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Show American Fork Citizen New Utah! Density . plan," he said. "If it doesn't con- - cur, we look at it and determine why and how it is different." The developers, Doug Warren , and Vic Deauvono, asked whether it would be more advantageous for them to come i into the city under the current General Plan and its density , requirements and work to get i the zone changed. Georgeson felt it was not the t way to go. "If you are talking about . coming in under the current General Plan with the intent of changing the zoning and densi- - ties, you will be doing yourself . and the city a disservice," he 1 said. "The roads, water supply, sewer and other items would all be based on the density that would take place. That is why ' master plans are made, so that 1 we would have some idea what we would be getting into. "I don't think the Planning Commission has the information informa-tion with which to judge the merits of your proposal." That's exactly what the developers expressed concern about after the meeting. They Roof increased size of heating and air conditioning systems are among the reasons for the need for additional space. In addition, styles have changed. "There are fashions in homes, along with shoes and clothing," said Hadfield. "Eight foot ceilings used to be standard. stan-dard. Now people are seeking openness and higher roof lines, including cathedral ceilings." The planners may look at .several options which would permit higher roofs. Calculations of the roof line could include only the base of the roof, considering the distance dis-tance from the ground rather than the entire height. The wall height could be increased from the original ordinance. ! An increase in the setback could be required, based on a' sliding scale as it relates to the height of the building.. That Qualify one in Palm Springs. It is interesting inter-esting to see the lifestyles of !;these different people." There have been representatives representa-tives from Ross Perot's company, compa-ny, film crews and celebrities, including actress Carol "Lawrence. Some of those have ;been diverted when their plans !to stay in Park City did not .'materialize on the right day. "Many end up staying here and cancel their other arrangements," arrange-ments," said Tomlinson. "It is ijyery interesting to see these ;rich and famous people dressed in sweats at the breakfast Stable. It is nice to see they are ike everyone else." i Quality Inn and Suites not only is home to travelers, but to jthe American Fork Chamber of ;Commerce, of which Tomlinson jcurrently serves as president. Chamber representative ijPennie Hansen works part-lime, part-lime, and the hotel staff is able ;to cover basic questions until she or Tomlinson return with further information. It has surprised Tomlinson jto see how many people stay at jthe hotel while they are" displaced dis-placed from their homes. They may come as a result of a disaster dis-aster such as flood or fire, or because their new home is not "yet ready. ! "I am glad we have a lot of ;uite rooms to accommodate hem," he said. Of their 81 jfruest rooms, 32 are suites with Ifefrigerator, microwave, VCR, $wo televisions, and two telephones. tele-phones. L There are four theme rooms the Honeymoon Suite, Mount Timpanogos Room, Garden Room and Jungle 4 You can now receive Authentic Pfizer discreetly, delivered directly to your home of office. You will need to fill out our Medical Consultation Questionnaire & Order Form, then Fax or Mail the completed forms your information to determine if you qualify for VIAGRA . If approved, your order for VIAGFW will be shipped directly to you by overnight delivery. ;' To receive order forme by MAIL or FAX, - Wednesday, May 12, 1999 - Continued from Front Page told New Utah! that they were frustrated the commissioners were unwilling to look at their plans for the quality construction construc-tion they wanted to present to the group. Warren urged the commissioners commis-sioners to have a hand in the development. "There is a large block of property," he said. Taint the most beautiful project you can imagine." He compared their proposed development to a "beautiful, themed community." Deauvono told New Utah! that many communities are willing to allow greater densities densi-ties as a trade-off for excellent design and planning. Despite those claims, the planners were unwilling to look at the specifics until the basic issues .were closer to being resolved. "Our vision for that area is more rural," said Commissioner Steve Nielsen. "Let's compromise. compro-mise. You guys are way on the extreme. If you are talking 600 acres, that is ridiculous." Nielsen indicated he could consider con-sider higher density in some of Continued from Front Page would permit the city to maintain main-tain the feeling of openness it has stressed. "That would help by maintaining main-taining a proper setback according to the size," said Hadfield. "The scale could be altered." For example, for every five feet a home would increase in height, it could be required to be that much farther back from the lot lines to maintain the same element of openness. Under that proposal, it could lessen the effects some have previously complained about, specifically that neighbors could look into their homes from their higher viewpoints. When a