Park City Council votes against proposal to ban nightly property rentals in Bald Eagle Club

The Condominium Plat as outlined by Summit County Parcel viewer. Photo: Park City Council

The public hearing will address nightly rentals and IADUs in Deer Valley's Bald Eagle Club

UPDATE: On Feb. 1, the Park City Council voted unanimously against a proposal that would have banned nightly property rentals in Deer Valley’s Bald Eagle Club. The proposal would have taken the city’s position on the issue a step further than the Bald Eagle Club’s 2008 prohibition on nightly rentals, which was enacted by its homeowner association bylaws.

Last year, the city council approved a ban on nightly rentals and fractional homes in Park Meadows’ West Ridge subdivision and in Prospector’s Chatham Crossing neighborhood.

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PARK CITY, Utah — The Park City Council is set to hold a significant public hearing on Feb. 1 concerning a proposed amendment to the Land Management Code.

This amendment, primarily pushed by the Bald Eagle Homeowners Association, focuses on the Bald Eagle Club and seeks to prohibit nightly rentals and internal accessory dwelling units (IADUs) in this specific area.

The Bald Eagle Homeowners Association has already prohibited nightly rentals, accessory apartments and IADUs in their governing documents. They are now requesting to align the Land Management Code with these rules. This request first came under review by the Planning Commission on Nov. 29, 2023. The Commission subsequently directed staff to draft findings to support prohibiting nightly rentals to foster full-time residency but advised against the prohibition of IADUs, as it contradicts Goal 8 of the General Plan, which supports housing opportunities for the workforce in neighborhoods.

The Planning Commission has unanimously recommended prohibiting nightly rentals in the Bald Eagle Club. This recommendation highlights the importance of fostering a sense of community and maintaining majority occupancy by full-time residents within neighborhoods.

“The Housing team suggests that while not all neighborhoods are appropriate for Accessory Apartments, they may be appropriate as workforce housing options when close to major employment centers (see objective 8B of the General Plan),” said the staff report. “Although this neighborhood is somewhat geographically isolated and is not within close proximity to transit routes, within half a mile of Bald Eagle Club are three major employers that have an estimated workforce housing deficit of between 125 and 350 beds. Only 3% of housing units in Upper Deer Valley are primary residences. Because of this, options for workforce housing close to employment centers are extremely scarce.”

The Bald Eagle Club comprises 58 detached single-family dwellings in the Upper Deer Valley neighborhood within the Residential Development (RD) Zoning District. Although these are detached single-family dwellings, they are platted as a condominium. The amendment seeks to reflect the Homeowners Association’s rules in the city’s Land Management Code, which currently allows nightly rentals and IADUs as permissible uses in the RD Zoning District.

The public hearing on Feb. 1 could be crucial for the Upper Deer Valley neighborhood, as it could decide the fate of nightly rentals and IADUs in the area. This decision will significantly impact the balance between preserving community stability and providing housing flexibility in a key resort neighborhood.