Planning Commission - Regular Meeting

making me a little uncomfortable. And welcome welcome to the uh city planning commission meeting March 24th, 2026. Roll call, please. Davies here. Mune here. Matthews here. Bane here. Budge here, Jet here, Forbes, Whirl here, and Van Velsa. Yep. Quorum is present. Current copy of the Open Meetings Act of the State of Nebraska is posted on the wall in that frame back there. You're free to refer to it at any time. Item number two, approval of the minutes from February 24th, 2026. I trust you've read them intently. I move we approve.

Second. Motion by Van Velson, seconded by WHL to approve as presented. Any other discussion on that matter? If not, shall please and the minutes are approved. Item number three, discuss and consider action on application by Charles Roberts and Richard Houseman for Robert subdivision located at 2401 Rodeo Road in an R3 dwelling district on property located or described as lot one Oberings Replat Northplat Lincoln County, Nebraska. Judy.

Okay. And you should have all received a copy of the review comments. Attached to that was a location map and then a preliminary and final subdivision splitting the lots. The subdivision will split one lot into two lots. The lots have access to city utilities. Petitions for paving will have been filed with the city of Northplat. Um and Northwestern Energy does not currently have any gas services for those lots. They wanted the applicant to know that. Um there is a gas man on the east side of Buffalo Bill Avenue and on the north side of West 13th in case they do want to access that. Um the applicants are here in the audience. If you have any questions, um I can answer them also if you have anything. Any discussion on this one? I know Kathleen, you've got to abstain on this.

Yes. Okay. Michelle Kathleen will be abstained.

Nobody here for public hearing. There's no public hearing. No public hearing. The only one. Okay. We got a whole bunch of them. Glenn, don't give me anymore. So, this Okay, so this is a I mean, it's a residential, but it really is on commercial. I mean, ideally, it would be

right. And I do think the applicants have the intent of coming in and reszoning it at a later date, but they wanted to get the subdivision completed, which is allowed in residential to split this property. So kind of beyond this, but so then if it's been residential and a house has been there, but then you have a highway that then is filled in with more commercial as we've grown as a community. Yeah. What does that look like then? you know, does the city ever change that? But I mean, it just kind of depends what the purchasers want to do with that property.

So, it's funny you should ask. We're going through a whole entire comp plan, reszoning, all that kind of stuff. We can change it here shortly. Probably in the next couple of months, you guys will be seeing a whole new zone change and zoning map. So, we can look at those things on that map and we can change them. But typically, um, we don't force zone change unless there's something that we majorly need to do. So, we allow whoever the property owner is to come in and request it at sometimes. Now, we don't try to allow like really crazy requests like putting an industrial right smack dab in the middle of center of somewhere, but um, you know, we do entertain

their ideas of reszoning. We don't know how I mean I wish we had a crystal ball so we knew how everything was going to develop, but we don't have that for your job. That'd be great. Yeah. If you'd like to review all the planned zoning changes, I can provide you with a 280 page copy of it when you're having trouble sleeping some night, you can pull that out, refer to it. Think if anybody had that uh crystal ball, we probably would not be sitting here either. Y, good point. I'd be out of my volunteer gig. Yeah, I just wouldn't be here. Somebody else would.

No, I mean I think seems like what they're asking for makes sense. I mean, that's not the issue at the table as far as commercial or residential, but I was just I thought, "Oh, that's interesting. What do you do?" And it is it is super large the way it is as is. So, it's not going to hurt anything to put it to. Yeah. So, I see Cody Avenue drawn in there. Are they planning to construct Cody Avenue? And funny you should ask that question. So, um, they actually, um, stopped into my office to ask me about Cody Avenue. Um, Cody Avenue is, um, a dedicated street, but if you drive out there, you would not know that there's a street that runs through there. So, um, currently a billboard right there.

Yeah, they possibly will be asking to vacate that street. Okay. So, okay. I move to make a recommendation to approve file number SU26-00003 preliminary and final approval of Robert's subdivision. Second. Motion by Jet, seconded by Davies to approve or recommend approval. Any discussion on that? Not Michelle, please. And the motion is passed. So everything here will go to the council meeting on April 7th. Correct.

