| Show Bountiful Snips Green GreenBelt Belt The ever controversial open spaces and green belt fee which the city council of Boun last summer has as been elimina eliminated ed WITH A vote of 41 4 the council coun coun- cil cut the ordinance from the books Councilman Morris 0 r r i s was the only vote to retain retain re- re tain the law A group ot of builders members of the South Davis Home Builders Build ers Association attended the council meeting Their president dent Evan Bird served as official spokesman TIlE OPEN spaces and greenbelt green greenbelt belt fee was originated to pro pro- vide money for additional park land Theory was was this Residents of Bountiful during duro dur- ing past years through their taxes had purchased park l land landat d dat at a ratio of about 18 acres for each The green belt fee required a 75 fee for each home before a building permit would be issued IN TillS THIS way it was thought new residents would bring their available park land at least to the same amount as the rest of the city Development Develop Develop- ment of the park land would be through bonding or tax money so so the entire would participate in this phase This lee fee was applied 1 to all aU new homes wherever built within the city BUILDERS said there Is as just one difficulty with ith the plan They have to pay the 75 fee with no way to pass it on to the homeowners home This they feel feci is discriminatory FIlA sets the value on build ing lots Mr Bird told tile the council Everything in the costs must be approved and justified by The green belt fee is See BELT on page 2 2 Green Pet Fee Continued from Irom front page not allowed ThIs means the builder has to pay It ft yOU TAKE rom from us 75 Tell TellUS Tellus US how to get it back Mr Bird asked We must compete with build era In other areas also he con tined People do not want to pay this lee fee Besides it ft makes us builders tax collectors forthe for lor the city We dont don't want to be tax collectors COUNCILMAN l L L. F. F Eckman said he had been against the fee from tile the beginning It Is discriminatory he said But I still feel leel some plan must be devised to get additional park land Outlining his Idea Council man Eckman said that If the original land owner realized the developer ol of his land would have to donate some land to the city for lor park land he would sell for lor enough less per acre to make this possible TIlE LAW of supply and demand de de- mand will force this he said sald This launched the group Into a discussIon of the responsibilIty Ity for developing recreational facilities PROWS said the developer has a responsibility to Co provide these facilities But if 11 ho he does not It Is still still- alright because people buy with their eyes open open People will wID Foon n realize they do not have these faculties facilities however Councilman Morris said Then they will be here at the city hall hail wanting them How do wo we solve the matter lURe MR PROWS asked what surveys had shown to be the type of facilities people want What pressure groups have I a. a asked ked for these things he ask ed This IbIs Is the only pressure group I know Councilman answered Mayor Matt A. A GaU Galt pointed out the problem had really come about because of land along the mountain and hill areas arcas that had been annexed Into the city cUy We want these areas In the tho city so we can control drainage AT ONE time land like tl this s could not have been developed outside of a city But now the county furnishes services just justas as the cities do without worry lag ing about some of the problems the mayor said sald So the land was annexed to give control With It comes a aneed aneed need for park land he said There are no easy solutions COUNCIlMAN L. L F F. Erkman Eckman made a motion to rescind the ordinance Co Councilman Forbes seconded with alias atlon I I the th home homp builders last year when the ordinance was being discussed ed After Arter the I 1 believed the ordinance to be illegal It would raise the building permit fen that necessary to operate build lag ing Inspection City Ally Rendell ex ex- it Is an open and green belt fee not a build lag fee I have not researched It since e but I would like to see It rescinded IAN COUNCILMAN asked that the vote be delayed for a month During that time builders build build- ers could make Lions of other ways to provide the money I voted for the ordinance I 1 thought the city the money and I still do I have said all along that If 11 the build c. c er cannot pass the fee on the home owner I voted the wrong wron way While I favor something other than what we have now I would like to see tl this s ordinance nance stand until something can be found to take Its place IAN COUNCILMAN Eckman made madea a a motion to remove the ordinance anti anti- nance In one month Dut the builders said this Is a city matter to decide and not their responsibility This second motion mo- mo ion tion was withdrawn R. R N. N asked why the recent bond election was not raised to from to provide money for additional land MAYOR lAYOR GALT answered that the money would still sUU have to tobe tobe be paid We felt taxes would have to be raised to pay for any more than The vote was for with witha a 41 result |
