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Council adopts two east-side development-code changes: limits on contractorsyards and flexible rules for off-site event parking
Summary
The council adopted Ordinance 965 to regulate contractors' yards (2-acre cap, 300-foot buffers, screening and prohibitions) and Ordinance 966 to permit conditional off-site parking for event centers and guest ranches; for 966 the council added amendments requiring permeable surfaces or equivalents, a county-engineer-reviewed drainage plan, and relaxed grade thresholds (minimum 0.5%, average 8%, maximum 10%).
The Summit County Council held public hearings and adopted two amendments to the Eastern Summit County Development Code on Sept. 13.
Ordinance 965 creates specific rules for contractors' yards on the east side of the county in response to recurring problems: a 2-acre maximum for yards, a 300-foot buffer from many residences, screening requirements, dust and mud mitigation, maintenance pads to prevent oil and contamination from seeping into the ground, and prohibitions on burning and waste disposal. Ray from planning explained the rules are…
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