City of Kearney Council Chambers, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
KEARNEY — The Kearney Planning Commission approved several actions that will allow for proposed storage units on a disused property east of the community during their meeting on Friday, Oct. 1.
Trenton Snow appeared on behalf of Kevin Ingram, Jeffrey Ingram and Glen Wolford with a future land use amendment, rezone, preliminary plat and final plat for a property located at 6045 E. 39th St. The area is located within the two-mile extraterritorial jurisdiction.
“The property features existing structures, including a house and four accessory buildings. Industrial development has occurred along the railroad track to the north and to the east along E. 39th Street. Beyond the single-family house east of the subject property is a tree farm,” per the City of Kearney staff.
Snow said the buildings are in disrepair and there are many disused vehicles on the property as well. He said the property owners are seeking to clean up the property, demolish the buildings and the plan now is add storage units on the property.
The future land use amendment seeks to change from Urban Reserve, UR, to Commercial Mixed Use, MU3, and the rezoning is seeking a switch from District AG to District M-1, limited industrial district.
“The preliminary and final plats for Ingram Subdivision contain one 2.4-acre lot. The lot width and lot area meet the minimum requirements of the M-1 zoning district,” per the City of Kearney staff.
Melissa Dougherty-O’Hara, Development Services with the City of Kearney, said that staff recommends approval of future land use map amendment, rezone, preliminary plat and final plat as presented.
There was one resident who appeared during the hearing, Kelly Hardin, owner of Hardin’s Tree Farm, which lies on the other side of Highway 30 and the Union Pacific railroad tracks from the subject property.
Hardin expressed some concern with the fact that if the property is rezoned to the limited industrial district that the owners can add anything out there that is allowed by right is such a zone.
Dougherty-O’Hara spoke to Hardin’s concerns about possible chemical storage in the future, saying that limited mixing could occur indoors, but outside mixing would need a special use permit.
Hardin did note that it would be beneficial to see the property cleaned up from its current state.
The planning commission voted to approve each of the actions that were being sought.
In other action the commissioners voted to table action related to the Buckshot Addition located at 119 Central Ave.
