Garden City Planning and Zoning Meeting

Anita Weston, Reporter
Rich Civic Times

GARDEN CITY, Utah. September 4, 2013.  The following members of the Committee were present: Lance Bourn, Duane Gifford, Jim Hanzelk, Susan House, Mike Schiess, Chuck Stocking, Jim Stone, and Danny White. Jim Hanzelk has been placed on the Committee to represent those individuals who live on the lakeshore.  He does not have voting power, but can present part-timers concerns to the City, and help the City to come up with ideas and helps for those who are not in the area all the time.

 

A request for the passing of the conceptual plan for Water’s Edge was the first item of business.  Water’s Edge has been broken into five phases.  Phase I will be the building of the hotel along with the required parking for that facility as well as about half of the amenities for the entire project.   The hotel will be on the south side of the subdivision. 

Phase II will be the commercial area.  There will be three buildings.  The largest is approximately 19,000 square feet.  The other two are each about 13,000 square feet.  Parking for these buildings will be built in this phase as well and will be on the east side of these buildings.  Construction will begin on the south end moving north so that existing businesses will be allowed to carry on their businesses until construction moves that far north.  They will then be demolished and a new building will take their place.

Phase III will be the building of the condos along with the required parking for these buildings. 

Phases IV and V will be all kinds of finish up items to make sure everything are complete and ready to go.

The wet lands will remain and may require some upkeep.  The green space requirement will be met.  Sidewalks may be needed in several areas. 

The City’s Engineer from JUB indicated that he had been in touch with UDOT and that a traffic study will be required.  He recommended that the Committee not accept the conceptual plan until him along with Danny White, the engineer for Water’s Edge, and Water’s Edge’s contractor meet with UDOT and get some idea of what they are going to require.  It was noted that the State of Utah has moved the construction date for the bypass road on Third West until 2018.  That means there will not be an alternate route available for at least four or five years. 

Pedestrian traffic should also be considered.  The road most frequently used by people attempting to get to the beach is 150 South.  Perhaps sidewalks and more clearly defined walking paths need to be determined. 

Storm water may be a problem.  With up to 50% asphalt in the area, there may be a problem with water runoff that will pollute the lake.  Catch basins may be needed to make sure runoff water is clarified prior to going into the lake.  Also a delineation of the actual wetlands on this property needs to be obtained from the Army Corp. of Engineers prior to approval of the conceptual plan. 

Culinary water needs to be considered.  The required amounts need to be determined in order to make sure that the City can handle this much demand.  Currently, there is no public access to this portion of the beach.  However, everyone should have a way to get to the lake whether it be through some private areas or other means.    

The Committee decided that some of these matters need to be taken care prior to accepting the current conceptual plan. 

The Committee decided that the City should follow the HOA requirements when it comes to short term rentals.  If they are not allowed in the subdivision, the city should not be giving them a permit for a short term rental.  A public hearing will need to be held concerning this item prior to writing an ordinance for this requirement. 

No suggestions were made concerning neighborhoods in the downtown in dealing with short term rentals. 

Danny White requested the members of the Planning and Zoning Committee go over the suggested update on the City’s General Plan and make suggestions.  A comment was made that one of the goals of general plan was to build and strengthen neighborhoods while short term rentals are currently destroying them.    The Committee did approve the changes that have been suggested to the General Plan. 

Pickleville Commons is currently missing several approvals.  Permitted use was granted but several necessary steps have been missed.  This project has been red flagged.