TOOELE COUNTY GENERAL PLAN
Gillies Stransky Brems Smith Architects Wikstrom Economic & Planning Consultants CH2M Hill Williams & Hunt John Becker Public Relations
November 1995
9906150184 990218 PDR ADOCK 07200022 B PDR Tooele County General Plan UTAH The lyrics of a John Gorka song titled "Houses in the Fields" poignantly describe the loss of a rural lifestyle and open space:
They're growing houses in the fields between the towns... And the spaces won't be spaces anymore... Developers paid better than the corn But this is not where they were born... There's houses in the fields And the last few farms are growing out of here.
The common thread of public comment received during the
development of this plan was directed towards maintaining the
rural lifestyle and open spaces of Tooele County, while
accommodating growth and change. The public policy
recommendations in this plan are directed toward a future for
Tooele County where the spaces will be spaces. Acknowledgments
Steering Committee John Wright Earl Tate Bill Simonich Karen Perry Ann Allen Gilbert Davies Carol Johnson J. Raymond Johnson Leland Hogan Neal Cline
Tooele County Staff J. Raymond Johnson, Director of Department of Engineering Neal Cline, Planning Director
Planning Commission John Olson Shirley Worthington Gilbert Davies John Beagley Ann Allen Lois McArthur
County Commission Teryl Hunsaker Gary Griffith Lois McArthur
Consultants Gillies Stransky Brems Smith Architects Wikstrom Economic & Planning Consultants CH2M I-fl Williams & Hunt John Becker Public Relations TOOELE COUNTY GENERAL PLAN
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface ......
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY
Backroundand Purpose Tooele's Place in the Region ...... I
CHA&rER TWO: PLAN PROCESS AND DATA ANALYSIS
GeneralPlan Process: H-1 Plan Strategy ...... H-1 PlanningAssumptions andForecasts ...... Plan Vision ...... 11-2 Plan PolicyAreas: Tooele County PlanningDistricts ...... 11-3
PublicParticipation Process Workshop andSurvey ...... 11-5 Steering Committee Meetings on DistrictIssues ...... 11-6 PublicMeeting ...... 11-8 Other Comments/DataResources ...... 11-8 PublicReview andAdoption ...... 11-8
GeneralPlan Process: Plan Format PlanFormat ...... H-10 Growth and the Plan ...... II-10 Updatingthe Plan ...... II-10
Summary of Existing Conditions Land Use Analysis Residential ...... II-11 Agricultural ...... I-11 Commercial Indstrial ...... II-1 Open Space Preservation ...... 11-12 Economic andDemographic Analysis Economic/Demographic...... 11-14 Population ...... 1I-14 HouseholdIncome/Poverty ...... 11-15 Employment ...... 11-1711-16 11-17 Wages/Salaries ...... 11-18 Housing ...... Affordable Housing ...... 11-19 11-29 Gross Taxable Sales ...... 11-22 Economic Analysis ...... Transportation 11-23 RoadDesigniations...... Regional/ l Roads ...... 11-26 11-27 County Features...... 11-27 Road Fumding ...... 11-27 DesignConstruction 11-28 RailroadSystems ...... Airport ...... 11-29 Environment . .- 31 EnvironmentalAnaysis ...... 1-31 oeVegetation/ldlfe ...... 11-31 II-33 Sensitive Lan s ...... Foothill Sensitive Lands ...... 11-33 Recreation 11-35 Resources and Uses ...... Parks, Trails, and Public Facilities ...... 11-35 Public Facilitiesand Utilities InfrastructureAnalysis ...... 11-36 WaterlWastewater ...... 11-36 Water/WastewaterSystems ...... 11-37 Eergy/CommunicationFacilities ...... 11-38 Solid Waste Management ...... 11-38 Local Governments Land Ownership and Administration ...... 11-39 Military and FederalInterface ...... 11-39 IncorporatedCities ...... 11-40 PublicServices Emergency Services ...... 11-41 1142 Law Enforcement ...... Culturaland Scenic Resources Historica1/ArcheologicalResources ...... 11-43 Scenic/HistoricSites ...... 11-43 Community Events ...... 11-44 CHAPTER THREE: PLAN GOALS & POLICIES
GeneralPlan Goals Management ...... Goalsfor Growth 111-2 Goalsfor Quality Environment ...... Management ...... 111-2 Goalsfor Infrastructure 111-2 Goalsfor Resource Development ......
GeneralPlan Policies Growth Management 111-3 Land Use ......
Quality Environment I11-14 Environment ......
InfrastructureManagement Transportation...... 111-18 111-21 Public Facilitiesand Utilities ......
Resource Development Economic ...... 111-24 Recreation ...... 111-25 Culturaland Scenic Resources ...... 111-28
CHAPTER FOUR: TOOELE VALLEY IV-] Land Use ...... ResidentialDevelopment ...... IV-2 Agricultural ...... IV-2 Commercial/Industrial...... IV-3 IV-8 Economic and Demographic ...... IV-9 Transportation IV-14 Infrastructure ...... Environment ...... IV-14 IV-18 Recreation ...... IV-20 Culturaland Scenic Resources ...... CHAPTER FIVE: RUSH VALLEY Vol Land Use ...... V-1 ResidentialDevelopment ...... V-1 V Agricultural ...... V-2 Commercial/ndtl al ...... V2 Economic andDemographic ...... V-2 InfrastructureTransportation ...... V-3 V-6 Environment ...... V-6 Recreation ...... Culturaland Scenic Resources ......
CHAPTER SIX: SKULL VALLEY FT-17-1 Land Use ...... ResidentialDevelopment ...... Agricultural...... Vt-I Commercialndtrial...... W1 Economic andDemographic ...... V1-2 ...... Transportation .... * 1,-2 ...... Infrastructure ...... VI-3 Environment ...... VI-4 Recreation ...... VI-4 Culturaland Scenic Resources ......
CHAPTER SEVEN: WEST DESERT VII ...... Land Use V71-1 ResidentialDevelopment ...... Agricultural...... VII-1 Commercial/Industrial...... V*1** VI-1 Economic and Demographic ...... VII-2 Transportation VII-2 ...... Infrastructure V.1-2 ...... Environment V11-3 .. Scenic.Resources...... I- RecreationCulturaland Scenic Resources ...... CHAPTIEF EIGHT: 1-80 CORRIDOR VIII-I Land Use ...... VIII-) ResidentialDevelopment ...... VIII-1 Agricultural VIII-2 Commercial/Industrial...... VIII-2 Economic andDemographic ...... VIII-3 Trat sportation * VIII-3 Infrastructure ...... V7I17I Environment VIII-8 ...... Recreation . 9 Culturaland Scenic Resources ......
CHAPTER NINE: IBAPAH - GOLD HiLl IX-) Land Use ...... IX-I ResidentialDevelopment ...... IX-) Agricultural...... Commercial/Indusi.al ...... IX IX-I Economic andDemographic ...... Transportation ...... IX-2 IX-3 Infrastructure ...... IX 3 Environment ...... IX-4 Recreation...... Culturaland Scenic Resources ...... IX-4
CHAPTER TEN: IMPLE•MhEfNTATION
Introduction ...... X-1 Recommendation Summary ...... X-1
RPFERENCES
APPENDIX A: Summary of Community Workshop Responses ...... APPENDIX B: Summary ofMail Survey Results ......
APPENDIX C: Summwy of Commentsfrom PublicMeetings ......
APPENDIX D Open Space Design Illustrations ...... CHAPTER NINE: IBAPAH-GOLD HILL PLANNING DISTRICT LAND USE Use," chapter three for more on this general land use recommendation.) The Ibapah-Gold Hill planning district contains a large amount of Bureatu of Land Agriculture Management (BLM) lands which ranchers in the area use for animal grazing. Residents of As noted in the previous section, agriculture is this area are rather isolated from the rest of the aided by density transfer and bonus county due to the fact that the district is provisions. Zoning changes from "cornered" by the Utah Test and Training Manufacturing to Agriculture should be made Range and the Dugway Proving Grounds to when appropriate areas are identified for the north and east. Access is either through agricultural use. Juab County to the south (before reaching the Overland Canyon Road), or through Nevada. Commercial/Industrial This isolation affects the level of services provided by the county and limits its Two small areas of the district are zoned development potential. Therefore, while there Manufacturing for existing mining operations. are plentiful natural resources there is little These will remain, but no new sites are threat of growth and its impacts. proposed in this plan, other than to foster those in historically established active Current land uses in the Ibapah-Gold Hill communities to provide for consumable goods planning district include farm agriculture, by the local residents. Proposed land use ranching (with grazing upon the abundant promotes agriculture and limits commercial public lands under BLM administration), and and industrial uses to designated locations. mining. Some recreation opportunities are provided in the Deep Creek Mountains. The Goodwin and Goldhill townsites are jointly a small community used by some full Residential Development time residents, as well as seasonal and recreational residents. The establishment of Residential development is located in these townsites was based on the historical ore association with ranching and farming extraction activity in the early part of the properties of 20 or 40 acres. The adoption of century. The townsites have been serviced by density transfer and bonus provisions will a culinary water system for over 85 years. help large landholders in subdividing their The culinary water system could be expanded property for additional residences (for family, to further accommodate the existing residents for example) if, in exchange, the remaining as well some limited potential for growth. portion of the property is dedicated to The springs feeding the system are seasonal agricultural us.es. In this way, both flows and the water storage tank in place is development and agricultural preservation are only 6,000 gallons. The capacity of the furthered. (See "Land current system to provide for any growth or an adequate fire flow is minimal.
IX-1 ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC services to the Goshute Indian Reservation located to the south, but beyond service or Demogranhic Summary support retail for agricultural and residential needs, there is little economic activity in the The Ibapah District is a sparsely populated, area. The outlook is for no or extremely slow rural area. There is no census information growth due to the limited amount of land solely for this area; it is part of a single census available in the area for agricultural use. tract that encompasses nearly the entire county outside of Tooele and Rush Valleys. TRANSPORTATION According to a local resident and representative of the LDS Church ward in This planning district is served by county Ibapah, there are currently an estimated 150 maintained paved, gravel and dirt roads. people residing in the area in roughly 40 Because of this district's isolation from the households. Based on a review of telephone rest of the county, is that the roads used to service in the Ibapah area, there are roughly reach it must avoid Dugway Proving Grounds 30 residential and 10 nonresidential listings. and traverse into Juab County or into Nevada This would suggest that there are before returning to Ibapah-Gold Hill. approximately 30 households. The Tooele Perhaps, if in the future Dugway's size is County Public Works Department provides reduced or the reservation is privatized, garbage service to 25 households. Using the Ibapah-Gold Hill could grow significantly average household size for Tooele County of because of increased access through the 3.06, this translates into a population estimate Dugway area. of between 77 and 92 persons. The principal form of access into this region is Given the rural nature of the area and the via a paved county road leading from Nevada limited employment opportunities beyond into the Ibapah area. This road connects with small family agricultural concerns, it is several other gravel county roads in the area. assumed that there has not been a great deal of This road, known as the Ibapah Road, leads to growth in this area over the past twenty years. the Goshute Indian Reservation and was There will be a tendency in this type of area paved several years ago in cooperation with toward out-migration for employment or post the Bureau of Indian Affairs to provide better secondary education opportunities, access to the reservation. particularly for young adults. There are a number of other gravel county A survey of area residents indicates a desire to roads also serving this region. These roads maintain the population at or near its current lead southward into Juab County where they level. (Note that the survey included only connect with roads which lead eastward to the three responses from the Ibapah district.) Pony Express Road. The principal county roads in this area are Gold Hill Road, Lower Economic Summary Gold Hill Road, Callao Road and Overland Canyon Road. Willow Road leads from The economic base of the area is ranching. Ibapah into Nevada. There is a small potential to offer support
IX-2 The existing roads appear to be adequate to Creek Mountains. However, the amount of serve the needs of this planning district. They precipitation and evaporation that occur in the should be maintained in similar conditions to area limit the size and flows of these streams. those now existing. The frequency of required Deep Creek empties into the Great Salt Lake maintenance of the graveled roads may Desert and eventually disappears due to increase as more and more tourists visit the evaporation. Gold Hill area. However, it is not likely that there will be a need to significantly improve The quality of surface water located in this the existing roadways. district is not considered to be suitable for domestic or irrigation use except for those streams in the Deep Creek Mountains area. In INFRASTRUCTURE other areas, the water is saline and has high concentrations of dissolved minerals. The Development in this area of the county is higher-quality fresh water is currently served by private wells and septic tanks. appropriated for domestic and irrigation uses Utilities are adequate. In this area of little and there are no surplus surface water sources growth, there is little need for an increased available for use at the present time. level of services. Any new development Therefore, planning should recognize that would likely also use private wells and septic growth would impact water resources and tanks. Central sewer and water systems may existing agricultural operations in this district. be desirable, but perhaps unattainable until far into the future. Floodplains and wetlands associated with Deep Creek and related flows to the Great Salt There is a delicate balance between available Lake Desert have not been identified, but are water in the Ibapah-Gold Hill area and that not likely under any great threat as most of already put to beneficial use. Because this district is under BLM management and so existing agricultural uses nearly equal the resources not likely to be disturbed by new available water, there is no surplus of water development. However, mineral resource within this region. Rainfall and recharge to development is possible in BLM lands. It is the aquifers is meeting the needs of existing likely that BLM administration would review uses. Therefore, little new development can mineral claims for environmental impacts, occur. including impacts upon floodways, wetlands and watersheds, but the county should review ENVIRONMENT re-zone requests for these impacts as well.
Natural Resources Mountainsides. Vegetation and Wildlife
Air quality is good and has few threats. Water The native and natural vegetation of this quality is generally good and the supply of planning district includes shadscale, and demand upon water resources is balanced sagebrush, greasewood, pickleweed, in this district. There are a number of halogeton, horsebrush, Utah Juniper and intermittent streams that originate in the Deep singleleafpinyon. These hardy species thrive in the harsh environment of the Deep Creek
IX-3 Drainage Basin. Utah Juniper and singleleaf Recreation travcl in this district is restricted pinyon provide forage for the deer, pronghorn by the lack of graveled roads or other accesses antelope, chukar and raptors which inhabit the to the public lands. Deep Creek Mountain Deep Creek Mountain Range in the southern Range is accessible by the Overland Canyon area of this planning district. This mountain Road, the same general route taken by the range is an area considered for wilderness Pony Express travel pattern shown by the designation. These mountains and their shaded arrow, and the Pony Express route wildlife are an asset to Tooele County and shown by the dashed arrow. should be enjoyed--but also protected from damage. Hiking, camping, sightseeing, and rockhounding available arise from the Critical Habitats of the Ibapah-Gold Hill historical influences of mining exploration planning district are: and the Pony Express (the combined arrow). " Substantial and high value year-long habitat for pronghorn antelope in the CULTURAL AND SCENIC RESOURCES Ibapah-Gold Hill area; Settlement History "* Chukar habitat found in Deep Creek Mountain Range; and "Ibapah," an Indian word meaning "the clay colored water," began as the Deep Creek Pony "* Raptor nest sites located in Deep Creek Express Station. Ranchers settling in the area Mountain Range. lived near the station for safety from Indian or bandit attacks. At its peak, Ibapah boasted a telegraph office, three stores, four saloons RECREATION (more sometimes, including temporary in home saloons), and ranching and several other Recreation Resources boomtowns were nearby. The Deep Creek Mountain range, BLM lands, Gold was first discovered in Gold Hill in 1858 and Gold Hill are served by county roads and by gold seekers headed for California. In unmaintained dirt tracks and trails. 1869 mining operations were established for Rockhounding, camping and hiking are gold, silver, lead, copper, arsenic and examples of the types and levels of activity tungsten. The town experienced three booms which occur here. Deep Creek Mountain -gold, silver and arsenic--with fortunes as range is a BLM designated Wilderness Study large as $300,000 made in just a few years. Area proposed for Congressional Wilderness The rerouting of railroads and the demise of designation. the Lincoln Highway spelled the end of the heyday of this town.
District Trail Concept Historic Sites and Scenic Areas
IX-4 The Pony Express Route and stations and the attests to the history of Native Americans in Overland Trail used by stages eventually the county. became the route of Overland Telegraph. Pony Express stations from east to west along Traveling along the Pony Express route in the Overland Canyon Road include: Tooele County, one could imagine that the land looks much like it did in the days of the " Round Station located at the mouth of Pony Express. No where is that more true Overland Canyon provided only water and than in the Ibapah-Gold Hill planning district. protection from attacks in the shelter of Here, even the dirt roads would be similar to the round stone building there; what the riders and stagecoach travelers viewed and experienced in 1860-1861. " Burnt Station (a.k.a. Canyon Station), Fortunately, there is no threat to scenic views located at the head of Overland Canyon, by development or air pollution at this time. was the site of three station buildings. The But this district should be regarded as a first two were burned in Indian raids, and valuable county resource and its preservation the third was named for the eventual state planned for the future. of the first two. Plain food and lodging was available, but travelers preferred not to stay overnight; and
" Ibapah Station (a.k.a. Deep Creek Station), located near Deep Creek, was the last station on the Pony Express Route/Overland Stage Trail. Ibapah grew up around the station as a ranching community and was also supported by Clifton, a nearby gold boomtown.
Please refer to the Historic Sites map at the end of Chapter Two.
The gold boomtown of Gold Hill and several extinct mining towns from the same era are found in this district. The extinct towns testify to Tooele County's part in the settling the Wild West.
Ibapah was a longtime ranching and stock raising town, and enjoyed a heyday similar to that of boomtowns. However, area that was previously used by settlers is now under the jurisdiction of the Goshute Indian Tribe Reservation. The presence of the Reservation
IX-5 CHAPTER ONE: iNTRODUCTION
BA CKGROUNDAND PURPOSE Valley is an attractive residential location Tooele County is currently growing in within commuting distance to Salt Lake or population and facing increased growth Utah Counties. This commuting lifestyle pressure. The county residents enjoy a rural makes Tooele County desirable for residential lifestyle and an open scenic landscape. Much development growth and subsequent of the county has a very small population due commercial and industrial development to isolated terrain and large land holdings of growth. Tooele County should determine at the federal government. The county residents what levels it would encourage or discourage would like to accommodate the inevitable commuter residential growth. growth in a way that does not detract from their desired, rural lifestyle. The purpose of Many areas of the county are undeveloped and this plan is to provide a framework for Tooele somewhat isolated. Most land in Tooele County to guide decisions about future County is under the administration of the development to support their goals. Bureau of Land Management and the military. Unique geology and environments in Tooele Tooele's Place in the Region County are seen as ideal for federal and military land uses (at Dugway Proving Grounds, to its region in every respect. the Utah Test and Training Range, Tooele Army Depot North and South Areas) it)-Tooele te for its Countynatural is importantresources and for hazardous waste incineration and Tic Ion appreciated by industries and storage (at USPCI, Aptus, and Envirocare military reservations; for facilities). Mineral extraction interests are environments suited to active near the Great Salt Lake and in agriculture, recreation, and comfortable living,; mountain areas of the county. The military for its diverse and educated citizens; for its and hazardous waste industries come into the part in transportation systems of the state and county from across the nation, as do mineral nation; and for its cultural contribution to the extraction interests. In these ways, the county state. is of major significance to the State and nation.
Tooele County is the combination of environments including Great Salt Lake, Interstate 80 ("I-80") passes through the western deserts, fertile valleys, and rugged northern half of Tooele County connecting mountains. These rural and rugged Nevada with Salt Lake County and the rest of environments are attractive to newcomers to Utah. It is heavily used by automobiles and as the County and State. Tooele Valley is a short a trucking route. The provision of fuel and commute to Salt Lake City and other areas of lodging along the route are of great the Wasatch Front and functions, in part, as a importance to trucking and automobile travel, bedroom community for residents who although these are not of major economic commute to work outside the County. Rush importance to the county.
I-i Just north ofI-80 are the Bonneville Salt Flats and International Raceway which are unique in all the world. The salt flats site (an endangered resource) is visited by automobile racers from around the world. Due to decreasing salt pan levels, the raceway course has shortened over the years. The county should try to reduce negative impacts on this unique resource.
Tooele County's importance to the region as a recreation destination is emerging. Recreation uses include camping and hiking, cross-country skiing, bicycling, off-road motorized vehicle driving, and scenic driving. Wonderfid "Old West" mountains and deserts lend themselves to the romance of primitive desert camping, hiking and rockhounding. The Pony Express Trail passes through the southern half of the county, the Donner-Reed Party passed through Tooele Valley and the Great Salt Desert, and many other parties traveled through the county during the nation's westward expansion. Tooele County's history is rich with Pony Express riders, gold seekers and boomtowns, early military, railroads, and pioneers.
1-2 Pro°cesysis CHAPTER TWO: PLAN PROCESS & DATA ANALYSIS
GENERAL PLAN PROCMS Public meetings provided additional information. The basic goals for the future of the county were determined. In the early 1990s, Tooele County officials Third Phase developed implementation determined that their 20-year-old county The strategies, or answered the question "how do plan was outdated and issues of general we get there?' Recommendations in response growth and its impacts were becoming to specific issues of land use, transportation, increasingly critical, especially in Tooele the environment, h*astnicture, economics and Valley. Tooele County officials hired a demographics were determined for the county. consultant team made up of planners and engineers from Gillies Stransky Brems Smith is organized with the first Architects, Wikstrom Economic & Planning The plan document the background Consultants, CH2M Hill Engineering, John three chapters addressing (Chapter Two) Becker Public Relations, and Williams & Hunt (Chapter One), plan process (Chapter Three). Attorneys at Law. This team worked with the and goals and policies address plan and the county planners, engineers, Chapters Four through Nine public within the planning commission, and other government issues for each of six regions the plan officials. A Steering Committee of interested county. Chapter Ten summarizes and actively-involved citizens was formed to recommendations. work with the consultant team. Planning Assumptions and Forecasts The process involved three phases. Phase One assumes current described existing conditions in the county and Planning for Tooele County will continue. Growth is taking determined "what we have." Officials and the growth trends particularly along public discussed conditions and important place throughout the State, issues with the consultants and research and the Wasatch Front. analysis of existing conditions was implemented. With this information, a status report was produced which provided data on land administration and uses, zoning, transportation, economics and demographics, environmental conditions, and infrastructure.
Phase Two of the general plan process determined the desired conditions and patterns in the county and described "what we need." Surveys were sent to county residents to determine desires for the future of the county.
1I-I residences within commuting distance to urban The most recent (1994) Office of Planning and work places. Travel to work and shopping is Budget projections are used as a basis to plan necessary and the need for transportation for future growth in Tooele County. These systems from rural residences to urban centers forecasts are summarized as follows: will continue. Concentration of work and shopping opportunities in urban centers helps preserve the rural amenity. I vn mifF 31iILVl Growth in Tooele County will make demands upon natural and environmental resources and can impact resource quantity and quality. l"5 27.230 6,5 9.558 9.124 industrial interests will continue in the County. 9.725 9,394 residential interests will make 2000 26.739 5,817 Commercial and demands for developable land and resources to support them. 13,307 2010 36,523 7,358 11.439 "201s 42.657 3M 12.912 15J559 Tooele County benefits from several military reservations as a major employment base. Most of the recent county growth has This benefit will likely continue for some time occ=red in the unincorporated areas. Because with modifications as the bases are either this master plan goals include directing the closed or converted to other purposes. bulk of development into existing cities and towns, much of the forecasted growth should not impact county land development. is Therefore, the following estimates of Tooele County is honored by its history and population growth in the unincorporated areas inspired by its potential for the future. The are provided to establish fiture land-use planning processes attempt to encompass the policy. variety of community ideals into a vision which promotes the best possible, yet most realistic, future. Vrdh RwWnAmt OmMh PeUlaima tSPO County a balance of good economic Ariag RaW In Tooele health and little or no growth is desired. The Pupmdima HuWuhiI Yar WMginMf open and rural appearance of the county is a 195 655 6.121 2,000 shared asset which members of the community 1.9 like to preserve for the future. 2000 6.163 6,117 would 7,839 6.155 2.011 2005 Tooele County's vision includes the following: 2010 9.=86 62o0 2,026 2015 127 622 2,043 "* Amenity of open space preserved.
Much growth in Tooele County is part of a "* Diverse employment and business health. Statewide growth trend, while some of the opportunities for economic county's growth is from interest in rural
11-2 1-80 Corridor: Located in the northern edge Safe, accessible transportation. of the county, 1-80 is the major east-west transportation corridor across the county and * Environmental quality protected. provides access to waste disposal sites and the city of Wendover. * Resources wisely developed. IbIah/Gold Hfill: Located in the southwest * Reliable, quality services. comer of the county, federal lands isolate this district from the rest of the county. This The General Plan serves as a framework for district includes the Deep Creek Mountains decision making to help realize this vision. and the small communities of Ibapah and Gold Rill. Tooele County Planning Districts Each district chapter addresses land use, To help understand and organize the planning economic and demographic, infrastructure, issues and recommendations, the plan divides transportation, envionmental, and cultural and Tooele County into six planning districts. scenic resource issues. (See map on next These geographic regions are described below: page.)
Iooel l.Y vr Located in the northeast portion of the county, Tooele Valley is the major population and economic center of the county and is experiencing the most growth pressure.
Rush Valm Located south of Tooele Valley, Rush Valley is the second most populated area. It has good agricultural and water resources. Ranching is the primary economic occupation.
SkuIlluV_1g: Located between the Stansbury and Cedar Mountains, Skull Valley is sparsely populated, and has Wit agricultural activity. Access to Dugway Proving Ground is through Skull Valley.
West Desert: Located west of Skull Valley, the West Desert consists primarily of federally owned land (Utah Test and Training Range and Dugway Proving Grounds). Outside of the military areas there is no private economic activity or population.
11-3 TOOMS COUNTY PLAWNING DISTRICIS t
H4 PUBLICPARTICIPATION PROCESS conversion were expressed in the workshops. The coordination of infrastructure is desired Citizens want their desires for for better service, especially regarding water the community represented resource infrastructure and transportation and good planning seeks and systems in the county. obtains public input. The actual documentation of these The county has a high quality residential desires and goals as a General potential, good wildlife resources, mountain, Plan provides a legal basis for wilderness, and tourism opportunities, yet zoning and also serves in an ongoing process suffers in image because of the hazardous of gathering information and decision-making waste disposal facilities in the west desert and toward achieving community plan goals. the Army's storage and test facilities.
The public has had, and will continue to have, An opinion survey was mailed to the a variety of prescribed occasions in which to unincorporated areas of the county using solid participate in the Tooele County general plan waste utility billing addresses obtained from process. Opportunities for the public to be the Sanitation Department for the Ibapah-Gold heard have included: community workshops Hill, Rush Valley, and Skull Valley areas of in Tooele, Grantsville and Stansbury, surveys Tootle County. The survey asked for mailed to other areas of the county; and a comments on desired growth, employment, Steering Committee of citizens and officials of retail/commercial services, housing, Tooele County. transportation, public facilities and utilities, delivery of services, military and federal Workshops and Surveys presence, and natural and cultural resources. Areas of the county which had little or no Community workshops held in Tooele, population (West Desert and the 1-80 corridor) Grantsville and Stansbury Park provided an did not participate in the mailed survey. opportunity for residents to present to the Tooele Valley did not participate in the mailed consultants the issues, concerns, and ideas they survey due to public meeting opportunities and want the plan to address. community representation on the Steering Committee. Survey responses grouped by The importance of the rural residential lifestyle response area follows. and maintenance of the rural character of Tooele County was emphasized. Protecting Rush Vtalle residents indicated they'd like very farm lands, recreation, open space, and little or no growth occurring in their valley. wildlife is very important to many residents Their reasons were: to maintain the rural who spoke at the meetings. The need for lifestyle, lessen carime and lower housing costs; expansion in commercial areas, industrial and that there isn't enough water, economy areas, and the growth in the residential activity or employment to support growth. population is also a concern for residents. Yet some expressed the notion that growth is inevitable and also responded they would like Economic concerns regarding jobs, affordable new buildings to replace old and more retail housing, and the Tooele Army Depot and job opportunities.
11-5 Respondents promote the preservation of open they desired most was The type of shopping space, wildlife habitat, parks, trails, followed by hardware -onvenience stores, archeological sites, and historic resources. to be used to stores. Water is believed Respondents desire public services including: some debate over capacity with daily mail service, animal control services and Public services appropriateness of some uses. increased police protection. are considered to be basically adequate, but concerns were expressed over the need some respondents current lifestyles can be service and ambulance I•ap.h for 24-hour emergency maintained with little growth. Restaurant or and increased with decreased response times, fast food, and Indian craft store are suggested service for telephone, police, schools. commercial developments. Respondents travel to Tooele Valley and the Salt Lake City for and federal presence issues Important military their major purchases, and see little need for a job security and the are the benefits of greater level of retail available in their area. of population due to concerns over safety for respondents is adequate, but there Natural and Housing proximity to military operations. more available houses and rental by is a need for cultural resources of the area are thought units. respondents to be facing a variety of threats and development, the large including: growth Transportation systems are rated as good, as of federal land, waste industry, off amount are public facilities and natural and cultural and grazing. Solutions road vehicles, resources. The desire for TV booster and include: preservation of open suggested historical markers was expressed. and wildlife habitat, less recreation or spaces Respondents desire public services including: recreation coordinated with federal agencies, Radio Emergency Preparedness program, deter vandalism and littering, and leave things greater fire protection, and a high school. as they are (reflecting no growth sentiment). Please refer to Appendix A for written Yaft residents desire a slow-growth or Skul comments from community workshops and no-growth scenario. Respondents work on Appendix B mail survey results. ranches and at Dugway Proving Ground and shop want Dugway kept open. Respondents Steering Committee Meetings On District in Tooele and Salt Lake City, and would like clothing, hardware and agriculture machinery more readily supplies and repair to be One Steering Committee meeting addressed available. issues of Ibapab-Gold Hill, West Desert, 1-80 Corridor, Skull Valley and Rush Valley viewed as adequate, as Housing in the valley is Planning Districts. Interviews with county some need seen for is transportation (with officials, previous public meetings, and facilities greater level of maintenance). Public surveys mailed to three of these districts were country needed include: more campgrounds, used to determine the most important issues to increased stores, a central sewer system, and discuss with attendees of the meeting. are power. Military and federal operations Resultant issues of each planning district were relied upon for employment and grazing discussed and are summarized below. arrangements.
IU-6 in the county, increasing interest in recreation Ibanah-Gold iEll planning district issues and recreation-related development; access to include access to BLM lands; development of BLM lands and Wasatch National Forests; historic, recreation, and environmental development of historic resources; efforts to resources; protection of rural lifestyle; and balance water resources with water balanced water uses and resources. Growth is consumption; and protection of the rural not a pressing issue in this district and environment and lifestyle. residents are basically satisfied with services. Another Steering Committee meeting W planning district most of In the addressed issues specific to Tooele Valley. the land is under Federal control (Dugway Maps were presented showing open and Proving Ground), so little of this area requires developed areas in the valley, Tooele City, services. There is little growth, but county Grantsville, Tooele Army Depot North Area is interest in opening recreation there and development concentrations at Erda, Pine opportunities in the Simpson Mountains. Canyon/Lincoln, Lake Point, and Stansbury for the West Desert area should Planning Park, and the possible level of development in the character of this area and preserve the valley if dense development/buildout were continue current density designations and land occur throughout the valley in areas uses. to currently enjoyed as open space-between Lake Point and Tooele City along SR 36 in The 1-90 Corridor planning district issues open spaces east and west of the state road, on include recreational uses and development of foothills of Oquirrh Mountains, and historic, recreation, and environmental northern between Grantsville and TAD. These resources. Some commercial and industrial in area are included in Chapter Four. development opportunities are possible. maps Developmental impacts upon the character recognized that once of the district could be The Steering Committee and appearance or significant. development takes place in an inappropriate undesirable place, the previous open or rural use is lost forever. Among those natural Skul VaIl planning district issues include resources and community assets which could zoning of Terra and private ranches in the or destroyed by inappropriate valley, access to Wasatch National Forest and be disturbed development are views, slopes, ridgelines, Dugway Proving Ground, development of access to recreation, and wildlife. The historic resources, the fluctuating levels of consensus was that such impacts are growth associated with the changing undesirable. employment demands of Dugway, and desires of residents to protect the rural lifestyle in the delivery in Tooele Valley was another valley. Service important issue discussed by the Steering Committee. The limited water should not Rush ail planning district is experiencing necessarily be relied upon as a constraint to the greatest growth pressure outside of Tooele Rather, development should be Valley. Issues associated with this growth development. directed by the community through planning pressure include the debate over whether to and policy. Regulations and policies that locate development in incorporated towns or
UI-7 estate agents, engineers, city officials, law community in promote the interests of the enforcement, emergency services, and others. appropriate preserving open space and finding In addition, the consultants toured the county and their locations for new development by van, visited the USPCI, Aptus and general plan of design are necessary for the Envirocare facilities and have conducted visual Tooele County. observation of much of the county.
Commercial and industrial development in the Public Review and Adovtion Valley presents special concerns regarding and locations for appropriate densities The general plan is a document written to the district. Traffic preserving open spaces in address pertinent issues and specify and access are also issues in the valley. appropriate goals for meeting the vision of the county's future. These issues and goals address both long and short range planning. Issues should include natural and culture to county issues were The planning response resources, strategic and growth management public meetings. presented for comment at two of economic development, housing, funding policies, and district Goals, plan component fiscal management, transportation, public presented. Questions and recommendations were and services, and military and federal systems, zomngn utilities about transportation interface. Also, the plan addresses issues and other issues were proposed changes, particular to the six planning districts of the county officials and the answered by county. Finally, the plan recommends policies team. consultant and implementation programs for achieving the goals of the community for its future. Meeting attendees responded to presentation with written materials and discussions Before the plan can be used in official at the meetings. commnents on forms provided capacities it must be presented in a draft form are in the Appendix. Their comments for review by the public. At the public supported the Plan, its Generally, the public comments and ideas are accepted for Most questions hearing, Goals and Recomrmedations. analysis and inclusion in the final goals, pertained to respondents' and comments policies, implementation programs, format, situations. (Please refer to Appendix personal overall vision of the final plan. This draft comments taken at public and C for public available to other agencies for from questionnaires.) is also meetings comment, particularly to avoid conflicts with agencies that share interests, such as Resources Other-Comment/Data jurisdiction, borders, or general area goals with the agency making the general plan. The surveys and In addition to the public meetings, draft is next reviewed and consultants public hearing steering committee meetings, the members of the planning public revised by the met with representatives from various steering committee in a joint These commission and and private agencies in the county. effort. include representatives of the Forest Service, Tooele Army Depot, Division of Wildlife Resources, economic development, local real
U1-8 Following the public review, results of the review are included in the plan, misconceptions are discussed, potential legal implications and procedural requirements are satisfied. In conjunction with the legislative body which takes public comment and the advice of the planning commission another public hearing is held. The legislative body may adopt the plan, amend and then adopt or reject the plan, or reject the proposed plan. After adoption of the plan, revisions are made for printing of the final document.
11-9 PLAN FORMAT Updating The Plan to change. The Tooele County General Plan document A General Plan must respond and updating the general plan consists of ten chapters. The first chapter Changing to the one used to provides background information with requires a process similar and adopt a General Plan. discussion of the county's role in the region. research, prepare, amendment process should The second chapter descri'bes the planning The updating and to the potential changes in process, strategies used in the process, and relate these steps impacts of those changes information regarding the following plan the plan and the and programs. elements: land uses, open spaces, economics, upon policies demographics, transportation, the nvironment, public fkilities and utilities, local governments, and cultural and scenic resources. The third chapter describes the four primary General Goals, and then groups policies for the plan elements under the General Goals. The fourth through ninth chapters address planning issues of the six planning districts. The tenth chapter summarizes the recommendations of the Tooele County General Plan.
