Commission approves 27-stall off-site parking for Blue Sky with traffic-mitigation conditions
February 01, 2024 | Eastern Summit County Planning Commission, Summit County Commission and Boards, Summit County, Utah
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The Eastern Summit County Planning Commission approved a conditional-use permit for a 27-stall off-site parking area to serve Blue Sky Ranch, with added conditions requiring documented traffic-mitigation measures developed with Summit County Engineers.
Planning staff described the proposed lot on the former county truck-storage site along Old Lincoln Highway and said a change in the county code allows the commission to reduce required setbacks for parking where a public benefit exists. Staff and commissioners emphasized that any future permanent structures must comply with standard setbacks.
Applicant representatives told the commission the off-site lot is intended to consolidate guest and event parking so that shuttles pick up attendees and transport them to the ranch, reducing parked vehicles in neighborhood streets. The applicant outlined an engineering outline under discussion with county staff, saying: "We would install striping, down the center of Old Lincoln Highway to identify passing zones. We would install shoulder stripes... We would provide miles per hour signage... We would install speed limit pavement markings... and we would install 8 signs to identify passing zones," and noted that those measures were an outline of work with Summit County Engineers.
Commissioners pressed for clearer, verifiable mitigation language. One commissioner said the lot should be allowed to have a zero setback for parking given an existing earth‑tone fence that screens the site but that any structures must meet setbacks. The chair proposed amending the conditions so mitigation measures would include, without limitation, the items the applicant had listed and would be tied to the separate Blue Sky CUP review. The commission accepted that formulation and approved the permit by voice vote.
Staff will document the mitigation outline in the Blue Sky review record and work with the county engineering department on any maintenance or formal agreement needed for long‑term striping and signage upkeep.
The commission did not record a roll-call tally in the transcript; approval was by voice vote at the meeting.
Planning staff described the proposed lot on the former county truck-storage site along Old Lincoln Highway and said a change in the county code allows the commission to reduce required setbacks for parking where a public benefit exists. Staff and commissioners emphasized that any future permanent structures must comply with standard setbacks.
Applicant representatives told the commission the off-site lot is intended to consolidate guest and event parking so that shuttles pick up attendees and transport them to the ranch, reducing parked vehicles in neighborhood streets. The applicant outlined an engineering outline under discussion with county staff, saying: "We would install striping, down the center of Old Lincoln Highway to identify passing zones. We would install shoulder stripes... We would provide miles per hour signage... We would install speed limit pavement markings... and we would install 8 signs to identify passing zones," and noted that those measures were an outline of work with Summit County Engineers.
Commissioners pressed for clearer, verifiable mitigation language. One commissioner said the lot should be allowed to have a zero setback for parking given an existing earth‑tone fence that screens the site but that any structures must meet setbacks. The chair proposed amending the conditions so mitigation measures would include, without limitation, the items the applicant had listed and would be tied to the separate Blue Sky CUP review. The commission accepted that formulation and approved the permit by voice vote.
Staff will document the mitigation outline in the Blue Sky review record and work with the county engineering department on any maintenance or formal agreement needed for long‑term striping and signage upkeep.
The commission did not record a roll-call tally in the transcript; approval was by voice vote at the meeting.
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