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NOTICE:
The Lincoln City/Lancaster County Planning Commission will hold
a public hearing on Wednesday, September 3, 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.

**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, SEPTEMBER 3, 2003

[Commissioner Larson absent]

Approval of minutes of the regular meeting held August 20, 2003. ** APPROVED, 7-0 **

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

PERMITS:

1.1 Special Permit No. 634D, (335 K) amendment to the Skyline Rolling Hills Community Unit Plan, to
revise the street and lot layout, with requests to waive roadway width and roundabout design, on
property generally located at S. 14^th Street and Pine Lake Road.
Planning staff recommendation: Conditional Approval
Staff Planner: Brian Will, 441-6362
Removed from the Consent Agenda and had separate public hearing. Planning Commission
recommendation: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL, as set forth in the staff report dated August 20,
2003, with amendment deleting Condition #1.2.2, at the request of the applicant, 7-0. Site
specific conditions of approval required to be satisfied prior to scheduling on Council agenda.

1.2 Special Permit No. 671B, (365 K) amendment to the Wassung Park Community Unit Plan, to reduce
the side yard setback, on property located at 3921 and 3923 N. 8^th Street.
Planning staff recommendation: Approval
Staff Planner: Becky Horner, 441-6373
Planning Commission recommendation: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL, as set forth in the staff
report dated August 18, 2003, 7-0. Site specific conditions of approval required to be satisfied
prior to scheduling on Council agenda.

MISCELLANEOUS:

1.3 Comprehensive Plan Conformance No. 03008, (444 K) to review the proposed declaration of surplus
property, generally located at N. 30^th Street and X Street, as to conformance with the 2025 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, 7-0. Public hearing before City Council tentatively scheduled for
September 22, 2003, 1:30 p.m.

2. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA:

2.1 ___________________________________

2.2 ___________________________________

3. PUBLIC HEARING
AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION:

PERMITS:

3.1 Special Permit No. 1423G, (985 K) amendment to the HiMark Estates Community Unit Plan, to add
approximately 20 single family units, with requests to waive the minimum intersection separation, lot size,
cul-de-sac radius, and sidewalks, on property generally located at S. 84^th Street and Old Cheney Road.
Planning staff recommendation: Conditional Approval
Staff Planner: Greg Czaplewski, 441-7620
Had public hearing. Applicant's request for two-week deferral granted, with CONTINUED PUBLIC
HEARING AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION scheduled for September 17, 2003.

4. CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING
AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION:

(See 8-20-03 agenda for staff report on the following item.)

MISCELLANEOUS:

4.1 Preliminary Plat No. 02005, (274 K) Catherland Subdivision, for 8 lots, with requests to waive the
sidewalk on Cather Street, sanitary sewer running opposite street grades, and sanitary sewer draining
from one basin to another, on property generally located at N. 70^th Street and Fletcher Avenue.
Planning staff recommendation: Conditional Approval
Staff Planner: Tom Cajka, 441-5662
Had continued public hearing. Applicant's request for two-week deferral granted, with
CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION scheduled for September 17, 2003.

5. ITEMS NOT APPEARING ON THE AGENDA:

Change of Zone No. 3416, from R-4 Residential District to R-2 Residential District, requested by the
Witherbee Neighborhood Association, on property generally located at S. 37th Street and J Street.
(8-20-03: Planning Commission voted 6-3 to place on pending.)
9-3-03; Planning Commission voted 7-0 to waive rules and remove from the pending list and take
action.
9-3-03: Motion to reconsider carried 7-0. Planning Commission recommendation: DENIAL, with
caveat to City Council that this change of zone be placed on the City Council pending list for three
months, and that the Council direct the Planning Department to conduct a study (5-2: Bills-Strand,
Krieser, Duvall, Marvin and Steward voting 'yes'; Carlson and Taylor voting 'no'). Public hearing
before City Council tentatively scheduled for September 22, 2003, 1:30 p.m.

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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. 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.)

2a. 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.)

2b. 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.)

3. 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.)

4a. 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.)

4b. 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.)

4c. 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.)

5. 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.)

6a. 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.)

6b. 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.)

6c. 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.)

6d. 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.)

7a. 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.)

7b. 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.)

7c. 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.)

8. 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.)

9. 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.)

10a. 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.)

10b. 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.)

11. 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.)

12. 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.)

13. 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.)

14. County Change of Zone No. 213, from AG Agricultural District to AGR Agricultural Residential District,
requested by Lloyd and Terri Jakoubek, on property generally located at NW 70^th Street and Mill Road.
(3-19-03: Planning Commission voted 9-0 to defer until completion of studies called for in the 2025
Comprehensive Plan.)

15. Special Permit No. 1583A, requested by Paul J. Peter, on behalf of Russell W. Raybould, to allow a
commercial parking lot in a residential district, on property generally located at S. 17^th Street
and Garfield Street.
(7-9-03: Planning Commission voted 7-0 to place on pending.)

16. Change of Zone No. 3413, from R-4 Residential District to R-2 Residential District, requested by Landon's
Neighborhood Association and Regalton Neighborhood Association, on property generally located at N. 24^th
Street and Superior Street.
(8-6-03: Planning Commission voted 9-0 to continue public hearing on 9-17-03.)

17. County Change of Zone No. 216, from AG Agricultural District to AGR Agricultural Residential District,
requested by Daniel C. James, Par Excellence, L.L.C., on property generally located at S. 162^nd
Street and Pella Road.
(8-20-03: Planning Commission voted 9-0 to place on pending until November 12, 2003.)

18. Change of Zone No. 2751A, amendment to Van Dorn Acres Final Planned Unit Development, requested by
Jerry Kavan, with Slosburg Company, for approximately 220 residential dwelling units, approximately 33,000
square feet of service commercial floor area, and to approve uses found in the B-1 Local Business District
including the sale of alcohol for consumption on or off the premises within 100' of a residential district or
residential use, with waiver requests to allow a private sanitary lift station, and to waive pedestrian way
easements, parking lot design standards, building separation, and to allow a fence in excess of 6'4", on
property generally located at S. 84^th Street and Van Dorn Street.
(8-20-03: Planning Commission voted 5-4 to continue public hearing on September 17, 2003.)

19. Change of Zone No. 3416, from R-4 Residential District to R-2 Residential District, requested by the
Witherbee Neighborhood Association, on property generally located at S. 37^th Street and J Street.
(8-20-03: Planning Commission voted 6-3 to place on pending.)
(9-3-03: Removed from pending and action taken.)

20a. Annexation No. 03002, by the Director of Planning, at the request of Kelvin Korver, with Eiger Corp., to
annex property generally located at S. 91^st Street and Highway 2.
(8-20-03: Planning Commission voted 9-0 to place on pending until November 12, 2003.)

20b. Change of Zone No. 3411, from AG Agricultural District and AGR Agricultural Residential District to B-5
Planned Regional Business District, requested by Kelvin Korver, with Eiger Corp., on property generally
located at S. 91^st Street and Highway 2.
(8-20-03: Planning Commission voted 9-0 to place on pending until November 12, 2003.)

20c. Use Permit No. 150, requested by Kelvin Korver, with Eiger Corp. for approximately 228,000 square feet
of commercial/retail floor area, with requests to waive the requirement for a preliminary plat; to allow the
Planning Director to administratively approve final plats based upon the use permit; to allow the Planning
Director to approve final plats with private roadways and public streets; sidewalks; and transfer from one
sewage drainage basin to another, on property generally located at S. 91^st Street and Highway 2.
(8-20-03: Planning Commission voted 9-0 to place on pending until November 12, 2003.)

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