Sandy council tables Sugarcreek rezone 4-3 and landscaping rules, approves CDBG action plan, and sets a May 31 Alta Canyon meeting
May 17, 2022, 5:15 p.m. · Council Chambers, Sandy City Hall, 10000 Centennial Parkway, and Zoom
The Sandy City Council voted 4-3 to table the 66.5-acre Sugarcreek rezone to June 7 so access and open space concerns could be addressed, tabled the water-efficient landscaping ordinance, approved the 2022 CDBG Annual Action Plan, and scheduled a May 31 meeting on the future of the Alta Canyon recreation center. It also heard department budget presentations and a long public comment period on Sugarcreek, flooding and speeding.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Item 2 · Budget
FY 2022-23 tentative department budgets
Discussed
Justice Courts, the City Attorney's office, Parks and Recreation, Public Utilities and Public Works presented budgets. Justice Courts requested no increase and asked the council to fund the compensation plan; the City Attorney requested approval of the compensation plan and two staffing increases. Finance Director Brian Kelley presented three items the council had requested on the bulk waste program. No action was recorded.
Item 3 · Public hearing
Public hearing: 2022 Annual Action Plan for CDBG funds (Resolution 22-26C)
Approved
Jake Warner presented the plan, which assumes $400,000 in CDBG funding. The grant has not been awarded, and conditional approval lets the CDBG Committee adjust allocations proportionally if the amount differs. Speakers from the Domestic Violence Victim Assistance Program ($7,500), Assist ($80,000), The Road Home and South Valley Services thanked the council; NeighborWorks said it had not received funds for the coming year and asked the council to review that. The council approved the resolution and authorized the mayor to submit the plan to HUD. The notes say it carried but give no tally.
- Grant$400,000 to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Grant$7,500 to Domestic Violence Victim Assistance Program
- Grant$80,000 to Assist
Item 11 · Zoning
Sugarcreek rezone to R-1-10, Ordinance 22-03 (File REZ01192022-6257)
Tabled · 4-3
Plumb Holdings LLC asked to rezone about 66.5 acres, plus about 3.0 acres of city-owned land, to R-1-10; staff recommended approval. Council Member Alison Stroud moved to table to give time to address access and open space concerns. Economic Development's Kasey Dunlavy noted the RDA board would decide on nearby RDA property. After lengthy discussion the council voted 7-0 to call the question, then 4-3 to table the ordinance until the June 7 business session.
- Applicant: Plumb Holdings LLC
- Acres: about 66.5 plus about 3.0 city-owned
- Proposed zone: R-1-10
- Staff recommendation: approval
Item 12 · City code
Water-efficient landscaping amendments, Title 21 Chapter 25 (Ordinance 22-05)
Tabled
The council tabled the landscaping standards ordinance by unanimous voice vote.
Item 13 · Parks
Alta Canyon Recreation Center and Special Service District
Approved
At Council Member Zach Robinson's request, the council voted by unanimous voice vote to hold a council meeting May 31 on the district's future and funding options for a rebuild or remodel.
Item 16 · Other
Recess to Redevelopment Agency meeting
Approved
The council adjourned at 10:25 p.m. by unanimous voice vote to convene the RDA board.
What residents said
Sugarcreek access roadOpen space and trailsNeighborhood floodingSpeeding on Pioneer AvenueBulk waste costsAlta Canyon funding
Roughly two dozen residents spoke. Many addressed Sugarcreek: Carianne Jones, Damon Martin, David Parker, Katrina Black, John DeJong, Debbie Pecorelli, Alex Reynoso, David Zangrilli, Bill Brooks, Beverly and Donald Cutshaw, Chandler Whipple, Benjamin Hurst, Linda Dean and Caleb Bentley. Most favored or accepted R-1-10 zoning but asked for more open space and trails, resident involvement and a safer access road, and Zangrilli and Whipple suggested the city buy land for a park. Bruce Blanchard spoke on bulk waste costs. Michael Marquardt and Hal Rueckert raised speeding on Pioneer Avenue and suggested stop signs. Larry Ruckman, Shirley and Tom Speirs asked for piping and flood controls. Representatives Judy Weeks Rohner and Susan Pulsipher thanked the Alta High robotics team. Patricia Jones asked for the history of the Alta Canyon project.