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Show Planners Hear Deer Valley Changes Proponents of the mammoth Deer Valley development appeared ap-peared before the Planning Commission last Wednesday evening to formally present revised master plans whi'h contained "three or four minor changes." Principal changes include eliminating the approximately 140 acre golf course site in Deer Valley and a substantial shift from condominiums to single family residences throughout most of the development. Jack Johnson, whose engineering engi-neering firm designed the project, told commissioners that they proposed to eliminate the golf course and replace it with a major sports facility and equestrian eques-trian center. "We feel that with the Jack Nicklaus course, demand for a golf course in Deer Valley is substantially reduced," reduc-ed," said Mr. Johnson. "We also feel that the proposed sports facility and equestrian center will better serve the needs of the entire community because it can serve many more people than a golf course." Because of what Royal Street Land Company, developers, of the project, perceived as an increased demand for single opposed to multi family residences, resi-dences, Jack Johnson explained that they had included more single family dwellings in the revised plan, but that they represented no increase in the density of the. project as a whole. "Despite the changes," said Johnson, "we still have 1,815 total units which, with the addition of 180 employee housing units, brings it to. 1,995 total units." City Planner David Preece, however maintained through his calculations, he found an increase of approximately 130 units in the revised plan and furthermore could find no record of the Planning Commission Commis-sion accepting a total of 1,815 units as being the definitive density of the project. Commission Commis-sion Chairman Burnis Watts indicated his desire to see the "differential resolved" and requested a complete comparison compari-son of the original with revised plans to be accomplished as soon as possible. "I would like to see the old superimposed on the new so we can see exactly where the changes occur," he said. Not including any changes in density, Commissioner Greg , Lawson questioned the reduction reduc-tion of overall open space caused primarily by eliminating the golf course. "I can't help questioning the same density with less open space," said Lawson. Jack Johnson admitted that public open space had been reduced by approximately 25 percent. Warren King, President Presi-dent of Royal Street Land Company, defended the reduction reduc-tion saying, "We have 5,000 acres and we want to build 2,000 units. What's open space?" The City Planner later told the Record that he had a hard time accepting hillsides and ski runs as open space and accordingly placed the reduction as much as 45 opposed to 25 percent. Preece also questioned the addition of more single family units as it applies to the overall demand for water. He maintained maintain-ed that single family residences use more water than condominiums condomi-niums because they are con-" con-" stantly occupied. The developers develop-ers however maintained that there was no evidence to - support that fact and that the water question was a matter of speculation. Although its approval must come after the Commission approves the overall revised development plan, the proposed American Flag Community was briefly discussed. Plans for American Flag sho at 91 single family lot subdivision located on the slopes in the western portion of Deer Valley. Finally, local resident Sally Bolton expressed her concern over the impact the proposed development will have on already congested Park Avenue. "If we're growing so fast, we should first decide how to handle the traffic until the new highway is put in," she said. David Preece admitted that the new highway could be three to four years off and suggested that a traffic study be done pertaining to the Deer Valley development and its impact on existing City streets particularly particu-larly Park Avenue. |