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Council advances rezoning for 100 Northeast Douglas Street after split vote
Summary
The Lee's Summit City Council voted 6–3 to advance an ordinance rezoning 100 Northeast Douglas Street to the Transitional Neighborhood Zone to allow conversion of a historic house to a small office and a new parking area.
The Lee's Summit City Council voted 6–3 to advance to second reading an ordinance rezoning 100 Northeast Douglas Street from R‑1 with a Neighborhood Stabilization Overlay to the Transitional Neighborhood Zone and to approve a preliminary development plan for reuse of the existing house as a small office.
Council members and the applicant said the TNZ designation would allow a low‑intensity office use while preserving the building’s residential character. David Thompson, the applicant, said he bought the house to preserve its historic exterior and use it as an office, not as a residence. “My plan isn't to rent it out or do any type of remodeling or tear down,” Thompson told council.
The rezoning matters because the property sits inside the downtown…
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