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Show V VEEKLY REFLEX-DA- VIS .A.., ,f . . t NEWS JOURNAL, NORTH DAVIS LEADER, MARCH 18, 1982 Clearfield Okays Ordinance On Multiple Dwellings i , , "S- s A , t , ? w ;A ? " ' - - The Council last CLEARFIELD city council. According to planning commission spokesordid men. the nance ties in more closely to regulations provided through state statute. Developers must also have plans approved as a conditional use and are required to secure approval from both the Clearfield City week approved an ordinance revision which requires multiple-d- developers to welling planning commission and the a plan prohipiece of land bited under the old ordinance. By MARK D. MICKELSEN guarantee 100 percent come improvepletion of all ments. newly-revise- on-sit- Board Names Bountiful Man UNDER THE city's previous dwelling group ordinance, there was some question over the amount of improvements required, especially in areas with a great deal of open space. Albert Cole, a representative of the Clearfield Planning Commission, told city council members Tuesday that the revised ordinance requires developers to provide the city with a schedule for completion of the project and make a 100 percent guarantee that all onsite improvements will be completed as planned. on-si- ANTELOPE ISLAND DEVELOPMENT Antelope Island in the Great Salt Lake will soon be accepting new visitors. At the same time, plans are going ahead for a new access to the island from the south as well as recreation development in the 2,000-acr- e State Park on the north end of the island. ANTELOPE ISLAND -k- with $800,000 appreciated by the state legislature, jov, Scott Matheson has innounced that recreational levelopment will begin soon )n Antelope Island. AT THE same time, Utah Division of Parks and Recrea-io- n officials say they are ready o begin development in an ittempt to get an increased lumber of visitors to the d island this summer. High on the priority list will an access road to the Island tom Interstate Highway 80 vest to Salt Lake City. The state-wne- governor and parks and re- creation officials are looking at at three possible alternatives 5600 West, 7200 West and 8800 West off of West Temple. THIS ROAD will eventually connect with the Syracuse Causeway on the north end of the island. Present plans call for the loop road to encircle the island on the east side. The road would go past the historic ranch house, past the buffalo herd and to the islands overlook point. ROSS B. Elliott, director of the parks and recreation divi standing." A consulting engineer w ith a private practice by profession. Mr. Redd says he intends to take a closer look into school financing, having served on a legislative committee that originated the weighted pupil unit program where district funding is based on the number of ACCORDING to the revision, improvements include utilities, landscaping, walkways and driving areas, to name a few. The ordinance also requires on-si- 0 rmed where the various facets of growth were evaluated . he said in a telephone interview. It looks like education is in for a crunch, especially in this state. 1 just spent two years going through the problems and I think I have a er good under- sion, said the ranch house-m- ore than 100 years old has been renovated and would be used as a historical site for visitors. Also planned is a long road around the island's south end to a beach on the west side. Mr. Elliott said this beach area has great potential and would serve tourists traveling to and from the West Coast who could spend only a limited amount of time on the island. AT THE same time, parks and recreation personnel have prepared preliminary plans for recreational use of the island which will include a major game preserve in the interior of the island. Gov. Matheson has suggested that new birds and wildlife be introduced to the island in addition to the birds and game already on the island. The only suggested commercial development to be allowed on the island is the Antelope Island Ranch House which could also be enlarged to include a restaurant and overnight facilities for about 50 persons. STATE-operate- ming, camping, picnicking, hiking, bicycling, sightseeing, horseback riding and nature walks. Enlarged boating facilities have already been completed at both the north and south ends of the island. AN OVERPASS has been approved for construction on and special programs. on-si- OTHER AVENUES of DOCUMENTS verifying the nature of the project and its e improvements will have to be submitted to the city prior to final approval of the development. By TOM BUSSELBERG A BountiBOUNTIFUL ful man who's had an interest in education for many years and been involved in the gov- Mr. Cole Hopefully, said, the new ordinance will take care of everything relating to dwelling group structures. He added, however, that the ordinance may not completely cover all questions regarding subdivision areas and said the planning commission may have to work on that. Picture Deadline ernor's Agenda for the 80's" program over the last couple of years has received appointment as the Davis County state THIS MEETING, the board agreed, to give board members a chance to thoroughly discuss several complex problems that have come to light in- the past few weeks. Members of the alternative committee reported to the board that they had toured Teledyne Disposal Plant in Ogden and were told that plant officials there would welcome garbage from Davis County as a part of their plant processing. will last three or four hours THEY SAID garbage would we col- lected at various collection sites throughout the county and transported to the Ogden facility for burning. mate- However, only processable will be burned which can rials that collected. be Plant officials said they couldnt give Davis County a cost estimate at this time but estimated the tipping fee would be only slightly higher than the fee charged Weber County residents. MEANWHILE, SWAMP officials said cost and feasibility studies should be carried out for expansion of existing disposal sites and proposed new sites for garbage disposal. These sites will be necessary whether or not the county approves a burnable plant facility or agrees to enter into contract with the Ogden Plant, it was explained. challenged by the board Wednesday night during a special session of the Davis Board of Education. Some 1 applications were reviewed for the post vacated by Dr. W. Dean Belnap of Kaysville, who resigned last month. Mr. Redd comes to the post, that runs through the end of the year with elections set in Clearfield Planning Commission for final approval. The council voted unanimously to adopt the changes and to allow the mayor to sign the revised ordinance. having served November, briefly from 1976 to 1977 in an interim appointment. He said he plans to file for that seat. IN ADDITION to the improvements guarantee, the ordinance will allow developers to place two or more detached dwellings on a single Friday 12:00 Noon The board, comprised of city