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Show . . , Giant Development Plans Presented For Resort Area y ft '-'it . lift M: Jack Davis points to the ambitious t4Park City Village." The Park City Planning Commission saw for the first time last week during a discussion session, ambitious plans of a pedestrian "ski village" consisting of 980 condominium hotel units, spreading over twenty acres of land, proposed to be located at the Resort. The large project calls for all 2700 parking stalls4 to be underground, and also includes includ-es restaurants, commercial shops, an all-season outdoor staking rink and an amphitheater. amphi-theater. Sixty of the 980 units ,,; are deluxe?type townhouses . - planned to be built between Pavdav and First Time chair-lifts chair-lifts "Park City Village," as it is called, is 90 percent residential residen-tial and 10 percent commer-. cial. 4 The project's developer Jack Davis, who also develops ed Snowflower Condominiums, Condomin-iums, said he would like to build a ski village at the base of a major ski hill, eliminate surface parking, and make Park City "the finest ski resort in the United States." Mr, Davis said two years of meticulous planning and re-i search have gone into the project. He added he would. expect tne entire aeveiopment to take anywhere from six to ten years to complete. " What makes one ski resort better than another.m" Mr. Davis said, "is the atmosphere atmos-phere at the base of the hill." And as far as the underground under-ground parking is concerned, the developer said. "You'll have a city parking lot that it , bigger than anywhere else around." Mr. Davis said the huge parking facility could be, used year-round, accommodating various local events, such as the Arts Festival. The aesthetic appearance of the project will attempt to . be condusive to the atmosphere in lRark City, Mr. Davis, told The Record. "We feel strongly we won't go with European atmosphere atmos-phere he .said:;;" We want to cps&tfek v rart-Gitv- atmos- pher&- some western, -some-Victorian and some Utah.IiV. Members of "the Planning Commission were outwardly taken back following the presentation of the project by Mr. Davis' architect . G:G. Schierle. When the architect asked if there were any - questions. Commission Chair-. Chair-. man Burnis Watt: immediate ly replied, "I aon't even know where to start asking questions ques-tions on that." ' Mr. Watts added one of his primary concerns would be the impact a project this size would have on traffic in the , area. v - - Commission member Greg Lawson said. "To me. this project represents a ' whole new dimension to Park City. This looks to me like Mammoth Mam-moth Mountain, get as many people as you caji. ,I'm. .not : sure if 'Park City wants tqCgd. "that war." CVTCI , LaVsVneohtinueti . ffart'tbf what ryve decide; the! Master Plan will be in Park . City." Van Martin, chief architect at J.J. Johnson Associates and who is also involved in the village project, responded, "We realize it's going to be involved . because of the densities. ' Mr. Sehierle told the Commission one of the most important aspects of the plan is to develop . '.a clear separation between automobile automo-bile traffic walkers and skiers." ' The large underground parking facilities, Mr. Schierle explained, consists of two levels and are staggered like stairs;. Each of the three parking areas has . its own entrance, separated by ,130 feet. Because of the . terrain, no ramps are necessary in the parking garages, . making it possible for skiers to walk directly straight onto a placa after parking his car. Plans call for three principle areas of arrival at the proposed "Park City Village," all connected by pedestrian walkways. Commission member Roy Reynolds said the project could create "a new resort, a new town for all intent and purposes." "Show us how this will effect the whole town and not just the resort," he said. The area for the proposed development encompasses the ' lower parking lot on Empire Avenue, part' of Lowell Ave. and Silver King Drive. Mr; Davis said during , a press conference Wed. of last , week that He. did not, want to alienate Park Citv residents by not being willing to change the plans. He said he plans to work closely with the planning commission to insure the project is developed in such a manner as to compliment the I own. Park City Resort owns two-thirds two-thirds ot the land for the project: and other third is owned by Jack Davis. Way lie Van Wagoner was hired bv the. developer to p o r tor m t h c t r a f f i c i ni p a c t siudics. Commissioner Law-' sin said he had a concern ahoui ' Mr.r Van WagonOr ', workinsi for hoi lv the Citv and' i he developer. .".I don't sec how you can irnrcscnt ihe interests5 of both j ; panirs.'" Mr. - Lawson saicl r dnriim last week's meeting. ' " Weiieed to be clear who you : 'aroVorkint! lor." ' ' ' Ihe meeting ended with Commissioners deciding to priori i ie their. main concerns about the project . The Commission Com-mission wanted especially Uv review the impact studies. , .ill 4'4 ; . " |