Conceptual site map for the proposed Lost Creek Community Plan, dated January 2026, showing planned land uses, road connections and open space areas along Browns Canyon Road, with a stated buildout maximum of 3,002 units. Photo: Ivory Homes, Lost Creek Community Plan (January 2026)

SUMMIT COUNTY, Utah — A proposal tied to Browns Canyon is now moving primarily through Summit County’s land-use process after the Utah Office of the Lieutenant Governor said it could not accept a request to start a new “preliminary municipality” called Lost Creek.

In a Feb. 5 determination released through GRAMA, the Lieutenant Governor’s Office said it received the Lost Creek feasibility request on Jan. 1, 2026, but could not accept it because two feasibility requests had already been filed statewide that calendar year — the maximum allowed under Utah law.

The feasibility request lists GRR–Lost Creek, LLC and E B R Management, LLC as applicants/owners and identifies Ivory Development President Christopher P. Gamvroulas as the primary contact/sponsor. The filing describes an area of about 490.53 acres and includes a unit table totaling 510 units, including 255 nightly rental units.

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A page from the Lost Creek Community Plan submittal packet illustrates proposed public amenities — including parks, playgrounds, trails and boardwalks — along with a trail cross-section concept. Photo: Ivory Homes (January 2026).

At the same time, Summit County GRAMA records show a separate county track already underway: a proposed development code amendment and community plan seeking to create a new zoning framework called the Lost Creek Community Zone (LCCZ). The county submittal package describes a process that would go through the Snyderville Basin Planning Commission and then the Summit County Council through a development agreement.

In that county community plan, the density analysis totals 407.5 acres and lists a housing range of 2,285 to 3,002 units. The GRAMA records provided do not explain why the state feasibility request lists 510 units while the county plan lists 2,285 to 3,002 units, or why the acreage figures differ.

A draft county ordinance for the proposed LCCZ states that any area rezoned into the district must be within 1 mile of Lost Creek Road and include at least 100 acres. The draft also requires a development agreement that includes at least 10% open space and at least 10% affordable housing, with “affordable” defined as housing costing 30% or less of household income at 80% of the Summit County area median income.

The Lieutenant Governor’s determination letter does not address whether a Lost Creek municipality is feasible or appropriate. It states only that the office could not accept the feasibility request because of the statewide two-request limit for the calendar year.

What’s next: The county documents describe the LCCZ proposal as heading to public review through the Planning Commission and County Council.