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Andover City Council approves rezoning for 601 South Daisy Lane
Summary
The Andover City Council voted 4-0 to rezone a roughly 0.4-acre vacant parcel at 601 South Daisy Lane from SF-2 (single-family) to B-3 (retail/service). Staff said the applicant intends to replat adjacent lots to expand an auto-body business; site-plan review and drainage reports will follow.
The Andover City Council voted 4-0 on June 9 to approve a rezoning that will change a roughly 0.4-acre parcel at 601 South Daisy Lane from SF-2 (single-family residential) to B-3 (retail and service business).
Julie Boyd, the city’s planning and zoning administrator, told the council the subject parcel is vacant, was previously the site of a burned house and that the applicant has indicated an intent to replat that lot with adjacent parcels “to create an expansion of the end of our auto body business.” Boyd said the Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval and that staff will notify nearby residents when the project reaches site-plan review.
Council members asked multiple questions about how the proposed change would affect right-of-way and emergency access, drainage, landscaping buffers and lighting. Boyd said the platting process can vacate or reconfigure rights-of-way and that a drainage report will be required during platting to evaluate effects downstream. She said the property sits on the edge of a transition zone in the comprehensive plan and that site-plan review will address buffering and light spill.
One council member said they had driven the area and expressed concern about existing drainage and ditches; staff confirmed the area is on a list for future ditch and drainage work and that residents have raised similar concerns previously. Council members also asked the fire marshal whether the shortened length of Daisy Lane would require a cul-de-sac turn-around; staff said a T-turnaround configuration would meet access requirements for the short remaining segment.
No protest petitions or written communications were reported to the city clerk, and no new public comments were offered at the June 9 meeting. A motion to adopt the Planning Commission’s findings and to approve the rezoning carried on a 4-0 voice vote. Per KSA 12-757, Boyd noted that persons aggrieved by the council’s final decision have 30 days after the action to appeal to district court.
The rezoning approval is a regulatory change only; any specific redevelopment (site plan, building design, stormwater improvements, and landscaping) will be reviewed later through the city’s site-plan and platting processes.
