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Show Times Newspaper Orem City Council makes 800 North moratorium official The Orem City Council voted 5-0 May 6 to implement a moratorium on development on 800 North in the city. The ban will prohibit development for a six-month time period along the corridor, from State Street to 1450 East. A citizen's committee was appointed to study the issues in depth and report back to the council. Included on the committee commit-tee are area resident Lori New-som; New-som; planner Paul Washburn with Gardner & Associates; Randy Deschamps with EsNet Management Group; property owner John Stratton; area resident resi-dent Sam Yadon; Darrell Cook, executive director of Mountain-land Mountain-land Association of Governments; Govern-ments; residents Lynette Kern and Linda Adams; and Bill Peperone, elected representative repre-sentative of the Northeast Property Owners Association. Objectives of the moratorium as outlined by city staff included: Establish a design corridor for the 800 North expansion; Determine the appropriate land uses along 800 North; Determine the appropriate uses for the large parcel s bordering border-ing 800 North; and Implement the appropriate General Plan and zoning designations desig-nations to accomplish the above purposes. Mayor Stella Welsh said the council, as well as city staff, needed to have some objectives and parameters for the moratorium. Complicating the issue is the fact that the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) has no definite plan line for widening the road to a seven-lane seven-lane thoroughfare. Councilman Stephen Sandstrom said he sees the moratorium as an opportunity to break- new ground. He expressed ex-pressed a preference for a three-month three-month ban as opposed to six months, because people have a right to develop their property. At the same time, the "charac V-t. 7T- ' '.A -'?CsA ?Tf rr Landscape ; . P.IJH0. LANDSCAPE PEA Bulk: "New ThisN. ( Spring Soft Stop VlaroundBarky I r mm I . ' POND LINERS BRIDGES SHREDDED BARK WATER FALL PUMPS BENCHES TOP SOIL STEPPING STONES STATUES LAVA ROCKS TREE RINGS CAST ALUMINUM ii ci7cc s mi ido I AWN FflfilNf; LAMP POSTS MED. BARK CHIPS SM. BARK CHIPS BARK FINES SOIL PEP (SOIL CONDITIONERS) GARDEN MIX RAINBOW ROCK WHITE MARBLE ROCK WOODSTUFF 1-15 EXIT 263 EAST FRONTAGE ROAD SPRINGVILLE ter" of the corridor must be determined. "I don't want it to become a retail corridor," he said. Development is inevitable, but controlled growth can be implemented. im-plemented. Councilwoman Judy Bell said she was "really in favor" of the moratorium, which she termed "a step in the right direction". direc-tion". She said she visualizes that the committee will come up with a plan for development that will be pleasing to their neighborhood, neigh-borhood, a plan "we can live by", not subject to continuous change. Councilman Steven Heinz said the council's hands are so tied by the state with respect to road issues, that it is "unfair" to ' stop building while plans are not in place. He said he would vote against the moratorium, but he left the meeting before the vote. Councilman David Palfreyman said that at the earlier ear-lier meeting when the vote was taken to implement the moratorium, he agreed that the issues were serious and time was needed to study the implications. implica-tions. While it is important to find out the best land uses for that area, the city will be impacting im-pacting the rights of people to develop their property, he said. Councilman Chris Yandow said one thing he hopes will "come out of this" is the state's "best guess" on improving the intersection at the mouth of the canyon. Resident Diane Stratton asked if the moratorium was not implemented now, when would it be? The six "mere months" give the city the opportunity to be proactive in planning the types of development. "It's time for the city to step forward," she said. "In the long run, this may not delay plans because of greater cooperation with the neighborhood." She said there was 100 support at the last council meeting for the moratorium. "I don't want to see us waffle on that." AVw www Tfl SUPPLIES "V ' - I a" f GRAVEL rr ""-A"-- COBBLE ROCK A RIVER ROCK J; WASHED SAND V PAVERS VERSA LOK RETAINING BOULDERS WALL SYSTEM (ALL SIZES) JAPANESE CONCRETE PERRINIALS TREATED LANDSCAPE TIMBERS TREES SHRUBS All colors of Flat Rock for walk way, Patios etc. MmD Vineyard gives recognitions for April Selected as "Teacher of the Month" at Vineyard Elementary School in April was Mrs. Suzanne Bunker. Mrs. Bunker has been at Vineyard for seven years and she says that she has enjoyed "having seven great classes with such supportive parents". Mrs. Bunker's educational philosophy includes the belief that "every child has the capability of earning a valuable education, and that students should find schools to be challenging chal-lenging and enjoyable." A native Texan, Mrs. Bunker has been married for eight years. She and her husband have a five-year-old son and a baby on the way. She enjoys most sports, but especially tennis. ten-nis. In her free time, she likes to shop, go to the beach, and spend time with her family. Jonathan Jacobsen was named "Staff Member of the Month". Jacobsen has worked at Vineyard for nearly two years, and he enjoys "the nice faculty". He said he believes it is important impor-tant to work hard and always do your best. Jonathan is a junior at Brigham Young