The Park City Planning Commission will take community input Wednesday on a proposal by Deer Valley Resort to build a six-passenger lift and additional ski runs.
The commission will open a hearing and take public comments but there will not be a presentation from staff or discussion by the commissioners, according to Clayton Scrivner, Park City Municipal’s communications manager.
The commission will continue the hearing to allow Deer Valley to compile updated materials. A planning staff report recommends scheduling the matter for May 22.
Deer Valley is asking for a conditional use permit to construct a new six-passenger 0.56-mile-long ski lift on Park Peak between Bald Mountain Peak and Flagstaff Peak. The lift, currently known as Lift 7, would provide access to beginner terrain at the resort’s higher elevations.
The resort’s permit application, which was submitted in November, also seeks approval for 4.62 miles of new ski runs; an 8,483-square-foot terminal and accompanying building for storage; and a 375-square-foot operator house.
Planning commissioners have raised concerns about wildlife and how the lift would fit with a broader plan for gondolas.
A previous hearing with public comment likewise included concerns about wildlife, as well as others, such as former Olympian Ted Ligety, speaking strongly in favor of building the lift.
This is the only new lift subject to approval from Park City. The rest of the lifts serving 2,700 acres of new terrain are controlled by the state Military Installation Development Authority in Wasatch County, and have their approvals secured.