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Show Basin plan changes,, but arguments go on built by the first developer. He noted the plan would not even permit a subdivision septic system that met state health regulations. "It is grossly unfair and probably not legal," he said. Commissioner Lamar Pace said Summit Park was approved, and still had problems with tanks flowing into yards. Commissioner Kass Richins said she sympathized with the critics, and asked that the county attorney review the provision to make sure it was legal. Saunders also spoke up about a provision that restricts commercial areas to up to 70 percent of coverage of the site. In surveying several malls done throughout the country by developer John Price, he said, the coverage was much more, an average of 90 to 92 percent. The Snyderville plan will cut down on parking and be less attractive to customers. "You're going to encourage strip development by not making larger areas viable. It's a post facto moratorium." County commissioner Tom Flinders Flin-ders also said commercial competition competi-tion should be encouraged to bring down high prices in the Park CitySnyderville area. But MacGregor said, "We don't want those kinds of things in Summit County. An Alpha Beta, yes, but I don't like the Alpha Beta in Park City." If a developer doesn't like the plan, he said, "maybe he should find another place." Developer Bob Harrington said, "I live here too. When you have an attitude that's that prejudicial, how can you help us? I wonder if you should be on the planning commission!" commis-sion!" MacGregor said he was one opinion, and the commission was meant to represent all sections of the" county. Harrington added his comments were not meant to be personal. Smith said his staff would research the coverage of commercial projects at other resorts, and would try to have the information next week. by Rick Brough The latest changes in the Snyderville Basin Master Plan will relax requirements for "compatibility" "compati-bility" and prohibit commercial strip development. Summit County Planning Director Jerry Smith presented the revisions in a hearing Tuesday night on the plan, which operates on a new permit system. The meeting was held in Parley's Park Elementary School in Snyderville. Snyder-ville. The "compatibility" section drew less debate than it had at previous sessions, where critics said it was virtually the same system as the county's current zoning method. The plan changes compatibility from an absolute policy (required) to a relative policy (encouraged) and it dropped a color-coded "compatibility "compati-bility map" that outlined use areas. The ban on strip commercial was not questioned, but an argument arose over restrictions on site coverage for commercial projects. Critics also said it was illegal and unfair to require platted subdivisions to hook up to the Snyderville Basin Sewer Improvement District. The next hearing on the plan is set for Feb. 5 at 7:30 p.m. at the Coalville Courthouse. It is hoped this will be a decision session, said Smith. Smith said the new plan will award points to a developer on his project's compatibility. (Under the plan's point system, a project can gain points for providing desirable elements or lose points for undesirable undesir-able elements. The positive points -can be used to gain density.) For a new project, an informal meeting is set by the county and notice is sent to the developer and residents within 1,000 feet of his proposal. (The builder receives an automatic negative score if he fails to attend.) With county staff presiding at the meeting, the developer will present his project, explain its use, and show a sketch plan and details. From this, the staff will prepare a report for the planning commission to use in judging compatibility. Under the revised plan, said Smith, compatibility will be judged by looking at a list ,of;criteria. This list includes items such as impacts on trafficparking, , noise flighting glare, air or water poljutipni, and the character of .vegetation ,,; or historically-valuable sites. For each one, the pian;also suggests solutions to possible problemSnn? i' i qv Summit Park resident Vince De Simone objected, "These are not standards, these are topics." He said more specific engineering guidelines have to be set up. Planning commission chairman Bob MacGregor said Desimone should suggest standards to the county. Smith said the neighborhood meeting was the forum for residents to speak up. But Snyderville resident Bill Ligety said this should not prevent them from later addressing planning commission. Smith told the Record citizens had: that right, but the plan's intent was! to strongly encourage participation! at the neighborhood meetings. On another topic, Hhe plan revisedjj a requirement that new buildings, must have a sewerhook-up to thej Snyderville Sewer District. A newj provision said the requirement does; not apply to unplatted,! individual lots beyond 300 feet bf existing! facilities. hi J But developer TiHy j Saunders objected, since the plan still requires; a hook-up from platted subdivisions.1? He said it in effect puts a moratorium on building far from the iSnyderville lines. '! I "It depends on how you look afy it," said Smith. "We are encouraging encour-aging development in, a timely manner." t Saunders contended that if a' subdivision is built far from other1 connections it must build a long-sewer long-sewer line to the district. Later,, when other projects are built along that line, they merely pay a. connection fee to hook onto the line |
