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Council considers code changes to allow wastewater lift stations for new subdivisions; developers and planners weigh trade-offs
Summary
City staff proposed amending development and sanitary sewer code to allow wastewater lift stations in limited circumstances, lowering the minimum acreage from 500 to 150 and setting density and lot-size conditions; the related comprehensive plan amendment was held for a Nov. 17 vote pending ordinance action.
Lincoln City Council on Nov. 3 reviewed a package of proposed code changes and planning requests designed to allow limited use of wastewater lift stations to open additional land for development.
Planning Director David Carey said staff sought to replace a 21-year-old 2004 policy with explicit code language to create a usable process for allowing lift stations when gravity sewer is not practicable. Key proposals include…
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