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Bonner Springs council sends Bungalows/Monarch Springs rezoning back to planning commission over traffic study questions
Summary
Council remanded a rezoning request for a proposed 186‑unit market‑rate development at 300 S. 130th St. after members said the planning commission gave no clear justification for denial and asked that both the new traffic study and an earlier Cornerstone Apartments study be reviewed publicly.
Bonner Springs — The City Council voted to return a rezoning application for roughly 21 acres at 300 South 130th Street to the planning commission for further review and public comment, citing outstanding traffic‑study questions and a need for clearer justification from the commission.
Mark Lee, the city’s community development director, told the council the applicant seeks to change zoning from RR and MR to PDMR to allow about 186 market‑rate single‑family "build‑for‑rent" units, plus a clubhouse, parking and internal sidewalks. Lee said a traffic impact study and drainage study have been submitted and are under review.
Council member Emily Blanks, who led much of the questioning, said the proposal is market‑rate housing, not low‑income housing, and that the developer indicated tenants would undergo normal credit and background checks. "This is standard market rate," Blanks said, adding the project is intended for "young professionals, retirees, or starter families." She asked that the traffic study be made publicly available.
Several council members emphasized competing priorities: some said Bonner Springs needs additional housing, while others worried about traffic impacts near the K‑7/Kansas Avenue interchange and the effect on existing residents. Council member McMahon noted the planning commission’s recommendation to deny the rezoning was unanimous and asked the commission to provide a written rationale for that decision.
After an initial motion to approve the rezoning failed for lack of a second, Council member Danny Gurley moved — and Miss Woods seconded — to remand the application to the planning commission to reconsider the traffic study and accept public comment again. Council instructed staff to ensure both the new traffic study and the earlier Cornerstone Apartments traffic study are available for comparison. The remand motion passed with one abstention (Shannon).
Next steps: the planning commission will revisit the application, review public comment and the traffic analyses, and then return its recommendation to the council. The council did not adopt any zoning change at this meeting.
