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ZON2012-00006 ZONE CHANGE FROM RR RURAL RESIDENTIAL (“RR”) TO SF-20 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (“SF-20”) ON PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF SOUTH BROADWAY, 1,500 FEET NORTH OF EAST 87TH STREET SOUTH. (DISTRICT 2).
Presented by: John L. Schlegel, Director of Planning.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt the findings of the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission, approve the zone change to SF-20 Single-family Residential, subject to platting within one year, authorize the Chairman to sign the resolution once the plat is recorded and authorize the resolution to be published.
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The applicant, South Broadway Baptist Church, owns 9.78 acres of unplatted land located 1,500 feet north of East 87th Street South, east of South Broadway Avenue. The applicant’s acreage has split zoning; the approximate northern 209 feet are zoned RR Rural Residential (“RR”) while the approximate southern 121 feet are zoned SF-20 Single-family Residential (“SF-20”). The site is partially developed with a church. The Wichita-Sedgwick County Unified Zoning Code (“UZC”) permits a “church or place of worship” by right in the SF-20 district, but requires Conditional Use approval in the RR district. The applicant is seeking to rezone the RR zoned portion of the church’s ownership to SF-20, thereby providing uniform SF-20 zoning on all of the church’s property and eliminate any potential claim the church is a nonconforming use.
Alternatives: 1. Adopt the findings of the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission, approve the zone change to SF-20 Single-family Residential, subject to platting within one year, authorize the Chairman to sign the resolution once the plat is recorded and authorize the resolution to be published (requires a simple majority vote).
2. Return such recommendation to the MAPC with a statement specifying the basis for the BOCC’s failure to approve or disapprove (requires a simple majority vote).
3. Deny the zone change and override the MAPC’s recommendation (requires a two-third majority vote).
Financial Considerations: There are not any additional financial considerations to the County associated with this application.
Legal Considerations: Approved as to form and signed by County Counselor’s Office: The City and County are authorized by K.S.A. 12-741, et seq. to adopt a joint zoning code. The City and County have done so, and in that code have provided for the zoning of properties by approval of a zone change (Sec. V-C of the Unified Zoning Code).
Policy Considerations: The MAPC recommendations are based upon the findings of fact stated in the MAPC minutes.
Outside Attendees: Will Clevenger (Agent)
Multimedia Presentation: Powerpoint