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Council actions at a glance: April Hastings City Council meeting — licenses, rezones, conditional uses and ordinances
Summary
Council approved multiple routine and contested items including liquor licenses for Baristas Downtown, a conditional‑use permit to convert part of Allen’s/Allen's Food Mart building to climate‑controlled self‑storage, a Habitat rezoning, and several zoning and traffic notices. Most items passed unanimously; a handful were contested or tabled.
The Hastings City Council handled a range of routine and substantive business at its regular meeting. Highlights and formal actions are listed below.
Key outcomes
- Baristas Downtown: The council approved a Class C liquor license (Resolution 2025‑14) for Baristas Downtown at 647 West Second Street after a public hearing; the council also approved a manager application for Joe Kindig. Both votes were unanimous, 8–0. Earlier in the consent agenda the council approved special designated liquor permits for free downtown concert events on May 31 and July 31; those consent motions passed 8–0.
- Allen’s / B & R Stores — self‑storage conditional use: The council approved a conditional use permit allowing conversion of roughly the western half of 1115 West Second Street (the former department store portion of Allen’s) into an indoor, climate‑controlled self‑storage facility with roughly 350 units (Resolution 2025‑15). Conditions include building separation, surveillance and code compliance; the motion passed 8–0.
- Habitat for Humanity rezoning: The council approved an ordinance rezoning a lot at 705 South Franklin from R1 (urban single‑family) to R2 (mixed‑density neighborhood) to allow a single‑family Habitat house on a subdivided lot. The vote to adopt and suspend rules for final reading passed 8–0.
- Zoning and ordinances: The council passed an ordinance to rezone 913 West J Street from R1 to C3 (commercial business) on second and final reading (8–0). The council also tabled a broader omnibus ordinance (No. 4,793, revising all city ordinances) by a 6–2 vote to postpone final action.
- Street improvement reporting and event notices: The council received a report that there were no valid objections to Street Improvement District 2025‑1 (Laughlin Meadows Subdivision No. 17). The council also approved advance notice to the Nebraska Department of Transportation for the Half Hastings race road closure (Resolution 2025‑09) and passed a resolution to allow expedited review of micro‑TIF applications (Resolution 2025‑18). Those routine items passed unanimously where noted.
Procedural notes: Many consent‑agenda items were approved unanimously after being pulled and discussed briefly (Baristas events were pulled from the consent agenda for a short discussion). Public hearings were held where required; most items advanced with little opposition. A motion to adjourn passed 7–1 at the end of the meeting.
Ending: The council’s record contains individual resolution and ordinance numbers for follow‑up; staff will proceed on implementation for the items noted above.
