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Growth and Land Use

Sandpoint has experienced significant growth over the past few years. As continued growth is anticipated, planning for it and corresponding future land uses are important to maintain community values and strategically respond to the related challenges and opportunities.

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38 registered responses


Do you think growth is positively or negatively affecting the City of Sandpoint? Why do you feel this way?

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38
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What are your primary concerns if Sandpoint continues to grow? Please list up to 5:

Answered
37
Skipped
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What can the City do to mitigate your concerns about growth?

Answered
34
Skipped
4

What are the potential benefits of Sandpoint continuing to grow? Please list up to 5:

Answered
35
Skipped
3

Should we continue to grow within existing City limits, please indicate your level of support of the following (1=Do not support, 5=Strongly support):

Preserve open space
Response Percent Response Count
2 2.6% 1
3 7.9% 3
4 23.7% 9
5 65.8% 25
Establish industrial areas
Response Percent Response Count
1 13.2% 5
2 15.8% 6
3 15.8% 6
4 18.4% 7
5 36.8% 14
Establish commercial areas
Response Percent Response Count
1 7.9% 3
2 15.8% 6
3 18.4% 7
4 21.1% 8
5 34.2% 13
No opinion 2.6% 1
Preserve agricultural and other working lands
Response Percent Response Count
1 2.6% 1
2 7.9% 3
3 15.8% 6
4 28.9% 11
5 39.5% 15
No opinion 2.6% 1
Preserve natural areas
Response Percent Response Count
2 2.6% 1
3 10.5% 4
4 10.5% 4
5 76.3% 29
Additional single-family residential homes
Response Percent Response Count
1 5.3% 2
2 10.5% 4
3 23.7% 9
4 15.8% 6
5 44.7% 17
Additional multi-family (apartments, condominiums, townhouses, duplexes, etc.) residential development
Response Percent Response Count
1 18.4% 7
2 5.3% 2
3 26.3% 10
4 13.2% 5
5 36.8% 14
Additional mixed-use development (a mix of commercial and residential)
Response Percent Response Count
1 21.1% 8
2 15.8% 6
3 10.5% 4
4 15.8% 6
5 34.2% 13
No opinion 2.6% 1

If and where City limits may expand, please indicate your level of support of the following (1=Do not support, 5=Strongly support):

City limits/services expand at the request of property owners
Response Percent Response Count
1 21.1% 8
2 7.9% 3
3 18.4% 7
4 26.3% 10
5 21.1% 8
No opinion 5.3% 2
Preserve open space
Response Percent Response Count
2 5.3% 2
3 15.8% 6
4 18.4% 7
5 60.5% 23
Establish industrial areas
Response Percent Response Count
1 7.9% 3
2 13.2% 5
3 28.9% 11
4 15.8% 6
5 34.2% 13
Establish commercial areas
Response Percent Response Count
1 5.3% 2
2 10.5% 4
3 26.3% 10
4 23.7% 9
5 31.6% 12
No opinion 2.6% 1
Preserve agricultural and other working lands
Response Percent Response Count
1 2.6% 1
2 13.2% 5
3 18.4% 7
4 15.8% 6
5 50.0% 19
Preserve natural areas
Response Percent Response Count
2 2.6% 1
3 10.5% 4
4 15.8% 6
5 71.1% 27
Single-family residential homes
Response Percent Response Count
1 2.6% 1
2 7.9% 3
3 21.1% 8
4 18.4% 7
5 47.4% 18
Multi-family (apartments, condominiums, townhouses, duplexes, etc.) residential development
Response Percent Response Count
1 15.8% 6
2 10.5% 4
3 18.4% 7
4 21.1% 8
5 34.2% 13
Mixed-use development (a mix of commercial and residential)
Response Percent Response Count
1 18.4% 7
2 10.5% 4
3 13.2% 5
4 15.8% 6
5 36.8% 14
No opinion 5.3% 2

Please provide other considerations that are important when considering growth should it continue to occur in and around Sandpoint.

Answered
20
Skipped
18

I wish my house was in walking distance to the following (please check all that apply):

Response Percent Response Count
Cafe or small coffee shop 18.4% 7
Small convenience/general store 18.4% 7
Small medical office 5.3% 2
Pharmacy 7.9% 3
Other professional offices 5.3% 2
Pub/bar 13.2% 5
Small restaurant 15.8% 6
Parks 28.9% 11
Trails 26.3% 10
School 18.4% 7
Recreation Center 18.4% 7
Library 18.4% 7
I am already able to walk to a variety of locations 71.1% 27
Just my mailbox, thank you very much 21.1% 8
Other 7.9% 3

The following series of images represents a variety of ways in which development can look and feel. Please select the images you would like to see more of in Sandpoint (select as many as apply):

Response Percent Response Count
Image 1 54.1% 20
Image 2 21.6% 8
Image 3 62.2% 23
Image 4 29.7% 11
Image 5 24.3% 9
Image 6 75.7% 28
Image 7 45.9% 17
Image 8 51.4% 19
Image 9 8.1% 3
Image 10 32.4% 12
Image 11 16.2% 6
Image 12 21.6% 8
Image 13 81.1% 30
Image 14 32.4% 12
Image 15 45.9% 17
Image 16 48.6% 18
Image 17 18.9% 7

Using the numbered areas in the map above, identify where you live in Sandpoint. If you do not live in the Sandpoint city limits, please select the city or area in which you live.

Response Percent Response Count
Area 3 10.5% 4
Area 4 7.9% 3
Area 5 23.7% 9
Area 7 10.5% 4
Area 8 7.9% 3
Area 9 28.9% 11
Dover 2.6% 1
Other Bonner County 5.3% 2
None of the above 2.6% 1

Tell us a little about your relationship with the City of Sandpoint. Check all that apply:

Response Percent Response Count
I work in Sandpoint 65.8% 25
I'm retired in Sandpoint 31.6% 12
I often visit Sandpoint 5.3% 2
I own property in Sandpoint 65.8% 25
I have a business interest or am looking to do business in Sandpoint 28.9% 11
Other 13.2% 5

What is your age?

