A. Purpose: Vehicle control gates are generally not appropriate in any zone. In the event that a vehicle control gate is necessary to protect the public's health, safety, and welfare, a vehicle control gate may be approved in residential zones on private streets as a conditional use. In order to approve a conditional use for a vehicle control gate, all applicable findings and review standards as required for a conditional use permit in section 10-3-5 of this title shall be met. In addition, all of the following review criteria shall be met:
1. The applicants have demonstrated a need for a vehicle control gate to effectively control an ongoing health, safety, and welfare situation or, in unique circumstances, to mitigate traffic, parking congestion, or through traffic on streets within a neighborhood.
2. The street is a private street, is a cul-de-sac, and is not a through street. The proposed vehicle control gate does not impact traffic circulation through the neighborhood.
3. The private street serves primarily single-family or duplex residences with individual or shared driveways.
4. There is a major traffic or parking generator or use within a nine hundred foot (900') walking distance of the private street entrance and there is evidence of spillover parking or other vehicular activity on a regular basis throughout the season.
5. The vehicle control gate is located outside of the county right of way and maintains all setbacks of the zone.
6. The vehicle control gate does not impact existing utility easements.
7. The vehicle control gate is designed to permit unimpeded pedestrian, bicycle and equestrian access through the neighborhood and to existing public trails and walkways. A minimum gap of four feet (4') shall be allowed for these nonvehicular uses.
8. The vehicle control gate is designed to be minimal in height, scale, and mass to accomplish the goal of preventing unauthorized vehicle traffic, parking, and/or other impacts on the neighborhood. There shall be a minimum bottom clearance of two feet (2') from the bottom of the gate rail to the road surface. A diagonal structural support may cross through the two foot (2') opening to provide additional structural strength for the cantilevered gate and keep the overall gate mass to a minimum. The gate shall be no more than three feet (3') or thirty six inches (36") in height from the bottom rail to the top rail, although allowance may be made for decorative elements. The gate shall open inward allowing a vehicle to stop while not obstructing traffic on the roads. Design and materials shall result in a visually open gate. Any walls associated with the entry gate shall be pedestrian in scale and shall generally not exceed a height of five feet (5'). Column elements may be added for architectural interest, but these column elements shall not exceed a height of nine feet (9').
9. The method of access for emergency, service, and delivery vehicles shall meet all requirements of the county planning, engineering, and building departments and the Park City fire service district prior to issuance of a building permit for the gate construction.
10. If the gate is electronically operated, a receiver shall be installed that will permit emergency services access with a transmitter. If the gate can be locked, a lock box approved and provided by PCFSD and the county sheriff will be located on the exterior side of the gate to provide for emergency equipment access to the property through the gate.
11. Vehicle control gates on private streets are not permitted in all zones. Gates on private streets are allowed as a conditional use in the following zoning districts: RR, HS, MR, RC.
12. Any signs associated with the gate and/or walls are subject to section 10-8-2 of this chapter.
13. A vehicle control gate management plan shall be submitted for approval to address times and situations when the gate will be closed. Applicants shall agree to leave the gate open at all times, except as specified in the approved management plan. (Ord. 708, 12-10-2008)