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Planning commission forwards three plats and a rezoning to county commissioners
Summary
The Leavenworth County Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of three subdivision plats (DEV-26-051/070; DEV-26-052/053; DEV-26-071) — each with required exceptions — and recommended approval of a rezoning request (DEB-26-068) from RR5 to RR2.5; all items were forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners for consideration (plat items: June 24, 2026; rezoning and SUP: July 1, 2026).
The Leavenworth County Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of multiple subdivision plats and a rezoning, forwarding them to the Board of County Commissioners for final action.
Case DEV-26-051/070: Planning staff described a preliminary and final plat for approximately 63 acres on 198th Street proposing a five-lot subdivision that required two exceptions: (1) lot depth-to-width ratio for Lots 2 and 4 (Article 50 §40.3I) and (2) an exception related to building setback lines for Lots 2 and 5. Applicant representative Joe Herring explained the intent to combine parcels and provide cross-access for buildable lots given an unbuilt county road and tax-district parceling issues. The commission approved both exceptions and the plat by roll-call vote and recommended the BOCC consider the item no earlier than June 24, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.
Case DEV-26-052/053 (HTV Estates): Staff described a proposal to split roughly 28 acres into two lots; the application required an exception for lot depth-to-width for Lot 2. The applicant elected not to add further detail. The commission approved the exception and the plat and forwarded the item to the BOCC for consideration no earlier than June 24, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.
Case DEV-26-071 (Novagratic): Staff presented two exception requests: one for lot depth-to-width (Article 50 §40.3I) and one because a 6,000-square-foot barn on Track 2 would become a nonconforming structure under county rules and therefore required an exception (Article 50 §40.3H). The commission voted to approve both exceptions and the plat as submitted.
Case DEB-26-068 (rezoning): Staff presented a rezoning request to change properties on Springdale Road and 187th Street from RR5 to RR2.5 with a conceptual plan to allow creation of additional lots and to bring an existing structure onto a single parcel. Applicant Joe Herring described access constraints and a conceptual lot layout; public comment raised traffic and density concerns. After public comment the commission voted 7-0 to recommend approval and forwarded the rezoning to the BOCC for consideration no earlier than July 1, 2026.
All four items were advanced to the Board of County Commissioners. The commission recorded roll-call votes for each motion; staff will provide the BOCC packet and the dates indicated by staff for BOCC consideration.
