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Council continues Snow King ‘subarea 3’ development plans to July 7 after design and pedestrian‑connectivity concerns
Summary
Council continued three development plans for Lots 53, 57 and 58 in the Snow King master plan, directing the applicant to provide additional cross sections, sun studies, and to reconcile sidewalks and landscaping—especially along Lot 57’s east/west transition—before the July 7 meeting.
The Town Council on June 16 continued three development plan applications for Lots 53, 57 and 58 in the Snow King Master Plan, citing unresolved design questions about bulk, scale and pedestrian connectivity.
Planning staff reminded the council that the applications had been reviewed previously by staff and the planning commission and that the master plan is a flexible, design‑guided document. Staff and some neighbors flagged Lot 57 — particularly its southern/eastern building — as the site that raised the most concern because of increased floor area shifted to Lot 57 in a 2019 amendment and because the building placement and massing could create a narrow, canyon‑like condition for adjacent properties and pedestrians.
Council members and members of the planning commission asked the applicant to provide additional, clearer materials showing pedestrian sidewalk continuity, planting/screening options and measured cross sections that compare the current site and the proposed development. Staff and several council members specifically asked the applicant to restore or rework sidewalk connections at the east end of the north and south buildings on Lot 57 while preserving increased landscape screening, and to show how stepbacks, reduced floor area or other design moves would change light penetration and perceived mass.
Applicant teams provided supplemental sun‑study slides and cross sections during the meeting and said they could provide additional, supplemental engineering sections and renderings for the council packet if the council continued the items. The council set an explicit continuance so the public, staff, the planning commission and the applicant could review the additional materials in advance of the next hearing.
Motion language directed staff and the applicant to return to the July 7 town council meeting with the requested supplemental cross sections and sun studies and with proposals for pedestrian connectivity and landscaping on Lot 57. The council discussed whether it should approve Lots 53 and 58 separately, but opted to continue the three applications together for a coordinated resubmittal. The continuance passed unanimously.
Council members emphasized that the master plan allows for larger structures uphill but also requires that new development "fit in with bulk, scale and character" of existing nearby development (Grand View Lodge and Lehi Ridge condominiums). Several council members and commissioners asked for quantitative clarifications — for example, whether sidewalks could be reintroduced without losing required screening, and whether additional stepbacks in the north‑and‑south building faces might increase light and reduce the canyon effect. The council asked staff to work with the applicant to arrive at a clear set of revisions to present July 7.
