Meeting Agenda
1. Open Meeting
2. Roll Call
3. Items of Business
3.A. Approve Planning Commission Minutes
3.B. Discussion on zoning rewrite 
3.C. Discussion on suspension of small lot zoning enforcement in A1
4. Officers' Reports
5. Adjournment
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Meeting: October 28, 2024 at 7:00 PM - Planning Commission Meeting
Subject:
1. Open Meeting
Rationale:

In accordance with Nebraska law, a copy of the Open Meetings Act can be found in the back of the council chambers. Items listed on the agenda may be considered in any order.
Subject:
2. Roll Call
Rationale:

    Attendance of Planning Commission members will be recorded to determine the presence of a quorum for official actions.
Subject:
3. Items of Business
Rationale:

    The Planning Commission may take action to hear testimony in favor of  or in opposition to, discuss/limit  discussion and take action to approve or disapprove a recommendation to the City Council on any matter presented under this title.
Subject:
3.A. Approve Planning Commission Minutes
Discussion:
Scott Kuncl motioned to approve the amended minutes, approving the Dittmer Commercial Preliminary Plat with the variances 1 through 5 seconded by Justin Kozisek
Attachments:
Subject:
3.B. Discussion on zoning rewrite 
Discussion:
City Administrator Tom Ourada explained that an example is Butterfly Estates. When they went through the code they were hoping to do some innovative things but the planner repackaged everything and it is the same. The City would like to do something with medium and high density, like row houses and things like that, but that was not addressed in there. What was addressed in there was an urban/ag that was kind of broad. Ourada stated he had hoped to see some transitional zoning and some different zones for highway zones. 
Ourada stated that they are looking at coming up with their own product. 
Subject:
3.C. Discussion on suspension of small lot zoning enforcement in A1
Discussion:
City Administrator Tom Ourada explained that there is someone who is building a house on a 6 acre lot north of Crete in the county in our 2-mile extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ). According to A1 you have to have 50-foot setbacks and where the lot is positioned on a hill in the county will not put a culvert in the side of the hill where he can put his house to meet the setbacks. He asked if he can get a variance and, technically, you can get a variance not when you don't want to meet the code but when you can't meet the code and you can get a variance from the Board of Adjustment. In this case he could probably qualify for a variance. There is a small subdivision with 6 acre lots.
Ourada and City Attorney Anna Burge explained that they are looking at zoning examples from other municipalities. Burge explained that for example Hickman has residential estates. They are a minimum of 3 acre lots. The purpose for this lots are residential only. The side yard set backs are 25 feet. In Hastings they have a rural residential, which is 1 acre or 3 acre minimum and they have side yards of 15 feet. Ourada stated that they would like to mirror best practices. 
Subject:
4. Officers' Reports
Rationale:

    Reports may be given by Department Heads, other Committees and Commission members concerning current operations of the City. Questions may be asked and answered. No action can be taken by the Planning Commission on matters presented under this title except to answer any question posed and to refer the matter for further action.
Discussion:
City Administrator Tom Ourada introduced Building Inspector Trent Griffin. 
Subject:
5. Adjournment
Rationale:

    The Planning Commission will review the above matters and take such actions as they deem appropriate. The Planning Commission may enter into closed session to discuss any matter on this agenda when it is determined by the Commission that it is clearly necessary for protection of the public interest or the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual and if such and individual has not requested a public meeting, or as otherwise allowed by law. Any closed session shall be limited to the subject matter for which the closed session was called. If the motion to close passes, then the presiding officer immediately prior to the closed session shall restate on the record the limitation of the subject matter of the closed session.
    The City of Crete assures that no person shall on the grounds of race, color, national origin, age, disability, handicap or sex, be excluded  from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity of the City receiving Federal financial assistance.  To report discrimination, contact the City Clerk's office.
Discussion:
7:33 p.m.

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