# Planning Commission approves 4 items including Bryan Medical expansion  
**Published:** 2026-04-29T12:00:00.000Z  
**Source:** [Lincoln Cablecast Meetings](https://lnktv.lincoln.ne.gov/internetchannel/show/4306?channel=1)  
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LINCOLN, Neb. — The Lincoln-Lancaster County Planning Commission unanimously approved four agenda items during its April 29, 2026 meeting, including a site plan amendment for an emergency department expansion at [Bryan Medical Center](https://www.bryanhealth.org/) East Campus, according to [meeting records](https://lnktv.lincoln.ne.gov/internetchannel/show/4306?channel=1).

The commission voted 7-0 on all items, with all five commissioners present casting votes in favor of each proposal. The approved items included a comprehensive plan conformance review for the Belmont Neighborhood Redevelopment Plan, a special permit for commercial gas storage operations by Gas USA at 46 Team Progressive Avenue in an industrial district, and vacation of an alley segment in the Tester's Addition area between North 23rd and North 24th Streets.

The most substantive item addressed the amendment to Special Permit 1219O, which modifies the existing site plan for Bryan Medical Center East Campus to accommodate an emergency department addition and relocation of associated facilities. Ben Callin and Jill Dolberg presented the proposed site plan modifications to commissioners, detailing how the changes would expand and reconfigure the emergency department footprint on the campus.

The Belmont Neighborhood Redevelopment Plan was reviewed for conformance with the 2050 Lincoln-Lancaster County Comprehensive Plan, a statutory requirement before redevelopment plans can advance in the approval process. Staff presenter Laura confirmed the plan aligns with the jurisdiction's adopted comprehensive plan goals and policies.

The commission also approved the vacation of a north-south alley located between Lots 7 and 10 of Tester's Addition, which would remove that segment from the public right-of-way inventory. The action on the special permit for Gas USA's commercial gas storage operations proceeded without recorded public comment or noted opposition.

No agenda items were tabled or denied during the meeting. The commission recorded no public comments on any of the four proposals.

## Sources

- [Lincoln Cablecast Meetings](https://lnktv.lincoln.ne.gov/internetchannel/show/4306?channel=1)

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