The Lindon City Planning Commission on June 24 unanimously recommended an amendment to the city master plan and development manual to add two street classifications — major arterial and minor arterial — and to reclassify several streets from collector to minor arterial.

Planning staff said the primary purpose of the change is to make certain roadways eligible for state and federal funding administered by the Mountainland Association of Governments (MAG). Staff emphasized the reclassification does not, in itself, widen roads, change posted speeds, or require physical improvements; rather it aligns the city’s functional classification with MAG funding categories. Minor arterials were described as roadways that match a 66-foot roadway cross section used by the city’s standards.

Staff identified streets proposed for reclassification (highlighted on the draft future transportation map) and said major arterials would remain state-owned roads such as State Street, Geneva Road and 700 North. Commissioners asked about notice to adjacent property owners and how speed limits are set; staff said the change is primarily a map and code classification and that speed limits and design decisions would follow engineering studies and existing protocols.

The commission opened a public hearing on the item; no members of the public spoke and the hearing was closed. A motion to recommend the ordinance amendment to add major and minor arterials, amend the master plan map and update the development manual carried unanimously. Staff said the ordinance will be forwarded to the city council in July.