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Planning Commission approves JLC Concrete design review amid resident truck-traffic concerns
Summary
The City of Lincoln Planning Commission approved a design review for JLC Ready Mix to build a 2,182 sq ft industrial building at 1316 Gladding Road; staff said the project is consistent with industrial zoning and CEQA Guidelines §15303. A nearby resident warned of increased cement-truck traffic on Lincoln Boulevard; commissioners and staff said truck-routing policy is handled in a separate master plan.
The City of Lincoln Planning Commission on July 15 approved a design review for JLC Ready Mix to build a two-story, 2,182-square-foot industrial building and supporting on-site improvements at 1316 Gladding Road.
Senior planner Efren Sanchez told commissioners the proposed building would consolidate the company’s operations, provide administrative office and observation space, and comply with the city’s industrial-zoning standards. "The project we have before you is a design review application for an industrial building and on-site improvements," Sanchez said, adding staff found the project exempt from further environmental review under CEQA Guidelines §15303.
The commission’s decision followed a question from Commissioner Jerry Johnson about nearby wetlands and what protections were included in the site design. "Is there some fencing, some concrete walls, anything to protect runoff from the property getting into the wetland?" Johnson asked. Sanchez and other staff said the site plan shows wetland limits, the proposed building is set back from those limits, and the project will be subject to standard conditions of approval and enforcement of existing regulations to avoid impacts.
During the public hearing, resident Kevin Siddle urged the commission to consider truck impacts on Lincoln Boulevard. "If we're gonna have a cement company, it adds traffic to Lincoln Boulevard," Siddle said, describing frequent movements by cement and logging trucks through downtown streets. Staff replied that the JLC project is an existing business and that its specific design review does not propose increased truck routing; they noted the city has completed a truck-route evaluation as part of a downtown master plan and offered to return with that study for a future informational presentation.
Commissioner Peter Gilbert moved to adopt staff’s recommendation to approve the design review; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. The chair announced the motion passed and the commission moved on to other business.
The project as presented would develop about 0.84 acres of an 11-acre site, include two parking spaces (one van-accessible), have a maximum height of approximately 26 feet, and allocate roughly 83% of the floor area to office and observation space, Sanchez said. The design review board had previously reviewed the proposal and unanimously recommended approval to the planning commission.
The commission did not take separate action on truck routing; staff said any broader changes to truck routes or physical roadway alterations would be considered through the downtown master plan or a separate engineering project and could require substantial funding.
The commission approved the design-review resolution with project-specific and standard conditions of approval. The hearing record and staff report contain additional technical details about site layout, elevation drawings and required utility connections.
