MARCH 4, 1982 APPROVAL OF VERIFIED BILLS AND PRIOR CHECKS WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS 1. Fawngrove II condominium plat approval COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS FROM COUNCIL RESIGNATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS 1. Two Planning Commission appointments for four-year term. ORDINANCES UNFINISHED BUSINESS 1. Approval of contract with Anthony Jay and Brian Lamprell for architectural services for design of typical bus shelters, bus stops, bus signs, and bus maps. NEW BUSINESS How the City Council WDM) Thursday, March 4 MOTIONS f M If i Alvarez V f 14 V """" I .evws .aW IMS Coleman it - t Shellenbergpr Wells Table approval of design of bus shelters, signage, logo. Approve appeal of Planning Commission decision on Silver Pine condo plat. Approve agreement with J.J. Johnson & Assoc. for water rights survey. Approve vegetation and landscape bonding ordinance. Appoint Bruce Savage as city's public defender. 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