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ZON2016-00005 and CUP2016-00004 – ZONE CHANGE FROM SF-20 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TO LC LIMITED COMMERCIAL AND CREATION OF DP-339, THE REDMOND COMMERCIAL COMMUNITY UNIT PLAN (CUP) ON PROPERTY LOCATED NORTHWEST OF SOUTH 119TH STREET WEST AND WEST PAWNEE AVENUE (DISTRICT 3).
Presented by: Dale Miller, Director, Metropolitan Area Planning Department.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt the findings of the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission (MAPC), approve the zone change and CUP subject to MAPC approved conditions; authorize the Chairman to sign the resolution and authorize the resolution to be published.
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The applicant requests LC Limited Commercial (LC) zoning subject to the development standards contained in the proposed Redmond Commercial Community Unit Plan (CUP) DP-339. The unincorporated, 8.3-acre site is zoned SF-20 Single-family Residential (SF-20); it is unplatted and undeveloped. The Wichita-Sedgwick County Unified Zoning Code (UZC) requires a CUP for LC zoned sites of six acres or more that are held under unified control at the time of initial approval. A CUP is intended to provide well planned and organized commercial development to certain standards prescribed by the UZC.
The site is located at the northwest corner of South 119th Street West and West Pawnee Avenue. The unincorporated site is surrounded on four sides by the City of Wichita. North and west of the site are SF-5 Single-family Residential (SF-5) zoned residential neighborhoods in the Turkey Creek 2nd Addition. South of the site, across West Pawnee is LC and GO General Office (GO) zoned property under DP-312, The Girrens Addition Commercial CUP. DP-312 is undeveloped and used for agriculture and one single-family residence. DP-312 has similar development standards as those proposed for the application area, and identical use restrictions. East of the application area, across South 119th Street West, is an SF-5 zoned church. Southeast of the site, at the sou...
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