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Council approves three residential development phases totaling more than 150 units
Summary
Kearney City Council approved multiple rezoning, platting and annexation requests — 12 Kids Edition, Spruce Hollow Estates 9th and Fountain Hills 16th — that together will add a mix of duplex and single‑family lots and about 157 units to the city's housing stock.
Council approved several subdivision and rezoning items that collectively add new housing inventory and extend city infrastructure.
Miller Associates and DT Development presented three proposals spanning different neighborhoods: 12 Kids Edition (12.75 acres; rezoned AG→R‑2; preliminary/final plat for 43 lots and 86 units), Spruce Hollow Estates 9th (22.26 acres; rezoned AG→R‑1; 46 residential lots) and Fountain Hills 16th (a phase that includes rezoning to R‑1, R‑2 and C‑2 and related final plat and annexation steps). Planning staff and the planning commission reviewed each application and recommended approval with the usual infrastructure and stormwater conditions. Craig Bennett summarized water, sanitary sewer and stormwater plans and noted existing infrastructure connections and required on‑site or regional detention where appropriate.
Council voted to suspend readings where required, adopt ordinances to rezone the parcels, and approve final plats and annexations. The package of votes recorded ordinance numbers 87 90, 87 91, 87 92, 87 93–95 and resolutions 2026‑40 through 2026‑45 as applicable to each project. Officials noted the cumulative effect of these approvals: about 45 acres yielding 114 lots (and 157 housing units when duplex units are counted), which staff said will help meet local housing demand.
Next steps: Developers will continue engineering, utility extensions and platting tasks; city staff will manage annexation paperwork and require developers to complete required public‑works improvements before final acceptance.
