City Council Meeting - May 13, 2025

Meeting Summary

The May 13, 2025 City Council meeting featured a broad agenda spanning water infrastructure, land use decisions, and several updates to the city's development code. A central item was the McLachlan Well construction agreement with FX Construction (Resolution #2025-27), intended to augment Lehi's culinary water supply for a city that has grown from roughly 47,000 residents in 2010 to over 80,000 by 2025, placing significant strain on existing infrastructure. Staff presented a Water System Master Plan update identifying capacity constraints and recommending capital projects totaling over $100 million over 20 years. Due to a last-minute agenda amendment, the McLachlan Well vote was moved to the May 27 meeting for final action. The pre-council session included updates on the North Point Solid Waste District, a Bike and Pedestrian Master Plan review, and a discussion of Public Improvement Districts and sidewalk funding. The Council considered three land use items: the Anderson Zone Change at 206 North 1100 West, proposing to rezone 0.60 acres from A-1 agriculture to R-1-22 residential; the Barron Zone Change at 61 East 2200 North, proposing to rezone 1 acre from A-1 to R-1-15 residential; and the Bart Christofferson Annexation #2 at 440 South 300 East, which would bring 0.40 acres into Lehi City under R-1-Flex zoning. The Council also took up preliminary subdivision approval for Inverness Plat D, a DR Horton project proposing 278 single-family homes and 126 townhomes near Horton Way and Edinburgh Avenue, with approximately 472 acres to be dedicated to the city as public open space in a conservation easement. A General Plan amendment for the Salt Spring property at approximately 500 East 950 South proposed changing 13.32 acres from Very Low Density Residential/Agriculture (VLDRA) to High Density Residential (HDR). Three development code amendments were also on the agenda: an update to Chapter 20 addressing home occupations for landscape and construction companies, a revision to Table 05.040-B removing side and rear yard setbacks in the Neighborhood Commercial Zone, and a Table 37.080 amendment updating off-street parking requirements for parks and open space. The Council also held a public hearing on the FY 2026 Budget and considered additional Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding from the Mountainland Association of Governments.