Starter Home Attainable Residential (SHAR)

Lehi City is proposing a new section in the Development Code to allow developers and land owners to voluntarily choose to provide attainable housing. Attainable housing is housing aimed at first time home buyers, government and other employees with limited income, and aging adults who also have restricted incomes. The Code will not restrict who can buy the homes, but providing attainable housing focuses on serving these main groups.

The goal is to provide small single family homes on smaller lots. The Code requires that they are owner occupied (not rentals) and should sell for $400,000.

Anyone with land in the R-3, R-2, R-1-8, R-1-Flex, R-1-10, and R-1-12 zones can apply for the overlay. It will allow 150% the density normally allowed. In other words in an R-1-8 zone on 1 acre, 4 lots would normally be allowed but with the SHAR 6 units could be allowed, but 2 would have to meet attainable lot requirements.

This proposal not only will provide housing opportunities for those living in or wanting to live in Lehi, it also meets one of the moderate income housing goals required by the State.

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