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Planning commission approves PUD rezoning for 'property therapy' project at 315–319 S. Osage St.
Summary
A PUD rezoning to regularize mixed zoning and permit a covered patio for a community 'property therapy' vocational program at 315–319 S. Osage Street was approved 7–0; staff recommended conditions including recording a minor subdivision before issuing a building permit for the patio cover.
The Independence Planning Commission approved a planned‑unit development rezoning for three adjacent lots at 315, 317 and 319 South Osage Street to accommodate an existing mix of uses and a proposed roof over a patio used for vocational and community activities the applicant calls “property therapy.”
Staff told commissioners the site includes a mix of C‑2 (general commercial) and I‑1 (light industrial) zoning that the PUD would reconcile to an R‑30 PUD allowing the existing uses (office, sign shop, workshop, vocational instruction and auto garage) and the proposed roof covering a patio area. Staff recommended approval with conditions, including that a minor subdivision (replat) be recorded prior to issuance of a building permit for the roof cover and that the parking lot meet handicap‑access requirements with restriping.
Architect Roy Brown described the proposal as a correction of a convoluted zoning pattern and said the cover would allow all‑weather vocational classes and community activities. Applicant Adam Sheffield described “property therapy” as vocational mentoring—repair skills, music and life‑skill training—and said the project would keep uses on a single ownership.
No public opposition or support speakers appeared at the hearing. The commission approved the rezoning PUD and preliminary development plan by a 7–0 vote.
Next steps: staff will require the minor subdivision to be recorded before any building permit for the roof is issued and will work with the applicant on parking restriping and accessibility details.
