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Commission sends contested SF‑20 rezoning back to Planning Commission to study water and protective overlay options
Summary
Facing concerns about well water availability, runoff and future lot splits, the Sedgwick County Commission voted 5–0 Feb. 4 to return a proposed rezoning of 25 acres to SF‑20 to the Planning Commission for additional review, asking staff to draft protective-overlay options limiting dwelling density.
The Sedgwick County Commission on Feb. 4 returned a contested application to rezone roughly 25 acres from rural residential to SF‑20 (single-family) to the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission for further study, focusing on water availability, protective overlays and density limits.
Planning staff said the applicant proposed 12 single-family lots under SF‑20. Because protests constituted 27% of the protest area, state law requires four of five commission votes to override the Planning Commission. Scott Wadell, a county planner, told commissioners…
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