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*** ACTION BY PLANNING COMMISSION ***

NOTICE:
The Lincoln City/Lancaster County Planning Commission will hold
a public hearing on Wednesday, December 10, 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 Planning Commission has canceled their meeting scheduled for December 24, 2003

**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, December 10, 2003

[All members present]

Election of Chair. ** MARY F. BILLS-STRAND elected as Chair, fulfilling the unexpired term of Cecil
Steward until August, 2005. Nominations for Vice-Chair will again be considered at the January 7,
2004 meeting.

Approval of minutes of the regular meeting held November 26, 2003. ** APPROVED, 6-0 (Taylor absent at
time of vote **)

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

CHANGE OF ZONE WITH RELATED ITEMS:

1.1a Change of Zone No. 3430(227 K) from R-3 Residential District and B-2 Planned Neighborhood Business
District to B-5 Planned Regional Business District, on property generally located at N. 27^th Street and
Folkways Boulevard.
Planning staff recommendation: Approval
Staff Planner: Becky Horner, 441-6373
Removed from Consent Agenda and had separate public hearing. Planning Commission
recommendation: APPROVAL, 7-0.

1.1b Use Permit No. 57D(345 K) an amendment to allow a six-screen, 30,000 square foot theater, with request
to waive setback for parking and front yard setback, on property generally located at N. 27^th Street and
Folkways Boulevard.
Planning staff recommendation: Conditional Approval
Staff Planner: Becky Horner, 441-6373
Removed from Consent Agenda and had separate public hearing. Planning Commission
recommendation: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL, as set forth in the staff report dated December 1,
2003, with the amendment requested by staff and the amendment requested by the applicant, 7-0.
Conditions of approval required to be satisfied prior to scheduling on City Council agenda.

1.1c Special Permit No. 2044(331 K) for authority to develop a six screen, 30,000 square foot movie theater, on
property generally located at N. 27^th Street and Folkways Boulevard. *** FINAL ACTION ***
Planning staff recommendation: Conditional Approval
Staff Planner: Becky Horner, 441-6373
Removed from Consent Agenda and had separate public hearing. Planning Commission
recommendation: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL, as set forth in the staff report dated December 1, 2003,
with the amendment requested by staff and the amendment requested by the applicant, 7-0.
Conditions of approval required to be satisfied prior to scheduling on City Council agenda.

PERMITS:

1.2 County Special Permit No. 189A(357 K) an amendment to increase an office building to approximately
9,800 square feet and to allow up to 32 full time employees, on property generally located at S. 148^th Street
and Old Cheney Road.
Planning staff recommendation: Conditional Approval
Staff Planner: Mike DeKalb, 441-6370
Removed from Consent Agenda and had separate public hearing. Planning Commission
recommendation: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL, as set forth in the staff report dated November
25, 2003, 6-1 (Krieser dissenting). Request for public hearing before County Board to be
submitted by Planning Department.

1.3 Special Permit No. 2041(148 K) for the expansion of a nonstandard single family dwelling into the required
front yard setback, on property located at 2000 Lake Street. *** FINAL ACTION ***
Planning staff recommendation: Conditional Approval
Staff Planner: Greg Czaplewski, 441-7620
Planning Commission 'final action': CONDITIONAL APPROVAL, as set forth in the staff report
dated November 21, 2003, 7-0. Resolution No. PC-00839.

1.4 Special Permit No. 2043(149 K) for the authority to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises,
on property located at 6112 Havelock Avenue.
Planning staff recommendation: Conditional Approval
Staff Planner: Brian Will, 441-6362
Planning Commission recommendation: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL, as set forth in the staff
report dated November 26, 2003, 7-0. Conditions of approval required to be satisfied
prior to scheduling on City Council agenda.

PERMITS WITH RELATED ITEMS:

1.5a County Special Permit No. 204(324 K) Finigan 2^nd Addition Community Unit Plan, for 4 dwelling units and two
outlots, with requests to waive street lighting, sidewalks, street trees, landscape screening, storm water
detention, and block length, on property generally located at N. 84^th Street and Waverly Road.
Planning staff recommendation: Deferral
Staff Planner: Mike DeKalb, 441-6370
Removed from the Consent Agenda and had separate public hearing. Planning Commission
recommendation: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL, with the conditions as set forth in the staff report dated
November 24, 2003, 6-1 (Carlson dissenting). Conditions of approval required to be satisfied prior to
scheduling on County Board agenda.

1.5b Special Permit No. 2031(324 K) Finigan 2^nd Addition Community Unit Plan, for four dwelling units and two
outlots, with requests to waive lighting, sidewalks, street trees, landscape screening, and storm water
detention, on property generally located at N. 84^th Street and Waverly Road.
Planning staff recommendation: Deferral
Staff Planner: Mike DeKalb, 441-6370
Removed from the Consent Agenda and had separate public hearing. Planning Commission
recommendation: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL, with the conditions as set forth in the staff report dated
November 24, 2003, 6-1 (Carlson dissenting). Conditions of approval required to be satisfied prior to
scheduling on City Council agenda.

1.5c City/County Preliminary Plat No. 03007(324 K) Finigan 2^nd Addition, for 4 lots and two outlots, with requests
to waive street lighting, sidewalks, street trees, landscape screening, storm water detention, and block
length, on property generally located at N. 84^th Street and Waverly Road.
*** FINAL ACTION *** on portion in City jurisdiction
Planning staff recommendation: Deferral
Staff Planner: Mike DeKalb, 441-6370
Removed from the Consent Agenda and had separate public hearing. Planning Commission
'final action' on portion located in the City jurisdiction: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL, with the
conditions as set forth in the staff report dated November 24, 2003, 6-1 (Carolson dissenting).
Resolution No. PC-00840. Conditions of approval required to be satisfied prior to scheduling on
County Board agenda.