officials from each community as well as a representative of Davis County Commission, set the next public meeting for Wednesday, March 24 at 4 p.m. Monson. state board of education chairman, said that will be S. 350 W., was named the ordinance back to the LOOKING AT education from the vantage point not only of a former board member but as a participant in the statewide "Agenda committee nominating convention replacement powers. Jay JOHN P. Redd, 51. of 3263 on-si- ON A motion by Bountiful Mayor Dean S. Stahle, the board unanimously agreed to conduct the study as quickly as possible. At the same time, the board asked the Wasatch Front Regional Council, coordinating agency for any proposed garbage disposal site or facility, for funds to conduct the study. A was held in conjunction with the selection, possibly the last for such a position due to a new state law giving the governor school board representative. CITY Attorney Alf having reviewed the ordinance, told council members they did not have to refer ReflexrJoumal, Leader, Bulletin FARMINGTON A countywide of landfill sites for future garbage study disposal was approved last week by the Davis Solid Waste Management Project (SWAMP) Board. w 1 For, By GARY R. BLODGETT financing should be explored, he feels, along with extending the function of principals to include leadership for teachers as well as helping assure vocational education closely follows needs of private industry through close coordination be-teen educators and the working community. on-sit- Layton. The exit onto Antelope Drive will provide a direct route of travel west through Syracuse and across Syracuse Causeway to the 2,000-acr- e Antelope State Park on the north end of Antelope Island. facilities d WPU's made for handicapped maintenance for project buildimprovement ings and areas, as well as continual landscaping. Interstate Highway 15 and Antelope Drive in north would include boating, swim students, with adjusted the developer to provide t through efforts to overturn the law that goes into effect in a few months. STATE SUPT. of Schools Walter D. Talbot also attended the convention and was honored by the Davis Board after the special session. He is due to retire shortly. The state board includes 11 members, although, that number could be adjusted through reapportionment mandated by the 1980 census, Mr. Redd says. Lila Bjoklund serves as the chairman and a major assignment the board will face is the appointment of Dr. Talbot's successor. ABOUT 20 percent of the refuge collected, either by commercial haulers or taken to the dumps by private individuals, is not combustable and must be disposed of through burial, one board member noted. A suitable site for a proposed waste recovery resource plant has been a controversial question for several weeks. One proposed site near Hill AFB (in Layton) has been rejected by the Layton City Council. HOWEVER, other alternative sites in both north and south Davis County are being considered. Five vendors, who would be builders and operators of a possible resource recovery plant, if approved, are presently preparing bids for the proposed plant project. Board members said potential vendors will be bidding on a common site and not a preferred site. They will be bidding on a plant concept and not a specific site where the facility would be built. CENTERVILLE Mayor Neil Blackte burn expressed concern that the chosen vendor would be able to con- t struct and operate the plant within the guidelines established by the board. What would keep a vendor from walking away from a facility, or in a few years come back to the cities and county and ask for increased fees to and deficits? the cover over-run- s will operate the Who asked. mayor fails? the if facility plant WILBUR JEFFERIES, executive director of Wasatch Front Regional Council, said there would be two contracts to prevent this. One would be a contact to dispose of the garbage, and the second would be a trust agreement between the county (who will issue the bonds) and the vendor. Deadline for vendors to submit bids for construction of a proposed plant is June 18. However, operation costs will be determined later and final contract deadline is tentatively set for Dec. 31, 1982. DAVIS COUNTY Commission y PY approved industrial revenue bonds totaling $40 million for construction of a proposed resource recovery plant. The plant would be under contract to operate at least 20 years. ' O''"4 Sf ' " Xl'- ' , , NORTH SALT LAKE -The first signs of construction on a $ 00 million oil shale plant are surfacing in North Salt Lake and project officials say the research facility should be operational by early 1983. 1 THE PLANT represents Chevron Oils first major research and development facility for oil shale extraction and will be located on a plot of ground just north of the companys existing oil refinery. The purpose of the facility is to prove out a new process for the extraction of oil from shale rock, according to Project General Manager William Bruner. THE PROCESS involves grinding the rock into small pieces, then placing the maining particles in a heating unit. From there, vapors from re- the shale are taken off and the oil is recovered. When completed, Mr. Bruner said, the North Salt Lake plant will process 350 tons of oil shale each day. Most of the shale will come from Chevrons storage site in Colorado. . . ! v y, ,v ,: ' IF THE process is successful, officials believe oil extraction procedures will eventually prove more effective than conventional methods being used. We are expectant that it will be better than what is said Mr. Bruner. available, Otherwise, we wouldn't be putting $100 million into another plant. , PILOT ' ' V. a, . v.,A Construction has begun on Chevrons $100 million oil shale research plant in North Salt Lake. Project officials say the plant should be operational by early 1983. Although the new plant is experimental, Mr. Bruner said they expect to produce an oil yield of substantial volume. AT y ' CHEVRON UNDER CONST. By MARK D. MICKELSEN on' ., t"-- ,, ' ' ' j, . has ! oil shale plants run by Chevron in California, he said, the oil extraction process has proven very promising. The actual plant structure will be several hundred feet tall. Workers have completed approximately 120 feet of the building and, according to Mr. Bruner, the entire project should be on line by early 1983. The North Salt Lake City Council last year annexed a majority of the property owned by Chevron after learning n that the dollar oil shale facility would be built. multi-millio- CHEVRON IS challenging the annexation in court. But, a decision on the case has not y been reached. A trial will be held in Bountiful 2nd District Court July 2 to determine whether or not the annexation was legal. North Salt Lake would collect a substantial amount of taxes from the corporation if the annexation is accepted. ' non-jur- 1 -- ONCE IN operation, Mr. Bruner said researchers will gather data on the extraction process and eventually try and determine how efficient the procedures are. I |