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*** ACTION BY PLANNING COMMISSION ***

NOTICE:
The Lincoln City/Lancaster County Planning Commission will hold
a public hearing on Wednesday, January 22, 2003, 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.

The Lincoln/Lancaster County Planning Commission will
participate in a training workshop for Planning
Commissioners on Friday, January 31, 2003, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.,
in the Mayor's Conference Room on the second floor of the
County-City Building, 555 South 10^th St., Lincoln,
Nebraska. 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, January 8, 2003

[Commissioners Duvall, Larson, Schwinn and Bills-Strand absent.]

Approval of minutes of the regular meeting held January 8, 2003. ** APPROVED, 5-0 **

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

PERMITS:

1.1 Special Permit No. 450"O", (111 K) requested by Chris Northup, with Erickson Sullivan Architects,
on behalf of Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital, to add a 4 plex structure and 2 single family housing units,
on property generally located at S. 52^nd Street and Normal Boulevard. *** FINAL ACTION ***
Planning staff recommendation: Conditional Approval
Staff Planner: Tom Cajka, 441-5662
Planning Commission 'final action': CONDITIONAL APPROVAL, 5-0, Resolution No. PC-00790.

PLATS:

1.2 Final Plat No. 02025, (111 K) Aspen Ridge 1^st Addition, requested by Aspen Builders, Inc. to final
plat 29 lots and 2 outlots on property generally located at SW. 27^th St., south of West "A" St.
*** FINAL ACTION ***
Planning staff recommendation: Approval
Staff Planner: Becky Horner, 441-6373
Planning Commission 'final action': APPROVAL, 5-0, Resolution No. PC-00791.

2. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA:

2.1 __________________________________

2.2 __________________________________

3. PUBLIC HEARING
AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION:

PERMITS:

3.1 Special Permit No. 2000, (111 K) requested by Janet Crosby, for authority to sell alcohol for
consumption on the premises, on property generally located at N. 35^th Street and Cornhusker Highway.
Planning staff recommendation: Deferral
Staff Planner: Brian Will, 441-6362
Had public hearing. Applicant's request for two-week deferral granted, with CONTINUED
PUBLIC HEARING AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION scheduled for February 5, 2003.

PERMITS WITH RELATED ITEMS:

3.2a Special Permit No. 1997, (111 K) requested by Andy Neil, Commercial Investment Properties, for
an early childhood care facility, on property generally located at 37^th and "O" Streets.
*** FINAL ACTION ***
Planning staff recommendation: Conditional Approval
Staff Planner: Tom Cajka, 441-5662
Had public hearing. Planning Commission 'final action': DENIAL, 5-0.

3.2b Street & Alley Vacation No. 02020 , (111 K) requested by John Schleich, with Austin Realty
Investments, to vacate the east 115' of the east-west alley between 35^th and 37^th Streets, south of
"O" Street.
Planning staff recommendation: Conforms to the Comprehensive Plan
Staff Planner: Tom Cajka, 441-5662
Had public hearing. Planning Commission recommendation: A FINDING OF
NON-CONFORMANCE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WITH A RECOMMENDATION THAT
THE ALLEY NOT BE VACATED, 5-0 .

4. CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING
AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION:

(See 1-8-03 agenda for staff reports on the following items.)

CHANGE OF ZONE WITH RELATED ITEMS:

4.1a Change of Zone No. 3290, (987 K) from AGR Agricultural Residential District to R-1Residential
District, requested by Lyle Loth, with ESP, on property generally located at Frontier Road and Old
Cheney Road.
Planning staff recommendation: Approval
Staff Planner: Tom Cajka, 441-5662
Had continued public hearing. Planning Commission recommendation: APPROVAL, 5-0.

4.1b Preliminary Plat No. 02018, (987 K) Frontier Meadows, requested by Lyle Loth, ESP, on behalf of
Carl R. Schmidt, for approximately 3 lots, with requests to waive street lighting; sidewalks; storm water
runoff; sanitary sewer; rural roadway; and cul-de-sac radius; on property generally located at S. 68^th
Street and Old Cheney Road.
Planning staff recommendation: Conditional Approval
Staff Planner: Tom Cajka, 441-5662
Had continued pubilc hearing. Planning Commission recommendation: CONDITIONAL
APPROVAL, with amendments as requested by the applicant, 5-0.

MISCELLANEOUS:

4.2 Street & Alley Vacation No. 02019, (352 K) requested by Jason Conrad, of Houses of Hope of
Nebraska, Inc., to vacate the east-west alley, generally located at S. 16^th Street and South Street.
Planning staff recommendation: Deferral
Staff Planner: Greg Czaplewski, 441-7620
Had continued public hearing. Applicant's request for DEFERRAL until March 19, 2003, granted.

