Planning Department items:
St Michael’s Church tree removal (22-034 TREE): This retroactive tree removal request for the local Catholic Church on Langensand Road has been deemed incomplete. Staff is currently waiting for the applicant to provide additional materials needed for review.
Hood Chalet hazard tree removal (22-036 TREE): This tree removal request for the Hood Chalet mobile home park has been deemed incomplete. Staff is currently waiting for the applicant to provide additional materials needed for review.
Cascade Creek Apartments (22-039 DR/MP/TREE): Staff recently received an application from this 80 unit mixed-use multi-family development with 10 office spaces north of Bornstedt Park but has not yet started processing the application.
Jewelberry Meadows Lot 14 15226 Birch (ADJ/ADU): This application for an ADU and Type II adjustment to the rear yard setback has been received but has not yet undergone a completeness check.
362nd Ave and Bell Street Extension (22-003 FSH/MP): Construction continues to steadily move forward on this project. Grading of both roads is 98% complete. The dry sewer line is fully installed. The permit needed from US Army Corps of Engineers to tie together the culverts has been received — Konell is currently working on the stormwater infrastructure in this area and has completed the demolition of the shop building. Konell is also planning to pour the forms for the arch to install on Bell Street during the week of 10/3 and will construct the arch during the week of 10/10.
Moratorium Communication Update: The Development Services Director has been meeting with builders, developers, and property owners to discuss the temporary moratorium and how it affects them. In addition to individual meetings, the communication has included:
- A lengthy and descriptive email to approximately 55 people representing the development community explaining the temporary moratorium and inviting them to contact the Development Services Director.
- An update to the Planning Division webpage (https://www.ci.sandy.or.us/planning)
- Assisting the Administration Department with a question and answer document that has been turned into a webpage – https://www.ci.sandy.or.us/administration/page/city-temporarily-stop-accepting-land-use-applications-new-sewer-connections
- Promptly returning emails and phone calls, typically within a few hours of inquiry.
The Riffles Food Cart Pod (22-012 DR/VAR/ADJ): The final order for this food cart facility at 37115 Highway 26 (next to the MHAC & the dialysis center) was issued by staff on August 2nd. Applicant is currently working on making necessary adjustments to the items identified under findings and conditions, and it is likely that grading and construction work will start before the end of November.
Pleasant Street Master Plan: The plan was presented in a draft format to the City Council at their regular meeting on September 5th. Staff will continue to work on and refine the PSMP over the remainder of 2022 using the feedback we received at the September 5th meeting. We hope to bring a completed and polished plan back to the City Council for discussion sometime in the first half of 2023.
City of Sandy Comprehensive Plan Update, Economic Opportunities Analysis (EOA): The contractors for the comprehensive plan update (3J Consulting), the EOA (ECONorthwest) and the Ec Dev Strategic Plan (Community Attributes, Inc.) came together with staff to put on FutureFest on the evening of September 28th. Wippersnappers was at full capacity for the majority of the evening, and we got a phenomenal amount of quality feedback from invited community members. All of the contractors were happy with the amount and qualify of the data they received from this event and are currently working diligently on the analysis.