Responsibilities
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Review and make recommendations about planning and zoning issues in the city.
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Review our Comprehensive Plan to ensure it continues to be relevant and responsive to changes in our vision, demographic trends and development patterns.
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Make recommendations about rezoning, special-use permits and
preliminary plan applications, which are then considered by the Lenexa
City Council.
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Approves final plans, with or without conditions.
Board of Zoning Appeals
The Planning Commission also serves as the Board of Zoning Appeals.
They have the authority to grant variances and exceptions from the
requirements of the Unified Development Code, which would allow a
property to be developed in a way normally not permitted by development
regulations.
This process is intended to provide relief in unique situations where
strict compliance with the code would cause undue hardship for the
property owner. Most often, the Board receives variance requests about
setbacks, fences, accessory buildings, height of buildings and other
improvements.
Lenexa City Code Section 4-1-K
Board of Zoning Appeals meetings, if scheduled, take place on the
same night as regularly scheduled Planning Commission meetings.
Members
The Planning Commission has nine members who are appointed by the
Mayor with the consent of the Lenexa City Council. Each planning
commissioner serves a three-year term and can be reappointed to serve
additional terms.
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Chairman Chris Poss, term expires February 28, 2019
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Vice Chair Jo Ella Hoye, term expires February 28, 2019
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Mike Burson, term expires February 28, 2021
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Jerry Harper, term expires February 28, 2019
- Ben Harber, term expires April 30, 2020
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Don Horine, term expires February 28, 2021
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Jason Leib, term expires April 30, 2020
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Curt Katterhenry, term expires February 28, 2021
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Alice Snider, term expires April 30, 2020
Meetings
The Planning Commission typically meets at 7 p.m., on the first
Monday of the month in the Community Forum at Lenexa City Hall. Please
check the schedule below to confirm dates.
Copies of upcoming meeting agendas and staff reports are typically
available on the Thursday before the meeting date. Minutes of previous
meetings are available after they are approved at the following meeting.
Pending applications
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING DATE: February 4, 2019
Special Use Permit for Ray Ray’s Stay N Play, to allow in-home daycare, general, for up to 12 children, located at 24917 West 86th Terrace. SU19-02
Special Use Permit for Real Church, to allow a “church/place of worship”, located at 11221 Strang Line Road. SU19-03
Final Plan for Raising Cane’s, located 12056 W 95th Stree. PL19-02F
CONTINUED FROM JANUARY
Rezoning for Canyon Creek North Commercial, located on the south side of Prairie Star Parkway between Clare Road and Canyon Creek Boulevard, from CP-1, Planned Neighborhood Commercial to CP-2, Planned Community Commercial Zoning Districts. RZ19-02
Concept Plan for Canyon Creek North Commercial, located on the south side of Prairie Star Parkway between Clare Road and Canyon Creek Boulevard, in the proposed CP-2, Planned Community Commercial Zoning District. PL19-01CP
Rezoning for Friends of Lenexa Sports Complex, located on the south side of Prairie Star Parkway between Clare Road and Canyon Creek Boulevard, in the RP-2, Planned Residential (Intermediate-Density) and CP-1, Planned Neighborhood Commercial to CP-2, Planned Community Commercial Zoning Districts. RZ19-03
Special Use Permit for Friends of Lenexa Sports Complex, located on the south side of Prairie Star Parkway between Clare Road and Canyon Creek Boulevard. SU19-01
Concept Plan for Friends of Lenexa Sports Complex, located on the south side of Prairie Star Parkway between Clare Road and Canyon Creek Boulevard, in the proposed CP-2, Planned Community Commercial Zoning District. PL19-02CP
Final Plat for Timbers at Clear Creek, Seventh Plat, located at approximately the northwest corner of 91st Street and Clare Road. PT19-01F
Final Plat for Arrow Manufacturing, located on the north side of 108th Street, west of Lakeview Avenue. PT19-04F