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ZON2017-00055 - Zone Change from RR Rural Residential to LI Limited Industrial on 158 acres of undeveloped land, generally located north of East 37th Street North and east of North Greenwich Road (District 1).
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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.
Background: The applicant is requesting a rezoning from the existing Rural Residential (RR) to a Limited Industrial (LI) district for 158 acres located north of East 37th Street North and east of North Greenwich Road. The site is north of the recently approved Brookfield Addition plat. The applicant would like to establish LI zoning on the property as they believe non-residential development along North Greenwich Road corridor will continue and be a desirable development option for the property.
The applicant is also the developer of Brookfield Addition, a new residential subdivision south of the subject property. The prospective limited industrial development is similar to that found in ZON2017-00004, which was a zone change case just south of the Brookfield Addition and approved by the Planning Commission and Wichita City Council in early 2017.
In order to plan for the most desirable type of LI development, the applicant has submitted a Protective Overlay (PO). This overlay would prohibit certain uses that would not be appropriate at the property, and includes higher standards for landscaping and restrictions on outside storage and enhanced screening requirements. This language is similar to that found in ZON2017-00004.
The subject property lies within Area C of the Wichita-Sedgwick County Airport Hazard Map. Area C has a 150-foot height limit for structures.
In order to utilize nearby public utilities, the applicant will be required to annex and plat the area to be developed. This requirement would remain in place...
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