City of Lincoln Planning Planning Commission Agenda

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AGENDA

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2002

Approval of minutes of the regular meeting held January 9, 2002.  ** APPROVED, with one amendment 
requested by Carlson, 6-0 (Hunter, Duvall and Taylor absent) **

1.  CONSENT AGENDA:
    (Public Hearing and Administrative Action)

    CHANGE OF ZONE:


    1.1  Change of Zone No. 3254,  (1,571 K)    requested by the Lincoln Airport Authority, to amend 
	  27.59.020, 27.59.030, 27.59.050, 27.59.060, and 27.59.080 of the Lincoln Municipal Code, to revise the 
	  Lincoln Airport Zoning Map.
	  Planning staff recommendation: Approval   
	  Staff Planner: Mike DeKalb, 441-6370
	  Removed from the Consent Agenda and had separate public hearing.  Planning Commission
	  recommendation:  APPROVAL, 6-0 (Taylor late).  Public hearing before City Council tentatively 
	  scheduled for 2/11/02.

    PERMITS WITH RELATED ITEMS: 

    1.2a Special Permit No. 1943 ,  (503 K)  requested by Kent Seacrest, on behalf of Lincoln Plating 
	   Company, for a parking lot in the R-2 Residential District, on property generally located at West E Street 
	   and Folsom Street.
	   Planning staff recommendation: Conditional Approval    
	   Staff Planner: Jason Reynolds, 441-7620
	   Removed from Consent Agenda and had separate public hearing.  Planning Commission
	   recommendation:  CONDITIONAL APPROVAL, 7-0.

    1.2b Street & Alley Vacation No. 01022 ,  (517 K)  requested by Kent Seacrest, on behalf of Lincoln 
	   Plating Company, to vacate the north 12' of West E Street, from the east line of Folsom Street to the west 
	   line of SW. 6th Street.
	   Planning staff recommendation: Conformance with the Comprehensive Plan   
	   Staff Planner: Jason Reynolds, 441-7620
	   Removed from the Consent Agenda and had separate public hearing.  Planning Commission
	   recommendation:  A FINDING OF CONFORMANCE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, 7-0.

    PLATS:

    1.3  County Final Plat No. 01036 ,  (463 K)  Prairie Vista, requested by Lyle Loth, with ESP, on behalf 
	   of Andrew and Tamera Ingwerson, for 6 Lots, on property generally located at N. 176th Street 
	   and Havelock Avenue.
	  Planning staff recommendation: Approval    
	  Staff Planner: Mike DeKalb, 441-6370
	  Removed from the Consent Agenda and had separate public hearing.  Planning Commission 
	  recommendation:  CONDITIONAL APPROVAL, with amendment, 6-0 (Taylor abstaining).

    MISCELLANEOUS: 

    1.4  Comprehensive Plan Conformance No. 01005 ,  (777 K)  requested by the Director of Urban 
	   Development, for review of the proposed Business Improvement District generally located from 26th 
	  Street on the west to 28th Street on the east and from the center line of "O" Street on the north to Fair 
	  Street on the south, as to conformance with the 1994 Lincoln City-Lancaster County Comprehensive Plan.
	  Planning staff recommendation: Conformance with the Comprehensive Plan   
	  Staff Planner: Becky Horner, 441-6373
	  Planning Commission recommendation:  A FINDING OF CONFORMANCE WITH THE 
	  COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, 6-0 (Taylor late).  Public Hearing before City Council tentatively 
	  scheduled for 2/11/02.

    1.5  Comprehensive Plan Conformance No. 01006 ,  (684 K)  requested by the Director of Urban 
	  Development, for review of the proposed Business Improvement District, in the area of N. 48th Street 
	  from Colby Street on the south to the half block north of Adams street on the north and St. Paul Avenue 
	  from N. 47th Street to N. 50th Street, as to conformance with the 1994 Lincoln City-Lancaster 
	  County Comprehensive Plan.
	  Planning staff recommendation: Conformance with the Comprehensive Plan   
	  Staff Planner: Becky Horner, 441-6373
	  Planning Commission recommendation:  A FINDING OF CONFORMANCE WITH THE
	  COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, 6-0 (Taylor late).  Public hearing before City Council tentatively
	  scheduled for 2/11/02.

    1.6  Street & Alley Vacation No. 01023 ,  (601 K)  requested by the Director of Public Works and Utilities,
	  to vacate Greenfield Street from NW 10th Street, north 75'.
	  Planning staff recommendation: Conformance with the Comprehensive Plan   
	  Staff Planner: Becky Horner, 441-6373
	  Planning Commission recommendation:  A FINDING OF CONFORMANCE WITH THE 
	  COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, 6-0 (Taylor late).  Public hearing before City Council tentatively
	  scheduled for 2/11/02.

