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Sandy · City Council

Sandy council adopts Orchard at Farnsworth Farms rezone to PUD(10) for about 10.07 acres

October 5, 2021, 5:15 p.m. · Online meeting (Sandy City Council, 10000 Centennial Parkway)

The Sandy City Council adopted Ordinance 21-30 under Option 1, rezoning about 10.07 acres at The Orchard at Farnsworth Farms from R1-40A to PUD(10), on a motion by Council Member Brooke Christensen. The council also honored a fallen service member with a resolution of remembrance and approved minutes on the consent calendar.

From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.

Decisions at a glance

Agenda, item by item

  1. Item 1 · Other

    Resolution of remembrance for Staff Sergeant Taylor Hoover

    Discussed

    Mayor Kurt Bradburn honored Staff Sgt. Taylor Hoover's service and memory, read a resolution and presented it to his family. A tree was planted on the south side of City Hall in his memory. No vote was recorded.

  2. Item 2 · Other

    Consent calendar: minutes of Sept. 7, Sept. 14 and Sept. 28, 2021

    Approved

    Approved by unanimous voice vote.

    Moved by Council Member Kris Coleman-Nicholl, seconded by Council Member Marci Houseman

  3. Item 6 · Zoning

    The Orchard at Farnsworth Farms rezone, about 11228 South and 700 East (SPR06282021-006089, Ordinance 21-30)

    Approved · About 11228 South and 700 East (agenda title lists 11237 S. 700 East)

    Craig Evans presented Ordinance 21-30, which rezones about 10.07 acres from R1-40A to PUD(10) under Option 1 for the project previously approved in November 2020. Mark Ciullo described his experience in Sandy, reviewed the developer's application process and summarized prior comments on the project; council members thanked him for the detailed information. The council adopted the ordinance, and the action text says it carried by a vote that the minutes notes do not break down.

    • Acres: about 10.07
    • Current zone → proposed: R1-40A → PUD(10)
    • Applicant: DAI (per earlier project record)

    Moved by Council Member Brooke Christensen, seconded by Council Member Cyndi Sharkey

    Follow Orchards at Farnsworth Farms rezone, 11228 S. 700 E. in the development tracker →

What residents said

Farnsworth Farms development

Mark Ciullo read a statement about democracy and spoke on the Farnsworth Farms application.