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Shawnee Planning Commission backs comprehensive plan amendments, opts for flexible mixed‑residential definition
Summary
After public comment and extended debate, the Shawnee Planning Commission voted Dec. 16 to recommend amendments to the Achieve Shawnee comprehensive plan and to adopt Option B for the mixed‑residential definition, sending the package and a resolution to the city council for further review; one commissioner recorded a dissent.
The Shawnee Planning Commission voted Dec. 16 to recommend proposed amendments to the city’s Achieve Shawnee Comprehensive Plan and to adopt the Option B definition for the plan’s mixed‑residential category.
Staff opened a public hearing and presented a package of updates to the future land‑use framework and transportation framework, including a new development framework table, a proposed Valley of Champions recreation district, and about 10 recommended roadway adjustments. Staff said these amendments provide clearer guidance for future development and that the amendments would be considered by the city council committee in January and by the full council, tentatively, in February.
A central debate during the hearing…
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