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Commission approves Harry Crossings PUD rezoning for 26-acre site; debate over masonry screening fails
Summary
The Board approved a zone change from SF-20 to Planned Unit Development for a 26-acre parcel at East Harry Street and South 143rd East (Harry Crossings PUD No. 154). Commissioners debated stronger masonry screening along the east property line (option 5) but ultimately adopted the MAPC recommendation by a 4-1 vote.
The Sedgwick County Board of County Commissioners voted Feb. 18 to approve a zone change (APUD2025-0007) converting a single 26-acre parcel at the southeast corner of East Harry Street and South 143rd East from SF-20 (single-family) to a Planned Unit Development titled Harry Crossings PUD No. 154.
Scott Wadle of the planning department told the board the application was deferred from an earlier meeting, that MAPC had recommended approval by a 10-0 vote with one abstention, and that staff received 37 written protests representing 2% of the protest calculation area — below the state statute threshold that would force a supermajority vote.
Commissioner discussion centered on screening and buffering between any future commercial uses on the PUD site and adjacent residences. Commissioner Howe proposed a substitute motion to approve the zone change but amend the PUD's text to require an 8-foot masonry wall along the east property line (option 5) when commercial use is developed adjacent to residential zoning. The applicant's agent, Kim Edgington, opposed mandatory masonry, noting the property already contains a roughly 400-foot vegetative buffer and a row of mature cedar trees that could be removed if a masonry wall were forced; the applicant preferred MAPC/ staff option 1 (standard unified zoning code screening: 6-8 ft wood fence/vegetation).
The board voted on the original motion to adopt the MAPC findings and approve the zone change; the motion passed 4-1. The action advances the property's eligibility for future residential and/or commercial development subject to the PUD text and any conditions imposed during implementation.
The planning staff document and the PUD text (with five screening options) will govern design, screening, signage, and other development standards; the county emphasized that the screening requirement only applies if and when specific nonresidential uses are developed on the site.