Okay. Item number four is a public hearing. File number CU26-0000 to4 discuss and consider action on application by the Wild West Arena Foundation for a conditional use permit to allow construction of a new beverage service facility on an A1 transitional agricultural district located at 2801 Charlie Evans on property described as part of lots 16 and 17 Cody Land and Cattle subdivision Lincoln County, Nebraska. Judy.

Okay. And with this you should have a copy of the review comments. You should have all gotten a letter from the applicant and attached to that is a location map and um a design of what the building is going to look like on site. As stated, the applicant is requesting to build a beverage service facility at Wild West Arena. The proposed beverage service facility is intended to provide a permanent code compliant structure designed specifically to support beverage distribution during events held at the arena. The facility will replace and consolidate sever several temporary service areas currently utilized during large events. The temporary setups often require additional equipment, utility connections, and operational adjustments that can create congestion and inefficiencies within the event grounds. The proposed facility will be located within the existing Wild West Arena event complex and is consistent with the current use of the property as an event and entertainment venue. The project does not expand the footprint of the venue's overall use, but instead improves the functionality and safety of the existing operations. Planning staff has no objections to the conditional use application. The area is an event venue and replacing temporary structures with permanent structures makes sense, does not create a larger footprint and the project should not be a detriment to the surrounding property owners. Um, there is an applicant in the audience if you have any questions. Otherwise, I will be happy to answer any that I can also.

Okay, this is a public hearing. There are several tonight as I referenced earlier, so I'm only going to read this once. Planning Commission values your input and wants to hear from the audience. During public hearings, anybody wishing to speak must first be recognized by the chair. Once recognized, please approach the podium. State your name and address. Please keep your comments as brief as possible. Repetitive and excessively long testimony may be ended at the discretion of the chair. Everybody got that? And with that, the public hearing is open. Anybody wish to speak on this one? Going once, going twice. Make a motion we close public hearing. Second.

Motion by Bane, seconded by Davies to close a public hearing. Any discussion on that motion? Not shall please. And the public hearing is now closed. We'll talk about this up here. Any questions on this? Um, David, since you'd asked, I wanted to look real quick. So, uh, everybody obviously is aware of David's association with Nebrask. What?

Um, Emily's husband is on the board of Nebraska Land Days. I serve on the board of the Wild West Arena Foundation. So, um, so we we have a few what I would say potential conflicts, but I've I took a look at the statutes here just real quick. And as a member of the planning commission, it's my opinion that your association with the organization that is in front of you right now by state statute doesn't present a potent potential conflict of interest. So, you guys are still able to vote today. So, I just wanted to clarify that real quick. Fair enough. I was worried about that came up. So I thought we

you know the the thing about that place is once you've been there for a while it kind of still hit you there. So just Yeah. Anyway, any any comments, questions on this? This is something they've done out there a number of times in the past 15 years. So build a permanent building, improve a improve a vending area. Yeah, they've done a lot of different things and since it's zoned a, it has to come in front of you guys as a conditional use because that's what the agricultural regulations um stipulate.

As long as it'll help serve cold beer faster. Well, and and truth be told, one of the things in the rather large volume of zoning changes we're looking at is um an additional zone which is called a special event district where basically this area would fall like the fairgrounds would fall, scouts rest would fall, the historical society, those sorts of places so that these guys don't have to come in here every time they want to improve the facility and ask for permission. I was kind of wondering that because it is within the facility. So I was curious about yeah the whole I applied for four or five of these permits in my career out there and it just

it's kind of silly actually but it's it is the only zoning that we have for it at this particular time. So anyway, good. Go.

I move that we find the request for the conditional use permit to allow construction of the new beverage service facility located at 281 Charlie Evans Drive meets the minimum standards stated in the North Code of Ordinances section 156 322 and approve and grant the conditional use permit requested with the condition that all elements of the application be complied with and with the following conditions. Based on the following actual factual findings, the use shall conform to all applicable ordinances, laws, and regulations of the governmental jurisdiction. The use shall have adequate water, sewer, and drainage facilities. Ingress and egress shall be so designed as to minimize traffic congestion in public area, public streets. You shall in all other aspects conform to the applicable regulations of the district in which it is located. You shall be in harmony with the character of the area and the most appropriate use of land.

