The purpose of the Historic Recreation Commercial (HRC) District is to:

1. maintain and enhance characteristics of Historic Streetscape elements such as yards, trees, vegetation, and porches;
   
2. encourage pedestrian oriented, pedestrian-scale Development;
   
3. minimize visual impacts of automobiles and parking;
   
4. preserve and enhance landscaping and public spaces adjacent to Streets and thoroughfares;
   
5. provide a transition in scale and land Uses between the HR-1 and HCB Districts that retains the character of Historic Buildings and/or Structures in the Area;
   
6. provide a moderate Density bed base at the Town Lift;
   
7. allow for limited retail and Commercial Uses consistent with resort bed base and the needs of the local community;
   
8. encourage preservation and rehabilitation of Historic Buildings and/or Structures and resources; and
   
9. maintain and enhance the long term viability of the downtown core as a destination for residents and tourists by ensuring a Business mix that encourages a high level of vitality, public Access, vibrancy, activity, and public/resort-related attractions.

Uses in the HRC are limited to the following:

1. ALLOWED USES.¹⁰
   
   1. Single Family Dwelling⁵
      
   2. Duplex Dwelling⁵
      
   3. Secondary Living Quarters⁵
      
   4. Lockout Unit^1,5
      
   5. Accessory Apartment^2,5
      
   6. Nightly Rental⁵
      
   7. Home Occupation⁵
      
   8. Child Care, In-Home Babysitting
      
   9. Child Care, Family Group³
      
   10. Child Care Center³
       
   11. Accessory Building and Use
       
   12. Conservation Activity
       
   13. Agriculture
       
   14. Bed and Breakfast Inn^4,5
       
   15. Boarding House, hostel⁵
       
   16. Hotel, Minor, fewer than sixteen (16) rooms⁵
       
   17. Office, General⁵ 
       
   18. Parking Area or Structure, with four (4) or fewer spaces⁵
   19. Food Truck Location¹¹
       
   20. Enclosed Mobile Business Location¹⁴
2. CONDITIONAL USES.^{9, 10}
   
   1. Triplex Dwelling⁵
      
   2. Multi-Unit Dwelling⁵
      
   3. Guest House, on Lots one (1) acre⁵
      
   4. Group Care Facility⁵
      
   5. Public and Quasi-Public institution, church, or school
      
   6. Essential Municipal public utility Use, facility, service, and Structure
      
   7. Telecommunication Antenna⁶ 
      
   8. Satellite dish, greater than thirty-nine inches (39") in diameter⁷ 
      
   9. Plant and Nursery stock products and sales
      
   10. Hotel, Major⁵
       
   11. Timeshare Projects and Conversions⁵
       
   12. Private Residence Club Project and Conversion^4,5
       
   13. Office, Intensive⁵
       
   14. Office and clinic, Medical⁵
       
   15. Financial institution, without drive-up window⁸ 
       
   16. Commercial Retail and Service, Minor⁸
       
   17. Commercial Retail and Service, Personal Improvement⁸
       
   18. Neighborhood Convenience Commercial, without gasoline sales
       
   19. Café or Deli⁸
       
   20. Restaurant, General⁸
       
   21. Restaurant and Café, outdoor dining⁴
       
   22. Outdoor Events and Uses⁴
       
   23. Bar
       
   24. Parking Area or Structure, with five (5) or more spaces⁵
       
   25. Temporary Improvement⁴ 
       
   26. Passenger Tramway station and ski base facility
       
   27. Ski tow, ski lift, ski run, and ski bridge
       
   28. Recreation Facility, Commercial, Public, and Private¹²
       
   29. Entertainment Facility, Indoor
       
   30. Fences greater than six feet (6') in height from Final Grade⁴
       
   31. Private Residence Club, Off-Site⁵
       
   32. Private Event Facility⁵
       
   33. Temporary Structures, excluding yurts.¹³
       
3. PROHIBITED USES. Unless otherwise allowed herein, any Use not listed above as an Allowed or Conditional Use is a prohibited Use.
   

