Georgetown Development General Plan Amendment

As a long time Lehi resident of over twenty years, I vehemently oppose this new development as there isn’t sufficient space for enough parking for both residential and business units which is a chronic problem in Lehi. Secondly, excessive traffic on the neighboring residential roads and Frontage Rd is dangerous. These roads wouldn’t be able to accommodate it. Lastly, we shouldn’t look to change zoning laws for builder requests where projects don’t fit the area.

I oppose the Georgetown Development on the east frontage road. As many other concerns have shared, this does not fit the area of longtime residential homes for these reasons in neighborhoods which is becoming harder and harder to find, impacting the beauty and charm of this portion of Lehi for all of these reasons noted from us longtime residents of the Dry Creek neighborhood nearby.

I also live in the Dry Creek neighborhood and strongly oppose this development. The frontage road in this area is no place for businesses or higher density housing. All of the surrounding area is single family housing, and as mentioned by others, is a walking path to an elementary school. Increasing traffic and having higher density homes will increase safety concerns for children and others that run and walk on that sidewalk throughout the day. The speed limit is often ignored on the frontage road and the additional traffic from this development seems so unnecessary for such a small land space and will surely add to the existing traffic concerns. When businesses come into neighborhoods, people stop thinking about the families that live there because they are focused on the business or shop they need to get to. Also, can Lehi just STOP adding higher density housing to any piece of land that becomes available? Leave the neighborhoods alone and leave the businesses in the business district. Give people the opportunity to build single family homes with yards and spaces of their own without having to live on top of each other or have business in their neighborhoods. Lehi has had way too much high density housing and over development and I am hoping you will see that this location is a horrible place for this proposed development.

Thank you,
Alora Morgan

I also live in the Dry Creek neighborhood and strongly oppose this development. The frontage road in this area is no place for businesses or higher density housing. All of the surrounding area is single family housing, and as mentioned by others, is a walking path to an elementary school. Increasing traffic and having higher density homes will increase safety concerns for children and others that run and walk on that sidewalk throughout the day. The speed limit is often ignored on the frontage road and the additional traffic from this development seems so unnecessary for such a small land space and will surely add to the existing traffic concerns. When businesses come into neighborhoods, people stop thinking about the families that live there because they are focused on the business or shop they need to get to. Also, can Lehi just STOP adding higher density housing to any piece of land that becomes available? Leave the neighborhoods alone and leave the businesses in the business district. Give people the opportunity to build single family homes with yards and spaces of their own without having to live on top of each other or have business in their neighborhoods. Lehi has had way too much high density housing and over development and I am hoping you will see that this location is a horrible place for this proposed development.

I’ve lived in the Lehi neighborhood being considered for the Georgetown development for nearly 20 years. It’s currently free of commercial buildings and surrounded by homes. I’m concerned about the idea of bringing businesses into a neighborhood. Not only for the traffic congestion, but the idea of disrupting a residential area. Many of the homes surrounding the property are long-time Lehi residents who don’t deserve to have their peace encroached upon. I use frontage road to run, and this would only increase the potential for unsafe conditions for pedestrians. There are plenty of commercial projects already underway in various parts of Lehi. Please don’t add more to an area designated for people to live.

My name is Emily Biesinger. I live near the proposed Georgetown development. I am writing to discourage you from changing the usage of this property to commercial usage. This property is completely surrounded by residential homes. There are no businesses anywhere near it. It makes no sense to introduce commercial use in the middle of homes and surrounded by small residential streets. Also, Sego Lily Elementary is on that road and a NO BUS school, meaning there are no buses provided to any students and they are all encouraged to walk. This road is the main sidewalk that they use to get to school. Adding the traffic of 10 businesses makes this extremely dangerous and would eliminate the route these kids take to and from school. Without any buses that’s a major problem. Again, I ask that you reconsider this change, as it adversely affects the many residents that have lived in the area for years .

As a 23 year resident of the Dry Creek neighborhood off of Frontage Road, I oppose the Georgetown Development plan. All of the area and surrounding neighborhoods are residential. Adding commercial businesses and townhomes does not fit the residential neighborhood. Moreover, children walk to Sego Lily using the sidewalk that would be the entrance to said development causing safety concerns. Furthermore, the traffic that a commercial development would add to Frontage Road and the residential neighborhood is very undesirable for us residents. Please deny this zoning request. We do not want this in our neighborhood.

Sincerely,
Lisa McArthur