Harrisonville holds hearing on zoning change to allow packaging, processing and warehousing in C-2 with special-use permit

The Board of Aldermen opened and closed a public hearing July 21 on proposed code amendments to Appendix A (the land-use table) of the Harrisonville Municipal Code. The proposed change would permit packaging, processing and warehousing uses in the Service Business C-2 district when approved via a special use permit.

Planning staff said these uses are typically found in industrial districts but that allowing them in C‑2 only by special use permit would permit staff, the Planning and Zoning Commission and the Board of Aldermen to review individual proposals, add conditions, or deny them if they are not a good fit for the district.

Staff noted that the uses are currently prohibited in the Service Business C‑2 District and that the amendment is intended to provide flexibility for large C‑2 properties where such uses might be appropriate. No members of the public spoke during the hearing. The ordinance will return for a second reading at the Aug. 4 meeting.