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Show iew Standard-Examin- er INSIDE Happy trail Trail that leads to Great Salt Lake could become a reality.2 LIFESTYLE 10 Giving its pit. ma ting iger told DAVIS COUNTYS COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER July 11, 1998 VOL 17, NO. 6850 CENTS . csw Sldewa seek another way Layton may By AMY PRAY Standard-Examine- r Davis Bureau LAYTON - Syracuse isnt the only Davis County city battling over sidewalks. Layton residents have complained for years about the dangers of children who must walk on Laverde Street - the connection between Gordon and Golden avenues - to get to Crestview Elementary or Central Davis Junior High. After several meetings between Layton Car wash gets another chance Developers say business would be quiet, aesthetically pleasing By AMY PRAY Standard-Examine- r Davis Bureau LAYTON - Officials from Bach Development thought their commercial business plans on north Main Street were a wash after the city council rejected them last month. Developers wanted to put a car wash on one of the commercial sites in front of Hidden Cove Apartments at 2075 N. Main St. The council first denied the developers request, arguing that the light, noise and aesthetics would harm the neighborhood, but new information about the proposed project may clean up the car washs image in city leaders minds. City staff have agreed to tour a Futura Car Wash in Kearns, Utah, similar to the one proposed in Layton. The issue also will return to the planning commission for reconsideration. The city and developers previously signed a development agreement that required a commercial business to be a single-stor- y Associapolice and the Parent-Teachtion, city leaders finally decided the time was right to put in sidewalks. However, some residents were less than thrilled to receive letters from the city announcing that sidewalk construction would begin in their front lawns and driveways in three to six weeks. The sidewalk would take away eight feet, four for the sidewalk itself and the other four used as right of way. The strip along the street is actually the citys property, which City Manager Alex Jensen said the city has graciously al er to keep Laverde Street safe r lowed homeowners to use. But Earlene Thomley, who owns rental property at 950 Laverde St., said the sidewalk would change the way of life residents were accustomed to and thought the city should still offer some compensation to those in the 30 or so affected homes. Im just as concerned about the safety of the children as anyone else . . . but this means a loss of privacy in our homes. Well be staring at eyeballs from the sidewalk to our property - thats how close itll seem, Thomley said. Layton did not require sidewalks in subdivisions years ago, like Laverdes 1950s-er- a Golden Acres subdivision. Thornley said she didnt think it was fair the subdivision was being required to meet current development standards. Community Development Director Scott Carter countered that the issue centered more around safety than fitting in with todays standards. Thayle Byington of 962 Laverde St. fears shade trees in the sidewalks path may get the ax. He counted nine trees along the street, See WALKS2 MOCK EMERGENCIES: Layton Surf N Swim lifeguard Devin Razze rescues Matt Bailey during a mock drowning exercise in the Drill wave pool tests water recently. Below, Razze, Bailey and Chelsea Basset participate in a water rescue exercise. Aquatic safety - consultants Jeff Ellis & Associates conduct the drills to make sure Surf 'N Swim is safe and lifeguards know what to do in an emergency. rescue . skills KORTDUCE7 Standard Examiner that would not create noise pollution. Although the contract did not specify which kind of businesses would be acceptable, council members said they had office buildings and a fast food restaurant in mind. Steve Tobias, Bach vice president, tried to case concerns about negative effects to the neighborhood by describing state of the art features. He said the car wash would use silent vacuums, doors that shut on the automatic wash lane washers that opand erate at the same decibel, or noise level, as home sprinkler systems. Tobias claimed that the car wash itself would never exceed 50 decibels. For comparison, he said a regular vacuum cleaner operates at SO decibels and a human conversation is held at about 60 decibels. Chuck Yochum, who would be of the car wash, said hed be willing to shut down the business after p.m. and promised to keep the area clean. busiThis is a ness that we think would add to the area. We want to be good neighbors, Yochum said. self-servi- I I Developer opts for subdivision in city Hillside subdivision County site would lack fire protection, other features By AMY PRAY Standard Examiner Davis Bureau LAYTON - After weighing the costs and safety issues, developer Neil Wall decided it was worth the trouble to develop a hillside subdivision in the city instead of Davis County. Wall asked the city council numerous times in the past few months to delay a decision on whether to annex in 12.88 acres and rc.one 17.09 acres at about 3316 E. 1300 North. In those months, he found out that a subdivision in the county would lack fire protection and other necessary infrastructure features, said Community Development Director Scott Carter. It will still be expensive to build a required 180,000 gallon water tank to service the 14- - or subdivision, Carter said at last weeks council meeting when the council approved the annexation and rczonc. se Wall also must put in what Carter described as significant infrastructure, including building special access roads to handle the steep terrain and drainage and revegetulion to protect homes from landslide