Second. Got to race to that one.

Motion by Davey, seconded by Jet to recommend approval. Just one discussion matter. I did call the group because generally speaking when they have a when we built something that there would have been a requirement that there would have been a handwashing station and adequate drainage. This didn't have that. Um they called the health inspector. They have a temporary solution for that because this is used so little throughout the course of the year. They were fine with that. So adequate adequate in this way means they're good with it. So, but I did get that clarified. Any other discussion? Not Michelle, please. And the motion passes. This also goes to council April 7th. Good luck with your project. You have something coming up, right, where this got to be done. Yeah. Good luck. Okie do. uh for purposes of items number five and six which are really the same uh matters we are going to hold the public hearing jointly. So I'm going to read both items in uh and then we'll conduct the public hearing. The file item number five is file number AM26-00001 discussion consider action on an application by Zayn and Sarah Grandle for an amendment to the North Plat City of Northplat comprehensive plan 2012 land use map to amend certain land from agricultural vacant to residential lowdensity single family on property located at 492 West North River Road and described as lot one Geizhagen Gizenhagen. First subdivision, Lincoln County, Nebraska. That's the first time I'd seen that one. Then item number six, file number Z26-001,

discuss and consider app action on application by Zayn and Sarah Grandle to reszone certain land from A1, a transitional A to RL suburban dwelling district on property located at 492 West North River Road and described as lot one Gizenhagen first subdivision, Lincoln County, Nebraska. Judy.

Okay. Again, for both items, you should have received a copy of the review comments. Attached to the amendment, which is item number five is a copy of the um Northplat future land use map with an indication of the area of the property to be amended. In order to reszone a property, it is the duty of the planning commission to ensure that the reszoning is in conformance with the current comprehensive plan. So, this request for the amendment has been submitted in conjunction with the resoning and the applicants are requesting the amendment to allow the change in zone. Planning staff has no objections to the amendment. The property is currently being used as a residential site and the property owner would like to subdivide the property to construct a new residential site. Amending the land use to allow the property to be reszoned to residential makes sense to meet the current use of the property. If the land use is amended, the property and the property is reszoned, the applicant needs to be aware that the southwest portion of the property is in a floodway and no new structures can be built within that floodway. Um again with the reszoning um there is a justification attached along with um a location map and a zoning map and a zoning ordinance that would be moved on to city council. Um the planning staff has again has no objections to the resoning if the amendment has been approved and the property is in an area with a mixture of agricultural and residential properties. Two residential sites in this area will not be a detriment to the surrounding properties and is a better fit for the area. And again the applicant needs to be aware that the southwest portion of the property is in the floodway. I don't see the applicants here, but I will be happy to answer any questions if needed.

Okay, this is a public hearing. Anybody want to We're going to open that. Remember the rules I read earlier because I don't want to have to read them again. Anybody want to talk on this one? Going once. Going twice. Make a motion we close public hearing. Second. Motion by Bane, seconded by Davies to close a public hearing. Any discussion on that motion? It was by me. I'm sorry, Kurt. I'm sitting next to him, but it was by you. I didn't even I didn't even I'm right behind you. It was almost simultaneous. I stopped about halfway through my work. Okay.

I'm glad I heard you and Never mind. Sorry about that. Motion by Bane, seconded by Mchuan to close the public hearing. Any discussion on that motion? And if not, Michelle, please, now that we've had our giggle and the public hearing is now closed. Discussion amongst ourselves. I'm a little bit confused. The U on the Z26. Okay. There's STTE over here. South or west side. STTE. Uh, is that what they're reszoning or is it the the site where it has the little red line through it? Yeah, it says sit. Yep, that's the area that

does actually say st. Well, it should say I. Well, that's what we'll draw the little thing on the bottom of now. Draw the little line on the bottom. Put the foot on the That makes more sense. Okay, there we go. Site. Uh, so that's where the new house is going is over there south of the North River Road. That is correct. Okay. And there's one already in that other little chunk right there. Correct. To the west. That is correct. Yes. Yeah. So, they're basically going to divide, build a new one, and probably sell the old one. That is what I was told. Yes. Okay. Okay. So, this is the division of those two. Okay. And what's the other one? How is it connected? The

comprehensive plan. So, it's a land use map, that green one that you're looking at. So in that land use map, it shows the green area as agricultural. In our old comprehensive plan, well, the one that's still, I guess, still current, but our comprehensive plan shows that as an agricultural property. So the only way that you can reszone a property to residential is if it is in conformance with the land use map. So we would have to amend the land use in order to allow them to reszone. And that's AM. That is AM.

