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Seward County denies Conditional Use Permit for proposed auto salvage yard
Summary
After a public hearing with neighbors opposing the project and a Planning Commission recommendation for denial, the Seward County Board of Commissioners voted 4–0 on June 23 to deny Prestige Parts LLC’s application for a conditional use permit to operate an auto-parts salvage yard in northwest Section 7, Township 10N, Range 4E.
The Seward County Board of Commissioners voted to deny a Conditional Use Permit for Prestige Parts LLC to operate an auto-parts salvage yard on a tract in the NW¼ of Section 7, Township 10N, Range 4E. The public hearing and deliberations took place June 23 in the Commissioner’s Room at the Seward County Courthouse.
Zoning Administrator Marissa Pfile presented the application and the Planning Commission record; the Planning Commission had recommended denial. The board heard brief public-comment testimony from four nearby residents—Bob Blevens, Jessica Justice, Byron Luebbe and Pamela Barr Brady—who raised opposition during the hearing. The applicant, Vitaliy Martynyuk, spoke in support of the permit. The Commission completed findings of fact as required by county regulations before taking action.
Following deliberations, Commissioner Scott Pekarek moved and Commissioner Darrell Zabrocki seconded a motion to deny Resolution No. 3935, the Conditional Use Permit for an automotive salvage yard. The motion carried 4–0 (Commissioners Pekarek, Zabrocki, Raegan Hain and Chair Misty Ahmic voting in favor; one member absent). The written findings noted several criteria the board determined were not met and listed specific conditions that would have been required had the permit been approved, including an 8-foot opaque security fence, a drainage plan, addressing lot-coverage issues and a waste-disposal plan; the resolution also specified the permit, if granted, would be limited to the applicant.
The action follows the Planning Commission’s review and a public notice process; the Board did not adopt the permit after weighing staff recommendations, the Planning Commission record and public comment. The Board did not set any further action on this application at the June 23 meeting.
