Agenda Item Title:
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Amendments to Title 21 of the Land Development Code related to Improvement Completion Assurances for Public Sidewalks
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Presenter:
Melissa Anderson, Zoning Administrator
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Description/Background:
The proposed Code Amendments would amend Title 21, Land Development Code, Chapter 2, General Provisions, Section 16, Improvement Completion Assurance (Guarantee). During the 2024 Utah Legislative Session, House Bill 476 was passed, which enacted language that modify a provision relating to completion assurance bonds for public sidewalks (UCA 10-9a-802, Enforcement). The new legislation restricts cities from redeeming an improvement completion assurance that secures the installation of a public sidewalk any sooner than 18 months after the date it is posted. The proposed code amendment will bring the City’s land use code under Sec. 21-2-16 into compliance with these new state law provisions.
The specific amendments to the code are included as Exhibit “A” (red-lined version) and Exhibit “B” (clean version).
Please see the attached staff report and exhibits for the full details of this item.
Fiscal Impact:
None
Further action to be taken:
The City Council will make the final decision on this item.
Recommended Action and/or Suggested Motion:
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Staff recommends that the Planning Commission forward a positive recommendation to the City Council to amend Title 21, of the Sandy Municipal Code, related to Improvement Completion Assurances for Public Sidewalks as shown in Exhibit “A”, based on the following findings:
Findings:
1. The City Council may amend land use ordinances consistent with the purposes of the Sandy Land Development Code, the Sandy City General Plan, and the Utah Code, Municipal Land Use, Development, and Management Act per Title 21 Chapter 5 of the Sandy Municipal Code.
2. The proposal is reviewed by the Planning Commission and City Council in accordance with the requirements of Title 21 Chapter 5 of the Sandy Municipal Code.
3. The proposal complies with the purpose of the Land Development Code under Section 21-1-03 by promoting the public health, safety, and welfare; ensuring consistent and equitable standards; establishing fair procedures that are efficient and effective in terms of time and expense; and by facilitating the orderly growth and development of Sandy City.
4. The proposal complies with the Goals and Policies of the General Plan by establishing appropriate development standards for all uses and zoning categories within Sandy City.