MISCELLANEOUS WITH RELATED ITEMS:

4.3a Annexation No. 02004, (1,661 K) requested by Stephen L. Clymer, with Olsson Associates, on behalf
of Ridge Development Company, to annex property generally located at S. 56^th Street and Cavvy Road.
Planning staff recommendation: Conditional Approval
Staff Planner: Brian Will, 441-6362
Had continued public hearing. Planning Commission recommendation: APPROVAL, SUBJECT
TO AN ANNEXATION AGREEMENT, 5-0.

4.3b Change of Zone No. 3362, (1,661 K) from AG Agricultural District to R-3 Residential District, requested
by Stephen Clymer, with Olsson Associates, on property generally located at S. 56^th Street and Yankee
Hill Road.
Planning staff recommendation: Approval
Staff Planner: Brian Will, 441-6362
Had continued public hearing. Planning Commission recommendation: APPROVAL, 5-0.

4.3c Preliminary Plat No. 02012, (1,661 K) Big Thompson Creek, requested by Stephen Clymer, with
Olsson Associates, for approximately 158 Lots and 4 Outlots, with requests to waive block length,
pedestrian easements, intersection approaches, sanitary sewer to flow opposite street grades, lot
depth, non-perpendicular lot lines, on property generally located at S. 56^th Street and Yankee Hill Road.
Planning staff recommendation: Conditional Approval
Staff Planner: Brian Will, 441-6362
Had continued public hearing. Panning Commission recommendation: CONDITIONAL
APPROVAL, with amendments as requested by the applicant, 5-0.

CHANGE OF ZONE:

4.4 Change of Zone No. 3389, (722 K) from B-1 Local Business District to H-2 Highway Business District,
requested by Brian Carstens and Associates, on behalf of Chee-Vee Limited Partnership, on property
generally located at Southwood Drive and Highway 2.
Planning staff recommendation: Denial
Staff Planner: Greg Czaplewski, 441-7620
APPLICATION WITHDRAWN by Mark Hunzeker on behalf of the applicant at the continued public
hearing on January 22, 2003.

5. ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION:

(See 1-8-03 agenda for staff report on the following item.)

5.1 County Change of Zone No. 210, (1,210 K) from AG Agricultural District to AGR Agricultural
Residential District, requested by Jack W. Duke, Jr. and Joy L. Duke, on property generally located at
NW 126^th Street and West "O" Street.
Planning staff recommendation: Deferral, Denial if action is requested
Staff Planner: Mike DeKalb, 441-6370
Planning Commission recommendation: DENIAL, 5-0.

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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. 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.)

10. 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.)

11a. 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.)

11b. 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.)

12. County Change of Zone No. 209, from AG Agricultural District to AGR Agricultural Residential District,
requested by Bruce Pester, on behalf of Yankee, L.L.C., on property generally located at S. 12^th Street
(Highway 77) and West Sprague Road.
(9-18-02: Planning Commission voted 9-0 to place on pending.)

13. Use Permit No. 89B, an amendment requested by Stephen Clymer, with Olsson Associates, and Danay
Kalkowski, on behalf of Northern Lights, L.L.C., to allow the sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption
on the premises within 100' of a residential district, on property generally located at S. 14^th Street and
Pine Lake Road.
(10-2-02: Planning Commission voted 7-0 to place on pending.)

14. Comprehensive Plan Amendment No. 02002.3, S. 82^nd St. and Roca Rd.; Comprehensive Plan Amendment
No. 02002.5, Hidden Valley Golf Course; Comprehensive Plan Amendment No. 02002.6, SW. 78^th St. and
W. Van Dorn; Comprehensive Plan Amendment No. 02002.7, N. 84^th St. and Waverly Rd.
(10-16-02: Planning Commission voted to defer until completion of studies called for in the 2025
Comprehensive Plan.)

15. Change of Zone No. 3385, from AGR Agricultural Residential District to R-1 Residential District, requested
by Brian Carstens and Associates, on behalf of Vic and Kathleen Hannan, on property generally located at
S. 66^th Street and Pine Lake Road.
(12-11-02: Planning Commission voted 8-0 to place on pending at the applicant's request.)

16. Street & Alley Vacation No. 02017, requested by Dennis Walls, with Midwest Pump and Equipment Co., to
vacate the north-south alley, generally located at S. 7^th Street and Hatch Street.
(1-8-03: Planning Commission voted 7-0 to continue public hearing on 2-5-03.)

17. Street & Alley Vacation No. 02018, requested by William and Cathy Kolb and Frank and Bonnetta Mook, to
vacate N. 69^th Street, generally located at N. 69^th Street and Logan Avenue.
(1-8-03: Planning Commission voted 7-0 to continue public hearing on 2-5-03.)

18. Waiver of Design Standards No. 02023, requested by John H. Jacobson, of Jacobson Land & Cattle Co., to
waive street trees, street lights, sidewalks, paving, and flood plain requirements, on property
generally located at S. 7^th Street and N Street.
(1-8-03: Planning Commission voted 7-0 to continue public hearing on 2-5-03.)

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