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Grandview holds public hearing on rezoning request for 28 acres at Missouri 150 and Kelly Road
Summary
City staff and the planning commission recommended denying a request by property owners to rezone two parcels totaling about 28 acres from Planned District (PD) to R-1 large-lot single-family; a final vote by the Board of Aldermen is scheduled for July 8, 2025.
Grandview city officials held a public hearing on a zoning map amendment for two parcels totaling about 28 acres at the intersection of Missouri 150 and Kelly Road, with city staff and the planning commission recommending denial and the property owners asking the board to allow residential rezoning so they can sell the land.
City planning staff told the Board of Aldermen the two parcels — a roughly 3-acre parcel owned by Warren and Ariel Mueller and about 25.5 acres owned by OVT LLC — were rezoned to Planned District (PD) in 2012 to support mixed-use development along the M-150 corridor. The staff presentation said the requested change to R-1 large-lot single-family residential is not consistent with Grandview 2030, the M-150 sustainable development corridor framework plan (2012), and the Board’s August 2024 strategic plan, and that approval could “severely alter[] the character” of the corridor and reduce future development and tax revenue. Staff recommended denial.
Michelle Green, chair of the Planning Commission, told the board the commission held a hearing on May 7, 2025, and voted unanimously, 6–0, to recommend denial because the request conflicts with adopted plans and goals. Green said the commission weighed the property owners’ difficulty selling the land against city planning objectives.
Ariel Mueller, one of the property owners present, told the board she and the other owner have repeatedly been unable to sell the parcels under the current zoning and asked for “mercy” so they can sell the land. Real-estate agent Jennifer Smelter told the board she has buyers who would purchase the parcels if rezoned residential and said, “if they were zoned residential, we could sell them tomorrow.” Kenneth Tompkins and other residents also addressed the hearing; some aldermen said they have been approached by developers interested in building homes on the site.
Planning staff and others on the dais emphasized that PD zoning allows many residential uses and that developers can pursue a conceptual development plan under PD. Staff noted constraints to development on the parcels, including that the nearest sewer connection is roughly a mile away, which raises costs for prospective projects. Staff also said the Mid-America Regional Council’s Connected KC 2050 projections — adopted the same day by MARC’s board — foresee regional growth that supports pursuing denser, mixed-use development along M-150.
Board members asked staff for additional information, including past examples of PD-initiated residential development, whether the city could buy the land, and how a pending corridor update might affect the site. Staff said the city typically purchases land only when it intends to use it for a municipal purpose, and that the city has contracted with Kimley-Horn to update the M-150 corridor plan and perform an economic and market analysis to guide future land-use decisions.
The hearing closed at 7:46 p.m. The item was a public hearing only; the Board of Aldermen will consider the zoning map amendment and any motion on July 8, 2025.
