Agenda Item Title:
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Summerhays Annexation (R-1-40A)
2935 E. Dimple Dell Road
[Community #29]
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Presenter:
Brian McCuistion, Assistant Community Development Director
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Description/Background:
Jeff Summerhays, representing the property owner Arleen May Summerhays, is requesting to annex a certain contiguous unincorporated area, totaling approximately 5.77 acres, located at 2935 E. Dimple Dell Road in Salt Lake County, Utah. The subject property under consideration for annexation contains one lot with two individual homes. The property owner expressed interest in being annexed into Sandy City now rather than later as per HB 330 (2024 legislative session). The owner is considering further subdividing the property after being annexed into Sandy City.
Staff does have the consent from the property owner. Sandy City borders the subject area to the west, south and east sides.
The City Council approved Resolution 25-52C on December 16, 2025, which set a public hearing for January 20, 2026, and directed the City Recorder to publish and send notice of the hearing in accordance with Utah Code.
The existing Salt Lake County zoning district for this unincorporated property is R-1-43. The R-1-43 zone requires a minimum of 43,000 square feet of lot size for a single-family dwelling. Staff is proposing to annex the subject property into the City with the R-1-40A zone. There are a variety of residential zoning districts in this area within Sandy City. These zones include R-1-40A (to the east), R-1-20A (to the south) and PUD(1.62) (to the southwest).
Please see the attached staff report for a more detailed analysis of this proposed annexation.
The Planning Commission reviewed this request on January 15, 2026 and they are forwarding a positive recommendation for the annexation and the zoning.
The draft minutes are being prepared from the Planning Commission meeting. There were two comments that were expressed during the Planning Commission public hearing. The first comment was from the attorney (Michael Childs) representing Heather Oakeson, who lives at 2965 E. Dimple Dell Road, which is the second house on the same property. They are not opposed to the annexation. They believe there is a title issue that needs to be worked out between the family members. Mr. Childs informed the Planning Commission that they are talking to the Summerhays family in order to solve the title issue. The second comment was about widening the road on Dimple Dell Road, which will be discussed in the future if this property does further subdivide.
Recommended Action and/or Suggested Motion:
Recommendation
Motion to adopt Ordinance 26-02.
It is recommended that the City Council approve the Summerhays Annexation and it be zoned R-1-40A based upon the following findings:
1. The area is contiguous to the Sandy City boundary (west, south and east sides).
2. The property is located within an area designated in the Sandy City General Plan for incorporation.
3. The City can provide a high level of municipal services to these properties.
4. The R-1-40A is appropriate for this property based upon current land uses within the area.