Planning Department items:
ERU Allocation Update: As of July 1, 2024, the City Development Services Director has issued ERU allocation letters to nine developers/contractors for a total of 255.1 ERUs allocated. Of those 255.1 ERUs that have been allocated, the Development Services Department has already issued nine (9) ERUs through building permits. The City of Sandy has 196.1 ERUs remaining that could still be allocated through the ERU allocation process. Developers/contractors have until September 3, 2024, at 4:00 PM to submit their application. The application can be found here: https://www.ci.sandy.or.us/sites/default/files/fileattachments/development_services/page/21572/eru_allocation_application_june_3_2024.pdf
The ERU allocation program is intended to accommodate all of the developments currently in the City’s development pipeline, i.e. those developments for which land use applications were submitted prior to the enactment of the moratorium on October 3, 2022. The number of ERUs a development can receive is limited to the number of ERUs that can be calculated directly from the terms of the development approval, where applicable; or when that’s not the case, one ERU per buildable lot created through a land use process.
38756 Pioneer Blvd: The City of Sandy has a new owner for the old farmhouse located at 38756 Pioneer Blvd. The house, located in downtown Sandy between Scales and Bruns Avenue, was purchased with the intention of using it for a commercial business. The house has had many interested buyers with their hearts set on buying the old house and renovating it for reuse. However, it became clear after a while that the farmhouse was not maintained well over the years, and the only option available at this point was to tear it down and rebuild. Rick Wright, a prestigious architect from Bend, is working on a design for his daughter who bought the building and property to use as an artist studio, workshop and gallery. Mr. Wright’s work can be seen here: https://wrighthomedesign.com/portfolio
The Downtown and Village Commercial Design Standards allows for the developer/builder to choose between following materials and colors consistent with the Sandy Style or a Farmhouse Style on the south side of Pioneer Boulevard between Scales Avenue and Bruns Avenue.
Farmhouse style would be consistent with the current architecture within that block as follows:
a. The preferred siding material for building remodels is wood lap siding, consistent with the farm-style structures in that area.
b. Building forms and detailing should express a farmhouse vernacular; buildings should incorporate front-facing gables, covered porches, and divided or double hung sash windows.
c. Paint color should not contrast with the white-washed buildings on this block.
The rear of the house faces the City’s public parking lot and certain design elements will be required for the south elevation of the building.
Tickle Creek Village Condominiums (File No. (19-038 DR/FSH/VAR/TREE): On June 24th, the City Planning Commission approved an appeal to allow the developer/contractors to place two construction trailers on the project site for the next year.
Fireworks booths: The City has approved three separate fireworks booths to operate through the 4th of July. The locations of the approved booths are Safeway Plaza, the Fred Meyer’s site and the AntFarm site, and all are approved through July 6th.
Longest Day Parkway: Development Services was excited to host a “Day at the Races” booth for the Longest Day in the Parkway. The evening started off warm with a nice breeze and soon there were many happy faces enjoying the evening with their families. We saw a lot of families on bikes and even had a foot race that started at our booth and went around the block for a great finish at our tent. The Development Services Code Enforcement Specialist was also on hand to answer questions from the community and we were able to share a QR code with all participants giving them access the new My Sandy app for services such as code complaints. It was another great success to kick off the summer season in Sandy!
Eagle Park Industrial Park: Eagle Park is a light industrial park located at the southeast corner of Hwy 26 and 362nd Avenue. The City of Sandy recently approved a minor modification to their facade improvements for the Paleo Building just south of the north entranceway. The owner received approval to switch out the pedestrian shelter that wrapped around the entire north elevation of the building for more prominent entrance ways into the building’s east elevation (see below).
Development Services Code enforcement items:
- Code Enforcement closed 42 cases in June
- 36 citations were issued in June
- 71 unpermitted and abandoned signs were collected in June
- Code Enforcement is currently issuing daily citations to 3 separate properties for continued violations and failure to comply with the Sandy Municipal Code.
- 36789 Goldenrain St – Multiple building and development code violations
- 38580 Pioneer Blvd – Temporary sign code violations at Sandy Smoke Shop
- 36430 Dubarko Rd – Temporary storage unit blocking sidewalk