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Sandy hears state housing-production rules as consultants flag wastewater moratorium as key constraint
Summary
DLCD and consultants told the Sandy City Council that the state-mandated Housing Production Strategy (HPS) must be adopted by 12/31/2025 and should address locally contextualized housing needs; consultants said wastewater capacity and high utility rates will limit near-term housing production and suggested funding, code changes and partnerships as potential actions.
Council President Smallwood convened a work session on the state-mandated Housing Production Strategy on the evening the council met; Tyler opened the session and introduced consultants from ECHO Northwest and a Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) regional representative.
DLCD’s regional representative, Kelly, summarized why the HPS exists and what the state will review: “do the strategies in your HPS address the housing need that you found,” she said, emphasizing the HPS’s three goals — production, affordability and choice — and explaining that DLCD has 90 days to review a locally adopted HPS and may approve, approve with conditions or remand it. Tyler reminded the council the HPS must be adopted by 12/31/2025.
Consultants from ECHO Northwest said the HPS is an eight‑year action plan that must link specific strategies to the housing needs…
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