University, majoring in physical therapy. He said he enjoys sports and the outdoors. Laurie Hightower was honored as Vineyard's "Patron of the Month". Mrs. Hightower has four children attending the school: Kelly, in Miss Anderson's class; Chason, in Miss Olsen's class; and Chelsie and Jordan in Mrs. Berg's class. Mrs. Hightower says that she has really enjoyed the opportunities she has had workingin the PTA. She has always been involved in her children's classes by being a room mother; being involved in PTA has helped her to get to know the school and teachers better, and has enabled her to form friendships with other mothers involved in the organization. or-ganization. naouoBD The Orem City Council voted May 6 to give a conditional use permit and preliminary PRD (Planned Residential Development) Develop-ment) approval for Ivy Hall, 2000 South 424 East, after project representatives offered to reduce the number of units from eight to seven. George Bills of Gardner & Associates said a picnic area and barbecue pit had been added to the project. A terraced hill was employed to reduce the slope. Paul Washburn, also with Gardner & Associates, said the parcel was a "tough piece to develop", and planners were trying to get maximum use while still coming up with a good project. Problems posed by the site include the need for expensive expen-sive fill, topographical challenges, challen-ges, and difficulties with sewer and water. Washburn asserted that LET II ilPJ VII A mi Jr bHfE YGH) f ! 0 Total Honesty & V' Integrity. . : 0 Top Quality W Construction Mti M& 0 Numerous Design !fte& Options fO Financing Guidance MOUJEK KEAIL DzSTATTQ: & IDEVEL0PMEOT9 DNCo 1C21 Ncrtli BJs::vGii.yA'Ci; 203, Ercvc, Ltali 8itC4 r-V " r f . S 0 -';siwt "V m . 1- Students of the Week andor Month at Vineyard Elementary School: (Front, left to right) Erica Kidd, Hannah Jones, Marianne Wride, Kodie Carter, Jacob Glenn. (Middle row) Ian Moore, Sarah Robinson, Kelli Johnson, Jason Nordin, (back) Ashlynn Bowen. (Back row) Sarah Udy, Stephanie Voeks, Stacy Stoddard, and Wyatt Boles. (Not pictured: Rick Brady) NO Honored by Vineyard Elementary School recently were (left to right) Jonathon Jacobsen, "Staff Member of the Month"; Laurie Hightower, 'Patron of the Month'!; and Suzanne Bunker", "Faculty Member of the Month". toys ptisiinis fee1 density pays for amenities. He said if all of the ground on the parcel were figured into the formula for-mula (some steeper grade was disallowed), the project would not be asking for a density bonus (53 or 2.78 units) at all. . With units priced at about $115,000, the project fills a need for "affordable" housing in the city, Washburn maintained, and utilizes a difficult piece of property. Neighbors said that a condominium con-dominium project in the area has such a narrow ingress and egress that an overflow of cars park outside the developmenton a vacant lot. The suggestion was made that instead of the condo project, developers build three luxury homes on the site. Washburn maintained that there is "no more territorial a group than those in a homeowner's association", and iwt i k n 'If.. 7i v 1 asserted there would be no problem prob-lem with lawn maintenance and the prevention of clutter on the site. The design of the parking makes it easier to pull in and park than to park outside and hike in, but project developers would support red curbing if necessary to prevent parking outside, he said. "We don't trip over a dollar to make a problem for someone else," Washburn stated. Twenty years from now, the project will still look good, he said. Garages, above-average materials, landscaping, lighting, and consolidated con-solidated driveway all add up to more value, he feels, than a tennis ten-nis court or some other amenity that may or may not be used by residents. ' As for the counter-proposal for luxury homes, Washburn said a dozen scenarios had been examined, and there were - 1 Wwj MO enough engineering concerns that any way to develop would be difficult. Houses in the $250,000 range would not be supported by what is in the area now, he said. A motion by Councilman Steven Heinz to approve the project was withdrawn when Councilwoman Judy Bell and Mayor Stella Welsh declined to support the project with the eight-unit density. Washburn then offered to remove unit 8 of the project and expand the play area. He said there was a "significant amount of money invested" in the project, and he would rather "go home with seven units than with nothing." Heinz pulled his motion mo-tion and a new motion was made to approve the seven-unit plan. Planning Commission Chairman Lisa Deason told the council before the next vote that if they were willing to approve the seven-unit proposal, they were willing to approve something some-thing the commission had not yet seen. "I hope you wouldn't do that," Deason said. Council vote was 4-2, with Councilmembers Stephen Sandstrom and Bell casting the dissenting votes. Randy Clegg homecoming Randy Brandon Clegg, son of William and Carol Clegg of Mapleton, has recently returned from serving as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the California Califor-nia Fresno Mission. He will be speaking in the Mapleton 3rd Ward Chapel located lo-cated at 700 North 400 East, Mapleton at 12:30 Sunday, May 18,1997. Everyone is welcome to come by ifUT the meeting at Randy's home to visit at 770 North 700 East, Mapleton. Randy will be working on a business degree. 7, |