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Commission recommends rezoning a 0.55-acre home site at 5910 Alden Street from agricultural to R‑1
Summary
The Planning Commission recommended approval of a rezoning to separate a 0.55-acre parcel containing an existing house from a larger seven-acre agricultural parcel at 5910 Alden Street so the owner can sell the remaining land for future development.
The Shawnee Planning Commission on Feb. 3 recommended approval of a rezoning request to change a 0.55-acre portion of 5910 Alden Street from agricultural zoning to R‑1 single-family residential. The change would allow the existing house to be split from the larger 7.07-acre parcel so the owner can sell the remaining acreage for future redevelopment.
Planner Mark Silsdorf explained the property is an unplatted 7.07-acre parcel in north-central Shawnee with a single-family home constructed in 1973 and two outbuildings. The requested rezoning applies only to a 0.55-acre area around the existing house in the northeast corner of the parcel. Silsdorf said the minimum lot size in the agricultural zoning district is five acres; creating the half-acre lot requires rezoning because the parcel could not otherwise be split under the current AG rules. The proposed R‑1 lot would have roughly 0.55 acres, approximately 126 feet of Johnson Drive frontage and 178 feet of Alden Street frontage, exceeding R‑1 minimums (12,000 square feet and 75 feet frontage) and meeting setback requirements.
Applicant Augie Bogina said he represents the Suzanne Rose Trust, which wishes to retain the house and sell roughly 6.5 acres for future residential subdivision. The buyer is expected to bring a separate rezoning and development plan later in the year. Staff noted utilities are in place for the existing home; the house is currently on a private sanitary system but the applicant agreed to connect to public sewer as part of the contract tied to sale of the remaining acreage.
Commissioners asked procedural questions about why the applicant was not rezoning the larger parcel at the same time; staff explained the city typically does not accept rezoning applications without an accompanying development plan and that the owner is using a one-time lot split procedure to separate the house. Commissioners supported the logical fit of R‑1 zoning given adjacent R‑1 parcels to the north and east. Commissioner Peterson moved approval; Commissioner Hollick seconded and the motion carried by voice vote with no recorded opposition. Staff recommended the governing body adopt the ordinance and publish it as required by state law.
