Planning Commission - September 7, 2023

Meeting Summary

The September 7, 2023 Lehi City Planning Commission meeting was a work session held at 5:30 p.m. No votes or formal actions were taken, as work sessions are reserved for study and informal deliberation. The commission received an update from city staff on site plans that had received administrative approval since the previous meeting. Members then viewed and discussed a video by active transportation advocate Sjors van Duren focused on bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure design — part of the commission's ongoing engagement with Lehi's transportation planning. The majority of the session was devoted to a substantive discussion of a proposed Development Code Amendment for detached accessory dwelling units (ADUs), including the question of whether to reduce the minimum lot size requirement. This work session discussion laid groundwork for formal action at the September 14 regular Planning Commission meeting, and ultimately the City Council approved the ADU code amendment in October, reducing the minimum lot size from one-half to one-third of an acre with a 1,300 square foot cap on ADU size.