Planning issues: 

Sandyplace Apartments – house demolitions:  Two homes were demolished in January at this site as part of the run up to construction of this new 138 unit complex.  The department is very close to issuing both the grading & erosion control permit and the site utilities permit.

U.S. Metals Works/Student Transportation of America:  Planning is mid-process on a parking lot design review for the USMW site so that Student Transportation of America can properly park their buses there.  This application also includes the construction of four more buildings on site.  The application has been submitted and fees have been paid – the department is performing a completeness check on the application, and will process the review after that is complete.  Then it will go to the Planning Commission for approval.

Internal projects:

Department rebranding and expansion:  The Planning & Building Department has changed its name to Development Services.  This name is a little more all-encompassing of the department’s function, and avoids the confusion between Community Services and “Community Development”, which is a commonly-used name for planning departments in other cities and counties.

Also, the Economic Development department is now a part of Development Services.  Dave and Angie (our webmaster/photography intern) will now report directly to the Development Services Director.  This will give Development Services three internal divisions: Planning, Building and Economic Development.

Website updates:  The department continues to work on an overhaul to the Development Services website and making information more accessible and easier to find.  In the last month, we have completed the following tasks:

• The municipal code section of the website has been reformatted so that each chapter is an individual .pdf document complete with active internal links, instead of the entire code being stored as one master .pdf. This will make editing the SMC much, much easier in the future.
• Individual pages continue to be added to the Planning section as planning functions begin to develop – this includes adding parks planning information, an updated development review page with more maps, the urban renewal master plan & annual report and more.
• We are also eliminating multiple link/info posting, reorganizing information and trying to make the section more intuitive.

Pleasant St. Master Plan/Downtown Walkability Plan:

• Pleasant St. Master Plan: Public input surveys are live until the beginning of March (136 received so far).  Stakeholder interviews are complete with a couple of exceptions.  PSMP Open House is on March 14^th at the Sandy Public Library’s Community Room between 5:30 PM and 8:30 PM—Council presence would be greatly appreciated.
• Downtown Walkability Plan: Public input surveys are live until the beginning of March (116 received so far). In process of finalizing the analysis criteria; this will be complete by the end of February.  Pop up mapping (pre-determined location where interactive maps will be set up and user input encouraged.

Façade Program & Public Infrastructure (current projects): 

• Sandy City Hall – Admin: Bids requested (two positive responses so far)
• Sandy City Hall – Stairs: Top landing and concrete rails installed – project delayed due to sub-zero temperatures.  Will resume in March.
• Double Dragon: Waiting for city architect input. (drawings, cost estimates)
• Joe’s Donuts: Waiting for clear weather to paint roof – otherwise complete.