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Planning commission approves Ninetieth South convenience‑store site plan with parking and traffic conditions
Summary
The Sandy Planning Commission approved a site plan for a convenience store at 694 West Ninetieth South, adding a condition to shorten a raised median now and reserve city authority to reinstall it later; staff also required a parking adjustment and allowed the applicant to seek administrative relief for up to 10% additional parking with analysis.
The Sandy Planning Commission approved a site plan for a convenience store and small commercial building at 694 West Ninetieth South and attached traffic and parking conditions intended to address a constrained site and nearby intersection operations.
Commissioners and staff described the parcel as steep and heavily constrained by overhead utility easements and limited access. City Engineer Brittney Ward told the commission that a planned raised median on Seventh West would be 530 feet long under traffic projections tied to nearby development, and that the length was derived from traffic studies for future build‑out. “The raised median is planned to be 530 feet long as measured from the stop bar going towards the north as per various traffic studies,” Ward said.
The developer and design team described extensive grading, retaining walls and other site work needed to create a flat store pad. Architect Gary Hahn said the team has “had to do a lot of over‑excavating under the site, and the footings” to address undocumented fill and slope. Owner Kamaljit Saini told the commission he is negotiating EV equipment and said, “If they approve the location and they're willing to come, there's going to be level 3 charging.”
Commissioners approved the site plan with conditions that reflect staff recommendations plus revisions agreed at the meeting. The key additions: a requirement that the applicant either remove four proposed parking stalls from the site plan or obtain administrative approval to add up to 10% more parking based on a parking demand or market analysis; and a requirement that the raised Ninetieth/Seventh median be shortened now with an agreement that Sandy City could later require reinstalling the full median if traffic conditions warrant. Staff also retained the requirement that the site comply with recorded plat and development approvals.
The commission’s roll call shows approval by present members: Dave Bromley (yes), Craig Kitterman (yes), Cameron Duncan (yes), Ron Mortimer (yes), Steve Wrigley (yes), Lanise (Linnae) Davenport/Stavenport (yes) and David Hart (yes). The motion carried.
The commission heard questions about access and circulation; staff said UDOT and the city had negotiated a right‑in only access from Ninetieth for the site and that emergency exceptions exist. The approval allows the applicant to proceed to final plan submittal and to work with city staff on the remaining technical issues and filing requirements.
Background: The commission had approved a preliminary subdivision for the larger parcel earlier in the same meeting; this site plan approves the store and three small lease spaces on the approved lot. The owner indicated interest in charging infrastructure and said discussions with Tesla and other providers were ongoing.
