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Planning commission continues minor subdivision for Parcel 140700341 over hammerhead and easement questions
Summary
The Lindon City Planning Commission voted to continue a minor subdivision application for Parcel 140700341 to allow survey, hammerhead-turnaround and trail‑easement issues to be resolved; approval is contingent on city council vacating an existing trail easement and obtaining adjacent‑owner signatures.
The Lindon City Planning Commission on Nov. 25 continued a minor subdivision request for property owned by Tylen Walker, citing outstanding survey and access issues that must be resolved before final approval.
Bridal Wild, the planning staff presenter, told the commission the proposal would create a new lot of approximately 0.74 acres and requires construction of a hammerhead turnaround for emergency and service access. Wild said part of that hammerhead would extend onto a neighboring parcel (Parcel 14007000222) and that ‘‘subdivision approval is contingent upon council action to vacate the trail easement’’ and the applicant obtaining signatures from adjacent owners.
Applicant Tylen Walker told commissioners he relied on prior survey work and plan approvals and was ‘‘piggybacking off exactly what [the previous owner] had done,’’ adding he believed the layout had been approved by the city council previously. Nearby property owners identified in the record as the Agates described contrasting survey measurements and past development promises, saying they use the back portion of their property for a garden and animals and want reassurance they would retain access.
Commissioners debated three options: deny if code is not met, approve subject to conditions, or continue the item so survey and easement ownership can be clarified. Several members said the plat appears to meet Lindon’s subdivision code and that compliance should be separated from whether adjacent owners sign the plat. Others worried that approving now and later discovering the hammerhead cannot be placed could force the applicant to reapply and incur additional costs.
After discussion a commissioner moved to continue the applicant’s request for a minor subdivision for Parcel 140700341 ‘‘giving them time to assess the things we’ve discussed tonight.’’ The motion was seconded and carried; the item will return after the outstanding survey and easement questions — including a Dec. 1 city council hearing about vacating the trail easement — are addressed.
Next steps: staff will coordinate survey verification and the applicant must secure any necessary adjacent‑owner signatures and city council action on the trail easement before the commission can finalize approval.
