{"id":833,"date":"2020-02-11T19:18:51","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T19:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/planning\/?p=833"},"modified":"2020-02-11T19:18:51","modified_gmt":"2020-02-11T19:18:51","slug":"development-services-monthly-report-january-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/planning\/2020\/02\/11\/development-services-monthly-report-january-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Development Services \u2013 Monthly Report \u2013 January 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Planning items:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Forest Service Site remodel (19-035\nDR\/ADJ US): Final order on this parking lot remodel\/expansion was issued on\nJanuary 28, 2020 \u2013 this project is approved to begin construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"381\" src=\"http:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/planning\/files\/2020\/02\/USFS.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-834\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/planning\/files\/2020\/02\/USFS.png 900w, https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/planning\/files\/2020\/02\/USFS-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/planning\/files\/2020\/02\/USFS-768x325.png 768w, https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/planning\/files\/2020\/02\/USFS-500x212.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tickle Creek Village (19-038 DR\/TREE\/FSH):&nbsp; Final order on this proposed construction of\n67 condos at the NE corner of Ruben and Dubarko was issued on January 28, 2020\n\u2013 this project is approved to begin construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bull Run\nElectric Building (19-036 DR):\nFinal order for this project was issued on February 5, 2020 \u2013 this project is\napproved to begin construction.<br>\n<br>\nIdelman Park (Hood St)\nTree Removal (20-004 TREE):\napproval to cut 1 dead Doug Fir tree down to a snag &#8211; issued February 3, 2020<br>\n<br>\nMairin\u2019s Viewpoint (19-047 EXT): Planning Commission will hear a\nproposal to extend the plat approval for the Mairin&#8217;s Viewpoint subdivision.\nThis is a 6-lot subdivision to the north of Green Mountain Street and west of\nBluff Road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Design Review:<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Bailey\nMeadows Subdivision (19-023 SUB\/VAR): Planning\nCommission is reconvening on February 11, 2020 to deliberate amongst themselves\nand staff to make a decision on the Bailey Meadows subdivision. This\nsubdivision is located to the south of Melissa Avenue and north of Highway 211.<\/li><li>Proposed\ncode changes to SMC (19-043 DCA):\nPlanning Commission will hear parking and access code amendments (Chapter 17.98\nof the Sandy Municipal Code) being proposed by staff at their February 24, 2020\nmeeting. Staff has scheduled these amendments to be heard by City Council on\nApril 6, 2020.<\/li><li>McCormick\nDrive re-zone (19-037 CPA\/ZC):\nThis request to re-zone a lot from C-2 to R-2 is currently under review and\nwill be on the agenda for the February 24 PC meeting.<\/li><li>Trillium Machine (19-017 DR\/VAR\/DEV\/TREE): This application is for a new\nbuilding behind their existing building in I-2 zone \u2013 this application is\ncurrently under review and is anticipated to be on the agenda for the March 30\nPC meeting.<\/li><li>Sandy Vault Storage (19-046 MOD\/VAR\/DEV): Applicant has submitted modifications to\nthe previously approved storage units (File No. 18-047 DR\/VAR\/ADJ). The\nrequested modifications include additional metal siding, reduced window\npercentages, and reductions to frontage features.&nbsp;The\napplicant is also proposing to add additional new structures (i.e. modular\nunits) to the site; however, that request would be processed as a separate\ndesign review and the applicant opted to not provide the additional information\nand fees that would be needed to process that request with this application.\nThe proposed modular units do not meet the requirements of Chapter 17.90. The\napplicant did not request variances or deviations to Chapter 17.90 for the\nmodular units so staff cannot evaluate these structures as part of 19-046\nMOD\/VAR\/DEV.&nbsp;&nbsp;This application is anticipated to be on the\nMarch 30 PC agenda.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Proposed UGB expansion (20-002 UGB):\nPlanning Commission will hear a UGB expansion proposal on February 11, 2020\nthat will include area for the extension of Gunderson Road and parkland to\nserve Bailey Meadows and the Nicolas Glen subdivision.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br>\n<strong>Kelly\u2019s Kudos:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This month I would\nlike to recognize Emily Meharg for her excellent work and amazing ability to\npick up the slack in a huge way. During one of the hottest booms in the last 30\nyears we were faced with an absence in the Planning Division for almost four months.\nDuring this time Emily was tasked with several large planning projects, many\npre-app meetings, and a constant barrage&nbsp;of questions from the public. She\ndid a phenomenal job with everything big and small, and helped me keep my\nsanity. Thank you, Emily!