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Council annexes and rezones Green Meadow Addition at 1904 East Central; approves final plat and dedications
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Summary
The council approved annexation of about 38 acres at 1904 East Central, adopted a zoning change from Butler County AG-40 to city SF-1, accepted the final plat and public dedications for the Green Meadow Addition, and set notification to Evergy to consider electrical service on 01/13/2026.
The City Council approved a package of land-use actions for property generally located at 1904 East Central Avenue (the Green Meadow Addition).
City planner Julie explained the owner petitioned to annex roughly 38 acres that include an existing single-family house and accessory structures and that utilities (a raw water line to the south and a city sewer line to the west) can serve the annexed portion. Council adopted an ordinance annexing the identified portion of the property after a motion and second (council action recorded in the meeting).
As part of routine post-annexation steps, staff presented a resolution to notify Evergy Inc. that the city intends to decide the electrical supplier for the newly annexed parcel; council adopted the resolution and set consideration/selection for Jan. 13, 2026.
The owner’s final plat dedicates lands for public purposes and retains an unusual configuration — a narrow access strip to a larger back parcel — driven by surrounding floodplain conditions and a waterway that the plat designates as a reserve to control drainage. Staff noted the configuration makes a flag-lot style access necessary and that a future connection to the adjacent Vista Ridge addition is possible as surrounding tracts are developed. Council accepted the Planning Commission recommendation and approved the final plat and dedications.
Planner Julie also described standard procedures for rezoning property from Butler County AG-40 (agricultural) to city SF-1 (single-family low density) upon annexation. The council confirmed receipt of Planning Commission minutes and that no protest petitions or ex parte contacts were present, and then approved case Z-A25-0001 to reclassify the annexed area to SF-1.
Council recorded motions and unanimous votes for the annexation, final plat/dedications and rezoning. The council also noted property owners have 30 days to appeal the zoning decision to district court under state statute as recorded on the record at the meeting.
