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Commission approves conditional use permits for two sanitary sewer pump station replacements after neighbor concerns about drainage
Summary
The commission approved CU 2501 (Pump Station 46, 3559 SE Shoreline Drive) and CU 2502 (3305 SE Wedge/West Edge Road) subject to conditions limiting odor, noise and traffic and with landscaping and drainage commitments. A nearby homeowner raised concerns about prior flooding and requested advance notice and restored screening.
The Topeka Planning Commission approved two separate conditional use permit applications from the City of Topeka Utilities Department to replace existing sanitary sewer pump stations located in utility easements behind single‑family homes.
Staff presented both applications together but the commission voted on each site separately. Each replacement includes an above‑ground control building roughly 8 feet by 10 feet by 8 feet, a wet well, valve vault and related below‑grade infrastructure. Staff said notes on the conditional use permits will limit odor, noise and traffic and that landscaping will be required as shown in the site plan attached to the staff report.
The first site, identified as Pump Station 46 at…
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