Development projects on Thursday’s UG Commission agenda

Several planning and zoning items are on the Unified Government Commission agenda at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 25.

The former Woodlands property at 9700 Leavenworth Road, being converted to warehouses, is on the agenda for vacating right-of-way at the entrances.

Also on the agenda is a public hearing to consider the creation of a redevelopment at 6700 Kaw Drive, Kansas City, Kansas. The Kaw Fresh Market grocery store, formerly Happy Foods West, is in the redevelopment project, along with several other businesses.

The agenda also includes an acknowledgment and assumption agreement with Legend Hotel LLC to develop an 87-room hotel. The location is between 94th and I-435, from Parallel to State Avenue, according to the resolution. It is at the location of the Homefield development on the former Schlitterbahn property.

A development agreement with HFS KCK was earlier approved for this project on Nov. 19. HFS is selling a portion of the project site to Legend Hotel, according to the resolution.

Also on the 7 p.m. agenda is approval for a grant application to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment for a $923,365 COVID-19 infrastructure expansion grant for the UG Health Department. The item was fast-tracked from the Monday night committee meeting.Funding is for testing, contract tracing, surveillance, containment and mitigation to stop the spread of COVID-19, according to agenda information.

Other items on the 7 p.m. agenda include:

  • 200 S. James St., change of zone from heavy industrial district to traditional neighborhood design district for a mixed use residential and commercial development, KC with Yards 2.
  • 4439 Shawnee Drive, renewal of special use permit for an automotive repair business, XM Automotive.
  • 3834 Bell Crossing, ordinance rezoning property from single family district to agriculture district.
  • 12525 Leavenworth Road, ordinance rezoning property from county agriculture district to city agriculture district.
  • 411 and 415 Stine Ave., ordinance authorizing special use permit to keep two goats.
  • 4220 Leavenworth Road, ordinance authorizing special use permit for continuation of a drinking establishment with live entertainment, Lounge 42.
  • 915 N. 69th St., an ordinance rezoning property from single-family district to planned general industrial district, Turner Logistics Center, NP Turner Industrial.
  • 837 Central Ave., change of zone from single-family district to commercial district for sale of appliances, Gomez Appliances.
  • 837 Central Ave., master plan amendment from urban density to commercial, Gomez Appliances.

The UG Commission also will meet in a special session at 5 p.m. Thursday, March 25, to hear a COVID-19 vaccination update, a presentation by the Youth Fatality Review Board and an update by the Tax Administration Coordination Committee.

The public will not be able to attend in person because of the risk of COVID-19. The public will be able to listen to the meeting on YouTube, UGTV cable television or through Zoom on the internet.

To join the Zoom meeting, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87392652938?pwd=ZTlLMEVUUlowUHA4dXRUcDNJdXRSZz09.
The passcode is 112360.

To join by telephone, dial 877-853-5257 (toll free) or 888-475-4499 (toll free).

The webinar ID is 873 9265 2938.

The agendas are online at https://www.wycokck.org/Clerk/Agendas.aspx.