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Planning commission votes 5-1 to send Rentschler property rezoning to council amid Cheney SID concerns
Summary
The planning commission recommended City Council approval of a rezoning at 90 First Street and Nebraska Parkway from Agricultural to Highway Commercial, 5-1, after months of negotiations over Cheney SID detachment, annexation prospects and trail/roadway access.
The Lincoln-Lancaster Planning Commission voted 5-1 on June 11 to recommend that the City Council approve a change of zone from Agricultural (AG) to H3 (highway commercial) for a parcel owned by Bill and Kathleen Rentschler at the intersection of 90 First Street and Nebraska Parkway. The property is on the unincorporated Cheney area of Lancaster County and the decision follows months of discussion about whether the Cheney Sanitary Improvement District (SID) should release the land for annexation and commercial development.
Why it matters: Rezoning the Rentschler parcel would add commercial zoning to an area with nearby commercial development and arterial access, but the property sits outside Lincoln city limits and within the Cheney SID. Prior to…
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