September 2020 | Vol. 17 Iss. 09
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AJ ROCK SITE PLAN DRAWS NEAR TO FINAL RECOMMENDATION By Zak Sonntag | z.sonntag@mycityjournals.com
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olladay residents are voicing concerns with a proposed AJ Rock redevelopment proposal in Cottonwood Heights, at 6995 S. Wasatch Blvd., which would be the first realized acreage of the city’s larger Gravel Pit Area Master Plan. If approved, the 21-acre mixed-use development will consist of 10 buildings, including a hotel, business offices, retail stores, along condominiums and apartment buildings. The proposal has upset some local residents, and promises to impact communities beyond Cottonwood Heights, albeit, particularly in the abutting City of Holladay, where members are expressing worry that the project will degrade their quality of life. “My wife and I live on 6200 South and the traffic going east and west on 6200 (South) is already unmanageable. Lots of cars and trucks going all day,” said Charles Archer in a letter to the planning commission. “You folks need to scale this development back about 80%. Don’t further compromise the quality of life in the South Holladay area.” Traffic concerns have elicited many complaints, both with regard to travel volume on 6200 South and Wasatch Boulevard. Residents are also worried that accessibility may prove insufficient, as the design does not include additional signalized ingress or egress points directly off Wasatch Boulevard, which UDOT prohibits at this specific location out of concern for other conditions. Those most upset by the proposal are residents of Canyon Cove, a community of single-family homes abutting the development to the north, who fear their views and peace will be compromised by the plan. “While residing in Canyon Cove for the last 25 years,
Map of AJ Rock site plan location. (Map courtesy Cottonwood Heights planning documents)
we have seen the area surrounding our neighborhood become contribute greatly to a loss of the characteristics that brought us highly developed, with increasing traffic on Wasatch Boule- to Holladay, with excessive noise, congestion, and pollution, Continued page 5 vard at trailheads. The AJ Rock proposed development would
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