Basin residents who build or buy new homes could pay higher recreation impact fees if the Summit County Council adopts a facilities plan at its Wednesday, July 29 meeting.

The Council will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. on Resolution No. SBSRD 2026-18, which would approve an Impact Fee Facilities Plan for Basin Recreation. Under the Utah Impact Fees Act, adopting the plan is the required legal step before the district can update what it charges developers for parks, trails, open space, and recreation facilities. The plan, prepared by Zions Public Finance and dated June 2026, identifies existing capacity and the demands new growth will place on Basin Recreation's system.

Basin Recreation Executive Director Rob Parrish and staff member Ryan Bruce will present. The district's service population is projected to grow from 25,597 to 30,709 by 2036, and the Fieldhouse in Kimball Junction is expected to hit capacity in 2027, according to district projections presented to the Council on July 15.

"We need to look at how we can plan for facilities to meet current resident needs, as well as plan for growth," Parrish told the Park Record on July 2 when discussing the district's bond and expansion plans.

The impact fee plan is separate from Basin Recreation's proposed $150 million general obligation bond for two new recreation centers, though both address the same growth pressures. The bond question could go to voters in November if the Council approves a resolution by early September.

Council members have raised concerns about long-term costs. "It's not an accident that it hasn't been built before now. It's not just the physical cost to build, but the ongoing O&M," Council Chair Canice Harte said at the July 15 meeting, referring to the long-discussed aquatics center.

Earlier in the Wednesday meeting, County Planner Amanda Curtis will lead a 5:10 p.m. work session on Ordinance No. 1016, which would amend the Snyderville Basin Development Code's rules for Master Planned Developments, zoning map amendments, and definitions. The Snyderville Basin Planning Commission forwarded the amendments on a 4-1-2 vote on June 23, with Commissioner Heather Peteroy dissenting and Commissioners Tyann Mooney and Eric Sagerman absent.

The ordinance had been scheduled for a public hearing and possible vote at the Council's July 8 meeting in Coalville but now appears as a work session item only. No vote is expected Wednesday. The county has not released a public summary of the specific code changes.

The Council will also consider a road improvement agreement involving Wasatch County, Jovid Mark II LLC, Black Rock Estates Master Association, and Summit County for unincorporated eastern Summit County. Staff presenter Ryan Stack is scheduled at 4:40 p.m.

The meeting begins at 2:30 p.m. at the Richins Building auditorium, 1885 W. Ute Blvd., Park City. Residents can join via Zoom (ID: 772 302 472) or watch on the Summit County, Utah Facebook page. Written public comments on the impact fee plan must be submitted to [email protected] by noon on Wednesday, July 29. The plan is available for review at Basin Recreation's offices on Trailside Drive, the Kimball Junction library branch, and at basinrecreationutah.gov.