Usually the way we used to say it is you couldn't consider the second without approving the first. I don't know that that's true because the council has the final say on this, but generally speaking, one has to go with the other. Yeah. And it's kind of like the suburban areas are stretching a little bit out into the rural areas. So, we're going to see more of this, I believe, in the future with the land use map. We're gonna have to expand out some more areas. Great. What's the difference between the floodway and flood plane?

Floodway is actually that. Okay. So, our zoning floodway matches the FEMA at to as close as possible matches the FEMA flood plane map. Okay. So where that floodway is that essentially says that you absolutely cannot build in that anything in that area because it's actually the river basically and it yeah the flow of the river. So and they're fully aware that they would have to build on the north side of that property because there's no there's no way to even build it up out of a flood way

still. Not if it's in the flood way. No. Right. Okay. Then you're dealing with the core of engineers. Good to know. Okay. Any more discussion on this questions? Is this all deed or is there accretions involved? There are probably accretions involved because is that red squiggly line there the meander line or the that red squiggly line is the floodway I believe. Okay, let me look at it again. Which is not necessarily the that is the floodway line. Yep.

Um, at this time they're only asking for the site to be uh reszoned. Yes. Does that include the little farthest north and west part that's not part of the site? No, because that is they do not own that. Oh, I see. Okay. The entire site that's highlighted is with the existing house on it though, correct? Yes. Yes. That's

what I thought. Um why on the land use map do we have Oh those are commercial uh a couple of commercial places on the existing or no it says future um commercial uh um two or three red spots.

Yep. There there's an a red one that's commercial. There's an orange one that is a multifamily like a higher density residential. and then the yellow which is a lower density residential. So yeah, it's kind of a mixture out there in that area. And there's other houses along the south side of that road. Y and the only reason this one really has to be reszoned is because an egg district we only allow 10 acres. So once they're splitting this, it's going to be less than 10 acres. So they have to reszone in order to do it. It can't remain egg. They would have preferred to have allowed it to remain egg, but they can't.

They don't own enough land. They don't own enough land. Well, I move to make a recommendation to approve file number file number AM26-1, an amendment to the city of North Plat future land use map amending certain land from agricultural vacant to residential lowdensity single family on property located at 492 West North River Road. Second. Motion by Van Velson, seconded by Jet. Thank you, Mr. Davies. Any more discussion on the matter? Not Michelle, please.

Now that I'm on the minute, somebody else when you have to. I thought I did. Dave is abstained. Yes, he left. He allowed to leave. And the motion passes. So then on item number six,

I move to make a recommendation to approve file number Z26-00001 to reszone certain land from an A1 transitional agricultural district to an RL suburban dwelling district on property located at 492 West North River Road. Second.

Motion by Matthew, seconded by Mchuan. Got that one right to uh make a mo or recommendation to approve. Any more discussion on this one? Not Michelle, please. And the motion is approved. Okie do. Uh the next items are all are items number seven, eight, and nine are all related. So, we're going to hold one public hearing for all three items. So, I'm going to read all three in. Item number seven, file number number AM26-00002 discuss and consider action on an application by Antonio Gonzalez for an amendment to the city of North Plat comprehensive plan 2012 12 land use map to amend certain land from residential medium density to and multif family to commercial on property located at 2200 East 2nd Street and described as attractive land in lot 64 Plat View subdivision North Plat Lincoln County, Nebraska. Item number eight, file number Z26-00002. Discussion consider action on an application by Antonio Gonzalez to reszone certain land from an R3 dwelling district to a B2 highway commercial district on property located at 2200 East 2nd Street and describes attractive land in lot 64 Platview subdivision North Plat Lincoln County, Nebraska. And item number nine, file number CU26 26-00002, discuss and consider action on an application by Antonio Gonzalez for conditional use permit to allow construction of a contractor's office with storage in a B2 highway commercial district on property located at 2200 Eastn Street and described as attractive land in lot 64 Platview subdivision, North Plat, Lincoln County, Nebraska. Judy.