    1.7  Street & Alley Vacation No. 01024 ,  (577 K)  requested by Darrell K. Stock, on behalf of Nebraska 
	  Title Company, to vacate the west 60.15' of Wagon Lane from the south line of Outlot B to the 
	  north line of Outlot C in Frontier Acres, generally located southeast of Highway 2 and Old Cheney Road. 
	  Planning staff recommendation: Conformance with the Comprehensive Plan   
	  Staff Planner: Jason Reynolds, 441-7620
	  Planning Commission recommendation:  A FINDING OF CONFORMANCE WITH THE 
	  COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, 6-0 (Taylor late).  Public hearing before City Council tentatively
	  scheduled for 2/11/02.

2.  ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA:

    2.1  __________________________________

    2.2  __________________________________

3.   PUBLIC HEARING
    AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION:

    CHANGE OF ZONE: 

    3.1  Change of Zone No. 3351 ,   (577 K)  from H-4 General Commercial District to I-1 Industrial District,
	  requested by Jake Von Busch, on property generally located at SW 5th Street and West A Street.
	  Planning staff recommendation: Denial   
	  Staff Planner: Brian Will, 441-6362
	  Had public hearing.  Deferred, with CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING AND ADMINISTRATIVE
	  ACTION scheduled for 2/6/02, at the applicant's request.

    3.2  Change of Zone No. 3352 ,  (70 K)  requested by William F. Austin, on behalf of Nebraska 
	  Independent Auto Dealers and the West "O" Area Business Association, to add a new Section 27.70.060 
	  to Title 27 of the Lincoln Municipal Code, for storage of vehicles for sale in the front yard in B-3 Commercial 
	  District, H-2 Highway Business District, H-3 Highway Commercial District, and I-2 Industrial Park District. 
	  Planning staff recommendation: Denial  
	  Staff Planner: Brian Will, 441-6362
	  Had public hearing.  Planning Commission recommendation:  DENIAL, 6-1 (Schwinn dissenting). 
	  Public Hearing before City Council tentatively scheduled for 2/11/02.

    MISCELLANEOUS WITH RELATED ITEMS: 

    3.3a Annexation No. 01007 ,  (489 K)  requested by Robert Dean of Engineering Design Consultants, on 
	   behalf of Thompson Creek, L.L.C., to annex property generally located at S. 56th Street and Union Hill 
	   Road.
	   Planning staff recommendation: Deferral   
	   Staff Planner: Jason Reynolds, 441-7620
	   Had public hearing.  Deferred, with CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING AND ADMINISTRATIVE 
	   ACTION scheduled for 2/6/02.

    3.3b Change of Zone No. 3338 ,  (1,410 K)  from AG Agricultural District to R-3 Residential District, 
	   requested by Robert Dean, of Engineering Design Consultants, on behalf of Thompson Creek, L.L.C., 
	   on property generally located at  S. 56th Street and Union Hill Road.
	   Planning staff recommendation: Approval    
	   Staff Planner: Jason Reynolds, 441-7620
	   Had public hearing.  Deferred, with CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING AND ADMINISTRATIVE 
	   ACTION scheduled for 2/6/02.

    3.3c Change of Zone No. 3339 ,  (1,410 K)  from AG Agricultural District to O-3 Office Park District, 
	   requested by Robert Dean of Engineering Design Consultants, on behalf of Thompson Creek, L.L.C., 
	   on property generally located at S. 56th Street and Union Hill Road.
	   Planning staff recommendation: Approval    
	   Staff Planner: Jason Reynolds, 441-7620
	   Had public hearing.  Deferred, with CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING AND ADMINISTRATIVE 
	   ACTION scheduled for 2/6/02.

    3.3d Special Permit No. 1930 ,  (1,410 K)  Thompson Creek Community Unit Plan, requested by Robert 
	   Dean of Engineering Design Consultants, on behalf of Thompson Creek, L.L.C., for approximately 352 
	   dwelling units, with requests to waive lot area, to adjust setbacks, lot width, and maximum height, on 
	   property generally located at S. 56th Street and Union Hill Road.
	   Planning staff recommendation: Conditional Approval    
	   Staff Planner: Jason Reynolds, 441-7620
	   Had public hearing.  Deferred, with CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING AND ADMINISTRATIVE 
	   ACTION scheduled for 2/6/02.

