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Linn County BZA denies appeal, upholds three Sunshine Meadows building permits
Summary
The Linn County Board of Zoning Appeals voted to deny an appeal of three building permits for the Sunshine Meadows minor plat, leaving permits issued April 17, 2025, in place. Petitioners argued permits violated a 10-acre minimum and subdivision rules; county staff and permit applicants said procedures were followed.
The Linn County Board of Zoning Appeals on July 8, 2025, voted to deny an appeal of three building permits for a small subdivision called Sunshine Meadows, leaving permits issued April 17, 2025, in place.
Petitioners represented by Jan Longnecker argued the permits for B25-033, B25-034 and B25-035 were issued in violation of county zoning and subdivision regulations, including a 10-acre minimum lot size for dwellings in agricultural zoning and restrictions on using the county's minor-plat procedure to avoid those minimums. The petitioners also said delays in responses to Kansas Open Records Act (KORA) requests affected the deadline for appealing the permits.
The appeal filing, introduced at the hearing, cites KSA 12-759(d), Linn County Resolution No. 95-23 (article 16, section 19-201 of the county zoning regulations) and section 2-101 of the Linn County subdivision regulations as procedural bases for review. The filing states the contested permits were approved by the zoning administrator on…
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