<br>\n<br>\n<br>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Internal projects<\/strong><\/em><strong>:&nbsp; <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>City Hall: Blinds for the upper picture windows on the south and east\nsurfaces of the building have been installed \u2013 Sandy D\u00e9cor was able to\nperfectly match the blinds installed in the conference room several years\nago.&nbsp; They were also able to finish the\ntouch-up trim painting on the east wall.&nbsp;\nWe are scheduling the installation of tinting on the Development\nServices Director\u2019s primary office window (a unique situation here requires\ntinting) before closing this project and moving on to taking another crack at\nreplacing the building\u2019s aging plumbing system.<\/li><li>Shade structures at Bornstedt Park: Sandy-based Mountain\nView Contracting has completed the construction of two shade structures (see\nbelow) at Bornstedt Park.&nbsp; To recap, past\nParks Board members reminded staff that the Bornstedt Park Master Plan\noriginally called for shade structures, so we surveyed Sandy citizens to see if\nthe demand for this amenity was still active.&nbsp;\nSurvey results came back 90% in favor, as lack of shelter from the\nweather was causing park patrons to leave these parks prematurely.&nbsp; Mountain View Contracting was able to match\nthe style of the entry arch to Meinig Park (also their project) almost exactly\nand really did a nice job with these structures.&nbsp; Funding for this project was 95% Parks SDCs\nand 5% general fund money.&nbsp; <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"785\" height=\"381\" src=\"http:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/planning\/files\/2020\/02\/shadestructure.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/planning\/files\/2020\/02\/shadestructure.png 785w, https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/planning\/files\/2020\/02\/shadestructure-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/planning\/files\/2020\/02\/shadestructure-768x373.png 768w, https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/planning\/files\/2020\/02\/shadestructure-500x243.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 785px) 100vw, 785px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><br>\n<\/strong><strong>Economic Development items:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><br> Econ Devl &#8211; Commercial Properties (vacancies, new businesses, etc.)<\/em>:<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Old Chariteas (future Le Happy) site:&nbsp; There have been a few minor setbacks with\nthis future restaurant as some sub-standard work by a rogue contractor is\ncorrected.&nbsp; The owners seem confident,\nhowever, that their opening date is weeks away and not months.&nbsp; Watch this space.<\/li><li>Sandy Marketplace:\u00a0 Remainder of project (upgrade of the remaining three planters to match test planter) will be completed by the next department report.<\/li><li>Derelict buildings: The two derelict residences behind the Red Boot Branding      Building at the corner of Strauss and Junker were demolished on Feb 10<sup>th<\/sup> and 11<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"744\" height=\"415\" src=\"http:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/planning\/files\/2020\/02\/lambdemo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/planning\/files\/2020\/02\/lambdemo.png 744w, https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/planning\/files\/2020\/02\/lambdemo-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/planning\/files\/2020\/02\/lambdemo-500x279.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Econ Devl \u2013 Internal Projects<\/em>:<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Downtown\nmaintenance:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>After a citizen complaint about the\nexterior lighting at the Action Center came into our Code Enforcement office,\nOfficer Moody referred Action Ctr management to the Ec Dev office for\nassistance.&nbsp; Since all of their current\nexterior lighting is not compliant with our dark skies ordinance (and likely not\noutdoor fixtures anyway), I have offered a Fa\u00e7ade grant to them to help pay for\nfull cutoff lighting installed by a licensed contractor \u2013 the grant will\nreimburse them for 80% of the cost of fixtures and installation.&nbsp; They are looking for compliant fixtures now\u2026<\/li><li>SCC parking lot fencing replacement:&nbsp; The backstop is gone!&nbsp; New 5\u2019 black powder coated fencing installed\naround the parking lot on Pleasant Street and Smith Avenue.&nbsp; Currently waiting on a new man gate for\nPleasant Street and a new rolling gate on Smith Avenue to arrive and be\ninstalled.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"784\" height=\"381\" src=\"http:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/planning\/files\/2020\/02\/sccfence1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/planning\/files\/2020\/02\/sccfence1.png 784w, https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/planning\/files\/2020\/02\/sccfence1-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/planning\/files\/2020\/02\/sccfence1-768x373.png 768w, https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/planning\/files\/2020\/02\/sccfence1-500x243.