The Bonanza 5-Acre Site is envisioned as a vibrant, year-round community destination that brings together community, arts and culture, local businesses, public gathering spaces, recreation, housing, and transportation improvements in one walkable neighborhood.

The project includes a vibrant and flexible community gathering area, creative play spaces, an art pavilion, artist studios, small spaces for local businesses, community events, and housing. Together, these elements are designed to create an active and welcoming place that serves the community throughout the year.

Rather than focusing on a single use, the project combines multiple community priorities in one location to create a dynamic neighborhood in the heart of Park City.

The project is designed to create activity throughout the day and throughout the year. Proposed features include local-serving small businesses, an art pavilion, flexible community gathering area, artist studios, creative playgrounds, public gathering spaces, and housing.

These uses complement one another. The project creates opportunities for events, recreation, and community gatherings, while local businesses and arts programming help activate the site, support economic vitality, and create a vibrant neighborhood environment.

Arts, culture, and creativity have been central to the vision for the site for many years. The project is being designed to include an art pavilion, artist studios, artistic playscapes, small amphitheater, and events that celebrate Park City's creative identity, encourage community gathering, and create an active year-round destination.

Yes. While specific partnerships and concepts have evolved over time, the core community goals for the site have remained consistent. For more than a decade, planning efforts for the Bonanza 5-acre site have emphasized arts and culture, community gathering spaces, transportation improvements, walkability, and housing.

The original Arts and Culture District concept included partnerships with the Kimball Art Center and Sundance Institute. While those organizations are no longer part of the project as anticipated, the broader vision of creating a place that supports creativity, community gathering, and a vibrant neighborhood continues to guide the design of the Bonanza 5-Acre Site.

As community needs, opportunities, and partnerships evolve, the project continues to focus on delivering long-term public benefits that align with Park City's values and goals.

Open space is one of the defining features of the Bonanza 5-Acre Site. Approximately 62% of the site is dedicated to open space, including nearly two acres of publicly accessible community gathering area, comparable in size to Library Field.

These spaces are designed to support a wide range of community activities, including recreation, community events, markets, food trucks, performances, artistic programming, and informal gathering. The project also includes creative playscape areas, plazas, pedestrian connections, and flexible spaces to meet community needs.

The Bonanza 5-Acre Site is being proposed at a significantly lower intensity than what is allowed under existing zoning regulations. The current proposal utilizes approximately 43% of the site's allowable buildable area while preserving approximately 62% open space, including nearly two acres of publicly accessible community gathering area.

The current proposal reflects significant refinement during the design process, including seven City Council meetings focused on project design, density, and the mix of uses. Earlier concepts included up to 156 housing units, but the City Council ultimately directed a reduction to 106 units to achieve a better balance between public space, community amenities, transportation improvements, housing, and neighborhood character.

The result is a project that intentionally balances public space, community use, and long-term community goals.

The Bonanza 5-Acre Site is envisioned as a vibrant, mixed-use neighborhood that brings together arts and culture, local businesses, public gathering spaces, transportation improvements, and housing for the local residents and employees who help make Park City a thriving year-round community.

Housing is not a new component of the project and has been a consistent feature throughout planning efforts for the Bonanza 5-Acre Site. The housing is intended to serve a range of valued community members, including teachers, police officers, registered nurses, artists, ski patrollers, firefighters, and others who contribute to the character, economy, and daily life of Park City.

The City's investment is funded primarily through the Transient Room Tax (TRT), which is paid by overnight visitors rather than Park City residents.

The project is designed to leverage visitor-generated revenue to maximize benefit while minimizing reliance on local taxpayer dollars. In fact, the City's anticipated financial contribution to the current project is anticipated to be approximately half of what was contemplated for the original Arts & Culture District concept, despite inflation and significant increases in construction costs. 

The project is intended to create a complete neighborhood where housing, public spaces, transportation connections, arts and culture, and community-serving amenities work together. Integrating these uses creates a more active, connected, and resilient place that can serve a broad range of community needs throughout the day and year-round.

Transportation is one of the most important considerations for the Bonanza 5-Acre Site. The project is designed to help address improvements that support walking, biking, transit access, and connections to surrounding neighborhoods. In addition, the Bonanza 5-Acre Site has been intentionally designed to accommodate the future widening of Bonanza Drive and the addition of two dedicated transit lanes. Current planning anticipates that most of the roadway widening would occur on the Bonanza 5-Acre Site side of the street, helping preserve existing development on the east side of Bonanza Drive while advancing a long-term community transportation priority. In addition, housing for local residents and employees reduces the need for daily commuting.

As part of the development process, traffic impacts and improvements will continue to be evaluated to help ensure the project integrates safely and effectively with the surrounding transportation network.

Planning for the Bonanza neighborhood has included public engagement from more than 1,500 community members to inform the Bonanza Small Area Plan, City Council discussions, and community input. More recently, the Bonanza 5-Acre Site Project has been the subject of seven in-depth, public City Council meetings focused specifically on project design, density, and mix of uses.

The next phase of public review will include Planning Commission meetings as part of the project's land use application process. The project will also continue through Development Agreement approvals before the City Council.

Redevelopment of the Bonanza 5-Acre Site provides an opportunity to address legacy soil impacts associated with the property's historic uses. The City has completed environmental investigations and will implement remediation measures in accordance with state and federal requirements.

These efforts will improve environmental conditions on the site and help ensure it is safe for future community uses.

The Bonanza 5-Acre Site Project advances many of the key goals identified in the adopted Bonanza Park Small Area Plan. Developed through public engagement and input from more than 1,500 community members, the Plan established a vision for Bonanza Park as a neighborhood where community members gather to shop, dine, create, and experience local arts and culture. It further envisions a more walkable, connected, livable, and inclusive community that serves current and future community members of all ages.  The Bonanza 5-Acre Site Project advances many of the key goals identified in the adopted Small Area Plan, including creating a mixed-use, locally focused, pedestrian-friendly, inclusive, green, and culturally vibrant neighborhood.