There are sometimes spaces available in the Sandridge parking lots, even when many other spots in the Main Street core are full. The lots are not as convenient as some other options, but they are free and have easy access for drivers on Marsac Avenue. The Park City municipal government owns the land — 2 acres on the edge of the Main Street core — and the ground could become of note as officials conduct an exercise designed to review the status of various tracts of land under city ownership. Mayor Ryan Dickey and the Park City Council could return to the broad topic of housing in August and, eventually, discuss locations that could be further researched for projects and those that could be removed from consideration. It is unclear to what extent the Sandridge lots will be addressed as part of the exercise, but it seems the research could be sweeping in scope rather than specific to a certain location or neighborhood. The Sandridge lots would be an intriguing element of any upcoming discussions about housing possibilities, with the Old Town location and the current status as parking being notable. Any effort by the municipal government to develop housing on the land that the Sandridge lots currently occupy would, with near certainty, attract attention from the immediate neighborhood and from Main Street businesses. People who live or own property in the vicinity of the lots could express worries about the possibility of increased traffic in a tightly packed part of Old Town and, depending on the design, the impact on views. Main Street businesses may question the loss of parking spots available to customers or employees as the lots are developed, though any housing designs could somehow attempt to assuage those concerns. The municipal government, in a 2021 document known as an Affordable Housing Vacant Land Matrix, briefly addressed the Sandridge ground. The document covers whether there are encumbrances attached to the land regarding housing, saying a “small parcel area is dedicated to public parking as part of” the agreement governing development in Empire Pass. The document also lists challenges as being a “deed restriction limiting use to public parking on small area” as well as “neighborhood.” It also notes that a public-private partnership is “possible but with recognized challenges.” The Sandridge land, meanwhile, was a part of discussions that informed the municipal government’s Main Street Area Plan. That plan, dating to late 2024, is meant to boost the competitiveness of the Main Street commercial core. A map included in the recommendations highlighted the Sandridge lots as a potential location for workforce housing. The plan in a section about the Sandridge land describes a goal as being: “Workforce housing will provide both employees and local customers for Main Street businesses, helping businesses stay open all day, year round.” The recommendation states: “Build workforce housing on the Sandridge parking lots.” “A line of low-rise, workforce homes are proposed on the Sandridge Lots, designed to match the scale and character of nearby homes. These homes will help meet the need for Main Street employees to find a place to live near work, and will provide a larger local customer base to help businesses stay open all day, year round. The houses will have parking garages that are accessible from a back lane,” it says. The recommendation adds: “Developers will build this workforce housing as part of their obligations to provide affordable housing under Park City’s land management code.” The upcoming review of municipal lands is planned amid difficult discussions about a concept for a project on city acreage in Bonanza Park that includes a large bloc of workforce or otherwise income-restricted housing. The post Park City housing talks could include Sandridge lots on edge of Main Street core appeared first on Park Record. ...read more read less