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*** ACTION BY PLANNING COMMISSION ***

NOTICE:
The Lincoln City/Lancaster County Planning Commission will hold
a public hearing on Wednesday, August 21, 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, AUGUST 21, 2002

[Commissioner Newman absent]

Approval of minutes of the regular meeting held August 7, 2002. ** APPROVED, 6-0 **

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

CHANGE OF ZONE:

1.1 County Change of Zone No. 208, (433 K) from AG Agricultural District to R Residential District,
requested by W. Scott Hayman, on property generally located at S. 96^th Street and Panama Road.
Planning staff recommendation: Approval
Staff Planner: Mike DeKalb, 441-6370
Planning Commission recommendation: APPROVAL, 8-0.

PERMITS:

1.2 Special Permit No 1983, (565 K) requested by Roger Graul, with L.T.R., Inc., d/b/a L.T.R. Vehicle
Sales and Salvage, for a salvage yard, on property generally located at N. 80^th Street and Fletcher
Avenue. *** FINAL ACTION ***
Planning staff recommendation: Conditional Approval
Staff Planner: Brian Will, 441-6362
Planning Commission 'final action': CONDITIONAL APPROVAL, 8-0, Resolution No. PC-00759.

PLATS:

1.3 Final Plat No. 02016, (526 K) Tabitha New Community 4^th Addition, requested by Brian Carstens
and Associates, to final plat 35 lots and 1 outlot on property generally located east of Enterprise Dr., north
of Folkways Blvd. *** FINAL ACTION ***
Planning staff recommendation: Approval
Staff Planner: Jason Reynolds, 441-7620
Planning Commission 'final action': CONDITIONAL APPROVAL, 8-0, Resolution No. PC-00760.

1.4 Final Plat No. 02022, (873 K) Ashley Heights 1^st Addition, requested by M and S Construction, to final
plat 77 lots and 2 outlots on property generally located at NW. 43^rd St. and W. Huntington Ave.
*** FINAL ACTION ***
Planning staff recommendation: Approval
Staff Planner: Becky Horner, 441-6373
Planning Commission 'final action': CONDITIONAL APPROVAL, 8-0, Resolution No. PC-00761.

MISCELLANEOUS:

1.5a Annexation No. 02005, (632 K) requested by the Interim Director of Planning, to annex property
generally located at SW 12^th Street, South Street and Highway 77.
Planning staff recommendation: Conformance with the Comprehensive Plan
Staff Planner: Tom Cajka, 441-5662
Planning Commission recommendation: A FINDING OF CONFORMANCE WITH THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, 8-0. Public Hearing before City Council tentatively scheduled
for September 9, 2002, 1:30 p.m.

1.5b Comprehensive Plan Conformance No. 02006, (674 K) requested by the Interim Director of Planning
to review the proposed acquisition of property as to conformance with the 2025 Comprehensive Plan,
generally located at SW 12^th Street, South Street and Highway 77.
Planning staff recommendation: Conformance with the Comprehensive Plan
Staff Planner: Tom Cajka, 441-5662
Planning Commission recommendation: A FINDING OF CONFORMANCE WITH THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, 8-0. Public Hearing before City Council tentatively scheduled
for September 9, 2002, 1:30 p.m.

1.5c Comprehensive Plan Conformance No. 02007, (674 K) requested by the Interim Director of Planning,
to review the proposed declaration of surplus property as to conformance with the 2025 Comprehensive
Plan, generally located at SW 12^th Street, South Street and Highway 77.
Planning staff recommendation: Conformance with the Comprehensive Plan
Staff Planner: Tom Cajka, 441-5662
Planning Commission recommendation: A FINDING OF CONFORMANCE WITH THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, 8-0. Public Hearing before City Council tentatively scheduled
for September 9, 2002, 1:30 p.m.

1.6 Comprehensive Plan Conformance No. 02005, (598 K) requested by Reed O. Schwartzkrpf, with ESP,
on behalf of Interstate Land, L.L.C., for a conservation easement for wetlands, on property generally
located northeast of the intersection of Interstate 80 and Oak Creek Drive. *** FINAL ACTION ***
Planning staff recommendation: Conformance with the Comprehensive Plan
Staff Planner: Brian Will, 441-6362
Removed from Consent Agenda and had separate public hearing. Planning Commission 'final
action': A FINDING OF CONFORMANCE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, 8-0, Resolution
No. PC-00762.

1.7 Waiver of Design Standards No. 02015, (717 K) requested by Brian Carstens and Associates, on
behalf of Ted and Patricia McNeese, to waive street trees, on property generally located at S. 25^th Street
and Sumner Street.
Planning staff recommendation: Approval
Staff Planner: Tom Cajka, 441-5662
Planning Commission recommendation: APPROVAL, 8-0. Public Hearing before City Council
tentatively scheduled for September 9, 2002, 1:30 p.m.

1.8 Miscellaneous No. 02004, (369 K) requested by the Interim Director of Planning, to amend resolution
PC-00639, to clarify that sidewalks were waived on the east side of S. 8^th Street and the north side
of Lowell Avenue within Sutherland Park 1^st Addition final plat. *** FINAL ACTION ***
Planning staff recommendation: Approval
Staff Planner: Jason Reynolds, 441-7620
Planning Commission 'final action': APPROVAL, 8-0, Resolution No. PC-00639A.

2. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA:

2.1 __________________________________

2.2 __________________________________

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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. 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.)

