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Planning staff backs rezoning application for 1270 East 8600 South; planning commission recommends approval
Summary
A property owner has asked Sandy City to rezone a 0.43‑acre parcel at 1270 East 8600 South from neighborhood commercial (CN) to RM‑12 residential, and staff told the council the site is designated residential in a small‑area plan under the city's new general plan.
Sandy — City planning staff presented a rezone application Feb. 4 asking the council to change one parcel (about 0.43 acre) at 1270 East 8600 South from CN (neighborhood commercial) to RM‑12 (residential multifamily up to 12 units per acre).
Long Range Planning Manager Jake Warner told the council the property is designated residential in the small area plan for a neighborhood activity center in the city’s recently adopted general plan. The applicant’s concept plan shows two duplex buildings (four units) with a shared access connection to adjacent commercial property; Warner said the same property owner currently holds both parcels.
The planning commission reviewed the application Jan. 16 and recommended approval. Warner said staff encouraged the access and layout as a way to consolidate access points in the block; public works and utilities have been involved in the site‑planning discussions. Warner told the council the city requires cross‑access or shared‑access agreements as part of site planning and subdivision review to protect future access rights.
An applicant who joined the meeting virtually said the current lot configuration can accommodate four units and that the commercial owner plans no immediate redevelopment; he said a fifth unit would be technically possible only if property lines shifted but such a layout would create access problems.
Warner said the council will take formal action on the rezoning application on Feb. 11.
Why it matters: The request is an example of the implementation tensions between the city’s commercial zoning and the new general plan’s push to increase residential capacity in activity centers. Staff said the CN zone does not currently allow residential by right, so the rezone tool is being used as staff implements the general plan ahead of a broader code rewrite.
Next steps: Warner said staff will return with final ordinance language and that the rezoning is scheduled for council action on Feb. 11.