Okay. And again, you should have received a copy of all the review comments. Attached to the first one, which is the amendment is a copy of the um Northplot future land use map um with the area for the proposed amendment highlighted. And again, in order to reszone the property, it's the duty of the planning commission to ensure the resoning is in conformance with the current comprehensive plan. for this request for amendment has been submitted in conjunction with the resoning and the applicants are requesting the amendment to allow the change in zoning. Um on the second one which is the zoning Z26 um you'll see attached to that the um zoning map that shows the different zoning areas around this property and then a closer map with along along with the ordinance and planning staff has no objections to the reszoning if the amendment has been approved. The property is located in an area with a mixture of highdensity residential and commercial properties with an RV and mobile home park on the north, a farm site on the west, and a group home to the east. Having a commercial area should not be a detriment to the surrounding properties. And then with the conditional use again, um you will see a justification from the property owners and then a couple of location maps where I did spell site correctly on that one for you.

Perfect. Um, planning staff has no objections to the conditional use application. This area again has a mixture of different zoning and uses. It seems the area is more conducive to commercial uses surrounded by highdensity residential. Using the property for a contractor's office with storage would not seem to be a detriment to the surrounding properties as long as the property is wellmaintained. Um, I do want to let you know that um you should have all received a um letter that was provided to me today that yep I set around the table for you from a neighboring property owner. Okie do.

The applicants are in the audience. So if you have any questions, they are here. All right. Um, remember the rules much as possible. Brief and to the point. Without that, the public hearing is open. Come on up. Name and address, please.

My name is Shirley and I strongly oppose it. noise changing it from commercial to res Any questions? Thank you. Anybody else wish to testify on this one? Come on up. Name and address, sir. West 6. Um, just want to speak briefly to the uh conduct of Enterprises and Associated Business. I've done business with them for a bit of time now. they have been nothing approach in a very professional manner. So I have no doubt that if this will not only be good custodians, stewards of the area, but they will also propagate economic growth because they are growing. They'll hire new people which is more capital you know how that works. That's what we're promoting here in county and uh I think construct that grow.

Thank you sir. Any questions for Mr. Wood? Anybody else want to talk on this one? Going once. Going twice. Make a motion we close public hearing. Second.

Motion by Bane, seconded by Jet to close the public hearing. The microphone not on. A gone it. Any discussion on the motion to close the public hearing? Not Michelle, please. And the public hearing is now closed. We're going to talk on this one up here now, okay? Amongst ourselves. So, you have three things again like the last one. You've got a a land use map change and then a request to change the zoning and then a a conditional use permit right behind that. So these things kind of all are related here.

I have a question. I noticed on the conditional use permit there's a portion of this that says living area. Is that going to be an actual residence or is that the office or no? It is going to be the office if they get the conditional use approved. Okay. So, I was going to say it's not living area residential use. No, because um so when they put this application in, they had proposed to put a building up. We said you can't do it because it's residential. So you would have to do a residential building. Sure.

And so that's when they first proposed that was a living area. So a barnaminium type thing. So their intent is to be commercial. So it's better for them to go through this process instead of doing the barnaminium type to begin with. But could have they done it that way? Yes. I wondered. Okay. So even if this got turned down, they could still put one up. They could put up a residential structure. Gotcha. So yes, is Johnson Street, which kind of is like an alley. Does it continue on? Was there alley?

Yeah, there's an alley behind between Burlington and Second goes all the way down to Johnson Street. It says it's street. Yeah. wasn't sure because I know that Johnson Street looks like an L. Yeah. Right. Right. It goes straight through and for some reason it's dotted on this map. Not like the alley on the other side between Cooper and it does it's not a full it doesn't go all the way through that Johnson Street does not go all the way through. I know individuals access it as a road more like an easement on behind the blocks on Burlington, right? An actual alley,

right? That's on this one map. This would basically be across Oh, no. Wait a minute. I'm looking at that wrong. Not either. It's right west of the boys and girls home. Okay. Yes. And the boys and girls home is in a residential area. It is, but it's highlighted blue on the land use map, which is a public quasi public. Um, and right to the north you have a mobile home park.

