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Sarah Stringham, planner, introduced the application. She said the applicant, Winslow Burton, was not present but a business partner, Jane Tofa, joined remotely. Stringham told the commission the proposed use is a conditional use in the Professional Office (PO) zone and that the applicant plans to use basement space in an existing building. Staff noted the site was recently rezoned to PO and that commissioners had visited the site.

Jane Tofa, representing Empowering You, told the commission the program would start with two to three participants with the goal of expanding to roughly 15 to 20 participants if feasible. Tofa said services would be funded through Medicaid waivers, would follow a person-centered approach, and would focus on independence, skills-building and community integration. Tofa said the program would operate Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., that transportation pick-up and drop-off would be provided by a van rather than by families at the facility, and that activities would be primarily indoors.

Commissioners asked about parking and accessibility. Staff said the original site plan required 74 parking spaces for office and retail use and that the site currently has just over 100 spaces, so parking was sufficient for the proposed use. A remote commenter raised concern about locating the program in basement space and whether people with disabilities would be safely evacuated in a fire if elevators are inoperable. Planning staff noted that building codes require an area of refuge (which can be located in front of an elevator) and that the fire department inspects occupancies; staff said firefighters assist with evacuation of persons who cannot use stairs.

A motion to approve the conditional use permit for Empowering You in the PO zone, with the standard findings and conditions and a wording correction changing “department” to “division” in one condition, passed on a roll-call vote. Recorded yes votes were David Hart, Steve Wrigley, Ron Mortimer, Danny Schoenfeld and Dave Bromley. The permit approval includes the conditions discussed in the staff report and the requirement to meet applicable building and fire-safety regulations.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Sandy - Planning Commission on 2025-09-18 6:15 PM","oneSentenceSummary","The Sandy Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit allowing Empowering You to operate an adult day program serving people with developmental disabilities at 11339 South 700 East, with conditions including compliance with the Division of Services for Persons with Disabilities and building/fire code requirements.","taxTitle","Sandy, Salt Lake County, Utah","taxId",2944,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6462807,"Planning commission recommends Fortner annexation, forwards zoning recommendation to city council",254,133000,387000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5795624-89ce7143a23226cc00756fcea9c86c29&start=133&end=387","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5795624-89ce7143a23226cc00756fcea9c86c29/thumbnail_133000.jpg","/articles/6462807/Sandy/Salt-Lake-County/Utah/Planning-commission-recommends-Fortner-annexation-forwards-zoning-recommendation-to-city-council","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6462807-6e22ea1f09f381c4a13ffd4731f334d3/orig.mp4?Expires=1770746421&Signature=n5WZ0p~MZej6ITjGpwebs3UtaO~~zenVCv6tvxmDpCHRy9ucZCR0Yg2idLLQ83bI0NJVo3zO5a6u2GPrfFgidauobP4UMLopw63esNgOuXYg4RmSXvSdSm8usag6qSHMHPrP2728~NZ0C-TpB2k1oVvwu95NBaR2j~uOwbcmIur1HW6Qcw~iWO0T9RABT0wrYd19~rzuAy9ahZawb3CqoGy3OVB7rjyZiiz7yO63ligUlD3zAiTiz7sz9JUTbLtZbxtb0XmXMeqNprsC697FHo3rdD~St5AY5utsnSsOdwi~IjCyUm1s~inc0rRThmqmLzueR36cXugMLMiOTh7NQA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Sandy Planning Commission voted to recommend that the city council approve the Fortner annexation, a request to add three parcels on or near 8564 South and 8590 South 10th East to the city and apply residential zoning to the sites.

Brian Mcuston, assistant community development director, told the commission the annexation covers just over one acre and includes two parcels with the 8564 address (one with a house and one vacant) and a corner parcel at 8590 South 10th East that contains an existing duplex. Mcuston said the parcels are currently zoned A-1 in the county and that, in prior similar annexations, the city has applied an R1-10 zone (10,000-square-foot minimum lots). Because the corner parcel already contains a duplex, staff recommended R2-10 for that parcel so the duplex would be a legal, conforming use rather than nonconforming.

The recommendation was made to ensure that existing uses are preserved upon annexation while matching the city's typical single-family residential standard for parcels coming from A-1 county zoning. No substantive public testimony was offered on the annexation in person; one remote participant, Steve Van Maren, joined to note a technical problem with the meeting's video feed but did not comment on the substance of the annexation.

A commissioner moved to forward a positive recommendation to city council that the annexation be approved and zoned R1-10 and R2-10 (staff referenced these zoning categories during the presentation). The motion was seconded and carried in a roll-call vote with the following recorded yes votes: David Hart, Danny Schoenfeld, Ron Mortimer, Steve Wrigley and Dave Bromley. The commission did not record any no votes or abstentions on the motion.

The commission's positive recommendation will be transmitted to the Sandy City Council for final action; the planning commission record notes the applicant was not present at the hearing.","The Sandy Planning Commission voted to recommend annexation of three Fortner parcels and to zone them as R1-10 and R2-10 to preserve an existing duplex as a conforming use.","actionData","errors"]

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Planning commission approves conditional use permit for 'Empowering You' adult day program in professional office zone

Planning commission recommends Fortner annexation, forwards zoning recommendation to city council