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One of several points made against developers on the denied Canyons maintenance building on Canyons Resort Drive was that a proposed retaining wall behind the facility was a "structure" and thus in violation of code, since it was close to a wetland. Now developers have filed an appeal challenging the county community development director's interpretation of what a "structure" is.

TCFC PropCo, LLC, submitted the appeal to Summit County, which will be discussed at Wednesday's meeting. According to county documents, the project plan for the ski maintenance building called for a retaining wall up to 18 feet in height. The purpose for the wall would have been to "support the maintenance yard and parking lot" for the facility.

During public hearings in April regarding the facility, one point of contention had been that the retaining wall was too close to a nearby stream and a wetland. According to Section 10-4-2.C: Environmental Criteria of the Snyderville Basin Development Code:

"no structure shall be located within forty feet (40') of a wetland. No structure shall be located within one hundred feet (100') of a year round naturally occurring stream, a reservoir, lake or pond "

The Development Code also defines a "structure" as "That which is built or constructed, an edifice or building of any kind, installed on, above or below the surface of the land or water." Thus, the county maintains that the retaining wall is a structure because it is necessary for them to "build or construct" it and it would support "structural fill" for the maintenance yard up to 18 feet in depth adjacent to a wetland, according to the documents.

The Summit County Council will discuss the appeal during Wednesday's meeting at the Summit County Courthouse, 60 N. Main Street in Coalville. The item is scheduled for 4:30 p.m.

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The cost of repairs to a damaged retaining wall and street following a collapse on 26th Street in Baltimore will cost more than $18.5 million, according to a report released Tuesday by the Department of Transportation.

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On April 30, following two days of rain, 26th Street in Charles Village collapsed, taking down a retaining wall, sidewalk, gate and cars to the CSX rail tracks below. Residents in the area were also evacuated and the street was shut down while crews began emergency repairs and stabilization efforts.

DOT is requesting that the Baltimore City Board of Estimates on Wednesday approve $18,563,863 as work continues to repair the block-long portion of 26th Street.

DOT said it recommends, "that all costs are addressed at this time in the interest of completing the work, and recoveries be made to reimburse the city as items are negotiated and settled over the coming months."

Meanwhile, barring any additional unforeseen construction delays, the DOT said it anticipates that all displaced residents will be able to return to their homes on or before June 15 when all 65 anchor piles should be installed and gas, water and electrical serviced should be restored, the report said.

Installing a permanent retaining wall, engineering backfill, drainage, street lighting and roadway restoration may take at least an additional four to six month to complete, DOT said.

DOT said it procured services from Whitman Requart & Associates a vendor with which an existing contract exists -- for professional, geotechnical, civil and structural engineering services. The report said Concrete General, Inc. performed emergency construction support to shore up the remaining area to prevent further damage.

Vendor Hayward Baker, Inc. mobilized to drill and begin installing steel piles.

Whitman Requart & Associates, LLP, has also analyzed the construction loading for cranes and other large equipment so that the loads at the top of the wall do not exceed the tolerable amount. Whitman Requart & Associates, LLP, has also developed cost estimated for the full scope of the project, including the temporary wall, permanent wall and the road construction, according to the report.

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