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Planning commission approves Blackthorn Preserve CUP to add a fifth lot with 600‑foot park buffer
Summary
The commission approved special permit 26009 and an associated plat vacation to convert an existing four‑lot agricultural‑preservation plat into a five‑lot community unit plan, honoring a 600‑foot non‑buildable setback requested by Game and Parks; the measures passed 7–0.
The Lincoln–Lancaster County Planning Commission voted 7–0 March 18 to approve special permit 26009, allowing the Blackthorn Preserve community unit plan (CUP) to add a fifth single‑family lot on a roughly 80‑acre agricultural parcel.
Planning staff member Steve Hendrickson told the commission the site previously had four lots approved under an agricultural‑preservation final plat; the applicant proposes converting that layout to a CUP with a private road and one additional lot, while preserving more than 70% of the remaining land as an unbuildable outlot. Game and Parks reviewed the application and asked for a 600‑foot non‑buildable setback along the north part of the property; the applicant agreed to the setback, Hendrickson said.
Noah Chestnut of RIG Engineering, appearing for the applicant, reiterated that the CUP would increase the permitted lots from four to five and that the team coordinated with Game and Parks on the buffer. A nearby property owner asked whether the additional land south of the buffer could be developed in the future; staff explained that the outlot is presently unbuildable under the CUP and that any future housing beyond the CUP boundary would require rezoning and a new process.
Commissioners described the proposal as an appropriate use of the land and praised the coordination with parks staff. The motion to approve the special permit and the related final‑plat vacation carried on separate votes as final actions (special permit 26009 and miscellaneous 26002), each recorded 7–0.
The commission’s approval is final for these items; appeal rights to the city council or county board are available to any aggrieved person within 14 days by filing a notice of appeal with the clerk.
