Agenda Item Title:
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Amendments to Title 21 of the Land Development Code related to Automall Zone Land Use Matrix
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Presenter:
Mike Wilcox, Planning Director
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Description/Background:
On behalf of Sandy City, the Community Development Department is proposing to amend a portion of Title 21, Chapter 8 - Land Uses in the Commercial, Office, Industrial, Office, Industrial, Mixed Use, Transit Corridor, and Research and Development District of the Sandy Municipal Code. The purpose of the code amendment is to revise the list of allowed uses that are appropriate for the purpose of the Automall Zone, which is to establish car dealerships. Several stand-alone uses that are currently permitted or conditional would not be allowed unless they are associated with a car dealership as an ancillary use.
Please see the attached staff report and exhibits for the full details of the request.
On December 4, 2025, the Planning Commission held a public hearing and made a positive recommendation to the City Council to adopt the proposed amendments.
On January 13, 2026, the City Council reviewed this item as an informational report.
Recommended Action and/or Suggested Motion:
Recommendation
Motion to adopt ordinance 26-01: Recommend the City Council adopt ordinance 26-01 to amend Title 21 of the Sandy Municipal Code, relating to Automall Zone Land Use Matrix amendments, 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 pu...
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