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 784px) 100vw, 784px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"781\" height=\"381\" src=\"http:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/planning\/files\/2020\/02\/sccfence2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/planning\/files\/2020\/02\/sccfence2.png 781w, https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/planning\/files\/2020\/02\/sccfence2-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/planning\/files\/2020\/02\/sccfence2-768x375.png 768w, https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/planning\/files\/2020\/02\/sccfence2-500x244.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Econ Devl \u2013 Economic\nDevelopment Committee<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>January 8<sup>th<\/sup> was the inaugural\nmeeting of the City of Sandy Economic Development Committee in Council Chambers\nafter several months of planning by Committee Chair Pietzold, Mayor Pulliam,\nCouncilor Exner, the City Manager\u2019s office and the Economic Development office.\n&nbsp;Meetings will be held in Council\nChambers on the first Wednesday of every month (the first Wed of January 2020\nwas New Year\u2019s Day, so we moved to the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Wed).&nbsp; This committee currently includes the three\nCity Council members mentioned earlier, the Chamber Director and\nmanagement\/ownership from 9 companies local to Sandy (Everfresh Fruit, AEC,\nWippersnappers, Suburban, CCB, Boring Brewing, Johnson RV, Mount Hood Athletic\nClub and John L. Scott).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The inaugural meeting was really just a\nmeet-n-greet and an opportunity for members to share their vision for the\ncommittee.&nbsp; Next month\u2019s meeting will\ninclude the distribution of a resource binder for members, discussion about a\nproposal for a new retail market survey and a policy discussion about the\nproposed Parks &amp; Rec District being considered for the November 2020\nballot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Econ Devl \u2013 Conferences\/training<\/em>:<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Oregon Community Solar Program<\/strong> (February 5, 1:00 -2:00 PM, Clackamas County Red Soils Campus): Community solar is an emerging model that allows for individuals and businesses who are unable or unwilling to install solar on their property to connect with an offsite solar source. This program allows for PGE customers to subscribe to a portion of the project and jointly share the benefits by receiving bill credits on their monthly electric bill for their portion of solar generation.\u00a0 Subscribers are required to participate for a minimum of 10 years, and most subscribers should see a discount on their bill of about 5% (20% for low-income subscribers, and 10% of subscribers must be low-income).\u00a0 Oregon Shines is the project administrator for this program, which is still under development but getting close to launch \u2013 for more information: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregoncsp.org\/p\/Subscribers\/\">https:\/\/www.oregoncsp.org\/p\/Subscribers\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Metro Population and Employment Forecasts<\/strong> (February 5<sup>th<\/sup>, 3:00 \u2013 4:30 PM, Clackamas County Red Soils Campus): Clackamas County is currently working with Metro to do population and employment forecasting for 2020-2045, which is critical for planning regarding roads, transit, and water, wastewater &amp; stormwater capacities for residential neighborhoods.\u00a0 They would like to work with the small cities outside of the Metro boundaries (Sandy, Estacada, Molalla, Canby, the Villages) because these have impacts in Metro territory and vice versa, and because while Metro may not be responsible for planning in these areas, Clackamas County still is.\u00a0 This meeting was to explain the process for that partnership, which is essentially to look at Metro\u2019s data and add any suggestions on how to get a more accurate result from our perspective if necessary.\u00a0 It will require our planning staff to look at semi-sensitive data from Metro, so some confidentiality protocols are necessary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Planning items: Forest Service Site remodel (19-035 DR\/ADJ US): Final order on this parking lot remodel\/expansion was issued on January 28, 2020 \u2013 this project is approved to begin construction. Tickle Creek Village (19-038 DR\/TREE\/FSH):&nbsp; Final order on this proposed &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/planning\/2020\/02\/11\/development-services-monthly-report-january-2020\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=833"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/833\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":844,"href":"https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/833\/revisions\/844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}