On Dec. 16 the Omaha City Council approved a package of planning and redevelopment items, including preliminary plats, rezonings and a tax-increment financing (TIF) plan to support a four-unit for-sale project in North Omaha.

Item 14 granted approval for a preliminary plat for the Preserved Second Edition project (southwest of 222nd and I Streets). A series of grouped items (15–20) related to Bennington Industrial and West Dodge Hills replatting and development agreements were also approved after public hearings in which applicants’ representatives answered technical questions; the council voted on these items by roll calls recorded as unanimous.

Item 31 approved the Conestoga Collection TIF redevelopment plan (Southeast of 26th and Corby Streets), which staff described as a $1.7 million residential infill project that would create four for-sale, three-bedroom units aided by a $226,299 TIF request and a forgivable Spark loan. City planning staff said the units are intended for buyers earning roughly 60%–120% of area median income, and the developer Phil McClain described design and rooftop patio features intended to complement the Lake Street corridor.

Councilmembers expressed support for infill housing and said they welcomed developers adding attainable homeownership opportunities in North Omaha. Planning staff reiterated the projects’ conformance with the city’s master plan and recommended approval.

Other planning and zoning items across the agenda — including replat and rezoning requests and waiver approvals — were bundled and approved in grouped votes. The council also moved multiple consent-agenda items forward without extended discussion.