Planning Commission Meeting - August 14, 2025

Meeting Summary

The Lehi City Planning Commission held its regular meeting on August 14, 2025, advancing two development code amendments with positive recommendations to the full City Council. The most substantive item was a proposed amendment to the rules governing Detached Accessory Dwelling Units (DADUs), which would lower the minimum lot size required to build a detached ADU from 15,000 square feet to 14,520 square feet — exactly one-third of an acre. If adopted by the City Council, the change would modestly expand the pool of properties where homeowners can construct a secondary dwelling unit. The amendment would also add a new restriction limiting detached ADUs on steep slopes, a provision aimed at reducing drainage, utility, and infrastructure complications in hillside areas.\n\nThe Commission also reviewed and forwarded an Off-Street Parking Development Code amendment. While specific details of the parking amendment were not publicly summarized in advance of the meeting, both items received favorable recommendations and were placed on the City Council agenda for final consideration at the August 26, 2025 council meeting.\n\nThe August 14 meeting took place just two days after Lehi's municipal primary election, which had narrowed the field of candidates for Mayor and City Council seats ahead of the November general election. The next regular Planning Commission meeting was scheduled for August 28, 2025.