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Council approves rezoning and final plat for The Glen at Park City after resident objections
Summary
Council approved a zoning change (R-2 to R-3) and the final plat for The Glen at Park City, allowing 46 duplex lots on roughly 15 acres. Nearby residents urged denial or added buffering and a construction debris plan; council votes met the supermajority threshold required by protest petitions.
The Park City Council voted July 28 to rezone approximately 15 acres north of 53rd Street North and east of Hydraulic Avenue from R-2 (single-family) to R-3 (multi-family) and to approve the final plat for The Glen at Park City, a proposed duplex subdivision with 46 lots.
Staff told the council the owner (LMMI LLC) and agent (PEC) submitted a zone-change application and associated preliminary plat for the 15-acre property. Staff outlined conditions recommended for approval — including implementation of an approved landscape plan, limiting uses on the subject property to two-family residential in addition to R-2 permitted uses, and several architectural guidelines (a minimum of three distinct two-family floor plans; varied exterior colors and enhanced street-facing architectural elements). Planning Commission recommended approval after adding architectural guidelines and use restrictions. Staff also noted that four property owners filed five valid protest petitions that exceeded the 20% threshold and therefore required a 0.75 supermajority vote by the council to approve.
During deliberations Councilmember Charles Schwenke said he had reviewed the case and planned to support the change, citing similar zoning next door and fire-department approval. Troy Hill moved to approve the ordinance (referenced in the record as "12 46 - 2026"), Brandy Bailey seconded, and the roll call showed all present voting "aye." The motion passed 7-0, satisfying the supermajority requirement.
The council then considered the final plat for the Glen addition, which staff described as a loop street with one connection to 53rd Street North and revised utility and fire-access details to address fire district comments. Two residents who signed up to speak urged additional protections: Charles Weddle, a longtime adjacent landowner, asked the council to deny the project or require a concrete sound wall or other buffer because the site sits near industrial properties and has only one entrance; Weddle told the council, "I don't believe this is the right location for high density residential development." Dan Govert, president of the Lakewood Hills Homeowners Association, requested that a construction debris containment plan and a posted site contact be required as a condition, saying past projects had left debris across adjacent properties and asking that the developer bear cleanup costs if they fail to maintain containment.
After public comment the council voted on the final plat: motion by Charles Schwenke, seconded by Jim Schrader; the plat was approved 6-0.
Staff listed six conditions for final plat approval including a 60-foot right-of-way along 53rd Street North, correction of county surveyor comments prior to recordation, updated drainage and grading plans, financial guarantees for public improvements, coordination with utilities for easements, and the landowner's responsibility for any required utility relocation.
