[0:06] All right.
Hey, Josh.
[0:11] Are you there?
>> I am, yeah.
[0:14] » Are you I just wanted to make sure you
could hear us. Make sure my
[0:17] » Got you.
>> Sorry for the delay.
[0:20] » Oh, you guys are good.
[0:27] » Meeting minutes.
The minutes.
[0:37] Five.
I'll approve the minutes for the eight.
[0:41] Comments?
>> Yeah, I'd like to um
[0:44] make a correction to the the minutes.
The uh roll call shows that I wasn't
[0:49] here.
But I just want to make it clear, like
[0:52] clarifications to make sure I'm just
counted as present.
[1:03] That's the only correction I had after
looking at the
[1:06] » I got them on the phone here.
>> Okay.
[1:08] » All right. See, I spoke
>> The minutes.
[1:12] » I move to approve the minutes.
>> I second the motion.
[1:22] » On public hearing, any other motions
besides
[1:25] What about that first public hearing
then?
[1:27] » This is to be uh 519 Skyler
Okay, I'd like to make a motion to open
[1:33] a public hearing for the first item of
business considering
[1:38] the advisability of rezoning 519 West
Skyler
[1:41] » No, no, Mill Road.
>> Yeah, other other
[1:43] » You're going to You're looking at the
minutes.
[1:47] » Other side.
>> Yeah.
[1:50] » Um
scratch that. Let me start over.
[1:54] I'd like to make a motion to open a
public hearing to consider the
[1:58] advisability of rezoning 915 Mill Road
from an R1 to a light industrial
[2:04] district.
>> I second.
[2:11] » Favor.
>> I I vote yes.
[2:15] » Waiting for it, John.
[2:21] » Hey.
[2:24] » All right. So, the request before you is
for a rezone to R1 from R1 to I1.
[2:31] If I can get my
Where's my mouse? There we go.
[2:36] Um the request is filed by One Gas.
Um
[2:40] um this property is kind of a strange
property.
[2:44] It was cut off by the
See if I can
[2:48] Yeah, it's not going to work for me. It
was cut off by the bypass when it first
[2:53] came in.
And it was kind of a no man's land.
[2:57] And then when the city sold this
property to One Gas,
[3:02] I then assigned it the default zoning
because
[3:05] I felt it was most appropriate for us to
actually hold this hearing rather than
[3:08] just assign it. I have some authority to
do that, but it's better if we do it
[3:13] this way. Um so, this property again is
915. It's surrounded by industrial uses.
[3:19] Uh well,
it's ATM is on the east of there.
[3:23] Um and of course the bypass in the
background. When you're on this
[3:26] property, you're not seeing anything um
over here.
[3:30] Um property is 4.8 acres.
And again, that's the default zoning. Um
[3:35] the proposed
use of this property is Kansas Gas
[3:39] Service. Um they want to relocate their
their yard there
[3:44] um and their offices to that location.
And so, I1 is probably the most
[3:48] appropriate zoning for what they're
wanting to do there, and it and it it's
[3:52] railroad. So, this this property does
have a history of industrial use.
[3:57] Um I believe there was a truck yard or
something there at one time, but
[4:00] somebody can correct me if I'm wrong
there.
[4:03] Um
but the city sold this portion of the
[4:06] property after it was split off from the
bypass in 2024.
[4:10] Um
Yeah, well, I guess I'll do the rest of
[4:13] that. So, let's not go into that again.
So, the
[4:18] future land use plan also does not have
a designation for this property because
[4:22] again, it was just right away
um at that time.
[4:27] Uh it does make sense to designate it as
industrial if we were to go back to
[4:32] their comprehensive plan, we probably
would label it as industrial.
[4:36] Um
it does There is a a goal in chapter 8
[4:40] of the plan to provide adequate area for
industrial land for
[4:45] um
action industrial areas should have
[4:47] convenient access to highways, railroad
facilities.
[4:51] Um
[4:54] And obviously it's right on the highway,
so
[4:57] it has good access for that.
Um
[5:03] » Hey, can you go back for a second?
>> Sure.
[5:12] You're reading that?
>> Yeah, yeah.
[5:13] » Okay.
[5:16] All right. So, as far as zoning,
again, it is
[5:21] I2 over here for the mill, and then
there's the
[5:26] um
substation electric substation, and then
[5:30] this is Valero, so it's kind of
industrial along here.
[5:33] Um this is actually industrial, too,
even though it's it's just railroad
[5:37] property, basically. There is
residential over here.
[5:41] However, again, it's separated by the
bypass, which is obviously elevated um
[5:47] as well cuz it's getting ready to go
over the
[5:49] bridge right there.
And so, again, it's default is that I1
[5:53] or R1.
Um so, the proposal would be to switch
[5:57] to I1.
Um there's two different classes of
[6:00] industrial, light industrial, heavy
industrial. The heavier is for things um
[6:06] like uh that are offensive
kind of leave the site like the mill.
