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Staff said the proposed lots exceed the RP-2 minimum lot size of 6,000 square feet, with an average lot size of about 13,500 square feet, and that no impact fees were due because fees were paid at the earlier final plat recording. Cameron Ewing of the Planning Department told the commission the walking trail adjacent to Lots 6 and 7 will be rerouted to remain within a tract or easement dedicated to public access.

Applicant engineer Tim Tucker said infrastructure for phase 1 is already under construction and that utilities requiring minor relocations have been coordinated; he estimated the developer and builder will be prepared to begin lot development within several months once the governing body records the plat and required permits are issued. \"Phase 1 is currently under construction ... once we go through city council, we'll be able to pull building permits,\" Tucker said.

Commissioners asked a clarifying question about street names shown on different plan sheets; the applicant said the correct names will be confirmed before recordation. The motion to approve the revised final plan and final plat (Case 29-25) carried unanimously, 8-0, and staff will forward the recommendation to the governing body.

What’s next: The applicant must complete minor utility relocations and any right-of-way work permits prior to final plat recordation and building permits; construction activity on phase 1 is already underway.

Votes at a glance: Planning Commission recommended approval of Case 29-25 (Regents Park Villas revised final plan and final plat) by an 8-0 vote.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Planning Commission-Regular Session - Mar 25 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The commission approved a revised final plan and final plat to create 18 single-family lots in the Regents Park Villas development, with lots averaging about 13,500 square feet; work is expected to proceed to building permits after minor utility relocations.","taxTitle","Leawood, Johnson County, Kansas","taxId",55742,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":44,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6623387,"Planning commission approves Hallbrook Country Club pool renovation plan",265,8089000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2771685-77d59163114d7653f4dffe8b2ec301fc&start=8089&end=8354","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2771685-77d59163114d7653f4dffe8b2ec301fc/thumbnail_8089000.jpg","/articles/6623387/Leawood/Johnson-County/Kansas/Planning-commission-approves-Hallbrook-Country-Club-pool-renovation-plan","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6623387-b4ab645e0baa93ee5e81bc56283bb234/orig.mp4?Expires=1771189519&Signature=mdaTjPCNJ1VoeZYrl8Tk49DW-A4C82vDnCz4kmAXxBs60NRYMPLWFiNTuzqnzfeAOqBDF45YcSG1FXT27id2QR9mC4FFTKxcv5FW2CY689FuB3ra8-tZ8~nKiWOnj1hOcP~S0c~RoE2ltB2Eb5JCxQbC4YDL2gWIDltQuwR6M1ggRl7uo6uyhhXCxmtJr8qZlDqTYSKS6rEZdAQaHHzDHX9T2-PGhIhCDBLW13C8gKM3UwqkjTUHNlCGQNY5q77XYIcIN4zldFjCp8rvRacr2IrwXRBUoO~BVf6E5b~tM4lleX00Apee6fG4U9RM1idfByQbRePx2StqIst69KGqgg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Leawood Planning Commission on March 25 approved the final development plan for the Hallbrook Country Club pool complex renovation, voting 8-0 to move the application to the governing body with staff stipulations.

The approval follows staff review that found the final plan’s changes were minor relative to the previously approved preliminary plan. Carrie Kenneller, senior planner, told the commission the final plan adds roughly 292 square feet of impervious surface and reduces green space by 0.08 percent—well below the municipal code thresholds that would require re-evaluation under Section 16-3-13(d).

\"The only real difference is a ramp and stairs to the access to the equipment room on the backside of the building,\" Kenneller said, summarizing the changes that prompted the final submission. Architect Michael Kress said the project’s primary driver was bringing the pools up to current code while keeping the design compatible with the club’s existing character. \"The whole intent of the project is to stay within the character of the club itself, but, get the pools, both of them up to code, which is the primary driver behind this renovation work,\" Kress said.

Commissioners had no substantive questions at final plan review and supported staff’s recommendation. The motion to approve (Case 28-25) carried 8-0 and will proceed to the governing body for final review.

What’s next: The applicant must meet the 22 staff stipulations listed in the staff report before permits are issued as part of final administrative review. The governing body will receive the Planning Commission’s recommendation at a future meeting.

