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Shawnee adopts rezoning from commercial to high-density residential for 306 E. 45th Street
Summary
The Commission adopted ordinance RZ04-25 to rezone 306 East 45th Street from C-2 (Regional Commercial) to R-3 (High Density Residential), citing consistency with the city's comprehensive plan and planning commission recommendation; vote was recorded 7–0.
The City Commission voted to rezone 306 East 45th Street from C-2 (Regional Commercial) to R-3 (High Density Residential) after staff and the applicant said the change aligns with the city's comprehensive plan and would act as a buffer between future commercial development and nearby single-family neighborhoods.
Planning staff (speaker 10) stated the property's future land use is high-density residential and that the rezoning is consistent with the comprehensive plan. Gunnar Joyce, speaking for the applicant, said the rezoning represents a "down zoning" from commercial and will "self impose a buffer" between planned commercial lots and an adjacent single-family neighborhood. The planning commission recommended approval by a 4–2 vote; staff recommended approval.
City Attorney Joe Vodran read the ordinance title on the record and the commission voted to adopt ordinance RZ04-25. The motion carried unanimously (7–0) as entered into the minutes. The staff report referenced the final plat approval by the planning commission on 10/02/2024 and city commission final plat action on 10/21/2024; the plat was noted as approved but not yet filed.
The adopted rezoning permits higher-density residential uses on the identified lot while allowing surrounding approved commercial lots to remain under C-2; the commission did not add conditions beyond the ordinance reading and vote recorded during the meeting.
