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Thereâs a rezoning request for the block(?) between Lake Wheeler Rd. and Saunders St., and the Planning Commission will start talking about it next week. Atlas Stark, the developer that owns the parcels in question, wants to zone this area into CX-20 (commercial/mixed-use). The Commission originally met to review this application last month, but deferred it to committee to (I assume from preliminary decisions) get more residential units and public benefits out of this project. Theyâll have until Aug. 23 to go back and forth with the developer and make its recommendations.
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I love that thereâs conditions that donât allow self-storage facilities. MORE OF THIS PLEASE.
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Itâs actually pretty standard for a lot of the high-density rezoning requests! The Zimmer property and Smoky Hollow also had this, too, from what I can remember off the top of my head.
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Please tell me they have cut back the hideous Mega Garage. What was it, 11 stories of garage and 5 stories of apartments?
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The Cityâs Dix Edge study is looking at how development should take place in DTS and around Park City South in the mid/long-term. Their latest outreach efforts includes this idea for land use plans, which seems nicer and denser than what we have in the books now:
You can voice your thoughts on what you think about this (and walkability, transit, affordable housing etc.) on their public survey:
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I canât wait to see what this area looks like in 10-15 years.
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There will be quite a lot of waiting unfortunately
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Whatâs up with the residential 120â lot width through the section of land that already holds 100s of apartments. Hopefully they arenât trying to reduce density in future if one of these complexes was redeveloped
Maybe not relative to the current FLUM, though it does add some transitions (instead of dropping from âregional centerâ to âlow density residentialâ as it does now). âThe Neighborhoodsâ designations are not defined in the materials or in prior plans, and defining them by minimum (?) lot width is strange when most of the area is likely to be multifamily?
From the Dix Edge study, a cross section of future Lake Wheeler. They also divulged that there will be traffic circles at Daladams and Hammel drive which seems overkill considering itâs a currently just a one way stop sign
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Roundabouts at seemingly minor intersections are primarily just to keep speeds on the main road down and to give a neighborhood feel instead of a through street
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Theyâre putting one at Hammel due to the forthcoming development happening there from Saunders up to Hammel plus a second outlet from Fuller Heights residents as I recallâŚ?
Makes sense, as long as they donât take up too much space. I liked the idea of LWheeler being a local traffic only street with thru traffic being directed on to Centennial > Western. In that scenario, simpler traffic calming measures like narrow lanes seemed sufficient
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Makes me want to drink a six to understand it. How to complicate something so simple.
I think once the new entrances to Dix Park and the Farmers Market open up, Lake Wheeler is going to get busier, and people trying to turn left out of the side streets may need some assistance. Iâd much rather have roundabouts that keep traffic flowing than traffic lights or stop signs.
I always find the opposition to roundabouts in the US so interesting. Iâve been to countries where you wonât find an intersection (large or small) without one, and they work just fine and result in less stoppage time along the way.
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Its just that people arenât used to it, so they donât like them because itâs different. I agree it makes traffic flow better.
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Remember those weird LLC buying up all that unrelated land across Saunders street from the future Park City South?
Here it is:
Z-60-20 Lake Wheeler Rd, Hammell Dr, S. Saunders St, approximately 7.52 acres
located at 1217, 1215, 1213, 1209, 1205, 1201, 1123 Lake Wheeler Road, 1008, 1009
Hammell Drive, 1048, 1040, 1036, 1030, 1018, 1022 S. Saunders Street
Signed zoning conditions provided on September 9, 2021 limit properties within 100
feet of Lake Wheeler Road south of Hammell Drive to only residential and overnight
lodging above the first floor and would prohibit adult establishments; detention center,
jail or prison; and self-service storage. Proposed conditions would limit residential
dwelling units to 1,200, office use to 600,000 square feet, and retail use to 60,000
square feet; require installation of a City bikeshare station; require installation of public
art; require certain screening of parking structure facades; and require screening of
internal lighting of parking structures.
Current zoning: Residential-6 (R-6) and Industrial Mixed Use â 3 stories (IX-3)
Requested zoning: Commercial Mixed Use â 20 stories â Urban Limited â Conditional
Use (CX-20-UL-CU)
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I just watched a tape of last nightâs council meeting and unless Iâm totally clueless, this zoning request passed. Only one opposed (Cox).
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