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Show 7 1C THE GREEN SHEET TAYLORSVILLE. The first major to be built on the Redwood Road campus of Utah Technical College in nine years will house term students when the 1984-8begins next fall. In the final stages of construction is the first phase of the school's Business Building, located on the north side of the campus, just across the Street from the Calvin L Ramp-to- n Technology Building. ' Providing 47,500 feet of floor space, the new three-stor- y facility will provide classrooms in the fields of accounting, computer science, data processing, finance and credit, structure 5 general office occupations, information-worprocessing, d business management, marketing management, office management, secretarial, shorthand and transpor - New Streets Deemed Vital l WEST VALLEY. There isnt anything celestial about the citys Master Plan. But it is something of a bible for the City Planning Department and developers and builders who want to erect any kind of structure within the city. If one wants to start a home business and use the basement as an office, the master plan will indicate if its zoned for such use. If not, it will be necessary to apply for a conditional use permit, or seek a zoning amendment. If one wants to build an apartment complex, check for the proper zoning; the same for a subdivision, a duplex or any other kind of building. West Valley City adopted its master plan in 1984, a step City Manager John D. Newman and many others, see as a giant step toward making the city more accessible, more attractive and safer. West Valley City attracts diverse buisness interests from international to operations, as seen in the 300 new business said licenses issued in 1984, Newman. The master plan acts as a guide for land use decision making and analyzes the current potential condition of the city. 'Conclusions of the master plan, he added, have led to the development of activities such as the Redevelopment Agency that selected its first project in the area in October and the establishment of an effective Housing Authority." The city is divided into six planning districts. Imagine a rectangle with a nub taken out of the lower corner and let this repreright-han- d sent the citys outer boundaries. The top north boundary of the city is 2100 South and the bottom (south) boundary of the city is 4700 South. The west (left) boundary Is 7200 West and the east (this is the hard mom-and-po- p one-fourt- field. of J. Ron Stacey and Construction is contractor on the facility, being built at a cost of $2.9 million. The seventh major structure on campus, the Business Building was preceded by the Jay L. Nelson Administration Building, Auto, Metals, Construction Trades buildings and the College Center. Construction Trades was the last major building to go up on the Taylorsville campus - that was 1976. .The firm Engineering - one) is a squiggly line starting at men, and others. Carroll Elford, chairman of the Ciabout 1300 West. Now, split the picture horizontally ty Planning Commission when the with 3500 South, draw a vertical line master plan was adopted, said in a across the city at 4800 West and letter to Newman, that the another at about 2350 West and you problems and the challenges of have the planning district areas. accommodating growth are District one is the upper right; analzyed in ths document. It is the district two the lower right; district goal of the master plan to assure an three is the top middle; district four improved quality of life for the preis the lower middle; district five is sent and future generations. It is our hope that the master the upper left and district six is the lower left. plan will be used as an initial The master plan represents hun- framework for land use related decisionin the city, he said. dreds, if not thousands of man hours -making The concepts, ideas and recomand many thousands of dollars. Its more than a notebook of zoning mendations should be used as a founmaps, its a compilation of almost dation. Elford said the master plan is not every conceivable fact one might want to know about the city. Its a meant to be final in any sense of the demographic study in its purest word. As conditions change, there the sense. may be a need to For example, the three-poun- d concepts contained therein. The City Planning Commission document contains tables on the citys population composition; per- and City Council have indicated, sons by race; 1979 per capita intheir willingness to alter the mastery come; population projections; plan- plan. Through a series of public, ning district populations and poten- hearings which started late last tial district holding capacities. year, there have been recomWant to know something about the mendations for zoning changes in citys water table? Consult the each of the citys six planning hydrology section. There one will districts. John Janson, the citys long range find information about the depth of the water table throughout the citys planner, said the proposed zoning amendments are an attempt to 27 square miles, city soil types and make land use in the city represent topography and agricultural preserwhat the master plan outlines - or, vation. Planning a business? Then there in some cases, to change the master will be interest in knowing which plan to indicate what actual land areas of the city have the highest uses are. The existing zoning in these concentration of traffic. Consult a section called transportation. Found areas doesnt necessarily always there are references to intersection comply with the master plan, he said. "Were trying to implement volumes, major street plans and exthe master plan and make zoning isting bus routes. For those interested In the history there compatible with the master of the city, or in any of the complan. As this is written, none of the