If Town of Brighton officials are going to be expected to navigate the issue of whether to permit Solitude Mountain Resort’s proposal to build a controversial parking lot across the highway from the ski area, they’re going to need a map.

And if they do eventually approve the 593-space lot in what is currently an aspen grove, they might need an exit route.

The Brighton Planning Commission met this week to consider recommending the city make zoning changes that would restrict a ski area’s development to within a resort’s approved boundaries. By the end of Wednesday’s meeting , two things became clear: 1. The amendment enjoys strong and vocal public support, and, 2. No one knows where those boundaries lie.

“It all collapses down to the definition of the resort boundaries,” said commiss

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