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2026-05-06 - Planning Commission

Summary

Built from the official approved minutes (adjourned 7:02 PM). No agenda or video on file.

  • Present: Dana Fisher, Kittams, Mullaly, Norman (Chair), Nyberg and John Paulson. Absent: Gray, Neises and Van Nieuwenhuyzen.
  • Norman passed the gavel to Vice Chair Mullaly for the consent agenda and took it back for the regular agenda.
  • Consent agenda covered the minutes of the March 31 briefing and April 1 meeting and 13 petitions (2A to 2M). Item 2G (the I-90 heavy industrial rezoning) was moved to the regular agenda at a member's request and approved 5-0 (Mullaly, Nyberg; Fisher, Kittams, Mullaly, Nyberg, Paulson yes).
  • The remaining consent agenda was approved by voice vote, 3-0 (moved by Fisher, seconded by Nyberg; Fisher, Kittams, Nyberg yes). Norman and Paulson recused themselves from the discussion and vote under City Ordinance 35.028; the minutes do not say which items. The presiding Vice Chair Mullaly is not recorded as voting.
  • Regular agenda approved 5-0 (Fisher, Nyberg).
  • Conditional use permit for a drive-through at 4600 E. 41st St. approved 4-0 with a condition on operating hours (5 a.m. to 11 p.m.); Mullaly recused.
  • Lake Lorraine Pedestrian Oriented PUD amendment deferred to the June 4 meeting, 5-0.
  • Public input on non-agenda items: none.
  • New business: Commissioner Paulson was recognized for ten years of service (May 2016 to May 2026).
  • Adjourned 7:02 PM on a motion by Paulson, seconded by Kittams, 5-0 by voice vote. Minutes signed by City Clerk Jermery J. Washington.
  • Item 2A, REZ-022687-2026 (West 26th Street Commercial Rezoning): 4700 W. 26th St. from O Office to C-2 Commercial-Neighborhood and Streetcar (Tract 4B, Marion Place Addition).
  • Item 2B, REZ-022692-2026 (South Holly Avenue Duplex Rezoning): 100 S. Holly Ave. from RS Single-Family Residential-Suburban to RD-1 Twin Home/Duplex Residential-Suburban (Lot 18 except the south 4 feet, and Lot 19, Block 3, Braley's 1st Addition).
  • Item 2C, REZ-022742-2026 (East 85th Street Commercial Rezoning): property south of E. 85th St. and east of Veterans Pkwy. in Lincoln County, listed from O Office and C-4 Commercial-Regional to the same two districts (a portion of Tract 2A, Akerson's Addition).
  • Item 2D, REZ-022750-2026 (Sunset Creek Addition): AG Agriculture to RS, RD-1, LW Live-Work, RA-1 and C-1 Commercial-Pedestrian-Oriented districts south of W. 26th St. and west of S. Ellis Rd.
  • Item 2E, REZ-022759-2026 (South Highline Avenue Live-Work Rezoning): RA-3 Apartment Residential-High Density to LW Live-Work, south of E. 18th St. and west of S. Highline Ave. (Dawley Farm Village).
  • Item 2F, REZ-022772-2026 (East 41st Street Conservation Rezoning): C-2 to CN Conservation, north of E. 41st St. and east of E. Linedrive Ave. (Burns Addition).
  • Item 2H, REZ-022789-2026 (Sanford Main Campus Rezoning): 1300 S. Grange Ave. from O Office to S-2 Institutional Campus PUD, with an initial development plan amendment.
  • Item 2I, REZ-022792-2026 (Slip Up Creek Road Conservation Rezoning): CN Conservation, RS and LW to CN, REC Recreation and RS, south of Slip Up Creek Rd. and east of S. 476th Ave. (Mapleton Township Addition).
  • Item 2L, SUB-P-022749-2026 (Sunset Creek Addition): preliminary subdivision plan for Sunset Creek Addition, south of W. 26th St. and west of S. Ellis Rd.
  • Item 2M, SUB-P-022776-2026 (Foundation Park North Preliminary Plan): preliminary subdivision plan for Foundation Park North Residential, north of I-90 and west of I-29.
  • The City Council minutes of May 19 record the Planning Commission recommendations on these rezonings as 3-0, which matches the consent vote.

Interstate 90 Heavy Industrial Rezoning

  • Item 2G, REZ-022775-2026: AG Agriculture to I-2 Heavy Industrial, north of I-90 and west of I-29 (Tracts 2, 4 and 7, Walker's Addition, and Tracts 1 and 9 of Benson's Addition, Section 13-T102N-R50W).
  • Mullaly moved and Nyberg seconded approval; voice vote 5-0 (Fisher, Kittams, Mullaly, Nyberg, Paulson). This is the 5-0 Planning Commission recommendation later cited at the Council. The minutes record no discussion.

North Cliff Avenue Alcohol Conditional Use Permit

  • Item 2J, CU-022665-2026: on-sale alcohol beverage establishment within 500 feet of a sensitive use at 3715 N. Cliff Ave. (Tract 3A, County Auditor Subdivision, "AKA Froleich"). Approved with the consent agenda, 3-0.

Sanford Sports Complex Development Plan Amendment

  • Item 2K, PUD-022788-2026: initial development plan amendment for the Sanford Sports Complex, south of W. Benson Rd. and west of N. Westport Ave. (Lot 1B, Block 7, Sanford Sports Complex South Addition). Approved with the consent agenda, 3-0.

East 41st Street Drive-Through Conditional Use Permit

  • Item 5A, CU-022720-2026: automobile drive-through area oriented to DD/AD forms at 4600 E. 41st St. (Lot 27A, Block 7, Manifold Acres Addition).
  • Nyberg moved and Kittams seconded approval with one condition: the drive-through may operate only from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. Voice vote 4-0 (Fisher, Kittams, Nyberg, Paulson). Mullaly recused under City Ordinance 35.028. The minutes name no applicant and record no discussion.

Lake Lorraine Pedestrian Oriented Development Amendment

  • Item 5B, PUD-022586-2026, deferred from the April 1 meeting: initial development plan amendment for the Lake Lorraine Pedestrian Oriented PUD, south of W. Lakeshore Blvd. and east of S. Marion Rd.
  • Kittams moved and Fisher seconded deferral to the June 4 meeting; voice vote 5-0 (Fisher, Kittams, Mullaly, Nyberg, Paulson). The item was approved on June 4 (see 2026-06-04 - Planning Commission).

Recognition of service

  • Item 7: Commissioner John Paulson was recognized for service from May 2016 to May 2026. He then moved to adjourn.

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