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Shawnee County approves county-initiated rezoning along Northwest Topeka Boulevard
Summary
After a county-initiated public hearing, the Board approved Resolution R-2026033 to change zoning classifications along Northwest Topeka Boulevard and Northwest 39th Street to better match existing residential uses; Planning staff said the change resolves long-standing nonconforming-use problems.
Shawnee County commissioners on March 12 approved a county-initiated rezoning (Resolution R-2026033) to amend zoning classifications for multiple parcels along Northwest Topeka Boulevard and Northwest 39th Street, converting properties labeled C-2 under older maps to residential designations (RR-1 and M-2) where appropriate.
Joan Ethanani, director of Land Use and Development, told the Board the rezoning resulted from a historical mismatch between zoning maps…
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