Commissioners send contested McConnell-area rezoning back to planning after bases raise compatibility concerns
The board opened a public hearing on a proposal to rezone nearly 40 acres near McConnell Air Force Base from Industrial Park Airport (IPA) to General Commercial with a protective overlay. Base planners urged the county not to allow residential or other sensitive uses; commissioners voted to return the case to the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission for further review and clearer protective-overlay language.
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Sedgwick County planning staff presented a request to rezone just under 40 acres west of South Rock Road and north of 47th Street South from Industrial Park Airport (IPA) to General Commercial (GC) with a custom protective overlay.
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