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Summit County Council presses Dakota Pacific for 500-unit cap, tight affordability and traffic guarantees
Summary
At a special Summit County Council meeting, members told Dakota Pacific they would accept up to 500 units with half restricted as affordable (tiered at roughly 40%, 60% and 80% AMI), asked for no nightly rentals, and said phasing must link to UDOT/STIP road funding and approvals.
At a special Summit County Council meeting, council members told Dakota Pacific representatives that the county would find 500 housing units acceptable only with significant affordability controls, traffic mitigation and firm phasing tied to state transportation funding.
The council’s unidentified chair (Speaker 5) opened the discussion by framing the request as an amendment to an existing development agreement, not a request for new entitlements, and said the council’s position is “The number of housing units that would be acceptable to this council would be 500.”
The chair and other council members outlined specifics they wanted included in any amended agreement: roughly half of the units (about 250) restricted as affordable, with that affordable tranche divided into three tiers — approximately 40% AMI, 60% AMI and 80% AMI…
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