July 2012 Planning Report

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1) APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED/UNDER REVIEW – JUNE 2012
a) Commercial-Industrial Code revisions Public Hearing – Council assigned task force.
b) 4J Annexation request (August hearing).
c) Bornstedt Park CUP (PC hearing in August).

2) BUILDING DIVISION ACTIVITY – JUNE 2012
a) Total value for the month is $545,740.
b) 2 permits for single family dwellings with a value of $482,685.
c) 3 permits for additions to single-family dwellings with a value of $14,105.
d) 3 commercial permits with a value of $33,950.
e) 1 other permit with a value of $15,000.

3) MAIN STREET

The Sandy Main Street committees continued work on many of the ongoing Main Street projects this past month:

  1. Steering Committee: The Steering Committee is hard at work conducting downtown property owner outreach for the EID proposal. Two meetings were held the week of June 25th at the Library. Though the property owners threw out some tough questions, the committee was encouraged by the promised support of several property owners that were present. The next outreach meetings will be held July 19th at the Library at 7:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Outreach to property and business owners will be the primary focus of the Steering Committee over the summer months, along with the details of moving the EID process forward and the nonprofit corporation formation (the application for which will be submitted to the IRS in the coming week). The committee plans a retreat for some time in the next month to plan for the anticipated organizational and staff changes for Sandy Main Street this fall.
  2. Promotion Committee: The committee continues to focus on expanding First Friday events. Thanks to the hard work and dedication of committee members, this month saw an increase to 31 participating businesses (up from 24 last month). This First Friday marks the first use of our new Event Banners that participating businesses can hang out during the event. The brightly colored (gold) banners feature the Sandy Main Street logo and should be great for catching the eye of passers-by. The new Sandy Main Street postcards and greeting cards can now be found for sale at Dita’s Chocolates, the UPS Store, the Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Sandy Historical Museum.
  3. Economic Restructuring Committee: The committee continues to develop an Occupancy Assistance Program. Property owners with vacancies can contact Sandy Main Street to take advantage of the knowledge and contacts of our Quick Response Team to help get their vacant space occupied. The Market Analysis Subcommittee continued work on a Vision Plan for downtown based on the data in the Downtown Sandy Market Analysis. They are also using that information to develop profiles of the “typical” downtown Sandy shopper.