¹Nightly rental of Lockout Units requires a Conditional Use permit.

²Requires an Administrative Permit. See Section 15-4-7, Accessory Apartments.

³See Section 15-4-9, Child Care And Child Care Facilities. Family Group Child Care and Child Care Center Uses require an Administrative Conditional Use permit.

⁴Requires an Administrative or Administrative Conditional Use permit, see Chapter 15-4.

⁵Prohibited in HRC Zoned Storefront Property adjacent to Main Street, Heber Avenue and Park Avenue, excluding those HRC Zoned Properties on the west side of Park Avenue and also excluding those HRC Zoned Properties with the following addresses: 702 Main Street, 710 Main Street, 738 Main Street (for the plaza side storefronts), 780 Main Street, 804 Main Street (for the plaza side storefronts), 875 Main Street, 890 Main Street, 900 Main Street, and 820 Park Avenue. Hotel rooms shall not be located within Storefront Property; however access, circulation, and lobby areas are permitted within Storefront Property.

⁶See Section 15-4-14, Telecommunication Facilities.

⁷See Section 15-4-13, Placement Of Satellite Receiving Antennas.

⁸If Gross Floor Area is less than 2,000 sq. ft., the Use shall be considered an Allowed Use.

⁹No community locations as defined by Utah Code 32B-1-102 (Alcoholic Beverage Control Act) are permitted within 200 feet of Main Street unless a variance is permitted for an outlet, as defined by Utah Code 32B-1-202, to obtain a liquor license. 

¹⁰Within the HRC Zoning District, no more than seven (7) Conventional Chain Businesses are permitted in Storefront Properties.

¹¹The Planning Director or designee shall upon finding a Food Truck Location in compliance with Municipal Code Section 4-5-6, issue the property owner a Food Truck Location administrative approval letter.

¹²See Section 15-4-22, Outdoor Pickleball Courts in Residential Areas.

¹³Requires an Administrative Permit. See Section 15-13-10, Standards for Temporary Structures in Historic Districts.

¹⁴See Section 15-4-24, Mobile Businesses.

Except as may otherwise be provided in this Code, no Building Permit shall be issued for a Lot unless such Lot has the Area, width, and depth as required, and Frontage on a Street shown as a private or Public Street on the Streets Master Plan, or on a private easement connecting the Lot to a Street shown on the Streets Master Plan. 

All Development activity must comply with the following minimum Lot and Site requirements:

1. FRONT SETBACK. The minimum Front Setback is ten feet (10').
   
2. FRONT SETBACK EXCEPTIONS. The Front Setback must be open and free of any Structure except:
   1. Fences, walls, and retaining walls not more than four feet (4') in height, or as permitted in Section 15-4-2. On Corner Lots, Fences more than three feet (3') in height are prohibited within twenty five feet (25') of the intersection at back of curb.
      
   2. Uncovered steps leading to the Main Building; provided the steps are not more than four feet (4') in height from Final Grade, not including any required handrail, and do not cause danger or hazard to traffic by obstructing the view of the Street or intersection.
      
   3. Decks, porches, and Bay Windows, not more than ten feet (10’) wide, projecting not more than three feet (3’) into the Front Setback.
      
   4. Roof overhangs, eaves, and cornices, projecting not more than three feet (3’) into the Front Setback.
      
   5. Sidewalks, patios, and pathways.
      
   6. Driveways leading to a garage or approved Parking Area. No portion of a Front Yard, except for approved driveways, allowed Parking Areas, patios, and sidewalks may be Hard-Surfaced or graveled.
      
