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Lincoln council approves Parkwood tentative subdivision map for 122 homes
Summary
The City of Lincoln approved a small‑lot tentative subdivision map and addendum to the Village 1 Specific Plan EIR for the Parkwood project, covering about 21 acres and 122 residential lots with 4.2 acres of parkland. The council voted unanimously Oct. 28 to adopt the required resolutions.
The City of Lincoln approved a tentative subdivision map for the Parkwood project on Oct. 28, authorizing a 122‑lot, small‑lot development within the Village 1 specific plan area.
Associate planner Mikayla Noble told the council the project covers about 21 acres in the southwestern portion of Village 1 immediately north of Oaktree Lane. The proposal includes 122 village‑medium‑density residential lots, two park lots and four landscape lots; individual lot sizes would range from about 3,200 to 8,900 square feet with an average of roughly 4,200 square feet. Staff said the project would provide 4.2 acres of parkland and that Lot B Park is planned to become part of an adjacent future regional park.
Noble said staff prepared an addendum to the certified Village 1 specific plan environmental impact report and concluded the Parkwood project would not create new significant impacts or increase previously identified impacts. She told the council that the project must implement the mitigation measures listed in the Village 1 EIR and that the proposed entitlements are consistent with the city’s general plan and subdivision ordinance.
During public comment, a resident asked whether the park site could be combined with a school; Noble responded that an area for a school is designated in the specific plan but is not part of this project. Council members asked questions about a proposed optional connection to future development and an administrative density‑transfer mechanism; Noble explained density transfers are permitted within the specific plan but cannot involve a rezone and the Parkwood approvals are not contingent on any transfer.
Council member Reedy moved to adopt resolutions certifying the EIR addendum and approving the small‑lot tentative subdivision map; the motion passed unanimously on a roll‑call vote (Council members Pearl, Reedy, Eklund and Mayor Andrea recorded “yes”).
The approval authorizes the project subject to the conditions of approval and mitigation monitoring set out in staff materials. The planning commission had recommended approval at its September hearing.
