The council, meeting live at the Richins Services Building and also electronically, will take up the project at about 4 p.m., for two hours of discussion. It is not scheduled for a decision.
Dakota Pacific Real Estate wants to build 1,100 residential units in a mixed-use development called Park City Junction at Kimball Junction, in the area known as the Tech Center where Skullcandy and the Park City Vistors Center are located. The project calls for more than 1.7M gross square feet of development and also includes office, commercial/retail and hotel space.
County Development Director Pat Putt said the nightly rentals, and all other aspects of the large project, are subject to the direction of the council. He noted that of the 1100 residential units, 336 are deed-restricted workforce units, and over 500 market-rate units. Only long-term rentals would be allowed in those.
Putt said the developers asked for nightly rentals to be allowed in 100 townhomes and 80 condos which are going to be for sale at market rates.
“For the townhomes and condominiums, the request is that they be allowed nightly rentals like other for-sale whole-ownership units in Summit County. No recommendation at this point. The council hasn’t discussed this as an entire body. They will on tomorrow night’s work session. And we’ll see where that discussion leads us.”
Putt said he couldn’t speak to why the applicants want the nightly rentals. But he said they are allowed for homes throughout the county.
“Unless they’re deed-restricted to prohibit it, all residential units in Summit County are eligible for nightly rentals, provided that they obtain the necessary permits including a business license through the county clerk’s office.”
Putt added that the objective at the Wednesday meeting is to have a fairly in-depth discussion about Dakota Pacific, and to bring the council up to date on a project that has evolved.
He said the idea is to prepare the council for a public hearing. It’s scheduled tentatively for November 17th. On that also, Putt said they’re looking for reaction from the council.