3. REAR SETBACK. The minimum Rear Setback is ten feet (10’).
   
4. REAR SETBACK EXCEPTIONS. The Rear Setback must be open and free of any Structure except:
   
   1. Bay Windows not more than ten feet (10') wide projecting not more than two feet (2') into the Rear Setback.
      
   2. Chimneys not more than five feet (5') wide projecting not more than two feet (2') into the Rear Setback.
      
   3. Window wells and light wells projecting not more than four feet (4') into the Rear Setback.
      
   4. Window wells not exceeding the minimum International Residential Code (IRC) or International Building Code (IBC) requirements for egress may project not more than four feet (4') into the Rear Setback. Should egress requirements be met within the building pad, no Rear Setback exception is permitted.
      
   5. Roof overhangs and eaves projecting not more than two feet (2') into the Rear Setback.
      
   6. Window sills, belt courses, cornices, trim, exterior siding, or other ornamental features projecting not more than six inches (6") beyond the main Structure to which it is attached.
      
   7. Detached Accessory Buildings, not more than eighteen feet (18') in height, and including any free-standing Solar Energy Systems, located a minimum of five feet (5') behind the front facade of the Main Building, and maintaining a minimum Rear Setback of one foot (1'). Such Structure must not cover over fifty percent (50%) of the Rear Setback. See the following illustration:
      
   8. A Hard-Surfaced Parking Area subject to the same location requirements as a detached Accessory Building.
      
   9. Screened mechanical equipment, hot tubs, and similar Structures located at least five feet (5') from the Rear Lot Line.
      
   10. Fences, walls, and retaining walls as permitted in Section 15-4-2.
       
   11. Patios, decks, steps, pathways, and similar Structures not more than thirty inches (30") above Final Grade, not including any required handrail, and located at least five feet (5') from the Rear Lot Line.
       
   12. One (1) Shared Driveway leading to a garage or approved Parking Area. See Section 15-2.5-11 Parking Regulations for additional requirements.
       
5. SIDE SETBACK.
   
   1. The minimum Side Setback is five feet (5').
      
   2. On Corner Lots, the minimum Side Setback that faces a side Street or platted Right-of-Way is ten feet (10’) for both main and accessory Structures.
      
   3. A Side Setback between connected Structures is not required where Structures are designed with a common wall on a Property Line, each Structure is located on an individual Lot, the Lots are burdened with a party wall agreement in a form approved by the City Attorney and Chief Building Official, all applicable Building and Fire Code requirements are met, and the Use is an Allowed or Conditional Use in the Zoning District.
      
      1. Exterior Side Setbacks shall be based on the minimum required Side Setback for each Lot; however the Planning Commission may consider increasing exterior Side Setbacks during Conditional Use Permit review to mitigate potential impacts on adjacent Property. Side Yard exceptions continue to apply.
         
6. SIDE SETBACK EXCEPTIONS. The Side Setback must be open and free of any Structure except:
   
   1. Bay Windows, not more than ten feet (10') wide, and projecting not more than two feet (2') into the Side Setback.
      
   2. Chimneys not more than five feet (5') wide, and projecting not more than two feet (2') into the Side Setback.
      
   3. Window wells not exceeding the minimum International Residential Code (IRC) or International Building Code (IBC) requirements for egress may project not more than four feet (4') into the Side Setback. Should egress requirements be met within the building pad, no Side Setback exception is permitted.
      
   4. Roof overhangs and eaves projecting not more than two feet (2') into the Side Setback.
      
   5. Window sills, belt courses, cornices, trim, exterior siding, and other ornamental features, projecting not more than six inches (6") beyond the main Structure to which it is attached.
      
   6. Patios, decks, pathways, steps, and similar Structures not more than thirty inches (30") in height from Final Grade, not including any required handrail, and located at least a one foot (1') from the Side Lot Line.
      
   7. Fences, walls, and retaining walls as permitted in Section 15-4-2.
      
   8. One (1) private or Shared Driveway leading to a garage or approved Parking Area. See Section 15-2.5-11 Parking Regulations for additional requirements.
      
