Critics slam housing project, Basin Planning Commission

(Park Record) Some homeowners near Old Ranch Road have asked the state Office of the Property Rights Ombudsman to investigate whether a proposed 250-unit residential subdivision would violate land use laws in the Snyderville Basin.

The Stone Ridge project could provide the Park City area with about 65 deed-restricted homes for people earning from 40 to 80 percent of the annual area median income, which is roughly $93,000. The development application is significant because it is one of the first being considered under a set of guidelines meant to encourage the building of affordable housing.

However, the 300-acre Stone Ridge proposal is sandwiched between Silver Summit and Old Ranch Road and is a popular spot for hikers and mountain bikers. Situated near the Swaner EcoCenter, planning officials have struggled to determine whether the project's density and traffic impacts would overrun the rural neighborhood.

"Park City is a city of neighborhoods and Old Ranch Road is the only rural area," said Basin resident Jill Sheinberg, who is against the project.

At a Jan. 12 meeting at the Sheldon Richins Building the Snyderville Basin Planning Commission is scheduled to begin a public input session regarding the Stone Ridge proposal at 6 p.m.

Critics say the neighborhood along Old Ranch Road is not compatible with dense residential development.

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