Planning Commission gives OK for retailer at business park

The Sidney Planning Commission gave its approval this week for a retail-oriented business to set up shop at the Sidney Business Park.

The City Council will now consider the request and make a final decision.

Bomgaars, which has a store located along Fort Sidney Road in Sidney, submitted a letter to the commission requesting a lot at the business park be rezoned to allow retail operations.

The initial three lots of the 90-acre development, which were final platted earlier this year, are designated M-2 Heavy Industrial. Because the city’s zoning regulations prohibit retail operations at such a s...