Category: Wyandotte County

KCK planning meeting scheduled tonight

The Kansas City, Kansas, City Planning Commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 10.

The meeting will be in the Commission Chambers, lobby level, City Hall, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas.

The meeting also will be on Zoom.

On the agenda for the City Planning Commission:

• 819 Southwest Blvd., renewal of a special use permit for a short-term rental, Thomas W. Morgan III.
• 7114 Parallel Parkway, renewal of a home occupation special use permit for a grooming operation, Kelly Hormann.
• 720 Kindelberger Road, final plat (Brown Strauss Steel) for one industrial lot.
• 5408 N. 103rd, final plan review for pool, pool house and parking in the Estate of Conner Creek South subdivision, Jose Maderos.
• 13021 Leavenworth Road, final plan to convert an elementary school into a high school with athletic fields, Dr. Jessica Dain, Piper Public Schools.
• 5125 Gibbs Road, final plan review to construct townhomes at 5115 Gibbs Road, 5225 Gibbs Road and 2416A S. 51st St., Mike Makris.
• 4601 Rainbow Blvd., change of zone from limited business and single family districts to planed high rise apartment district for a multi-family residential apartment complex and parking garage, Blair Tanner.
• 2730 S. 69th, change of zone from single-family district to agriculture district for an accessory structure to house cows, Wylie Denton.
• 1218 Kansas Ave., change of zone from two-family district to planned limited business district to construct a neighborhood market, master plan amendment from urban density to community commercial to construct a neighborhood market, Lidia Villar.
• 13205 Parallel Parkway, change of zone from rural residential district to agriculture district to subdivide 35 acres into four lots, Andrea Weishaubt, Atlas Surveyors.
• 4229 Douglas, change of zone from single-family district to two-family district to construct a duplex, Andrea Weishaubt, Atlas Land Consulting.
• 1401 Merriam Lane, change of zone from commercial district and general industrial district to planned commercial district to correct split zoning and operate a used car dealership with light repair, James Sullivan, Sullivan Palmer Architects.
• 11501 Parallel Parkway, change of zone from agriculture district to planned garden apartment district to construct duplexes and other multi-family residences at 1921 N. 118th St, and master plan amendment from business park to medium-density residential to construct duplexes and other multi-family residences, Todd Thomas, CPC Land Acquisition Company.
• 4810 State Ave., change of zone from planned limited business district to planned general business district to construct a car wash, master plan amendment from mixed use to community commercial and final plan review, Derrick Merchant, 7B Building and Development.
• 1005 Osage, special use permit for live entertainment in conjunction with an existing drinking establishment, Tim Gates, Agnes Gates Realty.
• 4410 Rainbow Blvd., special use permit for a short-term rental, Geofrey Kigenyi, the Solid Rock Properties.
• 1211 N. 69th, special use permit to keep horses, Manuel Lopez.
• 200 Funston Road, special use permit to operate a medical waste transfer station, Joe Delloiacovo, Cyntox LLC.
• 328 N. 64th Terrace, vacation of a utility easement, Patrick Joyce, Anderson Engineering.
• 1875 Village West Parkway, final plat for one commercial lot, Heather Trower, Legacy Development LLC. Also, preliminary and final plan review for 1875 Village West Parkway.
• 13205 Parallel Parkway, preliminary and final plat, Stimac Addition, for four single-family lots, Andrea Weishaubt, Atlas Land Consulting.
• 2907 N. 81st, preliminary plan review for construction of a parking lot, Fernando Gomez, Envision Construction.
• 11013 Haskell, preliminary plan review to construct multi-family houses for senior citizens, Alex Elliott, Atlas Land Surveyors.
• 4229 Douglas, master plan amendment from low-density residential to medium-density residential to construct a duplex, Andrea Weishaubt, Atlas Land Consulting.
• 8222 Parallel Parkway, resolution to adopt a master plan amendment from low-density residential to community commercial.
• 4810 State Ave., resolution to adopt a master plan amendment from mixed-use to community commercial.
• 1921 N. 118th, resolution to adopt a master plan amendment from business park to medium-density residential.
• Downtown KCK commercial historic district, presentation by consultant and recommendation.

The Board of Zoning Appeals will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, before the City Planning Commission, in the Commission Chambers.

On the agenda for the Board of Zoning Appeals:
• 2901 N. 60th, appeal for a variance on a setback and in the building floor area.
• 1005 Osage Ave., appeal for a variance involving the space required for seating area, and for parking spaces required.
• 1218 Kansas Ave., appeal for variances on the front yard setback and on parking spaces.
• 13205 Parallel Parkway, an appeal for a variance of the depth and width ratio of the lot.
• 4601 Rainbow Blvd., appeal on the setback for the seven-story, 149-unit apartment building.

The Zoom link for the meeting is at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87557392555.

Accident reported on I-635 near Shawnee Drive

An accident was reported at 7:21 a.m. Monday, Oct. 10, on southbound I-635 near Shawnee Drive, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.

A Toyota Highlander southbound on I-635 could not slow in time, as traffic slowed in the southbound lanes, and struck the rear of a Ford Explorer, the trooper’s report stated.

The Highlander entered the right side ditch, according to the trooper’s report. The Explorer came to rest on I-635.

The driver of the Highlander, a 57-year-old woman from Riverside, Missouri, had a possible minor injury and was taken to a hospital, the trooper’s report stated.

The driver of the Explorer, a 59-year-old man from Shawnee, Kansas, had no apparent injury, according to the trooper’s report.

UG committees scheduled to meet tonight

Two Unified Government committees are scheduled to meet Monday night.

The Economic Development and Finance Committee will meet at 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 10, in the fifth floor conference room, Suite 515, City Hall, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas.

The meeting also will be on Zoom.

On the agenda for the EDF meeting will be a resolution authorizing the Board of Public Utilities to obtain a loan from the Kansas Public Water Supply Fund administered by the Kansas Department of Helath and Environment.

Also on the agenda is a resolution amending the Brotherhood Bank multi-purpose commercial project, with a total not to exceed $28 million in industrial revenue bonds for a sales tax exemption at the buildings at 753 State Ave. and 736 Minnesota. The project includes office uses, multi-family units and facilities. KDG LLC is the developer. There are 29 multi-family units in the project. In June 2022 the original resolution was for $12 million in IRBs.

The UG Neighborhood and Community Development Committee meeting will begin after the end of the EDF meeting, in the fifth floor meeting room.

The NCD committee will hear an update on the east-west transit study from the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority.

There also are more than 80 Land Bank properties on the NCD agenda for option applications. Also, several Land Bank property transfers are on the agenda.

To see the Land Bank items, visit the meeting agenda at https://www.wycokck.org/Departments/Clerks-Office/Agendas-Minutes.


To connect to the EDF meeting on Zoom, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81807215665?pwd=dUFaM1p2YzFBNHhISVBhR1BCVkc5Zz09.
The passcode is 610969.

To connect to the NCD meeting on Zoom, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81807215665?pwd=dUFaM1p2YzFBNHhISVBhR1BCVkc5Zz09.
The passcode is 610969.

More information about the meetings is at https://www.wycokck.org/Engage-With-Us/Calendar-of-Events/Meetings-Taskforces/Standing-Committee-Meeting-EDF-and-NCD.