Growth and The Plan
Growth should be directed by planning policies which express community preferences and ideals. It is within the power of a counwtys general plan to adopt policies which represent both general and specific goals for the future of the county. The policies of the general plan can then be implemented by zoning and other ordinances of law. The policies of the general plan can be specific and strong enough to accomplish the goals of the county.
HI-10 CL fA c0 Agdcltr SUMMARY OF XJSTING CONDITIONS Agricultural land uses occur throughout the Following is an overview of "what we have" county. Small, isolated farms are located in regarding land uses, open spaces, economy the Ibapah-Gold Hill and 1-80 planning and demographics, transportation systems, districts. Greater concentrations of environmenta conditions, recreation agricultural land uses occur in Skull, Rush, and resources, public facilities and utilities, public Tooele Valleys. Agricultural land use is vital services, cultunal and scenic resources in to citizens of Tooele County. This continues Tooele County. to be true in the county even in the face of declining traditional agricultural support for LAND USE ANALYSIS businesses such as farm machinery sales and supplies.
Water availability is good in agriculturally The greatest concentrations of residential denser areas. In more remote areas such as development in the county are in the Tooele Ibapah, the smaller water resources are and Rush Valleys. The character of residential generally available to agriculture. In the development in the county is rural. Even in future, however, as new growth and different Tooele Valley a rural character is present upon land uses compete for available water and five and ten acre properties. Traditional lands, Tooele County should also support residential development patterns account for agricultural land uses. the "blodcy" nature of residential development in Tooele Valley. Spatial separation of homes Commercial/Industifal (by means of these blocks of privately owned so land) seemingly promotes privacy, There are few commercial land uses in the popular. traditional development has been unincorporated county. Concentrations of Movement away from using traditional commercial land use are located at Lake Point to guide residential land use patterns (attracting travelers off 1-80) and a few development to new patterns and combinations and specialty stores associated the convenience of development methods should protect with Stansbury Park. The county's industrial Valley environment and amenities of Tooele business park is located north of Tooele. and county as growth pressures increase. Recreation-related commercial development is at a low level, but could take advantage of county Communities of the other areas of the increasing interest in mountain and desert loosely are remote and residences are grouped recreations available in Tooele County. in the more hospitable environs of the county. Larger, denser commercial development is best are While quiet and natural surroundings suited to locate in the incorporated cities of enjoyable, they must be traded-off with longer county. There, businesses can take and the travel to school, work, and shopping advantage of the concentration of businesses, receiving a lower level of county services. The services, population, and infrastructure. county can facilitate this kind of residential living while preserving the resources and character of rural areas.
11-11 important to Tooele County. Industrial activities in Tooele County include auto mineral and gravel extraction operations, Maintenance of Open Space: industries salvage in Tooele Valley, lake-based The open space qualities of farmland near the Great Salt Lake, hazardous waste preservation are significant. It provides incineration and storage in the Hazardous productive, privately maintained agricultural Waste Zone located near I-S0, and federal open space with environmental benefits that military operations. include rural aesthetics and an increase in air Similarly, the significance Open Svace Preservation and water quality. of open space, as a result of large lot residential clustered development, cannot be in the Open space and ranching uses combine undervalued. These open space areas are vital Skull Ibapah-Gold Hill planning district; in to buffer the agricultural preservation areas. Valley ranches and wildlife benefit from the wide open character of the valley, and the Protection of the Environment: military West Desert is used as the location for Farmland preservation protects the rural desolate proving grounds due its open and environment-especially sensitive headwater face little or character. These three districts areas, conservation areas, wildlife habitats, and the no adverse impacts of growth. However, flood plains from the impact of development. and especially 1-80 Corridor, Rush Valley, It also serves as a "clean air shed" to clean the experiencing Tooele Valley districts are atmosphere, as well as a mechanism to protect open space growth at a pace which threatens the quantity and quality of water resources. assets. Protecting the rural character of these could districts against sprawled development Public Costs and Preventing Urban Sprawl: be achieved through open space preservation. Sprawl costs money and with limited economic resources it is important that non-renewable towns often gets Open space in and around land resources be preserved, thus encouraging but people are strongly taken for granted, orderly development and growth. The begins to sprout affected when such land following chart shows the cost of community things change buildings and parking lots. Few in residential, commercialfmdustrial, more than services the character of rural communities and farmland/open space. of these natural areas to the conversion The prevention of urban sprawl helps to appreciated for their development. Whether conserve the region's air, water, land, and or sporting benefits, aesthetic, recreational, energy resources. Development should be preserved. such areas should be encouraged in specified growth centers. Both farmland and open space preservation are important to Tooele County for many reasons.
Preservation of Rural Life-Styles: Tooele County has a rich agricultural heritage. The entire agricultural scene describes a culture and a way of life. Preservation encourages and fosters a rural lifestyle
H1-12 Summary of Ratios from Cost of Community Services Studies (In Dollars)
Source: American Farmland Trust
11-13 Population ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC %NALYSIS The two decades following the completion of the 1970 master plan contrasts rapid population growth in the 1970s with the essentially stagnant 1980s. Over the twenty year period, Tooele County population increased from 21,545 to 26,601 or by 24 percent; but the growth in the 1970s was roughly nine times the rate experienced in the following decade. The 1980s were characterized by declining birth rates and the The economy of Tooele County is in fact outmigration of young adults - obviously several "mini-economies.* The more remote, related trends as the young adult population rural areas are resource-based economies that accounts for a large proportion of the birth rely on mineral extraction and ranching while rate. Also, the male proportion of the countys the developed and populous Tooele Valley is population dropped from 60 percent to 51 more multi-dimensional with active roles percent. This reflects the contracting role of and played by the manufacturing, retail the defense department in area employment The wholesale trade and government sectors. over this same period. Since 1970, the on gaming East Wendover area is dependent average household size has steadily declined. and its associated tourism.
1970 290 19"0 for each of The overall economic strategies 26,601 Towd eron 21,5•45 26,033 these areas vary from the promotion of a full 5.212 6.578 6.7113 service economy in the northeastern portion of TOMI Familin 'I development in the the county to less intensive Tota ! 10 581 sensitive, desert ,M 1 west desert area. The ,078 7 environment of much of the county cannot Pe1 O6Pff 3.23 3.06 support increased population or development. .H...a.. d 3.49 Natural resources, in particular water county growth has resources, will always serve as a limitation to During both decades, by a fairly potential growth in the county. The economic trailed the statewide average growth the 1980s, the development needs must be balanced with the substantial margin. During times faster than availability of resources and potential impacts state grew more than seven that while not only on the environment, but to the the county - a fact that illustrates way of life and values of the the county's population center lies within close traditional Wasatch community. proximity to the state's fast-growing Front, its has remained somewhat isolated pressures ofth. The economic analysis and strategies are based from the more intense growth the entire state. on a review of the trends in demographics, urban area or income, employment and sales and an analysis of the primary influences for future growth in the county.
11-14 Growth over the past decade has generally occurred in the unincorporated area of the Population Projections Of WMMe A Om county while population has been decreasing in Ufth &AN ON= the cities of Tooele, Stockton, Rush Valley and Ophir. Grantsville and Wendover grew dramatically from 1970 to 1980 and continued to grow at a more moderate pace between 1980 and 1990. Even with the shift of population from towns to rural areas, the city 7
Population By Area
increased from am-:...... The school-age population 6,838 in 1970 to 7,310 in 1990. The state projects school-age population to decline over the 1990s to 5,817 in the year 2000, then anticipates a steady increase through 2015 to ID UoMIWwam C 8,998. ..- 'e i Household Income and Poverty
In 1979 Tooele County had a slightly higher of Tooele remains the county's population average household income than household center with 13,887 residents in 1990. incomes statewide ($20,840 compared with the state average of S20,3 12 ), but by 1989 the The Utah Office ofPlanning & Budget (OPB) average income level in the county was $2,771 projects population in Tooele County to less than the state average. However, in 1989, increase through the year 2015 at an average household income in Tooele annual rate of 1.9 percent, resulting in a the median was $3,178 higher than the statewide population of 42,657. The population is County median. This is because the income anticipated to remain fairly flat through the for the state includes a higher year 2000 with most of the growth occurring distribution percentage of households in the highest between 2005 and 2015. Recent figures income levels. suggest that the growth rate may be higher than originally estimated, with fairly high levels distribution of growth during the first half of the 1990's.
11-15 Average incomes for the various parts of the are illustrated below. For the most Trde ey-- U9 rm county pant, the average incomes in the towns is near or above the county average income levels. a-e The notable exceptions are Wendover with a HOemblds 2,01 537.196 mean household income of $23,968 and Ophir _4cuuehoI S35 071 with an average income of S26,945. The Meon Inamiw S32%30 .27000 found in S30r,172q highest average incomes are Meia hom % ofrNude Stansbury Park ($46,674) and Rush Valley ($41,077). 4.5% Uthu 5,000 .•2% 4.2% &2%t 5,000 to 9999 4.6% 4.31% 10,000 to 12499 4.9% 4.4% 12.500 to 14.999 4.4%, 5.0% 15,000 to 17k499 4.6% 17 101I9•J 4.1% 5.1% 5.3% 20.000 to 22.499 4.2% 4.6% 2251to 24999 6.2% 5.3% 2S000 to 27499 3.7% 4.3% 27500 to 29,99 9.•% 9.2% 30,000 to 34,99 9.6% 7.9% 35.0001to39,999 12.3% 12.1% 40.000 to 49,999 15.0% 13.3% 5s0o,000410 3.3% 6.0% "75-000or nMr Sounie offM1m PWAM A aMit and Wrmb=Uci~'Eumni &Ploamw Coo-huft. 'Mc
Over this same period, there was a rise of poverty in the county. From 1979 to 1989, in Tooele the number of families in poverty increased As of 1991, there are 10,219 jobs total non from 443 to 619, or by 39.7 percent (or at an County. Between 1970 and 1980, average annual rate of 3.4 percent). The agricultural employment in the county number of persons living below the poverty increased by 6.5 percent while real personal by level increased by 54.1 percent or by roughly income for the same time period increased were 4.4 percent per year. Note that this was 40.4 percent. Many of the job increases occurring at a time when population growth in high-paying industries (mining, finance, was relatively flat. A large proportion of the insurance and real estate). It is also possible families with below-poverty-level incomes that some of the increase in personal income have female heads of the household. There was earned out of the county. has been a dramatic increase in the number of female-householder families with children under age 18 which live below the poverty level (up 257.4 percent between '79 to '89).
I1-16 Between 1980 and 1990, total civilian which subjects the county to extreme shifts in employment in Tooele County decreased by employment related to the often mercurial 1.1 percent. The unemployment rate in 1990 political climate surrounding defense funding. was 5.3 percen While this figure is relatively The recent realignment of the industrial facility low, it is still higher than the statewide rate of at the Tootle Army Depot should lessen this 4.7 percent. dependence.
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Government employment has played an Future employment is expected to decline extremely important role in Tooele County. through 2000, with modest growth through Even excluding military employment, roughly the year 2015. The Office of Planning and 88 percent of all jobs in the county in 1970 Budget estimates that there will be roughly were provided by the government. This 12,912 non-agricultural jobs in 2015, an reflects the significant civilian government increase of 2,693. Most of the projected employment related to the military installations employment gains are in the trade and services in the county. Government's share dropped to sectors. Government employment is projected roughly 55 percent in 1991. to decrease slightly, but will still represent 32 percent of the total nonagricultural The next largest employment sector is employment. wholesale and retail trade which was almost fourteen percent of the counts employment in Wages and Salaries 1991. Employment in both the trade and services sectors have been steadily increasing The sources of personal income and earnings since 1980. in the county mirror the industry-breakdown for employment. Not surprisingly, government It is not unusual to see the large influence of employment makes up the largest single source the government and trade sectors in a fairly of earnings. Government industry earnings as rural county. However, Tooele County has a percentage of total nonfarm income is historically had a high reliance on federal generally higher than its proportionate share of government installations such as the Tooele employment indicating that government wages Army Depot and Dugway Proving Grounds are generally higher than nongovernment.
11-17 Employment and wage information for three Housing cities in the county - Tooele City, Grantsville and Wendover - is summarized below. As Characteristics of Housing Units can be seen, the highest average monthly ToCam" "sn wages are paid in Tooele City which is primarly due to the higher-paying government jobs. As could be expected, the services sector plays a large role in the Wendover economy with the highest average employment a figures, but relatively low wages. Grantsville relies most heavily on manufacturing and government employment.
______TOO~k W~dMios rbi In 1990, Tooele County had a total of 9,510 housing units. Single-family units have M," " NA NA 0% consistently represented 73 percent of the total NA Con& 6% .. housing stock. The number of multi-family Muu.. NA NA 45% housing units (including duplexes) declined T.C.P.U. 12% 14% 3% throughout the 1980s and in 1990 was equal percent of the total, down from Tr__e 6% 11% 10% to roughly 14 16 percent in 1980. At the same time, there FmmOR 1% 2% NA Iimwae Ral has been an increase in the number of mobile homes and trailers which comprise 13 percent Suiviom 6% 12 5% of the total units in the county (up from 10 GovL. %__ 16 33% percent in 1980).
1% 40% 1 _4% %__NA" Tooele County has a very high rate of home ownership although during the 1980s it declined slightly from 73 percent to 70 percent.
Between 1989 and 1992, 395 residential units were permitted in the county, the majority of which (57 percent) occurred in the cities of Tooele, Grantsville, Stockton and Wendover. With the exception of 1991, the bulk of the activity was in nonresidential construction. This was likely heavily influenced by the construction of the CMF facility at the Tooele Army Depot.
11-18 ,ftordalfeHousing According to the subdivision records of the "ý'ooeleCounty Recorder, since 1980 a total of While the 1990 housing value information 261 lots have been platted in 42 subdivisions. suggests that housing is fairly affordable in the county, there currently appears to be a shortage of low-cost housing, particularly in The Tooele County Tooele Lot Absorption, 1983-1993 the rental market. Housing Authority is currently assisting 223 I I of the i II families. An estimated 24 percent families in the county could qudify for federal , la I I I housing assistance. There have been roughly * , I , 500 applications for assistance from January to July in 1993; of those applicants, about 400 are on a waiting list. The waiting list for applicants for a one and two-bedroom apartments is about six to twelve months, for "m m -I-e r.6-ii ;i - • a three-bedroom apartment it is a year to a year-and-a-haf. Visiting construction workers and contractors have been willing to pay $500 since The average size of subdivisions platted a month for a hotel room for several months at during this 1980 is 6.2 lots. Lot absorption a time because there are very few available period averaged 15 lots per year. Of the total rental units. lots platted in the fourteen year period, 51 remain unsold in January 1994 (as evidenced by a warranty deed or real estate contract). This represents a nearly three and one-half on recent absorption. years supply based Total Gross Taxable Sales TOO@"i CoWy. 1970.- 1I Average housing unit values in Tooele County tend to be somewhat lower than for the state as a whole, although median rental costs are fairly comparable to the state median. In both Tooele County and the state, the highest concentration of house values is in the range of $50,000 to $74,999. The median value for houses in the county is $60,400 compared with $69,000 for the state. The median rent in the county in 1990 was $292 compared with $300 for the state. Total gross taxable sales increased dramatically from $26,378,000 in 1970 to S90,201,000 in 1980, a whopping annual average increase of 13.1 percent. This
11-19 suggests a fair amount of expansion in the Tooele County, then, was experiencing above county's economy during that decade. average growth in the 1970s and below However, this was not repeated in the 1980s. average growth in real taxable sales in the Between 1980 and 1990, growth in total sales 1980s. dropped to 2.5 percent per year. In more recent years between 1986 and 1990, Using the CPI to adjust for inflation, the real gross taxable sales have increased by an growth in taxable sales during the 1970s was average annual rate of 8. 1 percent from 113 equal to 61 percent or 4.9 percent per year. million to roughly $155 million. The average annual percentage increase in real sales in the 1980s was only 0.8 percent. The estimated per capita and household The detailed sales tax information for years expenditures are calculated by dividing total prior to 1986 is not available, therefore it is sales by the population and number of difficult to determine the industrial sectors that households. Total per capita expenditures in grew in the 1970s and the reason growth 1990 were S5,806 and household spending subsequently ground to a halt. However, a averaged $18,066 in Tooele County. These comparison of the sales in the county to figures are not necessarily what a person or statewide sales allows a determination of household in Tooele County spent in 1990 whether the county was outperforming or because not all expenditures by Tooele County under-performing the state economy for these residents occur within the County boundaries. two decades. It also likely includes some nonresident expenditures. Therefore, the County figures are compared to the average statewide sales
CopmtiMm Oho Grow* hk per person and per household which are more Toal Red Gram Tmod Oid. likely representative of average household Toode Ceoin md Uth 8tahe.S 21L0t.- 19M 1990 expenditure patterns. T.uodec.~y ft
1970 Sl n K59o,72 Per Household Retail Sales -wme C" Wi I~h m. "so I93 S109.467 390.6 *AwMI & AeeiMm * Fwn ___os____tyro_1990 S112,607 ______S10O95,117
%Cha•im 1970-1910 61.02% 50.47%
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Am Am % Omgk 1970-1910 4.31% 4.17% Ave. Aw. % tMw. 1910-I9M9 0.81% L01%
Adjusting for inflation, statewide growth in taxable sales in the 1970s equaled 50.5 percent or 4.2 percent per year. In the 1980s, By comparing the expenditure patterns within Tooele County to a larger region, in this case statewide real growth in taxable sales dropped the state of Utah, one can determine if there to 10.6 percent or 1.0 percent per year.
11-20 There are three sectors in which county sales differences that identify areas in are major were far lower than statewide averages: which the county are possibly "under-served" general merchandise by its existing commercial kfastructure. The wholesale durable goods, (department stores, etc.) and miscellaneous are useful because, as noted statewide figures retail (specialty shops). The lack of wholesale figures should (at least in theory) above, these durable goods sales is most likely a direct household expenditure reflect average result of the comparatively small size of the of the location of patterns, regardless manufacturing sector (relative to the state). to commercial outlets. residence or proximity Other areas that are experiencing a possible "leakage" of Tooele County dollars are apparel Services Sales Per Household and accessories, furniture and eating & drinking establishments. The county has done well in the area of motor vehicle sales (most sales from out of the *AffamajeagA fauha likely capturing some A"ImOL a pe, UMc county), building and garden and the electric 3iai i / and gas sectors.
It is useful to look at taxable sales broken down by industrial sector because it allows an evaluation of expenditure patterns within the county and trends for specific industries. Not surprisingly, given the size of the Tooele County economy, the largest proportion of Average sales per household statewide total total sales occurred in the food store retail $27,477, as compared with Tooele County at trade in each of the five years, ranging from 26 $18,066. This figure alone suggests that a fair percent in 1987 when total sales were lowest, portion (nearly 35 percent) of Tooele County to roughly 20 percent in 1990 when total sales residents' expenditures is occurring outside of were highest. The amount of sales in the retail the county because one would assume that the food sector held fairly steady at between $29 households in Tooele are spending, on and $30 million over this time period. The average, comparable amounts to other sector which captured a larger households in the state. other percentage of total retail sales was retail motor vehicle sales. "Other" Sales Per Household While reflecting less than one percent of total sales between 1986 and 1989, sales of business B_ - -. --'- I * qsmm ha.A~i hid services experienced the largest percentage *aDNWW d increase in sales by industry at over 123 SMaMMMaIk - percent per year over the five-year period. The bulk of the increase actually occurred between 1989 and 1990 when sales in this sector increased by nearly fifteen-fold. General merchandise sales also nearly tripled
11-21 part that serves local needs (the "nonbasic" seemingly overnight between 1989 and 1990 sector), the sectors of the Tooele County ,nd manufacturing nearly doubled in the five economy that service the nonlocal demand and years from 1986 to 1990. that will most likely be the prime stimulants of local economic growth and development can Tooele City is the major retail center for be identified. The analysis also identifies a Tooele County, capturing more than sixty possible over-dependence on a single industry percent of all retail sales from 1986 to 1990. or group of industries. The city's share of county sales has decreased over the five-year period, from 69 percent in Not surprisingly, the primary basic industry in 1986 to 61 percent in 1990. the county is the federal government. Of the total 1990 employment in the county of 10,293, roughly 44 percent of it (or Sales By Area Total Gross approximately 4,500 jobs) is characterized as "basic" employment - and the lion share of this employment is federal government. The other industries identified as providing basic sector employment are related to livestock production, mining, construction, chemicals, petroleum/coal, automotive dealers/stations and transit.
Unincorporated Tooele County has the next largest share of the county's retail sales. From 1986 to 1988 its sales increased dramatically from roughly $16 million to $40 million. In 1986, 14 percent of total county retail sales occurred in the unincorporated area, and by 1988 it captured 26 percent. During the same period the amount of sales activity decreased in both Grantsvilie and Wendover. Economic An balws
Economic base and location coefficient analysis techniques were used to evaluate the relationship of the local economy to the broader, regional economy. By assigning local economic activity into the part of the economy that serves or provides goods for export to nonlocal areas (the "basic" sector), and the
H1-22 TRANSPORTATION ANALYSIS * Provides integrated interstate or intercounty service;
Provides internal spacing consistent with population density, so that all developed areas of the state are within a reasonable distance of arterial highways; and
Provides corridor movement consistent with all of the above, with trip lengths and travel distances greater than those A road is designated as an arterial road when predominantly served by rural collector and it: local roads. "* Permits corridor movement suitable for County roads currently designated as statewide or interstate travel; Tooele minor arterial are the portions of SR-36 not as primary arterial, and SR-73. "* Accommodates movements between designated virtually all urban areas with populations of as either major 50,000 or more, and a large majority of Collector roads are designated those urban areas with populations of or minor, and generally serve intercounty following 25,000 or greater, and routes. A major collector meets the criteria: " Permits integrated movement without stub arterial roads, connections, except where unusual " Serves cities not served by by higher geographic or traffic flow conditions larger towns not directly serviced of dictate otherwise. level systems, or other traffic generators comparable importance such as Two roads within Tooele County (county) are consolidated schools, shipping points, mining and designated as arterial: the primary arterial road county parks, and important is Interstate 80 (1-80). The portion of State agricultural areas; Route 36 (SR-36) extending from I-So to or Tooele City is also designated as a principal "* Links these places with larger towns arterial under this definition. cities; and
A second arterial designation is minor arterial, "* Links the locally important traffic which is characterized by the following generators with their rural hinterland. conditions: Major collectors designated in Tooele County in Links cities and towns and other traffic include SR-112, SR-138, and SR-199, the generators that are capable of attracting addition to Sheep Lane, Skull Valley Road, travel over similar distances; road extending from 1-80 to the magnesium plant located on the west shore of the Great Salt Lake, and the road from Grantsville to
11-23 There are approximately 200 miles of minor Burmeister. collector roads within Tooele County. designated based Minor collector roads are The final road designation is local roads. upon the following criteria: These are the roads that provide access to adjacent to the collector network and with lands "* Spaced at intervals consistent generally serve travel over relatively short traffic population density to accumulate distances. All road miles not designated as any all developed from local roads and bring higher functional classification fall under this areas within a reasonable distance of a designation. collector road;
"* Provides service to the remaining smaller communities; and
"* Links the locally important traffic generators with their rural hinterlands.
11-24 TOONtJ COUNTY TIAN ORTATION YS•IEM
LIGNI UDOT COUNTY INTERSTATE D TP ARTERIALS D D LOCAL ROADS RAILROAD "D PRIMARY D COLLECTOR
PROPOSED - AIRPORT IA/ / IECiNPARY COLLECTOR
AS Or- DECSreER P5% 11-25 the level of use drops off to about 6,800 trips Regional and Local Roads per day on average. modes of surface There are two primary The balance of the state-operated highways are transportation which serve Tooele County: located in the eastern portions of the county, Both forms have highways and railroads. in the Tooele Valley and Rush Valley areas. historically been very important to the county The primary north-south route is SR-36, which formation of and have played key roles in the connects 1-80 with Tooele City and then in the county. the existing land uses continues south into Juab County, at the extreme southeast comer of the county. It the county is The highway system that serves provides access between Tooele City and the maintained a mixture of state-operated and more rural areas located in Rush Valley, by local roads and those maintained including Stockton, Rush Valley, Vernon, and Generally, all authorities, primarily the county. the Tooele Army Depot South Area. roads located within incorporated city by that city unless boundaries are maintained Other state operated routes include SR-73, state highways or an they are designated SR-112, SR-138, and SR-199. SR-73 between the city and agreement has been made provides connections between SR-36 and Utah the county maintain them. county to have County to the east. It also provides access to the mining areas of Mercur and Ophir, as well the state highway system is 1-0, The key to as the Tooele Army Depot South Area. SR east and west and crosses the which runs 112 provides access between Tooele City and county. It serves as a vital corridor for entire Grantsville City in the Tooele Valley. SR-138 region as well as the county, the surrounding connects Grantsville with SR-36 and then the its regional importance. 1-S0 serves indicating 1-80 interchange located at Lake Point. The link between the western coastal as a primary final state operated route, SR-199, provides of California and the Midwestern section areas access between SR-36 near Rush Valley and States, so it is a vital route for of the United Dugway Proving Grounds, operated by the cars and other the trucking as well as passenger U. S. Army. users. Historically, it has experienced heavy use, and when it was jeopardized during the period of flooding of the Great Salt Lake during the mid-1980s, considerable resources were expended to maintain it in operation.
This is also the principal connection between the county and the Wasatch Front area and is heavily used for access to and from the Salt Lake area. The eastern section, from Lake Point Junction to the Salt Lake County line, is the most heavily used, with some portions experiencing traffic volumes in excess of 22,000 trips per day. West of Tooele Valley
11-26 establishes federal funding procedures for the Other Tooele Cou Tranonation Features next 6 years by Congress, and is used to allocate the federal fuel taxes collected for additional transportation facility located An transportation. The new act emphasizes county is the Bonneville Salt Flats within the intermodel transportation systems and permits located east of Wendover. This is a raceway, funding of projects not previously considered and test track located on the race course funds. It also provides more funds salt flats from ancient Lake for federal remnant to urban areas for non-state controlled and the former Great Salt Lake, Bonneville projects. These funds are allocated locally by it extended this far west. The natural when the Metropolitan Planning Organization flats are used primarily by racing salt (MPO), which for Tooele County is the who seek to set land speed records enthusiasts Wasatch Front Regional Council. Some of motorized vehicles. Several for a variety examples of projects that can now be funded world land speed records for two-and four include bike and hiking path systems, "rails-to wheeled vehicles have been set at this site. trails" projects, and others that Tooele County track is used generally during a short The may wish to use for future projects. season each year when salt conditions are for use. Actual use is dependant upon suitable The county maintains all of the other public weather conditions and long term weather located within the unincorporated that permit new salt to form and roads cycles county. Two classifications of roads are replenish the track area. In recent history eligible for state funding using what are termed there have been concerns that the salt flats are "C" funds, derived from the to disappear. A current study is Class "B" and beginning on fuels: arterial and collector by state and federal agencies state sales tax being conducted Currently there are no arterial strategies to protect and enhance roads. to develop for any county-maintained roads flats for this and other purposes. It is designations the salt All of the county-maintained not clear what the outcome of these studies in the county. designated as major collector, will be or how successful they will be. roads are either minor collector, or local roads. The two collector road designations are eligible for Road Fundin state gas tax funding for improvements. Local at the county's sole operates and maintains state roads must be maintained The State of Utah expense. roads using state and federal funds allocated for transportation. The state allocates funds Design and Construction based on need and availability for new construction. Any new construction must be fronting existing roads must included on the State Transportation Development recognize the designation of the road and Improvement Program (STIP), which ultimate development. This may and prioritizes all projects for the provide for schedules set backs to permit future widening, The state receives funds from include next 5 years. for curb and gutter and other the federal government in the form of grants to provisions control features at some future date made through the recently enacted drainage the state for pedestrians and equestrian Surface Transportation and access Intermodal traffic in addition to vehicles. The county Enhancement Act (ISTEA) of 1991. This act
11-27 section should be encouraged wherever must establish firm standards for the varying possible. Use of lien agreements should be Jesignations of the roads. Arterial roads considered for improvements that could be should have at least a 100-foot-wide right-of warranted at a future date. Use of such way to permit future widening and turning agreements would permit road development lanes. Collector roads should have a minimum without curb, gutter, and walkway and permit width of 80 feet. Local roads should be 66 feet postponement of such improvements until a in width except in an urban-type development, later date. Such an agreement assures that the be where a 50-foot-wide right-of-way may county can require improvements at a later acceptable. date without having to condemn or otherwise force improvements. Arterial, collector, and urban type roads should be surfaced with asphalt or concrete Walkways and paths in rural areas should be surfacing. In the rural areas, collector and planned for equestrian as well as pedestrian local roads may continue to be gravel surfaced. use. Softer materials such as gravel or sand The type of surfacing is dictated by the level of should be considered. In more densely use expected and the difficulty in maintaining populated areas where development the roads. approaches urban standards, sidewalks and other pedestrian walks as well as bicycle paths New road construction should be sensitive to should be considered. the county's goals and objectives. Plans for new roads should include protective treatment Railroad Systems of environmentally sensitive areas and resources. This should occur in all districts of Railroads have served the county since the end the county to protect not only sensitive of the 1800s. Presently there are two primary wetland environments, but also the fragile routes that serve the county. The east-west desert environment. route parallels 1-80 and is known as the Western Pacific route. It extends the full east Interparcel connections should be encouraged, west length of the county and serves interstate road where appropriate, to provide a local transportation needs. It is a primary link network that can supplement the collector and between Denver and the west coast. A second of arterial system. However, the goal route extends from the Lake Point area to the maintaining open space should serve as a guide Juab County line and continues on to Los unpaved for new road development. Existing Angeles. This line is operated by Union roads should not be paved until warranted. Railroad. It provides rail access to an Pacific Leaving roads unpaved can serve as both the Tooele Army Depot North and South incentive to maintain open space and a more Areas. rural context. There are also spur lines that serve the with Roads should be planned and coordinated magnesium plant located north of 1-80 along the County Engineer and standards for the Great Salt Lake. In addition, there are development should be maintained. Provisions spur lines that previously served the mineral should be established to permit phased industries located northwest of Grantsville, development of the roads. A rural type road
11-28 which are not abandoned, but are not in use primarily by the owners. to the closure of those industries. A route due The Tooele Valley Airport is operated as a that used to connect Burmeister and Tooele training and practice field and as a place to recently been discontinued. Additionally, has base private aircraft. SLCAA purchased and of railroad that previously extended a section developed the airport to provide relief for the City eastward through Pine from Tooele Lake City International Airport. Their been discontinued and the Salt Canyon has also intention was to develop a facility where removed. This line used to tracks have been planes could be based and operated the Tooele Valley Railway, but private be operated by without control from the Salt Lake City tower. been discontinued due to the closure of the has Another objective was to provide a training Smelter and Refining Company. International area for student pilots that would not conflict services at the Salt Lake City to several of with passenger The railroad also serves as a link International Airport. the waste industries located in the Clive area. the USPCI landfill Spur lines connect to both SLCAA has recently completed a master plan as the Envirocare and incineration plant as well of the airport facility and has proposed area is used update facility. In some cases a terminal the runway on each end and to make to trucks for eventual to extend to transfer waste loads to the existing facilities. disposal sites. Much of the other improvements shipment to the is 5,500 feet long and 75 sites from out The existing runway wastes shipped to the disposal plans call for an by rail cars at least to the feet wide. Expansion of state are carried the runway to 6,100 feet with a transfer sites. extension of width of 100 feet. Current plans are to purchase additional lands for clear zone Ai~ort protection, ground facility relocation, and extensions. Some of the acquisition are two publicly owned and operated air runway There will be in the form of aviation easements, but fields located within the county. The Tooele some will be fee title. Once the property is Valley Airport is located in the north end of other improvements would be made Valley between Erda-Grantsville acquired, the Tooele improved service increased. It This airport is owned and as demand for Road and SR-138. that expansion will be gradual and by the Salt Lake City Airport is expected operated over the 20-year planning period of (SLCAA). The other publicly continual Authority the master plan. owned airport is located in Wendover and is a military base. This field is owned by former The Wendover City Airport has also recently the City of Wendover, Utah. completed a master plan update. The airport is a former military base and has three paved addition, there are several other air fields, In runways with a maximum length of 8,000 feet. private and military, that are located in both Michaels Field located on Dugway Proving The military air field is Michaels the county. has the longest runway facilities in on the Dugway Proving Grounds Field located the runway being 13,100 feet long. Private air fields are located in Rush the county, Grounds. operated by the military and is not and northwest of Knolls. It is Valley, Vernon, available for public use. These three fields are unpaved and are used
11-29 knother significant aircraft-related impact to the county is the presence of several large military test ranges. HIll Air Force Base operates a test range located west of the Great Salt Lake and north of 1-80, which extends west to the Bonneville Salt Flats race track located east of Wendover. The other ranges are located in the area of the Dugway Proving Grounds and occupy much of the southwest portion of the county. They are called Wendover North, Wendover South, Dugway, and Dugway West and are contiguous. These ranges are used by military aircraft and are heavily used at present. Their presence restricts use of these areas by private aircraft during most time periods.
1I-30 Hearty vegetation types in the county include ENVIRONMENT cheatgrass, sagebrush, Utah Juniper, Douglas Fir, oak, dropseed, saltgrass, shadscale, pickleweed, greasewood, maple, singleleaf pinyon, and cliffrose. Wildlife counterparts to the variety of flora are mule deer, elk, pronghorn antelope, sage grouse, chukar and raptors. The critical habitats of these wildlife Environmental Analysis are found mainly in the mountain ranges and their foothills. The pronghorn antelope and An analysis of air quality and water resources sage grouse year-long habitats stretch into and can be found in the chapters for each of the across several valleys of the county. Mapping of county's planning districts. Analysis of wildlife seasonal ranges, mating and is Hazardous Waste Industry in the county strutting grounds, and nest sites can indicate found in Chapter Eight, 1-80 Corridor Planning the areas in which development should not District. occur and the areas in which development can occur, but at the lowest density and impact Mountainsides. Vegetation. and Wildlife levels possible.
One of the larger counties in Utah, Tooele County encompasses many mountain and desert environments. These environments support a variety of wildlife and vegetation. The mountain ranges of Tooele County are essential to watersheds contributing to water resources. They play a part in a healthy ecology for vegetation and wildlife. The Oquirrh, Stansbury, Tintic, Onaqui, Sheeprock, Simpson, Dugway, Deep Creek, Cedar, Silver Island, Grassy and Lakeside mountain ranges provide dramatic backdrops for the county's communities. Two Wasatch National Forest areas in the Stansbury and Sheeprock mountains are maintained for public enjoyment.
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Rio4 Sensitive land elements include: Sensitive Lands of Tooele County " Standards for watersheds, floodways, and Sensitive lands are land areas which would be other hydrologic elements. adversely impacted by certain kinds or densities of development, or areas unsuitable " Slope standards for development. for development. Such areas exist in Tooele could be County, and as the county grows they "* Views Standards- development on if not protected now. negatively impacted foothills and slopes could ruin valley views. The natural resources and natural surroundings with of the county should be preserved "* Ridge Line Standards for development and impact. Sensitive Land minimal developmental view considerations. Overlay Zones can be used to preserve some valuable environments, yet still allow "* Wildlife Preservation Criteria for wildlife benefit within the zone. Mapping economic and habitats. and identification of these elements in the of overlay zone are the responsibility " Features Standards for views, open development interests. With this information, character, land features, and historical and solutions involving appropriate low-density, archeological features. low-impact uses can be found. " Naturalness Standards for protecting The foothills and mountain slopes of Tooele character of open, rural communities. Valley and the salt desert of the I-SO Corridor suited to the planning district are areas "* Development Standards for kinds, sizes, protection afforded by a Sensitive Lands densities, and site(s). Overlay Zone designation. The communities ofErda, Lake Point, and Pine Canyon/Lincoln are experiencing pressure to develop into the Foothill Sensitive Lands foothills and up the canyons. Several foothill adversely and mountain land elements can be The following graphic compares two impacted by development including development scenarios. The first views, community watersheds, slopes, ridge lines, shows foothill development and how it clutters species, floodways, wildlife and endangered the natural look and ecology of foothills and treatment and unique features of the area. The creates a community which looks loose knit, situations of these elements in development even stratified. The second shows a Overlay can be addressed by Sensitive Lands community which shares and protects the watersheds, Zones. Parameters for protecting foothills as a community resource and for example, could include slope, vegetation, develops in a pattern which encourages non and area of pavement (or other artificial, economic concentration and a close-knit porous ground covering) requirements. community.
