TOWN OF ALTA COMMERCIAL CORE PLAN APPENDICES / DECEMBER 8, 2016 APPENDICES APPENDIX A: EXISTING CONDITIONS REPORT.................................A-1 A Economic/Market Analysis Summary of Findings ....................................................................... A-37 APPENDIX B: PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT .................................................B-1 B Existing Conditions: Public Scoping Meeting Activities & Informal Skier Interviews ...................B-1 Plan Alternatives Public Workshop ................................................................................................. B-5 Draft Plan Open House .................................................................................................................... B-6 Verbatim Comments by Project Phase ........................................................................................... B-6 APPENDIX C: PLAN ALTERNATIVES ...................................................C-1 C Alternative 1: Status Quo ................................................................................................................. C-1 Alternative 2: Connect the Dots ...................................................................................................... C-3 Alternative 3: Mid-T .......................................................................................................................... C-6 Alternative 4: Town and Park ........................................................................................................... C-9 Alternative 5: Ski Hubs ..................................................................................................................C-12 D APPENDIX D: ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPTS ......................................D-1 TOWN OF ALTA COMMERCIAL CORE PLAN A EXISTING CONDITIONS REPORT TownofAltaCommercialCorePlan TableofContents ExistingConditionsandAnalysis December 8, 2016 AWorkingDocument Purpose i 1PublicInput 1 2LandUseCommunityDesign&BuiltForm 2 3Transportation 12 4Economics 53 5Utilities(Water,Sewer,Gas&Electrical) 64 TownofAltaCommercialCorePlan–ExistingConditionsandAnalysis i December8,2016 LandmarkDesignTeam A-1 APPENDIX A PURPOSE ThisreportsummarizeskeyinvestigationsandanalysesundertakenaspartofdevelopingaCommercialCorePlanfortheTownofAlta.Itfocuses onasummaryofpublicinput,documentationandanalysisofexistingconditions,andkeyconclusionsthatwillhelpguideplandevelopment.The 1 PublicInput assessmentsaredividedintofivemaintopicareas,asfollows: SUMMARYANDASSESSMENTOFPUBLICSCOPING ACTIVITY2:ATYPICALDAYATALTA MEETINGACTIVITIES&INFORMALSKIERINTERVIEWS ActivityDescription:ScopingMeetingparticipantswereaskedto 1. PublicInput drawordescribetheirdaily“path”includingplacestheywentonan 2. LandUseOpportunities,PlaceͲmaking,CommunityDesign&BuiltForm PUBLICSCOPINGWORKSHOP averageday(inbothsummerandwintermonths),whattheysaw 3. Transportation APublicScopingMeetingwasheldonJanuary25,2016togather andhowtheygotaround(byfoot,skis,car,etc.).Note:Responses 4. Economics publicinputonissuesandideasfortheCommercialCore.The indicatedonthefigurelikelydonotincludeallplacesapersongoes 5. Utilities(water,sewer,naturalgasandelectrical) meetingwascomprisedofthreeactivitiesaskingparticipantsto onaregularbasis. indicatewheretheyspendtheirtimewheninAlta,whattheylike ThisreportisintendedtosummarizepreliminarydataandinformationassembledbytheLandmarkDesignTeam.Theinformationisnot bestaboutAltaandwhattheythinkis"missing"(orwhatAlta Summary intendedtobedefinitiveorterminalinnature,buttohelpinformthedevelopmentofalternativeCommercialCoreConceptsandthePlanto needs).Thefollowingisadescriptionofworkshopactivitiesand OfthetwentyͲsixindividualswhoparticipatedinthe“ATypicalDay follow. summaryofresults. atAlta”activity,thirteenindicatedthattheyliveintheSaltLake ValleyandcometoAltaregularly(forwork,skiing,hiking,etc.)Ten ACTIVITY1:WHEREDOYOUGO? individualsindicatedthattheliveinAlta;fivefromtheGrizzlyGulch ActivityDescription:ScopingMeetingparticipantswereaskedto neighborhood,threefromthePeruvianEstatesneighborhood,and placeacoloreddotonplacestheyspendtheirtime.Thecolorof twoattheRustlerLodge(employees/seasonalresidents).Twoof dotsrepresentedthefrequencyofvisits(red=daily,green=1x theparticipantswithresidencesinAltausethehomeasasecond week,yellow=1xmonthandblue=occasionally).Thenumberof home. dotsperlocationweretallied,andadjustmentsmadeforfrequency ofvisit,tocomeupwithanoverallscore. Themajorityofthedailyroutesandplacesvisitedarerelatedto workactivitiesand/orthetwomostpopularoutdooractivitiesfor TopPlacesVisited thearea:skiingandhiking.Otheractivities,butwithlesspopularity 1. AltaSkiArea orfrequency,included:roadandmountainbiking,rockclimbing, 2. AltaSkiAreaSkiSchool/DayLodge camping,andcrossͲcountryskiing. 