GEM Committee responds to gigantic condo project at Nordic Valley

Guest Post by Kimbal Wheatley, GEM Committee Chair

The GEM committee (Growth with Excellence Mandate) decided to defend the Valley against the Conditional Use Permit for a gigantic condo project adjacent to an existing Nordic Valley neighborhood. And make no mistake about it, this building is huge...it is has the square footage of a Walmart super center and is taller than any building from the Valley all the way to I-15. It is double the size of any building permitted in our land use code.

We carefully researched the law and find that our Planning Commission has full authority and obligation to make approval/denial decisions about conditional use permits consistent with our General Plan and Land Use Code (ordinances). GEM has put together a legal framework we hope will empower the Planning Commission to make a decision to deny the condo project in its current form.

Click here to view the legal framework.

Summit Mountain Holding Requests Zoning Changes at Powder Mountain

Important Public Hearings Tuesday Morning at 10 am

We urge you to read the January 1, 2015 issue of the Ogden Valley News which hit newsstands earlier today for more details of a meeting that will be held Tuesday morning, December 23, 2014 @ 10:00 am.

In summary, two public hearings will be held at the Weber County Commission Chambers at the Weber Center in Ogden.

Here are the formal announcements of the Public Hearings, and we will note that the link on the Commission website announcing Public Hearings is blank.  We had to search the regular commission agenda to find notice of the public hearings:

 The Board of Commissioners of Weber County, Utah will hold a regular commission meeting in the Commission Chambers of the Weber Center, 2380 Washington Boulevard, Ogden, Utah, commencing at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, the 23rd day of December 2014.

  2.              Public hearing to consider and take action on a request to amend Title 108

                                  (Standards), Chapter 3 (Cluster Subdivisions) and Title 106 (Subdivisions),

                                  Chapter 2 (Subdivision Standards) of the Weber County Land Use Code.

                                  Presenter: Scott Mendoza

                

                 3.              Public hearing to consider and take action on Zoning Petition ZMA #2014-01 by

                                  Summit Mountain Holding Group L.L.C. to rezone approximately 6,160 acres, at

                                   Powder Mountain Resort, from Commercial Valley Resort Recreation (CVR-1),

                                   Forest Valley-3 (FV-3) and Forest-40 (F-40) to the Ogden Valley Destination and

                                   Recreation Resort Zone (DRR-1).

                                  Presenter: Scott Mendoza

                 4.              Public comments. (Pease limit comments to 3 minutes)

Soon after the public hearings, the commissioners will take action on these important items.

6.              Action on public hearings:

                                 

                                  G2-           Request for approval to amend Title 108 (Standards), Chapter 3

                                                   (Cluster Subdivisions) and Title 106 (Subdivisions), Chapter 2

                                                   (Subdivision Standards) of the Weber County Land Use Code.

                                  G3-           Request for action on Zoning Petition ZMA #2014-01 by Summit

                                                   Mountain Holding Group L.L.C. to  rezone approximately 6,160 acres,

                                                   at Powder Mountain Resort, from Commercial Valley Resort                                                     Recreation   (CVR-1), Forest Valley-3 (FV-3) and Forest-40 (F-40) to the

                                                    Ogden Valley Destination and  Recreation Resort Zone (DRR-1).

There you have it.  With very little notice of the public hearing, the commission will have a public hearing and take action on two important items the same day.

Merry Christmas, our humble readers.

Nordic Valley Seeking Conditional Use Permit For Ogden Valley's Tallest Building

Another important meeting is scheduled for Tuesday evening and there has been very little notice of the big event.

Nordic Valley is seeking approval to construct the tallest building in the valley - a five story condominium project with 54 units and an additional 54 lockouts, for a total of 108 units.

According to a former fire captain, one of the reasons for the current height restriction is the inability of the fire department to reach and fight a tall structure fire.

They are also proposing to pipe the sewage to the Wolf Creek Wolf Creek processing plant, which means 60 or so residents are legally obligated to destroy their septic systems and connect. It appears the rules are not clear about whether or not residents can get exceptions.

Download a full copy of the Ogden Valley December 02, 2014 packet, in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), here. 

The meeting will be held in the Weber County Commission Chambers, 2380 Washington Blvd. 

The meeting will begin at 5:00 p.m. in the order listed below.

1. Minutes:

1. Approval of the September 30, 2014 and October 07, 2014 meeting minutes

2. Petitions, Applications, and Public Hearings:

2.1. Administrative Items:

a. New Business:

1. CUP 2014-29: Consideration and action on a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) application for a condominium project including lockout rooms and allowance to exceed the required 25 feet in building height located at 3567 Nordic Valley Way in Eden, in the Commercial Valley Resort-1 (CVR-1) Zone (Skyline Mountain Base LLC, Applicant)

2.2. Legislative Items:

a. New Business:

1. ZDA 2014-01: Consideration and action on a request to add an addendum to the 2002 Zoning Development Agreement for Wolf Creek Resort (Wolf Creek Stakeholder Members, Applicant)

3. Public Comment for Items not on the Agenda:

4. Remarks from Planning Commissioners:

5. Report of the Planning Director:

6. Remarks from Legal Counsel:

7. Adjourn to Convene to a Work Session:

WS1. Discussion: Ordinance Revision: Title 108, Standards, Chapter 12, Noncomplying Structures and Noncomplying Uses/Parcels

WS2. Discussion: Weber County Land Use Code Revision Process: Main Use, Accessory Use, Main Building, and Accessory Building

Adjournment:

Download a full copy of the Ogden Valley December 02, 2014 packet, in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), here. Packets are available only for the current agenda and approximately thirty days after that date.