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11-34 owners and agencies determining specific RECREATION access points. Then, the access points should be emphasized as appropriately useable, while persons using other accesses should be warned or prosecuted as trespassers, thereby discouraging access by means other than official accesses. Another option is to seek and make trades between public land agencies and private land owners that facilitate access ,,ecremional Resourcs to public lands.
Interest in the recreation resources in Tooele Parks. Trails. Public Facilities County has been increasing, for Tooele of County provides a great variety Recreational use is considered to be a high pursuits. environments for many recreational priority. This is especially true in the mountain lands, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) areas surrounding Tooele Valley, along the National Forests, mountains, springs, desa Great Salt Lake, and in the more desert areas for lakes and islands allow opportunities of Skull Valley, Ibapah, Gold Hill, Danger fishing, bicycling, camping, hiking, hunting, Cave, and Simpson Springs. The Bonneville horseback rock climbing, cross country skiing, Salt Flats have also provided an attraction for Because of riding, picnicking, and sightseeing. speed races of various types. In addition, the the Wasatch Front, the county's proximity to open spaces of the county are a recreational could increase. visits for recreational purposes attraction for bicyclists, horsemen and off road vehicles. As demonstrated by the recent controversy to public lands about Stansbury Island, access The county does not operate any parks or is the thorniest by way of private lands recreational sites. Those publicly owned are in Toocele County. The BLM recreation issue federal facilities or those associated with water trails, beaches, ancient lands of the island offer development such as Settlement Canyon Dam art and nearby sailing. To Native American and Rush Lake. Public interest surveys must utilize roads reach these places users indicate that there is much demand for suitable been closed by the county, which recently have parks and recreational facilities within the Valley and must cross private land. In Rush county. the southern "block" of the Wasatch National Forest is bordered on north and east by private land. This situation leads to a strong possibility of trespassing. People should be encouraged to use official entrances to avoid trespassing, for better enforcement by rangers and better recording of visits.
A suitable arrangement could be one in which the county could maintain access roads and reach agreements with private and public land
11-35 high concentration of minerals available in the UTILITIES PUBLIC FACILITIES AND lake. These minerals provide the basis for a number of chemical companies who recover these minerals and sell them for commercial use. Several of these industries are located within Tooele County and provide a valuable economic base for the county. These consist primarily of salt and magnesium based industries. Outside of these economic benefits, the lake provides recreational opportunities and a beautiful view. In the more populated portions of the county that there is an established infrastructure The balance of the county's limited water sewer, fire provides potable water, sanitary resources are considered to be precious. The The entire protection and other facilities. county lies within a desert region where power and county is served by electrical precipitation is limited and where there are no gas and cable telephone service. Natural major rivers or fresh bodies of water. What in the Tooele television are only available surface water is available has been applied to the population density is Valley area where beneficial use through either irrigation or higher. potable water uses. The second largest body of water located in the county is Rush Lake, a The availability of centralized water and sewer small body of shallow water located west of is usually a function of population systems Stockton. This lake has no outlet but remains The higher the density, the density in the area fresh because of its relatively small size, the more likely that central systems are fact that it dries up completely when are also other reasons for established. There precipitation cycles are on the dry side, and its presence of high centralized systems. The to fill quickly when the rainy cycle a sanitary ability groundwater can result in a need for occurs. sewer system in order to safely and adequately wastes. Likewise, if there dispose of sanitary There are a number of streams which are used of good quality groundwater, is limited supply for water resources. Settlement Canyon is can provide suitable then a central system dammed and water is stored for irrigation. wider region than is possible with water to a Willow Creek is also stored in a reservoir individual wells. located south of Grantsville and used for irrigation. There are several other small and Wastewater Water streams that are dammed and stored by private individuals, primarily for irrigation purposes. largest inland lake in the Even though the Almost all of the water has been appropriated borders the county on western United States through the water right process administered a limited amount of the north side, there are by the Division of Water Rights. water resources available to the county. The a valuable resource, Great Salt Lake provides Because of the limited amount of surface for traditional but is limited in its application water available, much of the county is water resource uses. Its primary benefit is the
11-36 There has been some recent concern over the dependent upon groundwater for water supply. potential contamination of groundwater available in Almost all of the drinking water located along the eastern side of Tooele or spring the county originates from well Valley. The USGS is conducting a study to sources. Most of the incorporated cities determine if the heavy metals found in the provide central water systems and operate well are contaminating groundwater water for mountains systems. These systems provide originating in the mountain range. It will be at In the potable uses as well as fire protection. least a year before the results of these rural areas, individual wells provide potable investigations are known. water for homes and firm operations. The rely on groundwater federal facilities also Surface water drainage has become a major of industrial resources as the principal source concern as more and more development and potable water. The entire system is occurs within the county. The county has Rights, regulated by the Division of Water developed drainage ways within the valleys to who allocates use through water rights for surface drainage. These need to be on provide processes. There is currently a moratorium maintained and capacities preserved or additional groundwater permits in the Tooele enlarged. Valley area, and this is expected to continue. Water and Wastewater Systems The quality of the groundwater throughout the in the county varies considerably. Generally, Centralized water systems are only available in between the eastern portion of the county, the Tooele Valley and in Stockton, Vernon, Ranges, the Oquirrh and Stansbury Mountain Wendover, and at Tooele Army Depot and is good and quality of the groundwater Dugway Proving Grounds military industrial uses. The suitable for potable and installations. Most of the systems are in the county, the poorer firther west one goes associated with an incorporated city, but are becomes. This is due the groundwater quality also found in Stansbury Park and Pine Canyon. soils located in these primarily to the types of Many of these systems have been developed to area is a remnant of areas, and the fact that this provide for higher density developed areas, fire water tends to be the Great Salt Lake. The protection systems or to provide adequate high higher the saline saline; the nearer the lake the quality water in areas where it is limited. content. There are pockets of higher quality in the western sections ground water located The only centralized wastewater systems however, they are generally of the county, serving the county are located in Tooele and mountain ranges and originate found near the Grantsville, Lake Point, Stansbury Park and at As one moves further within the mountains. the military facilities located at Tooele Army water quality tends away from the mountains, Depot, North Area, and Dugway Proving to decrease. Grounds. The rest of the county is served by individual septic tank systems. The septic tank systems have functioned relatively well in most areas of the county, but in areas of shallow groundwater some failures are becoming more common. As density increases, the feasibility
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facilities and has considered several using septic tanks as a disposal means of alternatives for disposal of waste. Options to concerns about adequate iecreases due available include development of a new landfill from potable water disposal and separation that complies with all current regulations, supplies. disposal of waste at commercially operated such as the one located near East Facilities landfill Energy and Communication Carbon, Utah which accepts non-hazardous wastes, or recycling. The county has recently to virtually the Electrical power is provided entered into a contract to have waste recycled in the more entire county. Service is limited firm. The county would contract along by a private rural areas and is generally located with them to collect and dispose of wastes. cross through public roads. Power lines also There are problems with the private operator the county to serve other areas. and it is not clear whether this option will be successful. Telephone service is also available to most of provides service to the the county. US West The long term objective of the county is to of the county, while smaller eastern portion continue to provide for solid waste collection the more rural areas. Natural gas systems serve and disposal in an appropriate fashion. This is to the eastern portion of service is provided viewed as a public service that is best provided population densities are the county where for the general welfare of the is not provided by the county highest. In other areas, service public. due to the economics required to extend service lines to customers.
In Tooele Valley and Rush Valley, the military has recently established a warning system to alert residents and businesses should an emergency which could endanger the population occur at the weapons disposal facilifies located at Tooele Depot South Area. The system consists of loud speakers and warning signals that sound in the event of an emergency. This system is tested every Monday throughout Rush and Tooele Valleys.
Solid Waste Management
The management and disposal of solid waste has traditionally been a service provided by the county to all county residents. Historically, the county has operated a solid waste landfill where all collected wastes were deposited. With the recent changes in the laws governing such facilities, the county has closed their old
11-38 LOCAL GOVERNMENTS Federal and Military Interface Bureau of Land Management lands are in most areas of the county except for Tooele and Rush Valleys. These lands are used by county residents for grazing and recreation, and by industry for mineral extraction. Forest lands are preserved in the county for recreation and Land Ownershin and Administration other uses by the public. Wilderness Study Areas are recognized by the BLM as valuable Most land in Tooele County is under federal resources in the county. administration. The Bureau of Land Management manages the public lands and the Tooele Valley is home to the Tooele Army variety of uses allowed on them. The United Depot North Area (TEAD-N), which States Forest Service manages the two areas stockpiles weapons and munitions. The of the Wasatch National Forest in the county. Tooele Army Depot South Area (TEAD-S) in the nation's military operates several And and will be destroying, reservations in the county. Rush Valley stockpiles, chemical munitions. Dugway Proving Grounds and the Utah Test and Training The State of Utah also manages a great deal of Range take up much of the area of the West land in Tooele County. Much of their land are district. Another section of parcels which are available for sale or trade Desert planning range is located in the I with the federal government in exchange for the test and training planning district. These military public school funding. Two state parks and 80 Corridor with county in three the Great Salt Lake are administered by the reservations interface federal State. ways: employment opportunities, monies returned to county, and the hazardous the military operations being Two Indian Reservations-Goshute and Skull nature of from the general population. Valley-are located in the county. These are removed not, however, heavily populated by Native by and federal government Americans. Tribes are interested, though, in Both employment installations and utilizing their lands for use by outside investors support for military and developers. reservations such as those found in Tooele County tend to fluctuate over time. The military Private land ownership is greatest in Tooele employment provided by these integral element to the Valley, with other concentrations in Rush and installations is an while environs of the Skull Valleys, on the shores of the Great Salt county's economy, locations for various Lake, and southeast of Wendover. Smaller county provide suitable operations. To concentrations are located throughout the and hazardous military and resources county. compensate for the use of lands the county receives payment in lieu of taxes from the federal government.
11-39 The military reservations in the county are located in largely unpopulated areas of the county. Air and water quality systems impacts have also been considered in locating reservations. Chemical emergencies are prepared for under the administration of the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program described in the Emergency Services section of this chapter.
Incorpoted Cities
Tooele County contains the incorporated cities of Tooele, Grantsville, Rush Valley, Stockton, Ophir, Wendover and Vernon. Tooele City is the county's population center. The boundaries for these cities are larger than the more concentrated developed areas. As such these cities include large agricultural area. The Tooele County Council of Governments (COG) is made up of the mayors of these cities and county commissioners. The COG meets regularly to coordinate issues between the county and cities.
1.40 the Chemical Stockpile Emergency PUBLIC SERVICES Preparedness Program which is associated with the incineration of stockpiled chemicals at the Tooele Army Depot South Area (TEAD S) in Rush Valley. This center is a coordination and information resource in case of an emergency originating from the TEAD S. The center is also prepared to respond to any other emergency of a community-wide scale and to such a degree that it can aid in coordinating its resources with those of several Tooele County Fire District is a The North other agencies. Response to other than whose response area volunteer fire department chemical emergencies includes all of Tooele to the Great Salt Lake extends from Stockton County as well as extending to the Wasatch county line to 1-80 mile and from the eastern Front if necessary and possible for the center. 45. When necessary, the department marker The centers can offer its trained personnel, its to emergencies throughout the does respond communications equipment, including of the county. rest microwave and radio networks, and other equipment in place for an off-post chemical Department volunteers respond to a variety of situation. Other equipment includes outdoor fire and medical emergencies. During 1994 sirens, weather stations, mapped evacuation the department responded to 198 calls, evenly routes and mobile traffic control points. divided between fire and medical emergencies. Information given by sirens/public Of the 36 volunteers in the department, 18 are announcement systems would direct people to state certified fire fighters (requiring 100 - 150 their televisions and radios for Emergency training hours per year). Seventeen volunteers Broadcast System guidance about in-place trained Emergency Medical Technicians are sheltering and/or evacuation procedures. (EMTs). Some volunteers are also trained in dealing with hazardous materials, and the In most of Tooele County there are few, if department works with the Emergency any, health or emergency services available, so Operations Center. All volunteers are trained residents often turn to health care resources in to use extrication equipment. Tooele Valley. The Tooele Valley health care system provides the most comprehensive The department maintains four stations, one health care available in the county. The system substation, 10 brush trucks and three engines. includes the Tooele Regional Medical Center, Growth in the county has generated a need for Home Health and Nursing Home operations, another engine. The tax-funded department and the Tooele Valley Ambulance Service has an annual budget of S230,000; a new located in Grantsville, Tooele City, and engine costs S180,000. Fortunately, this is a Vernon. The medical center offers surgery, and expert fire department, but well-run emergency, laboratory, and specialty medical county growth will require additional care and testing. The ambulance service is emergency service expenditures. staffed with paid-volunteer EMTs and Quick Responders. The Emergency Operations Center manages
I1-41 Law Enforcement
The Tooele County Sheriff's Department responds to accidents and crimes throughout the county. Eighteen deputies and 62 other department personnel run the jail, dispatch and department offices. A residential deputy lives and works in Vernon, where he most often responds to animal control and livestock situations. Another residential deputy, who also responds to the Ibapah-Gold Hill area lives and works in Wendover,. One deputy is also the Hazardous Material Officer, trained to respond in situations involving hazardous wastes. Another deputy is the Animal Control Officer.
The personnel and facilities of the department are stretched to capacity. The jail is at capacity and officers are currently unable to cover the patrol shift between two a.m. and eight a.m., when officers are on-call. This deficit in 24-hour patrol coverage is the department's priority problem. To resolve this and other department problems, more funds and personnel are needed.
City Police Departments serve the communities of Tooele, Grantsville, Stockton, and Wendover.
11-42 Scenic and Historic Sites in Tooele County CULTURAL AND SCENIC RESOURCES "PonyExpress Route and stations, sites of many exciting stories of the Pony Express. Several sites are marked by Daughters of Utah Pioneers (D.U.P.) monuments. The Pony Express Route in Tooele County offers scenery much like it must have been in 1860. Historical and Archeological Resources " Sites on the National Register of Historic is rich in historical and cultural Tooele County Places include: Lincoln Highway Bridge Explorers traveled through the resources. (on Dugway Proving Grounds), GAPA searching for travel routes to the county Launch Site (Great Salt Lake Desert), the Among these trail blazers were Pacific Coast Bonneville Salt Flats International Race Party, who passed the ill-fated Donner-Reed Track, Danger Cave (east of Wendover), over the Salt Lake mud through the county Wendover Air Force Base (south of their equipment in the flats, losing most of Wendover), E.T. Benson Grist Mill (at mud. Many settlers were Mormon pioneers junction of SR 36 and SR 138), losepa who came from the eastern states and Europe. Cemetery (in Skull Valley), Ophir Town Military men surveyed towns and built bridges Hall (in Ophir), John C. Sharp House (in roads. Miners explored the county for and Rush Valley planning district), Soldier sources of gold and other mineral, building Creek Kilns (in Soldier Creek Canyon), boom towns there when they did "strike it and Stockton Jail (in Stockton), and several of these towns remain while rich." Some Grantsville homes and of their previous Tooele City and others are just ghosts buildings. incarnations. The Pony Express Route passes through the southern areas of the county, and " Gold boom town of Gold Hill and several its stations are dotted along the way. This extinct towns from same era in the Ibapah route was also the Overland Trail used by Gold Hill planning district. stages, and became the route for the Overland Telegraph. " Rush Valley Mining District in eastern canyons and slopes of Rush Valley planning Archeological resources in the county include district, and associated extinct towns. Native American art found on Stansbury Island, and Danger Cave in the Silver Lake Ranching communities in Ibapah and Skull which contains many strata of " Mountains, Valley offer views of an occupation and a materials left from pre-historic people. The lifestyle very different from those found on is the basis of the Danger Cave State cave the Wasatch Front. Historical Park and is on the National Register of Historic Places. " Goshute and Skull Valley Indian Reservations attest to history of Native Americans in the county.
11-43 Community Events During the Year "* D.U.P. monuments mark important settlement, early military, railroad, lake recreation and early business sites Late March Grantsville Old Folks Sociable throughout the county. Early May Tooele County Women's Conference " The county and Tooele Valley are locations Late May High School Graduation of much railroad history. The Tooele County Museum in Tooele City offers Early June Tooele County Arts Festival much for railroad history. (4 days)
"* Tooele Valley contains the strongest Early July Rush Valley's Jack Pot Rodeo settlements of the county. No towns Mid July Tooele County Junior Livestock became extinct, rather smaller settlements Show (4 days) were combined to be the cities and towns Tooele County Summer of today. This attests to the historical and Carnival (4 days) continued concentration of resources and Bonneville Opener (4 days) development which has created this area. Late July Ophir Days Miss Tooele County Scholarship Pageant
Early Aug. Tooele County Fair (4 days) Mid Aug. Bonneville Speed Week (7 days)
Late Sept. Bonneville World of Speed (7 days) Tooele Gem & Mineral Society Show (3 days) Late Nov. Christmas Parade
11-44 W =%MTUAL UAND4 HISTORIC ReUROm
11-45 CHAPTER THREE: PLAN GOALS & POLICIES
GENERAL PLAN GOALS
The plan goals were developed through public process and dialogue. The goals are grouped into four areas:
Growh Management Quality Environment InfrastructureManagement Resource Development
This chapter includes a summary of the goals in each of these areas with a review of policies for accomplishing these goals. A matrix at the end of each section shows which policies are directed towards each goal.
More specific goals and discussions are related in the following tables, headed by the general plan goal addressed.
Growth Mananement Goals ManageFuture Growth in she County Limt densites m the mincorporated aMs of the CAunty. Hzigh-densty develop,,mtu shMoudmint ly within inorporatedctis r towne. Ex~ist deneely developed adma a sMuld be encouraged to plan for futu inmorporatio.
PreserveOpen Space andAgYculural M PnWVaiU of open -i. uton to EUmU un r po •a moutin vimews wimobed saystm, as well as unpoetant valley views and waml rural chamrter of the Cumnty. Open space includes agpiculural lands as wall as undeveloped hillsid and fields. Land use pl should resultin decreased developent perume andtleateed open i•e a aphurlsrnd rcuL
Focus AppropriateCommercial The N WoWi locatUon for 0o010ner0=01 deveopmeN a within the bounduies of Development into Limited Designated ostons con and towor. However, here will be some ned for limited oonunn ial devlopmse in the uninorporated aress. Coninercial development should be focused in Locations spcific a uinthe unitamporated County as opposed to commercial stuip dovelopant•a alm highways and roadwayL'he types of• oinnercial uses allowed in the d mea should be Utree to the specific noee of Couaty reildents or travelers. but should not be developed at the exeanse of exising counercial centers i incorpratd towns and cities
II-1 XFUBi111 XdIViI U1111iE A ORL I Address Growth-relatedPollution For clean mu and compliance with ar qualityW andards, developasm and transpotaion automobile usage pattern should aanmpt to remedy inmcreased emnisionsmrlin frm mad industrial m rsics.due to growth in the County.
floodways met be changd to reflect aras that ae umuitabe fo Designate Watershed, Wetlands and Zoning in watlanda and developual. in cane of development in theme areas, including read constnintimn imp"e Floodway ProtectionAreas s matigation of mnydamage should be nequired Desgatd watershed protecion aroms should not be deveoped in order to prmeve the hydfrologic acivty imporlan for oosevig the County's valuable waler reacurma. of residents regarding this inuwzzy limit hazdous waste Regulate Growth ofHamardous Waste To addressm safy mocmm dsvelopmers to mexting zones and maintain stringen permit raquiranuut. The Cowe'a Development ciom would hawfi from exanded aorsn to hazardous waste busieses; for the disiosal d•t coarercialm and induetnal tonc wates. with wildlife and their habitts Habitat To prsect native wildlife, deve•lopment which interferes ProtectCritical Wildlife should be avoided. Knowledge of wildlife and their habitats will aid in deaemini dm aiom for approriae locatios and dauities of developmnt inthose amas
Infrastructure Management Goals mawained Adopt a Road PlanAddressing For mafimam acoss to pubhic and pivate lands desinate and map roads to be Adoportatin l o eby the Coty. Etablish an inveaorysysam to presrve and docnt County roads. TransportationIssues of Tooele County For.imprvad coin Tocel Valley, a road plan should promote inpow acess and Tooele Valky mwnd Toode City and the ipvement of the 1-0/ SR-36 tWierhane. Accemon arwrial roads should be limited for safity and to me co ion. An demmi of sncouraging powth toward incorporatedcities and towns a the desire to Ue Infrastrctureto Guidesprawing infstutre and vices oc with new developmiL New Development developmnt should take place in areas which have infiranture in place. However, where insfrumture •sneeded, new development should be req-uied to pay for iufratucture needed to meet their needs (including off-ste inketnintur needs). oentral Develop Water and Sewer Systems A desira concentration of effiInt Couty aemoe could be aided by extending sewr symtea to erve unmerved areas whenever it bemes pasible. For Tooele and Rush valls (1he Shambip River Basin) this could be achieved by the creation of a ter and sewer service disrict This district would also include cocperatave water development efots and encourage the rms of waer for inaton.
Resource Development Goals IndustrialActivity The County should attract a diversity of inlustrial activity offering lng4nnrm good Attract Diverse payingjob oppostuaities, to limited designuat location. Howeve, incentives for indumin Weanted in locating inthe County should be offset by demostrable eonomic benefit over the shert tam.
RecreationResources Recrational land uses and acee to them (apcially to Force Service and BLM am ) Develop should be supported by County maintenance of din roads an creation of trails and trail systan. The muatin. development and administraion of recreation areas and a recreatm corrdor. ettending from the northern shore Stoanbuty bsland south to the southern end of the County mithe Rush Valley, Skull Valley, and Wed Deset plauing districs, would mspport a wide variety of rceation uses and provide the County with
Preserve HistoricalandArcheological The preseration ofthee resources can be supported by inventory, education aid Resources h
M-2 GENERAL PLAN POLICIES is to preserve and conserve these assets in spite of growth pressures with the potential for ")olicies for plan components such as damaging these assets. commercial development, transportation, or historic resource preservation policies are Growth management is to be achieved by grouped with the associated General Plan directing denser, high-impact land uses into the Goal. incorporated areas of the county. The remaining lower-density, low-impact land uses Land use and open space policies are compiled are more appropriate in the unicorporated for Growth Management Goals. Aspects of county. In the case of existing higher-density agricultural development and sensitive lands development, such as Stansbury Park in designation further Growth Management Tooele Valley, future incorporation could be Goals, but are included with Resource encouraged. Other existing and new land uses Development and Quality Environment goals, still need to be addressed by policies which respectively. preserve open space and preserve rural character. Environmental policies fall under Quality Environment Goals. Transportation, and Commercial and industrial land uses should public facilities and utilities policies are also locate primarily in the incorporated cities assembled for Infrastructure Management of the county. If businesses must locate in the Goals. unincorporated county to be near needed resources they should be limited to locating in Economic, demographic, recreation, and a few designated commercial or industrial cultural and scenic resource policies are locations. grouped for furthering Resource Development Goals. Three policies are recommended to guide preservation of open space while at the same Note that following each policy section are time allowing economically beneficial use of matrices comparing the general goals of the land by residents and commercial ventures. plan to the proposed policies and The development polices of downzoning, recommendations of the Plan. subdivision cluster design, and a Density Transfer and Bonus program are discussed in the following sections, along with their GROWTH MANAGEMENT applications to various land uses in the county. The policy of limited commercial and industrial LAND USE locations concludes the Growth Management section. Change is occurring in Tooele Valley due to both employment changes and residential in Downzoning migration. Fluctuations in residential and industrial growth are associated with the Downzoning is recommended for the MU-40 closure and potential privatization of the zones throughout the county to a same size Tooele Army Depot and the attraction of the but less industrially permissive zone. rural character of Tooele Valley. The Downzoning of some residential and amenities and resources of Tooele County agricultural zones is recommended for Tooele attract growth and development; the challenge Valley and discussed in detail in Chapter Four.
111-3 Downzoning as a policy is recommended for design of developments. Tooele County should adopt zoning ordinances which in decreasing densities and sprawling addition to conventional zones includes concentrations of development which could provisions for open/agricultural space negatively impact the open spaces and rural preservation, and regulations promoting character of the county. Agricultural zoning duster design, protection of access, land form, lots and restrict uses should require large slope, ridge line, and agriculture or impact the terrain, floodplain, which conflict with wildlife. resources agriculture needs. One of the reasons for clustering residential The proposed downzoning advances a structures is to achieve a close-knit community legitimate public interest, does not require an which provides familiarity with neighbors and individual to carry a disproportionate share of the community. This is done by creating interest, is supported by valid, the public neighborhood-scale, small-lot, clustered quality planning, and does not destroy design residential developments upon larger lot economically beneficial use. parcels. Lying outside these clustered neighborhoods, the larger portion of the parcels is set aside for open space and agricultural uses. In this way, the amenities of Growth management can involve complicated rural and close-knit communities are programs, especially for areas that have many open, There is little or no threat of rapid approved but unbuilt subdivisions and business promoted. the county outside of Tooele Valley; parks that cannot be served by the county growth in areas can remain open and without rapid expansion of its service delivery therefore, these rural. system at a cost to county residents. Fortunately, this situation does not exist in improves security by Tooele County. Even though there are some Clustering residences routes, space and facilities for approved undeveloped subdivisions and some including escape wildfire preventative currently undeveloped business park areas, emergency vehicles, design which facilitates most of the county and Tooele Valley is open, landscaping, crime watches, and other agricultural and is currently zoned for one unit neighborhood Infrastructure costs acres. While growth pressure exists it security considerations. on 40 feet of roads reached an extreme level of immediate are reduced due to fewer linear has not D for pressure. Therefore, traditional and utility lines. See Appendix development and cluster design zoning will be a major resource in growth comparison of traditional delivery cost differences. management for Tooele Valley. Even so, utility growth in the form of traditional development for agricultural zoning can threaten open/agricultural spaces by Clustering is also useful design open spaces in the filling in space uniformly, rather than clustering considerations of preserving done with large-lot, in order to preserve outlying more urban areas. This is development designations and open/agricultural space and provide services to clustered residential focused location more efficiently. Appendix D contains commercial and industrial considers all example illustrations of open space design. designations. Zoning which county land uses comprehensively and would preserve more land Zoning in Tooele County at the time of promotes clustering and agricultural uses. preparation of this plan currently favors area for open space conventional development and conventional
1I-4 part of The proposed cluster design policy encourages County would be a critical implementing such a policy objective. Tooele urban type development to occur within the may even want to consider use of the boundaries of municipalities, which are better County Interlocal Cooperation Act, Utah Code Ann. equipped to provide the full range of urban et M., permitting local governmental services. Several specific state 11-13-1 governmental cooperate to their mutual advantage to references support this position. units to statutory achieve that goal. Specifically, state statutory provisions dealing extension of municipal with annexation and the Density Transfer and such a legislative policy. Clustering. Internal boundaries reflect Bonus Provisions Illustratively, see Utah Code Ann. 10-2-401 (2) declaring legislative policy that order to further the strongly stated public "Municipalities are created to provide urban In policy goals and objectives of maintaining the essential for sound urban development services rural lifestyle in the Tooele Valley, preserving and for the protection of public health, safety agricultural uses, and preserving open space in and welfare in residential, commercial and with the related goals and industrial areas, and in areas undergoing conjunction General Plan, a mechanism . ." In addition, 10-2-418 objectives of the development; developed and implemented by provides that urban development shall not be should be provide standards and guidelines permitted within one-half mile of ordinance to approved or but encourage in the unincorporated territory which would not only permit, a municipality allow internal of the county which is included in the the clustering of development, owners of large land annexation policy declaration area of the density transfers by the and their families, including the municipality if there is willingness to annex the holdings and density territory and it provides for specific owners of multiple parcels, clustering of notification provisions and a 12-month period bonuses which promote the Valley. for the consideration of the possibility of development within the Tooele annexation. The provisions of this ordinance should be as to promote and The General Plan provisions in Utah Code structured in such a manner of agricultural Ann. 17-27-301 !; 1M also provide authority encourage the preservation open space, the for a county to consider such a policy as part uses, meaningful contiguous and character of a comprehensive General Plan. maintenance of the rural lifestyle of Illustratively, Utah Code Ann. 17-27 of the area, and the preservation lands. 301(2)(b), allows a comprehensive General environmentally sensitive and fragile promote and Plan to provide for "the reduction of the waste The provisions should also balanced with of physical, financial, or human resources that encourage growth management infrastructure and result from either excessive congestion or providing for adequate anticipated future excessive scattering of population; facilities to accommodate efficient and Similarly, the comprehensive General Plan may growth and development, the system include a public services and facilities element economical use of the transportation and facilities, and the which is also an important aspect of and other public services of the General Plan. determining where urban type development other goals and objectives most appropriately should occur.
Obviously, communication and coordination with the incorporated municipalities in Tooele
111-5 layout and architectural standards to should include provisions to The ordinance preserve and enhance the natural following issues: address the character of the community and provide a more desirable living development " The separation of clustered environment; through the adoption of design guidelines appropriate setbacks, intended to achieve "Theadoption of standards to preserve screening, landscaping and other buffering, natural vegetation and land cover; standards; " The adoption of standards to stabilize size of single " The designation of a minimum hillsides and enhance drainage; and/or aggregate parcels to which the intended to apply; provisions would be " The adoption of standards to preserve wildlife corridors and habitat; " The amount of a density bonus which an could be eligible to receive applicant " The adoption of standards to promote in terms of percentage of the measured effective and efficient transportation density to which the parcel underlying patterns, minimize adverse traffic be entitled, number of would otherwise impacts and provide adequate access units per acre or similar objective for fire protection purposes; parameters on the exercise of discretion and the implementation of these provisions; The efficient provision and delivery of and "* other public services and facilities; and " The development and adoption of specific "* Promote the aesthetic value and criteria which would be applied to natural character of the community. determine whether a density bonus would be granted. Such criteria should include, The ordinance should designate and/or but not necessarily be limited to, the the authority to apply these following: delegate standards, whether it be to the County Planning Commission or Preservation of active and passive Commission, open space by appropriate deed Engineering Department. restrictions, conveyance or other include detailed mechanisms acceptable to Tooele The ordinance should for the submission of County; procedural provisions an application and the approval process, of all materials " Promoting public recreational access including the identification that would be as part of a meaningful, contiguous, and technical reports an application. linked open space system; necessary in support of such should include a mechanism "* Standards for setbacks, buffering, The ordinance relief or an and landscaping providing for administrative screening event of a to enhance a sense of appeal as a safety valve in the requirements and and rural character, dispute about the administration separation of these guidelines. "* Standards to promote creativity, implementation imagination and innovation in design
m-6 The ordinance should include a clear statement that these clustering, internal density transfer and bonus provisions are discretionary with Tooele County and not a matter of right or entitlement.
The ordinance should include a provision requiring an appropriate form of easement, deed restriction or note on a subdivision plat with language clearly indicating that an increase in density was allowed for the entire parcel as a whole based on the density bonus criteria in the ordinance, which constitutes all of the density permitted for the entire parcel.
m-7 COMMON PROPERY OWNER UNDEVELOPED
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11-9 COMMON PROPIRT OUJNS
OWSTERING~11-WIH0NI' OU Limited and Nodal Commercial/Industrial Interlocal Agreements
Limiting commercial and industrial The recommended policy of this plan for development to designated locations is a increasing local government effectiveness is proposed policy of the Plan. Tooele Valley is the adoption of interlocal agreements. a particularly appealing mountain, valley rural community. The community wishes to The county already participates in the Council preserve this character and avoid, for example, of Governments, which consists of the county the congested and distracting commercially and incorporated cities meeting to discuss saturated streets observable in the Salt Lake issues effecting their communities. Emergency Valley. Commercial nodes, rather than long services and infrastructure management are stretches of businesses and signs, are more also achieved through cooperative means. suited to serving both the public's needs and desires to preserve the character of their The recommended cooperative water community. For example, limited areas of development district in the Tooele Valley commercial zoning are proposed for the 1-80 would require interlocal agreements involving interchange and Stansbury Park areas of the county and Tooele Valley cities and Tooele Valley. communities. This should be pursued in the spirit of government better serving everyone in Industry benefits in a county like Tooele the valley community. because of the plentiful natural resources, while the county enjoys employment and tax Aside from county planning policy and zoning revenue benefits. The challenge to the county which directs dense development into is to balance the industrial uses with quality of incorporated cities (especially in Tooele environment. The community has expressed Valley), interlocal agreements can also be concerns about the safety of trucks carrying reached which more specifically describe the hazardous wastes or chemicals. Tooele terms by which this direction of development County should zone industry to limited to cities will be achieved and spatially locations at needed resources and determining designed. which industrial uses are appropriate. At the time of this writing, issues of grazing, Industry is welcome to Tooele County in military reservation operations or closures, and locations that are suited to both industry and official wilderness designations are which do not negatively impact other areas controversial and as of yet, undecided. It is and amenities of the county. These locations the recommendation of this plan, however, should be advantageous for the industry, but that the county should promote solutions removed from conflicting residential and which promote what county resources be commercial land uses of this industry type. preserved to the greatest extent possible for all The Hazardous Waste Corridor Zone is possible future uses, while correlating the adequate for existing and future users. The interests of county businesses and residents in extensive permitting process will adequately thier foreseeable and equitable resource needs. regulate existing and new businesses. With this balance, the agreements Tooele County makes with state and federal agencies should protect both its resources and citizens.
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,A5 OF: DECEMBEER 199 residents expressed concern over expansion of QUALITY ENVIRONMENT the existing hazardous waste operations and negative image that these industries give ENVIRONMENT the the county. Subsequent to the initial Environmental Policies development of these facilities, permitting requirements have increased. New operations are unlikely due to the extensive review and Natural features of Tooele County include salt process. Tooele County policies flats, deserts, the Great Salt Lake and its permitting should emphasize safe operations and islands and wetlands, foothills, mountains, materials. The negative forests, and wildlife. These should be transport of these image generated by the hazardous waste regarded as assets and preserved to the can be offset by emphasis on greatest extent possible. Much land in Tooele operations County's positive features. County is under the administration of the Tooele Bureau of Land Management, and hopefully much of this land can be protected for many Promote Air Quality years to come. Air quality is one of the most valuable the county. The impact on air Activities in Tooele County and the impacts of resources of business growth could affect the overall environment. quality from increased population, are important Citizens have expressed concerns regarding and associated employment Environmental the effects of industries and hazardous waste concerns. Through the Agency (EPA), the federal disposal. With any new development Protection national ambient air whether residential, recreational, commercial, government has developed for measurement industrial or military- efforts should be taken quality standards (NAAQS) These to examine impacts of development upon the and comparison of air quality. compliance. environment, particularly natural resources standards verify an area's air emissions must utilized by residents and businesses. Industrial activities having specific Objectives for quality environment are: obtain an air quality permit for their to regulate growth of hazardous waste operation and demonstrate how they intend by the development; promote air quality; and comply with the limitations imposed promote water quality permits.
