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Show land management code changes Following a poorly attended public input session last Thursday evening, City Councilmen enacted into law several Land Management Code changes which will serve to reduce density in the City's older residential districts by as much as 20 percent. The amendments to the Code were proposed recently by Planning Commissioners as part of a density reduction plan which last month produced a temporary moratorium on conditional use permits from 12th Street south to the city limits. -That moratorium effects only residential zones. a" i Approved by Councilmen Thursday were provisions increasing front and side yard requirements for conditional use permits in the City's older residential zones. In affected areas, front yard setback requirements were increased from 10 to 20 feet with side yards broadened from 5 to 10 feet. The amendment also made a provision for buildings running through a block and fronting on two streets. That provision stipulates that in such cases, a rear yard setback must be treated as if a front and must be 20 feet from the curb. . . Councilmen in the same package also redefined the boundaries of Park City's Estate Zone to conform to a 25 percent slope. They also made single family dwellings a permitted use in that zone. w'-'' Since the setback increases could ultimately effect the number of units allowed on a given piece of property, Councilmen were surprised that no one appeared at the input session to present arguments against the proposal. airport plan resurfaces City Councilmen authorized City Manager Wayne Matthews last week to look into plans to revitalize an airport proposal abandoned approximately four years ago. Apparently a group is again interested in promoting an airport near Park City. Earlier plans were either abandoned because suitable ground for the facility could not be found or just from lack of interest. Mr. Matthews told The Record that the plans are a long ways down the road and that hehopes to work with Summit County on the project. grant application Helen Alvarez reported to fellow Councilmen last week that an application had been made to Mountainlands Association of Governments for a portion of a $70,000 grant being made available to provide employment within the area. Ms. Alvarez told the Council that those who award the funds apparently look favorable on proposals where students receive school credit for the work generated by the funds and that the City's grant proposal was strong on that point. The proposal could put David Chaplin's high school art classes to work, painting signs to be purchased and used by the City with the funds. The students would receive credit for the work. Also included in the proposal would be the retainment of Utah State landscape architect students who would come up with plans for park landscaping and also for the creation of a trout habitat near the old sewer plant. Those students would also receive credit for the work. |