County must play zone defense
Despite what the developer’s PR push has said, the Highland Flats proposal controversy is not about affordable housing. It IS about zoning. The land is currently zoned rural residential, and the density requirements allow the developers to build three units/homes. They were aware of this zoning when they purchased it. They now want the zoning changed to allow them to build 410 units! There are currently 264 homes/lots in the Highland Estates neighborhood with a minimum size of 2/3 of an acre. The developer wants to add 410 (almost double) to what is currently there on less than 40 acres! A lot of thought, time and energy went into zoning all across the county, determining what each community should look like, and how the land should be used. They considered things like sustainability, safety, growth, traffic, available utilities, etc. If every developer that says “affordable housing” is allowed to re-zone any area they want, what is the point of
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Courtesy of the Park City Fire District
A small, kiosk-like coffee shop in Park City suffered extensive damage in a fire on Thursday.
The Park City Fire District said firefighters responded to a report of smoke in the area of Park City Mountain Resort at 6 a.m. A Fire District crew saw the smoke upon arrival at the resort.
Bob Zanetti, the deputy chief of the Fire District, said the structure was fully engulfed by the time firefighters hooked the hoses up to a hydrant. He said it took the firefighters 15 minutes to extinguish the blaze. They spent another 90 minutes at the scene to guard against another flare-up and assist with the investigation.
Courtesy of the Park City Police Department
A vandal or vandals targeted a well-known bronze sculpture of a bear on a bench along Main Street in the middle of January, temporarily leaving the work on its back.
The Franz the Bear piece is located on the Main Street side of a walkway connecting the shopping, dining and entertainment strip and Swede Alley. It is a landmark on Main Street and designates an important route to and from the Old Town transit center.
The Park City Police Department said it received a report about the tipped-over sculpture at 10:40 p.m. on Jan. 14. An image provided by the agency shows the back of the bench on the ground.