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Thursday, July 14, 2016

Legacy Beach Plat Goes Back To Developers

Anita Weston, Reporter
Rich Civic Times

GARDEN CITY, Utah. July 13, 2016. The final plat discussion/approval of Legacy Beach, located at 552 South to 620 South Bear Lake Blvd. was next on the agenda.  This property will become a gated private Planned Unit Development upon completion.  However, the Planning Commission was unable to pass the plans that were presented last week at that meeting.  The members of the Commission recommended that the individuals involved take care of all of the items listed by the City Attorney and City Engineer before any approval could be given.  They felt there were enough items in question that they could not approve this project at that time.  However, if all of the items were resolved before City Council Meeting, the City Council could go ahead and give the final approval.

Zan Murray, the City’s Engineer, did not feel comfortable with the plat in its present form.  He noted that two pieces of property within the subdivision have not yet been transferred into the development.  The dumpster area is not shown on the current plat.  Not all of the parcels are addressed properly.  One property is very small and doesn’t tie any parking with the small proposed cottage. 

Currently it is not clear what property is owned by the individual home owners and what is green space required by the development.  It appears that each owner will have a small lot in front of their home, but this is not made clear on the plat.  Also, it is not clear if the driveways are owned by the homeowner or if they are part of the common areas. 

No one in the City has yet received a copy of the CC&R’s that are required for the project.  They need to be made available to the City so that they can be read, recorded, and checked to make sure they follow City requirements.  There are some locations that don’t appear to have an easy access to the dwellings in that area. 

Murray also noted that he had not had access to any of the construction drawings.  He was concerned with the storm pond, the common areas, the private and/or public roads and utilities.  Currently, it is not possible to know if the City and/or the County can go into the subdivision to maintain the sewer system, the sanitation system, and the water system. 

Don White, the Legacy representative, noted that waiting until August would be a real burden for the subdivision.  That doesn’t allow much time to make any progress on the PUD.  He also indicated that most of the items the City needs have been completed.  He didn’t know why they had not been given to the City.  The City Engineer noted that he will be leaving on vacation in the next week or so.  He will put himself out to work with the PUD if they get the necessary information to him on Friday.  He will set aside time to work with the developers in his office on Monday.  He will then put in the required time to go over everything and make sure the list of items has been checked and hopefully completed before he leaves.  If they can do that, he will work with them.  That means they can hold a special City Council Meeting and move forward.  If everything isn’t complete, however, the PUD will have to wait until the meeting in August for final approval.

Murray noted that the PUD could go ahead and put in the pillars along the roadside for the fence that will be built.  He also noted that they could dig the hole for the clubhouse, but they were not to pour any cement or go any further than that until final approval is given.


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