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Show Centerville, Bountiftil RDA Still At Odds Over UDOT Site By GARY R. BLODGETT Clipper News Editor CENTERVILLE - After 90 minutes of debate and three revised re-vised motions, Centerville City Council agreed to allow site plan development to continue on the proposed Utah Department of Transportation project at 1050 North 1250 West. THE COUNCIL simply could not agree on what restrictions, if any, should be placed on the development -- a project of the Bountiful Redevelopment Agency (RDA). The biggest concern revolved around street improvements --whether --whether or not the RDA should improve both sides of 1250 West, and if so, for what distance and when should the improvements be made. OTHERWISE, the council agreed to four other "stipulations" . placed on the development by the Centerville Planning and Zon-' ing Commission. These were: Landscaping would include 5 percent of the total amount of the development; the parking service would be marked to provide for eight vehicles; there would be a turnout area on the project site : for refueling (of gasoline) for Utah Highway Patrol and other state-owned vehicles; and the RDA would either install or pay $12.50 per lineal foot for installation of a culinary water line the entire length (about 950 feet) of the property. AFTER ONE motion failed for lack of a second and another -motion was withdrawn, it was finally decided that the project would be allowed to proceed with construction until the "stipula-; tions" could be worked out between the council and Bountiful ' RDA officials. Another work session will be held between the two cities before Centerville's next city council meeting on Tuesday. Nov. 6. At that time, the council is expected to have resolved the problems and make a decision on the conditional-use permit which has not yet been issued. I.N DEFENSE of the two cities, the controversy has arisen because of the complexity of issues being decided. Three prior meetings of the two cities and UDOT officials have gotten the project this far. In addition to the street improvements question, developers of the project have voiced a mild complaint about the requirement of providing landscaping over 5 percent of the project site. ROY BOSLEY, developer, told the council that five percent of this project would be approximately 8.500 square feet -- or equivalent to a storage facility large enough to house the state's nine large trucks that will be accommodated at this facility. Mr. Bosley said the area (Industrial Park) does not warrant this much landscaping unless asphalt parking is considered landscaping. land-scaping. He noted that new industries simply cannot afford to spend money for that much landscaping in an industrial park. MAY'OR NEIL Blckburn differed with this opinion. He said there are problems existing in the Industrial Park because of lack of landscaping and we shouldn't allow a state agency (UDOT) to . perpetuate this problem by limiting the landscaping requirements. require-ments. Tom Hardy, Bountiful City Manager representing the RDA last Tuesday night, said the RDA is willing to meet four of the five stipulations. THE RDA has also agreed to develop both sides of 1250 West for about 350 feet -- in front of the project area but the question remains who should develop the remainder of the street, an additional 600 feet. The street needs to be widened and have curb and gutter installed. With the landfill that is needed on the east side, that portion of the project would cost an estimated $20,000 said Mr. Hardy. COUNCILMAN Jerry Jensen said he would also like to see a report from the U.S. Corps of Engineers predicting the possibility of increasing the land in the area to "dryland" if the Great Salt Lake is diked. Presently, most of the land is declared "wetland" and cannot be built on. Thus, with the completion of the street improvements on both sides, it would be possible in the future to develop the adjacent land. But who should pay for it'.' And could future developers be made to pay for the improvement costs if installed now? CENTERVILLE officials say they are treating the RDA like any other developer. Mr. Hardy said there should be some concessions. |