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Commission conditionally approves soil-excavation permit for Yankee Hill Brick pending updated hydrology report

Planning Commission · November 13, 2025
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The Planning Commission conditionally approved Special Permit 25042 for soil excavation on a 12-acre site near SW 126th and West A Street, requiring the applicant to submit an updated hydrology report addressing a private well within 1,000 feet; motion carried 5-0 and the item is final action by the commission.

The Lincoln-Lancaster County Planning Commission on a recorded vote conditionally approved Special Permit 25042, allowing soil excavation and off-site hauling of clay by Yankee Hill Brick from a 12‑acre property at the northwest corner of Southwest 126th and West A Street, with final approval contingent on an updated hydrological report addressing nearby private wells.

George Wesselhoff, Planning and Development Services, told the commission the proposal would disturb about 8 acres of the 12‑acre site and that staff’s current recommendation was denial because one registered…

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