Planning Commission recommends rezoning at 40 Fifth Street to C-1, rejects applicant’s C-2 request

The Shawnee Planning Commission voted 5-0 Feb. 5 to recommend rezoning a parcel near the intersection of Churchill and 40 Fifth Street from Transitional Agriculture (TA) to C-1 (neighborhood commercial). The applicant, listed in the packet as Tracy Wynne with Landes Engineering, had requested a C-2 (regional commercial) designation.

Staff presented the case (RZ01-25), describing the property’s context and the city’s Future Land Use Map. Community Development staff said the property is currently surrounded by TA to the east and west, C-1 to the south and R-1 to the north, and noted the comprehensive plan’s medium-density residential designation for the parcel. The staff report recommended rezoning to C-1 as more compatible with surrounding land uses; staff also said the requested use (a personal service — a retail nail salon) is permitted in both C-1 and C-2.

During the public hearing Rob Morris, a nearby resident, said he did not object and preferred the staff-recommended C-1 because it limits the potential for larger commercial development in the future. The record shows staff mailed notice to property owners within 300 feet and posted the required legal notice and signage.

After public comment, a motion to rezone the parcel from TA to C-1 carried unanimously. Commissioners recorded affirmative votes; the Planning Commission announced the outcome as a 5-0 motion pass.

The meeting record identifies the case as RZ01-25 and the applicant as Tracy Wynne with Landes Engineering; the staff report and the commission discussion note that the Future Land Use Map shows a medium-density residential designation and that C-1 is staff’s compatibility recommendation.

No additional conditions or amendments were recorded in the meeting transcript.