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Planning commission recommends District 33 PUD zoning changes for South 30th Street area
Summary
The Lincoln-Lancaster County Planning Commission voted 9-0 on May 14, 2025, to recommend approval of a planned unit development (District 33 PUD) that would rezone about 12.78 acres near South 30th Street and A Street to allow mixed commercial and increased residential density, with waivers for parking, setbacks and alcohol sales.
The Lincoln-Lancaster County Planning Commission voted 9-0 on May 14, 2025, to recommend approval of a change of zone to establish the District 33 planned unit development (PUD) covering roughly 12.78 acres near South 30th Street and A Street.
The commission's action follows a staff recommendation and a public hearing in which city planning staff, the applicant and neighborhood residents described the plan's goals and raised concerns about traffic, parking and impacts on nearby single-family homes. Eden Johnson, planning department staff, said the PUD would convert existing B-3, R-2 and O-2 zoning into B-3 PUD, R-2 PUD and R-4 PUD districts and create a layout that includes "44 lots of B3 PUD for a mixed commercial node, 16 lots for R4 PUD for higher density housing, and 2 lots for R2 PUD lower density housing." Johnson also said the proposal includes waivers to allow reduced parking minimums, modified setbacks, and both on-sale and off-sale alcohol sales where restrictions previously applied.
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