Park City Council bans nightly rentals in Meadows Estates and approves special event code changes
July 30, 2020, 3:30 p.m. · Remote electronic meeting (445 Marsac Avenue)
With Council Members Becca Gerber and Nann Worel excused from the regular meeting, the remaining three members approved a ban on nightly rentals in Meadows Estates phases 1A and 1B, special events code changes, a cap and criteria for nightly rental permits in the Western HRL zone, and a revised personnel manual. It agreed to keep car-free Main Street Sundays into October.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Item VIII.4 · City code
Prohibit nightly rentals in Meadows Estates phases 1A and 1B (Ordinance 2020-38)
Approved · 3-0
The council approved the code amendment. Clayton Stuard spoke in support. Council Member Steve Joyce presided as Mayor Pro Tem while the mayor was excused.
Item VIII.3 · City code
Western HRL nightly rental conditional use criteria and 12-unit cap (Ordinance 2020-37)
Approved · 3-0
The council approved the ordinance with an amendment asking the Planning Commission to consider what happens when the cap is reached and whether conditional use permits should expire. No one spoke at the hearing.
Item VIII.2 · City code
Special events land management code amendments (Ordinance 2020-36)
Approved · 3-0
The council approved the amendments; no one spoke at the hearing.
Item VIII.1 · Other
Revised personnel policies and procedures manual (Resolution 17-2020)
Approved · 3-0
The council adopted the revised manual, effective July 30.
Item VIII.5 · Other
Public Art Advisory Board and policies (Resolution 18-2020)
Approved · 3-0
The council approved changes increasing the board from seven to eight members and raising the quorum to five, removing a duplicate sentence.
Item II.1 · Appointment
Recreation Advisory Board appointments
Approved · 3-0
The council appointed Jane Campbell, Mike Cohen, Kraig Moyes and Ed Parigian to terms expiring July 2023.
Item VI · Contract
Consent agenda: Cascadia Partners, Stratton and Bratt landscaping, Kane security
Approved · 3-0
The council approved a second addendum with Cascadia Partners (up to $8,480), a construction agreement with Stratton and Bratt Landscapes for Prospector Avenue and Gold Dust Lane (up to $230,693) and a one-year extension with Kane, LLC Security for transportation and security services (up to $255,501).
- Contract$8,480 to Cascadia Partners, LLC
- Contract$230,693 to Stratton and Bratt Landscapes, LLC
- Contract$255,501 to Kane, LLC Security
Item VII.1 · Other
Special events update: car-free Main Street
Discussed
Council agreed to continue car-free Sundays into October at about $40,000 in additional costs and delegated staff to work with sponsors on feasible mitigated events. The request had been to extend through Oct. 25, add Saturdays and raise the fee waiver limit to $120,000. Council Members Doilney, Henney and Joyce supported an Aug. 1 Saturday activation. No formal vote recorded.
- Budget$40,000
Item VII.2 · Contract
Renewable energy project power purchase agreement
Discussed
Staff presented extending the 2019 Rocky Mountain Power agreement to 20 years (a $26,280 increase) or 25 years ($23,880 increase). Joyce, Doilney and Henney preferred 20 years. No vote recorded.
Item III · Presentation
Hideout annexation of Richardson Flat
Discussed
The mayor said the Town of Hideout's proposed annexation of Richardson Flat conflicts with the Park City annexation declaration boundary and that the city supports repealing the related state law change. No vote.
Item WS · Presentation
COVID-19 update, public safety initiatives and small wireless facilities
Discussed
The health director reported three hospitalizations and a rise in travel-related cases. Police described a $30,000-a-year mental health program to be evaluated after six months. On small wireless facilities, council discussed pole height; Doilney proposed a 25-foot maximum rather than 50. Written comments from about nine residents raised health, aesthetics and pole spacing concerns. No votes.
What residents said
Small cell wireless health concernsNightly rentals
Written comments from about nine residents on small cell wireless facilities raised health concerns, aesthetics, and pole height and spacing; Clayton Stuard supported the Meadows Estates nightly rental ban.