Good evening.

Please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance.

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.

As we begin our meeting this evening, we'll take a moment to acknowledge we have a quorum of planning commissioners present with eight of nine commissioners in attendance.

Uh Chairperson Wayne Janner is absent this evening.

Thanks to everyone for attending in the chamber for tonight's meeting.

Planning commission meetings are an important part of the process for interpreting and applying the city's comprehensive plan and unified development ordinance.

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That applies to every person in attendance.

We strive to provide an atmosphere where the ideas and opinions of all participants are held in the highest regard.

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As a planning commission, we're here to help the council as our elected representatives to be fully informed to make the best choices for our city.

By statute, the planning commission strives to not engage with any party on the issues on our agenda prior to our meeting.

Should that interaction take place as a result of a business relationship or other interaction referred to as ex parte communication, commissioners will report that interaction when we reset item in the agenda this evening.

We will now move on to the consent agenda, which we have four items on this evening.

Commissioners, do we have any items that we need to pull for additional questions or discussion?

Seeing none, I will entertain a motion on the consent agenda.

Mr.

Chair, I'd make a motion that we approve the consent agenda is submitted.

Thank you, Commissioner Turnis.

Do I have a second?

I'll second it.

Thank you, Commissioner Brown.

All in favor?

Aye.

Opposed.

That motion passes eight to zero.

This evening, uh, we have two scheduled public hearings.

The first of which is a request for an approval of a rezoning and preliminary site development plan for Primo School of Olatha, southwest of 158th Street and Hunter Street.

Ms.

Fair will present the case.

Ms.

Fair.

Good evening, Commissioners.

Andrea Fair, Planner 2.

As introduced, the following is a request to rezone lots one and two along with the preliminary site development plan for Primrose School.

The property is located at the southwest corner of 158th Street and Hunter Street, highlighted here in yellow.

The development includes two commercial lots located on 3.74 acres.

The property is part of the larger Asbury Commercial Center commercial area, as you see here outlined in black.

The overall development has begun to develop with the country kids' daycare located in the northeast portion of the development.

A rezoning and site development plan were approved for lot four in October of 2023 and will allow for the construction of a bank and a separate multi-tenant building on April 29th.

An application for rezoning and a site development plan was recommended for approval for tract A by the Planning Commission and will go before City Council on May 21st, 2024.

The subject property is currently zoned RP1, Planned Single Family Residential, CP1, Planned Retail Business, and CPO Planned Office, and is requesting to rezone to the C One neighborhood center district, which provides for greater variety of neighborhood focused commercial uses and services.

The C One district is also consistent with the applications previously mentioned adjacent to the subject property.

The future land use map of Plan Aletha identifies the subject property as conventional neighborhood, which typically consists of single family housing.

However, as provided in Plan Oletha, the neighborhood centers are typically distributed throughout Olatha neighborhoods to provide local access to convenience convenience goods and services, reduce the need for lengthy drives, and promote walkability.

The proposed C1 district does align with other policies of the Plan Aletha regarding complete neighborhoods, high quality design, and a mixture of complementary land uses.

So the C One District does permit over 70 land uses that provide convenient goods and services called for by Plan Olatha.

This rezoning is compatible with the adjacent commercial and office districts already found in Asbury Center.

However, some use restrictions are recommended, which is consistent with the overall restricted uses within the development.

And since the site is internal to the development, these restrictions will minimize the impact on adjacent residences.

Lot one consists of a 1300, 13,545 square foot daycare center that will accommodate 200 students and 28 staff members.

A future phase for lot two includes a 10,800 square foot general commercial building.

The details provided for lot two are still conceptual in nature and do not include the level of detail typically provided with a preliminary site development plan.

A revised preliminary site development plan will be required prior to the submittal of a final site development plan for lot two.

And access to the site will be provided from Hunter Street and align with the access drive directly to the east.

The landscape is exceeding all landscape standards.

All required perimeter plantings are proposed along street frontages, and the 10-foot and 15-foot buffer requirements are being met.

Internally the proposed parking lot and building foundation landscaping exceeds UDR requirements.

The applicant has requested three waivers, and staff is supportive of all waivers as detailed in the staff report.