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.