3. AltaLodge 4. USPostOffice Asexpected,visitstothelodgesandskiareabuildingsare 5. AlbionBasin substantiallymorefrequentduringthewintermonths,withthosein theWildcatBaseareabeingmorefrequentlyvisited.Duringthe TownofAltaCommercialCorePlan–ExistingConditionsandAnalysis 1 December8,2016 TownofAltaCommercialCorePlan–ExistingConditionsandAnalysis 2 December8,2016 A-2 TOWN OF ALTA COMMERCIAL CORE PLAN TownofAltaCommercialCorePlan–ExistingConditionsandAnalysis 3 December8,2016 TownofAltaCommercialCorePlan–ExistingConditionsandAnalysis 4 December8,2016 A-3 APPENDIX A summermonthstheAlbionBasinareaisthecenterofactivity.The Watershedprotection postofficeandtownofficeshaveequalvisitationnumbers Limiteddevelopment throughouttheyear. WhatisAltaMissing?ͲTopResponses ACTIVITY3:WHATDOESALTAHAVE?/WHATISALTA 1. GoodPublicTransit MISSING? 2. ImprovedTrailheads&SummerFacilities ActivityDescription:Thetwoposterswereattachedtothewallsat 3. YearͲRoundSmallBusinesses(e.g.bakery/coffee thePublicScopingMeetingdisplayingideasandcommentsfrom shop/deli/smallconvenienceorgrocerystore) regarding“WhatDoesAltaHave?”and“WhatisAltaMissing?” 4. LessCarTraffic ScopingMeetingparticipantswereaskedtoplacean‘x’byideas 5. APedestrianͲFriendlyPlace theyagreewith. ACTIVITY4:WHATMAKESALTA‘ALTA’? Ideasandcommentsincludedunderthetwotopicsweredeveloped ActivityDescription:Participantswereaskedtohelpusvisualize basedoninputgatheredfromanAdvisoryCommitteemeeting(held whatmakesAltauniquebysendingaphotothatrepresentswhat onJanuary24,2016)andpreviousTownofAltavisioningandpublic makesAlta‘Alta’intheireyes. participationexercisesheldincluding“TheFutureofAlta”Visioning Meeting(April2009),MylesRademan’sReͲThinkingAlta Research/Presentation(February2009),andthePlanning SummaryofResults CommissionVisionStatementPublicHearing(2011). TheTownofAltaisfirstandforemostaplaceforskiers.Hubsand centersforpeopleduringthewinterareprimarilylocatedatthe AltaSkiArea.Duringthesummermonths,Altabecomesalaunching WhatDoesAltaHave?ͲTopResponses pointforanotherprimaryoutdoorrecreationalactivity:hiking. 1. Uniqueskiingexperience ThereareonlyafewyearͲroundcommunitygatheringplaces, Hiking includingAltaLodge,theTownofAltaOfficeandthePostOffice. Careful,intentionaldevelopment AltaLodgeistheonlybusinessthatisconsistentlyopenduring 2. Wildlifehabitat winterandsummermonths,andevenitclosesfor2Ͳ3monthsof FamilyͲfriendlyskiingoptions yearduringtheshoulderseason.Activitiesareprimarilyfocused Openspace aroundthenaturalenvironment(downhillskiing,crosscountry 3. Skiinginanaturalenvironment skiing,hiking,biking,rockclimbing,etc.) Simplenaturalbeautyinwinterandsummer TownofAltaCommercialCorePlan–ExistingConditionsandAnalysis 5 December8,2016 TownofAltaCommercialCorePlan–ExistingConditionsandAnalysis 6 December8,2016 A-4 TOWN OF ALTA COMMERCIAL CORE PLAN TownofAltaCommercialCorePlan–ExistingConditionsandAnalysis 7 December8,2016 TownofAltaCommercialCorePlan–ExistingConditionsandAnalysis 8 December8,2016 A-5 APPENDIX A Accordingtotheinputoflocalresidents,thekeyfeaturesand INFORMALSKIERINTERVIEWS Thefollowingisabreakdownofresponsesbyinterviewsite. x MountainCollectivemember elementsthatmakeAltauniquearerelatedtoitsuniqueoutdoor SkierswereinterviewedonFriday,February12,2016from x backcountryaccess environmentandincludebothactiverecreation(resortskiing/ approximately2:30PMto4:00PMinordergetasenseoftheir Goldminer'sDaughter: x friendlypeople accesstobackcountryskiingandhiking)aswellasmorepassive needsanddesiresforafutureCommercialCore.Theinterviews Onlythreeoftheindividualsandgroupsinterviewedwerefrom activities(observingwildlife,viewingthelandscape,engagingwith wereconductedsimultaneouslyatthefollowinglocations: Utah,withtherestfromlocationsacrosstheUS,primarilytheEast RespondentsgenerallyfoundlittlemissingfromtheAltaexperience, openspace,andappreciatingthewatershedanduniqueAlbion CoastandCalifornia.OnegroupwasfromBrazil.Themajorityof andmostindicatedtheylikeditasis.Thefewsuggestionsprovided out of town visitors were staying in Sandy or near the mouth of the include the following: Basinlocale).And,theyalsoconsciouslyfocuslessonthebuilt x Goldminer'sDaughterSlopeSideCafe–outdoorterrace Ͳ Ͳ canyon with friends or at motels, two groups were staying in Salt After ski opportunities environment(“careful,intentionaldevelopment”and“limited x AlbionGrill(cafeteriaandoutdoorterrace)/AltaJava x Ͳ development”).Thisideaiseasilysupportedbythelackof LakeCitywithfriends,threegroupswerestayingatGoldminer's x Lateafternoonfood/barfood(sliders,tacos,etc.) structuresandbuildingsinthephotosthatweresentinresponseto Atotalof34individualsandgroupsofskierswereinterviewed,21 Daughter,andthreegroupswerestayinginParkCity. x Foodtrucks thequestion“WhatMakesAlta‘Alta’?”