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Kearney Planning Commission Meeting - May 17, 2024: Saadi First Subdivision Approvals

Planning Commission — Friday, May 17, 2024
BodyKearney, Nebraska
SessionPlanning Commission
DateFriday, May 17, 2024
StatusFILED
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0:04

You're ready.

0:10

Okay, I'm gonna call this meeting of the Planning Commission to order and ask for a roll call, please.

0:16

Oh, I gotta do this first.

0:19

Section 841412, the Nebraska revised statutes.

0:24

A current copy of the open meetings act is available for review and is posted on the meeting room wall over there.

0:31

Roll call, please.

0:32

Sorry.

0:33

Here.

0:33

Hello.

0:34

Here.

0:34

Taken.

0:35

Here.

0:35

Scott Pandor.

0:36

Here Baker.

0:37

Here.

0:38

Here.

0:39

Y'all.

0:39

Here.

0:39

Again, yes.

0:40

Here.

0:41

We have quorum.

0:43

You all have copy of the April and 19th meeting.

0:47

Motion in regards to those would be in order.

0:52

Mr.

0:52

Chairman, I would move that we approve the minutes of the meeting held on April 19th, 2024, sir.

0:57

Written.

0:58

Second.

0:59

Move and there was a tie per second.

1:03

Got me.

1:05

That's too bad.

1:08

All in favor?

1:10

Oh, roll call.

1:11

Oh, I'm sorry, roll call, please.

1:13

Hello.

1:15

Scott Pandor.

1:16

Abstain.

1:16

Baker.

1:17

I.

1:17

Cochran.

1:18

I.

1:18

Yeah.

1:19

I.

1:19

Again, I see.

1:20

Sorry.

1:23

The motion carries.

1:25

Um for our meeting this morning.

1:28

Uh we have a variety of items.

1:31

They all pertain to the same parcel of ground.

1:34

Um if you are here to uh talk about that, we appreciate it if you come to the podium in the middle of the room and give us your name and address at such time as we'll be able to listen to you.

1:48

Um if you don't have a copy of the agenda, there's one on the uh some outside in the hall, I think.

1:56

So again, all of these items, and I'm just gonna do a kind of a broad note.

2:04

Uh all these items provide uh are part of the same parcels of ground.

2:11

General, the the pro the property is located on the northwest corner of 39th Street and Antelope Avenue.

2:18

Uh most of them include a hearing.

2:21

We're going to, as we proceed through this, we will open all of the hearings at one time so that we can hear the the the whole range.

2:30

Um but when it comes time to take action, we will treat them as one at a time.

2:35

Uh also if you're talking uh here to us today, please come to the podium in the middle and give us your name and address as you move along.

2:45

First item is a hearing, uh future land use map amendment 2024-02, uh, which is an application for an amendment in the land uh to the land use map of the City of Kearney Comprehensive Development Plan from medium density residential uh and office commercial retail mixed use office commercial retail mixed use MU2 for the property that's uh within the proximity of Northwest Corner of 39th Street and Antelope Avenue.

3:19

Anyone here to be heard anxious, aren't you?

3:25

Well, good morning.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Zoning and Land Use██████████████████████████████████████38%
Engineering And Infrastructure████████████████████████████████████36%
Procedural███████████11%
Environmental Protection██████████10%
Transportation Safety█████5%
Summary of Proceedings

Kearney Planning Commission Meeting - May 17, 2024

On May 17, 2024, the Kearney Planning Commission held a meeting at City Council Chambers to consider a series of applications from Miller & Associates on behalf of Camil Saadi and WinStar Enterprise, LLC for the proposed Saadi First subdivision. The 36-acre property is located at the northwest corner of 39th Street and Antelope Avenue. All items were approved unanimously.

Consent Calendar

  • Minutes of April 19, 2024 – Approved via roll call (8 aye, 1 abstain; Scott-Pandorf abstained).

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No public comments were offered. The only speaker was the applicant's representative, Craig Bennett of Miller & Associates, who presented the project.

Discussion Items

  • Presentation by Craig Bennett (Miller & Associates): Bennett presented the overall Saadi First subdivision, which includes 39 acres in the preliminary plat, 17 acres in the final plat, and multiple zoning and land use map amendments. He described the infrastructure plan: extending a 16-inch water main along Antelope Avenue, tying into existing 27-inch and 18-inch sanitary sewer mains, and using a regional stormwater detention cell (already dedicated by a prior subdivision) to avoid on-site detention. The subdivision layout aligns with previously platted streets (41st, 43rd, 45th Streets) and uses Nebraska county names for new streets (Adams Avenue). Three commercial lots are planned along Antelope Avenue and 39th Street (C-3 zoning), with residential lots (R-2) and additional commercial (C-2) to the north. Floodplain discussion noted a 0.2% annual chance flood area (500-year) controlled by a levee, requiring minimal fill.
  • Staff Findings: Development Services staff recommended approval of all items, finding them consistent with the 2016 Comprehensive Plan, compatible with adjacent zoning, and with adequate infrastructure capacity. Staff noted that roads would be maintained by the city after annexation.
  • Commission Questions: Commissioner Malone asked about ponds seen to the west; Bennett explained they are part of a separate but related stormwater conveyance project. Commissioner Dakan asked about the timing of 43rd Street extension; Bennett clarified it is a phase-two decision.

Key Outcomes

All votes were unanimous (8-0 or 9-0, depending on abstention on minutes). Each item was voted on separately:

  • Future Land Use Map Amendment No. 2024-02 (MU2 redesignation) – Approved.
  • Future Land Use Map Amendment No. 2024-03 (MDR redesignation) – Approved.
  • Rezoning No. 2024-07 (AG to C-2, 9 acres) – Approved.
  • Rezoning No. 2024-08 (AG to C-3, 14 acres) – Approved.
  • Rezoning No. 2024-09 (AG to R-2, 13.39 acres) – Approved.
  • Preliminary Plat No. 2024-05 (36 acres) – Approved (final action).
  • Final Plat No. 2024-05 (17 acres, phase one) – Approved.
  • Annexation No. 2024-04 (17 acres for phase one) – Approved.

The meeting adjourned shortly after final votes.

Meeting Transcript

You're ready. Okay, I'm gonna call this meeting of the Planning Commission to order and ask for a roll call, please. Oh, I gotta do this first. Section 841412, the Nebraska revised statutes. A current copy of the open meetings act is available for review and is posted on the meeting room wall over there. Roll call, please. Sorry. Here. Hello. Here. Taken. Here. Scott Pandor. Here Baker. Here. Here. Y'all. Here. Again, yes. Here. We have quorum. You all have copy of the April and 19th meeting. Motion in regards to those would be in order. Mr. Chairman, I would move that we approve the minutes of the meeting held on April 19th, 2024, sir. Written. Second. Move and there was a tie per second. Got me. That's too bad. All in favor? Oh, roll call. Oh, I'm sorry, roll call, please. Hello. Scott Pandor. Abstain. Baker. I. Cochran. I. Yeah. I. Again, I see. Sorry. The motion carries. Um for our meeting this morning. Uh we have a variety of items. They all pertain to the same parcel of ground. Um if you are here to uh talk about that, we appreciate it if you come to the podium in the middle of the room and give us your name and address at such time as we'll be able to listen to you. Um if you don't have a copy of the agenda, there's one on the uh some outside in the hall, I think.

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