The Park City Planning Commission on Wednesday delayed a key decision regarding a proposal to redevelop one corner of an important intersection.
Chicago-based Singerman Real Estate wants to demolish The DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Park City — The Yarrow and then rebuild at the location, at the intersection of Park Avenue and Kearns Boulevard.
The firm wants to secure an exception to the City Hall rules regulating building height at the location. The design envisions a height of slightly less than 45 feet at the corner of Park Avenue and Kearns Boulevard, stepping up from 35 feet that would also be part of the design at the corner. The designs also call for certain other locations along Kearns Boulevard to reach 43 feet in height.
The City Hall zoning attached to the land limits the height of buildings to 35 feet. City Hall is processing the proposal as a master planned development. Under the rules of that sort of application, a developer is allowed to seek an exception to the height limits. That decision would be based on an analysis specific to the location.
The panel as the meeting approached appeared poised to cast a Yea or Nay vote, but instead held a lengthy discussion before opting to push the decision to at least Sept. 11. Members of the Planning Commission addressed issues like a desire for additional landscaping and buffers, and whether the project includes an adequate amount of open space.
The Planning Commission received approximately 20 minutes of testimony overwhelmingly in support of the proposal.