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Show Page A2 Thursday, April 8, 1993 The Park Record D Section A North Horse Apts. continued from A1 parking stalls per unit. North Horse now meets the 50 percent open space requirement and exceeds the parking requirement by two stalls. Five of the buildings which currently exceed the zoned height limits must comply before Kestcr is allowed to build. Still, despite the lengthy discussion of the project during 1992-93 by the Planning Commission, many residents of Iron Horse and Fireside Condominiums were deeply concerned about the project. One resident, Evelyn Fournier, told the commission March 24 that even though she didn't have anything new to say, "I don't think this project is in a good place; it's on a dump site." Resident Robin Frodge agreed, asking the commission to at least have Buildings 3 and 4, those closest to Iron Horse and Fireside, owner- rather than renter-occupied. The commission approved the project five to two with Alison Inspector may be hired continued from A1 solving on-site problems. To maintain a quality level of service, he recommended that the rate of inspections be closer to eight per day per inspector, instead of the current average of 10 per day per inspector. Not surprising, he said the bulk of inspections were conducted in the Snydcrvillc Basin, where two inspectors work full time and are assisted by a third inspector who divides his time between the rural areas of the county and the basin. In talking about the work load, Averett noted, "The numbers we are doing now are really higher than what we would like to see in the future, doing over 10 per day per inspector. This is usually a slow time, but I don't think the work load is going to slow down, I think it's going to increase." Parker added, "For 1993, a discrepancy exists in the ability of the division to provide service (6,240 inspections) and the anticipated demand (9,200 inspections). As in 1992, this remains a major management concern and should be addressed," Parker said. "It is an unrealistic expectation that the present staff will be able to cover these additional demands-approximately 3,000 inspections. If this is expected, delays in inspections will occur andor a decline in the quality of inspections and building services provided to Summit County." Complicating the issue of hiring another inspector are the new state certification requirements and the county's salary structure, which New in Ilrief Craig Smith named in interim J. Craig Smith, of Nielsen & Senior in Salt Lake City, has been appointed the interim Park City Attorney for 120 days. The City Council will use the mean time to review applications so they can appoint a new City Attorney in current City Attorney Jim Carter's absence. Smith, who was Assistant City Attorney from 1984-88, will be working three to four days a week at the city offices. He says he doesn't know yet if he will apply for the position of City Attorney, but that he "immensely enjoyed" his time as Assistant City Attorney. Historic Grants available It's that time of year again. The Park City Historic District is once again offering financial assistance for the preservation of historic structures within the community. The Commission invites owners of historic buildings and interested citizens to attend an informal workshop Monday, April 12 at 6 p.m. at the Marsac building, 445 Marsac Ave. For more information, please contact the Park City Planning Department at 645-5021 NSTA awards Preston honor Park City High School science teacher Linda Preston received her Shell Oil Company National Science Teacher Association Award at the NSTA convention this past weekend in Kansas City, MO. The science teacher received a $10,000 prize and a crystal trophy from Tiffany's. Preston is also one of 100 science, math and computer teachers who won the Outstanding Teaching Award from Tandy Technologies. In addition to winning $2,500, Preston and the other educators are featured in a spread in the April 2nd issue of USA Today, the April 19th issue Fortune 500 and the April 26th issue of Time. TMMS to host 8th grade forum Treasure Mountain Middle School's Community of Caring will host an eighth-grade teen forum on April 14 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Park West Day Lodge. Forum participants will discuss teen issues including school policies and come up help develop policies to address those concerns. The forum will focus on prevention and self-esteem issues.Students are asked to bring a sack lunch and one can of food for the food bank if possible. Child and Ron Whaley voting against the project. , "I think we're trying to stick a square peg into a round hole," Commissioner Child said. "I don't think this is a particularly good project. It's not well-designed; this is not the right place to put it We want a project we will be proud of in 24 years. This is not the project." Other commissioners disagreed with Child. "There have been significant changes and improvements from where we were," said Commissioner Fred Jones. "The site is one of the tradeoffs. trade-offs. I think we've gotten to the point where the trade-offs warrant an approval. We've got a project that is reasonable and does address a real need." Commissioner Joe Tesch added, "I like the project and liked it several renditions ago. It was good a couple of renditions ago; it's much better now. This is better than average affordable housing; it's almost upscale. But it's affordable because of the location." Parker said is 17 percent to 27 percent below the market. In