Kearney Planning Commission Meeting – February 20, 2026
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Kearney Planning Commission Meeting – February 20, 2026
The Planning Commission met on February 20, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. in City Council Chambers. The meeting covered approval of previous minutes, public hearings on a future land use map amendment and a rezoning for the same property, and reports. All motions passed unanimously.
Consent Calendar
- Approval of Minutes: The minutes from the December 19, 2025, meeting were approved by unanimous vote (motion by Malone, second by Dakan).
Public Comments & Testimony
- No members of the public spoke during the hearings.
Discussion Items
- Future Land Use Map Amendment No. 2026-01 & Rezoning No. 2026-01 (Lot 2, Abood Addition, 860 East 1st Street): The applicant, Craig Bennett of Miller & Associates, represented property owner Merilyn J. Macomber and her grandson Talon Boeburn, who plans commercial development. The 6.93-acre flag lot is currently zoned RR-1 (Rural Residential) and has a Future Land Use designation of General Commercial (COM) and Urban Reserve (UR). The request was to amend the FLU to all COM and rezone to C-3 (General Commercial). Bennett detailed the site’s infrastructure (16-inch water main, 15-inch sanitary sewer) and noted prior discussions with adjacent landowners about stormwater detention. Staff representative Melissa Scott-Pandorf presented staff’s findings: the amendment is consistent with the trend of development along East First Street, compatible with adjacent zoning, and aligns with the 2016 Comprehensive Plan. Staff recommended approval of both items.
Key Outcomes
- Motion to Approve Future Land Use Map Amendment No. 2026-01: Moved by Yaw, seconded by Dakan. Unanimous approval (all present voting aye; Baker and Rickard absent).
- Motion to Approve Rezoning No. 2026-01: Moved by Yaw, seconded by Dakan. Unanimous approval.
- Reports: Staff reminded commissioners of the Nebraska Planning and Zoning Conference (March 4–6) with deadline for sign-up by noon that day. Chairperson Dave Malone announced his retirement from the commission after 34 years of service, noting this was his last meeting.
Note: The meeting adjourned after the reports.
Meeting Transcript
Good morning. Welcome to the February meeting of the City Council Chambers, the Planning Commission. And of course, for section 7484, 1412 of the Murrascawise statutes. The current copy of the Open Meeting Act is available for review and is posted in this room over this wall over here. Roll call, please. Start. Here. Hello. Here. Taken. Here. Scott Pandor. Absolutely. Baker absent. Cochrane. Record. Absent. Yaw. Here. Again. Here. We have a quorum. We have the minutes of the meeting from December 9th, 19th. A motion regards to those would be in order. Mr. Chairman, I'll make a motion to approve the minutes from the December 19th, 2025 meeting. Second. It's been moved and seconded. Any additional comment? Malone. I Dakon. Cochrane. Record. Sorry. Y'all. McGinnis. Start. All right. Here. We have two items on our agenda this morning. They both pertain to the same parcel of property. And they are both hearings. If you're here to be heard on any of these items, please make sure that you come to the center podium, step up to the microphone and speak so we can hear you and we have you on the record. Provide us with your name and address, please. The first item on the agenda is a hearing on the future land use map amendment 2026. An amendment to um the land use map. Any way to bring this down? Yeah. Land use map of the city of Carney comprehensive development plan for general commercial and urban reserve to general commercial com. Hello.
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