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Building our Future: A Community Housing Workshop Series, Workshop Four - Prioritizing tools and tactics
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Presenter:
Lynn Pace, Sandy City Attorney (Moderator)
Jake Warner, Long Range Planning Manager
Dustin Fratto, City Council Executive Director
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Description/Background:
Please review and become familiar with the attached memorandum as well as the two documents from Utah's Missing Middle Housing Toolkit. Staff would also recommend that you review the basic descriptions of the various types of ownership for missing middle housing, found in the Utah Missing Middle Housing Toolkit (https://luau.utah.gov/utah-mmh-toolkit/mmh-and-home-ownership/).
Our community is at a critical juncture regarding housing. Addressing the diverse and evolving housing needs of our residents is paramount to fostering sustainable growth, economic vitality, and overall quality of life. This is part 4 of a series of 5 focused workshops designed to allow the council and mayor to collaboratively identify, prioritize, and strategize solutions for our housing challenges. By engaging internal stakeholders and leveraging expert insights, we aim to develop a robust, actionable plan that will guide our efforts in creating more affordable and accessible housing options for everyone in our community.
At Workshop 4 we will build consensus around the "what" and the "where" of the draft housing vision developed during Workshop 3. We will engage in a focused discussion to determine what missing housing types belong where within Sandy City and under what conditions. This is an essential conversation that requires navigating diverse viewpoints to reach a consensus that will guide all subsequent actions.
Following Workshop 4, and based on the consensus reached, staff will perform a "test-fit" analysis. Here is how that process will work:
1. Staff will review the directions provided in Workshop 4 regarding which missing housing types fit where in Sandy and under what conditions.
2. We will then apply those agreed-upon types and conditions to specific, real-life properties in the identified locations.
3. This practical application will allow us to identify precisely what changes are needed within our city code to permit the desired "missing" housing to be built in the right locations.
Further action to be taken:
Workshop 5 will be held in November.
Recommended Action and/or Suggested Motion:
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Workshops 4-5 will require robust participation from the council members and the mayor.