promunities that merged to make up the posed changes have yet been ratified city - Granger, Hunter and Redwood - check the master plan. by the City Council, but recommendations for planning district one So, its easy to see that the document has information everyone can and two are expected to see action on March 7. use - students, developers, business -- -- 28, 1985 tation. A badly needed facility, the structure will serve students in a department (Business) that enrolls more h of the schools than fulltime equivalent students. Of the 5,315 fulltime equivalent students enrolled, 1,474 are in the business Master Plan Goal: Assure Improved Quality Of Life by Lance Gurwell Thursday, February Foundation For Concepts, Ideas - Northern Strip Is Key To Industrial Future Of City WEST VALLEY. Farmers always seem to have a north 40 on their property, a plot of ground they seem to head to when they dont want to be found as in Wheres John? Oh, hes out on the north 40. Well, West Valley City has something of a north 40 of its own - a large, relatively undeveloped tract of land that runs from the citys north boundary (2100 South) to about 2700 South and extends from its west boundary at 7200 West east to approximately the Jordan River. Its here, some say, that the citys industrial future lies. There is comparatively little in the way of residential development here, and the area is zoned for manufacturing. Except for a few residential areas, the vast sector is zoned M-- l and M-- 2 (light and heavy manufacturing). Joseph L. Moore, director of the Community Development Department, is optimistic about development of the strip. Its the most undeveloped part of the city, he said. Its highly visible from major arterial streets and there are relatively few landowners, - -- several of which have the capacity to make things happen on their own said when the market is right, Moore. We havent aggressively tried to market it or tried to attract developers to the area, he added, but werl working on some projects right now that will make it all the more attractive as a site to locate industry. One of the main difficulties in attracting developers, said Moore, is that the road system needs to be improved. That, he added, is now under way. We expect two lanes of the West Valley Highway from 2100 South to 2700 South to be completed this summer, he said. When that happens, it will enhance this area considerably. Eventually, he said, 2700 South will extend all the way to the citys western boundary, 7200 West. That will make the property even more attractive. When that happens, the property will have a major and east-we- north-sout- h access, st Moore said. When you make an area accessible, you make it more marketable. The citys master plan indicates that of the citys 17,294 acres, about 22 percent (3,793 acres) is zoned for manufacturing. The greatest bulk of this zoning is concentrated along 2100 South and 2700 South between 1700 West and 6000 West, says the master plan. Broken down by planning districts, planning district three has the heaviest concentration of manufacturing zoning, containing 45 percent, or 1,698 acres of the manufacturing zones in the city. Planning district five contains 24 percent, or 906 acres. The City Planning Commission is now in the midst of public hearings to fine tune the master plan to bring zoning and actual land use into compliance, which is expected to make the citys most accessible and largest manufacturing zones even more attractive to developers, investors and property owners. CofC Zeroes In On Keeping Pace With Growth Of Area WEST VALLEY. Keeping up with the areas booming population growth is a challenge that directors of the West Valley Area Chamber of Commerce feel their organization must help meet. Recognizing the potential for growth by the Chamber organization ; directors have targeted several areas they feel need attention in order to maintain pace with a itself, rapidly growing west side of the valley, according to Dean Trump, Chamber president. Increasing membership is the first part of a one-tw- o approach in which they feel the second step is vital in order to give full meaning to the first step. With the dues from increased membership, Chamber board members feel they can allocate funds with which to organize activities and promotions that best fit the needs of the membership. Retail promotions that help attract business to the area will be one of the Chambers focal points, with stress on such areas as Taylorsville, Bennion and Kearns, in addition to the Granger, Hunter and Redwood portions of West Valley City. Board members also feel it necessary to maintain a close relationship with West Valley City in promoting economic development, as well as with community councils in Taylorsville-Bennioend Kearns. In further strengthening the n Chambers position, directors stressed the need for attracting speakers during the monthly luncheon sessions, which are considered one of the vital links in maintaining communication among members. Other means of improving lines of communications among members are also being explored. meaningful organizations V t iTTuryfc Continuation of many of the Chambers established programs is also being advocated by the current board of directors, including the Christmas parade, yard beautification and business award. Officers serving with Trump during 1985 are Brent Goodfellow and Dick Flack, first and second vice presidents; Bruce Brooks, secretary; Anna Holmes, treasurer. Committee assignments guest speakers, include: Goodfellow; Christmas parade, Don Johnson, Pat Gee, Dick Brimley, Brooks; parade float, LaVell Jensen; yard beautification, Brooks; economic development, Bill Acord; polictical activities, Lee Bowman; business award, George Floor; retail promotions, Dick Flack, Jean Taylor; Christmas party, Holmes and Taylor; scrap book, Brooks. |