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Leawood council rejects Mission West rezoning after residents cite school, traffic and safety concerns
Summary
The council unanimously adopted the Planning Commission’s recommendation to deny a rezoning and preliminary plan for the 22.5‑acre Mission West mixed‑use project, after hours of public comment focused on traffic near Mission Trail Elementary and the proposed 4‑story residential buildings.
The Leawood City Council on Monday voted unanimously to deny a rezoning and preliminary development plan known as Mission West, rejecting an applicant request to convert about 22.5 acres at the northwest corner of 135th Street and Mission Road from office zoning to MXD‑4 mixed‑use (4‑story maximum).
Staff described the proposal as 326 multifamily units, roughly 57,000 square feet of retail and 37,000 square feet of office across ten buildings, with underground parking beneath the residential blocks. The applicant’s traffic consultant presented a traffic impact study that concluded the proposed mixed‑use development would produce fewer peak‑hour trips than a comparably sized office project. “If the whole site was developed as office, it…
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