Commissioners approve rezoning to I-1 for property at 4848 Southeast Adams

The Shawnee County Board of County Commissioners on April 16 approved Resolution R2026039 to reclassify zoning for the property at 4848 Southeast Adams in Topeka Township from residential to industrial (I‑1), a move the county said would permit future storage or light-industrial buildings.

Joan Ethadani, director of Land Use and Development, told commissioners the site currently has three buildings used for vehicle restoration and private workshop purposes and that the prior owner’s race‑car activity is not the proposed use by the current owners. Ethadani said the applicant hopes to add buildings in the future to store automobiles, commercial vehicles, boats and campers and that limiting the site to a C‑4 classification now would require a future rezoning if the more expansive storage use is pursued.

“We sent out 13 letters to neighbors and received a couple in opposition, two of which concerned water availability,” Ethadani said during the hearing. She noted environmental health has reviewed the property and that everything to the west of the parcel is already zoned I‑1, arguing the rezoning is consistent with surrounding industrial and commercial uses.

Commissioner Kevin Cookie moved to approve the rezoning as recommended; Commissioner Aaron Mays seconded. The motion carried 3–0. Ethadani had recommended against adding a business‑hours condition, saying it would single out this property more than comparable nearby properties.

The planning commission had previously recommended approval by a 3–2 vote; commissioners discussed neighborhood noise and water-service concerns before voting. The county record shows the resolution as R2026039 and the property location as 4848 Southeast Adams in Topeka Township.

The action is recorded as an approval on the commission’s agenda; no appeal or further procedural steps were noted on the meeting transcript.