The Sandy City Planning Commission unanimously voted to forward a recommendation to City Council to amend Title 21 of the land development code to align local boundary‑adjustment procedures with Senate Bill 140 and updated Utah code.

Melissa Anderson, a zoning administrator with the city, presented proposed changes affecting chapters 3, 30 and 37 of the code that add the terms "simple boundary adjustment" and "full boundary adjustment," clarify which applications qualify for a simplified review, and restore a streamlined process for minor lot‑line changes. Anderson said simple boundary adjustments may not affect a public right of way, municipal utility easement, an on‑site wastewater system or make an existing lot nonconforming; if a request does not qualify it is handled as a full boundary adjustment and routed through the subdivision plat amendment process.

Why it matters: The amendments remove the city's prior requirement for a public meeting for simple lot‑line adjustments and set out application documentation that must be recorded. Staff said the changes will speed up an otherwise costly and time‑consuming process while retaining survey‑level documentation requirements—exhibits, bearings, distances, curve tables and both written and graphic legal descriptions are still required for the record.

Public comment: A person calling in as Steve Van Maeren said he had experienced a privately arranged parcel sale that did not appear in city records and welcomed the proposed clarity and recording requirements.

Technical details and format: Officers clarified the exhibit requirements for a simple boundary adjustment include an 8½×11 depiction with legal descriptions and signatures; the amendment specifies a recording document that depicts final parcel configuration rather than requiring an amended subdivision plat.

Decision: The planning commission moved and seconded a recommendation for City Council approval; roll call recorded unanimous support and the item was forwarded to City Council for final action.