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Kearney P&Z swears in commissioner, approves rezoning and recommends two school additions
Summary
Commissioners sworn in Wyeth Irvin, approved the consent minutes and recommended approval of rezoning at 213 East Washington and site plans for Kearney and Hawthorne elementary additions; all three recommendations will go to the Board of Aldermen for final action.
The Kearney Planning and Zoning Commission handled routine business and several development requests at its meeting, swearing in Wyeth Irvin and approving the consent agenda before moving through rezoning, final plat and school site-plan items.
Wyeth Irvin took the oath of office for an appointment to the planning and zoning commission at the start of the meeting.
The commission recommended that the Board of Aldermen approve a rezoning and concept plan for 213 East Washington Street that would permit subdivision of 0.52 acres into two lots and preserve an existing house built in 1872. Staff recommended approval with conditions that include allowing Lot 9B to have a 60-foot Washington Street frontage, restricting driveway access for the new lot to Prospect Street, and ensuring four off‑street parking spaces for single-family units. The commission voted in favor of the rezoning and the associated final plat recommendation.
The planning staff also presented two school projects. For Kearney Elementary, the district proposes a 14,826-square-foot two-story classroom addition, plus a front remodel for administrative offices and a media center; the city engineer approved a waiver of detention because the net increase in impervious surface was judged minor. For Hawthorne Elementary, the district proposed a 6,222-square-foot classroom addition with sidewalk and circle-drive adjustments; the commission recommended approval with the staff conditions and discussed an electronic monument sign that will be subject to sign-permit requirements and automatic dimming to limit glare.
Public comment for the 213 East Washington item included Dustin Hampton, who described on-site drainage work and a plan to rechannel water and control flow so the site will no longer form a mosquito pit. “We have rechanneled the water to where gravity is going to take it down, but we can control the flow of the water down the way that it's supposed to go without flooding the whole property,” Hampton said.
All site-plan recommendations and the rezoning recommendation will be forwarded to the Board of Aldermen for final action. The commission adjourned after completing the agenda.