Response Percent Response Count
30-39 13.2% 5
40-49 26.3% 10
50-59 18.4% 7
60-69 26.3% 10
70 or older 15.8% 6

What is your annual household income?

Response Percent Response Count
Less than $25,000 2.7% 1
$25,000-$34,999 8.1% 3
$35,000 - $49,999 16.2% 6
$50,000 - $74,999 29.7% 11
$75,000 - $99,999 10.8% 4
$100,000 or greater 32.4% 12

How many children under the age of 18 live at home?

Average
0.64
Total
23.00
Count
36
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Bruce Robertson inside the County of Bonner
February 1, 2020, 11:07 AM
  • Do you think growth is positively or negatively affecting the City of Sandpoint? Why do you feel this way?

    Growth is inevitable. If well planned, we can emphasize the positive aspects of growth and minimize the negative. A growing economy can increase opportunity for all citizens. Social and recreational opportunities can also increase with growth. Planning makes all the difference between diverse, balanced growth and haphazard expansion that can't be sustained. I applaud the resistance to big box stores and drive-through businesses. I think the City has to better plan and fund maintenance of our existing infrastructure - streets, sidewalks, trails, water lines, storm water facilities, and parks. Before we expand, let's figure out how we are going to maintain both the existing and the expanded areas.

  • What are your primary concerns if Sandpoint continues to grow? Please list up to 5:
    • Attracting a mono-culture that values money over our environment, social equality, and community service.
    • Allowing motor vehicle traffic to cut our community into seperate neighborhoods that are inaccessible except by MORE motor vehicles
    • Loosing our small-town security. I dread an increase or development of crime on all levels - from shoplifting to domestic violence & drug/gang murders
  • What can the City do to mitigate your concerns about growth?

    Attract businesses and employees by providing such a desirable place to live they can't resist paying a little more to be here.

  • What are the potential benefits of Sandpoint continuing to grow? Please list up to 5:
    • Increased economic opportunities - diverse jobs that pay a living wage
    • Increased education opportunities - Technical or other post-secondary school
    • Increased social opportunities - beyond alcohol-influenced night-life, such as clubs, groups, and societies.
  • Should we continue to grow within existing City limits, please indicate your level of support of the following (1=Do not support, 5=Strongly support):
    • Preserve open space - 4
    • Establish industrial areas - 5
    • Establish commercial areas - 4
    • Preserve agricultural and other working lands - 3
    • Preserve natural areas - 4
    • Additional single-family residential homes - 3
    • Additional multi-family (apartments, condominiums, townhouses, duplexes, etc.) residential development - 4
    • Additional mixed-use development (a mix of commercial and residential) - 4
  • If and where City limits may expand, please indicate your level of support of the following (1=Do not support, 5=Strongly support):
    • City limits/services expand at the request of property owners - 5
    • Preserve open space - 3
    • Establish industrial areas - 4
    • Establish commercial areas - 4
    • Preserve agricultural and other working lands - 2
    • Preserve natural areas - 3
    • Single-family residential homes - 4
    • Multi-family (apartments, condominiums, townhouses, duplexes, etc.) residential development - 4
    • Mixed-use development (a mix of commercial and residential) - 5
  • Please provide other considerations that are important when considering growth should it continue to occur in and around Sandpoint.

    The City is already providing services to areas that have not been annexed (Larkhaven & Northwood Meadows). This reduces motivation for areas to be annexed. I am happy to pay for the services I get as a resident of Sandpoint, but I do not want to subsidize the residents of nearby Bonner Co. or neighboring communities. All legal means of motivating adjacent development to be annexed into Sandpoint should be considered.

  • I wish my house was in walking distance to the following (please check all that apply):
    • I am already able to walk to a variety of locations
  • The following series of images represents a variety of ways in which development can look and feel. Please select the images you would like to see more of in Sandpoint (select as many as apply):
    • Image 3
    • Image 7
    • Image 12
    • Image 14
    • Image 15
  • Using the numbered areas in the map above, identify where you live in Sandpoint. If you do not live in the Sandpoint city limits, please select the city or area in which you live.
    • Area 5
  • Tell us a little about your relationship with the City of Sandpoint. Check all that apply:
    • I work in Sandpoint
    • I own property in Sandpoint
    • I have a business interest or am looking to do business in Sandpoint
  • What is your age?
    • 60-69
  • What is your annual household income?
    • $100,000 or greater
  • How many children under the age of 18 live at home?
    0
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Preserve open space
Establish industrial areas
Establish commercial areas
Preserve agricultural and other working lands
Preserve natural areas
Additional single-family residential homes
Additional multi-family (apartments, condominiums, townhouses, duplexes, etc.) residential development
Additional mixed-use development (a mix of commercial and residential)

Sandpoint's Area of City Impact (ACI) is adjacent, unincorporated land identified by the City and County as property that may desire to someday be annexed into the City.  As such, state law requires that the ACI is considered in comprehensive planning.  Looking ahead 20 years, it is important that community feedback assists us in being prepared if requests to expand City boundaries are initiated by property owners within the ACI.  Although the Comprehensive Plan must consider the ACI, it is governed by Bonner County.

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City limits/services expand at the request of property owners
Preserve open space
Establish industrial areas
Establish commercial areas
Preserve agricultural and other working lands
Preserve natural areas
Single-family residential homes
Multi-family (apartments, condominiums, townhouses, duplexes, etc.) residential development
Mixed-use development (a mix of commercial and residential)

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