Studio Crossing affordable housing fee waiver
Request to waive impact and development permit fees for the voluntary affordable housing portions of the Studio Crossing development, which includes 208 affordable units. The council continued the request in August 2024 and again on August 22 to September 5.
- Where it stands
- Approved
- Type
- Development agreement
- Location
- 4001 Kearns Boulevard
- Applicant
- Studio Crossing developer
Every hearing and vote
December 9, 2021 · City Council
Studio Crossing, 4001 Kearns Boulevard
Discussed
Staff presented 81,000 square feet of affordable housing, 60,000 square feet of commercial and 134,000 to 142,000 square feet of market-rate housing, with affordable units rising from 90 to 150 with density bonuses. Council agreed to send the proposal to the Planning Commission and discussed an 80 percent average AMI. No vote.
December 15, 2022 · City Council
Ordinance 2022-47: Park City Film Studios / Studio Crossing, 3981 Kearns Boulevard
Approved · 3-2
A 20.46-acre project at Quinn's Junction with 42.4 required affordable unit equivalents and 185 affordable units (120 additional units rented up to 80 percent of area median income for households up to 120 percent), 60,000 square feet of commercial space, up to 100 for-sale market-rate units and heights from 25 to 45 feet. The Planning Commission approved an 89-stall parking reduction (565 provided, 655 required, 527 estimated demand). Five speakers supported it. Doilney said the applicant met all requirements; Gerber supported it and asked about EV chargers; Toly favored workforce housing. Rubell said Fire District approval should precede council action and wanted a nightly-rental cap and some for-sale units; Dickey questioned the net affordable impact (about a 35 to 40 unit net gain) and wanted an analysis before approval.
- Acres: 20.46
- Affordable units: 185
- Commercial: 60,000 sq ft
- Market-rate for-sale units: up to 100
December 15, 2022 · City Council
Studio Crossing housing mitigation plan (Housing Authority)
Approved · 4-0
The board approved the plan 4-0 with Rubell excused. Staff said the housing resolution is updated every two years and a consultant is evaluating hotel employee generation. The developer said a city contribution and expanded affordable housing would be discussed once construction costs are locked in.
January 24, 2023 · City Council
Joint meeting: affordable and workforce housing updates
Discussed
There are 1,095 affordable units in Summit County and 638 in Park City, together 1,790 units or 11.15 percent of occupied housing. City projects include Homestake (99 of 120 units affordable), Studio Crossing (185 affordable units), a lite-deed pilot and an employer rental incentive program; county projects include Silver Creek Village (330 units) and Slopeside (169). The city keeps land ownership at Homestake through a ground lease. A county-wide housing survey is the next step. No votes.
July 11, 2023 · City Council
Affordable housing project updates
Discussed
Park City projects: Studio Crossing (185 affordable units), the Holiday Village area redevelopment to 317 units, EngineHouse (99 affordable units), Mine Bench (proposed 240 affordable units for resort employees) and a Clark Ranch feasibility study (up to 300 units). Summit County projects include Elk Meadows rehabilitation, Slopesides Apartments (169 units) and Silver Creek Village (330 income-restricted units). The Summit County chair asked staff to study replacing area median income percentages with rent caps. Informational.
September 14, 2023 · City Council
Ordinance 2023-43: Studio Crossing plat amendment, Lot 1B of Park City Film Studios First Amended Subdivision
Approved · 4-0
Subdivides Lot 1B to separate market-rate from affordable units to facilitate financing, with no plan changes. Ties to the Studio Crossing master plan approved December 15, 2022.
August 15, 2024 · City Council
Studio Crossing impact and permit fee waiver
Continued · 3-1
The developer asked the council to waive $1,666,116.45 in impact and development permit fees under Municipal Code 11-12-15 for the affordable portion of Studio Crossing, which includes 208 affordable units, 23 added since the original plan. Staff said the gap between requested and recommended amounts reflects removing 65 required units. Council Member Ed Parigian supported the recommendation and proposed a sliding scale tied to area median income; Council Member Ryan Dickey said the request does not meet the code standard; Council Member Tana Toly backed the staff recommendation; Council Member Jeremy Rubell supported it plus a waiver for the 23 added units. The council continued the item, recalculated for 143 units, to August 22 on the consent agenda.
August 22, 2024 · City Council
Studio Crossing fee waiver continued to September 5
Continued · 4-0
The council pulled the request from the consent agenda and continued it to September 5. The request was for $1,913,012 in impact and development permit fees for the voluntary affordable housing portions. Council Member Ryan Dickey said he wanted the full council present, noting Council Member Jeremy Rubell was absent.
September 5, 2024 · City Council
Studio Crossing affordable housing fee waiver
Continued · 5-0
The developer asked to waive up to $1,913,012 in building permit, water, parks, trails and police impact fees for the voluntary affordable portion of the 208-unit project (77 units under 80% area median income, 23 added above the original 185). Developer representatives said waivers were to be sought at the building permit stage. Dickey said market-rate density was the incentive and waivers are for public or nonprofit projects; Rubell and Parigian supported the waiver; Toly opposed 80% AMI as not truly affordable and proposed waiving only the 77 units; Ciraco wanted value-for-value public benefit. Motions by Rubell to waive and by Dickey to deny died for lack of a second; Parigian's motion to approve the earlier waiver failed 2-3; the council then continued the item to a date uncertain.
May 15, 2025 · City Council
Studio Crossing fee waiver
Approved · 4-1
The developer asked to waive $1,913,012 in impact and development permit fees; the fee committee had recommended $1.6 million based on 185 units, the $1.9 million covers 166 units and a waiver for 208 units would be $2.4 million. The project has 208 units, about 40% open space, a transit stop and senior housing. John Kenworthy supported the full waiver. Council Member Dickey opposed any waiver, saying the project is not public or nonprofit; Council Member Toly supported $1.6 million; Council Member Ciraco supported the larger waiver. A motion for $1.6 million failed 2-3, and the council then approved a maximum waiver based on 166 units (about $1.9 million), 4-1.
November 6, 2025 · City Council
Consent: public improvement agreements, playground design and pickleball MOU extension
Approved · 5-0
Approved amendments to public improvement agreements for Park City Heights and Studio Crossing, a playground design contract of up to $4,000 and a 90-day extension to February 11, 2026 of the Wadsworth pickleball facility memorandum of understanding.