Willow Ranch Subdivision Lot 3From:Gretchen Milliken
To:Stanton D. Jones
Subject:Willow Ranch Subdivision Lot 3
Date:Friday, November 19, 2021 5:08:00 PM
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Stanton,
Following up from our conversation last week regarding the possible construction of a garage or
accessory building in your rear setback (Lot 3 of the Willow Ranch Subdivision), I have provided
information from the Land Management Code (LMC) and from the Willow Ranch Subdivision Plat for
you to consider before applying for a building permit. I would also strongly recommend securing the
following documents prior to any submission:
1. Survey of your property done by a qualified surveyor, (will help to clear up setback or
property line issues)
2. Approval letter from your HOA - HOA CC&Rs are often more restrictive than the LMC and
while the Building Department does not require HOA approval, it is helpful to have)
Land Management Code
Per LMC §15-2.10-2(11) Accessory Buildings and Uses are allowed Uses in the Estate Zone.
Accessory Buildings are defined in the LMC as:
Accessory Building and Uses. Building on the same Lot as the principal Building and
that is:
1. clearly incidental to, and customarily found in connection with such principal
Building, such as detached garages, barns, free-standing Solar Energy Systems, and
other similar Structures that require a Building Permit;
2. operated and maintained for the benefit of the principal Use;
3. not a Dwelling Unit; and
4. also includes Structures that do not require a Building Permit, such as sheds,
outbuildings, or similar Ancillary Structures. See Ancillary Structure.
Garages are described as :
Garage, Private. An Accessory Building, or a portion of the Main Building, used for the
storage of motor vehicles for the tenants or occupants of the Main Building and not by
the general public.
Accessory Buildings are also considered an exception in the rear setback, LMC §15-2.10-3(E6)
REAR SETBACK EXCEPTIONS. The required Rear Setback must be open and free
of any Structure except for the following:
6. Detached Accessory Buildings not more than eighteen (18') feet in height and
maintaining a minimum Setback of five feet (5'). Such Structures must not cover
over twenty-five percent (25%) of the Rear Setback.
Willow Ranch Subdivision Plat
The Willow Ranch Plat outlines house building pads, barn building pads, driveway
easements, and wildlife corridors for some lots, but not all lots have these additional
restrictions.
House building pads are shown for Lots 1, 2, 7, and 6.
There is no house building pad shown for Lot 3.
A Wildlife Corridor is outlined for Lot A, 1, and 2.
There is no wildlife corridor shown for Lot 3.
Barn building pads are shown for Lots 1, 2, 7, and 6.
There is no barn building pad for Lot 3.
Lot 3 includes arrows showing what staff interprets to be setbacks for the Single-
Family Dwelling constructed on the site.
The Land Management Code outlines exceptions for setbacks, including a driveway. Lots
1, 2, 7, and 8 have driveway easements established on the plat. Lot 3 does not, indicating
exceptions to setbacks apply to the lot and the driveway was thus an exception to the
setback.
As a driveway was allowed in the front setback of Lot 3, staff interprets an Accessory
Building to be an exception to the rear setback.
Plat note 9 raises questions about a detached accessory garage: home square footage is
limited to a maximum of 4,400 square feet on lot 3. Per the LMC, Garages can be
counted toward the home sq footage up to a maximum area of 600 sq.ft. An additional
garage may put you over the 4,400 maximum sq ft allowed.
Floor Area, Gross Residential. The Area of a Building, including all enclosed Areas,
consisting of the Area of all floors located under a ceiling that is above Final Grade,
measured in square feet. Unenclosed porches, Balconies, patios and decks, vent shafts
and courts are not calculated in Gross Residential Floor Area. Garages, up to a
maximum Area of 600 square feet1, are not considered Floor Area. Basement and
Crawl Space Areas below Final Grade are not considered Floor Area. Floor Area is
measured from the finished surface of the interior of the exterior boundary walls.
I hope you find this information helpful, if you have any additional questions, please feel free to
contact me.
Best,
Gretchen
Gretchen Milliken
Planning Director
Park City Municipal Corporation
https://www.parkcity.org/departments/planning
Marsac Avenue, PO Box 1480
Park City, UT 84060
o: 435.615.5008 | c: 435.659.4591