problems. However, Wall must find out through geotechnical soil studies whether the land is actually buildable before the additions will be made. The citys main concerns are seeing that the area has adequate services, particularly water and fire protection, Carter said. But because of the steepness, well require geotechnical studies and other precautions to make sure about stabilization of the hillside. Tnc area may also use unique lateral drains that run along the sides of the streets to move water away from the hillside and prevent slippage. Wall signed a development agreement that included all the citys requirements, although he had one concern about Bonneville Shoreline Trail access. See DEVELOP2 Neighborhood residents want to pool their resources to swim StdfKlarcl Examiner correspondent - KAYSVILL.C Dennis and his neighbors want a swimming pool and they arc going to work to get one. i I Mo-lnea- Molvncaux asked the city council this week if the neighborhood can get together and put a swimming pool in their subdivision. use in a residential zone. "A group of residents in our subdivision want to go in on a swimming pool, Moljneuux told the city council. They w ill jointly own it so it will be independent of the homes. Thacker said it can be done as a private club, but to be a swimming club die pool must be locatlot. ed on a There are five vacant lots in the subdivision which are Any two connecting lots could be purchased and used for the pool. 20,000-squarc-fo- side-by-sid- to City Manager a swimming pool is an accessory use to the main According John Thacker, )OR COPY hearing. The truth in taxation hearing previously set for Aug. 4 has been changed to Aug. 18 at 7 p.m. According to city finance director Dean Storey, the county is sending out tax notices on July 31 and the taxation hearing must be held no less than 1 0 days after the notices have been sent out. Kaysville City leaders propose to increase property tax revenue. As a result of the proposed tax increase, the tax on a $150,000 residence would be $220, and the tax on a business having the same value would be $400. Without the increase, the tax on a $150,000 residence would be $144, and the tax on a business of the same value would be $262. Property tax revenue collected last year was $790,568. The proposed increase would boost that to $1 ,304,340, an increase of 65 percent. five-ye- WASH2 By RUTH MALAN City council members had set a public hearing for a proposed tax increase and now find they must reschedule that 20-fo- ty See Taxation hearing changed to Aug. 18 The city council gave final approval Tuesday to Wendel Surprise for development of phases 1 and 2 of Silverwood subdivision, located at 1715 West 300 North, after concerns about preserving a corridor for a future east-wes- t road along the development were discussed. Approval included easements along the proposed future road. The council heard a report from City Manager Scott Neilson, who presented a road proposed improvement plan for the city. Sections of 700 South, 800 North, 300 North, 3000 West, 1300 North, Bluff Road, 4000 West, 3500 West and Cemetery Road are slated for resurfacing and other improvements through the year 2002. 1 high-quali- Kaysville Subdivision gets final approval er 1 LUTS West point structure matching surrounding architecture and one f best New PARC program addresses needs of disabled.5 The two lots would have to be vacated and then rcplotted as one lot. We are tired of traveling to other neighborhoods to swim, said Molyneaux, who takes his children to Bountiful for swimming lessons. The preliminary plans call for an outdoor pool for summer use and an indoor lap pool with just two lanes for use during cold weather. There would also be a building with changing rooms. All members of the club would probably live in the same area, with membership restricted to that area if there is a parking problem, Molyneaux said. The facility would be fenced with controlled access. Wc don't want to limit it geographically unless there is a parking problem," Molvncaux distance and will be walking to the pool. said. Although members will pay a membership fee for the upkeep of the pool, the club must also be a membership organization designed to serve the needs of the residents. parking must be adequate to accommodate the cars of those members who will normally drive to the club, the council said. There will not have to be a lot of parking space if most of the members arc within walking Those planning the swimming e appool must fill out a use for a conditional plication permit and present it, along with a site plan and the $25 application fee, to the city for approval. non-prof- it Off-stre- one-pag- Cable franchise tax debated A resolution to approve the transfer of a cable TV franchise from current provider Insight Communications to UACC Midwest dissolved into an intense discussion at Tuesdays city council meeting about the maximum franchise tax allowed. Dan Sutton, representing Insight, said the amount was 5 percent, while Mayor Jay Ritchie said discussions with the city's attorney had led him to believe the amount was 6 percent. lt's not a huge amount that we get from that tax, said Ritchie, but it's still a franchise tax we've been collecting since May 16 of 1985, and I'm not in favor of doing anything on this until answers come. Sutton said. We're just trying to work with the city on this. We re willing to let the city raise the franchise tax to the maximum allowed by law, that is, 5 percent. The council, following the mayor's suggestion, tabled the item until its Aug. 4 meeting, awaiting further clarification from the city attorney. Coming Tuesday Festival Days Farmington celebrates Festival Days. Read about the next Lakeside Review. it in |