Olathe Planning Commission Meeting - July 28, 2025
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Olathe Planning Commission Meeting – July 28, 2025
The Olathe Planning Commission held a regular meeting on July 28, 2025, with eight of nine commissioners present. The commission unanimously approved a consent agenda and four public hearing items, including a final plat, a rezoning for an industrial park, and two related items for the Salvation Army Family Lodge expansion. No public comments were received.
Consent Calendar
- The consent agenda, containing three items, was approved 8‑0.
Discussion Items
- FP25‑0021 – Premier Business Park Final Plat and Easement Vacation: The commission approved a final plat and vacation of a 10‑foot utility easement for a 1.38‑acre lot southwest of S. Kansas Avenue and E. Southgate Street, to allow construction of two contractor garages. All public notice requirements were met, and no correspondence was received. The vote was 8‑0.
- RZ25‑0005 – Hedge Industrial Park Rezoning and Preliminary Plan: The commission approved a rezoning of 98.09 acres from County Rural (CTY RUR) to General Industrial (M‑2) with a preliminary site development plan. The site, southeast of 167th and Hedge Lane, will accommodate six speculative warehouse/distribution buildings totaling about 1 million square feet. Staff recommended prohibited uses to ensure consistency with surrounding development. Three stipulations were included: landscape berms along Hedge Lane, raising a sanitary sewer manhole, and updating the traffic study with each phase. The vote was 8‑0.
- RZ25‑0006 – Salvation Army Family Lodge Rezoning: The commission approved a rezoning of 0.21 acres from CP‑2 (Planned General Commercial) to R‑4 (Residential Medium‑Density Multifamily) for the Salvation Army Family Lodge expansion, located northeast of E. Santa Fe and Woodland Road. The rezoning will allow the Salvation Army to seek a special use permit for expanding their family lodge. A neighborhood meeting was held on July 7, 2025, with three residents attending. Staff received one call from a nearby resident with no concerns. The vote was 8‑0.
- SU25‑0002 – Salvation Army Family Lodge Special Use Permit: The commission approved a special use permit for a homeless shelter with a preliminary site development plan on 1.01 acres, including the existing 14‑unit family lodge and a proposed four‑unit addition (increasing to 18 total units). The special use includes a 15‑year time limit, requested by the applicant. The new building will be located on the southern portion, with entrances facing the campus. Parking will be shared across the campus. A stipulation requires landscaping inspection after construction. The vote was 8‑0.
Key Outcomes
- All four public hearing items were approved unanimously (8‑0).
- The consent agenda was approved 8‑0.
- The items will be forwarded to the Olathe City Council for consideration on August 19, 2025.
Meeting Transcript
Like to call tonight's meeting to order. Please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. One indivisible with liberty. Well, as we begin our meeting this evening, we'll take a moment to acknowledge that we have a quorum of planning commissioners present with eight of nine commissioners in attendance. We're missing Commissioner Corcoran tonight. I want to thank everyone in the chamber for attending this evening'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. It's important that our meetings are conducted with dignity and respect. 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. Finally, the actions on the issues we discuss are ultimately under the responsibility of the City Council. 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 not to engage with any party on the issues on our agenda prior to the tonight's meeting. Should that interaction take place as a result of a business relationship or any other interaction, which we refer to as ex parte communication, commissioners will report that interaction when we reach that item in the agenda. We'll now move forward on to our consent agenda. And this evening we have three items on the consent agenda. Commissioners, do you need any items pulled for additional information or questions from staff? Seeing none, um, I will call for a motion on passage of the consent agenda. Mr. Chair, I'll move to approve the consent agenda. Thank you, Commissioner Breen. Do I have a second? Second. Thank you, Commissioner Chapman. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed nay. That motion passes eight to zero. Move on to our regular business. This evening we have four scheduled public hearings. The first public hearing is a request for the approval of plat of a plat and vacation of utility easement for Premier Business Park, which is located in the southwest of Kansas Avenue and Southgate Street. Ms. Morgan, welcome. She'll present our case this evening. Hi, good evening, Commissioners. Andrew Morgan, planner two. As introduced, the following is a request for approval for a final Plat off Premier Business Park. Most PLATs are on consent, but this one includes a vacation of a utility easement, therefore requires a public hearing. The subject property highlighted in yellow is approximately 1.38 acres and located southwest of South Kansas Avenue and East Southgate Street. The Plat will establish lot lines and dedicate public easements and vacate a utility easement. The Plat will combine the northern unplatted portion of the property and the southern platted portion into one lot for the construction of two contractors' garages. And the final plat is consistent with the preliminary site development plan, which was approved at the June 9th meeting. As previously stated, this PLT includes a vacation of a 10-foot utility easement highlighted here in yellow. There are no known existing utilities in this easement. All public notification requirements were met. Staff did not receive any correspondence related to this case, and consent was provided by all but two utility providers and was also provided by the City of Olatha Engineering staff. Staff recommends approval of the final plat application as stipulated. And this concludes my presentation. I'm happy to stand for any questions.
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