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Developer asks Sandy council for two-year extension on Boland Terrace approvals
Summary
A developer asked Sandy council to extend land-use approval and ERU allocations for Boland (Mulrin) Terrace by two years, citing higher construction costs and recent SDC increases; he urged the council to grant time to preserve a major housing project tied to park and road improvements.
Dave Bande (developer representative) addressed the council during public comment and asked for an extension of land-use approval and ERU allocations for the Mulrin/Boland Terrace project, which he said enabled Deer Point Park and the DeMarco Road extension.
“I'm requesting that you grant Boland Terrace a 2 year extension of its land use approval to give us the necessary time to figure out the current financial challenge, complete engineering, design, etcetera,” Bande told the council, adding that higher construction costs and SDC fee increases have paused the project.
Bande said the project could deliver significant housing benefits — he described it as “the single largest opportunity to provide needed housing to the city during a challenging development market” — and asked the council to respond at the next meeting. Councilors and staff later discussed how existing ERU expiration alignment, the proposed ERU lottery, and the possibility of returning ERUs to the city could affect his project's options.
Staff clarified that the resolution under consideration deals with ERU expiration alignment and a new allocation program but that land-use extensions would require separate action. Councilors debated whether a lottery limited to properties inside city limits should be expanded to include properties within the urban growth boundary (UBG) and whether preference points should be given to property owners who already pay city taxes.
What’s next: staff indicated they will continue to work with developers and that the moratorium amendments and lottery mechanics could change in future revisions. Bande said he hoped for a staff or council response at the council’s next meeting.
