Category Archive For "Development"
A New Whole Foods Grocery Across From the Outlet Mall
Perhaps you drive along Landmark Drive, between Walmart and Tanger Outlet and have wondered, “what’s that parking lot on the north side of the street?” Wonder no more. If the developers of the land have their way, you’ll be looking at a new 45,000 square foot Whole Foods Grocery Store, in addition to a couple …
County Considering Expanding Allowed Uses and Square Footage at Old Meacham Jeep Site
On February 25th, the Summit County Council will hold a public hearing to discuss increasing the types of uses and the amount of square footage that is available at the old Meacham Jeep site. Meacham Jeep’s site is now occupied by Professional Care Auto Works and sits on the east edge of the Burt Brothers …
Video of Tuesday’s Meeting on the General Plan
Below are three videos taken during Tuesday’s Snyderville Basin Planning Commission meeting regarding the General Plan. They do a good job of explaining Summit County’s ideas on planning for growth, resident’s opinions, and what the Planning Commissioners took away from the evening’s discussion. If you only have a few minutes of time, we would recommend …
Jeremy Ranch Citizens Demonstrate That You Can Make a Difference
During Tuesday’s Snyderville Basin Planning Commission meeting, regarding the next phase of the General Plan, 200 people filled the Ecker Hill Middle School Auditorium. It is likely 150 to 175 of those people were from Jeremy Ranch. In general, Jeremy Residents were concerned about their neighborhood receiving more development as part of a new concept …
We Live Blogged the Snyderville Basin Meeting on the General Plan Phase 2
We were at Ecker Middle School to cover the Snyderville Basin Planning Commission (SBPC) meeting regarding the General Plan Phase 2. Click read more below to read all the gory details. We will also be posting a video as soon as we can.
There is a Distrust of Summit County Government When it Comes to Development
We’ve followed the Snyderville Basin planning process in great detail for a while. Granted, by many people’s standards across the Basin, who have been here since the 60s, 70s, or 80s, we’ve only been here for a drop in the bucket. That said, we were so upset with some events a few years ago that we began …
Over 2.7 Million Square Feet of Commercial Development Has Been OK’d But Remains Unbuilt in the Basin
As we try to find solutions to balancing growth with our economy here in the Snyderville Basin, we often focus our discussion on homes. Where should we build condos? How many? When? Etc. However, perhaps the more daunting task is looking at commercial development. So far there has been about 7.4 million square feet of commercial …
What the Heck is a TDR? … And Why You Should Care.
If you’ve been following developments regarding the Snyderville Basin General Plan, you may have come across the concept of receiving areas. Receiving areas are parcels of land that are designated to have more building on them than would be normally allowed in order to concentrate development density. The flip side of receiving areas are called sending areas. Sending areas …
We’ll Be Live Blogging Tuesday Night’s General Plan Public Hearing
On Tuesday, the Snyderville Basin Planning Commission will be holding a public hearing to get input on Phase 2 of the Basin’s General Plan. This plan is VERY IMPORTANT as it will likely guide development for the next 25 years. The meeting is at 6PM at Ecker Middle School (they moved it from the Richins …
Part 3: So you don’t like the updated general plan? What are you going to do about it?
In Part 1 and Part 2 of a series of posts about how to voice your opinion over the updated General Plan, we talked about needing to formulate a plan of your own and some advice on how to be most effective when providing your opinion to the Planning Commission and County Council. In this final …
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