Lehi zoning board informally backs after‑the‑fact dirt driveway behind 203 Post Road, final decision deferred

Lehi’s Zoning Board of Appeals took public testimony and an informal roll‑call on a request to approve an existing dirt driveway behind Building B at 203 Post Road, Map 108 Lot 038, that lies within the 75‑foot Shoreland Overlay District. The hearing produced an informal majority in favor of approval with conditions, but the board did not issue a final decision; members said they will vote after written findings of fact are drafted and reviewed at the next meeting.

The matter was presented to the board as an after‑the‑fact request for approval. The agenda listed the owner as Nayan Patel; the person who testified identified himself as Matt Patel and said he purchased the property in December 2021. Patel said the unpaved driveway was built by a previous owner around 2007 (the exact construction date is not known), was used intermittently by a waste hauler (Casella) to access a dumpster behind Building B, and has been gated at both ends in recent months. He told the…