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Planning commission approves Friends of JCDS downtown housing, grants parking deviation to prioritize affordable units
Summary
The commission approved a 17‑unit Downtown Overland Park residential project by Friends of JCDS with a deviation from the DFD parking standard; commissioners and staff cited walkability and the project’s mission to house people with disabilities as reasons to allow fewer off‑street spaces.
The Overland Park Planning Commission approved a certificate of conformity for a Friends of JCDS redevelopment at 70 Ninth and Floyd Street, allowing construction of a 17‑unit residential building with ground‑floor community and commercial space and a reduced parking complement.
City staff recommended approval subject to conditions (stipulations A–K). The commission approved the project with stipulations A through J, removing stipulation K (a requirement for an east‑west connection to the adjacent property) after discussion about topography and feasibility.
The project proposes a roughly 18,000‑square‑foot building with 17 residential units, ground‑floor art gallery/community space and a rear common yard. The applicant requests a deviation from the…
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