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Commissioners approve major amendment to conditional‑use permit for Kaw Valley Electric (Free State) site
Summary
The board approved resolution R2026071 to expand a conditional‑use permit for Kaw Valley Electric (Free State) at 1100 SW Auburn Road, allowing a new Lot 1 with a 30,000 sq ft warehouse, 10,000 sq ft office and additional gravel storage yard; the planning commission recommended approval (5‑1) with a low‑impact‑lighting condition and a requirement to contact AT&T before construction.
The Shawnee County Board of County Commissioners approved a major amendment to a long‑standing conditional‑use permit (resolution R2026071) to expand the permit area for Kaw Valley Electric (also called Free State) at 1100 Southwest Auburn Road in Mission Township.
Joan Ethadani, director of Land Use and Development, told the board the site covers 59 acres and that 32 acres will be included in the amended CUP. The application adds a proposed Lot 1 that will contain a 30,000 square‑foot warehouse and 10,000 square feet of office space plus expanded gravel storage. Planning staff recommended approval and noted the planning commission added a condition requiring low‑impact lighting; Ethadani also said the applicant must contact AT&T prior to construction to address communications infrastructure concerns.
No speakers signed up in opposition at the county hearing; staff confirmed the planning commission had heard one nearby property owner raise lighting concerns and had approved a lighting condition. The board closed the public hearing and approved the resolution by a unanimous vote.
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