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Planning Commission approves replat to split Church of the Cross property at 1600 Rush Street
Summary
The Salina Planning Commission approved a replat to divide a single lot at 1600 Rush Street (Church of the Cross and two former parsonages) into three separate lots, with utility and access easements to protect existing services.
The City of Salina Planning Commission voted to approve a replat that splits Block 2 of the Johnson Addition, the Church of the Cross property at 1600 Rush Street, into three separate lots.
The replat, application P25-1/1A, would create one lot for the church building and one lot each for two former parsonage houses addressed as 1511 Coronado and 1512 Rush Street. The commission approved the application after staff presentation and public comment was nil.
Mr. Herz, a city staff member, told commissioners the Johnson Addition was platted in 1957; the church building dates to 1960 with later additions. The 1998 parsonage at 1512 Rush is accessed via the church parking lot, and the replat would formalize separate ownership by creating three lots from the existing single lot of record. No zoning changes were proposed; the property remains in the R-1 single-family zoning district and staff said the site meets bulk regulations and the comprehensive plan’s prescribed uses.
Staff described the principal technical changes as new easements to protect existing utilities and access. Those include a combined 20-foot-wide utility easement between Lots 2 and 3 (10 feet on each lot, though Lot 3’s north easement is reduced to 8 feet to accommodate setback requirements), a 10-by-30-foot sanitary sewer easement protecting an east–west sewer run serving the Lot 3 residence, a 10-foot-wide gas line easement running along the east edge of the church property to serve the main building, and a 45-by-60-foot access easement preserving driveway access for the Rush Street dwelling.
After staff recommendations that the replat conform to the city subdivision regulations, a commissioner moved and another seconded approval. The commission then voted with no recorded opposition and the motion carried.
The commission’s action permits the three parcels to be sold or owned separately; the replat does not authorize any immediate physical changes to the church building or dwellings. Additional municipal reviews would be required if future owners propose site work such as new driveways, fences, lighting, or landscaping.