    3.3e Preliminary Plat No. 01015 ,  (1,410 K)  Thompson Creek, requested by Robert Dean of Engineering 
	   Design Consultants, on behalf of Thompson Creek, L.L.C., for 285 lots and 8 outlots, with requests to waive 
	   depth to width ratios, intersection platforms, perpendicular side lot lines, and sanitary sewer depth, on 
	   property generally located at S. 56th Street and Union Hill Road.
	   Planning staff recommendation: Conditional Approval    
	   Staff Planner: Jason Reynolds, 441-7620
	   Had public hearing.  Deferred, with CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING AND ADMINISTRATIVE 
	   ACTION scheduled for 2/6/02. 

    3.3f Use Permit No. 141 ,  (1,410 K)  Thompson Creek, requested by Robert Dean of Engineering Design 
	   Consultants, on behalf of Thompson Creek, L.L.C., for approximately 69,000 square feet of office uses and 
	   dwellings, with adjustments to yards, required parking, and required open space for dwellings, on property 
	   generally located at S. 56th Street and Union Hill Road.
	   Planning staff recommendation: Conditional Approval    
	   Staff Planner: Jason Reynolds, 441-7620
	   Had public hearing.  Deferred, with CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING AND ADMINISTRATIVE 
	   ACTION scheduled for 2/6/02.

4.  CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING
    AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION:

    (See 1-9-01 agenda for staff reports on the following items.)

    PERMITS WITH RELATED ITEMS: 

    4.1a Special Permit No. 692L ,  (1,224 K)  an amendment to the Tabitha New Community Community Unit 
	   Plan, requested by Brian Carstens and Associates, on behalf of Southview, Inc., for 36 units of elderly or
	   retirement housing, with requests to waive turn around radius; sidewalks; and side, front and rear yard
	   setbacks; and allow sanitary sewer and water main on the same side of Enterprise Drive; on property
	   generally located at N. 27th Street and Enterprise Drive.
	   Planning staff recommendation: Conditional Approval    
	   Staff Planner: Jason Reynolds, 441-7620
	   Had continued public hearing.  Planning Commission recommendation:  CONDITIONAL 
	   APPROVAL, as set forth in the staff report dated December 19, 2001, 7-0.

    4.1b Preliminary Plat No. 01016 ,  (1,224 K)  Tabitha New Community 3rd Addition, requested by Brian 
	   Carstens and Associates, on behalf of Southview, Inc., for approximately 36 Lots, with requests to waive 
	   turn around radius; sidewalks; and side, front and rear yard setbacks; and to allow sanitary sewer and 
	   water main on the same side of Enterprise Drive; on property generally located at N. 27th Street and
	   Enterprise Drive.
	   Planning staff recommendation: Conditional Approval    
	   Staff Planner: Jason Reynolds, 441-7620
	   Had continued public hearing.  Planning Commission recommendation:  CONDITIONAL
	   APPROVAL, as set forth in the staff report dated December 19, 2001, with amendments
	   as proposed by the applicant, 7-0.

5.  ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION:

    (See 1-9-01 agenda for staff report on the following item.)

    CHANGE OF ZONE:

    5.1  Change of Zone No. 3349 ,  (422 K)  from P Public Use District to R-4 Residential District, requested 
	  by the Director of Planning, on property generally located at Arlington Avenue and Jefferson Street.
	  Planning staff recommendation: Approval   
	  Staff Planner: Jason Reynolds, 441-7620
	  Planning Commission recommendation:  APPROVAL, 7-0.  Public Hearing before City Council 
	  tentatively scheduled for 2/11/02.


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PENDING LIST:

1.  Change of Zone No. 3277, requested by Richard Wood, of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, from R-2
    Residential District to O-2 Suburban Office District, on property generally located at N. 70th Street and 
    Stoney Ridge Road.
    (9-6-00: Planning Commission voted 8-0 to place on pending at the request of the applicant.)     

2. Change of Zone No. 3299, requested by the Director of Planning, to amend  Sections 27.69.044, 27.69.047, 
    and 27.69.049 of the Lincoln Municipal Code, to adjust permitted signage in the O-3 Office Park District and
    adjacent to the Interstate in the H-1 Interstate Commercial, H-3 Highway Commercial, and H-4 General 
    Commercial Districts.
    (1-24-01:  Planning Commission voted 9-0 to place on pending.)

3a. Change of Zone No. 3292, a text amendment to Title 27 of the Lincoln Municipal Code, requested by the 
     Director of Planning, to add Chapter 27.53, to create an overlay district, the Entryway Corridors District, 
     concerning permitted uses, parking regulations, sign regulations, grading and land disturbance regulations, 
     area regulations, and design standards, for corridors in the vicinity of Interstate 80 and Interstate 180.
     (2-7-01:  Planning Commission voted 8-0 to place on pending.)

