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*** ACTION BY PLANNING COMMISSION ***

NOTICE:
The Lincoln City/Lancaster County Planning Commission will hold
a public hearing on Wednesday, April 3, 2002, at 1:00 p.m. in the
City-Council Chambers, County-City Building, 555 South 10th Street,
Lincoln Nebraska, on the following items. For more information,
call the Planning Department, 441-7491.

**PLEASE NOTE: The Planning Commission action is final
action on any item with a notation of "FINAL ACTION". Any
aggrieved person may appeal Final Action of the Planning
Commission to the City Council by filing a Notice of Appeal
with the City Clerk within 14 days following the action of the
Planning Commission. **

The Planning Commission action on all other items is a
recommendation to the City Council or County Board.

AGENDA

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2002

[Commissioner Taylor absent]

Approval of minutes of the regular meeting held March 20, 2002. ** APPROVED, with one correction, 8-0 **

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

CHANGE OF ZONE WITH RELATED ITEMS:

1.1a Change of Zone No. 3361, (940 K) from AGR Agricultural Residential District to R-3 Residential
District, requested by Brian D. Carstens and Associates, on behalf of Hartland Homes, Inc., on property
generally located at SW 27^th Street and South Street.
Planning staff recommendation: Approval
Staff Planner: Tom Cajka, 441-5662
Planning Commission recommendation: APPROVAL, 8-0.

1.1b Special Permit No. 1951, (940 K) Hartland Homes Southwest Community Unit Plan, requested by
Brian Carstens and Associates, on behalf of Hartland Homes, Inc., for approximately 185 single family
lots/units and 120 multi family units, with requests to waive the width to depth ratio; block length;
street trees; and curb and gutter pavement; on property generally located at SW 27^th Street and
South Street.
Planning staff recommendation: Conditional Approval
Staff Planner: Tom Cajka, 441-5662
Planning Commission recommendation: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL, 8-0.

1.1c Preliminary Plat No. 01020, (940 K) Hartland Homes Southwest, requested by Brian Carstens and
Associates, on behalf of Hartland Homes, Inc., for approximately 185 lots with requests to waive the width
to depth ratio; block length; street trees; and curb and gutter pavement on property generally located at
SW 27^th Street and South Street.
Planning staff recommendation: Conditional Approval
Staff Planner: Tom Cajka, 441-5662
Planning Commission recommendation: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL, 8-0.

1.1d Miscellaneous No. 01011, (556 K) requested by Brian Carstens and Associates, on behalf of Hartland
Homes, Inc., to vacate Hawthorne Addition subdivision, on property generally located at SW 27^th &
Maple Streets.
Planning staff recommendation: Conditional Approval
Staff Planner: Tom Cajka, 441-5662
Planning Commission recommendation: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL, 8-0.

PERMITS:

1.2 Pre-Existing Use Permit No. 9S, (860 K) requested by Michael Bott, on behalf of the Douglas Theatre
Co., for increased seating and three additional movie screens, on property generally located at S. 56^th
Street and Highway 2. *** FINAL ACTION ***
Planning staff recommendation: Conditional Approval
Staff Planner: Brian Will, 441-6362
Planning Commission 'final action': CONDITIONAL APPROVAL, 8-0, Resolution No. PC-00738.

1.3 Pre-Existing Special Permit No. 23E, (882 K) requested by John E. Sinclair, on behalf of Nebraska
Wesleyan University, to allow for future construction of student housing, a "campus center/library
complex", and a new central utility plant, on property generally located at N. 50^th Street and Huntington
Avenue. *** FINAL ACTION ***
Planning staff recommendation: Conditional Approval
Staff Planner: Brian Will, 441 6362
Removed from Consent Agenda and had separate public hearing. Planning Commission 'final
action': CONDITIONAL APPROVAL, 8-0, Resolution No. PC-00739.

1.4 Special Permit No. 1962, (503 K) requested by Donn Mann, with MMG Properties, to permit the sale
of alcohol for consumption off the premises, on property generally located at Capitol Parkway West and
South Coddington Avenue.
Planning staff recommendation: Conditional Approval
Staff Planner: Brian Will, 441-6362
Planning Commission recommendation: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL, 8-0. Public hearing before
City Council tentatively scheduled for April 22, 2002.

1.5 Special Permit No. 1963, (778 K) requested by Charles R. Salem, of Salem Oil Company, to permit
the sale of alcohol for consumption off the premises, on property generally located at NW 12^th Street and
Adams Street.
Planning staff recommendation: Conditional Approval
Staff Planner: Brian Will, 441-6362
Planning Commission recommendation: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL, 8-0. Public hearing before
City Council tentatively scheduled for April 22, 2002.

1.6 Special Permit No. 1774A, (695 K) an amendment to the Wilderness Estates 3^rd Addition Community
Unit Plan, requested by Brian Carstens and Associates, on behalf of Lyle Loth, to change the rear yard
setback of Lot 4, on property generally located at S. 7^th Street and Glenridge Road.
Planning staff recommendation: Approval
Staff Planner: Jason Reynolds, 441-7620
Planning Commission recommendation: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL, 8-0. Public hearing before
City Council tentatively scheduled for April 22, 2002.

