The Park City Council has approved a consent agreement meant to end years of land use litigation over billionaire Mathew Prince’s home overlooking Old Town. Locals attended the meeting to protest.
Park City councilmembers approved a consent agreement in a 3-1 vote at their meeting Thursday, that promises to move the city toward a resolution in the long-running legal tussle over Matthew Prince’s King Road mansion.
More specifically, the city is agreeing to ask the court to dismiss three pending lawsuits, which challenge the home’s height, floor area, roof design, parking area and whether its design meets Park City’s historic standards.
Passage of the consent agreement is expected to clear the way for Prince — the CEO of cybersecurity company Cloudflare and owner of The Park Record — to get the building permit still needed to start construction.
About two dozen locals were in the council chambers and online to comment ahead of the vote, many to protest it, but some in support.
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