Lehi Planning Commission Meeting Summary – September 10, 2026

The Lehi Planning Commission met on September 10, 2026, at 7:00 PM in the Lehi City Council Chambers (131 N. 100 E., Lehi, UT) and conducted five public hearings: two code exceptions (a railroad corridor fence height increase and a church glass coverage requirement), a conditional use for a telecommunications antenna on Primary Children's Hospital, architectural exceptions for a storage facility, and a Chapter 29 Development Code amendment recommendation to the City Council. All five items were approved by motion. No meeting minutes were available; this summary is based on the agenda and the raw transcript.

Consent Calendar

• The consent agenda had no business items; the meeting moved directly to the regular agenda.

Public Comments & Testimony

• A resident identified as Zhang, who said he lives directly behind Primary Children's Hospital, approached the podium during item 3.1 to ask for clarifications before the antenna permit was approved. The chair informed him that item 3.1 was the fence item and directed him to return during item 3.2.
• Nathaniel Wall, pastor of Alpine Bible Church, identified himself during item 3.3 and said he would hold his comments until after the public hearing and would answer questions if needed.
• Public hearings for items 3.1, 3.3, 3.4, and 3.5 were opened and closed with no public speakers. No online comments were reported for items 3.1, 3.4, or 3.5.

Discussion Items

Item 3.1 – Garden Park Subdivision Fence Exception (Adam Albrecht) – The applicant requested approval of an exception to revise a 6-foot no-climb fence along the railroad corridor to an 8-foot wall at approximately 500 S Center Street. Staff stated the planning commission has discretion to approve or deny the exception and reported two DRC technical comments: fences over seven feet require a building permit, and fences must not overlap the sidewalk. The motion to approve found that the 8-foot fence will help the applicant and his family mitigate disruptions from the railroad corridor, that it will not have a negative impact on the neighborhood or community, and the motion included the DRC comments.

Item 3.2 – AT&T River Walk Primary Children's Antenna Conditional Use – AT&T requested conditional use approval to place a telecommunications antenna on top of Primary Children's Hospital at 2250 North Miller Campus Drive. Staff reported the antenna would be 10 feet tall, below the 18-foot height requirement in Chapter 12, and that the use is a conditional use under the Holberg Farms area plan. The DRC provided three redline comments, including that antennas shall be painted to match the color of the building or structure or the background against which they are most commonly seen. The agenda title reads Preliminary Children's Antenna, which the transcript indicates is a typographical error for Primary Children's Antenna. In response to commissioner questions, the AT&T representative stated: standard white/gray antennas generally blend in better than painted antennas, although AT&T has no objection to any color; AT&T has an existing approval for a tower in the park across the street but would likely abandon that lease because the hospital site provides better coverage, access, and height; the FCC sets exposure limits and health considerations cannot be part of a conditional use permit decision under federal law; antennas below 30 feet would be considered a higher exposure risk to the surrounding public; rooftop sites require RF exposure calculations every one to two years, mainly to protect people who work on the roof; and the public would never approach an exposure level above what is allowed unless standing directly in front of and touching the antenna. Asked where the public could find RF data, the representative said the information is available through FCC records but is difficult to read, that internet studies vary depending on the source, and that the FCC governs what can and cannot be done. The motion to approve the conditional use and site plan found that the proposed use will not be detrimental or injurious to property or improvements in the vicinity and will be located and conducted in compliance with the goals and policies of the Lehi City plan.

Item 3.3 – Alpine Bible Church Glass Requirement Exception – The church, located at 710 West Main Street, requested an exception to allow less than the minimum 40% glass coverage on the street-facing wall. Staff explained that the wall is the church's main auditorium and that glass would disrupt its audio and visual systems. There were 43 DRC comments, largely related to the site plan and utilities, and the commission was asked to determine whether the intent of the code is met if the exception is granted. Pastor Nathaniel Wall was present. The motion to approve cited the city's existing precedent for this specific religious type of use, included findings on compliance with the goals and policies of the Lehi City General Plan and the purposes of the code, found the property is of adequate size and dimensions for the proposed use, and included the DRC comments.

Item 3.4 – Outlets at Traverse Mountain Storage Buildings Exceptions (Uncommon Architecture) – The applicant requested approval of exceptions to architectural requirements at 3800 Cabela's Boulevard, including maximum EIFS percentages, architectural features, and glass requirements, with the stated intent for the storage building to blend in with the surrounding hillside. Staff reported five DRC redline comments, including that any exceptions to the design standards would need planning commission approval. During discussion, it was noted that the facility is well over-parked, so losing a couple of parking spots for access would be acceptable, and the applicant stated the building would use standard white roofing material. A commissioner described the request as starkly different from recently considered requests and noted that the building is not intended to bring people in, including employees, which supported favoring the request. The motion to approve found that the proposed exceptions were adequately justified for the use of the building as a storage facility.

Item 3.5 – Chapter 29 Development Code Amendment (Lehi City) – Staff presented the city's request for review of a Development Code amendment clarifying the development agreement process, specifically the exact process development agreements must follow after being directed by the City Council. This is a legislative item: the planning commission provides a recommendation and the City Council makes the final determination. In response to a commissioner's question about how the process would change, staff said the amendment brings the city more in line with state code and makes the process clear for any applicant who comes through the city with a development agreement. The motion recommended approval and included the DRC comments.

Key Outcomes

• Item 3.1 approved: 8-foot wall exception for Garden Park Subdivision, with DRC comments.
• Item 3.2 approved: AT&T conditional use and site plan for the Primary Children's Hospital rooftop antenna.
• Item 3.3 approved: Alpine Bible Church glass requirement exception, with DRC comments.
• Item 3.4 approved: architectural exceptions for the Outlets at Traverse Mountain Storage Buildings.
• Item 3.5 recommended for approval to the Lehi City Council: Chapter 29 development agreement process amendment, with DRC comments.
• All approvals were by motion; no roll-call vote tallies appear in the transcript.