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Commission advances text amendment to ease rules for early childhood care in residential neighborhoods
Summary
A text amendment to Lincoln Municipal Code (25014) was approved by the commission to allow more flexible occupancy and reuse of existing buildings for early childhood care in residential districts, add health‑department protections near industrial uses and remove certain roadway location restrictions.
The Lancaster County Planning Commission approved a text amendment (25014) on Dec. 3 that modifies conditional use and special permit provisions related to early childhood care in residential zoning districts.
Planner Ben Callahan summarized the proposal. Key elements: increase the conditional in‑home occupancy threshold (staff noted the prior item listed 15 as a cap and recommended increasing it to 20 for conditional approvals); allow reuse of existing community buildings (places of religious assembly, neighborhood support facilities, public/private…
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