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Valley Center area board backs conditional use for accessory apartment at 8912 Ross Avenue
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Board/Board of Zoning Appeals recommended approval of a conditional-use request that would allow one accessory apartment on a 1.12-acre rural residential lot at 8912 Ross Avenue; staff recommended five conditions and one written opposition was received.
The Board of Zoning Appeals recommended approval Thursday of a conditional-use permit (MAPC CON2025-00057) that would allow a single accessory apartment on a rural residential lot at 8912 Ross Avenue.
Metropolitan Area Planning Department staff said the property is 1.12 acres in a Sedgwick County rural residential (RR) zone and that county code allows only single-family dwelling ordinarily; an accessory apartment requires the conditional-use process. “This is essentially somebody…to be a mother-in-law suite,” staff planner Philip Ziebenbergen said, describing multigenerational living as the applicant’s intent.
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