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Shawnee County approves rezoning on Northwest Carlson Road for small office use
Summary
The county approved a rezoning of a 3-acre parcel in Dover Township from RA-1 to O&I-1 for an office serving a family-run construction business; approval included conditions for drainage review and a KDOT entrance permit.
The Shawnee County Board of County Commissioners on Monday approved a rezoning to allow a small office on a 3-acre parcel off Northwest Carlson Road in Dover Township.
The board adopted Resolution 2025-54 to change the zoning from RA-1 (agricultural) to O&I-1 (office and limited industrial) after a public hearing and a unanimous recommendation (5-0) from the county Planning Commission. The motion to close the public hearing and approve the resolution carried 3-0.
Planning director Joanie (surname not specified in the record) told commissioners the applicant initially sought C-1 commercial zoning but agreed to O&I-1 after staff outreach because O&I-1 more narrowly limits permitted uses. Joanie said the parcel is about 3 acres, located near I-70, and has historically remained undeveloped. The applicant intends to site a small, family-operated construction-business office with three to four employees for administrative work and occasional small meetings. Planning staff characterized the proposed use as low-impact and not a high-traffic operation; no trip-generation data was provided by the applicant.
Conditioned approvals and access: Staff recommended and the board approved conditions including submission of a Category A drainage report for Public Works review; obtaining an entrance permit from the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT); and responsibility by the property owner for any supplemental maintenance of the KDOT-maintained frontage road (including placement of rock as needed). Planning staff noted that KDOT confirmed willingness to allow an entrance but would not upgrade the frontage road’s maintenance level beyond current practice.
Public input: Letters were mailed to five property owners within 1,000 feet; the record shows no responses. Dover Township submitted a comment expressing concern that the township might at some future date be assigned maintenance responsibility for the road; staff said that future maintenance jurisdictional changes are speculative and not a basis for denial.
Board action: Commissioner Mays moved to open and then to close the public hearing and approve the resolution; motions were seconded and the rezoning passed 3-0.
Clarifying details recorded in the meeting include the parcel size (3 acres), the applicant’s planned staffing (3–4 employees, mostly family members), the limited list of permitted uses under O&I-1 versus C-1, and the specific conditions required before development (drainage report and KDOT entrance permit).
