Council annexes 0.94-acre Thaynes parcel with 7,500 sq ft cap and continues Main Street Area Plan
December 19, 2024
The council annexed a 0.94-acre Thaynes parcel for one home with a 7,500 square foot cap and no nightly rentals, approved the 2025 Sundance plan and named a dog park. It continued the Main Street Area Plan to January after about two dozen speakers. Work sessions covered the Treasure Hill easement and the Woodside senior center.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Treasure Hill conservation easement (work session) | Discussed |
| Woodside Park senior center and housing project (work session) | Discussed |
| Naming the dog park the Ian Weinman Legacy Dog Park (Resolution 31-2024) | Approved · 5-0 |
| Consent agenda: FY2024 financial report and Sundance licenses | Approved · 5-0 |
| 2025 Sundance Film Festival supplemental plan and amended level five special event permit | Approved · 5-0 |
| Annexation of a 0.94-acre parcel in Thaynes (Ordinance 2024-22) | Approved with conditions · 5-0 |
| Main Street Area Plan | Continued |
Agenda, item by item
Other
Treasure Hill conservation easement (work session)
Discussed
Staff and the Summit Land Conservancy CEO presented removal of patio stones, stone stairs and secondary access stairs that encroach. Council consensus supported removal. Members then debated landscaping and the conservancy role: Council Member Dickey said the conservancy should not approve ski run or lift changes; Council Member Ciraco wanted specific notice to the conservancy; Mayor Worel summarized majority support for stronger language giving the easement holder a defined process while final authority rests with Park City. Council Members Parigian and Rubell asked that the language return to council. Speakers Dana Williams and John Stafsholt argued the changes undercut the conservancy role. No vote.
Development
Woodside Park senior center and housing project (work session)
Discussed
Staff, Park City Seniors and KTGY presented a third version after about 10 years of work. Seniors requested 15,000 square feet; the affordable master planned development caps the building at 10,000. Council Member Dickey cited an estimate of about $10 million for a senior center alone at $1,000 a square foot. Council Member Toly would not go below 10,000 square feet and Council Member Parigian leaned toward 7,000 to 10,000. Mayor Worel said Summit County has committed no money. Continued to January 9.
Item II.2 · Parks
Naming the dog park the Ian Weinman Legacy Dog Park (Resolution 31-2024)
Approved · 5-0
The council named the city's first dog park, opened in 2008, and directed a landscaping plan through the city manager for the 2026 budget.
Item V · Other
Consent agenda: FY2024 financial report and Sundance licenses
Approved · 5-0
The council accepted the FY2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report and approved Type 2 convention sales and temporary alcoholic beverage licenses for the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.
Item VI.1 · Other
2025 Sundance Film Festival supplemental plan and amended level five special event permit
Approved · 5-0
The council approved the plan, which includes venue changes and new sponsors along with transit, drop-off, parking and outreach measures. No one spoke at the hearing.
Item VI.2 · Annexation
Annexation of a 0.94-acre parcel in Thaynes (Ordinance 2024-22)
Approved with conditions · 5-0
The council annexed parcel SS-104-B (PL-23-05882) and zoned it Single Family with the Sensitive Land Overlay for one single-family home with an affordable accessory apartment. The original plan had three lots. Terms: no nightly rentals permanently, gross floor area capped at 7,500 square feet (adjacent lots average about 5,779), second floor limited to 35% of gross floor area, height limited to 25 feet, and a sidewalk and 10-foot public easement. Neighbors had raised safety concerns about the S-curve on Iron Canyon Drive. Council Member Dickey said the parcel could otherwise have had more intensive development. No one spoke at the hearing.
- Acres: 0.94
- Zone: Single Family with Sensitive Land Overlay
Item VIII.1 · General plan
Main Street Area Plan
Continued
Staff and consultants asked the council to rank Main Street as a city priority and direct staff to study concepts; individual projects would need separate approvals. Zions said the plan would not use existing taxpayer money. Council Member Parigian was not comfortable approving a plan without quantitative analysis and preferred starting with transportation and pedestrian improvements; Rubell noted no community consensus and wanted pedestrian and circulation work first; Toly and Ciraco supported moving forward on pedestrian and transportation work; Dickey would adopt it as direction to staff. Twenty-one speakers were split, with business owners and residents raising parking removal, building height, a gondola at the Brew Pub lot and historic character, and others supporting pedestrianization. The council continued the item to January 2025 by consensus, with no formal vote.
Item VII · Presentation
Presentation by Representative-Elect Mike Kennedy
Discussed
The mayor introduced the representative-elect and the council discussed the 2034 Winter Olympics and infrastructure.
What residents said
Main Street plan scale and parkingSenior center sizeTreasure Hill easement oversightIron Canyon Drive safety
Speakers on the senior center size (Craig Weakley, Sydney Reed, Francie McNally), the Treasure Hill easement (Dana Williams, John Stafsholt) and the Main Street Area Plan.