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Mission West MXD plan continued after staff recommends denial citing lack of integration and pedestrian focus
Summary
Staff recommended denial of Mission West MXD (case 72-25); applicant and developer argued the plan meets the community plan and provides more green space and underground parking than a nearby approved project. The commission voted to continue the case for further refinement.
The Planning Commission reviewed Case 72-25, Mission West MXD, a proposal to rezone roughly 22.6 acres north of 130th Street and west of Mission Road from Planned Office District (SDO) to Mixed Use District 4 (MXD-4) and to approve a preliminary development plan and preliminary plat. The project proposes approximately 471,000 square feet of development, 326 residential units and structured below-grade parking.
Staff recommended denial, saying the submission did not meet key directives in the Leawood Comprehensive Plan and the 130th Street community plan. Planner Cameron Ewing told commissioners that although the property is identified on the future land use map as appropriate for MXD-4, staff found the north and south parts of the site…
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