Sedgwick County denies Mulvane sand-extraction PUD after residents raise road, well and flood concerns

The Sedgwick County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Jan. 7 to deny a rezoning request for a proposed Mulvane Sand PUD that would have allowed sand extraction on roughly 140 acres and potential later lakeside housing.

The rezoning request, introduced as PUD 20 20 five-fourteen, drew extensive public comment and a staff presentation outlining protests and the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission's unanimous recommendation for denial. Planning staff said the MAPC cited lack of adequate infrastructure and incompatibility with surrounding rural-residential properties when it voted 10to—0 to recommend denial.

Residents who live near the proposed site told commissioners the haul routes to the property use unpaved township roads, that the area has only one practical ingress and egress at Oliver and 111th, and that heavy truck traffic would…