   9. Pathways and steps connecting to a City stairway or pathway.
      
   10. Detached Accessory Buildings, not more than eighteen feet (18') in height, and including any free-standing Solar Energy Systems, located a minimum of five feet (5') behind the front facade of the Main Building, maintaining a minimum Side Setback of three feet (3'). See the following illustration:
       
   11. A covered arcade between projects provided that the highest point of the arcade is not more than fifteen feet (15’) above the elevation of the walk.
       
   12. Mechanical equipment (which must be screened), hot tubs, or similar Structures, located at least three feet (3') from the Side Lot Line.
       
7. FLOOR AREA RATIO. In all projects within the HRC Zone:
   
   1. STRUCTURES BUILT AFTER OCTOBER 1, 1985. Except in the Heber Avenue Sub-Zone Area, non-residential Uses are subject to a Floor Area Ratio to restrict the scope of non-residential Use within the District. For Properties located east of Park Avenue, the Floor Area Ratio for non-residential Uses is 1. For Properties located on the west side of Park Avenue, the Floor Area Ratio for non-residential Uses is 0.7.
      
   2. STRUCTURES BUILT PRIOR TO OCTOBER 1, 1985. Structures existing as of October 1, 1985 are not subject to the Floor Area Ratio, and may be used in their entirety for non-residential Uses as provided in this ordinance. 
      
8. SNOW RELEASE. Site plans and Building designs must resolve snow release issues to the satisfaction of the Chief Building Official.
   
9. CLEAR VIEW OF INTERSECTION. No visual obstruction in excess of two feet (2') in height above road Grade shall be placed on any Corner Lot within the Site Distance Triangle. A reasonable number of trees may be allowed, if pruned high enough to permit automobile drivers an unobstructed view. This provision must not require changes in the Natural Grade on the Site.
   
10. VERTICAL ZONING. For HRC Zoned Storefront Property adjacent to Main Street, Heber Avenue, and Park Avenue, excluding those HRC Zoned Properties on the west side of Park Avenue and also excluding those HRC Zoned Properties with the following addresses: 702 Main Street, 710 Main Street, 738 Main Street (for the plaza side Storefronts), 780 Main Street, 804 Main Street (for the plaza side Storefronts), 875 Main Street, 890 Main Street, 900 Main Street, and 820 Park Avenue, new Construction and Construction adding Floor Area to a Building or Lot, shall have a minimum of seventy-five-percent (75%) of the width of the Building facade as Storefront Property.
    
11. STOREFRONT ENHANCEMENT ZONING. The maximum width of any Storefront Property Facade abutting Main Street or Heber Avenue shall be fifty-feet (50'). Storefront Property Facades in the Historic portion of structures listed on the Historic Sites Inventory which exceed fifty-feet (50') in width are valid Non-Complying Structures. A Storefront Property Facade shall have a storefront entrance door for pedestrian access.
    
    If the Historic storefront entrance, located in the Historic portion of a structure listed on the Historic Sites Inventory, is more than eight feet (8') above the grade of the adjacent Main Street and/or Heber Avenue, then the First Story in the Historic portion of the Historic Building and/or Structure located adjacent to Main Street and/or Heber Avenue shall not be calculated in the maximum Storefront Property Facade width.

Historic Buildings and/or Structures that do not comply with Building Height, Building Setbacks, Off-Street parking, and driveway location standards are valid Non-Complying Structures. Additions to Historic Buildings and/or Structures are exempt from Off-Street parking requirements provided the addition does not create a Lockout Unit or an Accessory Apartment. Additions must comply with Building Setbacks, driveway location standards, and Building height.

1. EXCEPTION. In order to achieve new construction consistent with the Design Guidelines for Historic Districts and Historic Sites, the Planning Director may grant an exception to the Building Setbacks and driveway location standards for additions to Historic Buildings and/or Structures:
   
   1. Upon approval of a Conditional Use Permit, and
      
   2. When the scale of the addition and/or driveway is Compatible with the Historic Building and/or Structure, and
      
   3. When the addition complies with all other provisions of this Chapter, and
      
   4. When the addition complies with the adopted Building and Fire Codes, and
      
   5. When the addition complies with the Design Guidelines for Historic Districts and Historic Sites.

No Structure shall be erected to a height greater than thirty-two feet (32') from Existing Grade. This is the Zone Height.

