The Jeremy Ranch neighborhood could see an improved playground or park space, retail businesses, a new fire station and up to 210 residential units on 17 acres based on the latest proposal for the property.Summit County Community Development Department staff presented the details in late September as an updated version of the request for proposals soliciting potential development on the Cline Dahle and Fire Station 35 properties. Although members of the County Council seemed overall supportive of the concept, they weren’t quite ready to finalize the draft until there were more detailed discussions about the county’s affordable housing goals. The County Council planned to do so during its retreat last week.Jeff Jones, the county’s economic development and housing director, concluded the total density was feasible based on eliminating 30% of the land for setbacks and street coverage, reducing the developable land to about 12 acres. Another 1.5 acres was taken out of the equation as the site of a new fire station, and 1.25 acres was counted as green space within the development.The remaining 9 acres would be divided. About half of the land could be rezoned to allow for 32 units per acre and house the majority of the residences. The remaining acreage would be about 12 units per acre with about 50 total attached townhomes or for-sale products. Around 4,200 square feet have been allocated for office or civic spaces.“One of the things we’re trying to do on the site is to push people towards using the neighborhood mixed-use zone,” Jones said. This zone allows for a mix of residential uses based on feedback from county councilors that they want to accommodate government and hospital workers as well as other essential personnel within the community. Neighborhood mixed-use zones have a 50% affordable housing obligation and allow buildings to be 45 feet high.The average AMI in Summit County is $153,000. Jones said less than 5% of Summit County residents earn between 0-30% of the area median income and just under 21% earn between 80-120%, which is between $122,400 and $183,600 for a family of four. The majority of the community is in the 30-50% and 50-80% AMI range, with about 40% in each respective category. That’s based on 258 occupations in the community.However, Summit County hasn’t established specific affordable housing goals such as the percentage of its workforce it wants to house and members of the County Council were hesitant about setting a quota for the Cline Dahle without having done so.  County Councilor Chris Robinson thought the 210 number was on the low end, and he favored building condominiums on the small site rather than townhomes.“I would rather let the design drive how much buildable area we have instead of artificially saying that it’s a 30% loss here. … It’s a great place holder but I wouldn’t want it to be used to limit what can be built until we actually have it laid out,” Robinson said.  “I view this Cline Dahle piece as one of the few parcels where, if the council has a goal of creating more affordable housing, this is a place to do it. I think the council is split-minded on how much affordable housing it wants.”Robinson was also concerned about other details of the plan, such as what happens with the land. The county could sell it, establish a ground leash, dive into a true private-public partnership or charge a fee for development services. He wanted a potential developer to present options for each setup.County Councilor Canice Harte emphasized the need to help support the Park City Fire District and said there are opportunities to create a mix of uses on the site beyond housing.Jones laid out the 10 sections included in the request for proposals after much back and forth between county councilors over the summer: the invitation, project summary, county participation, project priorities, submission, evaluation and selection processes, schedule, details and other technical information including a stipulation that the county may walk away at any time in the process.Housing, as well as mobility, sustainability, site planning/architecture and Fire Station 35, have been identified as the key priorities of the project. The RFP lists minimum expectations for the site with bonus points awarded for “visionary outcomes.” A project will be selected based on how high it scores.The entire Cline Dahle parcel is about 30 acres, but only about half that can be developed because East Canyon Creek runs through the site. Possibilities for the land have included retail and transit opportunities, natural spaces and community gathering places. Jones is expected to return to the County Council with a completed document soon. The current timeline would accept proposals until mid-November. The submissions could be reviewed by Thanksgiving with a potential project selected before the end of the year. Construction could start as soon as the spring.The post Summit County’s vision for Cline Dahle site includes up to 210 units appeared first on Park Record.