taller home is built, it should be required to be on a larger lot, said Planning Commissioner Steve Nielsen. But that viewpoint was not shared by Commissioner Keith Richan. "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder," he said. Continued from Front Page Room. The three meeting rooms Beehive, Topaz and Sage accommodate a variety of numbers num-bers of guests, ranging from small informal groups to as many as 160. Those meeting rooms are somewhat rare in hotels, and have been a draw-. draw-. ing for customers. In fact, they have been designated desig-nated as an Olympic Hotel, in part because of the meeting rooms. All of their rooms will be contracted for the entire month surrounding the two-week period peri-od of the games. They will be used to house the media, athletic ath-letic support staff members or athlete's families. With the meeting rooms and catering kitchen, the visitors won't have to wait in restaurant restau-rant lines and will be able to work around their unpredictable unpre-dictable schedules. Olympic officials also liked the size of the rooms available, said Tomlinson. That will help the overall occupancy rate at the hotel, he said, even though they will have to turn away business travelers during that time. "They claim is takes three years to get a hotel built up enough to know what to expect for the occupancy," he said. "We are real encouraged with our success so far. We have continued contin-ued to grow and are getting more walk-ins and guests through word of mouth. "The success ratio varies for every hotel, based on the debt ratio. With ours, we need about a 50 percent occupancy on the average throughout the year to be viable." VIAGRA confidentially and back to us. Our physician will review : t calf toll free: 1 -CC3-872-2030 Page 12 the area, but not for the overall parcel. "Bring something that pushes push-es the plan," he later urged the developers. "As it is now you are abusing it." There remains some question ques-tion about the size of the lots and the actual density. The developers indicate they would have a density of under four units per acre on the total project, while Despain came up with different figures. "I calculate density different than they do," he said. "With 874 units on 181 acres, including includ-ing commercial and retail space, I see a different density than 3.97." Whatever the calculated density, den-sity, it was too much for City Council member Juel Belmont who also serves on the Planning Commission. "You are talking density that the people in American Fork don't want," she said. "Our first priority is to defend our master plan and what the people who live here expect us to defend," she added. Deauvono referred to a six-month six-month study of Utah residents, Saturday, May 15 American Fork 1 - Vh- mt ' Ti to determine how they wanted growth to happen in the next 20 years and beyond. The Envision Utah program showed people wanted to cluster housing and retain open space rather than create a great amount of urban sprawl, he said. "Seventeen thousand people in Utah County chose alternative alterna-tive D with the higher density which would eat up less of our land," he said. "My projects are like that. People don't take care of big yards. We have a tremendous tremen-dous amount of open space." The planners asked Warren and Deauvono to come back with alternate plans. "Take our planning code and build something that follows it," said Hadfield. "Don't ask for special zones to accommodate what you want." Warren expressed willingness willing-ness to comply. "We are anxious to follow the laws," he said. There was a limit, however, he indicated. "We cannot, nor has anybody else been able to sustain a development for too long. At that point, the developers develop-ers have to give up or go bankrupt." 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Taken were a black canvas Eddie Bauer clip purse, check book, credit cards, river guide license, schoo identification card, Sony portable compact disc plaver. Value of items is shown as $125. Investigation of an auto Kenwood hand-held two-way radio, Radio bhack mobue radio; ; Magellan DPS unit. Value is $770. Investigation of the theft of and four 31-inch BF Goodrich All-Terrain tires. Value is !l,bbO. Found a Silver VFR Dyno Stunt bicycle. Family fight. Individual cited for driving on suspension. Individual cited for reckless driving. Gas skip $10. Individual cited for shop lifting two cartons cigarettes, one large kitchen garbage can, miscellaneous groceries. Value $100. Criminal mischief. $50 damage. Check forgery. Theft Black Nextel hand-held cell phoneA-acho combination with key pad on front, $200. Theft VCR, miscellaneous clothing, cash, wedding ring, cordless drill, miscellaneous tools. Total $7,450. Investigation of possible mail tampering. Theft parade float, Camelot castle on hour-glass shaped trailer. $5,000. Theft wallet, identification papers, cash. Value $10. Taken from boys locker room at American Fork High School. Investigation of assault. In dividual cited for retail theft of two bottles fingernail polish, gel. Value $11. Theft 98 GT Dvno Detour bicycle, charcoal gray. Value $423.94. I M t IT7& Mas ! -.-! ( IHtefflOdOo , 8 a.m 11 a.m; ; Fork Hospital L burglary. Reported taken were .a, four five-spoke aluminum wheels, Ifia&p (4 American Fork Recipes srpoQaoO 1 POOR C |