Snyderville Basin Planning Commission Needs You

Sorry I didn’t notice this sooner but the Snyderville Basin Planning Commission has two vacancies for the next term. Interviews are this Wednesday. While there are no guarantees, I bet you can still get on the interview list. Currently there are 3 people interviewing for 2 positions. The Planning Commission is responsible for probably 80% of …

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Read Our Lips: No New Entitlements

When the most recent Snyderville Basin General Plan was being finalized there was a debate over a section of the plan called Policy 2.3. It states: “Do not approve any new entitlements beyond those permitted by the Development Code until such time that existing entitlements are significantly exhausted, unless the County legislative body first determines that: …

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The New Whole Foods Tap Room Is Likely More Than the Developer Is Indicating

As many people know, a developer wants to restructure a development agreement for an area across from Ruby Tuesdays called “Canyon Corners” in order to put in a new Whole Foods (and other retail). I previously had concerns that the “Tap Room” addition to the grocery store should require the developer to meet both affordable housing requirements and traffic …

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Do You Want an 82 Foot Tall Tower in Kimball Junction?

It appears Verizon Wireless is appealing to the Snyderville Basin Planning Commission for an 80+ foot tower behind Walmart. This will be a monopole type tower and will likely look something like this: That’s a little over two and a half times the allowed upon height of a building in the Basin, but it is …

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Summit County Needs to Treat the New Whole Foods as More Than a Grocer

This week, the Snyderville Basin Planning Commission will hear public comment on the Canyons’s Corner development, which is the parking lot across from Ruby Tuesday’s, near Walmart. The developer wants to put a new Whole Foods grocery and additional retail space on the property. The Planning Commission will be hearing from the public and potentially …

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General Plan Should Keep Language About No New Entitlements

On Wednesday, the Summit County Council held its first public hearing regarding the Snyderville Basin General Plan. The General Plan defines what the citizens of Summit County want to see with regard to development around the Basin. One of the hot-button items in the new plan is section 2.3 which states “Do not approve any …

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Hey Whole Foods, You’re High… I Mean Too High

Next Tuesday, the Snyderville Basin Planning Commission will be looking at a project called Canyon Corners. This is development that was approved a while ago. If you are driving by Walmart towards Ecker Hill Middle School, it’s the parking lot on your right. The developer has changed their plans from a few years ago and …

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