Regulate Hazrdous Waste Development The Division of Air Quality (DAQ) of the Department of Environmental Quality and In community and steering committee administers air quality requirements This division meetings concern for safety and proper regulations for the State of Utah. Tooele regulation were stated. The permitting periodically monitors activities within process is difficult, demanding and expensive County and reports on those findings which should adequately regulate growth in regarding compliance to established standards. this industry in Utah and Tooele County. At the time of preparing this plan, industries with air emissions in Tooele County included northern Hazardous waste objectives are to restrict new mining and smelting industries in the Magcorp, a mineral operations and promote continued Oquirrh Mountains; two employment and safety in the industries reclaiming industry north of Grantsville; plants in the west already in operation. Many Tooele County hazardous waste incineration
111-14 of Defense (DOD) of potentially polluting industries. Recognition desert; a U.S. Department of growth and subsequent increased incineration facility at the chemical stockpile automobile emissions and their impacts upon Depot South Area; DOD test Tooele Army air quality and adoption of emissions testing Great Salt Lake for rocket sites west of the and fuel conserving travel methods would destruction by burning, and and other motor mitigate growth related impacts in the county. weapons testing by bombing; for conventional Plan development patterns, traffic accesses and Proving Grounds with other and the Dugway controls to mitigate transportation systems weapons testing. More DOD munitions and related impacts. on these operations is provided in the chapters in which the operation for the planning district Promote Water Quality is located. Water demands in Tooele County are met during the preparation of this Much discussion from surface and groundwater sources. research and analysis plan and subsequent Irrigation needs are served with surface water upon issues of growth and concentrated from Settlement Canyon and South Willow While there are several related impacts. Canyon reservoirs. Other surface waters, the in the county which effect air industries creeks and watersheds of the county in concern has been expressed regarding quality, particular, recharge the groundwaters. industries and the impacts from possible new Groundwater is in danger of being mined these upon air quality and the environment. (meaning removed and used beyond recharge Zoning and land use should reflect these capacities) for domestic and irrigation uses. concerns and designate locations, densities, Many areas of the county rely upon wells and other regulations for commercial and which remove ground waters. However, due industrial businesses. to the salt desert and the Great Salt Lake element of the county's hydrogeology much of in the more populated areas of the Growth the groundwater is highly concentrated with will likely compound air quality threats county minerals and other contaminants. Wells which made by an increase in the number of are located at increasing distances from and used automobiles and their registered mountains and foothills are more heavily County does not currently emissions. Tooele mineralized. require emissions testing for automobiles registered in the county, but should consider The Ibapah-Gold Hill, West Desert, 1-80 doing so. Alternate transportation systems Corridor and Skull Valley planning districts should also be studied and encouraged. These utilize wells for water sources, yet are include car and van pooling (considering many considered to be either good-but-limited, or in people commute to Salt Lake City, or other need of demineralization. Central water Tooele County areas such as Dugway.) systems serve parts of Vernon, Stockton, and Several options for a belt route in Tooele Tooele Army Depot South Area. Rush Valley Valley are being considered presently, and currently enjoys a surplus of about 7,000 acre with consideration of the least along feet of generally good groundwater resources. and safest mutes, "cleanest" should congestive Tooele Valleys groundwater resources are also be an element of decision-making. impacted in the north by the Great Salt Lake and in the south wells produce water with Objectives for promoting Air Quality are to sulfite and other minerals. Grantsville and development related impacts by mitigate Tooele City central water systems are served determining appropriate locations and densities
1II-15 by wells, as are the central water systems for Sensitive lands overlay zoning should be Pine Canyon, Stansbury Park, and Tooele adopted by the county for lands of the Tooele Army Depot North Area. Valley and 1-80 Corridor planning districts. Possible sensitive lands are areas of salt deserts The challenges of limited and/or unpotable (West Desert planning district), the Great Salt water resources have impacts upon locations Lake and its shores (I-80 planning district), and densities of development. Development mountain ranges (all six planning districts), both demands water resources and impacts the critical wildlife habitats (all six districts), and stability and quality of those resources. areas of the county in which growth threatens Development should be located in or near important land features and natural resources. areas of best possible water quality, but in Particular sensitive lands consideration could areas which will not negatively impact be placed upon the currently proposed BLM watersheds (or other recharge systems) or Wilderness Study Areas in the Deep Creek, amount of resource available, nor contaminate Cedar and Stansbury mountain ranges. These groundwater. areas eligible for Wilderness designation may or may not be preserved by Congress. Objectives for promoting Water Quality However, Tooele County can take special include balancing water resources with impacts interest in their preservation by creating of development by recognizing this resource Sensitive Lands Designations. cannot be counted on to support development and mitigate for adverse effects of development's water demands. Recharge of groundwater can be furthered through utilizing various groundwater recharging methods. Negative impacts of septic tank systems are mitigated through regulation and enforcement of adequate septic systems in order to avoid leakage pollution of tanks into ground water.
Sensitive Lands Designation/Overlay Zone Policy
Sensitive land designations and parameters could be used to protect Tooele Valley's foothills and mountain slopes. The salt deserts of the 1-80 planning corridor are sensitive lands with respect to the soils of the salt flats, and the hydrologic cycles which support the health of this ecology. These factors can help guide any development. For example, while the hazardous waste industry is very invasive in this environment, the clay soils there are more suited to avoiding underground leakage problems that might occur in soils elsewhere.
MI-16 Recommended Policies for Meetinif ualitv Environment Goals Linit Future Conserve DesIgnate Change MitigateSDesignate Ha rdous Adoption of Nau l and Sensitive Zoning to Dam Sforage to Promote Low- Watershed Waste Induwy Fmiisions Fuel Lands Overlay Tesing (Auto Resources and Zones Density, Low- and Recharge lndustiy and o Expand o and industrial) Balance Water Impact Uses Ground- WM5I D*),al SResources Accmm
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Mn-17 INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT funding source the county must maintain a strongly defensible road network classification TRANSPORTATION system and map.
The following goals have been identified for New corridors, which provide better access to transportation: the county, also need to be identified. The location of these corridors is dependent upon * Identify major transportation corridors the changes in land use contemplated in the within the county, plan. These new corridors need to be identified in the areas where growth is * Identify recreational trails and road access anticipated and where access currently is a to those trails; problem. Most of the growth pressure is occurring in Tooele Valley and Rush Valley. * Encourage commercial development at There does not appear to be sufficient pressure nodes on principal highways; to provide additional roads in other portions of the county. * Convert railroad tracks to trails where appropriate; and In Tooele Valley there are several corridors that need to be preserved and perpetuated for Provide a belt route around Tooele City transportation. For example, the belt route and improve existing congestion and safety around Tooele City is currently being studied problems. by the city and county. They are considering two options: a bypass road around town and Identify Major Transportation Corridors In a major north-south corridor that would follow TheQunIY the alignment of Sheep Lane road. There is further discussion on these options under The county owns and maintains a system of another section of this report. roads that provide access to the lands in the county. The collector and arterial road system An east-west link between SR-36 and Mormon is clearly defined and well documented but Trail Road near the south end of the Tooele many of the lesser classification roads are less Valley is also needed. Access between these dearly defined. In order to maintain public use roads is limited and a new corridor is expected of these roads it is important to document and to be needed in the future. A collector locate each publicly claimed road. The county classification road is recommended with a has begun to classify and map each road but design speed of 55 miles per hour. there are still many that need to be identified and located on official maps. This practice Identify Access To Recreational and Public should continue and be maintained to protect Lands access rights of private and public land owners. Access to trails and recreational areas within the county has been an expressed concern of Another reason to classify the roads is that the many citizens. The demand for public access county is allocated funds from the State Gas to public lands is increasing. Much of Tooele Tax Fund based upon the number of miles of County is public land and removal of access to roads the county maintains and the some of these lands has caused considerable classification of the roads. To protect this concern. The county needs to develop a plan
ll-is8 that identifies which access roads it will Tooele Valley located south of the main line. maintain as public. Such a public plan and These tracks extend from 1-80 near Grantsville policy will assist the county in maintaining southeast to Tooele and then easterly into the reasonable control over such access. The Pine Canyon and Lincoln area. There is an recent dosing of the roads on Stansbury Island excellent opportunity to preserve and convert is a case in point. Considerable controversy all or considerable portions of this track into a occurred when this road was closed to help trail system serving this area. This is protect private land from unwanted trespass. particularly important near the east end of the Valley where it could be heavily used by A system of posting and designating roads to Tooele City residents. There is federal indicate access policy could be beneficial to funding available through the current highway controlling the use of these access roads. A bill that could be used to pay for the costs of master plan for access roads to recreational conversion. The county should aggressively and public lands would be helpful in reducing act to preserve this corridor and to fund conflicts and establishing clear policy and improvements for the conversion. Federal intent on road use. funds should be pursued while they are still available. Encourage Commercial Develooment At Nodes On Princioal Hi-hwavs Provide a Belt Route Around Toodle City. Improve Congestion and Safety Problems Ideally, the county should encourage c developments to occur on existing Through most of the county the existing road roads. Providing access is costly and principal system is adequate to meet the needs and roads have higher capacities than other roads service level expectations of the public in and are better equipped to handle the increase general. While paved public roads are limited in traffic resulting from the development. in most of the rural parts of the county, the However, it is important to control access to road system appears to adequately serve the these roads so that the level of service is not more rural population of the county and is seriously degraded as a consequence. perceived to be adequate. Establishment of road designation and associated access policy is important to There are few traffic congestion problems preserve the usefulness of the arterial and within the county due to the relatively sparse collector roads. A policy limiting direct access populations served. Those problems that onto arterial and collector roads is needed with occur are associated with the more densely requirements for frontage roads or local roads populated area located in the Tooele Valley. to provide additional access. The most congested area is in and around Convert Rails to Trails Tooele City. The junction of SR-36 and SR 112 is the most congested. This is primarily There is increasing interest in providing due to the high level of commuter traffic to alternative modes of transportation within the and from the Tooele Army Depot (TAD) and county. A trail system for bicycle, equestrian, Dugway Proving Grounds. This intersection and pedestrian use is becoming more is at or near its capacity at peak hour time important. The Southern Pacific Railroad periods and results in delays during these time (SP), formerly the Denver and Rio Grande periods. The city and county have been Western, has abandoned their railroad tracks in investigating a belt route to bypass traffic
M-19 traffic. This is around this intersection and downtown conditions for southbound by a combination of two conditions: Toocle. caused mixing high and low speed off ramp trafc in same zone and the location of access roads Two options have been considered. The first the for service stations and other commercial option is a belt route that connects to SR 36 in the same merge zone. In north and south of Tooele and runs along the businesses the access points are not west edge of Tooele City near the city's addition, this area and there are park and east of the Tooele Army concentrated through industrial points within a very confined North area. several access area adding to the merging and turning conflicts. This combination results in very A second route recently considered would be conditions. A reconfiguration of the the conversion of Sheep Lane into an arterial unsafe interchange is needed to relieve this situation. road and extending it further north and south. "A proposal for reconfiguration is included The Sheep Lane road could be extended as far under Transportation Policies. north as 1-80, which would involve construction of a new interchange. It would of Transportation is also be extended south through the east side of The State Department between the the Tooele Army Depot (TAD) north area and planning a widening project and the junction of SR- 138. If the connect to SR-36 south of Tooele. The main interchange and the road widened fimction of this road would be to provide more interchange is improved problems. direct access from 1-80 to the portion of TAD this could improve the congestion widened road that is being privatized. This access road An improved interchange and new could be vey important depending upon what could also provide an alternative to the in connection with type of industry is attracted to the privatized interchange being studied alternative discussed earlier. area. It would also provide an incentive to the Sheep Lane potential businesses interested in the new industrial area. There are other transportation issues that must also be addressed in the Master Plan. Access A potential interchange with 1-S0 would cross control on the arterial and collector roads through an area that is flooded by the Great serving Tooele Valley need to be established Salt Lake and has wetlands and mud flat areas. to maintain acceptable levels of service in the While the wetland issue probably can be face of increased growth in this region of the mitigated, the cost and difficulty could be a county. Problems are already occurring on significant obstacle. An analysis of this Droubay Lane and Erda Way. The many interchange location, considering all of these access points being developed along these issues, and an evaluation of obstacles and costs roads increase the potential for conflicts and will be needed. congestion. As the number of access points increases, the level of service will decrease. Construction of a belt route or bypass road could result in a reduction of as much as 1/3 of the current traffic use of SR-36 at the intersection of SR-112.
Another problem area is the 1-S0 and SR-36 interchange. The configuration of the interchange results in unsafe merging
M-20 areas where groundwater levels are shallow PUBLICFACILITIES AND UTIUTIES and septic tank systems will not function Infrastructure As Growth Guide properly. Orderly Develovment of Infrastructure The infrasucture analysis considers the limits of infrastructure as a constraining factor upon Development of residential, commercial, and growth and development, as well as impacts of requires a certain level of upon infrastructure systems. The industrial areas these investment. This investment is infrastructure goals have been infrastructure foMlowing but also regarding infrastructure not limited to construction costs developed maintenance costs. Many construction and water resource issues. includes substantial of the maintenance costs will be incurred by the county in the course of accepting * Develop methods to coordinate improvements for public use such as roads and infrastructure construction streets, etc. * Develop cooperative plans to develop is a fiscal impact to the county water resources. Because there for maintenance, there is a need to establish for development that provide The following is a discussion of these issues standards acceptable level of quality in and recommendations that need to be assurance of an particularly important in considered in development of the construction. This is snow implementation plan. development of roads that require plowing and maintenance but also extends to needs such as storm water The main concerns with infrastructure other infrastructure public utilities. By development are centered in the Tooele Valley systems and other of these area. Population growth in the other areas of encouraging the concentration the cost the county is slow enough that utility services systems in certain areas of the county, be decreased. Also the are not experiencing significant pressures. to maintain them can and However, the continuing urbanization of the encouragement of cluster development Tooele Valley area results in some concerns other techniques can result in construction of for public services. fewer facilities and concentration of systems in smaller geographic areas. The recent sewer study that covered the of Water Resources Tooele Valley concluded that it was not yet Coot-rative Development economically feasible to extend sewer service in the county. The beyond the incorporated areas and the areas Water resources are limited but most of s•eved by the systems located in Stansbury Tooele Valley has water available been allocated to Park and Lake Point. Service areas were the water has already The State established for future extension of sewer existing water rights holders. additional services to the Erda and Pine Canyon areas but Engineer has stopped accepting the Valley. they will be years in coming. Continued water rights applications within about water development in the Erda and Pine Canyon area Cities are particularly concerned experiencing will increase the need to provide community development because they are only have limited level services. Centralized sewer and water increases in population and service will become more important. This will amounts of water currently available. Tooele in the Rush be especially true in the Erda and Lake Point City has purchased water rights
111-21 Valley area with the intent of eventually entire county. It should support the transferring either the right or the water to formation of a water district to assist in the Tooele City. development and management of the limited water resources available, especially With the increase in population in the eastern in the more populated sections of the part of the county, water will eventually serve county. as a controlling factor in development. Each single family residential unit requires The county should establish designated approximately one acre foot of water per year drainage ways within the county that are to to meet its needs for potable and irrigation be maintained. They should require water. To reduce the possibility of serious development to retain and preserve these conflicts over water use, it would seem drainage ways and require that prudent to seek ways to develop water development of any kind will properly resources in a cooperative manner. dispose of the increased drainage resulting from their development. Other counties in Utah have sought to provide a similar cooperative approach through Water and Wastewater Policies establishment of water development districts that encompass large portions of the county. * The county should encourage the The benefits of considering such a district are: development of centralized water and all residents of the district benefit from the wastewater systems in the more densely development of the water instead of a single populated areas. jurisdiction; all residents of the district contribute to the cost of water development; * Wherever feasible, the county should and it reduces the competition for water encourage developments to occur where resources between the "have's" and "have centralized systems already exist and not's". Concerns about such a district include connection to existing systems operated by the cost of supporting another governmental existing entities is possible. entity and an unwillingness of the cities to "give up" any control of their own water. The county should support the formation of valley-wide or county-wide districts to The costs to develop additional water will also develop water and wastewater facilities to dictate a need to cooperate because it may be the benefit of the entire county population. beyond the fiscal capability of all but the largest cities to develop the resources The county should encourage the formation required. of cluster developments. These should provide centralized water and wastewater Water Resource Policies facilities wherever economically feasible. Water systems should be developed for fire " The county should plan for the preservation protection needs in addition to potable of the groundwater quality within the entire needs. county.
"* Where possible, the county should encourage the joint development of water resources for the overall benefit of the
1MI-22 * In areas of shallow groundwater, the The county should require that adequate energy and communication facilities are county should limit development to areas with any new development within centralized wastewater systems can provided where the county. be developed. Solid Waste Management Policies En= and Communicaions Facilities Policies " The county should provide for collection " The county should support and assist in and disposal of non-hazardous solid waste implementation of a warning system to for the citizens of the county. protect the population of the county from any military emergency. "* The county should provide a safe and lawful means for disposal at reasonable " The county should encourage the use of costs to the citizens of the county. common corridors for the location of communication and energy facilities, especially transmission facilities.
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Matrix compares general goals of the plan to the proposed policies and recommendations of the Plan.
1HI-23 RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT 85 percent of total privately-owned land in the county and produced $2.1 million in crops and ECONOMIC S8.4 million in livestock. Much of the prime irrigated farmland is located in the eastern in the path of General Economic Development Policies portion of the county - directly development. "* The primary economic development Agricultural land has been demonstrated to is to lessen the county's reliance objective produce more in tax revenues than it requires government for employment on the federal in services. In a number of national surveys, wages. Therefore, the focus is and good services provided to agricultural lands cost on attracting higher wage-paying industries. roughly $0.30 for every $1.00 paid in revenues. (See graph on the page 11-1 la.) "* The development of strategies should incorporate each of the basic sectors as - In order to protect these lands, the county mining, construction, chemical, must reduce the development pressures petroleum/oil, automotive dealers, and through clear land-use policy. The land is, livestock production. for the most part, zoned for low or very low density development. At a minimum, " In the more rural areas, policies supportive the current zoning must be maintained. of continued livestock production and minerals mining will serve to maintain policy of forcing urban-density employment opportunities for county a An overall development to occur within the residents while not posing a threat to the cities and towns will also longstanding way of life. incorporated reduce development pressures on agricultural land. There is ample land "* Chemicals and minerals extraction along the incorporated the Great Salt Lake will continue to be a available within boundaries to accommodate the projected major source of employment. future growth. "* In terms of retail sales, the proximity of the county to the state's population center provides an important market for large price-tag purchases that may have price conscious consumers - such as automotive sales. The items must be of a high-enough value to justify travel for price comparison. These types of retail establishments should be encouraged.
Agricultural Policies
As the county feels growth pressures from the Wasatch Front, there will be an increasing push to convert agricultural lands to nonagricultural uses. Agriculture plays a significant role in the county. In 1987, the 487,686 acres of farmland represented roughly
HI-24 RECREATION Recreation Area designation is proposed for a Tooele County recreation corridor. (See Corridor map on the next Access Issue Resolution Proposed Recreation page.) The proposed corridor takes in the as they extend from the resolving access to public lands and Stansbury Mountains Toward the associated trespassing problems the following north shores of Stansbury Island following by Skull, Tooele, and are recommended: mountain ranges shared Rush Valleys south to the county border. The and canyons used for "* The county could maintain access roads lake, mountains themselves well to this corridor into public lands; recreation lend concept, which could be promoted with a or label, as a reminder to " The county can be involved in reaching simple designation, decisions agreements between public and private land consider these resources in planning of recreation interests to determine specific appropriate and as a stipulated element access points; policy. Also, toward advancing recreation as an "* Official access points should be made option the county's zoning known to the public using signage; attractive land use ordinance should adopt zoning designations which support recreation. "* Use of unofficial access points should be and regulations uses discouraged by means of signage, warnings, Low-density zoning with low-impact and criminal prosecution; and should be used in conjunction with recreation areas. Appropriate recreation and recreation should be " The county may be involved in seeking and support and supplies businesses making trades between public and private encouraged. lands which fkcilitate access to public lands. Tourism Policies Recreation Area/Corridor Designation Tooele County is rich in natural and cultural An unofficial Recreation Area designation, or resources including its several mountain label, is proposed for the county's own ranges, the west desert, the salt flats and the mapping and is also proposed as an aid in Pony Express Trail. Yet it has routinely furthering recreation policy. Encourage this captured only about 1 percent of the total state designation in land use planning and decision lodging room rents. Its proximity to the Salt making so that recreation resources are Lake City metropolitan area most likely has preserved, yet their use is also promoted. served as a limitation to expansion of the These designations could also be used in hotel/motel bed base in the county, but be public education and tourism promotions. promotion of day-trip activities could expanded by: Recreation Area designations are proposed for the many mountain ranges in the county in an Establishing coordinated recreation districts in effort to highlight these areas and promote and developing marketing packages recreation interests, while directing those conjunction with the Utah Travel Council. recreation uses to the most appropriate locations.
E1l-25 Parks. Trails. and Public Facilities Policies
"* The county should encourage the preservation of open spaces within the county to preserve the open nature of the land.
" The county should develop a master plan for trails to provide access to public lands and take advantage of existing corridors such as abandoned rail road tracks.
" The county should provide recreational support facilities at appropriate locations for the use of the general public.
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CULTURAL AND SCENIC RESOURCES It is recommended that the county take an inventory of its existing historic, archeological, cultural and scenic resources and take steps to An appreciation of the county's culture and preserve them. Preservation efforts can history can serve to instill pride and include listing buildings with the National involvement in the county. Signage, including Register of Historic Places, the Utah State monuments and public displays, would educate Historical Society, and educating building and the public about the important historical site owners about the potential economic aspects of settlement, development, and benefits from preserving these community growth in the county. assets. County interaction with historical societies such as the Daughters of the Utah PioneersTooele County Company would also help education and preservation efforts.
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LAND USE Growth pressure on this district is a result of increasing population, proximity to Salt Lake Tooele Valley presents the most complex City, and availability of private land. The environment in which to meet General Plan existing land use pattern has high-density goals. The valley faces more intense growth development in the cities of Tooele and pressure than other districts. Most of the Grantsville and the Stansbury Park county's people live in this district and as a development. Less dense development occurs result issues and problems related to land uses at Lake Point, Erda and Pine Canyon/ Lincoln. are more complicated. Without management of development as projected growth occurs, it is possible that Tooele Valley, in contrast to other planning Tooele Valley could become a dense districts of the county, contains mostly concentration of subdivisions, and strip privately-owned land. Grantsville and Tooele commercial. are incorporated cities in the valley, and there are several concentrations of population and The most strongly stated goal in the public development in the unincorporated county. meetings was to maintain the rural lifestyle and They are Pine Canyon/ Lincoln, Erda, open space in Tooele Valley. High-density Stansbury Park, and Lake Point. There are development should occur within the cities to federal lands administrated by Bureau of Land help achieve this goal. The cities have land Management, the Wasatch National Forest on and infrastructure to accommodate increased the Stansbury Mountains, and the Tooele development. Army Depot (TAD) in the center of the valley. Two eastern areas of TAD were recently annexed by Tooele City. Additional areas of TAD and its facilities may be annexed and Tom $A! ToMT' converted for use by private industry. TAD closure and changeover have affected employment and the economy of Tooele City and the county. Growth along road Road become towm Tooele Valley has a wide variety of land uses. Vs. Agricultural land uses include farning and egg production; industrial uses are gravel pits and mining; commercial uses include retail, food and lodging, and commercial business; and rowth In / nar town there are TAD military operation land uses; Two distInat towns and recreation uses; and sensitive lands. All of open space these uses must be considered concurrently to achieve the goals of the general plan. (Mased someuhat on I Two Tome) IV-1 The sensitive lands in the valley, based upon Clustering of subdivisions in Tooele Valley ulopes, wetlands, wildlife habitats, watersheds should create more appealing and economical and other hydrologic/geographic features are groupings of structures. Clustering is: potential victims of negative development appealing because design can be oriented to impacts and should be protected. enhance neighborhood features (like parks) and provide spatial buffers against neighboring For land use considerations, please refer to the land uses; and economical because service Tooele Valley Proposed Land Use Map at the delivery costs are lower when structures are beginning of this chapter. near each other and near main utility routes.
Residential Development Clustering conceptually requires separating issues of gross density and lot size. Existing growth pressure on traditional Alternative approaches include making patterns is creating the possibility of clustering a mandatory feature of the subdivisions filling the valley, consuming development approval process or developing resources and competing with other land uses. site planning and design criteria that encourage The situation needs to be altered so residential and provide potentially positive incentives for development patterns permit comfortable, such clustering. valuable residential experiences while preserving land resources of the valley. Development approval and site plan review Residential development outside the should encourage cluster development to be incorporated cities is concentrated at Erda, responsive totopographic and natural terrain Lake Point, Stansbury Park, and Pine Canyon/ features. In those areas of the valley that Lincoln. There areas should remain as low include critical and sensitive lands, this could density nodes of development in an open and be accomplished by prohibiting construction of agricultural valley. dwellings in areas designated as sensitive while permitting building in the non-sensitive areas. The general land use policies (described in "Land Use," chapter three) of downzoning, The density transfer and bonus provisions subdivision cluster design, and density transfer are important in instances when large and bonus provisions are especially important landholders and their families would like to for guiding residential development in Tooele subdivide their land. These provisions are Valley. described in detail in Chapter Three.
Downzoning will involve zoning changes for Agriculture Tooele Valley. Using downzoning as a tool to change development patterns will result in Tooele Valley has traditionally been the site of fewer structures on larger pieces of open land. farming and ranching, and has grown slowly Clustering and density transfer and bonus enough that the valley retains an agricultural programs, however, are optional and may not character. Increased growth threatens this be used in every instance like zoning. character. While some farming is fading out, much of the valley remains open and should be preserved as a community asset. Water
IV-2 resources appropriation conflicts between Other options might include an easement to agricultural levelopment and agriculture should be restricting the use of that parcel of long-term resolved to satisfy both the low development purposes or other forms parcel would be maintained density zoning proposed throughout the assurance that the is county and the needs of farms and other for agricultural purposes. This program desired vegetation. described in "Land Use," Chapter Three.
Like residential development, agricultural land Commercial/Industrial use benefits from downzoning, number and variety of commercial and sizes of areas allowing agricultural land uses There are a businesses in the valley. For are increased, and clustering where area industrial are mining operations in surrounding cluster is used for agricultural, example, there pits excavating the foothills, recreation, or open space. canyons, gravel and commercial businesses at the 1-80 exit at residential growth can be encouraged in cases where Lake Point. Existing Agriculture demands for commercial density transfers and bonuses include pressures create interest 7- agricultural land uses as essential concerns in businesses. Commercial and industrial Valley might be determining the transferring and bonuses. looking to locate in Tooele Tooele County should adopt this kind of hoping to locate in areas deemed inappropriate ordinance, which allows some additional by this Plan. density for a subdivision willing to concede the outlying property for agricultural use. The goal The policy of this Plan is to focus appropriate is to provide an incentive for maintaining commercial development into limited locations. The most suitable \I__ viable agricultural operations as both an designated in economic resource and lifestyle choice. commercial locations in the county are Tooele Valley. Commercial development This could be achieved in a number of different should be first directed into the incorporated ways. One, allow a density bonus exceeding cities of Tooele and Grantsville. Location in the underlying density otherwise permitted in the cities increases business opportunity and a the agricultural zones as part of the subdivision protects open lands in the valley. There are plat approval process if certain criteria are few suitable locations in the valley for met. Such criteria could include preserving a commercial development: in an existing significant percentage of the entire parcel as commercial area at Lake Point; and a new agricultural land with a note on the subdivision village-retail setting commercial-shopping are plat. The note should state that it was recommended for the north end of the subdivided and developed solely for Stansbury Park area. No other appropriate agricultural use pursuant to the provisions of commercial areas have been identified for the ordinance, and that the bonus allowing the unincorporated Tooele Valley. additional increase in density was allowed for the entire parcel as a whole tied directly to the preservation of the agricultural area as designated on the plat.
IV-3 The industries which must locate in a specific place to take advantage of natural resources will continue using land in specific locations. An example is the brine and mineral extracting businesses found on and near the shores of the Great Salt Lake. Suitable places for industrial development should be limited to specific locations designated with appropriate industrial zoning.
The land use issues which support the goals of the plan are summarized in the following diagrams. The first shows the areas of open space and development at present. The next shows the developed area. The third diagram adds the development approved but not yet built. The fourth diagram shows the potential for development build-out without the policy provisions of this plan. The fifth diagram shows the open space maintained by plan policy. The commercial development is limited. Open space is maintained along SR 36 and in the valley by cluster subdivision and plan policy.
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The Tooele Valley contains the bulk of the Average incomes in the Tooele Valley are near population of the county. According to the or above the county average. Not surprising, 1990 census, the towns of Tooele and the lowest average income in the valley is Grantsville have a combined population of found in Tooele City, the most urban area in 18,387. Using utility service information, the county. The county's highest average there appears to be a total of 6,350 households annual household income is in Stansbury Park in the entire valley. This translates into a total ($46,674 in 1990). Annual incomes in the population of roughly 19,431 (using an Erda area are also fairly high at an average of average household size for Tooele County of $39,718. 3.06). Based on the service utility information, the breakdown of population throughout the valley can be estimated as follows:
Tooele Valley Population Estimates Estimated Estimated Estimates Combined Number of Total With Actual 1990 Households Population Census Population Burmeister 32 98 98 Erda 326 998 998 Grantsville City 1,250 3,825 * 4,500 Lake Point 132 404 404 Lincoln 111 340 340 Stansbury Park 484 1,481 1,481
Tooele City 4,010 12,271 * 13,887 Other 5 15 15 Total 6,350 19,431 21,722 * Actual 1990 Census figures.
IV-8 Economic Summary 1987 when total sales were lowest, to roughly 20 percent in 1990 when total sales were Tooele City is the employment center for the highest. The amount of sales in the retail food valley with 174 firms providing roughly 6,346 sector held fairly steady at between $29 and jobs. The bulk of the employment is in the $30 million over this time period. The other government sector (53 percent) which sector which captured a large percentage of indicates heavy reliance on the Tooele Army total retail sales was retail motor vehicle sales. Depot. The average annual wage of Tooele City workers is fairly high at $28,440. This is While reflecting less than one percent of total influenced by the government jobs which offer sales between 1986 and 1989, the business average annual wages of $36,204. The Tooele services sector experienced the largest Army Depot is being converted to nonmilitary percentage increase in sales between 1986 and use. The conversion plans provide for the base 1990, with 123 percent peryear increase over facilities to be taken over by a private sector the five-year period. The increase actually manufacturing or maintenance function. This occurred between 1989 and 1990 when sales would result in retaining a number of the in this sector increased by nearly fifteen-fold. higher paying skilled-labor jobs in the area. Retail sales in general merchandise also tripled The next largest segment of the Tooele City seemingly overnight between 1989 and 1990, job market is the trade sector with 17 percent this may be related to the construction of a of the total employment. Unfortunately, this Wal-Mart store. Manufacturing nearly sector pays fairly low wages with an annual doubled in the five years from 1986 to 1990. average wage of $10,570. Based on economic-base analysis it appears Tooele City is the major retail center for that, other than the federal government, the Tooele County. From 1986 to 1990, more important basic industries in Tooele County than sixty percent of all county retail sales are livestock production, mining, construction, occurred in Tooele City (except in 1989 when chemicals, petroleum/coal, automotive its proportion of sales dropped to 59.59 dealers/stations and transit. With the percent and Grantsville and Vernon exception of the extraction industries which experienced increases in their proportion of are primarily located near the lake, many of county sales). Tooele City's share of county these industries are based in the Tooele Valley. sales has decreased over the five-year period, from 68.96 percent in 1986 to 60.97 percent in 1990. TRANSPORTATION Because the bulk of total county sales occurs Tooele Valley is served by a system of State in Tooele Valley, an analysis of county-wide and county-maintained roads. The primary sales is made to understand the make-up of the access ways between the incorporated areas retail and trade sectors. Not surprisingly, given are provided by the State system consisting of the relatively small size of the Tooele County 1-80 and three State routes designated SR 36, economy, the largest proportion of total sales SR 112, and SR 138. SR 36 provides north occurred in the food store retail trade in each south access between 1-80 and Tooele City. It of the five years, ranging from 26 percent in is designated as an arterial road. Tooele City
IV-9 is connected to Grantsville via SR 112. SR access policy that limits driveway connections is to 138 connects Grantsville and SR 36 near directly onto the roads. Current policy intervals along the Stansbury Park. These roads provide the limit access to 800-foot continue. major transportation corridors for the area. state road. This policy should Combining access on narrower parcels should access points for The State roads are supplemented by a system be encouraged to limit and internal of county-maintained roads. The principal existing parcels. Frontage roads county roads are Erda Way, Bates Canyon local roads should be used to provide access to Road, Settlement Canyon Road, Middle the fronting parcel of land. Intersections feet, Canyon Road, Droubay Road, Burmeister should be spaced no closer than 500 Road, Mormon Trail Road and Sheep Lane. wherever possible. These roads function as collector roads is not well connecting local roads to the State primary The 1-80 and SR 36 interchange operational roads. suited for its current and projected needs. It was designed for free movements Conversion of portions of the Tooele Army between south and east. With the around the Depot North Area to private use has created a development that has occurred need for expansion of the county road system. interchange, operational problems are Extension of Sheep Lane into the Depot area developing that should be corrected. Short of would provide more direct access to and from total replacement of the interchange, some 1-80. The extension should be made by improvements can be made to improve the extending the road south through the Depot operation. At a minimum, the eastbound off to a connection with SR 36 south of Tooele ramp from 1-80 should be relocated further City. Possible extension of the road north to south and separated from the congested areas. 1-80 should also be considered. Extension into It should be shifted south of the frontage road the Depot is recommended to alleviate intersection at least 600 feet. The east side congestion which occurs within Tooele City frontage road should be relocated to this and to remove truck traffic from SR-36 within location also, making a four way intersection. the city limits. Connection to 1-80 would be Relocation of the east frontage road will desirable but may not be possible because provide separation between the intersection wetlands located in this area make and the on-ramps improving that operation and construction impacts significant and costs reducing the congestion that occurs at the high. An alternative is to increase the capacity existing frontage road. The existing frontage of SR 36 between 1-80 and SR 138. This two road leading north and over 1-80 can remain in lane section should be increased to four lanes its existing location. Sketches showing the in width. A similar widening could occur existing and future configuration are shown between SR 36 and Sheep Lane on SR 138, below. providing a strong link to this collector road.
The collector roads which presently exist are adequate to serve the future needs of the Tooele Valley. The capacity of these roads should be preserved by implementing a strong
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Tooele City and County have been studying The county should actively develop a rail-to Nays to alleviate congestion within the city, trails system. The Southern Pacific corridor especially at the intersection of SR 36 and SR that has been recently abandoned between 112. A belt road around the west side of the Burmeister and Tooele City should be City has been proposed for some time. While converted to a trail system. Bike and walking the road could be located entirely within paths should be provided along with signage to Tooele City, development of it should be encourage access and use. The trail system supported by the county. should be developed first in the eastern portion of the valley but should extend westward to Clustered developed should be encouraged. Burmeister. Trails for horses should also be Road systems should be developed that encouraged. These trails could develop into a provide direct access to the clusters and very popular system serving the entire valley connect to collector roads. The use of population. frontage on existing collector and arterial roads for access to properties should be shown in the discouraged.. * The proposed local roadgrid open area north of Tooele City on the A corridor should be developed connecting following map, indicates the needfor future Stansbury Island with the Stansbury roads in this area. The final layout and Mountains near Grantsville. This connection configurationshouldfollow any development should provide access to vehicles as well as that occurs in conformance with the cluster bike and pedestrian traffic. recommendations of thisplan.