addition, he said the' county is at risk of losing the inspectors it currently has to other communities. "Several of our experienced inspectors are now being sought by other jurisdictions," said Parker, who noted that Salt Lake County is now recruiting new inspectors. "Summit County has a history of losing experienced building inspection personnel..." Regarding the pay scale, Parker referred to a 1992 survey of the county's compensation package. He told Commissioners that "no decision at this point is a decision not to encourage present certified employees to remain with Summit County and provide quality building services..." In speaking about the new state certification laws that become effective this July, Parker explained that inspectors must be certified and licensed in all categories of the areas they inspect--building, plumbing, mechanical and electrical. Summit County's inspectors are only partially certified in these areas, and none of-the of-the inspectors is certified in the electrical field. "If no employee of the county is certified by July 1, 1993, the county will be required to contract for electrical inspections for all construction, including residential construction," said Parker. . He noted that many inspectors are trying to increase their certification levels, but testing requirements are stringent. "Failure rate on the established tests is in the area of 70 percent," he noted. get a nod During the April 1 work session of the City Council, council members had a chance to look over the project Their concerns centered around ensuring that there was adequate legal (and therefore emergency) secondary access to the property through the parking lot of Iron Horse and Fireside and a maintenance agreement in place for the loop road. City Attorney Jim Carter assured them that legal access was sufficient, and City Manager Toby Ross added that Kester had agreed to take on the obligation of the road's maintenance. Planner Susan Lykes added that while the planning staff was sensitive to the concerns of Iron Horse and Fireside residents, "I'm not sure North Horse will impact Iron Horse any worse than Iron Horse will impact North Horse." Construction on the project will begin as soon as all the outstanding issues are resolved to the satisfaction of the city staff. Fire caused budget deficit continued from A1 had." The bulk of the expenditures went to air operations used to drop fire retardants on the blazes. Aircraft were used to protect residences in the Wanship area threatened by the fire. "When homes are near, you have to add an extra degree of protection, and that drives the cost up," he said. Secondary costs related to the fires went to reseeding the areas and flood control measures to prevent erosion and damage to homes and businesses downhill from the fire damaged hills. Asked whether the seeding efforts are working, Jablonski said the area "is starting to green up, which is rather encouraging." He said the native grasses will sprout before the seeds. Relative to the fire crews used to fight the blazes, Commissioner , Sheldon Richins asked Jablonski ; about the prisoner fire-fighting team called the "Flame-n-goes." While the group began with only 20 members, it has since expanded into a two-crew, 100-member team. When the members aren't fighting fires they work on conservation projects, and last year helped improve the Summit County rail-trail. "It's been one of the success stories between our, division and the Corrections Department," Jablonski said. He noted that members get paid about $1.50 per hour, in addition to earning weekends away from jail to visit their families. Board taking steps toward county rec plan by CHRIS EISENBERG Record staff writer .. The Snyderville Basin Recreation Board is ready to take the next step. After months of talking to local recreation officials and community members, the seven-member board will soon set definite goals and a timeline for achieving them, a spokeswoman for the seven-member board said. "I think where we are at this point is we've received a lot of input... and we're ready to sit down in a work session... and come to a consensus opinion," said board member Jody Graham. "At this point, we're ready to get some firm plans going," she said. The board met Monday night with Park City Leisure Services Director Bob Johnston and Warren Pretorius, director of tennis at the Park City Racquet Club. According to Graham, the group discussed building an indoor tennis facility in conjunction with city officials. Park City is considering adding two more indoor tennis courts to its Racquet Club. If the county recreation facility were to include indoor Leavitt's school plan wins Utah legislature approves building law by ANDREA MATHER Record staff writer The Utah Legislature overwhelmingly over-whelmingly voted for Governor Mike Leavitt's plan to fund school construction. The Senate voted 20 to 3 for Leavitt's option; the House vote was 59 to 13. On March 23, Leavitt vetoed Senate Bill 199 that called for Park City and other school districts to contribute to the state's re-distribution program, which would fund construction in poorer districts. Under the plan, Park City would have given $500,000 to the state. SB 1, the governor's bill, would replace the current law. While Utah school districts would continue to contribute five million dollars to the state's Eye on k V , S i n , . A race to the finish... Thaynes OK after by AMBER McKEE Record staff writer The Park City Council voted April 1 to give final plat approval to Thaynes Creek Ranch Phase II., a