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Residents press board on flooding, safety and street connectivity in Wakefield Park rezoning
Summary
The board heard a contested rezoning and preliminary plat for Wakefield Park (79 acres, 27 lots). Staff recommended approval with a waiver from the dry‑sewer policy and a plat exception for street spacing; neighbors raised stormwater, floodplain and through‑street concerns and requested a gated emergency access or permanent cul‑de‑sacs. The board discussion was ongoing at adjournment.
The East Consolidated Zoning Board held extended discussion and public comment on a rezoning and preliminary plat that would turn 79 acres at 4800 West 199th Street into a 27‑lot subdivision called Wakefield Park.
Diane Whitcomb of Johnson County planning staff summarized the proposal: the applicant (Phelps Engineering acting for landowner McBee Farms) seeks to rezone the property from RUR (rural) to PRN‑2 (planned residential neighborhood 2) and record a preliminary plat showing 27 lots ranging from about 2 to 2.9 acres, three private tracts for open space/stormwater, new public streets, and a monument entrance. Whitcomb said staff reviewed infrastructure and recommended a waiver from the county dry‑sewer requirement because Johnson County Wastewater considers it unlikely sewers will be extended to the site within 15 years; staff also recommended a plat exception for street spacing and recommended approval subject to…
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