Recycling is picked up every other Thursday (See Blue Highlight).
on Summit County’s Recycling Schedule.

Conservancy Board Meeting
Wednesday, August 28^th at 10:00 am
The Outffiter’s Cabin

Tuesday, September 24th
Presentation | 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Q&A | 6:00 p.m – 6:30 pm
The Shed Art Silo
Complimentary 

The Park City Fire Department will be giving a presentation about wildfire preperation!

Our community is active, out, and about. Be safe when walking. When walking along a road, walk only on the shoulder (off of the asphalt), as far as practicable from the edge of the asphalt roadway. Where a sidewalk or a road shoulder is not available, walk on the outside edge of the roadway; and walk only on the far left side of the roadway facing oncoming traffic. The best place to walk is on Promontory’s 30 miles of trails.

Recently, Conservancy representatives, including homeowners, met with the Park City Fire District to discuss fire preparedness and mitigation at Promontory. Generally, PCFD was very complimentary of the measures already taken within the community, and noted that, even being in a dry mountain desert, we are not as likely to experience a “California-type” fire due to different wind patterns and fuel sources. PCFD also made us aware that our trail system and golf courses provide excellent fuel breaks, with the golf courses even being potential safety zones to escape to in the event of a catastrophic blaze.

As the Conservancy studies further how to best prepare for the worst, please consider these simple tips and how you might make your home fire ready.

• Prune tree limbs so the lowest branches are several feet above the ground.
• Fire embers are hot and travel easily in the breeze, so cover any exterior attic, soffit, or under-eave vents with metal wire mesh to prevent sparks from entering the home.
• Clear out dead, dry vegetation under all decks and patios
  and any that directly abuts the home.
• Consult with PCFD, who make themselves available, free of charge,
  for homesite evaluations.  The Fire Inspection office can be reached
  at 435-940-2500.
• Ensure your home is marked with a visible, easy-to-read, non-combustible address identifier, in the event emergency response is needed at your home.  For questions on adding an address boulder near the entrance of your driveway, contact Christine Morr (435-333-4067 or cmorr@promontoryclub.com).

The Conservancy’s continued readiness efforts include a Community Wildfire Protection Plan, to be reviewed and endorsed by the State of Utah, and a series of homesite evaluations from PCFD throughout the various neighborhoods. In the meantime, please stay educated and understand the risks that your home faces.

Many informational resources are available to us from PCFD, Firewise, and the State.

The Conservancy Board of Directors has adopted the below, to take effect August 19th, 2019. This message serves as a notice to all owners that any new trees installed should conform with this policy, to better prevent unnecessary spread of disease. The Conservancy will also contact local nurseries, landscapers, and contractors who regularly do work at Promontory to inform them of this new plan, and notes that many are already offering these products in the best interest of their clients.

All trees installed at private homesites shall be grown by a certified grower/nursery who has been issued a certificate pursuant to §4-15-108 of the Utah Code. Upon arrival at the construction gate for delivery of the trees, a certificate or other instrument proving each unit is free of disease shall be provided. The Conservancy reserves the right to inspect each delivery of trees, certificates notwithstanding, to patrol for disease and better deter spreading within the community. Owners are further encouraged to receive at least a one-year warranty on individual trees, whether from the grower, nursery, landscaper, etc.

The Design Guidelines require natural grasses at homesites to grow undisturbed, according to their natural growth patterns. Being aware of the potential risk this poses to wild fire issues, the Conservancy Board of Directors offers some direction to preserve the mountain aesthetic for which Promontory is known:

• If the grass is green, let it grow freely. When it’s becoming dry, please cut and remove the debris across your lot. This would allow for a few trims at the mid to end of the summer season. Weekly cutting to less than four inches is not approved outside of wild fire “fuel break” areas.
• During the spring and summer seasons, natural grass can be cut in a “tapered” fashion, away from the home, such that it’s shorter near the home, but longer as it extends toward the property line.
• Continuously maintain “fuel breaks” by removing dead or dry landscaping.

Please remember that all dogs are required to be on a leash, unless on the designated OFF-Leash Trail or at The Dog Park.

For more detailed information on Promontory Conservancy’sPolicy Regarding Pets please click the link below.

“How much exterior lighting is too much” was one of the questions we asked in our survey last year. It was the same question Summit County was asking  last year at the same time, and as a result they answered the question for all of us with a new Dark Sky Ordinance.

While it’s very similar to the current Promontory Lighting Guidelines, it does have a few more requirements, unfortunately they won’t “grandfather in” the things that home owners have done in the past that don’t comply. They’ll be giving everyone SEVEN YEARS, to up-grade everything, but all new lighting will need to comply going forward.

The Highlights:

No landscape lighting or architecture lighting will be allowed other than what is needed for safety or limited in many aspects from fixture design to wattage/lumens and color range.

Click The Link below for Summit County’s Dark Ordinance.

If you have any further questions please contact Christine Morr at 435.333.4067 or click the below.