PLATS:

1.6 County Final Plat No. 03062(1,089 K) Cedar Grove Estates, for 9 lots, on property generally located at S.
176^th Street and Old Cheney Road.
Planning staff recommendation: Conditional Approval
Staff Planner: Mike DeKalb, 441-6370
Planning Commission recommendation: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL, as set forth in the staff report
dated November 25, 2003, 7-0. Conditions of approval required to be satisfied prior to scheduling
on County Board agenda.

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. 3424(339 K) from R-4, R-5, and R-6 Residential Districts and B-3 Commercial District
to R-2 Residential District, requested by the Everett Neighborhood Association, on property generally located
between S 9^th and S 13^th Streets, from Washington to South Streets.
Planning staff recommendation: Approval
Staff Planner: Greg Czaplewski, 441-7620
Had public hearing. Planning Commission recommendation: APPROVAL, changing the
boundaries such that the southern boundary is Plum Street, 7-0. Public hearing before City Council
is tentatively scheduled for January 12, 2004, 1:30 p.m.

3.2 Change of Zone No. 3431(17 K) to amend Section 27.29.020 of the Lincoln Municipal Code, to allow medical
testing laboratories as a permitted use in the B-1 Local Business zoning district.
Planning staff recommendation: Staff is requesting deferral until January 7, 2004
Staff Planner: Tom Cajka, 441-5662
Had public hearing. Staff request for deferral granted, with CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING AND
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION scheduled for January 7, 2004, 1:00 p.m.

PERMITS:

3.3 County Special Permit No. 205(401 K) to construct and operate a recreational facility (motor cross track
club), on property located at 9600 Kolbrook Road.
Planning staff recommendation: Conditional Approval
Staff Planner: Mike DeKalb, 441-6370
Had public hearing. Applicant's request for deferral granted, with CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING
AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION scheduled for January 21, 2004, 1:00 p.m.

4. CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING
AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION:

CHANGE OF ZONE WITH RELATED ITEMS:

4.1a Change of Zone No. 3429(717 K) from R-4 Residential District to RT Residential Transition District, on
property generally located at S. 56^th Street and Pine Lake Road.
Planning staff recommendation: Denial
Staff Planner: Tom Cajka, 441-5662
Had continued public hearing. Planning Commission recommendation: APPROVAL, 7-0.

4.1b Special Permit No. 1713B(717 K) an amendment to the Aspen 3^rd Addition Community Unit Plan, to add
10 single family units, on property generally located at S. 56^th Street and Pine Lake Road.
Planning staff recommendation: Denial
Staff Planner: Tom Cajka, 441-5662
Had continued public hearing. Planning Commission recommendation: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL,
with the conditions as set forth in the staff report dated November 14, 2003, 7-0. Conditions
of approval required to be satisfied prior to scheduling on City Council agenda.

4.1c Use Permit No. 155(717 K) to allow nine 5,000 square foot medical/office buildings and associated parking,
with waiver requests to allow Lots 1-9, Block 5, without frontage and access to a public street or
private roadway, on property generally located at S. 56^th Street and Pine Lake Road.
Planning staff recommendation: Denial
Staff Planner: Tom Cajka, 441-5662
Had continued public hearing. Planning Commission recommendation: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL,
with the conditions as set forth in the staff report dated November 14, 2003, 7-0. Conditions of
approval required to be satisfied prior to scheduling on City Council agenda.

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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. Comprehensive Plan Amendment No. 03007, by the Director of Planning, at the request of the Lancaster
County Board of Commissioners, to amend the 2025 Lincoln/Lancaster County Comprehensive Plan, to
remove a statement relating to the future determination of county impact fees.
(5-21-03: Planning Commission voted 5-1 to defer until completion of the rural acreage studies called
for in the Comprehensive Plan.)

16. Comprehensive Plan Amendment No. 03009, by the Director of Planning, at the request of Jim Hrouda,
Mayor for the City of Hickman, to amend the 2025 Lincoln/Lancaster County Comprehensive Plan, to
adopt the Hickman Horizon Plan as an approved subarea plan and amend the Land Use Plan to reflect
commercial and low density residential uses in the vicinity of Hickman.
(5-21-03: Planning Commission voted 6-0 to defer until completion of the rural acreage studies
called for in the Comprehensive Plan.)

17. 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.)

18. 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.
(10-29-03: Planning Commission voted 6-0 to place on pending until February 18, 2004.)

19a. Annexation No. 03002, by the Director of Planning, at the request of Kelvin Korver, with Eiger Corp.,
to annex property generally located at S. 91st Street and Highway 2.
(11-12-03: Planning Commission voted 8-0 to place on pending until January 7, 2004.)

19b. 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. 91st Street and Highway 2.
(11-12-03: Planning Commission voted 8-0 to place on pending until January 7, 2004.)

19c. 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.
(11-12-03: Planning Commission voted 8-0 to place on pending until January 7, 2004.)

20. Miscellaneous No. 03012, adopting Criteria for the City of Lincoln for the reimbursement of Impact
Fees for Economic Development. The criteria provides for reimbursement of arterial street impact
fees of qualifying businesses who meet specific thresholds in job creation and investment in Lincoln.
(11-12-03: Planning Commission voted 7-0 to place on pending for 6 months.)

21. Use Permit No. 106A, an amendment to increase the boundary area, relocate access, add a sign, and
reduce the parking requirement, on property generally located at S. 65^th Street and Pioneers
Boulevard.
(11-26-03: Planning Commission voted 8-0 to continue public hearing on January 7, 2004 at the
applicant's request.)

The Planning Commission has canceled their meeting scheduled for December 24, 2003

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