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DER2012-00006 FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS TO THE JULY 9, 2009 EDITION OF THE WICHITA-SEDGWICK COUNTY UNIFIED ZONING CODE SECTIONS III-D.1 and 6.b; SECTIONS IV-E, SECTIONS IV-E.3.d,e,f and g; SECTIONS IV-E.5.i, j and k; SECTIONS VI-E.6; SECTIONS E.7.a,b,d,e,f and h; SECTIONS IV-E.8.e,f,h,j,l,p,q,r,s and t; and SECTIONS V-I.2.n,o and p, DEALING WITH PRINCIPAL USE REGULATIONS, SUPPLEMENTARY USE REGULATIONS, HOME OCCUPATIONS AND TYPES OF ADJUSTMENTS ALLOWED.
Presented by: John L. Schlegel, Director of Planning.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the proposed amendments as recommended by the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission (MAPC), adopt the findings of the MAPC and authorize the Chairman to sign the prepared resolution.
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Background: In 2012 Metropolitan Area Planning Department (“MAPD”) staff was requested by the Sedgwick County Board of County Commissioners to review Wichita-Sedgwick County Unified Zoning Code (“UZC”) regulations dealing with rural home occupations. A four-person Citizen’s Committee composed of Charlie Peaster, John Daley, Max Weddle and Joe Johnson was appointed to assist with the review. MAPD and County legal staff met with the citizen’s committee on approximately six occasions. At the end of the six meetings the committee recommended a number of proposed amendments to the UZC, primarily found in Article IV, Section IV-E.
On August 2, 2012, the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission (“MAPC”) established September 6, 2012, as the date for a public hearing to consider amendments to the July 9, 2009 Edition of the Wichita-Sedgwick County Unified Zoning Code (“UZC”). The proposed amendments are located in: Section III-D.1, Principal Use Regulations Schedule; Section III-D.6.b, Agricultural Supplementary Use Regulations; Section IV-E, Home Occupations and Section V-I.2, Types of Adjustments Allowed, and include codification and other amendments as identified below. The MAPC instructed the proposed amendments be sent to the ...
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