City Council - November 14, 2023

Meeting Summary

The Lehi City Council met on November 14, 2023 and unanimously voted to update the city's animal code, increasing the household limit on dogs from two to three and expanding where larger farm animals can be kept. Under the revised ordinance, horses, donkeys and mules are now allowed on any parcel of at least half an acre regardless of zoning classification; previously these animals could only be kept on half-acre lots specifically zoned agricultural. Community Development Director Kim Struthers told the council the prior code had been "confusing to a lot of people," prompting frequent calls to staff for clarification. A more aggressive staff proposal to allow goats, sheep, pigs or llamas on quarter-acre parcels with a conditional use permit was rejected; the council kept the existing half-acre minimum for those animals. The council also considered Resolution #2023-69 approving an agreement with Tycon Construction for construction of the Flight Park pressurized irrigation reservoir, along with amendments to the Design Standards and Public Improvements Specifications Manual and updates to the city's Master Transportation Plan. An update on The Point project was presented by Alan Matheson of the Point of the Mountain State Land Authority, and the council recognized the Lehi Cares Coalition with a logo award. In a development item with longer-term implications, the council reviewed concept plan approval for Hardman Farms, a proposed 67-unit Planned Unit Development at approximately 3200 North Indian Ford Drive — the same Hardman family property that has been at the center of the controversial Clubhouse Drive extension debate the council voted on three weeks earlier. The next regular City Council meeting was scheduled for after the November 21 General Election.