Renewable energy code update (Chapter 19)
Raises the maximum kW for residential renewable energy systems and adds battery storage fire-code rules. Positive recommendation Aug. 13; council agenda Sept. 8.
Recommended
- Type
- Code change
- Applicant
- Lehi City
- City Council: Renewable energy code update, Chapter 19 (Ordinance 37-2026)
- Planning Commission: Residential renewable energy limits (Chapter 19)
- City Council: Renewable energy regulations: remove conditional use (Ordinance 50-2025)
In brief
Renewable energy code update (Chapter 19) appears on 3 recorded agendas, from the City Council meeting of September 9, 2025 to the City Council meeting of September 8, 2026.
On record, it was approved with conditions once and recommended for approval once.
The most recent decision was recommended for approval at the Planning Commission meeting of August 13, 2026.
The most recent agenda collected for it, the City Council meeting of September 8, 2026, listed it with no result recorded.
Follow the money and project delivery
Renewable energy code update (Chapter 19)
- Council action
Approved with conditions: Renewable energy regulations: remove conditional use (Ordinance 50-2025) · Approved minutes Record → · Sept. 9, 2025
- Money in the record
No itemized amount linked in the records collected.
- Signed agreement and payments
Execution and project-level disbursements are not verified by this tracker. They require separate records; meeting approval alone does not establish either.
- Work and operating costs
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Every hearing and vote
September 8, 2026 · City Council
Renewable energy code update, Chapter 19 (Ordinance 37-2026)
Pending
Updates the cap on residential renewable energy systems; non-residential systems may exceed it by negotiation with the Power Director. The packet redline is unclear whether the residential cap is 10 or 15 kW. Planning Commission recommended approval Aug. 13.
August 13, 2026 · Planning Commission
Residential renewable energy limits (Chapter 19)
Recommended for approval
The city proposed raising the maximum allowed kW for residential renewable energy systems. Following DRC comments, it would also drop references to heating and fluid heat systems and add an electrical energy storage section requiring compliance with International Fire Code Section 1207. The draft ordinance says the commission forwarded a positive recommendation, and the council took it up Sept. 8.
- Applicant: Lehi City
September 9, 2025 · City Council
Renewable energy regulations: remove conditional use (Ordinance 50-2025)
Approved with conditions · 5-0
Struthers said the change is part of the Planning Commission's effort to eliminate conditional uses. Council Member Newall asked about dropping the noise study; the council kept noise study requirements for large projects. Struthers said there is little chance of a wind farm in Lehi.