UG agenda Thursday night includes public hearings on industrial revenue bonds, TIF and community improvement district

Public hearings are among many planning and zoning items on Thursday’s Unified Government Commission meeting agenda.

The UG will consider a sign code amendment, a public hearing on industrial revenue bonds for a building in an industrial park in Fairfax; a public hearing on establishing a downtown self-supported municipal improvement district; a public hearing on a tax-increment financing plan and development agreement for Rainbow Village; a public hearing on a Rainbow Village community improvement district.

The UG Commission is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 26, at the Commission Chambers, lobby level, City Hall, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kan.

Besides the 7 p.m. meeting, there is a 5 p.m. special meeting scheduled for a presentation by K-State Research and Extension, followed by the 2016-2021 capital maintenance and improvements budget. The 5 p.m. meeting is on the fifth floor of City Hall.

Items on the UG’s 7 p.m. agenda include:
• 6925 Riverview – Change of zone from single family and planned light industrial districts to planned light industrial district for an industrial park, Seefried Properties.
• 2500 W. 43rd Ave. – Change of zone from single family district to planned limited business district for an existing office building, Koenig Build and Restoration.
• 1316 Armstrong Ave. – Special use permit for a child development center, Carter-Rowe Child Development Center.
• 11101 Hubbard Road – Home occupation special use permit for firearm sales, Mark Gambrill, MT&G.
• 1327 Minnesota Ave. – Renewal of special use permit for a parking lot, Luke Kush.
• 864 Splitlog Ave. – Special use permit for an electronic sign, Faye Thicklin, Greater Pentecostal Temple.
• 5252 Speaker Road – Special use permit and servicing facility for the trucks associated with the business, David Watkins.
• 9800 State Ave. – Vacation of right-of-way. Vacating land that was formerly occupied by roads before they were realigned, at France Family Drive and 98th.
• 334 and 333 S. 9th St. – Vacation of alley between two addresses, Debra Sandoval.
• 6925 Riverview Ave. – Master Plan amendment from low density residential to business park, Seefried Properties.
• Sign code amendment—After a U.S. Supreme Court decision in 2015, communities have been examining their sign codes to comply. The new sign code updates and rewrites the code.
• 7600 State Ave. – An ordinance vacating utility easements.
• 3717 Cambridge St. – An ordinance vacating right-of-way.
• 37th Street between Eaton and Cambridge – An ordinance vacating the north 20 feet of 37th between Eaton and Cambridge.
• Eaton, 36th to 38th street – An ordinance vacating a portion of Eaton Ave., 36th to 38th street.
• Cambridge, between 38th and 39th – An ordinance vacating the west 30 feet of Cambridge Avenue between 38th and 39th street.
• 10922 Parallel Parkway – An ordinance rezoning property from planned nonretail business district to planned general business district. Plaza at the Speedway.
• 3846 N. 60th St. – A special use permit to keep six horses, 10 goats and 15 chickens. Recommended for denial by Planning Commission.
• 16 N. James St. – Revocation of special use permit for a drinking establishment with live entertainment and a special use permit for parking at 2, 4 and 12 N. James St. for the business at 16 N. James St. Recommended for revocation of special use permit.
• Public hearing to consider a resolution of intent to issue $55 million in industrial revenue bonds and a payment in lieu of taxes structure for the NorthPoint Development proposal for Building 2, Central Industrial Park, in Fairfax.
• Public hearing to consider an ordinance establishing a self-supported municipal improvement district. The Downtown Improvement District.
• Public hearing to consider adoption of the TIF project plan and development agreement for Rainbow Village District, on the northwest corner of 34th Street and Rainbow Boulevard. Rainbow Legacy Investors LLC is proposing the construction of an 89-bed hotel and related site improvements.
• Public hearing to consider creation of the Rainbow Village Community Improvement District, a 4-acre parcel at the northwest corner of 34th Street and Rainbow Boulevard, as part of the hotel project proposed for this existing redevelopment district.
Land Bank applications:
• 2811 S. 37th
• 2605 N. 11th
• 1504 New Jersey
• 1716 N. 25th
• 1602 S. 11th
• 1610 S. 11th
• 1618 S. 11th
• 1624 S. 11th
• 1630 S. 11th
• 1629 S. Bethany
• 6918 Sloan
• 407 Cleveland Ave.
• Transfers from Land Bank:
• 1950 N. 11th St. to Mt. Carmel Church of God in Christ
• 1934 N. 12th St. to Mt. Carmel Church of God in Christ
• 1929 N. 13th St. to Mt. Carmel Church of God in Christ
• 1937 N. 13th St. to Mt. Carmel Church of God in Christ
• 1939 N. 13th ST. to Mt. Carmel Church of God in Christ
• 1927 N. Bethany to Mt. Carmel Church of God in Christ
• 1124 Garfield Ave. to Mt. Carmel Church of God in Christ
• 1138 Garfield Ave. to Mt. Carmel Church of God in Christ
• 1200 Garfield Ave. to Mt. Carmel Church of God in Christ
• 1137 Garfield Ave. to Mt. Carmel Church of God in Christ
• 1140 Garfield Ave. to Mt. Carmel Church of God in Christ
• 1139 Troup to Mt. Carmel Church of God in Christ
Transfers to Land Bank:
• 303 properties listed on agenda attachment
• One of these addresses is 4601 State Ave., Indian Springs Marketplace, which is currently undergoing demolition.
• Another address on the list is 1841 Village West Parkway.

To see the agenda, visit www.wycokck.org.