City of Kearney, Courtesy
KEARNEY — The nitty-gritty details of preparing the Younes Center Addition for future development were reviewed during the Kearney Planning Commission meeting on Friday, April 19.
The items considered regarding the Younes Center Addition, generally located north of Talmadge St. and east of 10th Ave. or smaller parcels contained within included:
- A rezone from District RR-1, rural residential to District C-2 Community Commercial District for the Gealy’s Addition.
- Future land use map amendment for government lots north of Talmadge St., between 10th and 15th Ave.
- A rezone from District Ag, agricultural district to District C-2, Community Commercial District for mentioned government lots
- A subdivision vacation for Lot 1 of the Gealy’s Addition
- A preliminary plat for the Younes Center Tenth Addition, east of 15th Ave., between Talmage St. and the north channel of the Platte River
- A final plat for the Younes Center Tenth Addition
- An annexation of the Younes Center Tenth Addition to the City of Kearney
Craig Bennett with Miller & Associates Consulting presented all of the items to the planning commission representing Talmage JAM, LLC and Peanut Butter & Jelly, LLC, which are connected with Younes Hospitality.
Bennett noted that the Younes Center Tenth Addition is 73 acres located near a heavy commercial district, he said roughly 3,000 people pass through the Yones properties on the southwest side of town every day.
He noted these various rezones, vacations and land use amendments needed to be made prepare the land for the development that is planned in the future.
Bennett mentioned a few projects the landowners planned to undertake, including a 24-room apartment complex on Lot 8 and a new business to be added on Lot 10.
“The western portion of the subject property is located within the two mile extra territorial jurisdiction and located adjacent to City limits. The remaining portion of the subject property to the east is located within City limits,” per the Planning Commission memo.
“The preliminary and final plats for Younes Center Tenth Addition contain 73.17 acres to be
divided into 15-lots with four outlots. The lots range in size from 1.16 acres to 24.62 acres,” the memo stated.
The proposed area to be annexed is 49.30 acres.
Bennett noted the northward extent of development will end at the Hike/Bike trail and maintain this area as a green space and recreational area for the community.
Melissa Dougherty-O’Hara, Assistant Development Services Director, listed the city staff’s find of facts, that the proposed land use amendment is consistent with the development trend in the area, that the rezones are compatible with the adjacent areas, the lots can be served by city water and sanitary sewer services, the subdivision layout is compatible with the surrounding area, the annexation is consistent with city policy and development is consistent with the 2016 Comprehensive plan.
Dougherty-O’Hara said the staff recommended approval of all the items presented.
The Planning Commission voted to recommend approval on each of the items. The items will be considered by the Kearney City Council at an upcoming meeting.
Other Action
The Planning Commission also considered a conditional use permit submitted by Charlie Isaac for BBB Rentals, LLC, for a resource extraction operation at a property located 6880 30th Ave.
Isaac said the goal is to extract clay from an elevated hill that is on the property. Once the rise has been leveled out, the next step for Isaac would be to operate a Christmas tree farm from the property.
In meeting with neighbors in the area, Isaac said they were generally in favor of the plan but had issues with how much truck traffic there would be while the clay extraction is ongoing. He said there are only two trucks in the operation so the traffic will not be heavy.
The hours of operation for the extraction would be Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Dougherty-O’Hara said there were no valid complaints on file regarding the permit.
Dan Milton, a neighbor to the proposed operation appeared at the meeting and told the council a group of neighbors had met with Isaac about his plans. He said they were in favor as long as proper guidelines were followed.
The Planning Commission voted to recommend their approval.
There were also two hearings held for the preliminary plat and final plat submitted by Jestin Clinch with Clinch Storage, LLC for a subdivision that will allow for the storage of recreational vehicles on the vacant parcel, east of 625 East 1st St.
A vote to recommend approval was also passed by the Planning Commission.
