Park City Council adopts new affordable housing guidelines with 80 percent income limit and allocates CARES funds
November 12, 2020, 4:00 p.m. · Remote electronic meeting (445 Marsac Avenue)
The council replaced its 2017 affordable housing resolution, lowering the income limit from 100 to 80 percent of area median income and raising the multifamily housing requirement from 15 to 20 percent, and approved a fiscal 2021 budget adjustment allocating CARES Act funds. All votes were 5-0.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Affordable housing guidelines and standards (Resolution 25-2020) | Approved · 5-0 |
| Fiscal 2021 budget adjustment (Ordinance 2020-47) | Approved · 5-0 |
| Consent agenda: mediation services and artwork deaccession | Approved · 5-0 |
Agenda, item by item
Item NB 1 · City code
Affordable housing guidelines and standards (Resolution 25-2020)
Approved · 5-0
The council repealed and replaced Resolution 03-2017. Changes include the 80 percent income limit, updated renter and buyer criteria, clearer long-term rental rules for deed-restricted units, a multifamily requirement of 20 percent, a 25 percent cap on deed restrictions on existing units and updated carbon footprint requirements. Amendments made net zero energy performance 'required' rather than 'encouraged', and removed a sentence on seasonal lodge employee housing and section 9(H). No one spoke at the hearing.
Item OB 2 · Budget
Fiscal 2021 budget adjustment (Ordinance 2020-47)
Approved · 5-0
The council approved allocation of the remaining CARES Act funds: of $3,433,253 total, $1,040,115 spent to date and $2,200,000 to the grant program, leaving $193,138 for internal use. Proposed uses include IT ($115,000), engineering ($50,000), variable message signs ($30,000), building maintenance ($28,750), cleaning and sanitizing supplies, library Wi-Fi ($9,700) and police ($9,043).
- Grant$3.43 million
- Budget$192,493
Item Consent · Contract
Consent agenda: mediation services and artwork deaccession
Approved · 5-0
The council approved a two-year mediation services agreement with Mountain Mediation Center (up to $30,000, with an optional two-year term) and the deaccession of the Gravity & Gear artwork at PC MARC.
- Contract$30,000 to Mountain Mediation Center
Item OB 1 · Presentation
CARES Act funding update
Discussed
The city received $2.2 million for grants and 40 nonprofit and 136 small business applications. Small business was redefined as up to 60 full-time employees; members preferred many small grants over fewer large ones and gave nightly rentals lower priority. Checks were expected the following Friday. No vote.
Item WS 1 · Presentation
Park City Cemetery
Discussed
Only 13 residential burial plots remain; staff proposed hiring a landscape architect for a master plan. Council agreed by consensus. Sonar found disturbances in Parcel B, where staff hopes to place a memorial for Chinese and other immigrant mine workers.
Item WS 2 · Presentation
Zero waste
Discussed
Staff presented a carbon calculator, climate action planning, an electrified transportation study and tools including a waste reduction ordinance and waste district. Council asked staff to speed the timeline; Council Members Tim Henney and Becca Gerber volunteered to meet with the county council.
What residents said
Zero wasteCemetery plot policy
Residents spoke in favor of a zero waste district and ordinance and glass recycling; Rob Deyerberg questioned the cemetery 'immediate need' policy and asked for first-come, first-served.