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The Sandy City Public Works Department has filed a request to amend Title 15A, Chapter 2, General Provisions, Land Development Code, Revised Ordinances of Sandy City, 2008.
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Presenter:
Mike Wilcox
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Description/Background:
The purpose of the Code Amendment is to make changes in our code that will align it with recent State Code changes relating to formal codification of the City’s Standard Specifications and Details for Municipal Construction (SB 232). The proposed changes will establish a process by which the city may annually review and adopt the City’s Standard Specifications and Details for Municipal Construction.
Staff recommended to Planning Commission that the proposed code amendment be approved. On December 7, 2017, the Planning Commission unanimously recommended to the City Council to adopt the proposed ordinance amendment. See attached staff report and meeting minutes for more details.
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Recommended Action and/or Suggested Motion:
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That the City Council adopt the proposed ordinance #18-01, which is an amendment to the Land Development Code and shown in Exhibit “A", for the following reasons:
1. Compliance with the Purpose of the Land Development Code by facilitating the orderly growth and development of Sandy City and facilitate adequate provision for transporta¬tion, water, sewage, schools, parks, and other public requirements, by establishing a system of fair, comprehensive, consistent and equitable regulations, and standards under which all proposed development will be reviewed and evaluated within the City.
2. Compliance with the Goals and Policies of the General Plan by establishing appropriate development standards for all uses and zoning categories within Sandy City.