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Hastings council approves storage permit, rezoning, plats and airport lighting work; authorizes settlement
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Summary
The Hastings City Council unanimously approved a conditional use permit for self‑storage at 230 East D Street, multiple rezonings and plats related to Fairway Villas and Casey's development, a federally funded runway‑lighting engineering work order, and a settlement authorization after closed session. Several items passed by unanimous votes; appointments and one 7–1 approval were recorded.
The Hastings City Council approved several land‑use measures, infrastructure work and administrative items in a single meeting.
Among land‑use actions, the council approved resolution 2025‑45 granting Mandalay Properties LLC a conditional use permit to allow self‑service storage units at 230 East D Street after planning staff presented site photos, zoning context and a unanimous (6–0) planning commission recommendation. Council also approved a rezoning to RP‑3 for the Fairway Villas site at West G Street and Franklin Avenue and related rezoning ordinances for properties associated with a Casey's General Store development (motions and ordinances were recorded in the minutes and carried by council vote).
City planner Amber Bathland told the council the city is undertaking a comprehensive rezoning of the zoning chapter that could take about a year, and cautioned against fast‑tracking piecemeal map changes without aligning district definitions. "We're looking at that likely taking about a year," Bathland said of the broader zoning update.
For the Les Schwab Subdivision (4.31 acres off Osborne Drive East), staff presented the final plat and said the proposed split and design conform to I‑2 heavy industrial zoning and the comprehensive plan; the council approved the final plat 8–0.
On infrastructure, the council approved work order No. 2 with Garver LLC for the Hastings Municipal Airport runway 14/32 lighting rehabilitation (federal project AIP3‑31‑0040‑024). Airport staff stated the item was the engineering phase of a federally funded runway lighting project and said construction is hoped for 2026, dependent on federal funding and statewide bidding timelines. "We're hoping it'll be in '26," the airport representative said, and added the airport will remain open using crosswind runways while the primary runway is worked on.
Administrative items included approval of resolution 2025‑43 certifying the city street superintendent for Nebraska Department of Transportation purposes (staff said the city receives a $7,500 annual incentive for the certification) and two appointments to the Business Improvement Board (Carrie Anne Block and Dan Strecker), which passed 7–1. The council also voted to go into a closed session to discuss imminent litigation and, upon returning to open session, authorized settlement authority for a claim as requested by the mayor and city attorney; the authorization passed by council vote.
Most planning items cited unanimous planning commission recommendations and passed on council votes recorded in the meeting minutes. Staff noted that some zoning map adjustments are being coordinated with a broader rewrite of the zoning chapter to avoid repeated amendments.
Votes at a glance: resolution 2025‑45 (Mandalay conditional use) — approved 8–0; ordinance 48‑18 (Fairway Villas rezoning) — approved 8–0; ordinance(s) for Casey's‑related parcels (48‑18/48‑19 as recorded) — approved; Les Schwab final plat — approved 8–0; work order with Garver LLC (AIP3‑31‑0040‑024) — approved 8–0; resolution 2025‑43 (NDOT street superintendent certification) — approved 8–0; Business Improvement Board appointments — approved 7–1; settlement authorization after closed session — approved 8–0.
The council adjourned and expects to reconvene in approximately four weeks.