3b. Miscellaneous No. 00011, requested by the Director of Planning, to adopt design standards for the Entryway
     Corridors District, an overlay district in the vicinity of Interstate 80 and Interstate 180.
     (2-7-01:  Planning Commission voted 8-0 to place on pending.)

4.  Change of Zone No. 3321, requested by Michael T. Johnson, on behalf of West Gate, Inc., from R-7
    Residential District to B-4 Lincoln Center Business District, on property generally located at 1729 M
    Street
    (6-13-01: Planning Commission voted 6-0 to place on pending at the request of the applicant..)

5a. Change of Zone No. 3279, requested by Lyle Loth, with ESP, from AG Agricultural District to AGR
     Agricultural Residential District, on property generally located at S. 70th Street and Countryview 
     Road.
     (6-13-01: Planning Commission voted 6-0 to place on pending until January, 2002 at the request of 
     the applicant.)

5b. Special Permit No. 1868, Windmill Ridge Estates Community Unit Plan, requested by Lyle Loth, with 
     ESP, for 23 single family lots, on property generally located at S. 70th Street and Countryview Road.
     (6-13-01: Planning Commission voted 6-0 to place on pending until January, 2002 at the request of 
     the applicant.)

5c. Preliminary Plat No. 00023, Windmill Ridge Estates, requested by Lyle Loth, with ESP, for 23 Lots, with 
     requests to waive ornamental street lights; sidewalks; street trees; landscape screens; and block length; 
     on property generally located at S. 70th Street and Countryview Road.
     (6-13-01: Planning Commission voted 6-0 to place on pending until January, 2002 at the request of 
     the applicant.) 

6.  Change of Zone No. 3335, requested by Kent Seacrest, on behalf of the Lincoln Plating Company, from R-2
    Residential District to B-1 Local Business District, on property generally located at 600 West E Street.
    (8-22-01: Planning Commission voted 8-0 to place on pending at the request of the applicant.)

7.  Street & Alley Vacation No. 01011, requested by Steven M. Nelson and Aileen Eliker, to vacate the east 20' 
    of S. 12th Street, from A to B Streets. 
    (10-3-01: Planning Commission voted 7-0 to place on pending at the request of the applicant.)

8.  Street & Alley Vacation No. 01014, requested by Thomas Tiedgen, with Midwest Steel Works, to vacate the 
    east 20' of South 7th Street, generally located at S. 7th Street and N Street.
    (10-3-01: Planning Commission voted 7-0 to place on pending indefinitely at the request of the 
    applicant.) 

9.  Miscellaneous No. 01011, requested by Brian Carstens and Associates, on behalf of Hartland Homes, Inc., 
    to vacate Hawthorne Addition subdivision, on property generally located at SW 27th & Maple 
    Streets. 
    (11-14-01: Planning Commission voted 9-0 to place on pending until the applicant submits 
    applications for a preliminary plat and community unit plan.)

10. Special Permit No. 1948, requested by Harvey B. Cooper, on behalf of Cricket Nebraska Property Company, 
    for a wireless facility on property generally located at Pine Lake Road and Hazel Scott Drive.  
    *** FINAL ACTION ***
    1-9-02: Planning Commission voted 9-0 to continue public hearing on 2-6-02.)

11a. Change of Zone No. 3195, from R-3 Residential District to B-2 Planned Neighborhood Business District, 
      requested by Lyle Loth of ESP on behalf of R.C. Krueger Development Company, on property generally 
      located at So. Coddington Avenue and West Van Dorn Street.
      (1-9-02: Planning Commission voted 9-0 to continue public hearing on 2-6-02.)

11b. Change of Zone No. 3253, from R-3 Residential District to B-2 Planned Neighborhood Business District, 
      requested by DaNay Kalkowski on behalf of Stockwell Properties, L.L.C., on property generally located 
      at the southeast corner of So. Coddington Avenue and West Van Dorn Street.
      (1-9-02: Planning Commission voted 9-0 to continue public hearing on 2-6-02.)

11c. Use Permit No. 133, requested by J.D. Burt of Design Associates on behalf of Stockwell Properties, L.L.C., 
      and by Brian D. Carstens and Associates on behalf of R.C. Krueger Development Company, for commercial 
      retail and office uses, with requests to modify the rear, side, and front yard setbacks; to waive street trees; to 
      adjust the minimum frontage requirements for signs; and to waive lot frontage and access to public street or 
      private roadway; on property generally located at S. Coddington Avenue and West Van Dorn Street.
      (1-9-02: Planning Commission voted 9-0 to continue public hearing on 2-6-02.)



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