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Show Park Cily Group Hears Downtown Improvement Planning Report These considerations must accompany the physical improvement im-provement of streets, sidewalks side-walks and store fronts. CARR THEN REPORTED that effective downtown planning should include serious consideration con-sideration of basic economic and general planning elements of the Park City area and Summit Sum-mit County. He observed that Park City's comprehensive plan, completed in 1967, is now five years old. The Utah State Department of Community Affairs has indicated in-dicated that federal funds may be available to bring up to date some of the important elements of the comprehensive plan. AN APPLICATION FOR this funding- is beins prepared. Tii consultant will coordinate with city personnel and planning staff of the Greater Park City Company Com-pany in overall planning. The planning consultant reviewed re-viewed several methods by which the downtown improvement improve-ment can be implemented. THE PRIMARY METHOD will likely be a special improvement district. He explained the services serv-ices that the consultant can provide in assisting the city in creation of the improvement district. The Neighborhood Development Develop-ment Program, a federally-assisted federally-assisted renewal program, was also discussed as a means of achieving downtown improvement. improve-ment. The meeting concluded with an explanation of the contract that the consultant will enter into with the city for preliminary pre-liminary design work. Possible participation by various public and private groups was also reviewed. THE PARK CITY Downtown Improvement Committee met Friday, May 5 at the Treasure Mountain Inn, to hear a proposed pro-posed outline for downtown improvement im-provement planning. The report was presented by Eugene E. Carr, planner, Architects Arch-itects Planners Alliance, Salt Lake City. The firm was selected by the Downtown Improvement Committee to serve as planning and design consultants for the project. CARR PROPOSED the planning plan-ning effort should begin with a consideration of goals for the improvement of the central business district. He suggested that the group consider the following goals: 1. Protection of an authentic mining town image. Specific design controls for remodeling remodel-ing and new construction in the downtown commercial area should be. developed and made a part of the zoning ordinance. This image should also be considered con-sidered for the entire city. 2. Restoration of the vitality of the business district. This should include commercial viability with a variety of shopping, eatine. drinking and entertaining activities as well as in-town living and lodging. lodg-ing. 3. Creation of a unifying visual and functional design concept for the entire commer- . cial center that will encourage pedestrian use and human scale. 4. Development of convenient traffic movement and circulation circula-tion around and through the commercial district. Adequate and convenient off-street parking park-ing should also be provided. 5. Development of a strong relationship between the downtown down-town civic buildings and enhancement en-hancement of their image as a civic complex. 6. Ensuring the proper identification ident-ification of historic buildings and sites in the area. 7. Restoration of public utilities to serve anticipated growth and development. IT WAS SUGGESTED by the planner that the Chamber of Commerce and the business men in the central business district dis-trict consider creation of a permanent main street committee. com-mittee. Much of the success of downtown down-town improvement projects can be attributed to such elements as well balanced merchandising, merchandis-ing, cooperative advertising, parking validation and other factors. |
