17-7-9.12.3.1 Purpose.
A. The approximate 9.6-acre property located at the northwest corner of 7800 South and Holden Street, although part of the Bingham Junction zone district, was not part of the overall large scale master plans which were adopted for the remainder of the Bingham Junction area. Because of this, specific uses, densities, open space and development standards were never established for this property. The purpose of the silver refinery overlay is to create the appropriate uses, densities and standards for this property, taking into account the specific circumstances and constraints attached to it. These circumstances and constraints include:
1. Having viable commercial frontage on the corner of the Holden Street and 7800 South intersection with existing commercial development on other corners.
2. The majority of the property having no visibility from Holden Street and limited access because it is located behind existing commercial and industrial development.
3. The north and west boundaries being located immediately adjacent to existing single-family attached residential development.
4. The property containing a historical cemetery that has significance to the community and descendants of those buried there.
5. The property being isolated and unable to directly derive from the benefits of the adjacent, larger master planned area’s open space, clustered densities and uses.
B. The intent of the silver refinery overlay chapter is to encourage the creation of:
1. A high quality development that encourages single-family detached units and includes a mix of residential, preferably a product type that adds something new to the area and commercial uses.
2. Public open space that preserves the historic cemetery and provides for its appropriate use as a public amenity.
3. Private open spaces that preserve community valued characteristics of the property and create a sense of place and identity, provide usable areas for the residents, and provide appropriate setbacks and buffers to enhance urban design, streetscape, and visual quality for the area, while respecting the surrounding existing development.
4. A development that revitalizes this portion of a former Superfund Site and addresses the environmental conditions of the site through the adherence to the applicable institutional controls governing this area. (Ord. 2013-04 § 1 (Att. A (part)))