The three members of the Park City Appeal Panel completed their review of a Planning Commission determination that the sensitive lands boundary does not cross the property at 220 King Road and canceled their session scheduled for Monday.
This clears another hurdle for Matthew and Tatiana Prince to build their new home approved Feb. 14 by the Planning Commission. Next up is a historic design review of the plans for a large house overlooking Old Town tentatively scheduled for noon Aug. 15 at City Hall. This will be an administrative decision and include another public hearing.
A last-minute letter from Justin Keys, the attorney for nextdoor neighbors Eric and Susan Hermann, this past Monday questioned the accuracy of the Planning Commission’s determination June 27 that the boundary line does not cross the Prince’s property. This might have affected a corner of a home office in the plans for the home. The Appeal Panel on April 30 rejected all but this point of the appeal of the Planning Commission’s overall approval on Valentine’s Day of the plans.
Panel chair Adam Strachan said Monday he wanted to make sure he reviewed the record before signing off, and members Matthew Day and Esteban Nunez agreed.
On Friday afternoon, the city announced the meeting was off. In essence, Appeal Panel members completed reviewing minutes, the audio recording and record of decision, finding the Planning Commission’s work up to snuff.
Meantime, demolition of the two homes on the property began this week.
The city said the issuance of a demolition permit July 11 for the work “has no bearing on any future land use determinations, approvals, or actions.”
Plans for the new home still face the historic design review before final city approval. The design of the structure is tailored more toward historic mining structures than residences. The Planning Commission’s approval only came after the Princes agreed to break up a long roof line with a raised portion of the roof.
The new home would have 7,500 square feet of living space, 6,000 square feet of unfinished basement space and be slightly lower than the previous homes on the property. The 1.3 acre property in the Sweeney Master Planning District of larger houses overlooks the historic district that it overlays, complicating the Planning Commission’s work with contrasting zoning rules, the master planning district, and plat instructions for the properties in the Treasure Hill subdivision.
The Princes own The Park Record.