Planning Commission Work Session - November 7, 2024

Meeting Summary

The November 7, 2024 Planning Commission work session introduced two policy items in their early stages of development. The main topic was Lehi's draft Bike and Pedestrian Plan. Staff walked commissioners through the plan's goals, a survey of existing conditions across the city's trail and bike network, and the gap analysis methodology being used to identify where connections are missing — both within Lehi and to neighboring cities. The presentation was the commission's first formal look at the draft plan, setting the stage for more detailed review in subsequent sessions. Safe, connected bicycle infrastructure has been a recurring theme in Lehi community feedback as the city's population has grown rapidly in recent years. Commissioners also reviewed a set of proposed amendments to the city's buffering and screening standards for commercial development located adjacent to residential properties or zones. Those standards — which govern landscaping requirements, fencing types and heights, and transitional setbacks between commercial and residential land uses — had been identified as needing updates to better reflect current development patterns across the city. No formal votes were taken on either item. Both the Bike and Pedestrian Plan and the buffering and screening amendments were expected to progress through additional work sessions before coming to formal public hearings for commission action.