Planning Department items:

Olson St. Hardship Permit (21-020): This type III application is for a permit for a hardship trailer at a residence on Olson Street.  This application is scheduled to be heard at the Planning Commission meeting on July 26^th.  Staff is currently working on the staff report and slides for that meeting.

37685 Olson St. Annexation (21-027): This type IV application is for a property owner looking to annex his property into the city. This application is scheduled to be heard at the Planning Commission meeting in August. 

38487 Maple Street (21-028 TREE):  This request to remove a retention tree in the Marshall Ridge subdivision is currently being checked for completion.

The Bornstedt Views Subdivision (21-021 SUB/TREE):  The application for this 42 lot subdivision between Bornstedt Rd and Averill Parkway south of Cascadia Village has been deemed incomplete – waiting on additional materials from applicant.

39555 Stefenee Court (21-031 DR):  This request to build a new single family residence is currently being checked for completion.

39221 Pleasant St (21-026 MP):  This minor replat in downtown Sandy has been deemed incomplete by staff – waiting on additional materials from applicant.

20-032 DCA code changes associated with House Bill 2001 related to duplexes and ADUs: New code becomes effective on June 16^th.

Creekside Loop duplex garage (20-018 AP):  Second appeal of the garage setback adjustment request for the duplex on Creekside Loop (previous appeal to PC was File No. 21-001 AP, and previous staff decision was File No. 20-049 ADJ) – Staff and PC decision upheld by Council; final order issued May 19^th.

Leslie Pole Barn 37625 SE Kelso Road (21-005 VAR): The final order for this application for a variance to an accessory structure on a residential property has now been issued by staff.

Leslie Property Line Adjustment (21-016 PLA):  The final order for this application for a simple property line adjustment has been submitted by staff.

Downtown Walkability Assessment:  This plan has been put on the back burner for now as Development Services staff focuses on the RFQ for the new comprehensive plan.

City of Sandy Comprehensive Plan Update:  Staff will have the consultant RFQ completed by June 17^th.  Staff is also currently working on developing the online public engagement web page piece of this project.

City of Sandy Parks Master Plan Adoption:  Staff will be taking this master plan to the Planning Commission meeting in August.  The consultant of record did a great job summarizing this plan at the recent Council/Commission joint work session.

38105 Jonsrud Lane (21-009 FSH):  The final order for this request for landscaping and tree removal in the FSH was issued on May 11^th.

Next Adventure Phase III Addition (21-006 DR/VAR):  The final order for this project was issued on May 11^th.

Bull Run Electric Building:  Framing of the building completed – currently working on siding, roofing and utility installation.  Anticipating an August 1^st completion/occupation date for the leasable spaces.

Cedar Creek Heights Subdivision (21-012 SUB TREE FSH): This application for an 89-lot, type II subdivision near Vista Loop Drive was originally known as “The Views Plan B”.  Staff is currently finishing up the final order and expects to have it back to the applicant prior to June 17^th.

Ten Eyck Rim Subdivision (21-015 SUB/TREE):  This application for a 9 lot subdivision along Ten Eyck between Pleasant and Hood has now been deemed complete and is currently under review. 

Wells Fargo lighting upgrades (21-007 DR):  Still waiting on additional information from applicant after application was deemed incomplete by staff in April.

Chase Bank:  This applicant is requesting to install an ATM next to the Verizon store on Bluff Road.  The pre-app is currently being scheduled for June. 

Champion Collision:  This applicant is planning some upgrades to their current building.  The pre-app is currently being scheduled for June.

Kelly’s Kudos:This month I want to highlight a growing problem in Sandy and thank Terre Gift for his patience and dedication in dealing with this matter.  It is unfortunately becoming more common to find people living in buildings that are not approved for overnight occupancy.  In the last few months, we have identified at least one instance of someone illegally living in a commercial space in downtown Sandy and several cases of people living in crawl spaces and sheds.  These areas are not constructed for sleeping, do not contain proper egress/ingress and are potential fire traps for overnight occupants.  In addition, people that choose to live in such unsafe environments are also putting other people at risk by cooking on devices outside a kitchen and using bootlegged wiring.  

Terre has been patiently working with these people to move them into safer environments and educate them on the safety concerns related to living in such environments.  Terre’s approach in this matter allows people to make decisions and choices prior to jumping straight to code enforcement.  Unfortunately, some people are choosing not to move from such unsafe environments, in which case abatement is required. 

Internal projects: 

• Permanent Outdoor Covered Structures grant program:  This program was given a status review at the June Ec Dev Committee meeting – here is the status of the program as of June 8^th, 2021:
  
  
  • Ria’s/SFR – Construction is complete! Structure is currently being used by applicant.
  • Le Happy – Currently being built by Mtn View Contracting Company.  Estimated completion date: June 15^th.

• • Sandlandia – Bid won by Neilson Construction.  Estimated completion date: sometime in August 2021.
  • Boring Brewing – Bid won by McCord Construction of Gresham.  Estimated completion date: n/a.
  • Red Shed Public House – Currently out to bid – bid due date: June 18^th, 3:00 PM.  Bidders are Neilson Construction, Full Throttle Construction and Mtn View Contracting Company.
  • No Place Saloon – Waiting on engineering; should come in literally any day now.
  • Tollgate Inn – Received a design and quote from the contractor on June
  • Beer Den – This project was cancelled by the business owner – reason unknown.

• Cedar Ridge Demo RFQ:  The Development Services Director and City Manager met with Hod Wells of PBS Environmental in May.  Next step: City Manager and PBS Environmental to present scope of work to the Council Subcommittee on the Community Campus for feedback and direction.

Economic Development items:

Econ Devl – Commercial Properties (vacancies, new businesses, etc.):

• Façade project – Old Church on Pioneer Blvd:  Standing by on this project – waiting for applicant to pay primary project contractor so I can release the remainder of the Façade grant funds to applicant.  98% of primary project complete.  Applicant has also received one bid for the entry work thus far, but it is difficult to find concrete contractors right now.

Econ Devl – Internal Projects:

Downtown maintenance:

• AF Downtown Maintenance:  The first batch of small projects went to new Outdoor Programs Manager Max Krieger in May.  Projects included weeding and general cleaning of the front façade and pedestrian path of the Sandy Public Library and Try My Thai Restaurant, and the removal of a homeless encampment on the Sorenson property behind the coin-op car wash.  Projects in June will include multiple cleanups of landscaping strips on Proctor and Pioneer Boulevards in the couplet, and some general weeding around Joe’s Donuts.  We have also secured a commitment from AntFarm Youth Services to dig out all landscaping strips adjacent to their Outdoor Building and replace with weed matting and bark dust before the end of the year.
• Flower baskets:  Flower baskets and street planters were installed during the penultimate week of May by Cedarglen Floral and are being watered and fertilized again by the AntFarm Youth Services watering crew.  Pesticide for the petunia worm will be added in the first week of July as per usual.  Cedarglen did a particularly good job with the baskets this year, so kudos to our friends out on Sunshine Valley Road!

Econ Devl – Economic Development Committee:

The May meeting of the Economic Development Committee, which was scheduled to occur virtually on Wednesday, May 5^th at 6:30 pm, was cancelled by the Chair.  This was primarily because the Chair was at out of town at a conference and unavailable to host the meeting.  The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, June 2^nd at 6:30 PM.

Econ Devl – Conferences/training: There were no conferences or training opportunities for Economic Development in the month of May.