No. The planter strip by the sidewalk is the maintenance obligation of the property owner. It's the responsibility of the property owners to provide safe and unobstructed access along the sidewalk. Failure by the property owner to maintain the trees may result in a code enforcement issue.
No. The City will not remove a fallen tree, limb, or branch from a private owner's property or structures in most situations. The property owner is responsible for debris cleanup, tree removal, and repair of damaged structures.
No. The property owner is responsible. Property owners may legally prune encroaching tree limbs and branches back to their property line but cannot do so in such a way that will remove more than 25 percent of the tree canopy.
There is no fee to get a street tree removal permit but there is an application that can be submitted online at the following link: Online Street Tree Removal Application OR you can fill out a hard copy application that can be found on our Street Tree Removal webpage.
These charges are paid by new development, and provide funding to construct transportation improvements necessary to accommodate growth within the City.
The Development Services Code Enforcement Officer is responsible for addressing municipal code violations that are associated primarily with land use issues and commercial business. To link to an online copy of the entire Sandy Municipal Code, click here.
On October 3, 2022 the Sandy City Council adopted a temporary moratorium, stopping acceptance of new land use applications that propose new sewer connections, to give sewer system improvements time to catch up with the community’s growth and aging infrastructure. In March 2023, the Council adopted
