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Show Volume XI THE Issue VI OGDEN VALLEY NEWS Page 11 January 1, 2005 GENERAL PLAN cont. from page 10 sultants are eanucbing is an inventory of = community recreational facilities for current and | future residents of the Valley. These facilities include local and regional plan development process. Through your involvement, the quality of life enjoyed in Ogden Valley may be passed on to future generations as you contribute to the Ogden Valley General Plan, which recommends additional study of the potential opportunities and challenges associated with resort expansion and other recreational-based develop- 3 Oo ro 5 This image n Ogden Valley Existing Units - North Looking South Ima e 1 — Ogden Valley Existing Units (3000): shows all units that have been built to present. 9 Se= t- Were recreational facilities by the year 0 would include 22 additional acres of park land at existing ee multi-purpose fields, tennis courts, ketball courts, paved trails, and possibly a dite park, BMX track, swimming pool, and hockey rink. Please visit a display at the Ogden Valley seat or log on to Envision Uta website at Seon to respond ation development impacts from major resorts. is not Resorts will more visitors, and remain nationally competitive in a stagnant ski industry, and keep their slopes stocked with skiers too keep skiing in Weber County alive and well in Utah. The potential of existing ski resorts’ expansion of full and part time residents is not insignificant. However, Consultants Ogden Valley Transferred Density (TDR) - North Looking South Image 4 — Ogden Valley Transferred Development Rights (TDR): Jn this image, 18,000 units are transferred from sensitive discovered —/ands and rural agricultural lands i L Pscwahi Devo) pers } y while working with the stakeholders committee that the majority of new growth build them on a } Vy in the next 20 years and beyond will not occur at il age oe) : dev l ig ee 4 t variety of lot sizes in a village setting. Land owners I ]; hi, tr /], i, ] i E development righ other parcels. This pat ‘ludes Is, while preserving | les k ts and i ge h of ) resorts, =. within the Ogden overall variety ofhousing | ees TDR creates a development pattern Valley et that preserves broader o| ice corridors or green belts, and signifiareas. New housecantly reduces road miles as hare ‘fills up less of the valley floor: 1 holds owned by. first As a sneak preview to the visual prefer# and second homeowners will contribute ence survey available at the Ogden Valley impact visual quality, sensitive lands, and water quality as new development occurs near resorts and in forest recreational areas. One might ask, “But this is a recreation and resort plan so why all this diseo on overall development patterns and growth?” The answer is that the driving, reason behind Ogden Valley’s current ani h is its recreation and natural amenities. These assets are Library and on Envision Utah’s website, the images included with this article were shared with workshop participants to help them visualize how alternative growth policies could influence future development patterns in Ogden Valley. The images create three dimensional perspectives derived from county and state mapping information for an accurate depiction of scale and pattern. All images look from north to south i North Fork Park towards Pineview Reserv The Weber County planning department sponsoring a Recreation Planning Study to be included as an element Ogden Valley Intensive Clustering - North Looking South of Weber County’s Ogden Valley Image 3 — Ogden Valley Intensive Clustering: This illustration and Envision Utah appreciate your interest in General Plan. Planning consultants I 1 asin oF fi Tonal J li il dowel drawing more and more people toOgden this planning effort. Your efforts can help Jo oh His I vd yi Chris Sands of BIO-WEST and) oicp po lots Valley. In other words, more people are develop a path for Ogden Valley that attempts I hy 25% to IS. 000 John Whitman of Whitman The number i coming to recreate, but the more people to maintain high quality recreation, protect Consulting, along with near age cluster development This development pattern is stillexpansiy yebut precome, the worse the recreation experienvironmental quality, offer good property from Weber County and Envisi f 1 clighth 1, J pil lah ee 1 noiohh / ence may be. This may not be a sustain- values and returns for residents and investors, Utah, have been listening to an ing lot siz 5) | equation for the Valley; it may result provide fair resort development options and, Ogden Valley stakeholders’ com- footprint sizes are decreased. in the erosion of the resources and of the jn general, to guide growth in patterns that mittee in an effort to define recreationa The stakeholders’ committee includes Valley’s wae of life. Future residential devel- supports the above ideas as well as to create a development and the potential positive and interests from the Valley’s major resorts opment and resort expansion could drastically sustainable and pleasing built environment. negative impacts to the region. Traffic including Powder Mountain, Nordic Valley, change the current look and vs demand projections and analysis of projected Wolf Creek, and — as well as public feel of the Valley, and either growth is being modeled by Wilbur Smith interests from the U.S. est Service, the compliment or negatively Associates Gate Division of valde ns and the impact the quality of life, and Another key recreational need that cony Weber County Eieinntig Commission. Other the competitiveness of currs recreation-based industrie The focus of Sa development standards suggested for adoption : i general plan thus include the following key components: the Ogden Valley Land ~ the pattern of future resiTrust. dential development, Two sets of public ~ the nature of future resort Ogden Valley Reduced Units (PDR) - North Looking South have bee development, and ~ management of the e 5 — Ogden Valley Reduced Units (through Purchase of Valley’s rural character. Dererouaeat Rights, oF PDR): This yee would require significant J)], SOUrCeES These three variables are p . The first set was the central parts of the equa| to} in a public fund, such pert P Ogden Valley Zoned Units - North Looking South held on September 29 and tion for Ogden Valley’s hase devel FE igh ey ill i APDR fund an Iso b 30, and the second set on (pported b li or The image Image 2 —_— ‘Ogden Valley Zoned Units: This iimage shows the majority future. December 8 and 9. At the shows a reduction of development rights to 11,000 units. of over 15, 3 acres, 5 acres, 10 acres, and 40 acres. The valley rim shows much of ‘the one unit per 5 workshops, participants acre areas, while the valley floor shows apredominance of! 1 unit. per: 3 acre reacted to the most recent zoning. Larger I Ibow room for but findings of the steering q , vater; preserve less d: If: f committee—that recreFess 1 anil rascal q ye Paul L. Judd The only name in Valley Real Estate you’ll ever need to know. Friday & Saturday Appointments Available! Experience Counts Count on Me! 801-814-5667 Cell 801-745-6000 Office Pauljudd.net Website Vern Iverson xe Mike Crookston DDS DDS Iverson Family Dentistry offers all phases of general dentistry to you and your family. Nitrous oxide, and stereo and video technology will make your visit to the dentist much more pleasant. Extended hours available. 2627 N. 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