Agenda Item Title
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Code Amendment - Development Agreements, Amend Title 15A, Chapter 02, General Provisions, Land Use Development Code, Revised Ordinances of Sandy City, 2008
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Presenter
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Brian McCuistion and Rob Wall
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Description/Background:
As requested by the Sandy City Council, the Sandy City Community Development Department has filed a request to amend Title 15A, Chapter 02, General Provisions, Land Use Development
Code, Revised Ordinances of Sandy City, 2008. The purpose of the Code Amendment is to consider adding provisions that would allow the City to enter into development agreements.
Development agreements have been used in other cities for a number of years. Up until now, development agreements have not been a tool the City has used. In the past and under special circumstances, Sandy City has used Special Development (SD) Zones, where specific details and unique standards have been approved as a new zoning district.
The City Council and the Sandy City Attorney’s Office have held a number of discussion meetings regarding the concept of using development agreements for new projects. The last
meeting was September 6, 2016. At this meeting the City Attorney passed out a handout titled “Pros and Cons of Development Agreements” (enclosed). Concluding this discussion, the City
Council directed staff to initiate the process of a code amendment to allow Sandy City to enter into development agreements.
This was reviewed by the City Council on October 11, 2016. After some training and discussion on development agreements, the City Council decided to table the item.
Recommended Action and/or Suggested Motion:
Recommendation
The Community Development Department requests that the City Council adopt the proposed ordinance amendment. Attached are two different versions of Exhibit "A". One is the way the Planning Commission recommended. The second one is alternate recommended language as proposed by the Attorney's Office.