IV-12 TOONL COUNTY PROPOSE ROAD PLAN
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A$OF: DECEMBER ISSV-1 IV-13 INFRASTRUCTURE of maintaining considerable open space in the unincorporated areas, it is also economical to The communities of Grantsvllle and Tooele develop centralized systems to serve clustered provide a full complement of infrastructure for developments. the residents located within the City limits. As the unincorporated area has grown and Drainage becomes a major concern as more developed, central systems have also been development occurs and land transitions from provided in various locations. Both Lake open space to more urban uses. The county Point and the Stansbury Park area provide has developed drainage ways within the valley sewer, water and other utilities in an urban to provide for drainage. These need to be type setting within their communities. maintained as development occurs. Specific Centralized water systems are also provided in plans should be required by development the Erda area and in Pine Canyon/Lincoln. In interests in order to provide for drainage. other locations of the valley there are a number of homes served by both private water and Centralized water systems not only provide sewer systems. potable water to residences, but also provide fire protection. Since the county is responsible The only centralized sewer systems serving the for fire protection within all areas of the "area are located in Grantsville, Tooele, county, development of centralized water Stansbury Park and Lake Point. When a systems capable of delivering fire flows recent master plan of sewer systems for the becomes a critical need. valley was completed, it indicated that there are potential problems within the Erda and To provide for the water and sewer needs of Pine Canyon areas where septic tanks are not the unincorporated area, it is recommended performing well. However, central sewer that a utility district be formed that would have systems in these locations are not presently overall responsibility for planning and economically feasible. providing basic utility services to landowners within the valley. Formation of such a district The need for a centralized sewer system is would ensure that suitable water and sewer dictated by the presence of high groundwater facilities would be available to all landowners where septic tanks do not function properly. within the unincorporated areas. This could become a public health issue as more development occurs within the areas of Erda and Pine Canyon where groundwater can ENWIRONMENT impact the efficiency of the septic tank systems.
For these reasons, it is recommended that AIR clustered infrastructure be provided to the A consultation concerning air quality with developments that occur within the Department of Air Quality personnel indicated unincorporated areas. This infrastructure that at the time of this report there was no should include sewer and water services as record of exceeded air quality standards well as other utilities. Keeping the overall goal established for the county. Historically, there
IV-14 have been air quality violations, specifically serve one or two land owners. with levels of sulfur dioxide (SO2) associated with the mining industry impacts on the There are also a few perennial streams in the eastern edge of the county along the Oquirrh valley. Settlement Canyon, Middle Canyon, Mountains. This area has been designated as North and South Willow Creeks and a non-attainment area for SO for many years. Davenport Creek are located in the area and However no exceedance of the SO, standard most provide water for large irrigation has been measured in this area for several reservoirs or are used to provide irrigation years so this non-attainment designation is water to nearby towns. somewhat debatable. There are no other areas where air quality standards have reportedly Groundwater is the source of most domestic been consistently exceeded. and irrigation water within the district. However, the majority of groundwater is Other potential air pollution sources that affect located in areas where the high concentration the air quality of the county include such of minerals and other contaminants make the industrial uses as agricultural industries and water unusable for domestic and irrigation equipment repair facilities, such as the new purposes. Almost the entire Great Salt Lake reng facility recently constructed at Desert area is underlain with groundwater that the Tooele Army Depot North Area (which is only marginally acceptable for human use. removes paints and other finishes from a Most of the water is too saline. variety of vehicles and overhauls this equipment used by the military). This facility A review of studies of the groundwater is scheduled for closure by DOD and may be conditions in Tooele County completed by a converted to private industry use. number of state and federal government agencies indicate that there is a limited amount Development and industry growth also impact of groundwater available for current and future air quality with increased automobile exhaust uses. The State Division of Water Rights has and air emissions. Land use patterns, fuel closed the Tooele Valley to new conservation, emissions testing and alternative appropriations for several years due to the transportation methods should be utilized to high number of approved groundwater mitigate negative impacts upon Tooele Valley applications and the belief that the total and county air quality. amount of the applications may equal or exceed the amount of groundwater available WATER within that area without resulting in "mining" Surface waters in this district consist of two the groundwater supply (withdrawal volume large reservoirs created for irrigation uses exceeding the recharging volume available to located in Settlement Canyon and south of the groundwater system). The majority of the Grantsville near South Willow Canyon. Both domestic supply is obtained from groundwater were developed in the last half of this century sources through wells. to provide irrigation and other water to lands located in the Tooele Valley. Several other Central water systems serve Tooele City and smaller irrigation storage ponds are located Grantsville, both supplied by wells using throughout the county, but they are small and groundwater. In addition, central water
IV-15 systems serve the Pine Canyon/Lincoln, Erda, Rinanan and Wetland Areas (Ace) Stansbury Park, and Tooele Army Depot North Area. In the less densely populated Region Wetland Riparian Total Area Area areas of the Tooele Valley, individual wells Area provide water to homes. Clover 0 2,127 80,359 Grantsville 4,204 4,204 12,441 Most of the groundwater located in the Tooele Valley is fair to good in quality (although there North Tintic 0 19 130,408 have been some wells drilled in the south Northern 6,102 5,548 121,787 central and southwest areas where chemical Oquirrh quality was considered to be poor due to the Southern 0 1,707 105,383 concentration of sulfates and other minerals). Oquirr Groundwater located in the north portion of 13 20 58,919 the valley is considered to be poor quality due Stansbuty Island to the high concentration of minerals. It is believed that this poorer quality is attributable Vernon 0 5,346 145,815 to the proximity of the Great Salt Lake and its Source: Shambip River Basin Study Wetlands and Wildlil influence on groundwater. Appendix, 1986.
Wetlands have been recognized as a valuable resource for providing habitat for water-based There are extensive wetlands located along the wildlife such as fish, water fowl, shore birds, south and west edges of the Great Salt Lake. wading birds, reptiles, and other animals and Most of the wetlands are located between SR insects. They also provide a means of 138 and the Great Salt Lake but some are preserving or improving water quality by located further south in the Erda and removing nutrients, processing chemical and Grantsville areas. Many of these wetlands are organic wastes and reducing sediment loads in associated with the mud flats and shallow receiving streams and water bodies. There are areas located along the Great Salt Lake shore socioeconomic benefits provided which line and are flooded by the lake during high include flood control, storm drainage water periods. protection, erosion control, water supply and groundwater recharge, livestock grazing, and Water conservation is a necessary part of the recreation in the form of hunting, fishing, and infrastructure needs of the County and Tooele visual benefits. Valley in particular. Since the County as a The Shambip River Basin Study identified whole is very ard and growth pressures in the Tooele Valley are resulting in pressures to and wetland areas located in the Tooele Valley increase the water supply, conservation Rush Valley regions of the county. This study measures should play a role in the delivery of identified approximately 10,320 acres of services. Traditional measures of installing wetlands within the two valley areas. The sprinkler systems to reduce the water losses in following table shows a breakdown of agricultural uses certainly have a place in wetlands and riparian habitat located in the conserving water resources. Additional area. measures may also need to be applied such as
IV-16 limiting irrigation uses in households such as Vegetation in the valley includes cheatgrass, Fir, oak, 'imiting hours for lawn watering. Encouraging sagebrush, Utah Juniper, Douglas supports the installation of water saving devices in dropseed and saltgrass. This area homes like flow control devices in showers wildlife including mule deer, elk, sage grouse, and toilets are other measures that can be chukar, and several raptor nest sites. used. The Critical Habitats for wildlife located in A water conservation district could also be Tooele Valley are: formed to assist in the water management located efforts. Such a district can have taxing Critical Habitat for mule deer Oquirrh authority so that funds can be raised to on western slopes of implement conservation programs and to Mountains; develop means to import water from other for elk locations in order to meet the needs of the Substantial Value habitat valley residents. Such districts have been located on western slopes and foothills formed in other parts of the state and have of Oquirrh Mountains; been instrumental in development and management of water resources to serve Critical year-long sage grouse habitat expanding population bases. Examples are the and Critical sage grouse strutting Weber Basin Water Conservancy District ground in western Tooele Valley; serving Davis, Weber, Morgan and Summit counties, and the Washington County Water Chukar habitat found in Stansbury Conservancy District serving Washington Mountains; and County which has developed several projects Raptor nest sites located in Stansbury to provide for the explosive growth occurring in St. George. Mountains. Sensitive Lands of Tooele Valley Mountainsides. Vegetation and Wildlife The slopes and foothills of the Oquirrh and The foothills and rugged slopes of the Oquirrh Stansbury Mountain Ranges (the eastern and and Stansbury mountains define the edges of western edges of the district) are areas this open, rolling valley. These mountainsides proposed for protection by sensitive lands are valuable amenities to residents of Tooele overlay provisions. Part of the Stansbury Valley. Views from Tooele City for example, Mountain range is the Wasatch National take in both the dramatic mountain slopes and Forest, including a designated Wilderness open valley vistas. Not only is their aesthetic Area. North of the forest is a Bureau of Land value important, but these foothills and slopes Management Wilderness Study Area. These are home to a variety of flora and fauna. Forest and BLM areas will be described in order to relate the importance of the overall Planning efforts should preserve foothills and area and the need for sensitive or no mountain sides to preserve the character of the development there. valley and to protect these sensitive lands.
IV-17 broad recreation concept, by connecting trails Elevations in Wasatch National Forest's share in a system in the corridor, and by treating the Stansbury Mountains range from the of the corridor of features comprehensively. foothills' low 5,500 feet to 8,400 feet at Box Elder Pass. The slopes and foothills of the The natural features and resources of the forest and outlying areas are important in and Stansbury Mountain range and the proposed of themselves, and they contribute to valuable recreation corridor combine to be ideally watersheds, floodways, ridgelines, views, protection by a sensitive lands vegetation and wildlife habitat. suited for designation. Recreation in the forest includes six camping The western slopes and foothills of the Toocle sites in South Willow Canyon, hiking, skiing, Valley planning district are part of the Oquirrh primitive camping opportunities. There is and Mountain Range. industrial land uses in this vehicle access and other evidence of motorized area include gravel pit, mineral excavation and human land uses. To preserve untouched railroad. Other land uses have not located on characteristics, it is the Forest Service's the foothills or slopes yet. These natural management prescription for the area to would benefit from protection. maintain roadless areas as such. The greatest features values of the forest are its functions as a lands overlay designation would watershed for the valley below, as wildlife and A sensitive parameters for slopes, livestock rangeland, and its offering of give development wetlands, floodways, recreational opportunities. wildlife, watersheds, ridgelines, views and other important elements. preserve valuable environments, The Wilderness Study Area (WSA) north of This should economic benefit within the Wasatch National Forest contains 10,480 yet still allow some and identification of these acres of public lands with elevations ranging the zone. Mapping the overlay zone are the from 5,200 feet in the north up to 8,800 feet in elements in of development interests. With the south end of the unit. The western area of responsibility solutions involving the WSA is very ragged, and within the Skull this information, low-impact uses can Valley planning district. The eastern area of appropriate low-density, the WSA is less rugged and within the Tooele be found. Valley planning district. The importance of this area to Tooele Valley is the provision of the rugged slopes and foothills themselves and RECREA7TON their valuable contribution to major watersheds, floodways, ridgelines, views, Recreation Resources vegetation and wildlife habitats. The Stansbury mountain lands are under of Land Unlike the forest, this area has few signs of National Forest and Bureau in the Wasatch human land uses so solitude and primitive Management administration and in the proposed recreation opportunities are available. This National Forest (WNF) (WSA) north of the area (and the forest) is proposed to be tied Wilderness Study Area also contains a north to Stansbury Island in a Tooele County WNF border. The Forest wilderness area. recreation corridor. This can be done in a designated
IV-18 The Stansbury Mountains provide a variety of District Trail Concept nountain recreation. Hiking and cross 4ountry skiing on these slopes are popular activities as are camping, fishing, hunting, and picnicking. More can be done to promote "SmUnsbw5-win low-impact recreational land uses in these mountains. The public lands are administrated by the Wasatch National Forest and the BLM. The forest contains a designated wilderness area. Canyons of Tooele Valley planning provide other recreation opportunities. Rush district Valley Recreation Designation The trail concept diagram above shows the direction of recreation travel. This is travel to A proposed recreation corridor takes in the reach and enjoy the variety of outdoor Stansbury Mountains as it extends from the recreation resources. The recreation amenities north shores of Stansbury Island and follows are given as notes on the trail concept the mountain ranges shared by Skull, Tooele, diagram. and Rush Valleys south to the county border. The concept of a corridor of geographic In Tooele Valley, valley trails are based upon features and recreation resources promotes a the presence of historic rail systems variety of natural resources for recreation. crisscrossing the wide, open valley. Potential Recreation area or corridor designation should recreation uses are bicycling and walking upon be adopted to firther recreation and tourism in the trails and sightseeing to enjoy the valley. the county while preserving these resources Other elements of the trail concept are the with only low impact uses. historic travel patterns set by the exploration of the valley by Mormon settlers soon after The Oquirrh Mountains also provide similar reaching the Salt Lake Valley, cattle drives in mountain recreation opportunities, but have the valley, and the earliest crossings of the not yet been placed in any recreation area valley (including the trail of the Donner- Reed designation. These mountainsides should, Party). These patterns lend themselves to however, fall under a Sensitive Lands hiking, horse-riding, and sightseeing designation which will promote only low or no interpretations. impact uses for the area. Between the Wasatch National Forest in the Stansbury Mountains, the range itself, and the Oquirrh Mountains several mountain recreation uses are available including hiking, bicycling, camping, and cross-country skiing. Similar valley and mountain recreation uses are continued into the Rush Valley planning district, without far to travel; therefore, an arrow indicates this travel on the concept map.
IV-19 CUL R4L AND SCEIC RESOURCFS Much of the land of the Erda area was given in Settlement l-Istory a land assignment by Brigham Young to a settler named Bates. Erda was also known as Rose Springs Fort, Bates Ranch or Batesville, Tooele was one of the first six counties in the but the name given to the railroad stop there State of Utah, and the spelling for the county has stuck. name was *TuiI&a." The area was a rendezvous for Goshute Indians and was later After 1850, Lake Point was known as E.T. used by travelers to California. In 1849, the City for many years, named after resident first settlers to the valley were three families cattleman Ezra Taft Benson. Lake Point had from Salt Lake City. plenty of lumber available, but the alkali soils made farming difficult. Later years saw the Tooele City grew upon the success of the beginning of lake industries, and the railroad ensuing lumber and woodworking industries. name "point" for the area evolved into "Lake In 1853, the townsite was officially located Point." and surveyed. In the valley there has been a historical and continued presence of military, Historic Sites and Scenic Areas mining, railroading and agricultural activities. Initially, much of the agricultural work in the A monument to the Grantsville Fort valley concentrated on stock raising. donated by the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers (D.U.P.), the Donner-Reed Mining and railroading have past their heyday, Memorial Museum, and other historic but federal and military activity has long been sites are found in Grantsville. Other strong (but is presently fluctuating). Many D.U.P. sites located in Tooele City. monuments and buildings in Tooele City and the valley, including the Tooele County E.T. Benson Grist Mill at junction of Museum are representatives and memorials of SR-138 and SR-36. This site is on the those bygone days. National Register of Historic Places and was refurbished in the 1980s. Other settlements in the valley have thrived since their settlement by Mormons and Location of cross-country trails immigrants to the United States. Willow (westward expansion) and railroading Creek was the first name of Grantsville. The history. name change was in honor of George D. Grant who aided the settlers in defeating Indians who Please refer to Historic Sites map at the end of had been attacking the area. Chapter Two.
Pine Canyon is also known as Lakeview or Lincoln (however, Lincoln was given as the first official mailing address). This area was settled when it was believed that Tooele was becoming overpopulated for the amount of land and water there.
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A6OF: DECEM15ER M5 Z: CHAPTER FIVE: RUSH VALIEY PLANNING DISTRICT of historic resources, including LANFD USE development the Pony Express Route, which passes through the center of the valley. The Rush Valley planning district faces the approximately challenge of potential growth but retains its original, rural character. Now is the time to Residential Development preserve Rush Valley's resources before it is little residential development outside must deal with the conflict between There the incorporated cities of Rush Valley. maintaining open space/agriculture, land use is primarily agricultural or environmental resources, and development as Existing with primary zoning designation of MU seen in Tooele Valley. open, 40 (multiple use, one per 40 acres). In the of both residential development and Land ownerships and administrations in Rush interest this zone designation should be Valley include a substantial amount of private agriculture, zone of one unit per land, Bureau of Land Management land, the changed to an agricultural is a less industrially and Tooele Army Depot South Area, the eastern 40 acres which designation. halves of two blocks of the Wasatch National commercially permissive zoning should be directed Forest, and three incorporated cities-Rush More dense development cities. Families wishing to Valley, Stockton, and Vernon. There is into incorporated their own property moderate agricultural activity in and near Rush increase the density upon sites can be Valley and Vernon. The valley is very open-a to allow additional home characteristic which residents would like to addressed with density bonus procedures. preserve. Due to its proximity to the faster growing Toocle Valley, Rush Valley is Agriculture experiencing growth from people who want to benefits from live in "the country," but commute to work Agriculture in Rush Valley and plentiful elsewhere. having prime farmland areas water resources. As a result, several take place in Rush Both Rush Lake and the Oquirrh Mountains agricultural land uses and outside of the attract some recreational use, creating an Valley both inside These areas are zoned A increased interest in second homes and cabins. incorporated cities. of the valley is designated While second homes provide some tax 20 while the rest stated previously, land use and revenue, their impact upon the natural MU-40. As commercially and resources of the valley should be weighed zoning which is less both residential carefully with benefits to the valley and industrially permissive helps by minimizing county. Approvals of all types of development development and agriculture conflicting with agriculture. should be based upon the preservation of the land uses open, rural character of the valley. Preservation of the valley's open character would also benefit the enjoyment and sensitive
V-1 Adoption of the bonus density structure the area is agriculture - ranching and farming. Of the people responding to the resident in "Land Use" in Chapter 2) would ,discussed survey that are employed, the majority also serve to preserve lands for agricultural commute to work outside of Rush Valley. uses. Fanning, ranching and other large Roughly 12 percent work in Rush Valley, 42 landholding families would benefit from work in the Tooele Valley, 15 percent continued living on the land with the remaining percent in Skull Valley and the be dedicated to continuing are employed property 31 percent work in Salt Lake City. agricultural use. remaining The respondents to the resident survey a strong desire for more CommercialfIndustrial expressed employment opportunities in Rush Valley. Unfortunately, a population base of 1,220 Interest in commercial development in the will not support a great deal of valley conflicts with current land uses and persons or commercial enterprise. Small desires to preserve open, rural industry community geared to support the Commercial development should be business development character. the area or located in incorporated towns. agricultural concerns in convenience retail could be developed within the existing communities, particularly in the advantage of potentially ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC Stockton with drawing demand for services from the traffic Demographic Summary along SR 36.
The Rush Valley Planning District is comprised of the communities of Stockton, TRANSPORTATION Ophir, Rush Valley, Vernon, St. John, Clover, is served by a number of Lofgren, and Hogan. There are approximately The planning district as numerous 399 households in this area receiving county State-maintained roads as well State roads are utility service. Applying the average county roads. The principal Rush Valley with Dugway household size of 3.06 persons to this number SR 199 connecting runs north and produces a population estimate of roughly Proving Grounds; SR 36 which district connecting 1,220 persons. According to the 1990 census, south through the planning Counties and 971 persons resided in the towns of Stockton, Tooele with Juab and Utah Rush Valley, Vernon, Rush Valley and Ophir, so factoring provides access to Stockton, Depot South in the remainder of the area, the 1220-person Vernon and the Tooele Army access estimate appears to be reasonable. At this Area; and SR 73 which provides Five Mile the planning district contains eastward into Utah County through population, has a 4.6 percent of the county's Pass. The Union Pacific Railroad approximately south population. mainline track running north and through this planning district extending from district. Economic Summary Tooele to the south boundary of the This is the main Union Pacific route into and is used frequently. There is no detailed employment information Southern California available for the area. The major industry in
V-2 The county roads are primarily graveled for the developed areas of the depot. Use of urface roads in the Vernon and Stockton this system is restricted to the Tooele Army areas. There is a major north-south collector Depot personnel and the system provides road, Mormon Trail Road, which connects service to the buildings and facilities located at Rush Valley with Grantsville on the west side the depot. The balance of residents within this of the valley. The roads are used primarily for planning district live on rural farm sites and access to rural farmland and public lands obtain sewer and water services through located within the area. individual systems. Power and telephone services are available throughout the planning It is recommended that Mormon Trail Road be district. There are other limited services, such designated as a collector road and be as natural gas and cable T.V. maintained as such. Similar designations should be made to Hogan Road, Vernon Road Little increased demand is expected for and Pony Express or Lookout Pass Road. centralized infrastructure services in the These serve as collector roads and should be unincorporated areas of this planning district. designated as such. The possible exception would be around the Rush Lake Area, which is a popular recreation Access to Wasatch National Forest properties site. Sewer and water services should be is important for recreational use of forest provided in this area as it continues to lands. The roads located south of Vernon develop. This would consist of drinking water provide access into the Sheep Rock Mountains for campers, and portable toilets could be and should be maintained to provide access to utilized to provide sanitary facilities to visitors. public lands. Similar access should be maintained to the Stansbury Mountains, which contain National Forest land west of Rush EAWIRONMEN Valley. These access roads are primarily county roads, and should be maintained for Natural Resources access by the general public to these public lands. The other roads within this area should A potential contributor to air pollution in this be designated as local roads and be maintained district is the U. S. Department of Defense by the county when they are located in incinerator facility located at the Tooele Army unincorporated areas. Depot South Area as part of a national plan to destroy old munitions which are either not planned for use or are degrading. The Army INFRASTRUCTURE depot was chosen as one of only a few sites throughout the country where this type of Infiastructure serving the Rush Valley destruction will occur. The Army is nearing planning district consists primarily of completion of the facility and expects to begin centralized water systems located in parts of begin destruction of munitions after Vernon and town of Stockton. The only other completion of trial bums and issuance of an centralized infrastructure within the planning operating permit by the Department of Air district is at the Tooele Army Depot South Quality. Area, where centralized systems are provided
V-3 Surface waters in Rush Valley include a nmiber of streams that eventually join to form Faust Creek, the drainage for most of the valley. These streams include Hickman, Clover, Government, Dutch, Mercur, Soldier, Ophir, and Boulter Creeks. The second largest body of water in Tooele County is Rush Lake located southwest of Stockton. This is an intermittent lake that is fed by springs and Faust Creek. Although there are not outlets, Rush Lake is still considered to be a fresh water lake. There have been times when Rush Lake has been completely dry for extended periods of time, and has experienced wide fluctuations during the past 10 years. Rush Lake receives occasional recreational use.
The Rush Valley area currently has a surplus of groundwater resources. According to the Shambip River Basin Study, there is about 77,000 acre-feet of water available for use from the Rush Valley area. This is about one half the amount of water already used in the region for municipal, industral, and irrigation uses. Central water systems serve the communities of Rush Valley, Clover, Vernon, Stockton and the Tooele Army Depot South Area. The general quality of the groundwater found in the Rush Valley area is considered to be good. Table 1 presents an estimate of water balance for the Tooele Valley and Rush Valley areas of the county. The table shows that most of the unappropriated water is located in the Rush Valley area.
See Table 1, next page. (Wetlands data for Rush Valley is combined with Tooele Valley data, see Chapter 3 for wetlands discussion.)
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Shlmbip River Basin-Water Budget By Sub-AZ' Volumes in Acre-Feet per Year Evapo Sub- Area Annual M&Ia Irrig.' Wildlife Stock River Basin trans. Balance' Area (Acres) - Div- Divers. Regmt. Reaumts. 1 2 48400 100 S-a,,-"I.r.l. 58919 48500 0 0 ••"__ 37400 1 125000 GCranv••ille 12441 11800 840 1 4 79900 11900 Cklovr 80359 10500 0 13800 2 8 134700 200 Vernon 145815 15200 20 24300 2 5 11500 12800 North Tinic 130408 128500 50 0 1 4 113000 38800 Southern Oquir 105383 15200 50 3800 130400 7700 Northern Oquirh 121787 175700 8730 28900 2 -,730 -- 230 77500 841500 I10290 108200 10 35 747000 Totals 79112 (617,500)o - ., .. -__ IDoes not include private domestic use outside incorPmaed ares. 2 Refern to the mount of water required to meet full season C.U. of present corps with present irrigation systems 100 acre-feet 'The water budget balance is assumed to contribute to the groundwater and is rounded to the nearest exported to the Kennecot Smelter 4Does not include the 10,000 acre-foot per year water right from MlRl Pond which has been include the effect of this export Operations in the past and may again be used for this purpose in the future. The numbers in parentheses of water. sNo additional water is available if al prcnt needs are met.
Source: Shambip River Basin Study, Water Supply and HydrologyAppendix 1988.
Mountainsides. Vegetation and Wildlife chukar and raptor nest sites. Critical habitats in Rush Valley are: The foothills and rugged slopes of the Oquirrh Mule deer habitat located on western and Tintic mountains define the edges of this 0 slopes of Oquirrh Mountains; open, rolling valley. These mountainsides are valuable amenities to the residents of Rush high value year-long Valley and the county. Views in the valley take * Substantial and habitat for pronghom antelope in in dramatic mountains against the open skies and Rush Valley; a valley inhabited by wildlife and hardy southeastern vegetation. Planning efforts should preserve the year-long sage grouse habitat in character and its healthy, yet sensitive, * Critical valley Valley, and critical sage environment. western Rush grouse strutting ground in Rush Valley; Vegetation in the valley is made up of shadscale, habitat found in Stansbury, greasewood, maple, Utah Juniper, * Chukar sagebrush, Onaqui, and Sheeprock Mountains; and singleleaf pinyon, cliffirose, and cheatgrass. A variety of wildlife inhabits the valley, including: deer, elk, pronghorn antelope, sage grouse,
V-5 Raptor nest sites located in Stansbury, Recreation Designation Onaqui, and Sheeprock Mountains. The primary recommendation for the Rush While these habitats are considered critical, it Valley planning district is the designation of should be remembered that substantial, migratory recreation areas featuring natural and historical and mating habitats are also invaluable for the amenities. The Tooele County Recreation survival of wildlife. All wildlife habitats of Corridor includes much of Rush Valley, Tooele County should be preserved to the extending from Stansbury Island, along the greatest extent possible. Stansbury mountains and into Rush Valley where the Onaqui and Sheeprock Mountains are taken in. The border of the recreation corridor then RECREATION crosses the valley from the Onaquis, around and including the Wasatch National Forest,. and Recreation Resources stretches east to the Tooele/Utah county border north of including, Black Rock Canyon and its Recreation opportunities are abundant in the road. (More on the Tooele County Recreation district's national forests, at Rush Lake, and Corridor and other recreation issues in Chapter elsewhere in the valley. People travel substantial 3, Recreation.) It is the intention of recreation distances to enjoy the national forests. Rush area designation to preserve the amenities of the Lake is enjoyed by windsurfers and nearby area, while promoting beneficial, enjoyable, yet residents. Soldier Creek Canyon has been a low-impact, recreation uses. popular place for cross-country skiing. Enforcement is needed in the southern area of District Trail Concept the Wasatch National Forest and Black Canyon to prevent inappropriate behavior. This area is under BLM (Spanish Fork office) and Tooele County jurisdiction.
Because of these recreational opportunities and the open, rural character of the valley, there is increasing recent interest in development of second and summer rental homes. Soldier Shmmrok Mounuai Bkns Canyon has been looked at for second home Canyon development, and the Vernon area (north of the national forest) has been the site of interest for summer rental cabins. Stockton, due to growth The trail concept diagram above shows by pressures, might, in the future, consider annexing shaded arrows the direction of recreation travel Soldier Canyon development. Processes for to reach and enjoy the variety of outdoor proposed development should acknowledge recreation resources. The recreation amenities existing availability of water resources. are given by the notes on the trail concept diagram. Recreation resource users can enter the district at the approximate locations of the arrows, travel within this general pattern to reach
V-6 recreation resources, and/or travel to other Since the mid-1850s, the military has been County. The military was recreation resources just outside the district. present in Tooele Valley because of its proximity Rush Lake is an intermittent lake used primarily interested in Rush used to travel across the by windsurfers. The valley mountains and to the several trails to and from California. foothills of Rush Valley. offer mountain nation's territories in 1854 when Lt. Col. E. J. recreation including two sections of the Wasatch Stockton began military reservation in the Forest in the Stansbury and Sheeprock Steptoe established a National World Mountains. valley for maintenance of horses. The War Two era military establishment of Tooele Army Depot South Area is still active, being used Other aspects of the trail concept include for storage of outdated toxic historically influenced patterns of natural primarily substances. resource uses: cavalry encampment in the valley (horse-riding), mining exploration in the canyons his company in Rush (hiking, rockhounding), and the Pony Express Gen. Connors also installed boomed later when his soldiers route (lending a romantic Old West appeal to the Valley; Ophir The town was a wild district). The dashed arrow relates the general discovered silver in 1860. completely, it direction of the Pony Express Route through the boomtown, but rather than dying valley. has settled down to the quiet town it is today. The effect of the historic Rush Valley Mining mining in the Cross-country skiing has been popular, creating District continues today with made up of interest in second homes, or cabins, in the valley. At its peak the district was These interests will need to locate more than 400 mining camps and its boom era district. in development in the incorporated cities in the was marked by the removal of $1,000,000 valley if lot sizes smaller than 40 acres are silver in one year. desired. It would greatly impact the quantity and quality of recreation resources, and the current Rush Valley Historic Sites: recreation travel pattern, if foothills and canyons in the district were to be developed extensively. Daughters of the Utah Pioneers (D.U.P.) Monument to Ajax and the Underground Store. Built by William Ajax, the store CULTURAL AND SCENMC RFSOURCES began as a comer in his adobe home while he excavated an underground Rush Valley 1istoly cavern 100 feet by 80 feet and 20 feet at its deepest, which housed his general Rush Valley City is now incorporated, but it store and inn. The store continued to began as several small settlements. During the serve the surrounding area and travelers was emptied. mid-1850s, Clover, St. John, Centre and Ajax until 1913, when the cavern were the first settlements in the valley. These It burned down and now only a towns have since combined into today's Rush monument donated by the DUP and a Valley City. Vernon also began as several small round ragged hole mark its place in the settlements and is now incorporated. valley.
V-7 The "Steptoe Monument" for Lt. Col. E. monument, and another sign commemorates the work of the Civilian I. Steptoe and Gen. Connors' mining Conservation Corps in the area. efforts is located along SR-36 and relates how the soldiers built roads, bridges, the Historic Sites map at the end began mining and organized the town of Please refer to Stockton. Stockton was the first mining of Chapter Two. camp in Utah, and was the first mining town in the West to be surveyed and laid out according to the compass.
Ophir Town Hall, John C. Sharp House, Soldier Creek Kilns, and Stockton Jail are all on the National Register of Historic Places.
East Rush Valley Station - Pony Express entered the county from Utah Valley over Five Mile Pass, and was used for only a short time before the route across Rush Valley changed. Faust Station (ac.ka. Meadow Creek) is located in Rush Valley and was operated by Dr. Henry J. Faust. A small cemetery is located in the foothills to the east of the station and a DUP monument to the station is located at SR-36.
Lookout Station, or Point Lookout, is located between Rush and Skull Valleys, at Lookout Pass, named for its use as lookout point for spotting possibly aggressive Indians in valleys below. A store operated there where riders could purchase water, supplies and home cooked meals. "Aunt Libby" was the cook and wife of store operator, Horace Rockwell. Alvin Anderson ran the station. Aunt Libby had many much loved pet dogs, who are buried in "Aunt Libby's Dog Cemetery" (along with some anonymous people). The site is commemorated with a sign. Lookout Station is commemorated with a DUP
V-8 TOOLI COUNTY PLANNING DISTRICT
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AS CF: DECEMER M CHAPTER SIX: QVT/TTTT •7AT • :V DT ANN"hTIKT( T)TTRTCT cases, exceeded the one-use-per-five-acres county involvement in Terra LAND USE allowed. Greater development would likely be required to address problems. Land owners and administrators of the Skull Valley planning district include the Bureau of Land Management, privately owned ranches, Ariculture Valley/Goshute Indian Reservation, the Skull is primarily used for agriculture, National Forest and the Dugway Land the Wasatch and grazing on public lands. Proving Ground. ranching, firming Most of this district is zoned MU-40 which allows a broad spectrum of uses, but this zone The only concentration of population in the should perhaps be changed to a same density, valley is the unincorporated town of Terra, a less permissive zone (in conjunction with settlement made up primarily of people who but similar zoning ordinance change work at the Dugway Proving Ground. Terra recommendations) in order to promote developed from the sale of five-acre parcels by deter more industrial land the BLM. The zoning for the area is RR-5 agricultural and which allows five-acre lots. However, much uses. of the development appears to be on smaller lots. Commercial/Industrial and (Please refer to Tooele County Proposed Land There is limited commercial development in Skull Valley. Use and Proposed Zoning Maps, and to no industrial development to Tooele Valley for chapter ten for recommendations and zoning Residents must commute ordinance change suggestions.) goods and services. The limited infrastructure, population and services in the valley are not commercial or Residential Development supportive of growth in industrial uses. The residential development in the area has occurred in three forms: the unincorporated town of Terra with allowable densities of one ECONOMIC AND DFM4OGRAPHIC unit per five acres; residential development Summary associated with ranches and agricultural uses Demographic on larger acreage; and military residential is found in the development in the English Village section of The Skull Valley population of Terra, English Village the Dugway Proving Ground (which falls into unincorporated town and ranches the West Desert planning district, but is at the Dugway Proving Ground county here due to transportation and located in the valley. According to included 30 commuting employee connections between this utility records, there are approximately Valley. district and the West Desert). households in Terra and 11 in the Using the average household size for Tooele translates into an Residential development in Terra has, in some County (3.06 persons), this VI-I estimated population of 125 persons. In now maintains this road. Another access road uidition, the population at the military base is serving the area is SR 199 connecting the estimated by county personnel at 522. Dugway Proving Grounds with SR 36 near Therefore, a total population estimate for the Rush Valley. Locally it is known as the area is 647. Johnson Pass Road, because it crosses through the Stansbury Mountains at Johnson Pass. Terra is a low-density community located on These two roads are the primary access roads the east benches of the southern end of the serving the area. Stansbury Mountains, overlooking Skull Valley. Many of the residents of Terra are There are a number of other county roads civilian employees at Dugway. The town was within the area, the majority of which are greatly impacted by a forest/brush fire during unpaved. There is little demand to change the the summer of 1994. type of roads serving the area. However, there is a need to maintain public access to the Economic Summary Wasatch National Forest Land and also lands under jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land The major economic activity in Skull valley is Management. The county should implement a ranching. Other commercial activity is nearly policy of maintaining public roads into these nonexistent: the English Village development areas to maintain existing access to public is self-contained on the army base; there is lands. Roads such as the Cedar Mountain very limited commercial activity in Terra and Road, Hasting Pass Road, 8-Mile Road, White along Skull Valley Road which traverses the Rocks Road, Redding Road, and others valley. Some of this commercial activity is located within this area should be maintained. related to the Indian reservation. At the They should be designated as county roads and Rowley Junction at 1-80 there is an abandoned routine maintenance should be provided by the commercial development. county. Due to limited development within this area, it is not anticipated that any There is a potential for renewed commercial significant expansion of the transportation demand at the Skull Valley exit off 1-80. system will be required.. Because of the distances between services along the 1-80 corridor, some highway servicing retail could be supported. Traffic at INFRASTRUCTURE the intersection is also dependent on the future of Dugway Proving Ground. With the exception of those people living in Terra, the population residing in this planning district is widely dispersed. There are a 7RANSPORTATION number of individual ranches which are served by private wells and septic tank systems. The primary transportation corridor within the Potable water in Terra is available from private planning district is the Skull Valley road. This wells. Septic tanks are used as sewage county road was constructed by the Utah disposal facilities throughout this district. Department of Transportation, but was There are other limited utilities available to the exchanged for other roadways. The county residents of this planning district. They consist
VI-2 primarily of electrical power and telephone FVRONMEWT service. Potable water is very limited within the Skull Valley area, primarily due to the high Natural Resources saline content in most of the groundwater. Air and water quality are good, yet specific groundwater located near the Cedar The of groundwater retrieved from and also near the Stansbury conditions Mountains wells is not yet available. Surface water in the Mountains is of higher quality and should be Skull Valley consists of several small streams utilized where possible for public that drain the valley towards the north and into English Village has a central consumption. the Great Salt Lake. The creeks converge to and sewer system that is operated by the water form Delle Creek. The primary source of this provides water, sewer, and military which water are springs located on the west side of utilities to the residents of English other the Stansbury Mountains and the southeast Village. The final status of English Vidlage sides of the Cedar Mountain Range. The (whether it becomes privately owned or stays northern portion of the .valley bottom is military) will be a factor in the long-term covered by mud flats that flank Delle Creek on requirements for infrastructure within this either side and extend broadly. Water quality area. Presently all utilities are provided to the poor at English Village and Dugway Proving ofEnglish Village and these could be is residents Grounds, and must be demineralized. extended to the immediately surrounding area with little difficulty. The soils in the area have not proven suitable There is also little In the north end of Skull Valley, the historic for much development. concerning mineral extraction use of groundwater was to service the railroad knowledge in the valley. Historically, the that passed through this area. Springs located potential been primarily for around the Horseshoe Spring area were tapped development has uses and livestock production with and water lines extended northward to the agricultural limited mining and mineral exploration. railroad. This was the only potable water only This pattern continues today. available within the region and was highly valued by the railroad. These resources should Vegetation and Wildlife be protected and utilized for public benefit. Mountainsides. There is considerable camping and recreation Stansbury, Onaqui, Sheeprock and occurring in the Horseshoe Springs area, and The Cedar, form the boundaries it is important that water resources in the area Simpson mountain ranges be preserved. of Skull Valley. These mountainsides direct and define the views in the valley. A portion Range has been Because of the density of population in Terra, of the Cedar Mountain it is recommended that installation of a proposed for official wilderness designation. centralized water system be encouraged. One floor of the valley are habitat of the primary benefits would be fire The slopes and Saltgrass, Pickleweed, to the residences. A secondary for Greasewood, protection Douglas Fir, Maple is the improved availability of potable Cheatgrass, Utah Juniper, benefit vegetation water to the homes. and some cultivated land. This provides the habitat for deer, Pronghorn
VI-3 Antelope, Sage Grouse, Chukar and Raptors. District Trail Concept 4• Critical habitats which should be considered Cedu Sansbwy fbr protection from development impacts are: Mowmtainh Momwm
0 Critical habitat for Mule Deer located on western slopes of Stansbury Mountains;
0 Critical year-long Sage Grouse habitat in northern Skull Valley, simpmo Nuiiona Mountains Fores 9 Chukar habitat found in Stansbury, Simpson and Cedar mountain ranges; and The shaded arrows in the above trail concept diagram indicate general travel patterns used * Raptor nest sites located in Stansbury, to reach the variety of recreation resources in Simpson and Cedar mountain ranges. the district. The outdoor recreation features of the district are noted on the diagram. The dashed arrow relates the general direction of RECREA7TON the Pony Express through the district. This district offers a portion of the Wasatch Recreation Resources National Forest, other mountain recreation resources, natural and historic scenery. Much of this district is BLM land. Camping opportunities exist in the valley near Horseshoe Springs, and some camping takes CULTURAL AND SCEN7C RESOURCES place within the boundaries of Wasatch National Forest. Access to the national forest Settlement History is at issue in the valley. Skull Valley takes it name from the skulls Recreation Desipation found by some of the first explorers. The skulls have been attributed to an 1820s The Stansbury, Onaqui, Sheeprock, Simpson massacre of Indians or to early white explorers and Dugway mountain ranges, the Pony in the area, but also to the historic presence of Express Route and the Cedar Mountain herds of buffalo in the valley. The abandoned Recreation Area, providing a variety of town of Iosepa is named after the founder of outdoor recreation and opportunities, are the Mormon church, Joseph Smith, by important recreation elements of the district. Hawaiian immigrants to Utah. The town was settled in 1889. In 1896 leprosy broke out in the town and in 1916 the climate and arid farming of the valley were so wearisome for the settlers that they took the LDS Church's offer to return to Hawaii. The town was
VI-4 abandoned and later soldin 1917. A cemetery and few other remants remain. The cemetery is on the National Register of Historic Places.
