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Council denies PUD amendment for Crown Uptown Theater occupancy after neighborhood protests
Summary
After protests from neighbors and a split Planning Commission recommendation, the Wichita City Council on Tuesday overrode the commission and denied the applicant’s request to amend the theater’s planned-unit development to expand occupancy.
The Wichita City Council on Tuesday voted to override the Planning Commission and deny a proposed amendment to the Crown Uptown Theater planned unit development that would have increased the venue’s allowable occupancy.
The applicant initially sought a set occupancy of 2,066 persons and later amended the request to allow occupancy to be established by the Fire Marshal. The project drew sustained neighborhood opposition and 16 protest petitions covering more than 46% of the protest area; under…
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