Planning Commission - September 14, 2023

Meeting Summary

The Lehi Planning Commission met on September 14, 2023 with a residential-development-heavy agenda focused on the city's east side. The headline items were two related submissions from JDH Development for Vivian Estates: a public hearing and recommendation on the Preliminary Subdivision Plan for Vivian Estates Phase 4, a 22-lot residential subdivision at approximately 600 East 2000 North, and a companion request for a grading permit covering Vivian Estates Phases 3 and 4 on roughly 43 acres at approximately 600 East 2300 North. Together, the items move the Vivian Estates project closer to construction and add to the supply of detached single-family housing in the RA-1 zone north of SR-92. The Commission also took up a Development Code Amendment proposed by Lehi City staff to Chapter 26 (Accessory Uses), specifically changing the lot-size requirement for detached accessory dwelling units (ADUs). The amendment is part of Lehi's ongoing effort to bring its local code in line with statewide ADU rules and to respond to broader concerns about housing supply in Utah County. Because Planning Commission actions on subdivisions and code amendments are recommendations rather than final approvals, the items considered at this meeting feed into subsequent City Council votes. Next steps include City Council consideration of the Vivian Estates Phase 4 preliminary subdivision and of the proposed ADU code amendment.