7a. Annexation No. 01008, requested by the Director of Planning, to annex property generally located at
Coddington Avenue and West Van Dorn Street.
(4-3-02: Planning Commission voted 8-0 to place on pending.)

7b. 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.
(4-3-02: Planning Commission voted 8-0 to place on pending.)

7c. 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.
(4-3-02: Planning Commission voted 8-0 to place on pending.)

7d. 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.
(4-3-02: Planning Commission voted 8-0 to place on pending.)

8a. Change of Zone No. 3364, text amendments to Title 27 of the Lincoln Municipal Code (the Zoning Ordinance)
requested by the Directors of the Public Works & Utilities, Parks & Recreation and Planning Departments,
to generally adopt "Standards for Arterial Streets 120' or More in Width" and to make other minor
amendments to the Zoning Ordinance by adding Section 27.03.082, Arterial Streets; and by amending
Section 27.31.090, Height and Area Regulations for B-2 Planned Neighborhood Business District; Section
27.37.060, Height and Area Regulations for B-5 Planned Regional Business District; Section 27.45.070,
Height and Area Regulations for H-4 General Commercial District; Section 27.51.090, Height and Area
Regulations for I-3 Employment Center District; Section 27.67.030, General Conditions for Parking; Section
27.71.080, Fences; and Section 27.77.010, Requirements for Changed or New Occupancy.
(5-15-02: Planning Commission voted 8-0 to place on pending.)

8b. Miscellaneous No. 02002, text amendments to Title 26 of the Lincoln Municipal Code (the Land Subdivision
Ordinance), requested by the Directors of the Public Works & Utilities, Parks & Recreation and Planning
Departments, to generally adopt "Standards for Arterial Streets 120' or More in Width", to revise the
provisions for sureties and timing of sidewalk improvements along local and collector streets, and to make
other minor amendments to the Land Subdivision Ordinance by amending Section 26.07.190, Major Street;
Section 26.11.039, Requisites for Final Plat Approval; Section 26.11.040, Installation of Improvements;
Section 26.23.040, Street and Other Public Way Widths; Section 26.23.120, Easements; Section 26.23.140,
Lot; and Section 26.27.090, Trees.
(5-15-02: Planning Commission voted 8-0 to place on pending.)

8c. Miscellaneous No. 02003, text amendments to the City of Lincoln Design Standards, requested by the
Directors of the Public Works & Utilities, Parks & Recreation and Planning Departments, to generally adopt
"Standards for Arterial Streets 120' or More in Width" and to make other minor amendments to the Design
Standards by amending Chapter 2.15, Urban Public Street Design Standards; Chapter 2.35, Design
Standards for Street Trees; and Chapter 3.50, Design Standards for Screening and Landscaping; and by
adding Chapter 5.00, Design Standards for Landscaping Streetscapes, Medians, Boulevards, Roundabouts
and Arterial Streets.
(5-15-02: Planning Commission voted 8-0 to place on pending.)

9. Change of Zone No. 3367, from AG Agricultural District to AGR Agricultural Residential District, requested by
Mark Hunzeker, on property generally located NE of SW 70^th Street and West Van Dorn Street.
(6-12-02: Planning Commission voted 8-0 to place on pending until an associated Comprehensive Plan
Land Use proposal comes before Planning Commission.)

10a. Change of Zone No. 3366, a text amendment to Title 27 of the Lincoln Municipal Code (the Zoning Ordinance),
proposed by the Directors of the Public Works and Utilities, Parks and Recreation and Planning Departments,
to add a new Chapter 27.82, "Impact Fees", to provide a title, authority and applicability; legislative findings
and purpose; definitions; to provide for imposition of impact fees; to provide exemptions from impact fees; to
provide for the creation of an impact fee fund and impact fee accounts; to provide for refunds of impact fees
paid; to provide for Pre- and Post-Ordinance Credits against impact fees; to provide for an expiration for
credits; and to provide for miscellaneous provisions relating to the proper implementation of impact fees.
(6-26-02: Planning Commission voted 8-0 to place on pending until September 18, 2002.)

10b. Miscellaneous No. 02005, a text amendment to Title 26 of the Lincoln Municipal Code (the Land Subdivision
Ordinance), proposed by the Directors of the Public Works and Utilities, Parks and Recreation and Planning
Departments, to amend Section 26.23.040 (Table 26.23.040) of the Lincoln Municipal Code, to modify the
reference to the Comprehensive Plan and to increase the minimum right-of-way width for bikeways from a
14-foot easement to a 20-foot easement; to amend Section 26.23.160 to require a dedication of land or
payment of an impact fee for neighborhood parks and trails; and to repeal Sections 26.23.040 and 26.23.160.
(6-26-02: Planning Commission voted 8-0 to place on pending until September 18, 2002.)

11. Special Permit No. 1961, requested by Chris Hansen, for material and equipment storage, on property
generally located at Yankee Hill Road and Coral Drive.
(7-24-02: Planning Commission voted 9-0 to place on pending.)

12a. County Special Permit No. 195, Beaver Creek Community Unit Plan, requested by J. D. Burt, with
Design Associates, for 7 residential acreage dwelling units, on property generally located at the
southeast corner of 134^th and "O" Streets.
(8-7-02: Planning Commission voted 7-0 to place on pending.)

12b. County Preliminary Plat No. 02011, Beaver Creek, requested by J. D. Burt, with Design Associates, for
approximately 7 lots, with requests to waive sidewalks, street trees, street lighting, and block length, on
property generally located at the southeast corner of 134^th and "O" Streets.
(8-7-02: Planning Commission voted 7-0 to place on pending.)

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