1) APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED/UNDER REVIEW – JULY 2012
a) Commercial-Industrial Code revisions – Council task force assigned.
b) Facade Remodel to Suburban Chevrolet (approved).
c) Entry feature to Living Way Fellowship (approved)
d) Bornstedt Park CUP request (August 27 PC hearing).
2) BUILDING DIVISION ACTIVITY – JULY 2012
a) Total value for the month is $1,136,367.
b) 1 permit for single family dwellings with a value of $211,341.
c) 2 permits for additions to single-family dwellings with a value of $41,640.
d) 10 commercial permits with a value of $881,886.
e) 1 other permit with a value of $1,500.
3) MAIN STREET (Jason McNeil) – Sandy Main Street committees continued work on many of the ongoing Main Street projects this past month:
- Steering Committee: Following the Steering Committee and staff presentation of the proposal for the establishment of an Economic Improvement District in downtown Sandy, we are continuing on our efforts to move that project ahead. Outreach to property and business owners continues to be the primary focus of the Steering Committee and they have made great progress connecting with downtown property owners. The goal of the outreach is to discuss how they would be impacted by the proposed assessment and the benefits of keeping Sandy Main Street working in downtown to garner the support of property owners. Staff is working to ensure the EID process and ordinance meet all legal requirements and are developing an Economic Improvement Plan.
- Promotion Committee: The August First Friday event was the largest yet with 43 participating businesses and several musical acts playing downtown. The committee continues to focus on expanding First Friday events. With so many additional businesses participating, the committee is now looking at new ways of getting the word out to the community of all the fun in downtown on First Friday to increase the number of customers. We are also looking at activities to increase the circulation of visitors and customers throughout the entire district and developing tips for how businesses can really work the event. With fall just around the corner, and expected staff reductions in the coming months, the committee is planning for the Trick or Treat Trail and Holiday events now to ensure that we aren’t scrambling later. The Trick or Treat Trail will take place on Saturday October 27 this year and the Holiday Tree Lighting will be on December 1.
- Economic Restructuring Committee: The committee continues to focus on an Occupancy Assistance Program. At this time a web based approached is being developed that would allow property owners to input their vacancy info on a new Sandy Main Street website, which will be monitored by staff. The info when then be posted on the website and disseminated through other avenues as well. The Market Analysis Subcommittee continued work to distill the information contained within the Market Analysis and develop a Vision Plan for downtown.MAIN STREET