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Council OKs three-year special permit for SRS Lenexa pool-supply store
Summary
The Lenexa City Council approved a three-year special use permit allowing SRS Lenexa to operate a basic industry use at 14303 W. 100th St., citing staff and fire-department reviews of hazardous-material storage plans.
Lenexa City Council on the record approved an ordinance granting a three-year special use permit for SRS Lenexa, a pool-supply tenant at 14303 West 100th Street, allowing a basic industry use that includes on-site storage of pool chemicals.
The permit matters because the applicant’s proposed use involves hazardous materials; staff and the fire department reviewed the storage plans and recommended conditions to ensure compliance with safety codes.
Stephanie Sullivan, senior planner in the Community Development Department, told the council the tenant space is “just under 10,000 square feet” and that the applicant proposes “to use about a thousand square feet of this tenant space for office use and the remainder would be for the storage of these types of materials.” Sullivan said the use was classified as basic industry “because of the storage of hazardous materials” and that both the BP-2 zoning and the comprehensive plan’s business-park future land use supported industrial-type uses on the site.
Sullivan said the fire department “has reviewed this extensively” and that the project complies with relevant safety codes. She told the council spills are most likely during shipping and receiving, and that the tenant keeps “acid neutralizer and spill kits on-site to clean up any potential messes.” Sullivan also said the planning commission and staff recommended approval after their review and that no members of the public testified for or against the application at the planning commission public hearing.
Emily Stewart, a land planner representing the applicant, said SRS provides training and documentation to its branches, including annual training for employees on hazard identification and cleanup. “SRS… provide each branch with documentation and… annual training sessions on how to identify hazards, how to clean them up, who to contact, and how to properly dispose of any chemicals,” Stewart said.
Council Member Mark moved approval and Council Member Melanie seconded; the council voted in favor and the motion passed.
The special use permit is for three years; the fire department will continue to inspect and enforce occupancy-class and life-safety requirements under the city’s code and the building’s occupancy letter. The council did not attach any additional conditions beyond the standard permitting and inspection requirements described by staff.
