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Lindon council approves amendment allowing two flag lots to share driveway, reduces side-yard setback to 10 feet
Summary
After a public hearing and debate over privacy and layout, the Lindon City Council approved an amendment to the cityflag-lot ordinance to permit two flag lots to share a single access (flagpole) drive and to change a side-yard setback from 15 to 10 feet for qualifying flag lots.
Lindon City Council on Monday approved an amendment to the cityflag-lot ordinance that allows two flag lots to share access from a single shared driveway and reduces the side-yard setback for flag lots from 15 feet to 10 feet.
The amendment, which revises ordinance 17.32.0.29 and was presented to council by Community Development Director Michael Florence, was the subject of a public hearing and several rounds of council discussion before passage. Florence said the change would update technical standards, align the ordinance with the 2021 International Fire Code for driveway surfaces and set a consistent limit of two flag lots created per original parcel or subdivision. "The fire code requires a minimum 20 feet of hard surface...a surface capable of sustaining a 75,000-pound vehicle," Florence told the council during his presentation.
Supporters and the applicant argued the amendment would allow owners of landlocked parcels to develop lots while keeping the maintenance burden for…
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