Thanksgiving Point Station Concept

The City Council denied the proposed concept.

Slopes Residential LLC is proposing an amendment to the existing Thanksgiving Point Area Plan. This concept plan is the first step in amending the area plan and provides a general overview of the future development of the property. The proposed concept plan shows a mix of different land uses or Transit Oriented Development to support the Thanksgiving Point Frontrunner Station. These land uses include residential, commercial, office, and parks/open space.

The concept plan shows an overall density of 5,398 dwelling units. The plan indicates that the units will be built over a series of phases.

Staff has several concerns with the proposed density, location, and concept plan. These concerns are outlined in the staff report under documents.

If this concept plan is approved, other amendments will also follow which include the allowed uses table, design standards requirements, utility, transportation, and other regulations needed for future development of the area. All changes will be reviewed by Staff, Planning Commission, and approved by the City Council.

Please feel free to ask questions on the concept plan below or call for more information.

Public Comment on this page is currently only for Planning Commission meetings. You can submit online comments through this link https://lehi.granicusideas.com/meetings/717-city-council/agenda_items?page=2

The concept plan shows an overall density of 5,398 dwelling units. The plan indicates that the units will be built over a series of phases.

Staff has several concerns with the proposed density, location, and concept plan. These concerns are outlined in the staff report under documents.

Please feel free to ask questions on the concept plan below or call for more information.

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The City Council denied the proposed concept.

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This area does not have the infrastructure to accommodate this kind of situation. There is no way it will be just a walkable area and there is not enough parking to fit the units being built. In addition, the traffic will be a nightmare for those of us who already live in Thanksgiving Point and have had to deal with it. Expanding the roads wouldn't help with this. Where are the kids going to go to school? Where will the water come from? Cutting into the golf course is a tragic thing - as it was when they took out the driving range. And then widening Clubhouse drive would be a nightmare.

LBodine about 3 years ago

There is no way the infrastructure will support 5000+ new dwellings. That would be over 10,000 cars on the road. Even with the new roads they propose, it would not come close to alleviating the current traffic snarl.
My question is what traffic studies have been done and can they be audited by an independent party?
Steven Boyack
Lehi

Steve Boyack about 3 years ago

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Steve Boyack about 3 years ago

I have concerns about this project and it's size. I feel there are lots of redline comments in the DRC review that show concerns. I feel that this type of area is where we would typically put transit oriented development - or some higher density housing makes sense - but the restrictions of the natural land and road boundaries currently there prohibit this. There are already huge road & traffic problems in this area.
Most of the pictures shown of other developments to compare to, seem to represent larger areas with more open connectivity and I don't feel are fairly representing what this project will look like or be in the end. It is misleading. The size perspectives that the planning staff brings up in development review redlines are much appreciated. Comparing the amount of units to all of Traverse Mountain and twice the size of Holbrook Farms is eye opening. It scares me honestly to add that many units into this area that is already beleaguered with traffic problems. This is just too boundary bound of an area to put this many units. As much as we want this transit oriented development idea to work - I just don't think this is the place to pack in a lot. I also don't think that wanting people to use transit - means that they will or that it will serve their needs. There are so many factors involved in mass transit being a desirable mode of transportation and most of the them are that the alternative is so undesirable, people are forced. And even in places that have a lot of transit - I don't believe it would be the desired mode of transportation if people had a more choices. We also just don't have a transit system that goes everywhere people want/need to go. The idea that if they have entertainment, shopping, schools, etc right around them - they won't need or want to venture out of their little development area - is not realistic in my mind, for today's world. So will packing things in to force people to consider public transit the better choice - really accomplish that? Will giving people one grocery store, a couple restaurants, a little shopping - create a true walking community? Or will it be just be adding more people, more cars, more traffic, more demand on city resources? Will more from outside the area come into that area to shop? And is it realistic to expect that our public tranportation will ever be used in the way of those car unfriendly cities such as Boston, New York, DC. I just think that we live in the west and wanting transit to be a more used mode of transportation will not make it so. So do we make our traffic worse and still not have people using public transportation or do we develop with amount of units that can be supported? If the latter - then we need to make sure we don't give property rights to property owners, that are not what we want to see, in areas of our city where they don't belong or that we can't guarantee will work and stand the test of time.
Angie Lethbridge

abridge about 3 years ago

I have concerns about this project and it's size.   I feel there are lots of redline comments in the DRC review that show concerns.   I feel that this type of area is where we would typically put transit oriented development - or some higher density housing makes sense - but the restrictions of the natural land and road boundaries currently there prohibit this.    There are already huge road &amp; traffic problems in this area.    
Most of the pictures shown of other developments to compare to, seem to represent larger areas with more open connectivity and I don't feel are fairly representing what this project will look like or be in the end.   It is misleading.   The size perspectives that the planning staff brings up in development review redlines are much appreciated.  Comparing the amount of units to all of Traverse Mountain and twice the size of Holbrook Farms is eye opening.  It scares me honestly to add that many units into this area that is already beleaguered with traffic problems.    This is just too boundary bound of an area to put this many units.    As much as we want this transit oriented development idea to work - I just don't think this is the place to pack in a lot.     I also don't think that wanting people to use transit - means that they will or that it will serve their needs.   There are so many factors involved in mass transit being a desirable mode of transportation and most of the them are that the alternative is so undesirable, people are forced.   And even in places that have a lot of transit - I don't believe it would be the desired mode of transportation if people had a more choices.   We also just don't have a transit system that goes everywhere people want/need to go.   The idea that if they have entertainment, shopping, schools, etc right around them - they won't need or want to venture out of their little development area - is  not realistic in my mind, for today's world.   So will packing things in to force people to consider public transit the better choice - really accomplish that?  Will giving people one grocery store, a couple restaurants, a little shopping - create a true walking community?   Or will it be just be adding more people, more cars, more traffic, more demand on city resources?  Will more from outside the area come into that area to shop?   And is it realistic to expect that our public tranportation will ever be used in the way of those car unfriendly cities such as Boston, New York, DC.   I just think that we live in the west and wanting transit to be a more used mode of transportation will not make it so.   So do we make our traffic worse and still not have people using public transportation or do we develop with amount of units that can be supported?   If the latter - then we need to make sure we don't give property rights to property owners, that are not what we want to see, in areas of our city where they don't belong or that we can't guarantee will work and stand the test of time.
Angie Lethbridge

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