Fox Canyon Townhomes Plats J1 and L1 Preliminary

Perhaps this falls under Section 12.070.I in regard to Trail Systems. The current plan seems to remove a portion of and perhaps even block access to the Sensai trail with a 13 foot wall? Please continue to allow access to that trail system.

I am unable to attend the meeting tonight but I would really want to express my concern regarding this new construction plan. I am a resident on Canyon Point and we believe that the roads we have right now to go down the mountain is already at its limit. If we keep adding more residential, especially high density complex like that, it will be a major disaster for traffic.

I will not be able to attend the meeting in person but wish to voice my concerns regarding the building plans as currently proposed. The first and main issue I see is the influx of more people and vehicles in an already congested area make a dangerous situation much more so in the event of an emergency such as an earthquake, forest fire etc. There are already multiple bottlenecks from the surrounding neighborhoods to the freeway and adding several hundred more vehicles to that equation will only compound the problem. The second issue I see is what will likely be a massive influx of children at Traverse Mountain Elementary. Fox canyon road is already very congested during drop off and pick up times and again, more people and cars will only serve to add to a current problem that is not being addressed by the city. My final issue is that north Lehi does not have the infrastructure to support the current number of residents much less many more. There is not enough commercial zoning for grocery stores, hardware stores, auto repair, etc. nearby to support the current population and most trips require a 20 minute drive to south Lehi or Draper. What I see from the City of Lehi is a pattern of relentless pursuit of growth while simultaneously ignoring the problems caused by the growth. If it is not clear at this point, I am entirely opposed to the plan and would be very disappointed were it to move forward.
Jordan Andruski

If the last few winter storms and todays 1-15 wreck fiasco weren’t enough evidence that traffic issues must be addressed before more development of high density can continue, please also consider the safety impact for people traveling up steep slopes. There is always traffic issues, and because of icing there will be no way for the city to keep roads clear and safe. People move in and out without in the summer months without realizing just how dangerous the roads are in Traverse. High density needs to be in the lower elevations of the community where roads are more easily navigated. Adding that much more traffic including big trucks for development on these roads around schools and trails is irresponsible.

I am unable to attend the meeting tonight but I am a resident of Traverse Mountain, and, like many others, am concerned about Perry Homes building a road through the Sensei trail, Bonneville Shoreline Trail and Transportation Access trail. Other builders have had to create trail easements in the past to preserve access and continuity for trail systems and we must hold Perry Homes accountable to that standard as well. Access to trails is one of the reasons that makes Lehi a desirable place to live and as Lehi citizens we must hold builders accountable to that as their interest lies in making money and not in creating a well planned and beautiful community with adequate trails and green space. Please put Lehi citizens first before developer interests and hold them to a higher standard if they wish to build in our community. Please preserve access to and continuity to our trail systems by requiring Perry Homes to create easement access to the Sensei Trail, Bonneville Shoreline Trail and Transportation trail. Thank you.

I am unable to attend the meeting tonight, but would also like to voice my concerns regarding this project. As others are stating, having Fox Canyon Road as the only access point to the community seems to be a tremendous stress on the ability to access the area. The bottleneck is tight enough as it is. Emergency evacuations would be a disaster and we all know who to point the blame to if this does occur. Do we really want another labyrinth of sardine packed homes mimicking what has been done in Bluffdale, where no one really wants to live there?

Traverse Mountain is a lovely community. It would be a real shame to see it turn into another avoided community.

Please reconsider.

Thank you.

I wish I could attend the meeting tonight, but I have a Christmas event to attend. I am very concerned about this possible high density project in Traverse Mountain. As a resident of Traverse Mountain living in the Eagle Summit subdivision I am completely against this project. There are not enough roadways up here to hold that many more people. I worry about safety in case of an emergency and getting people down from the mountain. I am also concerned about the number of kids that would live here and the problem of fitting them in our school. I would have never built my home here if I had previously known about this project.

My family is not in favor of this plan. Please do not build this here!

This plan would be a disaster for the existing community. I am a resident of Eagles Summit and have experienced the fear of fires on the mountainside with the possibility of evacuation. Putting this many homes and residents with limited routes to evacuate is careless and dangerous. This development should not be allowed to move forward.

I’m not entirely opposed to this - I’m generally pro well thought out development. However we would need access roads to this many homes via Flight Park Road and the service road widened to two lanes all the way to 14600 S for this to make sense. Otherwise Eagles Summit, Fieldstone and Toll Brothers access will turn into a nightmare.

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Local Traverse mom here. Unfortunately, we have a school event that pulls us away from being able to attend tonight. My family and neighbors are very concerned about the higher density proposal up here in Fox Canyon, especially in light of the recent 2 storms that have left us "stuck" on the mountain. There are numerous pictures and stories to corroborate this issue. We understand Traverse is a growing area and more homes are needed. However, could we not push for the higher density to be nearer to main roads and public transportation? The higher up the mountain, the more trouble we're going to see with emergency evacs. We are not in favor of this plan!

Without more arterial roads out of Traverse mountain and especially up near eagles view drive and above tracts adding in this many residents would cripple any evacuation attempts from up the mountain. If you take today 12/8/22 as an example this morning the freeway was being routed onto the frontage roads which around half of Traverse Mountain community would have to use to evacuate in an emergency and they were gridlocked. There was a 30minute wait at the stop sign at the Traverse Mountain elementary school and this was with “organized traffic redistribution” at 11am. In the event of a needed evacuation this would not be a safe plan to add in this many more residents and cars to the already very congested streets.

If the city allows this development to move forward, it would be negligent in its duty to ensure the safety of its citizens. Similarly, the developer would be demonstrating a disregard for the safety of its community members. As a resident of Canyon Point, I can attest that the sole egress route of Fox Canyon Road is not sufficient to support these additional households—especially in the event of an emergency. The city and developer would certainly hold some accountability for lives lost due to inability to evacuate during an emergency. This development should not move forward.

I agree with others that the biggest limiting factor in all this is that you have a single roadway running in and out of Canyon Point which, even without a blockage inducing incident, is likely to cause extensive congestion on a daily basis. Just look at the single stop sign at Northridge Drive. If everyone has to stop there, it creates a naturally terrible congestion point that is unavoidable. Consider, also, how many more houses are being constructed by Field Stone at the top of the canyon. A signal could help but really shouldn’t be necessary. It is going to be a daily nightmare for everyone in the Community which will also significantly devalue the homes that folks paid top of the market prices for. On top of all of this is the loss of trail access which was an inducement for many in buying into this community. Unless plans specifically address a realistic and reasonable solution to these problems, it would be detrimentally short-sighted to move forward with these plans as is.

We can’t make it to the hearing on the 8th, but we would like it to be known we disagree with building this many townhomes in this area. We agree with the previous comment about it being a fire hazard, as well as the negative impact it will have on the current community. Is it a possibility for the city or HOA to purchase this area and turn it into a park/splash pad for the neighborhood, while still preserving the existing trail?

As a resident of neighboring Canyon Point, I am very concerned about the number of units versus the number of outlets to this area. This area is very far up the mountain in an area at risk for wildfires and that consistently has very hazardous road conditions during winter storms. This has the potential to create large traffic hazards on roads that are not built big enough to handle them and bring in many residents that won’t be prepared with the proper vehicles required to navigate the road conditions we often get m, causing accidents that plug up the only way in and out of the neighborhood for many residents. I think restraint in the number of units and making sure there are sufficiently large outlets for that number of residents is essential before this area can be built out and enjoyed.