Planning Commission

The Planning Commission reviews and makes recommendations about planning and zoning issues in the city. It also reviews Lenexa's Comprehensive Plan to ensure it stays relevant and responsive to changes in our vision, demographic trends and development patterns. The Commission makes recommendations about rezoning, special-use permits and preliminary plan applications, which are then considered by the Lenexa City Council. It also approves final plans, with or without conditions.

Planning Commission Bylaws (PDF)

Planning 101 (PDF)

Development Activities Map


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.  

2024 Meeting Dates and Deadlines (PDF)

Presenting to the Planning Commission (PDF)

Agendas, staff reports and minutes

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.

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Pending Planning Commission Applications for April 1, 2024  

PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED PLANNING COMMISSION APPLICATIONS: 

1. City Center Area C Mixed Use Hotel Development located approximately at the southwest corner of Scarborough & 87th St. Pkwy. Preliminary Plan for a new hotel and mixed-use building in City Center
 
NEW PLANNING COMMISSION APPLICATIONS:

2. Deviation for a Single-Family Home located at 7802 Allman Rd. – Deviation from the required side yard setback for a single-family residential home

3. Advent Health LLC – MOB 2 & Garage located at 8698 Renner Blvd. – Final Plan for medical office building and parking garage on the Advent Health Campus

4. Advent Health LLC – Lot 8 Building 2C MXD located at 8698 Renner Blvd. – Final Plan for a mixed-use building on the Advent Health Campus

5. Westside Family Church
located at 8500 Woodsonia Dr. – Revised Final Plat for a new care center building accessory to the church

6. Crown IV Exterior located at 13715 109th St. – Final Plan for a new garage door and trash enclosure 

Pending Board of Zoning Appeals Applications for April 1, 2024  

7. Stehli Front Porch located at 9115 Summit St. – Variance request from the required front yard setback for a porch that was already constructed


Planning Commission members

  • Chris Poss, Chair (term expires Feb. 28, 2025)
  • Don Horine (Feb. 28, 2027)
  • Mike Burson, Vice Chair (Feb. 28, 2027)
  • Curt Katterhenry (Feb. 28, 2027)
  • David Woolf (Feb. 28, 2025)
  • Brenda Macke (Feb. 28, 2025)
  • John Handley (Feb. 28, 2026)
  • Ben Harber (Feb. 28, 2026)
  • Cara Wagner (Feb. 28, 2026)

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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.