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Amendments to Title 21 of the Land Development Code related to Residential Parking Standards and Minimum Dwelling Size
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Presenter:
Melissa Anderson, Zoning Administrator
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Description/Background:
On behalf of Sandy City, the Community Development Department is proposing to amend Title 21, Land Development Code, Chapter 20, Residential Development Standards, Chapter 24, Parking, Access and Circulation Requirements. The proposed amendments will bring the code up to date with the Utah Code by revising the parking standards for single- and two-family residential dwellings, removing garage requirements for owner-occupied affordable housing, and by adjusting the requirements for the minimum dwelling size to 1,000 square feet.
During the 2025 Utah Legislative Session, Senate Bill 181 was passed, which enacted language relating to residential parking standards for attached or detached single-family dwellings. Under UCA 10-9a-534, Regulation of building design elements prohibited - Regulation of parking spaces prohibited - Exceptions, the state law specifies the required dimensions for covered and uncovered parking spaces, that tandem parking shall be counted toward two parking spaces, and that a garage is not required for a single-family attached or detached dwelling that qualifies as owner-occupied affordable housing. Under that same Utah Code section, current state law restricts cities from requiring certain building design elements on one- and two-family dwellings, which includes prohibiting cities from requiring the dwelling to be more than 1,000 square feet in size (not including a garage).
To address these state law provisions, amendments to the City’s land use code are proposed to align with the current Utah Code. Please see the attached staff report for the full details of this item.
The Planning Commission held a public hearing on the proposed code amendments on June 19, 2025.
The City Council reviewed this item a...
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