Um, and then to the north east of that you have commercial. And to the east of all of this by about two blocks, you have industrial across the street from what is byentennial. What is the zoning west of the mobile home park on second or sorry? West is R3. Okay. Um there have been several individuals in to look at that large lot that's west of the mobile home park to do commercial. They just haven't came forward with the

right behind Weaver's place there. Are we we're talking the current mobile home park or are we talking west of the proposed west of the current one? The current one we across the street from this right here. Yeah. Sorry, I'm looking on my Google map. Make sure I properly orient business zoning other than highway. This is literally not on a contract. Yeah. To do a contractor's office. Well, let's see. B2. So, yeah, you could do B3, but that's less restrictive than B2, right?

Yeah, because it goes B1, B2, B3, they all compile onto each other. Plus, with a B3, you can build essentially lot line to lot line, right? Um with no setbacks, which I'm not sure you want to do that that area. No. Um B1 the highway commercial is more restrictive on setbacks than a B3. Yes. And a B2.

Um, yeah. And you can't go B1 because if you want B1, it wouldn't allow for a contractor's office. Now, remember, it is conditional use, too. So, you can put conditions on the project. didn't see a fence around the property on the not on their drawing though, right? Got thrown off by living area on the wrong page.

So, how'd that happen? Well, there's three of them here. Am I reading this right? Then I'm looking at the land use. So the nearest other B2 is what would it be? Across second actually is it facing third street? No. Oh, there you go. Yeah, there we go. Here's the boys and girls. This is a subject site. Okay. This is the one I was questioning. Okay. Because there is commercial and industrial. This is um Waldingers. Used to be Morland's. Yeah.

And that's industrial or that's also be too as a privacy fence considered conditional use or I mean would that be something we could add as conditional use? It's a private privacy fence. Yeah. screen street right between the back of the Burlington properties and

okay cuz I I drove around today and like to me it feels like should be residential. I mean that's where I was coming in here thinking I would lean and so I guess I'm like Judy this they're going to build it. They can build a barnaminium right now residential. I mean, it is helpful to have it go to like a B2 as far as the city's ability to kind of I guess manage this like

So, I'm not going to say that they would do this at all or that anybody I'm not going to accuse anybody of anything, but they could do a barnaminium, okay? Have their living quarters. Then they could store all their equipment in that barnaminium portion of it. then they could start running their business out of there. Now they're in a zoning violation. Zoning violations are extremely difficult to control. Um so to enforce

Yeah. to to enforce. I write them a letter, they ignore my letter, ends up in the attorney's office, goes through the court system, takes a long time. If you um reszone this to a commercial as a conditional use, you can put conditions on their ability to be there. Did I explain that well enough?

Yeah, I think so. And I mean that that's just one of the things that's I think difficult with these types of requests too is you're trying to um guess as to what could happen in the future. So, you're playing out the worst case scenarios. And, you know, one of the things that I think of that, you know, I'd encourage everybody else to consider, um, we had some folks that talked about concerns about traffic and that kind of thing. Um, with a barnaminium, uh, type building, uh, they could rent that out. that could create additional traffic that I mean you could have traffic from um the vehicles or the equipments. You could have traffic from renters. You I mean so you can always try to play out these scenarios and who knows for sure what might happen but you know that that could be something um to consider. Also, more than likely they're going to use the alley more if it's a barnaminium than if they have front access to everything with the B2 zoning.

I feel like though then this scenario could happen anywhere in the city. It could which is um a little you know um concerning. I mean, I don't want a commercial property popping up in it, you know, if there's an empty lot next to me. Yeah. But I'd also say it look at what's around it, I guess. I agree. I mean, you're not talking smack dab in the middle of a giant residential area. You're looking at similar stuff. And the lots are big. Yeah.

