Planning commissioners recommend denial of conditional use for oil and gas drilling in Haysville area of influence

The commission recommended denial of a conditional use permit request to allow oil and gas drilling on roughly 100 acres in the Haysville area of influence, voting by voice to forward that recommendation to the county planning authority.

The case, listed as CON-2024-00271 in staff materials, concerns wells and associated surface infrastructure on two parcels (about 75 acres and just under 60 acres) that together total roughly 100 acres. Brad Ederly, senior planner for the Metropolitan Area Planning Department (MAPD), told the commission the applicants had begun operations before securing the county-required conditional use permit and that MAPD staff recommends denying the application because the proposed industrial use conflicts with growth maps that identify the site for residential development.

The recommendation matters because the site lies in the city’s zone of influence: MAPD staff explained that, after MAPC (Metropolitan Area Planning Commission) hears the case, MAPC and this commission will forward recommendations to the Sedgwick County Board of County Commissioners, which will consider the matter at a public…