[6:10] Obviously, there's a lot of traffic
there. It can get loud. Um and then just
[6:16] the activities of a mill,
it's fairly offensive. So, it's that's
[6:21] why it's zoned a little higher. I don't
think it's necessary to zone this one
[6:23] that high based on what they're doing.
So, that's why I proposed I1.
[6:29] Go ahead.
>> I was going to ask the It says they
[6:31] don't generate smoke or
odors or anything like that.
[6:36] » No, it's certain.
Yeah, I'm with the I'm architect.
[6:40] Yeah,
no, there's no dust, odor, noise, smoke.
[6:45] It's really just an office building with
a loading dock space.
[6:52] » So, this is what the property looks like
from the bypass. Again, it's just kind
[6:55] of a bowl there between the the bypass
and the mill today.
[7:00] Um
pictures from when they were doing the
[7:04] construction.
Um this is just looking back towards the
[7:07] other angle
um looking towards the south from the
[7:10] railroad. And of course, you can see the
railroad and you cannot see any houses
[7:14] or anything. There's a bunch of trees.
The the canal is also back in there.
[7:20] And this is just looking oops. This is
looking at it from the other angle from
[7:25] the railroad crossing. So,
[7:29] just to give you an idea of what it
looks like. And of course, the mill is
[7:32] across the street.
[7:35] » Did we lose Jody?
[7:39] » I think we lost her.
>> Got me back.
[7:42] » I did. We did. Okay, we're back.
>> Do you have a quorum?
[7:46] » Yes, we do.
>> Did you Did you get Lloyd?
[7:49] » We got Dwayne on the other phone.
>> We got Dwayne. That'll do.
[7:53] » Yeah.
>> Good guy.
[7:55] Good.
>> Okay. So, I'm sure you missed most of
[7:58] that, Dottie, but um so, what we're what
I'm recommending is go ahead and rezone
[8:03] it from R1 to I1. The lot has been
vacant since at least the bypass.
[8:10] » Say that again.
>> The
[8:12] I said it's been vacant since the bypass
has been in.
[8:16] » Where is this?
>> So, this is 915 Mill Road across the
[8:20] street from from ADM.
>> And what are they doing?
[8:25] » So, they're going to put down their
laydown yard and their office for Kansas
[8:29] Gas.
>> Okay.
[8:31] » So, they're
>> But
[8:33] » that office is up at uh Wilson saying
building where Virgie is.
[8:37] Way up north.
>> There's no There's no need to turn them
[8:40] down. It's It's a good plan.
>> I would agree.
[8:44] » Yeah.
>> That's all I have.
[8:46] » Okay.
Okay, you got a motion?
[8:51] » I got
>> Good.
[8:52] » You can make it.
>> I just um
[8:55] what is a laydown yard? What is the
definition? Like, what
[8:58] What kind of stuff do you have there?
>> They're storing um supplies, some tools,
[9:04] some wire, just things like that.
>> But no actual like um
[9:08] gas or oil or anything like that on the
site.
[9:11] » Yeah.
[9:15] » This stuff's already in town. It's just
a different location.
[9:18] » Yes. And they're they're needing to
leave their tenant space as soon as they
[9:21] can. So, we're trying to get this um
started very soon.
[9:27] » Virgie must be booting them out.
>> There's not much that you could That's a
[9:30] bad site. It has a a hole.
>> Yeah.
[9:34] » It's a challenging site to develop, for
sure.
[9:37] » Will there be any impact with the
development to the river or any of the
[9:42] any agricultural
land in the immediate vicinity?
[9:47] » It shouldn't be cuz one of the things
that they'll have to do is provide
[9:50] detention for storm water.
>> Yes, of course. We have a plan for that.
[9:54] » Yeah.
>> So, we submitted that. That's part of
[9:56] our packet for the rezoning.
[10:04] » Okay.
[10:09] Who's going to make the motion? Does
anybody want to make a motion?
[10:13] » I make a motion that we pass this.
[10:20] » It's been moved and moved and seconded.
You want to get it correct? Dwayne up.
[10:23] » I trust
>> Okay, thank you. You seconded it.
[10:26] » He did second it.
>> All right, motion and a second. Repeat
[10:30] the
Do we need to do a roll call vote?
[10:33] Uh so, Chris Johnson.
>> Yes.
[10:37] » Travis Pearman.
>> Yes.
[10:39] » Dwayne Eastman.
>> Uh yeah.
[10:42] » Sounded like a yes to me.
Cody Richardson.
[10:45] » Yes.
>> And Audie Smith.
[10:48] » Yes.
>> All right.
[10:51] » All right.
>> So, this will go before the city
[10:55] commission in September.
[11:01] » So, this was
part of the plan when it was sold to
[11:04] them, I assume.
>> Yes.