• losepa, and the cemetery which remains to mark its place.
* The Pony Express Route passes through this district on same route as Lookout Pass Road.
a Skull Valley Indian Reservation attests to history of Native Americans in county.
* Horseshoe Springs.
Please refer to the Historic Sites map at the end of Chapter Two.
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LAND USE TRANSPORTATION
The vast majority of the West Desert planning Access within this planning district is extremely limited due to the presence of large district is under federal control for the Utah military reservations. Access on the Test and Training Range and Dugway Proving reservations is restricted to military personnel Grounds. The only non-federally controlled only, and the military owns and operates their area of this planning district is located west of own transportation system. The only other the Cedar Mountains and near the Dugway within the area is the Pony and Simpson Mountains. There is no public access road the Simpson Mountain area. population in this area. This district faces no Express Road in road that is maintained by the population growth pressures, but may It is a graveled provides access to Juab County experience demands and impacts upon natural county, and resources by increasing interest in recreational and the Ibapah-Gold Hill area. It is important uses. The Pony Express route and related that this access road be maintained because it historical sites are features of this district. is the only access road for a number of county residences. Also, this is an access route for No There are no commercial or industrial areas in visitors to historic Simpson Springs. existing this district and there is not sufficient significant change to the at the infrastructure and services to support transportation system is warranted development. In spite of development present time. demands being at a low level, the General Goals of this Plan should be included in all There are some historic features that are land use and zoning considerations for this related to transportation. The Lincoln district. Highway, the first intercontinental connecting road across the country, passes through the Dugway Proving Grounds. There are still ECONOMICAND DEMOGRAPHIC remnants of historic structures such as the Lincoln Bridge, which is located within the Demoeraphic and Economic Summary military reservation. Because of their location on military land, the county has little control According to utility service records, there is no over the preservation of these historic county population in the West Desert Planning structures. It is recommended that the District and no economic activity. The Pony request that the military preserve and maintain Express Trail traverses the area and presents these historic facilities until some future date for public use. the potential for tourism at historic watering when they could be developed stops (such as Simpson Springs).
VII-1 INFRASTRUCTURE This district has been appreciated by the military for its testing and training. Therefore, There is no centralized infrastructure while regular resources demanded by human supporting this area. There are a number of population are at low levels, this district outlying compounds within the Dugway continues to be attractive for uses which Proving Grounds where centralized water, should be far removed from areas of human sewer and other services are provided. population.
Because there is no population within this Mountainsides. Vegetation and Wildlife planning district, it is unlikely that centralized water, sewer or other facilities will be Vegetation in this district includes wasteland required. The balance of this planning district and sand, saltgrass, pickleweed, shadscale, is composed of test ranges operated by the greasewood, cheatgrass and dropseed in the military, and largely uninhabited areas, such as salt desert, Utah Juniper in the Cedar the Simpson Mountain Area. Mountains, and sagebrush and horsebrush in the Dugway Range. The mountainsides of the EAWIRONMEAT Cedar and Dugway Ranges are valuable as scenic and recreation areas, and are especially Natural Resources valuable as wildlife habitats. Wildlife in these two areas are pronghorn antelope, chukars and Air quality is good with the potential for raptors. occasional pollution threats from Dugway Proving Ground activity. The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) operates test RECRFA TION sites west of the Great Salt Lake where rocket and other motors are destroyed by burning Recreation Resources and a bombing range where conventional weapons are used and tested. These sites were Recreation opportunities are available on BLM developed prior to the establishment of lands at Simpson Springs, and the Simpson NAAQS and operate under a variance issued and Dugway Mountains. There has been some by DAQ. The new federal Clean Air Act of interest in rockhounding in Death Canyon. 1990 will require operating permits under Title V but specific requirements have not yet been promulgated. Dugway Proving Ground in the past has conducted outdoor tests of munitions, equipment and, in some cases, chemical and biological weapon simulants. There are no further open air chemical tests permitted, but conventional weapons and equipment are still tested at open air sites. The state is attempting to establish accepted test means and methods and develop regulations for tests conducted by the DOD.
VHI-2 " Simpson Springs Station - It is located across Skull Valley from Lookout Pass (but just inside the West Desert planning district). The fresh springs were discovered by railroad route surveyor, J.H. Simpson. The springs provided water for riders and stages and a stone building from the station &ASimpson still stands. The area is noted by a (Z MoWun Daughters of the Utah Pioneers (D.U.P.) Reeation resources in this district are limited monument. to the Cedar, Simpson, and Dugway Mountain It is located almost on Ranges due to the Dugway Proving Grounds. " Riverbed Station - Recreation travel shown with the shaded the Tooele - Juab County line, on a arrow is likely to follow the Pony Express riverbed which may have once connected Route which is shown by the line arrow. the Sevier and Great Salt lakes. This Rockhounding is a popular activity in this area. station provided little shelter, no food nor Any recreation users in this area should bring water, but was used to rest horse teams. plenty of water, as there is essentially no water As it was so desolate and exposed it was available. often the site of attacks from Indians or bandits. Recreation Designation For many years travelers through Utah took The Cedar Mountains in the northeast comer the Lincoln Highway through the salt desert. of the district also provide recreational The Lincoln Highway Bridge, fisted on the opportunities. The Cedar Mountains, National Register of Historic Places, is on proposed for a recreation area designation by Dugway Proving Grounds. Please refer to the this plan, are also a Wilderness Study Area Historic Sites map at the end of Chapter Two. being considered for Congressional Wilderness designation. These two areas of the district provide a variety of outdoor recreation opportunities. (See Proposed Recreation Corridor map in Chapter Three - Recreation.)
CULTURAL AND SCENIC RESOURCES
Historic Sites
This area is similar in appearance to when the Pony Express and Overland Stage took this route in the last century. The Pony Express stations in the West Desert planning district from east to west are:
VII-3 TOONLS COUNTYr PLANNING DISTRICT INTSIRT4TO SO COIRIDOIR
HAZARDOU6 WASTE iAGRICULTURALH~IGHWAY COMIMERC IAL CORRID~OR
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p AS OF: DECEB1ER IS5 CHAPTER EIGHT: 1-80 CORRIDOR PLANNING DISTRICT
LAND USE Agriculue Agriculture land use in the district is limited Land use in the 1-80 Corridor is one of the and is not likely to increase due to the salt most diverse of Tooele County's six planning desert environment. However, to protect the districts. Land uses in Tooele County include: few areas that are suited for agricultural use a the incorporated town of Wendover, the zoning change is recommended for those areas federally-administrated Utah Test and Training when they're identified. To protect the Range, various salt/mineral and lake-related generally sensitive lands it is the Hazardous Waste Corridor, district's industries, that a Sensitive Lands Overlay Interstate 80 and Union Pacific Railroad and recommended in the district (more on this the Timpie Springs Waterfowl Management Zone be adopted in this chapter under "Environment.") area. Recreational uses in the district include later the Bonneville Salt Flats State Park, Danger Commercial/Indusrial Cave, mountains, desert, Great Salt Lake and Stansbury Island. A majority of the land is County industries in the 1-80 under Bureau of Land Management Many Tooele administration. corridor have a significant environmental impact. The hazardous waste industry is a land use. Currently, four companies Growth is most likely to occur near Wendover significant in the area transport, store and/or and along the 1-80 corridor especially near located wastes in a specially interchanges leading to Skull and Tooele incinerate hazardous hazardous waste zone. Federal and Valleys where commercial development could designated make the possibility take advantage of the increase. state permitting processes of new hazardous waste industries in the area storage of additional Residential Development unlikely but the hazardous waste operations will continue until are at capacity. Long term Given the harsh salt desert environment, the facilities sites will be a residential development in this planning district maintenance of waste Lake and other industries is concentrated in Wendover. This continuous process. salt and other minerals also are concentration in the incorporated city of that extract have the potential for Wendover has allowed development to use significant uses and resources. existing utilities and services which reduce the damaging and depleting cost of establishing new service areas. New lake industry uses are permitted growth should be directed to Wendover and The current zone, but a Lake low-density, low-impact uses encouraged under a Manufacturing responds specifically to throughout the district. Industry zone, which the environment and lake-based industry is recommended. Other heavy uses, such as mineral extraction and waste incineration, should be allowed only in specific, limited,
.VI-1 designated locations. The County's Economic Summary _anufacturing-Distribution zone east of Wendover should remain and its development There are three areas of economic activity in be promoted. the 1-80 Planning District: the Wendover cas'no-gambling-support-service economy, the hazardous waste disposal and treatment ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC facilities and the lake-based industries. Each component is important to the overall Tooele Demo&•palic Summary County economy.
The population of the 1-80 Corridor district is There are currently 37 firms in the Wendover mainly confined to East Wendover. According area employing roughly 337 persons. The to utility records, there is no population average annual wage is $18,228. The majority outside of the East Wendover area. There are of the firms and the bulk of employment are some ranch operations located on Stansbury found in the service or trade sectors which Island and there may be a few military typically offer lower-paying jobs (with average personnel located at the U.S. Air Force test annual wages of between $9,850 and range (north of 1-80), but there is no evidence $10,870). There is one mining firm and one of permanent residents in these areas. East manufacturing firm. The remaining Wendover has been a fast-growing area of the employment is in the government, County over the past two decades. The finance/insurance/real estate and population increased from 781 in 1970 to transportation/communications/public utilities 1,099 in 1980, an increase of nearly 41 percent sectors. over ten years. Between 1980 and 1990, the population grew at a much slower rate of 2.6 The casino gambling industry is growing percent. nationally, and one can anticipate that the Wendover casinos will continue to be well Growth in this area has been fostered by supported by the Wasatch Front market. East casino gambling in the Nevada portion of Wendover's economy will continue to be Wendover. Many of the casino and hotel heavily dependent on this industry; however, workers reside in the less expensive housing diversification into other, higher-paying available in East Wendover. Many of the sectors should be encouraged. There is a housing units are in very poor condition and manufacturing zone located just east of the East Wendover has the lowest average income town in the unincorporated County that should of all towns and cities in Tooele County. The be promoted for further development and median income in East Wendover is possible expansion. Consistent with the goal of approximately $18,750. Roughly 34 percent containing commercial/industrial development of the households have annual incomes less within incorporated cities and towns, this area than $15,000. should be developed with the involvement of Wendover City officials and should be included in Wendover's annexation policy declaration. Wendover's location could provide retail services for surrounding rural
VIII-2 areas such as the IbapahlGold Hill Planning There is a section of County roadway located District. According to the resident survey, near Wendover which intersects with 1-80 and households in the Ibapah area currently look to connects to Wendover. It serves as an the Tooele and Salt Lake Valleys for retail additional access into Wendover and also to goods and services. It is likely, however, that businesses located east of town. most Wendover sales will occur in Nevada because of the more favorable sales tax rate. There are a number of unpaved roads located within this planning area, most of which are The hazardous waste treatment and disposal located near the eastern end of the planning facilities include the Aptus, Envirocare and district. All of these roads are gravel-surfaced, USPCI facilities. The hazardous waste with the exception of the roads leading to the facilities have provided fee income and tax Envirocare, Aptus, USPCI, and Grassy revenues to the County, as well as a Mountain facilities, which are paved. These substantial, high-wage employment base. roads were constructed for the hazardous However, there are regulatory limitations to waste industries as the principal access the expansion of these industries. The public between 1-80 and the facilities. has also expressed a desire to limit expansion of these industries; therefore, it is assumed that Other unpaved roads are located in the Silver there will be limited future expansion. Island Mountain area at the west end of the planning district. These roads provide access There are a number of industries that extract to the public lands located in these mountains minerals and other resources (such as and to the scattered private holdings within the magnesium, salt and brine shrimp) from the area. Great Salt Lake. The largest, Magnesium Corporation of America (Magcorp) is located There is little demand to change the on the west shore of the lake with others lining transportation system serving this area. 1-80 the southern shore along 1-80. These remains a critical corridor and is maintained by industries provide good-paying jobs and the Utah Department of Transportation. The represent a substantial proportion of other roads within the planning area are nongovernment employment in the County. County roads maintained by the County. Little Continued extraction operations are an expansion of these roads is cotitemplated for important element of the County economy. the near future.
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
1-80 is the principle transportation corridor With the exception of Wendover, there is little within this planning area and crosses through population located within this planning district. the entire corridor from east to west. It is a Wendover maintains its own infrastructure to major interstate highway and is heavily used serve its residents and surrounding properties. for interstate commerce. Paralleling 1-80 is the This includes water, sewer, and other utilities. Union Pacific Railroad mainline, an important Infrastructure also exists for the hazardous rail link. waste facilities located at USPCI, Aptus, and
VIII-3 of the processing Envirocare. At these locations, sewer and chlorinelHCi are byproducts and other minerals. The current water service are provided and are operated by of magnesium for Magcorp contains no limitations for each of the hazardous waste disposal permit However, new regulations operators. Potable water is limited in this these emissions. established a region. The majority of ground water is saline developed by DAQ have recently limit value and therefore not suitable for human level of one percent of the threshold (for HCl the target consumption. The suitable water is generally (TLV) for non-carcinogens ug/m3). Magcorp is reported to have located near the mountain ranges within the is 75 quantity of region. For example, USPCI and Aptus have significantly reduced the processing, potable water wells, but had to locate at a chlorine/HCI emitted during their as the largest air considerable distance from the other facilities but they are still viewed in the County. in order to find suitable water. pollutant point source body in the County East of Wendover is a rest stop operated by The largest surface water that lies at the Utah Department of Transportation, which is the portion of the Great Salt Lake planning provides potable water to tourists and people the east end of the 1-80 Corridor but is using 1-80. There are no services at district. The water is not potable quality Bonneville Salt Flats State Park. a vitally important water resource for the County as well as the entire State of Utah. ENVRONMATWT The primary benefit to Tooele County is the presence of industries that rely upon the lake Natural Resources for its high mineral contents. The largest company, Magnesium Corporation of America Contributing to air pollution in the County are (Magcorp), is located on the west shore of the two private hazardous waste incineration lake and operates numerous large evaporation plants located in the west desert area and a ponds and a mineral extraction plant. In mineral reclaiming plant located near west addition, two or three other smaller companies shore of the Great Salt Lake. The hazardous use the lake for salt and mineral extraction. waste incinerators operated by USPCI and These companies are located to the north east Aptus Corporation are permitted by the State of I-SO where many large open evaporation of Utah, Division of Solid and Hazardous ponds created by dikes have been constructed Waste and DAQ, and are monitored to along and in the lake. determine compliance with their permits. Each facility has air quality monitoring equipment Groundwater in this district is greatly effected installed and monitored to determine pollutant by the large area of the Great Salt Lake emissions. Desert. Almost the entire Great Salt Lake Desert area is underlain with groundwater, Magcorp, a mineral reclaiming industry most of which is only marginally acceptable for located along the west shore of the Great Salt human use because of the salinity and mineral Lake north of Grantsville, is the United States' concentration. Due to the low precipitation largest emitter of chlorine and hydrogen and the very high evaporation rate in the chloride gas (HCI) to the atmosphere and has region, limited amounts of water are available received considerable national exposure. The to replenish the groundwater reservoir.
VIH-4 Hazardous Waste Industry Analysis Limited withdrawals are occurring but they are concentrated in the areas used by the military, Four industries located within the 1-80 waste industries, and the few farms hazardous Corridor planning district dispose and treat Some of the groundwater found in the region. and industrial wastes. A Hazardous prior to use, such as the hazardous must be dernineralized Waste Corridor designated by the County near Lakeside. The areas where water used covers area from the southern border of Hill best in this region are groundwater quality is Force Range to Clive and to the foothills ranges. In general, Air located along the mountain Cedar Mountains. There are two the mountains, of the the further the distance from incinerators and two landfill businesses of the groundwater the poorer quality operating in this area. Landfill sites are encountered. operated by USPCI and Envirocare. Incinerator facilities are operated by USPCI no flood plains identified in the There are and Aptus Corporation. The USPCI landfill County at the time of this report. Since the site is located north of 1-80 near Clive at the level of the Great Salt Lake early 1980s, Grassy Mountain. This landfill operation to modem time record high has increased accepts three types of waste: PCB levels. Flooding was extensive along the south contaminated solids, non-hazardous industrial lake and extended south of 1-80 in edges of the wastes and hazardous wastes. All the wastes the Tooele Valley. Minor flooding also are disposed of in a solid form in specially occurred along many of the intermittent designed disposal areas. Waste is usually streams located in the County. As pan of the to the site for disposal, but some is control measures used by the State of trucked flood to the Clive area via rail and Utah, an artificial lake was created west of the transported transferred to trucks at a terminal area located Great Salt Lake in the area known as Puddle south of 1-80 near Clive. Some processing of Valley. Water was pumped from the Great wastes occurs at the terminal area including Salt Lake near Lakeside into a canal that some types of waste for disposal. to the artificial lake area. During peak solidifying flowed This facility is permitted by the State of Utah artificial lake extended from the use, the of Solid and Hazardous Waste freeway north into Box Elder Division interstate current permit expires in the of almost 40 miles. The (DSHW) and the County a distance Groundwater monitoring is being used at present but are year 2025. pumps are not terminal site and required in case the lake begins to rise conducted on the being maintained with the State of Utah. There significantly. reports are filed are also many federal and state regulations which govern the handling and record keeping There are extensive wetlands located along the requirements of the operation. south and west edges of the Great Salt Lake. Most of the wetlands are located between SR The County receives economic benefit from 138 and the Great Salt Lake. These wetlands this operation through levying fees for are associated with the mud flats and shallow mitigation, establishing property taxes, and areas located along the Great Salt Lake collecting 10 percent of the disposal fee and are periodically flooded during shoreline by the State of Utah. In addition, high water periods. charged between 100 and 200 people are employed at
VIII-5 liquid hazardous wastes per year. Residue, in a majority of whom live in Tooele the site, the form of ash and slag, from the incinerator County. A corporate office is also maintained will be disposed at USPCI's Grassy Mountain by USPCI at Lake Point. landfill site. The facility will employ about 225 people when fully operational. It is operated The Envirocare site is located south of 1-80 under permit from the State of Utah. It is a landfill operation that near Clive. Groundwater, surface water, air emissions and waste and mixed waste. accepts industrial ambient air quality parameters will be be low level radioactive Mixed waste can monitored as part of the permit. waste, hazardous waste, or both. Only solid construction wastes, are wastes, mostly Aptus Corporation, a division of - no liquids. Radioactive disposed of there Westinghouse, operates a hazardous waste separately from non wastes are stored incinerator facility which is located south of I wastes. All cells are specially radioactive 80 but east of Clive near Knoll. The Aptus with multiple liners and special constructed incinerator process is similar to that operated Envirocare is permitted to dispose of covers. by USPCI, but the capacity is smaller (about cubic yards of mixed waste and 80,000 85,000 tons per year). It has been in operation cubic yards of normal waste. The 4,000,000 since 1991. It also operates under similar state was also recently ganted a permit by company federal permits and regulations as the Nuclear Regulatory Agency to and the federal USPCI facility. construct a new low-level radioactive disposal facility at the existing site. It is planned for The state permits require that various use as a disposal site for wastes currently parameters be monitored by the operator and stored in New Jersey and from cleanup of a the results reported to the state. Parameters "Superfund" site (a federally designated monitored typically include hazardous waste hazardous waste clean-up site). handling manifests, air quality, groundwater, surface water, ambient air quality, emissions In addition, Envirocare maintains a disposal from stacks, and other processes. The specific site which was used to dispose of low-level parameters required for each permittee are radioactive wastes removed from the "Vitro" established at the time the permit is issued. site located in Salt Lake County. The "Vitro" site was used by the state and federal agencies Recently, the State of Utah passed legislation involved in the cleanup of an old uranium mill which requires that any new hazardous waste This landfill can accept additional operation. facility proposed within the state must be material. Current activity is limited to waste legislature, the governor and of the permanent cap installed approved by the maintenance or city in which the facility is and groundwater monitoring. the county located, in addition to obtaining any other already required. The effect of this is constructing a hazardous waste permits USPCI legislative action will be to restrict the incineration facility south of 1-S0 near Clive development of any new commercial west of the rail transfer station. The and hazardous waste disposal facilities within the is scheduled to begin commercial incinerator Given the stringent requirements, it is in 1994. The facility has a capacity state. operation that any new hazardous waste to incinerate up to 130,000 tons of solid or unlikely
VEII-6 disposal facilities will be permitted. desert valleys have a variety of wildlife, including mule deer, pronghorn antelope, The basic sentiment expressed about these chukar and raptor. Areas of wasteland and operations in community and steering mud create the salt flats. In contrast, the committee meetings for the general plan vegetation of the mountains include process were concerns over safety, the desire Sagebrush, Shadscale, Cheatgrass, to limit activities, and the desire to discourage Pickleweed, Utah Juniper, Greasewood, any new companies coming into the area. The Dropseed, Saltgrass and Halotogen. permitting process is difficult, demanding and expensive, which will discourage some High water levels of the Great Salt Lake companies from locating in Tooele County. damage large portions of the shoreline Safety considerations are necessary for permit wetlands due to the flooding of these areas approval and continued operation, and these with saline water. This flooding kills less industries are likely to continue being safe. saline-resistant plants and organisms.
Mountainsides. Vegetation. and Wildlife Sensitive Lands of the 1-80 Corridor Planning District The 1-80 Corridor is demarcated by the salt desert, its mountains and the Great Salt Lake. The environments of the Great Salt Lake and Stansbury Island is a prominent mountain Great Salt Desert are unique in the United island in the eastern end of this district which States and the world. The salt desert has been has generated public interest in recreation on recognized as a U.S. national landmark and is public land. Because of its value for recreation a Bureau of Land Management Area of and its natural beauty it has been the center of Critical Environmental Concern. The salt flats much controversy regarding access to BLM of the area are utilized for international lands by crossing privately owned land. automobile racing as the flats are hard and Zoning designation on the island at present is level for great distances. However, the MU-40 and M-G. These designations are ecological relationship of the Great Salt Lake inappropriate for the sensitive environments of and the salt fiats have been exploited by the island. Proposed zoning for the island is mineral extraction interests over the past years. an agricultural zone of one unit per 40 acres Minerals from this environment are taken after (as is proposed throughout the district and evaporation in ponds of water taken from County). Designation of Sensitive Lands subsurface water tables. The diversion of Overlay Zone for appropriate sensitive areas is waters and the disruption of the natural proposed to protect and preserve these areas. hydrological cycle has impacted the salt flat formations. An area of salt flats once covering Other mountain resources in the district are 33,000 acres now covers just 19,000 acres. Silver Island, Grassy and Lakeside mountains, Each year 1.5 million tons of salt are removed and the northern ends of the Cedar and through mining and natural erosion. Stansbury ranges. These mountains are viewed from 1-80 and provide contrast to the BLM and citizens groups are both interested in flat openness of the salt desert and the Great returning the salt flats to a more stable state. Salt Lake. The mountains rugged slopes and The BLM continues to conduct studies on the
VIII-7 salt flats and their degradation and citizens located in the state park in the Silver Island is 7oups (made up mostly of racing enthusiasts) Mountains. The Knolls area of BLM land are interested in resalinization efforts. Tooele used for free range motor vehicle recreation County can do its pan to preserve the salt flats although the long term impact on environment to be negatively and other Great Salt Lake and salt desert is not known, but expected the environment. environments. New development interests to impacting these lands must consider potential impacts and upon the ecology that supports the continuing Recreational opportunities in this planning to creation of salt flats and other salt desert distict are very popular. As a result, access land is features. The County can do this with several public recreational areas across private area of possible methods, but this plan encourages the an important issue. One particular a designation of a Sensitive Lands Overlay Zone controversy is Stansbury Island since of the land is privately for the 1-80 Corridor planning district. significant proportion owned. A Sensitive Lands Overlay Zone designation would give development parameters for District Trail Conept slopes, wildlife, watersheds, wetlands, floodways, ridgelines, views and other important elements. In the 1-80 Corridor planning district special criteria should be determined appropriate for the conservation and preservation of the Great Salt Lake and salt flat environments. Such an overlay zone designation should be designed to preserve The arrow relates the general recreation travel valuable environments, yet still allow some pattern in the district. Following the arrow economic benefit within the zone. Mapping along 1-80 are the sites of the Great Salt Lake and identification of these elements in the and the Great Salt Desert, Stansbury Island, overlay zone are the responsibility of mountain ranges, and desert ranges. These development interests. With this information, features are given by text on the map. Historic solutions involving appropriate low-density, and recent recreation uses of these natural low-impact uses can be found. features include: " Pre-history residential use of Danger Cave Native American Indian art on RECREATION and Stansbury Island; bicycle races upon the salt flats; and cross-country travel across salt flats, including Donner-Reed Party and railroads; and Land in this district is under BLM and State Parks (Silver Island Mountains and Bonneville " Recently, hobby rocket launching in Silver Salt Flats) management. Great Salt Lake, Mountains and bicycling on Stansbury Stansbury Island, and salt flats are used for Island; international speed racing on the salt sailing, swimming, bicycling, rock climbing, flats; truck and travel use of 1-80; and off and motor racing. 'Camping facilities are road vehicle use of BLM lands at Knolls.
V11-8 * Also, sailing, swimming, windsurfing, unprofitable and was dismantled. It burned hiking, camping, and many more recreation down in 1944. uses are possible. Historic Sites and Scenic Areas
Recreation Designation On the National Register of Historic Places: " GAPA Launch Site - Site of Ground-to-Air up of the Creating a recreation corridor made Pilotless Aircraft (GAPA) launches. Stansbury Island has Stansbury Mountains and Between June 1946 and July 1947, 38 two due to the increase of interest been promoted stage solid rocket-propelled aerodynamic Users value the and use of these areas. launched. The site is and test vehicles were uniqueness of the mountain range, island, three miles east and seven miles north of lake chain for the variety of uses and its unique Knolls and includes the launch pad and and historical elements. The archeological concrete blockhouse. The is the is described more recreation conridor proposed "Birthplace of U.S. Air Force Supersonic Two, in Open Space/ thoroughly in Chapter Missile Flight Test Program;" Recreation. Also see the Proposed Recreation Corridor map in Chapter Three in Recreation. " Bonneville Salt Flats International Race State Park - is considered to be Silver Island mountain range is skirted by the Track and of international Silver Island road. This range is a popular unique in the world unbroken salt plane was area for driving, camping and other uses. Its importance. This land speed records neighbor to the east is the Bonneville Salt Flats the site of several world including the 1947 400 mph record. This State Park and to the south is the Danger Cave State Historical Park. record was broken in 1964 on the salt flats by "Spirit of America""- an automobile with a B-47 bomber jet engine; CULTURAL AND SCEAT.C RESOURCES "* Danger Cave in Danger Cave State Settlement Histy Historical Park - Ancient lakes covered this cave until about 12,000 years ago. This 60' In 1907 Western Pacific Railroad surveyed the wide by 120' long cave was occupied by salt desert for rail routes and station locations. Native peoples between 8,500 BC and the The site of Wendover was selected because of historic period. The five cultural layers the availability of water for the roundhouse, revealing ancient lifestyles excavated by the machine shops and log cabins. The water still University of Utah in the 1930s and 1940s; had to be piped 25 miles from the mountains. and A station town sprung up once the first trains came through in 1909, as did other stations " Wendover Air Force Base - ½/2 mile south of and towns at Burmester, Tooele, Ellerbee, Wendover, was closed in 1963. The base Delle, Dolomite, Arinosa, Barro, Clive and played its part in "ushering in the atomic Salduro. Salduro (Spanish for "hard salt") was age" by housing the crew of the Enola Gay a shipping point for the potash mined by some which dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima 200 people living there. Salduro plant became and Nagasaki in Japan in 1945. The airstrip
VIH-9 is used locally as an airport. Efforts are underway to preserve this base and promote its history through museums and programs located there.
Please refer to the Historic Sites map at the end of Chapter Two.
VEI-IO TOO3LE COUNTY PLANNING DISTRICT
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M8 OF: DECEMB5ER iB% CHAPTER NINE: IBAPAH-GOID HILL PLANNING DISTRICT Use," chapter three for more on this general Use," chapter three for more on this general LAND USE land use recommendation.) The Ibapah-Gold Hill planning district contains Agriculture a large amount of Bureau of Land lands which ranchers in Management (BLM) As noted in the previous section, agriculture is grazing. Residents of the area use for animal aided by density transfer and bonus provisions. rather isolated from the rest of the this area are Zoning changes from Manufacturing to that the district is county due to the fact when appropriate "cornered" by the Utah Test and Training Agriculture should be made areas are identified for agricultural use. Range and the Dugway Proving Grounds to and east. Access is either through the north Commercial/Industrial Juab County to the south (before reaching the Overland Canyon Road), or through Nevada Two small areas of the district are zoned This isolation affects the level of services Manufacturing for existing mining operations. provided by the county and limits its These will remain, but no others are proposed development potential. Therefore, while there in this plan. Proposed land use promotes are plentiful natural resources there is little and limits commercial and threat of growth and its impacts. agriculture industrial uses to designated locations. Current land uses in the lbapah-Gold HIl planning district include farm agriculture, AND DEMOGRAPHIC ranching (with grazing upon the abundant ECONOMIC public lands under BLM administration), and Demographic Summary mining. Some recreation opportunities are provided in the Deep Creek Mountains. The Ibapah District is a sparsely populated, information Residential Development rural area. There is no census solely for this area; it is part of a single census nearly the entire county Residential development is located in tract that encompasses Tooele and Rush Valleys. association with ranching and farming outside of a local resident and properties of 20 or 40 acres. The adoption of According to the LDS Church ward in density transfer and bonus provisions will help representative of there are currently an estimated 150 large landholders in subdividing their property Tbapah, in the area in roughly 40 for additional residences (for family, for people residing of telephone example) iCin exchange, the remaining portion households. Based on a review service in the Tbapah area, there are roughly 30 of the property is dedicated to agricultural residential and 10 nonresidential listings. This uses. In this way, both development and suggest that there are approximately 30 preservation are furthered. (See would agricultural County Public Works "Land households. The Tooele Department provides garbage service to 25
IX-1 households. Using the average household size reservation is privatized, Ibapah-Gold Hill for Tooele County of 3.06, this translates into could grow significantly because of increased a population estimate of between 77 and 92 access through the Dugway area. persons. The principal form of access into this region is Given the rural nature of the area and the via a paved county road leading from Nevada limited employment opportunities beyond into the Ibapah area. This road connects with small family agricultural concerns, it is several other gravel county roads in the area. assumed that there has not been a great deal of This road, known as the Ibapah Road, leads to growth in this area over the past twenty years. the Goshute Indian Reservation and was paved There will be a tendency in this type of area several years ago in cooperation with the toward out-migration for employment or post Bureau of Indian Affairs to provide better secondary education opportunities, particularly access to the reservation. for young adults. There are a number of other gravel county A survey of area residents indicates a desire to roads also serving this region. These roads maintain the population at or near its current lead southward into Juab County where they level. (Note that the survey included only connect with roads which lead eastward to the three responses from the Ibapah district.) Pony Express Road. The principal county roads in this area are Gold Hill Road, Lower Economic Summary Gold Hill Road, Callao Road and Overland Canyon Road. Willow Road leads from The economic base of the area is ranching. Ibapah into Nevada. There is a small potential to offer support services to the Goshute Indian Reservation The existing roads appear to be adequate to located to the south, but beyond service or serve the needs of this planning district. They support retail for agricultural and residential should be maintained in similar conditions to needs, there is little economic activity in the those now existing. The frequency of required area. The outlook is for no or extremely slow maintenance of the graveled roads may growth due to the limited amount of land increase as more and more tourists visit the available in the area for agricultural use. Gold Hill area. However, it is not likely that there will be a need to significantly improve the existing roadways. TRANSPORTATION
This planning district is served by county maintained paved, gravel and dirt roads. Because of this district's isolation from the rest of the county, is that the roads used to reach it must avoid Dugway Proving Grounds and traverse into Juab County or into Nevada before returning to Ibapah-Gold Hill. Perhaps, if in the future Dugway's size is reduced or the
IX-2 INF4SIRUCTJRE higher-quality fresh water is currently appropriated for domestic and irrigation uses sources Development in this area of the county is and there are no surplus surface water time. served by private wells and septic tanks. available for use at the present Utilities are adequate. In this area of little Therefore, planning should recognize that and growth, there is little need for an increased growth would impact water resources operations in this district. level of services. Any new development existing agricultural would likely also use private wells and septic wetlands associated with tanks. Central sewer and water systems may Floodplains and related flows to the Great Salt be desirable, but perhaps unattainable until far Deep Creek and into the future. Lake Desert have not been identified, but are not likely under any great threat as most of this There is a delicate balance between available district is under BLM management and so the water in the Ibapah-Gold Hill area and that resources not likely to be disturbed by new aready put to beneficial use. Because existing development. However, mineral resource agricultural uses nearly equal available water, development is possible in BLM lands. It is there is no surplus of water within this region. likely that BLM administration would review Rainfall and recharge to the aquifers is meeting mineral claims for environmental impacts, the needs of existing uses. Therefore, little including impacts upon floodways, wetlands new development can occur. and watersheds, but the county should review re-zone requests for these impacts as well. ENVIROAMNENT Mountainsides. Vegetation and Wildlife
The native and natural vegetation of this planning district includes shadscale, sagebrush, Air quality is good and has few threats. Water greasewood, pickleweed, halogeton, quality is generally good and the supply of and horsebrush, Utah Juniper and singleleaf demand upon water resources is balanced in pinyon. These hardy species thrive in the this district. There are a number of harsh environment of the Deep Creek intermitent streams that originate in the Deep Drainage Basin. Utah Juniper and singleleaf Creek Mountains. However, the amount of pinyon provide forage for the deer, pronghorn precipitation and evaporation that occur in the antelope, chukar and raptors which inhabit the area limit the size and flows of these streams. Deep Creek Mountain Range in the southern Deep Creek empties into the Great Salt Lake area of this planning district. This mountain Desert and eventually disappears due to range is an area considered for wilderness evaporation. designation. These mountains and their wildlife are an asset to Tooele County and The quality of surface water located in this should be enjoyed-but also protected from district is not considered to be suitable for damage. domestic or irrigation use except for those streams in the Deep Creek Mountains area. In other areas, the water is saline and has high concentrations of dissolved minerals. The
IX-3 Critical Habitats of the rhapah-Gold Hill Express travel pattern shown by the shaded planning district are: arrow, and the Pony Express route shown by the dashed arrow. " Substantial and high value year-long habitat for pronghorn antelope in the Ibapah-Gold Hiking, camping, sightseeing, and Hill area; rockhounding available arise from the historical influences of mining exploration and "* Chukar habitat found in Deep Creek the Pony Express (the combined arrow). Mountain Range; and
"* Raptor nest sites located in Deep Creek CULTURAL AND SCENIC R•SOURCFS Mountain Range. Settlement History meaning "the day RECRAFATION "Ibapah," an Indian word colored water," began as the Deep Creek Pony Recreation Resources Express Station. Ranchers settling in the area lived near the station for safety from Indian or The Deep Creek Mountain range, BLM lands, bandit attacks. At its peak, Ibapah boasted a and Gold Hill are served by county roads and telegraph office, three stores, four saloons unmaintained dirt tracks and trails. (more sometimes, including temporary in Rockhounding, camping and hiking are home saloons), and ranching and several other examples of the types and levels of activity boomtowns were nearby. which occur here. Deep Creek Mountain range is a BLM designated Wilderness Study Gold was first discovered in Gold Hill in 1858 Area proposed for Congressional Wilderness by gold seekers headed for California. In 1869 designation. mining operations were established for gold, silver, lead, copper, arsenic and tungsten. The District Trail Concept town experienced three booms-gold, silver and arsenic-with fortunes as large as $300,000 made in just a few years. The rerouting of railroads and the demise of the Lincoln Highway spelled the end of the heyday - of this town.
