Planning

Department/Program:	036 Planning
Fund:	110 General Fund

The Planning & Development Department is committed to serving existing and new residents with comprehensive planning services in the belief that a growing community can remain livable, can meet the needs of its citizens and become a diverse community with jobs and housing needs met.

For more information, see Planning & Development Program Review (2005)

PAST GOALS	ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Council Goal: Refine downtown design standards in the city's development code. Draft a downtown plan map as a development/planning tool.	Consultant hired and project underway.
Council Goal: Attain Tree City USA status	Done.
Council Goal: Adopt an ordinance requiring landscaping or screening of vacant downtown lots	Done.
Council Goal: Complete “housekeeping” changes to the development code.	Consultant hired and project underway.
Council Goal: Construct a downtown public parking lot.	Done.
Council Goal: Explore the feasibility of an office building featuring executive suites.	Design and market analysis completed.

OBJECTIVES FOR THE NEXT BIENNIUM

	Council Goal: Update the buildable lands inventory.
	Council Goal: Consider expansion of the Urban Growth Boundary.
	Council Goal: Identify locations for an expanded Sandy Post Office.
	Council Goal: Encourage development of destination restaurants.

BUDGET NOTES
The Planning & Development Department is carrying over a contingency account as a buffer against the inevitable slowdown in construction activity. Beginning in July of 2000, the Planning & Development Department was separated into two separate departments because of changes in state law. The Building Department has a separate budget to better track cost of providing services and to ensure that all funds received by the Building Department are expended only for building-related items.

REVENUES

2001-03 Actual	2003-05 Actual		2005-07 Budget	2007-09 Budget
$524,283	$317,886	Beginning Balance	$413,337	$419,686
$274,239	$362,521	Revenue	$216,500	$295,500

$798,522

$680,407

TOTAL REVENUES

$629,837

$715,186

EXPENDITURES

$212,308	$222,886	Personnel	$262,184	$302,767
$155,428	$109,031	Materials & Supplies	$233,000	$332,450
$916	$3,415	Capital Outlay	$11,000	$7,000
$0	$0	Contingency	$180,000	$110,000

$368,652

$335,333

TOTAL EXPENDITURES

$686,184

$752,217

-$429,870

-$345,074

TOTAL NET BUDGET

$56,347

$37,031

STAFF

2001-03 Actual

2003-05 Actual

Position

2005-07 Budget

2007-09 Budget

0.82	0.82	Associate Planner	0.82	0.82
0.2	0.2	Engineering Tech.	0.2	0.2
0	0	Permit Clerk	0	0.05
0.73	0.73	Planning Director	0.73	0.73
0.35	0	Secretary	0	0.25

2.1

1.75

TOTAL STAFF

1.75

2.05

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