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In the aftermath of an Aug. 5 landslide at a North Salt Lake residential area, developers have vacated the subdivision plat and plan to redesign it following stabilization efforts.
The crown of the massive slide at Eaglepointe Estates high in the foothills overlooking the Great Salt Lake damaged three or four lots, said Scott Kjar, vice president of Eaglepointe Estates, the real-estate arm of the Sky Properties development firm.
After remediation of the land, Eaglepointe will propose a redesigned plat for the area, Kjar said.
The Eaglepointe 19 subdivision had 14 lots. A new plat of the area may have 10 or 11, he explained. The redesign is at least one year away, Kjar said. "We have to get the health and safety issues resolved first," he said.
The massive landslide that crushed one house on Parkway Drive and damaged a tennis club nearby may have been triggered by heavy rains in the days leading up to the event. Ten residents escaped and none was seriously injured when the steep hillside gave way about 6 a.m.
Once a gravel quarry, the land rests on clay bedrock that can lose stability when saturated, according to a 2003 geotechnical report. It warned of the potential for landslides.
"Based on [geologic hazard] maps, a more detailed study on portions of the proposed development is suggested for surface fault rupture, landslide and debris flow."
But a later 2013 geotechnical report submitted to North Salt Lake by the developer pronounced the ground as "globally stable."
North Salt Lake has denied responsibility for the slide and the damage it caused. No further action has been scheduled by the city.