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ZON2017-00036 - ZONE CHANGE FROM SF-20 SINGLE FAMLY TO LC LIMITED COMMERICAL, GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER 119TH STREET WEST AND 31ST STREET SOUTH (DISTRICT 3).
Presented by: Dale Miller, Director of Planning.
Recommended Action: Adopt the findings of the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission (MAPC) and approve the zone change; authorize the Chairman to sign the resolution and authorize the resolution to be published.
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Background: The applicant seeks to rezone 5.7 acres from SF-20 Single-Family Residential (SF-20) to LC Limited Commercial (LC). The property is located on the northwest corner of the intersection of West 31st Street South and South 119th Street West. The applicant owns the 25 acres abutting the application area to the north and west. The parcel is located in unincorporated Sedgwick County; however, the City of Wichita city limit is located 80 feet to the east, across South 119th Street West, and 172 feet southeast, across the intersection of South 119th Street West and West 31st Street.
The applicant’s intention is to expand the range of uses permit on the property to make it more attractive for development. The SF-20 district permits large lot residential uses and a limited range of public and civic uses, by-right, such as: “church,” “park,” “school” and “utility, minor.” The LC district permits a much wider range of uses: single-family residential, multi-family residential, office and retail uses, by-right.
By code, requests for LC zoning containing six acres or more under unified ownership require Community Unit Plans (CUP) or an associated Protective Overlay (PO) to accompany the zone change request. The applicant’s agent has indicated agreement to the inclusion of a requirement for a PO that will require the submission of a development plan similar to a CUP prior to the issuance of building permits.
The 25 acres located to the north and west, owned by the applicant, is zoned SF-20, and is used for f...
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