Planning commission directs staff to draft ordinance allowing porch projections into front setbacks

On June 10, 2025, the Lindon Planning Commission opened a public hearing on an amendment to Linden City ordinance 17.44.090 that would allow porches and porch coverings to project into required yard setbacks and directed staff to draft ordinance language and return to the commission for a future vote.

The change was requested by applicant Nicholas Slade on behalf of a homeowner who wants to add a porch covering over front steps to reduce snow and ice hazards. Presenting staff, Mike Florence, told commissioners the current Linden ordinance allows projections for cornices or eaves of up to 24 inches but does not authorize the deeper porch projection the applicant seeks. Florence said, "our ordinance only allows you to project 2 feet" for eaves, and the applicant asked to extend a porch roughly 8 feet into a 30-foot front setback, which would leave…