Right. that and it's been vacant for several years as well as the corner on Newberry and across the street from it which I think transferred a while back with plans of multifamily which did not follow through. There were plans of multif family on this side at one point. Not this side across the street. Okay. I think I don't have facts on that but when I was I was driving around I thought if this were on the west side of the center. I would probably think, yeah, that makes sense because it's right off by Centennial, but there is a Boys and Girls home sitting there, which is a large commercial structure. Yeah. Yeah. But I mean,

and I I felt I felt the corner equipment coming in and out, right? The issues here to me are what is the surface? I mean, when I think construction shop, I mean, I got we all got friends in that line of work. You're talking about equipment that generates dust and noise, right? Those are the detriments. And so, how do you man how do you plan to control those? Can you say the parking lot needs some sort of a surface besides dirt so that as you're pulling equipment in and out, it's not getting and that that's it. They're going to be storing equipment there, hauling it to a job site and bringing it back and storing it in the garage, right?

So, it's not like a big manufacturing facility of that point or anything like that. So, You just have a shop like Wall Diggers right down the street. It's a big shop with a big gravel lot. Yeah, this is this is a kind of a mish mash of things back through there. But what is clear is there's some nice homes along Burlington, right? As well that's a clear R3 area.

Well, is the second to the west of this Things are always fun, aren't they? There are three items here. Uh, we would need to take item number seven up first. Which one? So

the AM the AM26 to go from residential, medium density and multif family to commercial. That is correct. AM26003 02 might be the next one

because this will allow us to put some conditions on this. I move to make a recommendation to approve file number AM26-00002, an amendment to the city of Northplat future land use map amending certain land from residential, medium density and multifamily to commercial on property located at 2200 East 2nd Street. Is there a second? Second

motion by Bane, seconded by Jet to recommend flipping the map. Any more discussion on this one? Go ahead, Michelle. Just want to make sure everybody had a chance to yak about it if they wanted to. The motion is approved four to three. So that brings us to item number eight. This is the resoning. I move to make a recommendation to approve file number Z26-00002 to reszone certain land from R3 dwelling district to B2 highway commercial district on property located at 2200 East 2nd Street.

Is there a second? Second motion by Whirl, seconded by Bane to recommend approval to city council. Any more discussion on this one? Not Michelle, please.

And again, this is approved four to three. Now, on the conditional use permit, I'm hearing conditions. Yeah. I mean, I don't know that I have any great ideas. I mean, you had mentioned the paving. Fencing was discussed. I don't I love trees. I'll always add trees.

Well, I don't know that I I don't know that I would necessarily mandate paving, but there's ways to cut dust down. I mean, crush crushed surface, gravel, anything but just dirt. Um there would be ways to there would be ways to knock that down and help control it a little bit. You're talking just a hard surface that they have

some some sort of a hardened surface. Yeah. I mean, you could do that with crushed concrete. You could do that with mill asphalt millings. You could do it any number of ways. So, as you're pulling equipment off trailers, it's not kicking up dust all over the place in these folks's homes. As dry as it is right now, it's Yeah. What's the limitation on height of a presence? Is there 35 35 ft above grade? Maybe 35 ft. 35t B2 and a B2. Yeah, it's pretty high.

Let me look. I don't know that I would advocate for a 35. Let me look here. Hang on. and how that would handle today's wind. I've ever seen a 35 foot tall fence either. See? I see some large nets on. So, are you talking fence or you talking structure? I'm talking. Oh, sorry. I thought you were talking structure. I was thinking 85. I was thinking eight. I was thinking it said 8t. I think I think it's eight. Um, sorry. The structure is 35 ft. How tall is the new golf fence in Carney? A lot taller than 35. Yeah, but I'll bet I could still hit a golf ball over it. You go for it.

I was thinking I'm way off track here. Sorry. I've driven by that thing so many times thinking somebody's going to wind up with a hole in their windshield simulator. Yep. Either that or it's going to go right through it. Somebody will hit a rocket off the toe. I can hit that golf shot. Am I not? It's probably eight or 10 feet. See, I'm thinking f in a commercial is six feet. It's 8 ft in a but I can't find the fence that needs to be stored inside otherwise you're

Can you look search fence in there? Cuz I'm thinking it's 6 feet in commercial, eight in industrial screen fence. Yeah, it would have been the same way with the other might have been the same outside. I don't know. I'd say Oh, look at that. See the building the building I was actually off as 75 ft above grade, but I didn't hear you say fence. So, I'm looking for fence like thick stories. That'll block the Sorry. I just I didn't know what it's or 8 ft. Yeah, it's six or eight.