Historic Sites and Scenic Areas
The Pony Express Route and stations and the Recreation travel in this district is restricted by Overland Trail used by stages eventually the lack ofgrveled roads or other accesses to became the route of Overland Telegraph. the public lands. Deep Creek Mountain Range Pony Express stations from east to west along is accessible by the Overland Canyon Road, the Overland Canyon Road include: the same general route taken by the Pony
IX-4 Pony Express. No where is that more true located at the mouth of "* Round Station than in the Ibapah-Gold Hill planning district. Canyon provided only water and Overland Here, even the dirt roads would be similar to from attacks in the shelter of protection what the riders and stagecoach travelers round stone building there; the viewed and experienced in 1860-1861. Fortunately, there is no threat to scenic views (ak.a. Canyon Station), " Burnt Station by development or air pollution at this time. of Overland Canyon, located at the head district should be regarded as a buildings. The But this was the site of three station county resource and its preservation Indian raids, and valuable first two were burned in planned for the future. the third was named for the eventual state of the first two. Plain food and lodging was available, but travelers preferred not to stay overnight; and o Thapah Station (a.k~a. Deep Creek Station), located near Deep Creek, was the last station on the Pony Express Route/Overland Stage Trail. Tbapah grew up around the station as a ranching community and was also supported by Clifton, a nearby gold boomtown.
Please refer to the Historic Sites map at the end of Chapter Two.
The gold boomtown of Gold Hill and several extinct mining towns from the same era are found in this district The extinct towns testify to Tooele Countys part in the settling the Wild West.
Ibapah was a longtime ranching and stock raising town, and enjoyed a heyday similar to that of boomtowns. However, area that was previously used by settlers is now under the jurisdiction of the Goshute Indian Tribe Rservation. The presence of the Reservation attests to the history of Native Americans in the county.
Traveling along the Pony Express route in Tooele County, one could imagine that the land looks much like it did in the days of the
IX-5 CHAPTER TEN: PLAN IMPLEMENTATION agricultural uses and notation to this effect INTRODUCTION agricultural uses and notation to this effect made upon the approved plat. The recommendations for each of the six planning districts are summarized below. The Cluster Design intent of this chapter is to put all the recommendations together to facilitate Use cluster design to preserve open space implementation. and agricultural lands, and to promote more efficient, effective delivery of services. TOOELE VALLEY PLANNING Cluster design should be required for new DISTRICT subdivisions.
LAND USE Growth Management bonus and Recommendations/Proposed Actions • Use cluster design, density lessen allowable densities in combination to and to Downzoning manage growth in the district preserve open space and agricultural lands. and Lessening allowable densities (downzoning) In this way, denser development is recommended for most of the existing commercial/industrial development should zones. Guidelines should direct higher be directed to incorporated cities and towns density development to incorporated cities, in the district. encourage development at lower allowable densities, and preserve open space and Limited Commercial and Industrial agricultural uses in the valley. Procedures Locations regarding downzoning which allow industrial historical and vested claims to be addressed " Focus commercial and and satisfied should be established. development in the unincorporated county Existing agricultural, residential, into limited designated locations at Lake commercial and industrial zones should be Point and Stansbury Park. maintained if they are consistent with plan north and goals. Refer to Tooele Valley Land Use "• Existing manufacturing zones be maintained. Map in chapter four. west of Tooele City should for industrial Density Transfer and Bonus Provisions " A new location designated uses is proposed surrounding SR 112 north Adopt a density bonus structure which of Grantsville. Also an industrial zone for near would permit additional housing units on lake related industries is proposed large parcels of land in exchange for a Lake Point. pledge of remaining land area to
X-1 VALLEY PLANNING a mix of retail could be supported. With TOOELE the development of larger scale off-price DISTRICT retailers on the town's fringes, Tooele City has experienced the demise of the traditional downtown shopping experience. ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC Support of a re-creation of Tooele City as Recommendations / Proposed Actions the "village core" should be incorporated as a primary element of the plan. should "Thecities of Tooele and Grantsville Within the unincorporated areas of the continue to be the employment centers of valley, agriculture and livestock production the the area. Economic development in should continue to be the principal industry. near term should continue the present focus Zoning policies supportive of agricultural on manufacturing and other skilled-labor uses should be put in place to curtail the employment centered around potential development pressures on prime conversion of the Tooele Army Depot into agricultural lands. private sector use. Continued promotion of the area's industrial parks for additional help to growth in manufacturing will TRANSPORTATION replace the lost higher-paying government jobs. Recommendations / Proposed Actions center for the " Tooele City is the retail the existing collector and arterial goods and Maintain county; it provides most of the roads and preserve their capacity by county residents. services used by implementing access policy that spaces some areas of retail However, there are access points to 800-foot minimum for fiture sales that could be targeted intervals wherever possible. expansion in the area. There is evidence of to Salt Lake County leakage of retail sales Sheep Lane to the south through goods, general Extend in wholesale durable Tooele Army Depot and connect it with etc.) and the merchandise (department stores, SR 36 south of Tooele City. miscellaneous retail (specialty shops). The of wholesale durable goods sales is lack To alleviate congestion in town, develop a a direct result of the * most likely bypass road within Tooele City. comparatively small size of the Tooele sector (relative to County manufacturing the capacity of SR 36 between I Other areas that are Increase the rest of Utah). and SR 138 by widening it to at least leakage of Tooele 80 experiencing possible four lanes. County dollars are apparel and accessories, and eating and drinking furniture, Increase the capacity of SR 138 between With the size of the Tooele establishments. SR 36 and Sheep Lane by widening and it may be difficult to County population, providing left turn lanes at principal support a full-scale department store, but intersections. smaller, community shopping centers with
X-2 TOOELE VALLEY PLANNING )ISTRICT Maintain drainage ways established throughout the valley. New developments the location of existing Transportation, cont. must recognize drainage channels and preserve them. Disposal of increased drainage caused by "* Designate Erda, Droubay, Mormon Trail, development should be required as a step in Sheep Lane and Bates Canyon Roads as the development process. collector roads. "* Encourage clustering of development to " Encourage dense developments to locate minimize new road construction and within areas already providing centralized provide access to collector roads. utility and infrastructure services. Develop a connecting corridor between the " the establishment of a valley Stansbury Mountains and Stansbury " Encourage and water district to Island for recreation use. wide drainage, sewer provide the necessary utility infrastructure. " Develop a rail to trails systems using the abandoned railroad corridor between "* There is a shortage of potable water Burmeister and Pine Canyon. located in the Tooele Valley. As growth continues this shortage will increase. "* Along the west side of the valley, maintain Therefore there is a need to manage the access roads serving the National Forest. water resources available so that they are used to the highest and best use possible. INFRASTRUCTURE To assist in the management of the water resources is may be desirable to form a Recommendations / Proposed Actions water district which would have the authority to develop and manage water The following actions should be taken to resources within the valley. Such a district preserve and expand the infrastructure serving would have taxing authority which it could the Tooele Valley unincorporated areas. use to develop additional sources of water, import water from other areas, and provide • Encourage the formation of cluster funds to install water conservation developments. These should provide measures that can assist in extending the centralized water and sewer systems available water beyond where it currently is wherever economically feasible. Water used. Such districts have been successful in systems should be developed to provide other parts of Utah such as the Weber potable water and fire protection. Basin Water Conservancy District which serves Weber, Davis, Morgan and Summit In areas of shallow groundwater levels, Counties. limit development to where central sewer systems can be developed. This is especially important in the area between Erda and Grantsville.
X-3 TOOELE VALLEY PLANNING RECREATION DISTRICT Recommendations/Proposed Actions
ENVIRONMENT Develop recreation resources by promoting recreational uses and profit from tourism Recommendations / Proposed Actions business, yet protect natural resources for continued use. Provide for a variety of Promote air quality. Mitigate development uses. The creation of the Tooele County related impacts by determining appropriate Recreation Corridor designation can direct locations and densities of potentially appropriate low-impact uses to high polluting industries. Also, mitigate growth recreation value areas of the Tooele Valley. related impacts through recognition of growth and subsequent increased automobile emissions impacts upon air CULTURAL AND SCENIC RESOURCES quality. In the future, adopt emissions testing and fuel-conserving travel methods. RecommendaWtions / Proposed Actions Mitigate the transportation systems-related impacts with traffic access controls. The development of cultural and scenic can be achieved by providing quality. Balance water resources * Promote water and recreational opportunities with impacts of development, educational resources of historic and that this resource cannot be for the appreciation recognizing resources. In Tooele Valley, counted on to support excess development. archeological signage to direct educational interest development so that storm waters use Locate the appreciation and support of and other ground water recharge resources towards historical resources in the incorporated are not diverted. Consider and utilize cities (the Tooele County Railroad Museum groundwater recharging methods. in Tooele City, or the Grantsville Consider reuse of water as option. Fort/Donner-Reed Museum in Grantsville City, for example). Protect wetlands. Zoning should reflect and wetlands unsuitability for flood plains historical and environmental Mitigate any damage done " Combine development. and interpretative stations with future development, if any, including signage by "rails to trails" transportation road construction. recommendations. * Protect critical wildlife habitats by and " With the aid of an inventory of resources determining appropriate locations not the preservation of buildings, homes, sites, densities of development which will monuments can be encouraged. These negatively impact wildlife populations. and structures and sites should be protected by the county by including them in lands which would be impacted Protect development decisions and processes. negatively by adopting Sensitive Lands Overlay Zones for the foothills and other appropriate areas of Tooele Valley. X-4 RUSH VALLEY PLANNING DISTRICT Commercial retail serving area residents and traffic on SR 36 should be confined to LAND USE the incorporated areas of Stockton, Rush Valley, and Vernon. Recommendations/Proosed Actions TRANSPORTATION Direct high density and commercial development to incorporated cities by Recommendations / Proposed Actions keeping zoning densities which are in place at the time of preparing the General Plan. " Designate Mormon Trail as a collector road Maintain the one unit per 40 acres density and enforce an access control policy to in the district, maintain existing Industrial preserve the function. zones, and promote no new commercial zones in an effort to direct such interest to " Designate Hogan Road, Vernon Road and the incorporated towns and cities in the Lookout Pass Road as collector roads and district. enforce an access control policy to preserve the function. "* Maintain agricultural character by promoting agricultural land uses and "* Designate roads serving public lands as making zone changes for lands which are official county roads and maintain them determined as appropriate for new with county forces. agricultural uses. INFRASTRUCTURE " Implement a density bonus structure which responds to needs of large landholders and Recommendations / Proposed Actions their families. Adopt a density bonus structure which would permit additional Encourage developments requiring urban housing units on large parcels of land in type infrastructure to locate within exchange for a pledge of remaining land incorporated cities. area to agricultural uses and notation to this effect made upon the approved plat. * Develop a potable water system and sewage disposal system for the Rush Lake ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC area (in connection with development of recreational facilities). Recommendations / Proposed Actions * Maintain the existing infrastructure system Agricultural-support commercial activity in other areas. should be promoted for development within the existing towns in the planning district.
* Land use designations supportive of ongoing agricultural concerns should be adopted in the unincorporated areas.
X-5 CULTURAL AND SCENIC RESOURCES RUSH VALLEY PLANNING DISTRICT Recommendations / Proposed Actions ENVIRONMENT "Develop tourism and increased local Recommendations / Pronosed Actions awareness of historic and cultural resources with signage for the Pony Express Route, and early Promote land uses and patterns which the Rush Valley Mining District, " Rush mitigate or otherwise address impacts of military and pioneer settlements. in the county growth upon air and water quality by Valley is the ideal location maintaining low-density zoning and for a local promotion of the Pony Express and promotion of planning for future cooperative water (such as the creation Days"). systems. Continue county involvement "Tony Express with the Emergency Operations Center for buildings the operation of the Chemical Stockpile "* Promote preservation of historic Emergency Preparedness Program for and sites in the district. emergencies originating from Tooele Army Depot-South Area. SKULL VALLEY PLANNING DISTRICT "* Protect critical wildlife habitats by determining appropriate locations and LAND USE densities of development which will not negatively impact wildlife populations. Recommendations / Proposed Actions
" Protect wetlands and Rush Lake from Maintain the five-acre lot density structure negative development impacts by for the town of Terra. As part of the maintaining low-density development and building permit process, zoning promoting low-impact development and enforcement should be stepped up in this recreational land uses. area. Strict enforcement of non-permitted construction should also be targeted for the Terra area.. This may require additional RECREATION staffing, or short-term staffing for a concentrated period of time. Recommendations/Pronosed Actions Adopt a town plan for Terra addressing Develop recreation resources by promoting density, development, infrastructure, and recreational uses in the proposed Tooele transportation issues. County Recreation Corridor. (See Proposed Recreation Corridor map in The adoption of a density transfer and Chapter Three - Recreation.) bonus program would aid the large landholders in subdividing their property (to accommodate family members in additional structures, for example).
X-6 SKULL VALLEY PLANNING DISTRICT proposed roads, to ease maintenance costs and to provide adequate access to the land owners, develop minimum Land Use, cont. private standards for roads developed in Terra. development to the Direct commercial as county's incorporated cities, away from Designate access roads to public lands implement a maintenance Skull Valley Road. A commercial land-use county roads and to provide upkeep. designation for commercial development at plan Rowley Junction should be adopted. INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC Recommendations / Proposed Actions Recommendations / Pfosed Actions ]Encourage maintenance of the water serving Terra and expansion to " This area is an example of a western-states system ranching community and it should be include all dwellings in this area. Emphasis benefits preserved as a viable and contributing part should be placed on fire protection of the county. of the system.
"* Support and maintain the agricultural Preserve the fresh water springs located and economic base of the area through near Horseshoe Springs for recreation appropriate zoning. camper uses. the "• Create a town plan to guide further * Encourage the military to preserve development in Terra. infrastructure at military facilities located at Dugway Proving Grounds, especially " As part of the land use element of the those at English Village. county, maintain the potential for a commercial area at Rowley Junction to serve Skull Valley residents and 1-80 ENVIRONMENT travelers. Recommendations / Proposed Actions TRANSPORTATION a The availability of water resources needs Recommendations I Proposed Actions to be taken into account when approving any type of development in the valley. The "* Maintain the Skull Valley road as a primary impacts of new development on collector road. groundwater supply should be a factor limiting future growth. "• Develop a town plan, including a street plan for Terra, to preserve and develop * Wetlands and critical wildlife habitats local roads to serve the residents. should be preserved with appropriate low * To improve the quality of the existing and density zoning and low-impact land uses.
X-7 SKULL VALLEY PLANNING DISTRICT ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC Recommendations / Proposed Actions RECREATION the tourism aspects of the area daions/Proosed Action Promote FoIImmIn without promoting commercial development. The forbidding, barren to the Wasatch National Dedicated access landscape is part of the interpretive history to be established. Without it, Forest needs of the area and should not be disturbed. trespassing and unregulated, high-impact recreational uses will continue to be problems. TRANSPORTATION
Recommendations / Proposed Actions CULTURAL AND SCEIC RESOURCES collector road system, Recommendations / Proposed Actions "* Preserve the primarily along the Pony Express Trail, in it's present condition. Develop tourist potential in the area by highlighting the historic sites with signage the military to preserve the (with information about buffalo, Native " Encourage remnants of the Lincoln Highway for its Americans, settlers, and Horseshoe value. Springs). historical
WEST DESERT PLANNING DISTRICT INFRASTRUCTURE Recommendations LAND USE There are no recommendations for this Recommendations / Proposed Actions district due to the lack of infrastructure facilities and need for such in the future. "Inspite of little or no growth pressures in this district, densities should be limited to one unit per 40 acres to allow residential ENVIRONMENT units as part of large-tract agricultural or ranching developments. Recommendations / Proposed Actions commercial or industrial development " No All wildlife habitats (whether critical, should be promoted or allowed outside of substantial, migratory or mating habitats) of designated locations (currently none). Tooele County should be preserved to the greatest extent possible.
X-8 " While commercial development benefits the WEST DESERT PLANNING DISTRICT county through an increased tax base, it should be located apart from fragile desert RECRE4TION environments, preserve existing amenities Recommend_ tions/prposed Actions and operate within the current transportation network. the western half of the Cedar Designate "* The hazardous waste and extraction Range to the Cedar Recreation Mountain industries should be maintained with the Pony Express Area and designate specific zoning designations. Expansion of Dugway and Simpson Mountain Route, hazardous waste facilities should be County Ranges as part of the Tooele discouraged. Recreation Corridor. (See Proposed Corridor map in Chapter Three Recreation Change the MU-40 to another one unit per With recreation area and Recreation.) 40 acres zoning designation in conjunction corridor designations, special attention can with a sensitive lands designation to protect be given to promoting appropriate the environment and still allow some recreation land uses and protecting these features of Tooele County. development. * The environmental and archeological resources of this corridor are sensitive and AND SCENIC RESOURCES CULTURAL would benefit from being treated. under a comprehensive Sensitive Lands Overlay Recommendations / Proposed Actions Zone designation. Actively promote the historic sites in the district through better signage and regional AND DEMOGRAPHIC marketing materials. The Pony Express ECONOMIC trail and the Lincoln Highway are Recommendations / Proposed Actions significant national assets and should be easily located by residents and tourists. "* Encourage diversification of the East Wendover economy to include high-paying industries such as manufacturing and PLANNING DISTRICT 1-0 CORRIDOR mining in the industrial area surrounding the town. Work with city officials to create LAND USE a long-term strategy for development of this area with the goal of ultimate / Proposed Action Recommendations annexation of the area to East Wendover. * Direct residential development to " Limit further expansion of the hazardous or other incorporated cities in Wendover waste industry to the areas currently land use is limited, the county. Agricultural designated for this purpose. but zoning changes should be made which allow agriculture for appropriate areas.
X-9 140 CORRIDOR PLANNING DISTRICT "* When military lands are privatized, discourage hazardous waste industry uses. Economic and Demographic, cont. Instead, commercial uses beneficial to the county and its cities should be encouraged. Through appropriate zoning, promote continued operation of extraction-based "* The environments and archeological industries along the lake shore. The zoning resources of this corridor are sensitive and district should be specific to this type of would benefit from being treated use, as opposed to allowing these uses in comprehensively under a Sensitive Lands other, broadly-defined districts. Overlay Zone designation.
TRANSPORTATION RECREATION
Recommendations / posed Actions Recommendations/Proposed Actions
* Designate the access roads to public and The mountain range and the park could be private lands as county roads and maintain combined under a recreation area them as such. designation. With this designation, special attention can be given to protecting these features of Tooele County and promoting INFRASTRUCTURE appropriate recreation land uses there.
Recommendations / Proosed Actions "* Recreational uses should be developed on Stansbury Island and the salt flat area. "* Encourage development requiring urban Limiting impacts to natural resources infiasmtructure to locate within Wendover should guide the placement of recreational City. facilities.
" Require waste industry users to maintain " Pursue land swaps between public and their own infastructure. private land owners to establish public access routes to public lands.
ENVIRONMENT CULTURAL AND SCENIC RESOURCES
Recommendations /Proposed Actions Recommendations / Proposed Actions Promote air quality by limiting the locations Promote increased awareness of cultural of industry in this district. Protect water and scenic resources of the district (such as resources by conserving the salt flats and the Bonneville Salt Flats and Danger Cave Great Salt Lake hydrologic systems. State Parks) through signage and promotional activities.
X-1O "* Support and maintain the agricultural 1-80 CORRIDOR PLANNING DISTRICT economic base of the area through appropriate zoning. Cultural and Scenic Resources, cont. " Encourage local support retail to locate development of a tourist * Promote near the existing "Town Center" of either information resource at Wendover which Ibapah or Gold Hill, but discourage travelers toward Tooele County's directs highway commercial strip development and recreation resources. historic, scenic, along the main routes. For the salt flats, adoption of a Sensitive "* Encourage tourism in the old mining Lands Overlay Zone would aid in communities and remote desert areas. preserving ecology an which creates the scenic salt flats. TRANSPORTATION IBAPAH - GOLD HILL PLANNING DISTRICT Recommendation * Designate the access roads to public and LAND USE private lands as county roads and maintain Recommendations / Propzosed Actions them as such.
"* The proposed density bonus structure INFRASTRUCTURE should be adopted to allow families, or similar groups of persons, to be able to live in separate dwelling units on the same Recommendation property. This will allow residential * Maintain the status quo. development while preserving agricultural land uses. ENVIRONMENT "* Industry should be limited to the existing designated industrial locations. Recommendations / Proposed Actions ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC * Critical wildlife habitat should be Recommendations / Pronosed Actions preserved.
This area is a wonderfil example of a western-states ranching community and it should be preserved as a viable and contributing part of the county.
X-11 IBAPAH - GOLD HILL PLANNING DISTRICT,
RECREATION
Recornmendations/Proposed Actions
"Toprotect Deep Creek Mountain Range, create a designated recreation area and encourage low-impact recreation use and development.
"* Preserve critical wildlife habitats.
CULTURAL AND SCENIC RESOURCES
Recommendations / Propsed Actions
Use signage and regional promotions to develop tourist potential in the area by highlighting the historic sites (such as the Pony Express Route, and gold mining history).
X-12 TOOELE COUNTY GENERAL PLAN REFERENCES..
State of Utah, Department of Natural of Utah Pioneers. Tooele County Daughters Hydrologic Reconnaissance of Company. History of Tooele Count. Salt Resources. the Sink Valley Area Tooele and Box Lake City, Utah, 1961. Elder Counties. Utah. Technical Publication No. 26, 1970. Miller, Orrin P. History of Tooele County. Vol. IT Sequel State of Utah, Department of Natural History of Tooele County, Daughters of to Resources. Hydrologic Reconnaissance of Utah Pioneers, Tooele County the Great Salt Lake Desert and Company, 1961). 1990 the Northern Summary Hvdrolomc Reconnaissance of Utah. Technical Publication and Railroading in Tooele Northwestern Milning Smelting No. 42, 1974. £ Iy. Tooele County Historical Society, 1986. State of Utah, Department of Natural Conditions in Reinfeld, Fred Resources. Ground-Water Tooele Valley. Utah. 1976-78. Technical Publication No. 69, 1981. The Macmillan Company, New York. 1966 of Natural Bureau of Land State of Utah, Department Salt Lake District, Reconnaissance of United States Department of Resources. Hydrologic Management, County. Utah. Record of the Decision for Skull Valley. Tooele the Interior. No. 18, 1968. the Pony Express Resource Management Technical Publication Plan and Ranseland Program Summary for Die: Utah Cou . January, 1990. Thompson, George A. Some Dreams Utah's Ghost Towns and Lost Treasures. Lake City, State of UtahGovernor's Office of Planning Dream Garden Press, Salt and Budget, Economic & Demographic Utah, 1982. Analysis Section, 1994. Economic & Demographic Projections, 1994. United States Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration 1993. 1990 of Utah, Governor's Office of Planning and Bureau of the Census, State Social Economic & Demographic Census of Population and Housing, and Budget, Utah. Section, 1994. Economic Report and Economic Characteristics, Analysis CP-2-46. to the Governor, 1994. 1990 of Agriculture, State of Utah, Department of Natural United States Department Wasatch-Cache National Resources. Hydrologic Reconnaissance of Forest Service. Draft Environmental Impact Deep Creek Valley. Tooele and Juab Forest: Proposed Forest Land Counties. Utah and Elko and White Pine Statement: Plan. Salt Lake City, Utah, Counties. Nevada. Technical Publication Management 1984. No. 24, 1969. United States Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration and Bureau of the Census, 1992. Statistical Abstract of the United States 1992, 12th Edition.
United States Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service - Forest Service. Water and Related Land Resources Shambip River Basin. Utah. Main Report, and Appendices for Range and Forest, Erosion and Sedimentation, Wetlands and Wildlife, Soils, Water Supply and Hydrology, Cropland, and Recreation Visual Resources-I-storical-Archeological 1988.
United States Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration and Bureau of the Census, 1993. 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Population and Housing Characteristics, Utah. 1990 CPH-1-46.
Utah State Tax Commission, Economic & Statistical Unit, 1994. Calendar Year and Fourth Quarter of 1993 Gross Taxable Retail Sales and Purchases in Utah. Utah Retail Sales vs. Business Investment & Utility Sales.
Utah Department of Employment Security, Labor Market Information & Research, 1994. Utah Employers, Employment and Wages by Size, 1994.
Utah Department of Employment Security, Labor Market Information & Research, 1994. Annual Report of Labor Market Information 1993.
Wasatch Front Regional Council, 1992. Regional Planning Projections. Technical Report Number 29. APPENDIX A off-road vehicles; and grazing. Suggestions Surmary of ComMUnity Workshop Responses included: preservation of open spaces and wildlife habitat; lessened allowable recreation uses; deter vandalism and littering; and leave Valley responded to growth questions in Rush they are (reflecting no growth the sentiment that they'd like things as the survey with sentiment). very little or no growth occurring in their valley. Among their reasons were: that Services were basically adequate, but limiting growth would maintain the rural Public expressed their needs for 24-hour growth there is also lessened respondents lifestyle; with low and ambulance with cost housing; there isnl emergency service crime and lower and increased employment to support decreased response times, enough water or police, schools. revenue problems. Some service for telephone, growth; and Respondents expressed their reasons for living respondents expressed the notion that growth in Tooele County as appreciation for peace is inevitable. They would also like new affordability, closeness to buildings to replace old, and more retail and and quiet, lifestyle, job opportunities. job, open space, and the sentiment "It is home!" Respondents commute to Tooele, Salt Lake Skull Valley responded to the question Utah County for work. They also City, levels and kinds of growth commute to do their household goods and regarding desired sentiment. They felt this is major purchasing shopping, or shop by mail with a no growth due to insufficient medical care and order. The type of shopping they desired most reasonable zoned for increases. was not major retail businesses, but the area not being work on ranches and at Dugway convenience store, followed by hardware Respondents and felt the most beneficial store. Respondents felt housing was adequate, Proving Ground for jobs is to keep Dugway affordable, and of an adequate mixture of action to be taken in Tooele and Salt types. Transportation needs were being met open. Respondent shop like clothing, hardware with roads believed to be good or adequate. Lake City, and would and repair The public facility of water resources is and agriculture machinery supplies believed to be being used to capacity and there to be more conveniently available. was some debate over appropriateness of some as adequate, as uses. The lack of a central sewer system in the Housing inthe valley is viewed some need seen for valley is not viewed by most respondents as a is transportation (with problem. greater level of road maintenance). Public important issues related to military facilities respondents felt they need included: The most a central and federal presence are the benefit of job more campgrounds, country stores, increased power. security and the concerns over safety of sewer system, and population due to proximity to military resources in Skull Valley operations. The natural and cultural resources Natural and cultural threatened by anything but neglect. of the area were thought by respondents to be are not promoted the preservation of facing a variety of threats, including growth Respondents space, wildlife habitat, parks, trails, and development; the large amount of federal open sites, and historic resources (the land limiting access to resources; and impacts archeological Lincoln Highway in particular). of development; the hazardous waste industry, historic Respondents needs for better public services utilized. With information and education zoning more iclude: daily mail services, animal control about planning and citizen planning can occur. services and increased police protection. comprehensive take such opportunities Respondents related their reasons for living in Tooele County should public and address Tooele County as liking ranching and ruralness to recognize concerns of of area, being near job, and having been raised those issues. there.
Ibapah respondents felt that either current lifestyle could be maintained with little growth or some growth is needed to replace older people with young. Respondents work as ranchers and see benefit in jobs in restaurant or fast food, and Indian craft store. Respondents travel to Tooele Valley and the Salt Lake City for their major purchases, and see little need for more retail shopping in their area. Housing for respondents is adequate, but respondents see need for greater availability of rental units in the area. They also express sentiment that development is difficult due to zoning constraints.
Transportation systems are rated as good, as are public facilities. In response to military and federal presence respondents expressed desire for federal lands to be returned to state or some other limitation exacted on federal presence. Considerations of natural and cultural resources include desire to purchase Bureau of Land Management land, and to make historical sites at Lincoln Highway and Pony Express. Respondents felt need for public services including: Radio Emergency Preparedness program, greater fire protection, and a high school. Respondents say they live in Tooele County because of the peace and quiet, friendly people, fresh air, and having been raised there. Through continued involvement by citizens and the creation and use of representative committees during times of plan implementation and amendment citizens concerns and ideas can be represented and he• amte wr•t• n s provided by attendees to comumity workshop meetings for residents of Toorle, rantsville, -d No•h Toole Valley.
0 GROWEIH
Issues from Public and Steering Committee Scoring and Phase 1 Research of the county. 1. Much of county-wide growth is occurring in unincorporated areas agricultural uses. 2. Growth management is needed to preserve ual character, 3. New growth should 'pay its way.' 4. Growth in 1980s was negligible. 5. Nongovernment job growth has been slow. Is this desirable? 6. Tooele Valley is becoming a bedroom community to SL Valley. outside of county control?). 7. Growth in county fueled by activities outside of county (and Additonal Issues I. IA federal govaemment 2. Control growth in Frda area, maintaining rural atmosphere. 3. Les families. More single head of households. 4. Type and locatio 5. bnrasucture and utilities not accredited to support growth. 6. School board won't liste. 7. Types of employmML
1. Slow and steady, low, controlled growth. 2. Growth must be tailored to mee resource constraints (water and infrastructure capacity) 3. identify areaswhere specific types of growth shall occur? or shall not? 4. Identiy recreation ara to suppt the growth. 5. Establish CCC camps for all of the little punks. 6. Don' inhibit T.V. growth as bedroom community to SJL 7. Encourage less federal employment. Summar of Recommended Goals for Growh I. Slow and steady, controlled growth. 2. Growth tailored to meet sewer and water suppoat 3. Idwetin ares where specific types of growth should and should not occur.
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Issues from Public and Steering Committee Scopin- and Phase IResearch 1. TAD reliance. 2. Much of county residents xpenditures ocur outside the county. 3. Nongovernment job growth has been minimal. 4. Cost of development v. benefits to the county. 5. Need to develop basic industries to support local population and labor force. Additional Issues 1. Diversification of local economy. 2. Heavy industy v. industy. 3. Start-up commercial (small business.) 4. Incubate business. Economic, additional issues, contd.
S. Colleges and research parks. 6. Ski industry and outdoor recreation. 7. Compatibility and buffer zones. 8. Highest and best use of •instrucure. 9. Infiastructure. 10. Impact on local lifestyle and density of lifestyle. Goals of Economic Development 1. Divasity in zoning to attract/ accommodate commercial. 2. Protect owners' ights. 3. Needs to be in logical location and focused to make tinastructure pay off 4. Job creation is a piority. 5. Attract a diverse and broad commercial activity. 6. Maintain high quality of life. 7. Plan and develop infrastructure to convert TAD to promote industr. 8. Develop incentive program for commercial development 9. Make mre transportation sector handles growth. Smmary of Recommended Goals for Economic Development 1. Develop infiastcture in a logical mamner in a focused area to handle growth (including TAD conversion.) 2. Maintain high quality of life. 3. Attract diverse industrial activity and develop zoning according to the diversity of business uses.
0 HOUSING
Issues from Public and Steering Committee Scoping and Phase 1 Research 1. Rural residential character should be preserve How do we define it? Ame subdivisions with 5-acre lots rural residential? 2. Affordable housing is needed. Can affordable housing (which should be built at lower costs in order to be affmoable) be buift on largeaceages met to maintain nral character? Should medium- and high-density housing be allowed outside of municipalities? 3. Small subdivisions of agricultural land - the majority of subdivisions in the county have contained a vey small number of lots. 4. A large proportion of county growth has occurred in the unincorporated areas of the county. Should housing development be ecuaged outside of municipalities? At what density? Additional Issues I. Buffer housing from other use. 2. Impact of non-native residential populatioL 3. Need starter homes 4. Diversify income levels ofhousing projects. Qoals ofQHoun I. Affordable stater homes $45-55,000 range. 2. Centralize sewer and water in rural residential areas. 3. Restrict residential in high ground water areas 4. Control nimnal uses and density. Recommended Goals for Economic Development I. Encourage S45-55,000 homes. 2. Cmtralize sewer and water services in rural residential areas. 3. Control animal density and uses. FUNDING & FISCAL MANAGEMENT
Issues fmm Public and Steering Committee Scoping and Phase I Research 1. Who should bear the cost of growth? 2. Should the county be providing urban services in competition with municipalities? to live in the county than in a city, yetý 3. Residets aft county areas have stated that it is less expensive levels comparable? Should they be? for comparable levels of service, the costs should be the same. Are service existing capacity for all public services prior to 4. Cmoncny requirements - new development must demonstrate receiving development approvals
1. Residential does't pay its way. 2. Cul de sacs and snow plows. 3. Commerci oig. 4. Doesnt allow development out of reasonable reach of matcur.
