Lehi council denies Griffith Estates townhome concept and a small-batch concrete use, buys property on Main Street
July 11, 2023, 7:01 p.m. · Council Chamber, 153 N. 100 East, Lehi
With the mayor and Council Member Katie Koivisto excused and Council Member Paul Hancock presiding as mayor pro tempore, the council denied the Griffith Estates 9-unit townhome concept and a code change to allow small-batch concrete manufacturing. It also approved a real estate purchase for 51 East Main Street, a UDOT agreement at 2100 North and 2300 West, and a tennis club agreement extension. All votes were 4-0.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Item 2.1 · Presentation
Fiber network update
Discussed
The fiber division had 54 customers connected and 72 sign-ups. Staff want to compare take rates with American Fork's similar project and work with ISPs on strategy.
Item 2.2 · Presentation
Planning staff lessons from the Netherlands
Discussed
Planning Manager Mike West and Community Development Director Kim Struthers described transportation lessons from a self-funded trip: direct, safe bicycle networks tied to rail stations, traffic calming, and separate road networks with frontage roads. They proposed a joint working session with the Planning Commission on funding, retrofitting and design.
Item 3 · Other
Consent agenda: purchase orders and minutes of May 2 through June 13
Approved · 4-0
Approved on consent.
Item 4 · Roads and utilities
UDOT cooperative agreement for 2100 North and 2300 West (Resolution 2023-44)
Approved · 4-0
Assistant City Engineer Brad Kenison said construction is expected to begin in 2024.
- ContractAmount not given to Utah Department of Transportation
Item 5 · Contract
Real estate purchase contract for 51 East Main Street (Resolution 2023-43)
Approved · 4-0
Economic Development Director Marlin Eldred said the property is a rental and the contract lets it stay in that use for two to three years under current ownership. The city plans a promenade or walkway from Main Street back to City Hall.
- Land dealAmount not given
Item 6 · Roads and utilities
RBI agreement for Willow Park irrigation (Resolution 2023-42)
Approved · 4-0
Parks and Facilities Manager Steve Marchbanks said a water main line will water newly planted trees and improve the park.
- ContractAmount not given to RBI
Item 7 · Parks
Ice-America agreement for a temporary ice rink (Resolution 2023-41)
Approved · 4-0
Mr. Marchbanks said the rink would be at the Sports Park, likely on the concrete between the playground and the snack stand, using existing power, open from the Friday after Thanksgiving to February 1, with skates, bleachers, sound and lighting included.
- ContractAmount not given to Ice-America
Item 8 · Development
Griffith Estates concept, 9-unit townhome PUD at 300 East 1630 South
Denied · 4-0
Steve Potter said a soil study showed positive results for building on native soil. Planning Director Kim Struthers addressed flooding and the density bonus. Council Member Paige Albrecht said the project did not meet the code's definition of infill, which affects the PUD exception and density bonus. Residents raised floodplain concerns and agreed it was not infill. The council denied the concept on that finding.
- Units: 9 townhomes
Item 9 · Development
Lehi Tennis Club development agreement amendment (Resolution 2023-40)
Tabled · 4-0
Jacob Hansen asked for the option to change the building style, to phase construction beginning with clay courts, to cover courts and possibly add a swimming pool. Council members worried about changing the project's original intent and effects on traffic, parking and the neighborhood. The council tabled the resolution and directed staff to modify the agreement to allow a two-year extension (with a one-year extension on the application process) and construction of clay courts, with a semi-permanent driveway surface allowed instead of gravel; other terms remain.
- Condition: all other terms unchanged
Item 10 · City code
Development code amendment for small-batch concrete manufacturing (Ordinance 41-2023)
Denied · 4-0
Petitioner Jeff Olson presented a change to Chapter 39 and the nonresidential table of uses to add a concrete manufacturing, small haul use. Rob Pike, a local concrete business owner, said it could bring traffic and industrial activity out of character with the surroundings, and Michelle Stallings feared unintended consequences elsewhere in the city. The council denied it, finding it would cause unforeseen and unintended consequences in this and other areas.
Item 11 · Subdivision
Cyprus Credit Union two-lot subdivision, 2501 North 1200 West
Approved · 4-0
The council approved a two-lot subdivision with no improvements in a Commercial zone.
- Lots: 2
- Zone: Commercial
What residents said
Floodplain at Griffith EstatesDetention pond construction on 700 SouthTraffic and industrial activity from small-batch concrete use
A resident raised a concern that a detention pond on 700 South was built improperly. Residents also spoke on the Griffith Estates concept and the concrete code amendment.