Votes at a glance: Planning Commission recommended approval of Case 28-25 (Hallbrook Country Club pool complex renovation), 8-0.","The Leawood Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve a final development plan for renovations at Hallbrook Country Club that reorients pools, updates decks and adds shade structures and a ramp for equipment access.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6623392,"Leawood planning panel recommends denial of Reserve at Iron Horse townhomes rezoning",8010,325000,8335000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2771685-77d59163114d7653f4dffe8b2ec301fc&start=325&end=8335","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2771685-77d59163114d7653f4dffe8b2ec301fc/thumbnail_325000.jpg","/articles/6623392/Leawood/Johnson-County/Kansas/Leawood-planning-panel-recommends-denial-of-Reserve-at-Iron-Horse-townhomes-rezoning","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6623392-b55ea03e01aec0480c447d6f23adce76/orig.mp4?Expires=1771189519&Signature=GzTdwYuyzD-2ojDxBa8U-R~toUW0~HdCvOSFPzaSNWL7NOOiD~6InnDNn6P8K5Pz9cr1FU3KMPCOk~StLNlCUC582fLqyQi4fYnAikhE73i3885DVF9eIc3WlR2HmEWk1EUn~AXJK1-VManT~t9IsTU0rT1C45sVNRWnTTXpdunccaMDGnIwgKRcAX16RL5~FeIzxhp4lVix7SwMa0KzyeizvV5G7L4TKInW2nsYvUQv8JqGT0qnIumVvxCBYvWP7ClvohLtrIH8RPwksKN5Bg1xDXdT4Y6j31E78nnufXAyqyzG0udVcWofRer6D~hgxEkz1lw2ztBtNmxdZvjpIw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Leawood Planning Commission on March 25 recommended denial of a rezoning and preliminary plan for the Reserve at Iron Horse Townhomes, voting 7-1 to advise the governing body to reject the applicant’s request to rezone a roughly 6.4-acre parcel from SDNCR (planned neighborhood commercial retail) to RP-3 (planned cluster attached residential).

The recommendation matters because the parcel at the southeast corner of 150th Street and Mission Road has been zoned for neighborhood retail for about 30 years; neighbors and several commissioners said converting it to higher-density attached housing would sharply change traffic, stormwater and the character of the adjacent Reserve at Iron Horse subdivision.

Michelle Krix of the Leawood Planning Department presented staff’s analysis, saying the application proposed 18 dwelling units (fourplexes and one duplex) on a 6.4-acre gross site and a 4.45-acre net area. \"This item comes before you this evening with a staff recommendation of approval,\" Krix said, describing the project’s layout, tree inventory and two requested deviations: a reduced front setback of 22.5 feet and an interior property-line setback of zero feet for demising walls. She also told the commission the applicant had received a Board of Zoning Appeals variance in December to waive street trees within a 170-foot overhead power easement that crosses the eastern half of the property.

Neighbors and commissioners questioned whether the design—18 attached units at about 4.04 dwelling units per net acre, or roughly 10,772 square feet per dwelling—was appropriate given the site constraints. \"A 50% increase in residents and then also traffic, is not negligible,\" said John McGraw, a nearby resident, during public comment. Multiple residents pressed staff and the applicant about stormwater and downstream flooding; some said portions of the site are wetland or remain marshy after rain. Brian Scoville, Leawood city engineer, explained that the applicant’s stormwater approach uses underground detention chambers and water-quality measures because the site does not percolate well, and that the chambers were designed to prevent increasing runoff from the site.

Applicant representatives said the proposal was a down-zoning from commercial and argued residential development would generate less traffic than commercial uses allowed under the current zoning. \"This is zoned commercial retail. It is a down zoning to RP-3,\" attorney Greg Musil told the commission, urging members to compare traffic and other impacts against the existing commercial zoning. Developer Saul Ellis and engineer Tim Tucker said they had worked with Evergy to explore locating detention in the power easement but were required to place underground detention on the site instead, which further constrained developable area.

Several commissioners said they were sympathetic to the applicant’s constraints but concluded the proposed configuration compressed too many dwelling units into the usable portion of the site. \"I personally would be so much more comfortable if this were duplexes rather than fourplexes,\" Commissioner Fishman said during deliberations. Commissioner Franzen moved to deny the rezoning; Commissioner Fishman seconded. The motion to recommend denial passed 7-1 (Ayes: Commissioner Franzen, Commissioner Fishman, Commissioner Carlberg, Commissioner Hoyt, Commissioner Belzer, Commissioner McGurn, Chairman David Coleman; No: Commissioner Matt Block).

The commission’s denial recommendation will be forwarded to the governing body, which has final authority to approve or deny the rezoning and preliminary plan. If the governing body takes a different view, the applicant would still need to return with a final plan addressing tree-replacement requirements and stormwater design, as noted in staff stipulations.

Votes at a glance: The Planning Commission recommended denial of Case 116-24 (Reserve at Iron Horse Townhomes) by a vote of 7-1; the motion to deny was moved by Commissioner Franze and seconded by Commissioner Fishman.

What’s next: The staff report and the applicant’s final plan materials remain on file with the Planning Department; if the governing body schedules the item, it will be considered at a future council meeting where final action could be taken.","The Leawood Planning Commission voted 7-1 to recommend denial of a rezoning and preliminary plan to convert a longtime commercial-zoned corner into 18 attached ownership townhomes, after neighbors raised concerns about density, drainage and neighborhood character.","actionData","errors"]

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