As a 25-year owner and taxpayer of Park City, I am against the concept of the City Council and Planning Commission voting to approve giving city property to a developer. I have learned that only after that approval takes place can the citizens and registered voters put forth a referendum, within seven days, requiring the issue to be put on the ballot for a vote.
Not too long ago, the Land Management Code was amended to identify the neighborhoods/areas where interval ownerships are allowed. The entities selling these interval ownerships in single-family neighborhoods were able to change that decision by going to the state Legislature. This means that unless there is a homeowners association prohibiting interval ownership, we can have something that resembles a time share property in single-family neighborhoods, thanks to the state legislators.
At least one of the entities selling this interval ownership “scheme” allows as many as 26 changeovers per year or more among as many as eight owners. Imagine this in a single-family neighborhood.
Even if the City Council and Planning Commission disapprove of the proposed plan by the developers to vacate part of Deer Valley Drive, our state Legislature can, basically, dictate how Park City can make critical decisions about this issue and others that may come up in the future.
In summary, if the citizens and registered voters feel strongly about this and issues that may come up in the future, we will need to do whatever we can to send a message to our state legislators.
Ginny Schulman
Aerie