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Spring Hill planning commission recommends Grace Community Church site plan with sidewalk condition after safety debate
Summary
The Spring Hill City Planning Commission voted 8-0 to recommend approval of a site plan for Grace Community Church’s expansion, adding a condition that at least one sidewalk run west from each building addition to the west access road after commissioners raised safety and ADA concerns about emergency exits and fenced play areas.
The Spring Hill City Planning Commission voted 8-0 on May 1 to recommend approval of site plan application SP 24-8 for Grace Community Church, with an added condition requiring at least one sidewalk running west from each building addition to the access road on the west side of the property.
Commissioners said the sidewalk requirement is intended to improve safe egress from the church’s new additions — including youth and daycare spaces — after staff and applicants described several doors that would open onto grass or swales rather than paved walkways. Planning staff told the commission the site is zoned R-1, sits on about 11 acres on the west side of U.S. 169, and currently relies on a private septic system maintained by Johnson County.
The commission’s discussion focused on which doors would be designated as emergency exits and whether sidewalks should connect all…
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