1. New development should pay its own way. 2. Like to see residential break even or pay its own way. 3. Promote conmaciul to help pay for growth. 4. Promote light industry (clean industry.) 5. Develop mternal market for county products. 6. Gov. sell growth, etc. to pay for services. Reo ed Goals for FndiMnd Fiscal Maagme I. New development should pay its own way. 2. Promote light indusby/ commercial to pay for growth. 3. Develop markets for county products to help pay (agriculture, mininm& ground, etc...)
- TRANSPORTATION
Issues from Public and Steering Committee Scoping and Phase 1Research
I. Impact zones conflict with surrounding land uses. 2. Airpor expansion ra tes pressure on adjacent lands. 3. Should airport development be limited? 4. Noise impacts of airport 5. How does airport benefit the county? B2wnM I. Commecial strip development along SR 36. Is highway commercial acceptable? 2. Increased traffic congestion in the county. 3. Air pollution. 4. Need for alternative access route to Salt Lake Valley. 5. Secondary access to Stansbury Park. 6. Need to expand arterials in the county. 7. Need to regulat and control speed an the highways. 8. Concan over maintenance of the roads by the county. 9. Concern county is abandoning roads that may be needed in the future. 10. Belt route around Tooele City. Additional Issues 1. Are there any uses for railroads such as mass transit? 2. Right-of-way for trains. Transportation, additional issues, contd.
3. Rails to trails- alternative use of•rucks. 4. North-South access within Tooele Valley needs to be increasecL 5. Helicopter traffic.
1. Cmurrt railroad tacks to tails where possible. 2. Identify major transportation corridors, both present and fuure 3. Incorporate recreation tails with rural access. 4. Provide belt route around Tooele City. 5. Identify all county jurisdiction rods 6. Encourge commercial development on highways. 7. Park and Ride for mes transit use. Recmmended Go9als orTrnVortti I. Iden major, transportation corridors in the County. 2. Identify recreational trails connecting to good road acss. 3. Encourage commercial development along principal highways.
SPUBLIC FACILITIES & UTILITIES
Issues from Public and Steering Committee Scopint and Phase 1Research Water I. Need to protect watershed in Tooele Valley. 2. Possible water shortage in Tooele Valley. 3. Cacerns over tus-basin diversion of water from Rush Valley to Tooele Valley. 4. Water availability needs to be a prerequisite for land development 5. Concens over long-tam water quality. Public and Private Utilities I. Need to establish utility corridors for major utility lines. 2. Need to locate industries where utilities already exist 3. Separate power lines and substations from residential areas. Other Infrastructure 1. Services are required for the hazardous waste site development 2. Need for better support of public facilities such as muscems. 3. Need an emergenc response plan. 4. Need to cosider economic impact for infrastructire associated with development 5. Need to coordinate urban nm-off through rural areas. Rural rum-off? 6. County sewer system? Additiona Issues 1. Water conservadio. 2. Cooperative development of water resources. 3. Tbresbolds for centralizing utilities. 4. Establishment of drainage area and systems. 5. Morereservoirs. 6. Decentralizedre and police services in county.
1. Develop method of orderly construction of mfraucture. 2. Limit development to areas where infr ure exists. Public, goals, contd.
J. Develop police, fire and medical substations. 4. Establish corridors for major utilities. 5. Cooperative plan to develop water resources. 6. Set density thresholds for centralized utilities Recommended Goals for Public Facilities and Utilities 1. Develop orderly plan for development of utilities. 2. Create substations for police protection in Tooele Valley. 3. Cooperative plan to develop water resources.
MILITARY & FEDERAL INTERFACE
Issues from Public and Steering Committee Scoping and Phase I Research 1. TAD conversion. 2. Forest Service land and private access. 3. Military hazardous material Ata and disposal. 4. Buffeing of military properties. 5. Relationship of local and federal pluming 6. Coordination with BLM on land management policies. Additional Issues 1. Military land becomes privately owned- tax base.
1. TAD maintenance becomes privately ownd. 2. North - South acces road through TAD to connect 3. Grantsville and Stockton- TAD conversion brings the highest value to Tooele. 4. Forest Service use by permit, fee, limited acces. 5. Monitor mo disposal to minimize shakin of houses. 6. Minimize explosives at one time. 7. Control movement of hazardous materials in the County. 8. BLM to use soil conservation committee as go-between BLM and private use. Recommended Goals for Military and Federal Interface 1. TAD conversion to private ownership for highest value to Tooele County. 2. Monitor ano disposal to minimize shaking of houses and limit explosions. 3. Allow contued development of military waste disposal with county monitortig transportation.
9 NATURAL & CULTURAL RESOURCES
Issues from Public and Steering Committee Scoping and Phase 1Research 1. Preservation of open space. 2. Maintain wildlife habitat. 3. Famland preservation and protection. 4. Historical and archeological resource protection. 5. Enhanced recreational opportunities (parks and trails). 6. Develop awareness of railroad, mimg and other history. Additional Issues 1. Multiple use of public lands- range lands and recreation access. 2. Performance zoning standards in county to help preserve open space. 3. Protect water resources. 4. Access to various public recreation lands and natural resources. Natural, additional issues, contd.
J.. Open spaew requirement for development. 6. Roads to be respomive to natural resources.
I. Open space requirements and landscaping. of natural resources (gravel). 2. Prevent destruction with natgral and open plaoe in utilization 3. Monitor water resources consistent with development. 4. Develop recreational resources, plan trails. 5. Inventory archeological resources and historic resources. 6. Limit activities to be consistent with critical habitat. Recommended Goals for Naral and Cultural Resources development and gravel pits are mined. I. Maintain open space, natural beauty, and water development as 2. Limit actives to be consistent with critical habitat. 3. Develop recreational plans for parks, trails and archeological.
0 SERVICE DELIVERY and Phase 1 Research Imes from Public and Steefing Comnittee Scorin I. Service to Stansbury (ex mow removal). 2. Law enforcement 3. Fire protection. 4. Emergency action plan - disaster preparedness. Additional Issues 1. Medical service. 2. More law enfdoement coverage. 3. Another road around the mountain not a good escape route. 4. Improved public awareness with isses. 5. Flood control.
1. Maintain the high quality emergency preparedness plan. 2. Improve medical servioe and facilities. 3. Improve coverage with law enforcement, more people. 4. Improve emergency access routes. 5. Improve public awareness of public issue 6. Protect and maintain existing and flood control channels and systems. Reommended Goals for Service Delivery 1. Improve medical service and facilities. 2. Improve moumt of law enforcement covmeae. 3. Maintain high quality of emergency preparedness plans _I-•ranslinn
1. How adequate are the existing County roads in your area?
Very poor-3 Poor-1I Adequate/ Good-30
2. Where will new roads be required to meet expanding population growth?
New Roads Are Needed-17 No New Roads Needed, Just Repair Existing Roads-I I Do Not Know/ No Opinion-9 Where Growth Occurs-1 Get An *Adopt A Highway Programn0-1 Pave Some Roads-1 Yes-4 Vernon Area-2 North Or South-2 Widen The Road From Tooele To SLC-i Johnson Lane, Clover-I Rural Roads-1
3. Is there a need to develop a general aviation airport in this area?
No-39 Yes-5 Do Not Know-2
4. s t~here a ned o develop rafild terminals in this area?
No-37 Yes-5 Do Not KIow-3
5. How well are the State and County roads maintained in this area?
Good/ Excellent-20 Adequate-12 Poor-6 Very Poor- 6 APPENDIX B
"RushValley Planning District
Little growth is Most of the growth in the county has been centered in the Tooele Valley. anticipated in your area in the future. to see more 1. What are the goals for growth in your area? For example, would you like growth in population, less, none at all?
Less-4 None-26 Some-9 More-5 No Opinion-2
Why?
Maintain Rural Lifestyle by Limiting Growth-17 Revenue Problems-3 Not Enough Water To Support Growth-8 Want Retail & Employment Opportunities Associated With Growth-5 Maintain Affordability With Little Growth-i Growth Is Inevitable-I More Groww,&, More Crime-4 Does Not Want To Expose Others To Toxins-I Economy and Employment Will Not Support More Population-4 Old Structures Need to Be Replaced By New-2
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1.-Wherc do people in your houschoid wori? Rush Valley-3 Tooele Area-7 Dugway-4 Tooele Army Depot-4 Salt Lake City-8 Retired/ Unemployed-21 'z. Are there enough jobs in your area for people who want to live there? No-27 Yes (If You Commute)-15 No Opinion/ Do Not Know-4
3. If no, what types of jobs do you think would be beneficial to your area? Service Area-1 Little Education/ Experience Needed-I Manufactudng-2 Technical/ Research-2 Agricultural-3 Small Company-3 Big Company-2 More Government Jobs-3 Construction-1 Recreational-2 Non-Hazardous-1 Administirtive-1
Rmi~t1I/Cnmme•'ni1
1. Where do you buy most of your basic household goods such as food, hardware, clothing!
Tooele-45 Salt Lake City-18 Catalog-2 Utah County-1
2. Where do you buy major purchases such as cars, furniture, etc.?
TIwuc-20 Salt Lake City-37 Bountiful-2 Utah County-2 3.'Are there particular goods that are not available near your home that you would lk to have more readily available?
Yes-8 No-20 Convenience Store-7 Mechanic-2 Feed Store-2 Farm Equipment Parts-1 (Inexpensive) Gasoline-2 Hardware Store (& Building Supplies)-5 Fast Food-i Good Doctors-1 Clothing-1
Honuming
1. Is your housing adequate for your needs?
Yes-43 No-2
2. Are there any specific problems in your area such as lack of availability, Affordability, etc.?
No-18 Yes-6 Lack Of Availability-13 Need of Rental Units-2 Difficult to Develop Due to Zoning, etc.
3. Do you feel that there is an adequate mixture of housing types to meet the diverse ne.eds 0f the county residents?
Yes-20 No-8 Do Not Know/ No Opinion-4 Not Enough Rental Units-I Different Zoning and Permit Procedures-I Not Enough Low-Income Housing-I A- ThlhfiheFatilities and TTIlitim'
1. How should the water available in this area be put to use? Is there surplus water that could be used by others?
Unaware Of A Water Surplus-17 Stop Recreational Use Of Water-2 Stop Sun Ten's Use-4 Put Use to Residential-I Stop Agricultural Use-3 Already Put To A Good Use-8 Create A Reservoir For Rec and Agriculture-1 Do Not Know-4 Stop Big Land Owners From Using All Of The Water-i Put it to Irrigation And Culinary Uses-6 More Water Needs To Be Developed-i No More Exporting Of Water To Tooele-10
2. How important are public water systems to serve this area for either fire protection or culinary uses?
Very Important-23 Important-4 Not Very Important-5 Current System Is Sufficient-9 Does Not Want An Expensive Public Water System-5 Do Not Know-2
3. Is a lack of a central sewer system in any of the communities a problem?
No-42 Yes-7 Do Not Know-I
Iq Militsiry 2nd Federal Prsb-cpnte
1. What are the most important issues affecting the future of Rush Valley with respect to the military and federal presence?
Job Security-14 Safety-5 Burning and Storage of Hazardous Waste-12 Raising Grazing Fees-3 Closure of the Toocle Army Depot-i Demand Safety Inspections-I Notify Public-2 Get Rid Of Federal Presence-5 Too Many Elk And Deer Getting Transplanted-I Detonations-2 Get Private Inteests In, Government Out-3 Nerve Gas-I No Voice-2 No Concerns-4 Do Not Know-4
2. What are the issues related to the continued storage of hazardous materials and its ransportation to the Tooele Army Depot?
Trust-1 Do Not Want Storage and Burning-4 Concern of the Transportation of Waste- 12 Safety and Protection-21 Danger Out Of Proportion-2 Notifying Public Of Emergencies-3 Protecting the Environment-2 No Concerns-7
6- Natural And Cilhural RFImnrj'Ps
1. What are the most important issues affecting the future of Rush Valley with respect to the natural and cultural resources? What are goals relaed to these rcsourrc?
Too Much Federal Land-2 Environment and Waste-4 Too Many Off-Road Vehicles-4 Preserve Wildlife and Its Habitat-5 Nearby Rock Concerts-I Vandalism-i Increase User Fees-I Less Government Control-I No Environmentalists-I Open the Roads To Recreation-I Grazing Concerns-3 Better Camping-I Animal Protection-1 Leave Resources Alone-2 Shooting-2 Fear Of Development and Growth-3 Preserve Agriculture-2 Hazardous Waste Disposal-1 No Comment-12
2. What should the goals be related to open space, wildlife habitat, parks, trails, archeological sites, and historic resources?
People (Not Government) Should Have A Voice-1 Preserve and Protect-14 Cooperate With Federal Government To Provide Better Recreation-3 Stop iUttering and Vandalism-5 Preserve Deer and Elk Population-5 Maintain Cougar Population-2 Keep Tourists Out/ Less Recreation-2 Provide More Recreational Opportunities-1 Water Concerns-1 More Law Enforcement-2 Leave Things As They Are-4 Preserve Open Space With No Growth-2 No Comment-9
7_ fle•liv'ry Af P•bhli' Srvfrem
1. What are the most important issues affecting your area of the county with regard to delivery of public services such as police protection and other services?
Adequate Services-lO No Comment-8 No 24-Hour Full Emergency Service-I Ambulance-3 Concern About Adequacy Of Basic Services-3 Money-I Telephone-5 Power-I Police-15 Natural Gas-2 Speeding-3 Schools-3 Slow Response Time-3 Fire-2 Need of State and County Presence-i 2. What are your goals for delivery of public service such as medical service and faciulities, law enforcement, and emergency preparedness?
Conditions Are Adequate-4 Conditions are Good-2 No Comment-iI Create An Emergency Preparedness Program-5 Keep 911 and the Ambulance-I Maintan an Operative Ambulance Service-4 Have A More Efficient Hospital-2 Address the Lack of a Good Hospital in Tooele-3 Medical Care Concerns-I Have a Doctor-2 Lower Response T'mhe-3 Increase Services-I
1. What are your thoughts about growth in the entire county? Is it desirable?
Yes-3 Some (Controlled, Planned)- I I Growth is Inevitable-5 Growth With Jobs-5 Water Concerns With Growth-4 No Growth Wanted-19
2. What are the primary reasons why you live in Tooele County?
Near A Major City-I Few Problems-2 Peace and Quiet-6 Less Stress-I Wildlife and Nature-1 Lifestyle-2 "It is home! "-5 Retirement-I Open Space-8 Low Taxes-i Safety-i Rural-5 Climate-•I Small Town People And Lifestyle-2 Fresh Air-i Affordable-2 The People-2 Close To Job-4 Born And/ Or Raised There-1I Low Crime-2 Fewer Restrictions-i No Congestion-2 Family-2 Ranching and Agriculture No Comment-i Skull Valley Planning District
Most of the growth in the county has been centered in the Tooele Valley. Little growth is anticipated in your area in the future.
1. What are the goals for growth in your area? For example, would you like to see more growth in population, less, none at all? None-3
Why? No Comment-i Not Enough Medical Care-1 Not Zoned For Increases-1
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Rmpln~cmant
1. IhereW do people in your household work? Locally, Ranchers-1 Retied. 1 Dugway-1
2. Are there enough jobs in your area for people who want to live there? No-1 Yes (In Dugway)-I Yes-1
3. If no, what types of jobs do you think would be beneficial to your area? Keep Dugway Open-2 No Comment-1
R&tail/ rInmmnercial
1. Where do you buy most of your basic household goods such as food, hardware, clothing? Tooele-3 Salt Lake City-I 2. Where do you buy major purchases such as cars, furniture, etc.? Tooele-2 Salt Lake City-2 you would like 3. Are there particular goods that are not available near your home that to have more readily available? Hardware Storei Agriculture Machinery Supplies and Repair Clothes-1
1. Is your housing adequate for your needs? Yes-3
2. Are there any specific problems in your area such as lack of availability, affordability, etc.? No-3 the diverse 3. Do you feel that there is an adequate mixture of housing types to meet needs of the county residents? Yes-2 No, Needs More Residential-1
3- Trannmntstfinn
1. How adequate are the existing roads serving your area? Adequate/ Good-3 Lookout Point Needs Work-i Lincoln Highway Needs Work-1 Terra Roads Need Work-1
2. is there a need to additional roads or trails to meet the needs ot your area7! No, Conditions Adequate-3
3. Is there a need to develop a trail system for use of off-road and non-motorized traffic such as horse trails? If so where? No Need-3 4. Are the~roads adequately maintained? If not, please provide us with specific maintenance isues? Need To Be Maintained Once A Month-i Terra Roads Need Better Maintenance-1 Gravel Or Oiled Roads Would Be Great-I Roads Never Get Graded Or Snow Plowed-1
A-. ThibloiFrifi and TTtltit
1. What types of public facilities would you like in your area of Tooele County? Country Stores-1 More Campgrounds-1 None-i and 2. Is there a need for water and sewer systems to serve the Terra area or are septic systems wells adequate? Should Be.A Central Sewer System-I Adequate-i
3. What types of improvements should be planned for connection to utilities such as power, telephone and natural gas? Power Lines Should Be Located Or. Road Right Of Ways-1 Better Power-2 -;- Military and l-Fdpral Plmr e County with respect to the i. What are the most important issues affecting the future of Tooele military and federal presence? Jobs At Dugway-3 Grazing-1 materials 2. Are you impacted by the storage or transportation of nerve gas and the hazardous in your area? Some Concern-i No, Just Garbage From Mag Corp-i No Concern-I
6- Natinrl And C-nlt"ral RPnR'rrUM
1. What are the most important issues affecting the future of your area of Tooele County with respect to the natural and cultural resources? Livestock Grazing on Public Lands-1 No Important Issues-1 No Comment-1
2. What are your goals related to open space, wildlife habitat, parks, trails, archeological sites, and historic resources? No Comment-I Protect and Preserve All of These Above-2 Preserve History of Lincoln Highway-1
7- Dpli=r OfA? hlihilt 'rvir'e
1. What are the most important issues affecting your area of the County with regard to delivery of public services such as police protection and other serNices? Daily Mail Services-1 Animal Control Services-I Police Protection-2
2. What are your goals for delivery of public services such as medical service and facilities, law enforcement, and emergency preparedness? Need A Dedicated Sheriff On Patrol-I More Is Not Economically Possible-l No Comment-1 Is it desirable? 1. What are your thoughts about growth in the entire county? No-3
2. What are the primary reasons why you live in Tooele County? Likes Ranching-I Near Job-2 Like Ruralness-1 Born And/ Or Raised There-I Tbapah Planning District
1 -Grawth
Most of the growth in the county has been centered in the Tooele Valley. Little growth is anticipated in your area in the future.
1. What are the goals for growth in your area? For example, would you like to see more growth in population, less, none at all? None-1 Some-i1
Why? Maintain Current Lifestyle With Little Growth-I Older People Need To Be Replaced With Young-1
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L.Where do pcople in your household work? Locally, Ranchers-2
2. Are there enough jobs in your area for people who want to live there? No-1 Yes (If You Commute)-I
3. Hf no, whatt types of jobs do you think would be beneficial to your area? Rc.,"au'a't-1 Fast Food-1 Indian Craft Store-1
Retail/ rnmm&erria1
1. Where do you buy most of your basic household goods such as food, hardware, clothing? Tooele-2 Salt Lake City-I Grantsville- 1 2.'Where do you buy major purchases such as cars, furniture, etc.? Tooeie-I Salt Lake City-2 that you would like 3. Are there particular goods that are not available near your home to have more readily available? Store With More Items Available-i No-I
Hmnucin
1. Is your housing adequate for your needs? Yes-2
2. Are there any specific problems in your area such as lack of availability, affordability, etc.? No-I Yes-I Lack Of Availability-I Need of Rental Units-i Difficult to Develop Due to Zoning, etc.-1 diverse 3. Do you feel that there is an adequate mixture of housing types to meet the needs of the county raidrnis? Yes-1 No, Need A Senior Citizen Center-1
3A Tran-nnrtsinln
I. How adequate are the existing County roads in your area? Adequate/ Good-2
2. How well are the County roads maintained in this area? No Comment-I Good/ Excellent-1
4 TNhilir Faeilitef and tTtilltipe
1. What types of public facilities would you like in your area? Services Are Excellent As Is-I "TVBooster- I 2. Is there a need to provide faciliies in the Gold Hill area or other tourist attractions? No-i Historical Markers-I
-9 Wilitry andt•idtiral Pr-capne Valley with respect to the 1. What are the most important issues affecting the future of Rush military and federal presence? Return Federal Land To Utah-i Limit Federal Presence-i No More Hazardous Waste-i and military control of land in 2. What do you think the goals should be related to the federal your area? Fed Is Big Enough-i Return Land To State-I Jeave Things Alone-I
6- Natfrnal And C.nlhrsl RPcnmirre
and Gold Hill Rush Valley 1.. Wht•. are the most important issues affecting the future of Ibapah wildlife with respect to the natural and cultural resources? Consider items such as open space, habitat, wilderness designation, parks, rails, archeological sites, and historic resourcm. Too Many Elk, Antelope and Lions-I Make BLM Land Available For Purchase-I Make Historical Sites At Lincoln Highway and Pony Express-1
2. What should the goals be related to these resources? Animal Control-I No Comment-I 7-. T1hifvei Off Pnhlir •Rrvher
1. What are the most important issues affecting your area of the county with regard to delivery of public services such as police protection and other services? Set Up Radio Emergency Preparedness Program-i Need Fire Protection-i Adequate Services-I
2. What are your goals for delivery of public services? Conditions are Good-I No Comment-1
i. What are your thoughts about growth in the entire county? Is it desirable? Current Growth Is Fine-i Current Growth Has Been Undesirable-I Need For A High School-I
2. What are the primary reasons why you live in Tooele County? Peace and Quiet-1 Friedly People-I Fresh Air-I Born And/ Or Raised There-I An Intro -uctio
SJooele County ispreparing a comprehensive plan as atool for; Stansbury Park Club House. Dc. 6 or the Tooele County Court House "-iiuture growth and deVelopment. Itdeals with all aspects, indudin! B.You may mail written comments toMr. Heal L.Cline, Dept. of Engineering, zoning, economic development, transportation, infrastructure, em Tooele County Court House, 47 So. Main, Tooele, Utah 84074 by Dec. 8. parks and recreation. Its the guideline for future development of Toode County General Plan Steering Committee Ann Allen, Neal L Cline, Many Tooele County resints participated inpublic meetings du Gilbert Davies, Leland Hogan, (aol Johnson, J. Raymond Johnson, Karen Perry, year. Additional citizen participation iswelcomed at this stage of F Bill Simonich, Earl Tate and John Wright. of the Tooele County General Plan. Tocele County General Plan Consultants, Gillies Stransky. Brems Smith The planning goals and explanation are summarized here for Architects, CH2M Hill, Wikstrom Economic &Planning Consultants, Williams & Please bring your comments and suggestions to the public meeti Hunt, and John Becker Public Relations.
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kh.- APPENDIX C Plan, First Question: Station 1 General Goals of the Tooele County Comprehensive please list the goal and the reason why you Are there any goals with which you disagree? If so, feel it should not be a part of the Comprehensive Plan.
Comments/ Responses: for the county to get in the states 1. I am not in favor of the Recreation Corridor. In order they keep legislating the private pocket book and the State into the Federal pocketbook can be controlled through zoning at the landowner out of existence. All these special uses the voters. Private interprise [sic] local level where the elected officials have to answer to [sic] of the same. (S1) can then provide for public recreation and maintainance 2. Quality life QgAunthy Protect all wildlife areas. residents Prosecute those who distrub above. including current LargeAg areas, strong zoing (sic]. Open areas everywhere some large. Development in the towns OK. (S2) 3. Should go w/ Tooele Valley Planning District. allowed to have children build on Land use 2nd par. yes large ranches/ Forms should be agricultural should remain. the land w/ encouragement to stay but this pledge to remain Green belt should not rely on how much money the land makes. General Goals OK. (S3) 4. Good Plan. (S5) 5. No - my congratulations on a well thought out plan. (S6) it should be listed as 6. Protection of ground-water resources is so important to the County, a separate goal. (S 14) previous meetings 7. Our land is presently zoned A-20 and was requested to be changed at can be used for! to Al/A5 to accomodate homes- zoning clearly indicates what land & pumping Farming is becoming a non-profit occupation with raising costs on machinery prices and water expenses & hired labor combined with lower produce income, cattle grain prices - Ranchers need the option of how to manage their ground. (TI)
Station 1, second question: Please clearly Are there any goals not included that should be part of the Comprehensive Plan? state the recommendation and the reasons why it is important. being given 1. Protection of private land ownership from intrusion by private corporations the powers granted only to governing bodies be they State County or City. (S1) 2. _1k building industry is not a permanent or long term industry. Basically the same everywhere. Is [sic] people want another salt lake move to it. Non pollution activity (industry) Develop recreation where we can. Profit as salt lake fills up they could bring their $ here, then go. hom. (52) U-36 & from the 1-80 3. I would encourage continued planning in traffic mitigation along corridor interchange to Tooele. County growth during the next 10 years will see this become a tremendous problem if it is not well thought out & planned for. (S6) widening 4. walking & Biking Trails for recreation $ to save gas using bicycles. Or when road between Stansb [sic] & Tooele make extra wide for bike lanes. Try to keep lots of open space when planning. & Stans [sic] And pressure bus system to service us more. Both from Stansb [sic] to SLC to Tooele & Granstville (57) 5. Transportation Recommendation they are Designate Droubay, Bates as a collector with the exemption to gravel pit haulage, to use an alternate route. (S8) established 6. I truly agree that Tooele County desparately needed this comprehensive plan and the research and the decision making that went with it. (S12) ground 7. Most of the communities in the County would not exist without culinary quality a water. More emphasis needs to be placed on this aspect. Future industries with facilities potential for polluting ground-water resources should not be allowed and existing should be moved. (S 14) 8. We would recommend that areas be opened up to accomodate low density housing our without large sub-division costs that would enable a more varried option to farmers on ground particularly we would like the frontage road on west Erda way to 1 acre lots and our ground below Golden Gardens subdivisions going north to the Grantsville Highway to be one acre- the remaining ground 5 acre. As the ground is sold the smaller the parcel the greater the price- 20 acres are almost impossible to sell as you can't afford the operating expenses. Clustering will help in areas where there is frontage roads and will relieve some of stress of giving ground to heirs. However the stipulation of never doing anything else but farming on the remaining ground is ridiculous! Those who buy 20 acres can also never do anything but farm- who can afford to farm forever! (TI)
Station 2 Tooele Valley Planning District, first question: Are there any recommendations with which you disagree? If so, please list the recommendation and the reason you feel it should not be a part of the Comprehensive Plan.
1. Seems OK to me. (S3) 2. Good. (S5) 3. None. (S6) 4. Recharge ares for ground water resources need to be protected. (S 14) 5. See pages 9 and 10 for xeroxed comments from (T2). Station 2, second question: Are there any recommendations that are not included that should be part of the Comprehensive Plan? Please clealy state the recommendation and the reasons why it is important.
1. All new development & relaying of sewer lines should provide for seperation [sic] of sewage from grey water for reuse of grey water for lawns etc. Make canyons a fee use area to provide for the continual clean-up necessary with our society throwing their trash everywhere. The State of Utah has had a 4 lane road development plan since before 1970 for the Sheeplane [sic] extension to Hwy 36 by passing Tooele City. (Si) 2. None. (S6) 3. 1 would encourage the Sheep Lane bypass as well as making SR 36 a 4-lane. Also the Stansbury bypass on the southside of the park is much needed for evacuation/emergency route as well as relieve traffic near the clubhouse. (S9) 4. Another access road to H36 S. end of Stansbury going across S. end of park to Lakeview areas. To distribute traffic more equally. With all residents using the existing Country Club Drive it poses a hazard in emergencies No additional commercial building within Stansbury Park. We had some original covenants that strictly defined commercial areas Providing an access to 180 west of H36 such as between Grantsville & Stansbury. To reduce traffic on E136 Make H36 a 4 lane. This should have been done years ago. To eliminate dangerous driving conditions. (S10) 5. Encourage commercial development in S.P. north of the blvd. To ensure sufficient tax base when Stansbury Park incorporates. Zealously protect existing greenbelts in Stansbury Park. Improve road access prior to development of an area (for example- Captain Island & the area S.W. of the country club has been developed with poor access - all traffic has to pass thru this narrow area in front of C.C.) (S1l) 6. Tooele City needs the Highway through Erda expanded to 4 lanes. That highway is a death trap- especially in the winter. Tooele also needs the heavy semi-trucks detoured away from Main Street and the residences. Tooele needs to bring more viable businesses into the downtown area. I feel it is a shame we are complacent to be a bedroom community of Salt Lake City. (S12) 7. Put in Hwy from depot (Sheep lane Road) Put 4 lane Hwy from 1-80 to Tooele (S 13)
Station 3 Rush Valley Planning District, first question: Are there any recommendations with which you disagree? If so, please list the recommendation and the reason you feel it should not be a part of the Comprehensive Plan.
1. Where is the water coming from for the recreational development? (S 1) 2. OK (S3) 3. None. (S6) 4. Wildlife in this area should be protected - Stansbury range elk herd in particular. (S12) Station 3, second question: Are there any recommendations that are not included that should be part of the Comprehensive Plan? Please clealy state the recommendation and the reasons why it is important.
1. None. (S6)
Station 4 Skull Valley Planning District, first question: Are there any recommendations with which you disagree? If so, please list the recommendation and the reason you feel it should not be a part of the Comprehensive Plan.
I. Development of Recreational District is inconsistent with agriculture zoning and use. Residence [sic] have had people pull into their yards use their water and request phone and bathroom privileges at private homes, and get irrated[sic] when they were told no. (Si) 2. Economic & Demo. 2 par. Terra was a BLM 5 acre land sale for county property it is zone [sic] RR5 which was size of lots sold. a street plan at terra would be dictated by the boundry of the 5 acre properties. (S3) 3. None. (56)
Station 4, second question: Are there any recommendations that are not included that should be part of the Comprehensive Plan? Please clealy state the recommendation and the reasons why it is important.
1. The people live in this area to get away from the noise and density of cities. By making this part of the recreational district you push hoards of people into an area with no law enforcement, fire fighting, etc and on people who don't want or need the hassels [sic]. (Si) 2. None. (S6)
Station 5 West Desert Planning District, first question: Are there any recommendations with which you disagree? If so, please list the recommendation and the reason you feel it should not be a part of the Comprehensive Plan.
1. OK (S3) 2. None (S6)
Station 5, second question: Are there any recommendations that are not included that should be part of the Comprehensive Plan? Please clealy state the recommendation and the reasons why it is important.
1. None. (S6) 2. Hazardous waste industries should be severly limited to possibly their present size. I disagree that these businesses should have been brought into the west desert to begin with. (S12)
Station 6 1-80 Corridor Planning District, first question: Are there any recommendations with which you disagree? If so, please list the recommendation and the reason you feel it should not be a part of the Comprehensive Plan.
1. OK (S3) 2. None. (S6)
Station 6, second question: Are there any recommendations that are not included that should be part of the Comprehensive Plan? Please clealy state the recommendation and the reasons why it is important.
1. None. (S6)
Station 7 Tbapah/Gold Hill Planning District, first question: Are there any recommendations with which you disagree? If so, please list the recommendation and the reason you feel it should not be a part of the Comprehensive Plan.
1. OK (S3) 2. None. (S6)
Station 7, second question: Are there any recommendations that are not included that should be part of the Comprehensive Plan? Please clealy state the recommendation and the reasons why it is important.
1. None. (S6)
General Comments: If you have any other comments you would like to make regarding the plan, please do so below.
1. The recommendations have been made without much background on water availability previous zoning history or impack [sic] on life styles of residence [sic] of remote areas. Are you required to Environmental assessment along with the New Master Plan? (S1) 2. Plan appears to be well thought out with a lot of effort going into it. My main concern regarding future development of arterial roads is to keep mind the housing development along those roads such as noise & pollution abatement. (S4) 3. Congratulations - Good Plan! (S6) 4. Great plan - I believe this is quite positive - and I was amazed and pleased -of the community planning, limiting of hazardous waste industry and wildlife/historic consideration was greatly emphasized. (S 12) JNITY BUILDOUT COMMUNTY BU.LDOl (/ idsting Conditions * Conventional ( -e Lotting
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i The fallacy that large lots are necessary to ensure privacy In one's home or backyard is wide spread and deeply ingrained. Simple sketches such as this one, produced by the Livingston County (Michi gan) Planning Department, can help dispel such myths by showing that two-acre lots often provide only 50 feet more distance from neighbors than three quarter-acre lots. The truth is that visual screening Alternative (through hedges or fences) is necessary In both in Open Space Plan Final Approved Plan INN, stances to create backyard privacy, and that the extra *46 undl * Sodwe~ngs 50 feet of separation is of little value if a neighbor S2We acre loss * 40 ore-acre Us plays the radio or stereo system too loudly. Unfortu so6% opn apace *•62% 10 openoe spaces (golcrs nately, even a two-acre lot is not very helpful when *preseremrass dreacte w4 wnito frm- neighbors are inconsiderate. The advantage of smaller lots is that, in the accompanying example, nearly nine Hill in West Vincent Township, These sketches illustrate the preexisting situation at Larking acres of woods or farmland can be permanently pre the developer's "by-right" checkerboard plan for 38 three-acre Chester County, Pennsylvania, contrasted with served, at no extra cost to the developer or the munic a more sophisticated alternative lots; a simple cluster of 54 one-acre lots providing 52 percent open space; and ipality, while preserving the equity of the original 68 percent of the cluster combining estate lots, large suburban lots, and village lots to permanently preserve rural landowner. an exten parcel as open space. The fifth sketch shows the final approved plan with 62 percent open apace and Source: RuralBy Dil Arendt, 1994. sive trail system. Source: Brandywine Conservancy, 1992. Source: Rural By D~esign Arendt, 1994. SERVICE DELIVERY COSTS TO 100 ACRES EXERCISE
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View from PFSF site looking West towards Cedar Mountains - February 1997
View from PFSF site looking East towards Stansbury Mountains - February 1997 L Attachment EIS RAI 10-1 a Page 1 View from PFSF site looking West towards Cedar Mountains - February 1997
View from PFSF site looking South Southeast toward Hickman Knoll- February 1997
Attachment EIS RAI 10-1 a Page 2 Typical vegetation at PFSF site - February 1997
Typical vegetation at PFSF site - February 1997
Attachment EIS RAI 10-1a Page 3 View from PFSF site looking Northeast towards Stansbury Mountains - February 1997
View from PFSF site looking Northwest- February 1997
Attachment EIS RAI 10-1a Page 4 View West of Horseshoe Springs - February 1997
PFSF Site -February 1997
Attachment EIS RAI 10-1 a Page 5 View from PFSF site looking East - February 1997
View from PFSF site looking Southeast - February 1997
Attachment EIS RAI 10-1a Page 6 View of PFSF site from Skull Valley Road Looking West - February 1997
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View South down Skull Valley Road from Timpie Junction -June 1996
View of Horseshoe Springs from Horseshoe Knoll -June 1996
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Survey of Federal and State Threatened, Endangered, and BLM and State Sensitive Animal Species Conducted in May and June 1998