Thursday, May 9, 2024
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The May 9, 2024 Planning Commission meeting featured six public hearings covering a wide range of applications, from a small accessory dwelling unit to one of the largest industrial projects in Lehi City history. The highest-profile item was Texas Instruments' request for a grading permit on their 668-acre parcel at 4000 North Flash Drive, the future site of LFAB2 — TI's second 300mm semiconductor wafer fabrication facility in Lehi. The grading operation involves moving approximately 1.2 million cubic yards of earth on-site, with work expected to run roughly 12 hours per day from June through October 2024. TI's Lehi expansion is part of a broader multi-billion dollar investment in domestic chip manufacturing. The commission's role at this stage was to review the grading plan for compliance with city standards before a permit could be issued. The commission also reviewed the Ascend at Skye concept plan, submitted by DHI Communities, for a 302-unit apartment development located at approximately Center Street and Aberdeen Way within the Skye master-planned community. The application included a request for a substitution of amenities, meaning the developer proposed an alternative mix of recreational amenities in place of the standard code-required package. Concept plan approval is an early-stage action; the project would return for further review before any building permits could be issued. Two citywide policy items rounded out the agenda. The commission heard a recommendation on updates to Lehi City's Moderate Income Housing Goals, Strategies, and Timeline — a state-required housing plan that cities must periodically update — and a recommendation on revisions to several standard drawings in the Design Standards and Public Improvement Specifications Manual. The smallest item on the agenda was a conditional use permit request from Mark Coddington to convert an existing accessory building into a detached accessory dwelling unit at 444 South 100 West. ADU conversions require a conditional use permit to ensure the unit meets safety and land use standards.