Our Rezone
Process
October 2021: Approached by the City of Sun Valley about the need to seek a rezone because previous zoning was obsolete due to changes in the code.
January 27, 2022:
P+Z Hearing #1 Proposed a rezone that was identical to the 2015 City of Sun Valley Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map. At that time, the School had no plans to build but let the Comp Plan map guide the rezone request. P+Z asked the School to create a future needs plan and resubmit. During this hearing SVCS was clear that the School was only seeking a rezone and not a development plan approval. The School said that it was open to a development plan at the appropriate time.
February 9, 2023:
P+Z Hearing #2 Per the request of the P+Z, SVCS spent a year studying our Sagewillow usage needs and developed a rezone plan which also included the five Arrowleaf lots that the School purchased in 2011. The School stated that it was open to a development plan agreed to by neighbors and the School as a part of the rezone process. P+Z asked the school to consider engaging stakeholders more and resubmit at a later date.
March 2023: SVCS engaged GGLO, a land use and design firm with offices in Seattle, L.A., and Boise to help facilitate the next phase of this process.
April 17, 2023: Workshop #1 with the leaders of six adjacent or near-adjacent HOAs to discuss ideas for the future of Sagewillow Campus.
April 20-May 20: Survey to the wider Elkhorn constituency. Results are linked here.
May 22, 2023: Workshop #2 with six HOA leaders to review survey results and refine thinking / plans.
June 6, 2023: Workshop #3 with HOA leaders to review proposed site options and building plans based on feedback.
July 6-ongoing, 2023: Survey #2 to wider Elkhorn constituency.
Results to-date linked here.
July 17, 2023: HOA workshop #4 including an on-site tour. Potential building sites were staked. Also reviewed survey results to-date.
July + August, 2023:
-Continue working with neighbors and Elkhorn residents to refine plan.
-Host site visits for interested Elkhorn residents by appointment. Please email sagewillow@communityschool.org to sign up for a site visit.
August 11, 2023:
HOA workshop #5. Present traffic study results.
August + September 2023: Continue workshopping ideas and conversing with HOAs and neighbors.
September 26: Submit application.
November 16 2023: P+Z Hearing. City Council hearing will follow.