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Planning commission approves code changes to allow on‑site sales from urban gardens and home occupations
Summary
The Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of text amendment 25005 to the Lincoln Municipal Code to permit individual urban gardens on residential lots and to allow limited on‑site sale of produce with conditions; the changes also clarify home‑occupation rules for garden sales.
The Lincoln Lancaster County Planning Commission voted 8–0 to approve text amendment 25005, revising the Lincoln Municipal Code to expand opportunities for growing and selling produce in residential districts.
Under the amendment, the municipal code’s definition of “urban garden” will be updated to allow either multiple gardeners (community gardens) or a single gardener on a residential lot. The proposal also permits on‑site sales of produce grown in an urban garden subject to limits on days of operation and sales infrastructure. Planning staff said the change to home‑occupation rules will exempt garden area from the 20% home‑business floor‑area limit and remove a screening requirement that previously implied gardens must be hidden behind fences or…
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