Developer outlines updated Klein Dolly site plan emphasizing public roads, more on‑lot parking

Columbus Pacific project manager Tony Tyler presented an updated site plan for the Klein Dolly property to the Summit County Council on Sept. 17, describing design changes to address parking, street layout and waste collection while retaining the previously proposed allocation of a parcel for the Park City Fire District and a recreation parcel for a future rec center.

Tyler said the residential portion would remain roughly 97 lots containing about 172 total housing units — a mix that includes 25 fourplex apartment configurations targeted to income tiers (30, 60 and 80 percent AMI) plus 72 single‑family lots, some of which Columbus Pacific expects to reserve for nonprofit partners such as Habitat or Mountainlands Community Housing Trust for restricted, for‑sale affordable homes.

The developer reported major design revisions driven by parking concerns raised informally by industry peers, contractors and community members. Columbus Pacific’s new preferred layout moves resident parking onto individual lots rather than relying primarily on on‑street stalls; it keeps guest on‑street parking in limited locations and creates a two‑tier street network of wider “primary” streets (50‑foot right of way, parking on one side) and narrower “secondary” streets (40‑foot right of way, no resident street parking) with sidewalks on both sides.

Tyler emphasized avoiding a homeowner association to reduce recurring administrative costs for residents; instead, he said the developer proposes dedicating roadways as public streets maintained by the county to shift snow‑removal and maintenance obligations to public works paid through property taxes. He described a range of parking options — from on‑lot surface stalls to optional carports or garages that owners could add over time — and noted the economics for rental buildings where landlords may prefer covered parking because rent caps limit operating income.

As part of the design review, Columbus Pacific presented compact‑lot case studies, notably Los Angeles County’s compact lot subdivision rules adopted in 2020, to illustrate driveway clustering, stoops and the importance of curb length reserved for waste and recycling receptacles. Tyler said the team modeled alleyway and back‑alley access options and multiple lot depths to vary home forms and “create an organic” neighborhood feel rather than a uniform tract.

Tyler also said the developer is exploring modular construction as a possible building method, including the short‑term idea of placing a modular model home on site for demonstration and public tours. He described ongoing coordination with county staff and potential partners (Park City Fire District, Mason Rec/FACE & Rec, Habitat, Mountainlands) and said next steps include finalizing a development agreement, confirming unit mix and deed restrictions, assessing whether the project is a candidate for a tax increment financing (TIF) district, and processing the subdivision plat as a priority.

Council members asked about snow removal, waste/recycling logistics and whether the primary and secondary streets would be public. Tyler replied that primary and secondary roads are intended to be dedicated public right‑of‑way maintained by the county and that the trail shown would be a soft‑surface trail without required winter plowing; he said homeowners would maintain individual driveways and yards while public works would maintain streets. Councilors flagged snow storage and routine winter impacts as recurring public concerns that will likely be raised again during planning and public hearings.

Tyler closed by asking the council to confirm the unit mix and indicated the developer was working on a subdivision plat to fix parcel boundaries for the fire district and rec district parcels and to move the project into the formal public engagement and rezone process.