Kearney Planning Commission Meeting – April 19, 2019
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Kearney Planning Commission Meeting – April 19, 2019
The Kearney Planning Commission met on April 19, 2019, at 7:00 a.m. in City Council Chambers. The commission considered a withdrawn rezoning request, a development plan for Farm Credit Services of America, and a package of five related applications for the Millennial Estates Third Addition (rezoning, preliminary and final plat, annexation, and development plan). The meeting also included a review of the commission's bylaws. All votes were unanimous unless noted.
Consent Calendar
- Minutes of March 15, 2019: Approved unanimously (motion by Cochran, second by Fusner; roll call: all present members voted aye).
Discussion Items
- Item 4 – Rezoning No. 2019‑04 (1524 Avenue C): The applicant requested withdrawal; the item was removed from the agenda without a vote. No public hearing was held.
- Item 5 – Development Plan No. 2017‑27, Farm Credit Services of America: Aaron Hartongue of Clark Anderson Partners presented the proposed single‑story professional office building on a 220,000‑sq‑ft lot at 4070 East 56th Street (within the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction). The building will be brick‑clad with a hip roof. Staff noted all UDLO requirements are met or exceeded. The applicant requested one deviation: deferral of sidewalk construction until future development triggers it, with the property owner agreeing to build sidewalks to city specifications within 60 days of a city council determination. Discussion covered wastewater treatment options (septic vs. city sewer) and water main extension. The commission approved the development plan with that deviation.
- Items 6–10 – Millennial Estates Third Addition: Jordan Starostka (Starostka Group) and Brian Deegan (Olsson) presented a 6.6‑acre subdivision east of Avenue V, west of Avenue X, north of 36th Street. The proposal includes 27 single‑family lots and 4 duplex lots (lots with 52‑ft, 64‑ft, and 67‑ft widths), 32‑ft urban local streets, and a detention cell. Five deviations were requested: side area of 5,980 sq ft on 13 lots (code: 6,000); lot widths as low as 52 ft (code: 70); 21‑ft rear yard setback for duplex lots (code: 25); 5‑ft side yard setbacks for 17 lots (code: 7); 32‑ft street width with 18‑ft clear cartway (code: 36). A sixth deviation limited sanitary and water service to one per lot for single‑family properties, noted on the final plat. Staff recommended approval. Discussion included concerns about open space, future connection to Grand Avenue, fire truck access, and drainage. The developer confirmed plans to connect Grand Avenue in a future phase and noted successful sales in earlier phases.
- Review of Planning Commission Bylaws: The commission discussed proposed amendments, including a preamble purpose statement, gender‑neutral titles (chair/vice‑chair), updating meeting procedures, removal of a reference to Robert's Rules of Order, and adding language for electronic voting records. No vote was taken; staff will prepare a revised draft for the next meeting. Commissioners also requested posting bylaws and Resolution 2005‑96 on the city website.
Key Outcomes
- Item 5 (Farm Credit Services): Motion by Rickard, second by Dakan, to approve with the sidewalk deviation. Roll call – all ayes. Passed.
- Item 6 (Rezoning to R‑2/PD): Motion by Rickard. Second by Yaw. Roll call – all ayes. Passed.
- Items 7 & 8 (Preliminary and Final Plat): Motion by Rickard, second by Yaw. Roll call – all ayes. Passed.
- Item 9 (Annexation): Motion by Rickard, second by Yaw. Roll call – all ayes. Passed.
- Item 10 (Development Plan): Motion by Rickard, second by Yaw, incorporating all six deviations plus two utility easements (one five‑foot easement on the east side of Lot 8, Block 3, and an easement north of Avenue V). Roll call – all ayes. Passed.
- Board Comments: Chair Malone announced the resignation of Commissioner Jack McSweeney effective immediately. A recognition ceremony will occur at the April 23 city council meeting. The vice‑chair election will be held at the next planning commission meeting.
- Next Steps: Bylaws revisions will be presented for a vote at the May meeting. The commission also set a reminder for the MPZA meeting on May 14 at 5:30 p.m.
Meeting Transcript
This um meeting of the planning commission to order and um in accordance with section set section eighty-four fourteen twelve of the Nebraska revised statutes current copy of the open meetings act is available for review and is posted on the wall of the council chambers rule call please. Here McDermott here, alone Darton here McGuinness Cochran here fusner here. We have a quorum. Uh you all have received copies of the meeting of uh March 15th, 2019. Uh a motion in regards to those uh would be in order. Approve the uh minutes as so written. Second move and seconded. Is there any discussion? Nancy Cochran Fusener, right? McDermott, I start, McGinnis. I Malone, Rickard, Deacon. Dane. That motion carries. Uh before we get into our agenda, there are a couple of things we need to uh bring to your attention. Uh at the time that your item comes before the us, please step to the center uh podium and speak directly into the microphone. Uh give us your name and address and then talk to us a little bit about why you're here. Uh likewise uh a reminder is that the planning commission is a recommendative body. The actions taken by the planning commission are referred to the city council for final action. The first item on the on the uh agenda today is a hearing on reason reasoning number two thousand nineteen four uh property located at 1524 Avenue C. We have a record, we have a letter on file. No, we the city has a letter on file from the um developer asking that uh this item be removed from the agenda. Is that correct? That is correct. Um so if there are any of you here to uh uh to speak in regards to item number four uh on the agenda, please know that we will not be doing that today. Uh a motion, I don't think we have to do a motion on that, it's just gonna go away for a while. Uh the next item uh is um a hearing on um uh for development plan approval 2017-27 farm credit service farm credit services of America uh with the application for planned district development plan approval for the proposed construction professional office of building and parking lot and property zone district BP PD business park planned development overlay district and described as lot one BTX Acres subdivision, the subdivision being part of Southeast Quarter and Southeast Quarters, Section 20 Township 9, North Range 15 West. Uh sixth principal meridian property located at 470 East 56th Street. Morning. Good morning. Uh my name is Aaron Hartongue with the Clark Anderson Partners from Lincoln, Nebraska, 1010 Lincoln Mall, Suite 200. Uh I'm here on behalf of Farm Credit Services, uh, our client. I and I am uh the architect director for the job. So in the coordinating professional. Um I didn't realize I was gonna have to present the whole project. I really felt like uh Colette's uh description in the uh application was very accurate. It's uh essentially a single story um what our client calls their retail office building, and it's where they financial officers and financial specialists, crop insurance and that kind of uh work goes on. There's no cash involved in the it's not a bank, even though it's farm credit services, and uh I guess where would I begin? Yeah, we we talked about the location, um the description of the building, we call it a prairie style. It is a brick clad limestone band, um hip roof with large overhangs, cedar trims on the outside, and uh it's brick all the way around. They're very nice buildings. They uh uh I don't know, guess kind of a bit of history. I've been working with them for going on 20 years, and uh when I got to 50 of these, I quit counting. And uh so I think this is fifty-four. We have one under construction in Imperial. So we kind of uh I guess long story short, in terms of going through all of the particulars and details. We have a very unfair advantage, but we have a clear idea where we're going. So like I guess to make it short and sweet, I just if anybody has any particular questions about this project, um can answer some questions real quick. Um we have the notes provided by the city. I'm sure this probably originated from the um DR DRT uh meetings. Correct.
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