Planning staff wins approval for minor Horizon Jenks land-use amendments

Ms. Hilton, planning staff, presented staff-recommended minor amendments to the Horizon Jenks comprehensive plan land-use map adopted in 2020, identifying specific parcels and the packet pages where changes are shown. Areas described included a segment along Highway 75 south of 90 First Street (noted to lack sanitary sewer service), a river-district parcel east of the railroad south of the Owlette Mall, and multiple residential parcels north of 130 First Street that staff proposed to reduce from medium- or high-intensity single-family to lower-intensity designations because of infrastructure constraints.

Hilton said the land-use map is a fluid guidance document and noted specific page references in the packet. She recommended changing a deeply constrained area to low-intensity single-family, converting a small strip along Highway 75 from parks and open space to regional commercial, and adjusting other areas (including an existing development at Peoria and 140 First) to reflect likely large-lot development served by aerobic systems rather than sanitary sewer. The commission opened the floor for public comment; no members of the public spoke. A motion to approve the staff-recommended minor amendment passed by roll call with Wilson, Boris, Bowman, Stevens and Chair West voting yes.