three-lot project located on the north side of Payday Drive. Thursday's approval reversed a condition attached by the Planning Commission, which restricted garage door openings to a two-car width or two single-car widths, according to an April 1 staff memorandum written by Planner Suzanne Mclntyre. Attorney for the applicant Eric Schifferli told the city in a March 23 letter that "a condition requiring tandem parking one car parked behind another in order to have a three-car garage is a substantial burden upon the applicant...." . The council discussed the issue during the work session portion of the meeting, as well as looked a map and presentation by the applicant, Thaynes Creek Ranch, Inc., which showed other homes in Park City allowed three-car garages. program by levying a .0001 tax rate, the amount would not be increased each year as scheduled under other plans, said the governor's Deputy of Education JayTaggart, According to the Governor's initial summary of his bill, Park City's total contribution for the fourth year of the program would be $151,000. Under the SB 199, the school district's would have paid $605,000 in the fourth year. While under the current law, Park City would pay $81,000 for the fourth year. Local representative David Ure voted against the bill because he does not believe taking money from one school and giving it to another is fair, he said. Ure also did not vote for SB 199. He would like to see the state '"J jT- , " Park City '0 ' ! ;.; ; St i X ill n -. ' A It was a great season for racing in Park City. The 1992-93 1992-93 ski season is coming to a close soon. Deer Valley closes Easter Sunday; Park City closes April 18. Creek Ranch II gets garage discussion City Attorney Jim Carter told the council the Planning Commission's condition of approval was legally defensible, saying "These conditions arise out of authority and requirement in the Land These conditions arise out of authority and requirement in the Land Management Code that there be compatibility' -Jim Carter Management Code that there be compatibility." There are, staff told the council, no other three-car garages on Payday Drive, although there are some in the general vicinity. Council members discussed tennis courts, Graham said the city may be willing to help fund that project instead of expanding the Racquet Club. The board has planned a work session for Monday, April 19. Graham said the group will develop some firm plans at that time. . . "I think we can come out of that meeting with a timeline and a way to accomplish our goals," she said. Graham encouraged Snyderville Basin residents to attend that meeting. "It's really nice to talk with people in the community," she said. "You get a better feel for what people are interested in." Graham said the group is looking at two construction scenarios. First, she said, would be to build soccer and baseball fields in the next year or two and then build a large recreation complex sometime in the future. The second option is to build the entire recreation complex in the next few years. Graham said the board will be deciding between these options at upcoming meetings. The board had originally planned to hold a special bond election early this summer but has pushed back that goal pending the finalization of plans. help school districts help themselves. them-selves. Ure points out that if burgeoning school districts such as Davis and Alpine raised taxes, it would slow the growth in those areas. Director of the Utah Foundation Michael Christiansen said the governor's law recognizes the problems in education as well as the inequities in the other proposals. The legislature will have a tough time getting rid of the necessary tax breaks needed to fund the program because the lobbyists will fight to keep them in place, he said. The Utah Foundation is a private, nonprofit non-profit tax and public policy research organization. This new legislation will provide $20 million in funding for capital outlay, which means " ft .i A t, possible ramifications of disallowing three-car garages congruous to the Planning Commission approval; including' the possibility the future owners of the proposed homes might park a third car in the street or in their driveways. "Will it bum the neighbors out to have to look at a car in the driveway?" Council Member Leslie Miller asked. "Depends on if it's a Porsche...." Planner Susan Lykes jokingly replied. Ultimately, the council decided to allow three-car garages, with the total width of the door (or doors) not to exceed 25 feet Council Member Bob Richer told the other council members he' thought it was an "unfair burden on this applicant," to disallow three: car garages. . Additional changes included requiring a sidewalk along the front property line of the lots, and a condition of approval detailing : what would become of a street stub on the property if no development were to ever occur behind it construction costs, property purchases, equipment and debt payment. This is the same amount Senate Bill 199 was expected to raise, said Taggart. The money will come from eliminating some tax exemptions, some of which were already repealed. The Tax Review Commission, which will be made up of industry representatives and legislators and a separate committee of legislators will review 35 sales tax exemptions including pollution control new manufacturing equip-ment, said Christiansen. Those 35 exemptions include breaks for Geneva Steel, coin-operated coin-operated machines, interstate telephone, newspapers, charitable organizations and local governments. |
