Sandy council approves 86 townhomes at Canyons district education center site
The council rejected the development agreement in September before revising its rental restrictions.
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The Sandy City Council on Tuesday approved a plan for 86 for-sale townhomes on the 7.15-acre Canyons School District Technical Education Center site, about a month after voting down the development agreement, Building Salt Lake reported. The Boyer Company would build the Canyon Gate project. [1]
The council approved a general plan amendment from Institutional to Medium Density Neighborhood, a rezone to a planned unit development zone allowing up to 12 units per acre, and the development agreement. The rezone and agreement passed 5-2, and the plan amendment passed 6-1. Council Members Kris Nicholl and Cyndi Sharkey voted no on the rezone and agreement. Nicholl said bringing back an ordinance already voted on did not adequately notify residents. [1]
City Attorney Lynn Pace said the revised agreement lets Boyer own up to 17 units, about 20% of the total, to sell or rent. It now limits rentals to 20% of units for five years after sale through the HOA's rules, rather than only while the developer owns them. Attorney Tracy Cowdell, who works with both the city and Boyer, said the developer has gone as far as it is willing to on added restrictions. [1]
The plans show two- and three-story units, with taller homes along the south side of 9000 South. The school district announced in 2024 it would buy the old eBay campus in Draper for its technical education programs. [1]
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