Bonanza Park development review pushed back as plans undergo design revisions

PARK CITY, Utah — The proposed redevelopment of Park City’s Bonanza Park Five-Acre Site has been delayed again, with the Brinshore Development team requesting a continuance for the scheduled Oct. 14 planning review.

In an email to planning commission, development team member Stephen Swisher said design revisions that their team is considering in response to commission feedback will “require additional time for the architects and engineers to produce.

Swisher also noted that “City Council has requested an update on the revision in-progress prior to submitting them to the Planning Commission.”

Park City planning staff approved the applicant’s request to postpone the hearing, according to a staff report prepared for the commission. No project review is scheduled for Wednesday’s meeting, though the commission will hold the previously planned public hearing on the development proposal.

The postponement pushes back a review that was expected to bring the project closer to a Planning Commission decision. The commission held public hearings on the proposal in July and August, followed by a Sept. 9 work session to review updated plans addressing building heights, parking, and transportation.

The project remains under review, and the commission has not taken final action on the applications.

A project years in the making

The roughly 5-acre city-owned site sits on the southwest corner of Bonanza Drive and Kearns Boulevard. Park City purchased the property in 2017 and has spent the past years working through different iterations of redevelopment plans.

The current proposal would transform the site into a mixed-use development with 106 residential units, including 88 deed-restricted affordable units, along with 32,581 square feet of commercial space, arts facilities, community gathering areas, a child care center, and underground parking.

The project has faced a series of Planning Commission reviews focused on building height, parking, traffic, and other land-use requirements. It’s also been the subject of a public campaign led by PLACE PC to scrap the proposal and prioritize open space.

Planning staff approved the continuance request under the city’s Land Management Code, which allows staff to approve an applicant’s written request for a hearing continuance up to two times, as long as it is submitted at least seven days in advance and supported by reasonable cause.

Staff determined the request was in line with the code, noting that the additional time would allow Brinshore to respond to commissioners’ requests for information and update City Council.

The city has not announced a new date for the Planning Commission’s next review of the proposal.