1. BUILDING HEIGHT EXCEPTIONS. The following height exceptions apply:
   
   1. Gable, hip, and similar pitched roofs may extend up to five feet (5') above the Zone Height, if the roof pitch is 4:12 or greater.
      
   2. Antennas, chimneys, flues, vents, and similar Structures, may extend up to five feet (5') above the highest point of the Building to comply with International Building Code (IBC) requirements.
      
   3. Water towers, mechanical equipment, and Solar Energy Systems, when enclosed or Screened, may extend up to five feet (5’) above the height of the Building. See Section 15-5-5.
      
   4. Church spires, bell towers, and like architectural features subject to the Design Guidelines for Historic Districts and Historic Sites, may extend up to fifty percent (50%) above the Zone Height, but may not contain Habitable Space above the Zone Height. Such exception requires approval by the Planning Director.
      
   5. An Elevator Penthouse may extend up to eight feet (8’) above the Zone Height.
      
   6. To accommodate a roof form consistent with the Design Guidelines for Historic Districts and Historic Sites, the Planning Director may grant additional Building Height provided that no more than twenty percent (20%) of the roof ridge line exceeds the height requirement and complies with height exception criteria in Section 15-2.5-5.

Properties fronting on the north side of Heber Avenue, and east of Park Avenue, are included in the Heber Avenue Sub-Zone for a depth of 150 feet (150') from the Street Right-of-Way. Within the Heber Avenue Sub-Zone, all of the Site Development standards and land Use limitations of the HRC District apply, except:

1. The Allowed Uses within the sub-zones are identical to the Allowed Uses in the HCB District.
   
2. The Conditional Uses within the sub-zone are identical to the Conditional Uses in the HCB District.
   
3. The Floor Area Ratio limitation of the HRC District does not apply.

1. VEHICULAR ACCESS. A Project may have only one vehicular Access from Park Avenue, Main Street, Heber Avenue, Swede Alley, or Deer Valley Drive, unless an additional Access is approved by the Planning Commission.
   
2. PEDESTRIAN ACCESS. An Applicant must build, and if necessary, dedicate a Sidewalk on all Street Frontages.

Service areas must be properly Screened. The loading and unloading of goods must take place entirely on the Site. Loading areas must be Screened from general public view. All loading areas shall be shown on the plans prepared for Conditional Use Permit and architectural review. 

All Structures must provide a means of storing refuse generated by the Structure's occupants. All refuse storage facilities must be shown on the plans prepared for Conditional Use Permit and architectural review by the Planning, Engineering, and Building Departments. Refuse storage must be Screened, enclosed, and properly ventilated. The Planning Department will approve or reject the location, Screening and painting of such equipment as part of the architectural review process.

All exterior mechanical equipment must be Screened to minimize noise infiltration to adjoining Properties and to mitigate visual impacts on nearby Properties, including those Properties located above the roof tops of Structures in the HRC District, and general public view.

All mechanical equipment must be shown on the plans prepared for Conditional Use Permit and/or architectural review by the Planning, Engineering, and Building Departments. The Planning Department will approve or reject the location, Screening and painting of such equipment as part of the architectural review process.

A Bed and Breakfast Inn is an Allowed Use subject to an Administrative Conditional Use permit. No Administrative Conditional Use permit may be issued unless the following criteria are met:

1. The Use is in a Historic Building and/or Structure or addition thereto, or a historically Compatible Structure.
   
2. The Applicant will make every attempt to rehabilitate the Historic portion of the Structure.
   
3. The Structure has at least two (2) rentable rooms. The maximum number of rooms will be determined by the Applicant’s ability to mitigate neighborhood impacts.
   