PERMITS WITH RELATED ITEMS:

1.7a Special Permit No. 1952, (810 K) Hawkswood Estates 1^st Addition Community Unit Plan, requested
by Stephen L. Clymer, with Olsson Associates, on behalf of Robert Beck, et. al., for single family lots
and a church, with requests to waive private roadway width; street profile for private roadway; and
dead-end with no turn around; on property generally located at S. 70^th Street and Old Cheney Road.
Planning staff recommendation: Conditional Approval
Staff Planner: Jason Reynolds, 441-7620
Planning Commission recommendation: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL, 8-0.

1.7b Preliminary Plat No. 01024, (810 K) Hawkswood Estates 1^st Addition, requested by Stephen L.
Clymer, with Olsson Associates, on behalf of Robert Beck, et al., for approximately 29 lots, with requests
to waive curb and gutter, depth-to-width ratio, street lighting, street trees, intersection geometry radii,
sidewalks, sewer and water main design, to allow sewage to be transferred from one district to another,
storm water design standards, tangent length between curves, block length, pedestrian way easements,
cul-de-sac length, and cul-de-sac diameters, on property generally located at S. 70^th Street and Old
Cheney Road.
Planning staff recommendation: Conditional Approval
Staff Planner: Jason Reynolds, 441-7620
Planning Commission recommendation: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL, 8-0.

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. 3360, (795 K) from R-4 Residential District to O-2 Suburban Office District,
requested by Herb and Katie Reese, on property generally located at S. 49^th Street and Lowell Avenue.
Planning staff recommendation: Denial
Staff Planner: Tom Cajka, 441-5662
Had public hearing. Planning Commission recommendation: DENIAL, 7-1 (Larson dissenting).
Public Hearing before City Council tentatively scheduled for April 22, 2002.

PERMITS:

3.2 Special Permit No. 1961, (716 K) requested by Chris Hansen, for material and equipment storage, on
property generally located at Yankee Hill Road and Coral Drive.
Planning staff recommendation: Denial
Staff Planner: Mike DeKalb, 441-6370
Had public hearing. Request by Michael Rierden for four-week deferral granted. Scheduled for
CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION on May 1, 2002.

MISCELLANEOUS:

3.3 Waiver of Design Standards No. 02004, (562 K) requested by Robert Dean, of Engineering Design
Consultants, on behalf of Pine Lake Development, L.L.C., to waive the pedestrian easement, on property
generally located south of Benziger Drive and Blackstone Road.
Planning staff recommendation: Approval
Staff Planner: Jason Reynolds, 441-7620
Had public hearing. Planning Commission recommendation: APPROVAL, 8-0. Public Hearing
before City Council tentatively scheduled for April 22, 2002.

4. CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING
AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION:

MISCELLANEOUS WITH RELATED ITEMS:

4.1a Annexation No. 01008, (480 K) requested by the Director of Planning, to annex property generally
located at Coddington Avenue and West Van Dorn Street.
Planning staff recommendation: Deferral
Staff Planner: Jason Reynolds, 441-7620
Had cont'd public hearing. Applicant submitted request for 4-week deferral. Planning
Commission voted to place on pending, 8-0.

4.1b Change of Zone No. 3195, (1,814 K) 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.
Planning staff recommendation: Approval
Staff Planner: Jason Reynolds, 441-7620
Had cont'd public hearing. Applicant submitted request for 4-week deferral. Planning
Commission voted to place on pending, 8-0.

4.1c Change of Zone No. 3253, (1,814 K) 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.
Planning staff recommendation: Approval
Staff Planner: Jason Reynolds, 441-7620
Had cont'd public hearing. Applicant submitted request for 4-week deferral. Planning
Commission voted to place on pending, 8-0.

4.1d Use Permit No. 133, (1,814 K) 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.
Planning staff recommendation: Conditional Approval
Staff Planner: Jason Reynolds, 441-7620
Had cont'd public hearing. Applicant submitted request for 4-week deferral. Planning
Commission voted to place on pending, 8-0.

5. ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION:

5.1 Approval of minutes of Special Public Hearing held March 13, 2002 - Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.
** APPROVED, 8-0 **

5.2 Approval of minutes of Special Public Hearing held March 27, 2002. ** APPROVED, 8-0 **

5.3 2025 Lincoln City-Lancaster County Comprehensive Plan. Planning Commission recommendation:
APPROVAL, as amended, 9-0.

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AT THIS TIME, ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM
NOT ON THE AGENDA, MAY DO SO.

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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. 70^th 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. 70^th 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. 70^th 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. 70^th 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. 12^th 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 7^th Street, generally located at S. 7^th Street and N Street.
(10-3-01: Planning Commission voted 7-0 to place on pending indefinitely at the request of the
applicant.)

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