Main. That's a normal basic normal privacy. I wondered if you could require it to be I maximum I guess the way you could state it is you could have maximum allowed in the That's not a junkyard though. It's not like they have to keep it concealed or anything like that. Like if they got some kind of, you know, those high lift type things, you know, that the lift and then they park them and put them clear up so people can't get on. That's purpose.

You could say though that you could say I'm sorry. Sure. Were you done? Um you could say the um the fence is required the part of the property that's abudding a residential. If that's talking about industrial then it is the six foot in commercial. Yeah. It is what generally screening for screening between like commercial industrial and like resial. I can look over that. Yeah. But you and I are anomalies. You got better things to do than walk the alley. Okay. I remember a conversation about a short meeting. I'm working on it. No such thing. Go ahead.

And I mean there's there's a couple things you could do. You could require them to do a six foot screen fence. You could require them to plant trees. I feel like there should be some sort of barrier between res the residential and the commercial side. So, I would propose on a conditional that there needs to be a privacy fence or some sort of p, you know, fence to the maximum height um on any part of the property abuing, if I'm saying that right, um, a residential zone. That's my recommendation

along with the I like the idea of the minimizing the dust. I mean, if we're going to do it, is a budding does that count for a street alley? That is that considered Well, budding a residential area would basically require them to put it along the south side of their lot. That is okay. Well, that's public. Well, no, the south. Yeah, you're right. The south side. Okay. Yes, you're right. I was thinking, yeah, they would essentially make it, if you're going with residential zone, it would essentially make it on all three sides because if you look at how it's zoned, technically speaking, all three sides are zoned residential. Were you Yeah, that's fair. You could say a budding existing housing,

existing residential uses. Yeah, there you go. And if somebody decides to build a house housing on the other side of that thing, it's going to require them to go in there and put it on that side, too. So, the way this would work then is there's a proposed motion there and then the conditions you would add would be in in part one and two. Yes.

And then you also have to read through the exist the other conditions based on the following factual findings and do all that stuff. I know you're writing a script. Take it away attorney

right here. So, can the conditional use requirements be separate from like two different approvals? approve this or you or is it going to the conditional uses in this the conditions attached to the to if if it were to be approved the conditions attached to that approve it's not two separate not two separate no and in order to do what they want to do they'd have to meet all the conditions that we would set out or that we would recommend council has the final say on all this stuff so and any regulations in the B2 zoning district right as well. We don't have to say that though. No.

No.

Well, let me let me try. I move that we find the request for a conditional use permit to allow construction of a contractor's office with storage located at 2200 Eastn Street meets the minimum standards stated in the Northlight Code of Ordinances section 156.322 and approve and grant the conditional use permit requested with the condition that all elements of the application are complied with including the following conditions. that um any surface area on the lot used for u vehicle or equipment storage on uh or loading and unloading shall have a hard surface um such as gravel or crushed concrete. And two, um that a a 6-ft uh screening fence or let's say a screening fence to the uh maximum height allowed by um regulation uh shall be erected uh on any uh boundary which abuts uh current or future residential uh applications. s based upon the following factual finding relations of any governmental jurisdiction. The two the use shall have adequate water, sewer and drainage facilities. Three, ingress and egress shall be so designated as to minimize traffic congestion in the public streets. Four, the use shall in all other respects conform to the applicable regulations of the district in which it is located. Five, the use shall be in harmony with the character of the area and the most appropriate use of the land. period in motion.

Yeah. Mr. Attorney, can you make that work? Yeah. I I think the rather than the exact language of of Glenn's motion, I think the general context is what is most appropriate for city council because they can tweak it as they see fit. So, but yes, I think that that works very well. Okay. Motion by Vanvelson. Is there a second? Second. I'm going to go with Warl. Any more discussion? Not Michelle, please. And the motion passes 61.

Okay. All three of these will go on to city council on April 7th. Okay. Item number 10 is another public hearing. File number CU26-003. to disc.