Council approves intent to annex multiple Snyderville Basin subdivisions into Service Area 6

The Summit County Council approved a Resolution of Intent (Resolution 2023-1) to annex numerous properties into Summit County Service Area 6, the special service district responsible for urban-style road maintenance and snow removal in the Snyderville Basin. John Angel, Public Works Director, said Service Area 6 exists to account for the higher cost of maintaining subdivision roads and that annexation is the mechanism to make property owners responsible for the appropriate ad valorem assessment.

Angel and staff listed the specific areas proposed for annexation, including Discovery Ridge Phases 1 6, Silver Creek Village, FJ Gilmore Subdivision, Park City Business Center, Liberty Peak (including the Kimbell Junction Transit Center), Marketplace at Silver Creek, and other named subdivisions and commercial parcels. Staff said the county would send notice to property owners and must hold a public hearing within 45 days of adopting the resolution of intent.

Treasurer staff gave illustrative tax figures for the annexation area: an average home value of $706,900, with an estimated annual Service Area 6 levy of $89.42 for a primary residence and $162.59 for a secondary residence. Council members discussed the protest mechanism: if 10% of property owners in the annexation area file timely protests the matter proceeds to a vote of electors in the proposed annexation area.

A motion to approve the resolution was moved and seconded and passed on a voice vote with no recorded opposition. The resolution triggers required notice and a public hearing process; property owners retain the statutory protest rights and the council directed staff to follow the notice schedule in the resolution.