Council considers ordinance language change to replace “single‑family” with “dwellings”

The Lindon City Council held a public hearing and discussed a wording correction to Ordinance 2025‑8‑O that replaces the phrase “single‑family dwellings” with “dwellings.” Council member White moved to close the public hearing and later moved to approve the ordinance with the change; Council member Broadder seconded the motion.

City staff member Britney told the council she had corrected the ordinance text to read “dwellings” in the official copy held by staff, noting she had updated the staff report but not the ordinance draft initially: “I corrected that, and the official version is now with Britney, and it just says dwellings instead of single family dwellings,” she said.

The change arose after questions about whether the ordinance should allow improvements such as porches on duplexes and other non‑single‑family dwellings. During discussion, a speaker asked about prevailing practice in other cities and whether the expanded allowance could create inconsistencies; council members and staff described setbacks and neighborhood consistency as reasons jurisdictions regulate porch projections and similar features.

The public hearing was closed by motion, and a separate motion was made to approve Ordinance 2025‑8‑O with the language change. The transcript provided does not include the roll call or final vote on the ordinance.

Council members and staff flagged related implementation details — for example, how setback percentages are applied — but the hearing record provided does not show additional substantive amendments beyond the wording correction.

If the council votes on the ordinance at a later point or the city posts the final ordinance, the finalized text and vote tally will be available in the council’s official minutes or ordinance register.