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Council clears engineering contract, land‑use variances and an ordinance in mixed business and planning docket
Summary
The council approved an engineering services contract tied to the street project, adopted the second reading of Ordinance 351 and approved a set of planning items including a parking‑setback variance, Tracker Addition plat, a driveway variance for New Prague Mill and an after‑the‑fact sign variance for the community center.
At its Sept. 9 meeting the New Prague City Council approved a set of planning and administrative items including an engineering services contract related to the 2025 Street project, adoption of Ordinance 351 (second reading), and several planning variances and plats presented by staff and the planning commission.
Key approvals and actions:
- Engineering services contract: The council approved a not‑to‑exceed engineering services proposal totaling $202,400 to complete design and bidding documents for the 2025 Street & Utility Improvement Project, including an additional $4,400 allowance for expanded survey work.
- Ordinance 351: The council conducted the second reading and adopted Ordinance 351 by voice vote.
- Variance V5‑2024 (parking setback and stall depth): The council approved a reduced parking setback and shallower stall depth for a proposed 54‑unit apartment project; the planning commission recommended approval with a condition requiring 30‑ft spacing for perimeter landscaping trees.
- Tracker Addition plat: The council approved preliminary and final platting for Tracker Addition, a one‑lot plat of roughly 8.31 acres in highway commercial zoning to facilitate a new storage building; staff noted conservation buffer signage along a nearby creek.
- New Prague Mill driveway variance: Council approved a reduced driveway‑setback variance from the 100‑ft standard to 21‑ft from the intersection to allow two ADA stalls and one‑way access.
- New Prague Community Center sign variance: Council approved an after‑the‑fact variance for a 17 sq. ft. building sign on the community center; planning commission recommended approval.
All items were presented by planning staff and the engineer; each had planning commission recommendation where applicable and were approved by council motion and voice votes. Where conditions or statutory limits applied (for example, limits on city‑share abatement and tree spacing conditions), staff noted those constraints and the resolutions incorporate the planning commission’s conditions.
Council also received a brief project update from the city engineer on the current 2024 projects and several administrative notices including a new administrative assistant hire and an upcoming steering committee meeting on the comprehensive plan.
