City Council - September 19, 2023

Meeting Summary

The September 19, 2023 Lehi City Council meeting was a substantive regular session highlighted by the approval of two significant land use ordinances. The most notable action was approval of Ordinance #56-2023, the Skye Area Plan Second Amendment, adding 883 acres and 300 residential units to the existing Skye Area Plan near the SR-92 and Center Street corridor. The application was submitted by DR Horton, one of the nation's largest homebuilders, and represents a significant expansion of planned residential community in Lehi's rapidly developing west side. The Council also approved Ordinance #57-2023, a Development Code amendment formally adding twin homes as a permitted use in the city's R-2 residential zone, expanding the variety of housing types allowed in established neighborhoods. Both ordinances passed during the evening regular session. The council held two public hearings. The first received public comment on Lehi City's proposal to issue electric revenue bonds to finance the construction of a new power generation facility — a step in the city's effort to manage its own electrical infrastructure through its municipal power system. The second public hearing addressed an update to the city's consolidated fee schedule for recreation and library services (Resolution #2023-61). The Council also considered Resolution #2023-60, authorizing an amendment to Lehi City's participation in the Steel Solar 1A project under the Master Firm Power Supply Agreement with the Utah Association of Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS), and certified the official results of the September 5, 2023 City Council primary election (Resolution #2023-59), which narrowed a field of 17 candidates to six finalists ahead of the November general election. Several development approvals rounded out the agenda, including final subdivision approval for Jordan Walk Towns Phase 2 (a 33-unit residential development at 3600 West Hardman Way), Ridge Holding Plat (a five-lot commercial subdivision near Ridge Road and Triumph Boulevard), Mountain Slopes Urban Living (a commercial subdivision near Ridge Road and Stockton Lane), and Cedar Hollow Plat M (a seven-lot single-family development at 1475 East 1800 North). The Council also approved cooperative agreements with UDOT for traffic signal and access control management along US-89 (Resolution #2023-63) and a corridor preservation agreement along SR-145 in coordination with UDOT and Saratoga Springs (Resolution #2023-64). During the pre-council work session, city staff reported that Lehi's municipal fiber network had reached 112 connected customers with 232 total orders in the system, and the Utah County Health Department presented information on radon gas awareness for Lehi residents.