The City owns the 344-acre Clark Ranch property south of Kearns Boulevard/SR-248 in the Quinn’s Junction neighborhood and Recreation and Open Space Zoning District and Sensitive Land Overlay bisected by HWY 40. The City Council authorized The Alexander Company to propose an affordable housing development on 10 acres within the Clark Ranch property through a public-private partnership.
Looking southward with HWY 40 to the left. The area proposed within the Clark Ranch property for the affordable housing development is dashed yellow and is south of the Park City Heights Master Planned Development with existing and new homes under construction shown.
The Alexander Company proposes:
- Five developable Lots within a 10-acre boundary accessed by an off-site Frontage Road to the east and three internal roads.
- Structures within 6.89 acres of the 10-acre boundary, including:
- 130 units in 13 Multi-Unit Dwellings.
- 34 Townhomes in eight buildings.
- A 3,769-square-foot tenant amenity space with a mail room, kitchen, lounge, business center, dog bath, exercise room, and manager’s office.
- 246 parking spaces.
- Bike parking and storage.
- A playground area.
- 11 acres of Open Space within the 10-acre boundary, including a stormwater detention area to the north of the proposed Structures.
- A 1.889-acre Open Space Parcel A to the north of the development.
- A 3.112-acre Open Space Parcel B to the south of the development.
- Trails through the site and connections to trails adjacent to the site.
The Planning Commission will review the Applicant’s updated submittal and hold a public hearing on September 23. The item will be continued to a date uncertain and public notice will be issued prior to the next public hearing.
For information on how to participate, please visit the City’s Listen Live page. Public comment may be sent to planning@parkcity.gov.
For additional information, please visit The Alexander Company’s project website.
Project Background:
- 2014 – the City acquired approximately 344 acres known as Clark Ranch that straddles HWY 40 in the Quinn’s Junction area.
- 2022 – the City annexed and zoned the property Recreation and Open Space, noting there were plans for non-open space uses on limited acreage to be rezoned later.[1]
- 2022 – the City published a Request for Proposals (RFP) to develop affordable housing on a portion of the Clark Ranch property.
- 2023 – the City Council selected Stereotomic to conduct a Feasibility Study that was published in December of 2023.
- 2024 – the City published an RFP for a developer.
- January of 2025 – the City Council selected The Alexander Company (TAC) (Packet, Work Session; Minutes, p. 1).
- September 4, 2025 – the City Council provided input on the unit mix and review schedule for the Clark Ranch affordable housing development. The initial schedule outlined action on a proposed rezone and subdivision in November so TAC could apply for a Private Activity Bond with review of the Master Planned Development (MPD) and Conditional Use Permit (CUP) in the months to follow (Packet, Old Business Item 1, Minutes; p. 12).
- September 10, 2025 – the Planning Commission conducted a site visit. TAC presented a project overview, and the Planning Commission provided input on the subdivision review process (Packet, Item 5.A; Minutes, p. 2).
- September 24, 2025 – the Planning Commission conducted a work session with public input on the proposed subdivision (Packet, Item 6.B; Minutes, p. 7). The Planning Commission provided input on the requested subdivision and asked TAC to provide:
- Information on the proposed access road connection from the Frontage Road and the level of disturbance.
- Details on the affordable and market-rate unit mix.
- The level of disturbance proposed for the area reserved as Open Space during construction.
- How the proposed project will be designed to fit the site.
- The location and description of the proposed retention ponds.
- September 29, 2025 – TAC requested the Planning Commission continue the initial public hearing scheduled for October 8, 2025 to October 22, 2025. The Planning Commission continued the public hearing to October 22, 2025, and requested the Applicant provide additional information:
- The mix of proposed market-rate and affordable units.
- Affordable units currently under construction or approved for construction (Packet, Item 4.B; Minutes, p. 1).
- October 22, 2025 – the Planning Commission reviewed the proposed subdivision, opened a public hearing, and continued the item to November 12, 2025 (Packet, Item 7.C; Minutes, p.4). The Planning Commission requested a Subdivision that shows 10 contiguous acres and requested TAC:
- Locate the retention ponds within the 10-acre site.
- Clarify defensible space and the rezone.
- Submit a wildlife habitat assessment by a wildlife consultant to be required as part of the Master Planned Development/Conditional Use Permit.
- Reduce density, mass, and height for a project that is more compatible with surrounding development and suited to the Steep Slopes.
- Improve development compatibility by reducing terracing, benching, and retaining walls, to fit the Steep Slopes of the site.
- Provide details regarding the access connection on Very Steep Slopes from the Frontage Road.
- November 6, 2025 – Staff, in partnership with Utah Open Lands (UOL), presented a conservation easement to City Council that included a 15-acre development carveout to provide flexibility and support feasibility for a potential affordable housing development. City Council continued the item to allow for additional discussion (Packet, Old Business Item 1; Minutes, p. 10).
- November 12, 2025 – TAC requested the Planning Commission continue their review of the development to a date uncertain (Packet, Item 5.A; Minutes, p. 2).
- November 18, 2025 – during Council Communications, City Council directed that the conservation easement return for consideration before the end of the year and expressed a preference to limit development to 10 acres (Minutes, p. 5).
- December 18, 2025 – the City Council approved and adopted the Clark Ranch conservation easement, carving out 15 acres and limiting development to 10 acres. The remaining 5 acres within the carveout will be formally protected once a 10-acre development site is selected. As part of this action, Staff recommended holding a joint work session with the City Council and Planning Commission to discuss development location options and related rezoning considerations (Packet, Old Business Item 1; Minutes, p. 5).
- December 31, 2025 – the Clark Ranch conservation easement was recorded with Summit County (Entry No. 01245991).
- February 3, 2026 – the City Council and Planning Commission conducted a joint work session to provide input and direction to The Alexander Company for the Clark Ranch affordable housing development. The City Council and Planning Commission recommended:
- Rezoning with an open space buffer between Park City Heights and the Clark Ranch development.
- Reducing building mass and cut and fill.
- Establishing maximum building height of up to 35 feet outlined in Option B1.B, if there is architectural variation (Packet, Old Business Item 1, Minutes, p. 10-12).
- June 10, 2026 – the Planning Commission conducted a work session and reviewed an updated proposal, which:
- Reduced density from 201 units (167 in Multi-Unit Dwellings and 34 townhomes) to 164 units (130 in Multi-Unit Dwellings and 34 townhomes).
- Established a 25-foot perimeter setback on all sides.
- Broke up the massing from three Multi-Unit Dwelling structures.
- Reduced building height.
- Incorporated the stormwater detention pond into the 10-acre disturbance area (Packet, Item 5.A; Minutes, p. 2).