Neighbors push council to limit height of proposed gravel‑pit condominium near Canyon Cove

Neighbors of a proposed condominium development on the former gravel‑pit site pressed the Cottonwood Heights City Council during public comment on March 4 to limit the building’s height and enforce the site plan’s setback requirements.

The comments were delivered by residents who said the amendment under consideration would permit a building far taller than neighboring homes. Linda Lekman, president of the Canyon Cove Homeowners Association, said she and other neighbors have lived in the area for decades and asked the council not to “codify the 150 feet,” calling that scale “out of character with Cottonwood Heights.”

The concern centers on a condominium parcel that fronts Gun Club Road and adjoins single‑family neighborhoods to the north. Lekman said the amendment could allow a structure…