2026-06-04 - Planning Commission

Summary

Built from the official approved minutes (no agenda or video on file). Meeting adjourned at 6:54 PM.

Present: Gray, Kittams, Neises, Norman (Chair) and Nyberg. Absent: Dana Fisher, Mullaly, John Paulson and Van Nieuwenhuyzen.
Consent agenda approved by voice vote, 4-0 (moved by Kittams, seconded by Nyberg; Norman did not vote). It covered the minutes of the May 5 briefing and May 6 meeting and four petitions: rezoning of 412 W. McClellan St., rezoning of 2901 E. 26th St. to S-1, a Six Mile Rd. conservation rezoning, and a Southeast Technical College PUD amendment.
Regular agenda approved 4-0 (Neises, Kittams).
Norman recused himself from the two Hein Pl. sign permits and passed the gavel to Neises. Both conditional use permits for off-premises signs over 288 square feet at 6100 E. Hein Pl. failed, each with 3 no votes (Gray, Kittams, Nyberg) and none in favor.
The Lake Lorraine Pedestrian Oriented PUD amendment, deferred from May 6, was approved 4-0 (Kittams, Neises).
No public input and no new business. Adjourned on a motion by Gray, seconded by Kittams, 4-0.

REZ-022330-2026 (McClellan Street Duplex Rezoning): 412 W. McClellan St. from RT-1 to RD-1 Twin Home/Duplex.
REZ-022951-2026 (East 26th Street Institutional Rezoning): 2901 E. 26th St. from RD-1, O Office, C-2 and Streetcar districts to S-1 General Institutional.
REZ-022968-2026 (Six Mile Road Conservation Rezoning): CN Conservation and RS districts south of E. 10th St. and east of S. Six Mile Rd. (Willow Run Addition).
PUD-022925-2026 (Southeast Technical College Development Plan Amendment): initial development plan amendment at 2000 N. Career Ave.
The four were approved together on the consent agenda, 4-0 by voice vote (Gray, Kittams, Neises, Nyberg). The minutes record no discussion.

Item 5A, CU-022603-2026, and Item 5B, CU-022604-2026: conditional use permits for off-premises signs over 288 square feet at 6100 E. Hein Pl. (Section 18-T101N-R48W).
Item 5A: Nyberg moved, Gray seconded approval; voice vote 0 yes, 3 no (Gray, Kittams, Nyberg). Failed. Item 5B: Nyberg moved, Kittams seconded; 0 yes, 3 no (Gray, Kittams, Nyberg). Failed.
Neises presided as acting chair; Norman had recused. Neises did not vote on either item. The minutes name no applicant and record no discussion. These are the permits later appealed to the City Council on July 7.

Item 5C, PUD-022586-2026: initial development plan amendment for the Lake Lorraine Pedestrian Oriented PUD, south of W. Lakeshore Blvd. and east of S. Marion Rd. (Lake Lorraine Addition). Deferred from the May 6 meeting.
Kittams moved, Neises seconded approval; voice vote 4-0 (Gray, Kittams, Neises, Nyberg). Norman returned to the chair after the item vote on 5B.