Procedures for approval of planned unit developments in some second-class cities and villages would change under a bill heard Jan. 26 by the Urban Affairs Committee.<\/p>\n
Under current law, a county that has adopted a comprehensive development plan and is enforcing subdivision regulations must approve a planned unit development in a second-class city or village\u2019s extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction (ETJ).<\/p>\n
LB875, introduced by Gretna Sen. John Murante, would remove the requirement that the county must approve the plan in a county with a population between 100,000 and 200,000. A second-class city or village still would be required to submit a plan of the planned unit development to the county for review.<\/p>\n
Murante said that planned unit development is used where development includes mixed uses, such as retail, office space and single and multiple-family housing. Under current law, the county has the final word on such projects when they involve the ETJ of second-class cities and villages, he said.<\/p>\n
Sarpy is the only county that would be impacted by the bill, Murante said, and first-class cities in the county currently are not required to obtain county approval.<\/p>\n
\u201cLB875 would place cities of the second class and villages [in Sarpy County] on the same footing as cities of the first class when it comes to planned unit development,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Jeff Kooistra, Gretna city administrator, testified in support of the bill. Requiring county approval of planned unit development projects isn\u2019t needed, he said, because projects already are thoroughly vetted.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe believe that it is unnecessary for the developer and the city to take this extra step,\u201d Kooistra said, adding that such approval can slow projects and extend completion times.<\/p>\n
No opposition testimony was offered and the committee took no immediate action on the bill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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