Kearney council approves Buckshot Addition, 5808 10th Avenue rezoning and elementary school subdivision

The Kearney City Council approved three land‑use measures at its meeting: final plat and rezoning for the Buckshot Addition, rezoning of property at 5808 10th Avenue to an office district, and a vacation and final plat for the Elementary School Third Edition subdivision.

Buckshot Addition: Craig Bennett of Miller Associates presented the Buckshot Addition proposal, a consolidation of multiple parcels east of Central Avenue and north of 1st Street. Bennett said the applicant seeks rezoning from C-2 and MM-1 to C-3 for the parcel, which is shown as about 5.22 acres to the centerline and about 4.83 acres on the preliminary/final plat. Bennett said there is a 16‑inch water main and a 15‑inch sanitary sewer serving the site, and that much of the property lies within FEMA’s 1% annual floodplain. He noted that recorded, confined easements for a 115 kV electrical line along the parcel’s south side will be included in the recorded plat.

A council member moved to close the public hearing and place Ordinance No. 8772 on final passage (with suspension of the three‑reading rule); the motion passed on roll call. The council also adopted Resolution No. 2025‑156 approving the final plat and subdivision agreement for Buckshot Addition.

5808 10th Avenue rezoning: Bennett returned to present a rezoning for what he called the North Track (a parcel east of 11th Avenue, south of 59th Street). He said a prior minor subdivision created two lots and the current request is to rezone the north track (about 0.67 acres, or 1.18 acres to centerline) from C1/P D to straight C O so the property can accommodate a commercial business. Planning staff recommended approval. The council voted to close the public hearing, suspend successive readings and adopt Ordinance No. 8773 to rezone the property to an office (CO) district.

Elementary School Third Edition / lot vacation: Mitch Humphrey of Buffalo Surveying described a minor subdivision and lot split related to a parcel once owned by the school district. He said the north lot is approximately 1.11 acres and the south lot about 0.98 acres, with utilities in place. Humphrey and staff discussed access to Lot 2: if Lot 2 develops before the street to the east is built, an ingress/egress easement will be required, and an agreement has been signed to address that need. The council moved and adopted Ordinance No. 8774 vacating part of Lot 1 and later adopted Resolution No. 2025‑157 approving the final plat and subdivision agreement.

Procedural notes: For each ordinance the council voted to suspend the statute requiring three days’ reading and placed the ordinance on final passage; the clerk recorded roll‑call votes for each measure.

Next steps: The ordinances were ordered published as provided by law and plats will be recorded per the council’s approvals.

(See 'Votes at a glance' below for recorded roll‑call tallies.)