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Planning commission delays vote on People City Mission expansion to resolve floodplain, traffic and loading concerns
Summary
The commission continued the public hearing for an amendment to People City Mission's special permit and a proposed 69,000-square-foot women-and-children shelter for two weeks so staff, Watershed Management and the applicant can resolve grading, floodplain and Q Street truck/pedestrian issues.
The Lincoln-Lancaster Planning Commission on June 11 continued the public hearing on a proposed amendment to People City Mission's existing special permit to expand its campus and add a 69,000-square-foot women-and-children facility. Commissioners voted to continue the hearing for two weeks to allow more detailed grading and watershed review and to resolve outstanding traffic and loading-dock questions.
Why it matters: People City Mission is Lincoln's largest homeless services campus. The project would add beds and program space for women and children and allow repurposing of the existing building for expanded men's services. The site sits largely within a mapped floodplain and immediately abuts a public street (Q Street) that currently functions as campus circulation.
What staff said: Planning…
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