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Amendments Related to Storm Water and Floodplains
Amend Title 21, Chapter 15 - Sensitive Area Overlay Zone; Chapter 16 - Floodplain Overlay Zone; Chapter 20 -Residential Development Standards; Chapter 22 - Manufactured Home Parks; Chapter 23 - Commercial, Office, Industrial, and Transit Corridor Development Standards; Chapter 24 - Parking, Access, and Circulation; Chapter 25 - Landscaping Standards; Chapter 27 - Grading and Excavation; Chapter 30 - Subdivision Review; Chapter 32 - Site Plan Review; and Chapter 37 - Definitions of the Sandy Municipal Code.
Review and Adoption of Amendments to the Standard Specifications and Details for Municipal Construction
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Presenter:
Mike Wilcox
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Description/Background:
On behalf of the City, the Public Utilities, Public Works, and Community Development Departments are proposing to amend several chapters with Title 21 of the Sandy Municipal Code and update the City’s Standard Specifications and Details for Municipal Construction. The purpose of these amendments is to update our requirements and standards to better address issues related to proper storm water management and management of floodplains. This involves incorporating Low Impact Development (LID) standards throughout these documents. These proposed changes will bring us into alignment with state and federal standards. The proposed amendments to the Standard Specifications would also formally adopt several temporary changes, alterations, and amendments.
The full text of the proposed changes to the Land Development Code is shown in Exhibit “A” (final draft - no redline format) and Exhibit “B” (final draft - redline format). The final proposed text for the Standard Specifications along with the redlines are shown in the City Engineer’s Memo.
A full staff report is attached hereto.
Recommended Action and/or Suggested Motion:
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Staff recommends that the Planning Commission forward a positiv...
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