4. In Historic Buildings and/or Structures, the size and configuration of the rooms are Compatible with the Historic character of the Building and neighborhood.
   
5. The rooms are available for Nightly Rental only.
   
6. An Owner/manager is living on-Site, or in Historic Buildings and/or Structures there must be twenty-four (24) hour on-Site management and check-in.
   
7. Food service is for the benefit of overnight guests only.
   
8. No Kitchen is permitted within rental room(s).
   
9. Parking on-Site is required at a rate of one (1) space per rentable room. The Planning Director may waive the parking requirement for Historic Buildings and/or Structures if the Applicant proves that:
   
   1. no on-Site parking is possible without compromising the Historic Building and/or Structure or Site, including removal of existing Significant Vegetation, and all alternatives for proximate parking have been explored and exhausted; and
      
   2. the Structure is not economically feasible to restore or maintain without the adaptive Use.
      
10. The Use complies with Section 15-1-10, Conditional Use review.

1. Tandem Parking is allowed in the Historic District.
   
2. One (1) Shared Driveway is allowed along shared Side or Rear Lot Lines to provide Access to parking in the rear of the Main Building, or below Grade, if both Properties are deed restricted to allow for the perpetual use of the shared drive.
   
3. Common Parking Structures are allowed where such a grouping facilitates: 
   
   1. the Development of individual Buildings that more closely conform to the scale of Historic Buildings and/or Structures in the District; and
      
   2. the reduction, mitigation, or elimination of garage doors at the Street edge.
      
4. A common Parking Structure may occupy below Grade Side Setbacks between participating Developments if the Structure maintains all Setbacks above Grade. Common Parking Structures are subject to a Conditional Use Review, Section 15-1-10.
   
5. Driveways between Structures are allowed to eliminate garage doors facing the Street, to remove cars from on-Street parking, and to reduce paved Areas, provided the driveway leads to an approved garage or approved Parking Area.
   
6. Turning radii are subject to review by the City Engineer as to function and design.
   
7. See Chapter 15-3 Off Street Parking for additional parking requirements.

Prior to issuance of a Building Permit for any Conditional or Allowed Use, the Planning Department shall review the proposed plans for compliance with Architectural Review Chapter 15-5, Historic Preservation Chapter 15-11, and the Design Guidelines for Historic Districts and Historic Sites Chapter 15-13.

The Property Owner must protect Significant Vegetation during any Development activity. Significant Vegetation includes large trees six inches (6”) in diameter or greater measured four and one-half feet (4 ½‘) above the ground, groves of small trees, or clumps of oak and maple covering an Area fifty square feet (50 sq. ft.) or more measured at the drip line.

Development plans must show all Significant Vegetation within twenty feet (20’) of a proposed Development. The Property Owner must demonstrate the health and viability of all large trees through a certified arborist. The Planning Director shall determine the Limits of Disturbance and may require mitigation for loss of Significant Vegetation consistent with Landscape Criteria in Sections 15-3-3 and 15-5-5(N), and Title 14.

Signs are allowed in the HRC District as provided in the Park City Sign Code, Title 12.

• Fences and Retaining Walls. Section 15-4-2.
  
• Accessory Apartments. Section 15-4-7.
  
• Placement of Satellite Receiving Antennas. Section 15-4-13.
  
• Telecommunication Facilities. Section 15-4-14.
  
• Off-Street Parking. Chapter 15-3.
  
• Landscaping. Title 14; Sections 15-3-3 and 15-5-5(N). 
  
• Lighting. Sections 15-3-3 and 15-5-5(J).
  
• Historic Preservation. Chapters 15-11 and 15-13.
  
• Park City Sign Code. Title 12.
  
• Architectural Review. Chapter 15-5.
  
• Snow Storage. Section 15-3-3.
  
• Parking Ratio Requirements. Section 15-3-6.