Planning Commission OKs special use permit, site changes for Barstow School annex at Leawood Plaza

The Leawood Planning Commission on Jan. 28 voted unanimously to approve case 03-25, allowing the Barstow School Annex to operate a private school and to make exterior and site changes at a multi-tenant building in Leawood Plaza.

Staff said the proposal includes a special use permit for a private school, preliminary and final plan approvals, replacement of rooftop equipment, replacement of roof materials with standing-seam metal panels (dark bronze), new white TPO membrane on flat roof areas, a modest increase in a northwest parapet to screen equipment, a reconfigured parking area with 10 stalls removed to add green space, new ADA stalls, improved sidewalks, a new structurally integrated trash enclosure near the building, and a 6-foot decorative metal fence around the proposed green space. Staff recommended…