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W HARRY REEMSW PRINCIPAL BROKER TOP 1 REALTOR NATIONWIDE Direct (435) 640-0650 harryharryreems.com 1 : I1 1 4 fj X ssfcfos'4i fill V fS li?lVi5f W U '43 (3 A I i: j County Briefs 0 Dispute settled in 36-year-old Marion development case A two-year dispute between a development company compa-ny and Summit County over a 36-year-oki vested rights claim ended last week with a judge's ruling in favor of the county. Judge Pat Brian of the 3rd District Court ruled in favor olf the county in a case involving vested rights dating dat-ing back to 14. Two years ago. Splendor Valley LLC proposed building an 84-lot development on 50 acres in Marion, just north of Kamas. The developers claimed the original origi-nal plat was approved and signed by the County Commission inl964. But by 1998 the land was still vacant and the original plat now had little going for it in the eyes of the county. The projects proposed density of 1.68 lots per acre far exceeded the current zoning, the county s planning and health departments also cited a host of concerns over the possibility of 84 septic tanks, six cul-de-sacs, and narrow streets. There was also doubt the developers would be able to provide adequate water for the homes. To top it off, the project met with strong opposition from Marion and Kamas residents who opposed such a large development devel-opment in their rural setting. In spite of the concerns. Splendor Valley went before the County Commission to have the vested rights issue decided in August 1998. The company claimed that then Commissioner Archie C Pace signed the plat on July 6, 1964. The Commissioners quickly dismissed the vested rights claim. In part, they pointed to a 19 ordinance that created a 12-year time limit for action on all pre-approved pre-approved development plans. To complicate matters for Splendor Valley, developers could not produce the original orig-inal signed plat and there is no mention of the development develop-ment in the 1964 minutes. Still the developers sued the county after the Commissioners decision. Last week, they lost that case. According to County Attorney David Thomas, the judge ruled in favor of the county on all three of the developer's claims. Thomas said the developers could still appeal the decision. i - , "They havenl told us what they want to do," said Thomas. ..;', Second-home tax cut nears approval in state Legislature . Homeowners with two homes are a step closer to receiving a tax break thanks to a bill currently making the rounds in the state Legislature. Senate Bill 64 passed the Senate on a vote of 20-7 and was sent to the House on Feb. 18. Passage came after a series of amendments meant to scale back the tax cut. As the bill is currently worded, a secondary homeowner would receive a 25 percent tax cut on the first $100,000 of assessed value down from the $150,000 proposed earlier in the session. The tax break would now only be applied to cabins not hooked up to municipal water systems, cutting out subdivisions and larger developments. Summit County is fiercely opposed to the bill and a similar proposal introduced in the House because of the large number of second homes in the county. Currently, second homeowners are taxed oa 100 percent per-cent of the assessed value, while primary homeowners are taxed on only 55 percent of assessed value. According to figures put out by county Auditor Blake Frazier, primary residents living in the county could see an increase of as much as $66.50 on their property tax bills. Sen. Ed Mayne R-West Valley, who introduced the Senate bill, did not return calls from The Park Record, but has gone on record saving the break is needed for middle-income Utahns who have had cabins in their family for generations. not in Old noi you doni 7 rt 'V- y." ,- M .0 jr w 7 1 4-5 mm' m 1 " .7 ? J - m W , 1 y if City Hall hatted tha razing of this small woodan house on the west side of the 100 block of Daly Avenue on Friday. The city says the house, which was half destroyed by a crew before they were stopped, is a historic structure and, thus, its demolition needs io be processed. First, the city needs to determine if the nous is historically significant If ft is found historically significant, signif-icant, the property owner needs to receive a certificate certifi-cate of appropriatehaaMop-1 demolition from the-JParb i City Historic . District, Commission " '. - tf such a certificata is granted, the rest of the s house can come down.. The house sits on a lot that is for sale. 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