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Show Residents Offer Input On Zone Proposal For Historic Districts Around 20 Park City residents resi-dents turned out for a public hearing Wednesday on historic his-toric guidelines and accompanying accom-panying zoning that have been proposed for the city's historic zones. The hearing was held before a joint session of the Historic District Commission and the Park City Planning Commission. Discussion on the revised .zoning proposal for the area was lengthy and there was little time left to review the guidelines prepared by Downing-Leech, a Boulder, Colorado planning firm. In the historic residential zone HR-1 that surrounds the Main St. area the new zoning proposal suggests the minimum lot size for a single family residence be reduced from a lot and a half (37 Vi ft. by 75 ft.) to a single platted Park City lot (25 ft. bv 75 ft.). Two lots or 3,750" sq. ft. would be required to build a duplex and 5,625 sq. ft. for a triplex in the historic area. Planning Director Bill Ligety said the proposal was made to encourage the construction construc-tion of more single family residences. Under the existing lot and a half minimum there is an incentive incen-tive for the property owner to acquire an additional half lot and build a duplex rather than a single family residence. resi-dence. The new zoning is being proposed as a whole in an attempt to preserve the historic integrity and traditional tradi-tional scale of the historic residential area. The proposed reduction in minimum lot sizes from 2,775 to 1,850 was well received by property owners attending the hearing but a floor area ratio restriction was met with some criticism. The ratio attempts to reduce the scale of new construction in historic areas by making the square footage of a building a function of the lot size. The zoning plan proposes a multiplier of .9 which, for simplicity sake, means a residence no larger than 1,800 sq. ft. could be built on a 2,000 sq. ft. lot. The multiplier means a duplex no larger than 3,375 sq. ft. (or 1,687 sq.ft.) could be built on two lots. Some residents argued at the hearing the proposal represented an unfair restriction re-striction of the use of private property. Those speakers felt they should be allowed to build "3,000 sq. ft. per side duplexes" if they want. According to the ordinance, buildings in HR-1 can be no higher than 25 ft. The proposal also attempts to encourage parking behind residences by allowing neighbors to share a common driveway between two houses leading to rear parking. In the historic commercial zone (HCB) which includes Main Street and Swede Alley, a multiplier is also proposed to encourage more compatably scaled buildings in the zone. The proposal suggests a multiplier of four be used which translates to a maximum building of four times the square footage of its underlying lot. Some residents at the hearing felt subterranean levels should not be counted with the rest of a building's mass and other wondered how a balony would be included in the ration. Planners admitted the proposal propo-sal is only in the discussion phase adding some revision will be made. The facades on Main Street buildings, under the propo- sal, can be no higher than 30 ft. but are permitted to rise . at a 45 degree angle to a rear height of 45 ft. The proposal also requires some new buildings to provide off street parking. Currently all Main Street buildings are exempt from Eroviding off street parking ecause ample space was thought to be available in Swede Alley. The new - Eroposal exempts all historic uifdings from providing off street parking. In new construction, floors below grade and the first two above grade are exempt from the requirement. Any building with more than two floors above street level must provide on site off street parking or make similar arrangements for parking at another location. More hearings will be scheduled on the proposals as well as the historic "guidelines. |