[11:06] » So, they mean they're already aware that
it's starting. It's to
[11:09] » Yeah, they they knew that zoning was a
prerequisite.
[11:11] » Yeah, this was already
>> It's just now we're finally to the point
[11:15] where
>> Yeah, no, we just wanted to have a
[11:17] better site plan and and plan for the
detention and drainage cuz that site is
[11:21] very it dips down real low. Like you
have that culvert right there. So, we
[11:25] just wanted to make sure we understood
how we want to lay out the office
[11:28] building and lay down yard and have
those drives cuz that mill those semi
[11:32] trucks turn real quick, so we have to
kind of just work to figure out how to
[11:36] be a safe driver.
>> Yeah. And we may we this actually come
[11:39] up, we may have to work with the mill
at Harvest Bank
[11:44] » Yeah.
>> to make sure they're not blocking the
[11:46] drive.
>> Thanks, we only have about seven
[11:48] employees specifically, so
>> Shouldn't be terribly too bad.
[11:54] » All right.
>> All right.
[11:55] » I'd like to make a motion that we close
this public hearing for
[12:01] the rezoning of United 15 Monroe.
[12:06] » I'll second.
[12:09] » All right.
>> Ready for the next one?
[12:11] » Yeah.
>> Now, we should open the next one.
[12:14] » Josh.
>> Yeah.
[12:16] » Um we couldn't I didn't realize we were
in a public um hearing. We can't make a
[12:20] vote in a public hearing. That motion
and second and vote has to be
[12:24] » She's not wrong.
[12:27] » Well, we can redo it.
>> Yeah,
[12:29] um
>> I just close
[12:30] » I make that motion again. Whoever
seconded can second it, we can have a
[12:34] vote.
>> Vote again.
[12:36] » I'll second.
>> Second that we close the public hearing.
[12:39] » Yeah.
>> Yeah, I'll feed it back.
[12:40] » Roll call.
>> All right, Chris Johnson.
[12:44] » Yes.
>> Travis Pearman, Dwayne Eastman,
[12:48] Toby Richardson,
>> Yes.
[12:50] » and Ardyce Smith.
>> Yes.
[12:53] » We're good.
>> Yeah.
[12:55] » They're ready to open the other hearing.
>> Okay.
[12:58] Um
Um make a motion to open a public
[13:01] hearing to consider the advisability of
rezoning 708 East Madison
[13:06] from
uh
[13:08] from an agricultural district to C3
>> general commercial district.
[13:13] » I'll second.
>> Favor.
[13:16] » I.
>> I.
[13:17] » All those
>> I.
[13:19] » All right.
>> With Harris.
[13:21] » So, I'm combining these two items into
one for the purpose of this part, but
[13:28] technically it needs to be two separate
actions.
[13:33] So,
this just makes it faster.
[13:36] So, this is a proposal to build a
self-storage facility, so that we have
[13:42] to rezone it, and then we have to do a
conditional use permit to allow it in
[13:47] that district.
Usually what we do in this situation is
[13:51] we try to find the most restrictive
zoning that allows the use.
[13:55] Uh we've done several of these
self-storage facilities where they
[13:59] needed this same process. This is
nothing new.
[14:03] Mayor Mike, I think you even went
through one of these on High Street.
[14:07] Um
[14:10] So, this property is owned by BDK Land
Holdings, which is the same company that
[14:14] that's Weed Out.
Um we did a rezone for them for 706 East
[14:20] Madison last year, maybe the year
before.
[14:23] So, this is just an expansion of that.
[14:28] » Didn't we just recently do a rezoning
on the back side of that block right
[14:33] there
on the 708 side?
[14:35] » So, it's 706, so it's this property
right here.
[14:39] » Okay.
[14:41] » That one was zoned from our
I'm sure residential was, but it was
[14:46] residential to C3.
So, this will match that.
[14:50] » Cuz they were going to build a garage or
have vehicles or something like that if
[14:53] I remember right.
>> Yeah, and they're they're actually
[14:57] working on that right now.
We're we're almost to that point where
[15:00] it's going to be built.
So, this area is
[15:04] commercial and industrial kind of mix is
probably more commercial than
[15:09] industrial. However, there is a storage
facility across the street.
[15:12] » All right.
>> Um so, this property is actually pretty
[15:16] large, pretty expansive. It's about 5
acres. It goes all the way So, here's
[15:21] the the business. It goes all the way up
here.
[15:24] I think that's
perch.
[15:27] No, it's not perch.
[15:31] But, it goes up quite a ways.
Um
[15:35] So, this is the most of like I said,
this is the most restrictive zoning that
[15:39] allows this kind of use, but it's still
conditional use.
[15:43] So, the existing shop building in the
southern portion was built in the '70s.
[15:47] Um
I found out I don't think I even
[15:51] reported this on the previous rezoning,
but this was affected by the 1998 flood.
[15:56] Um but, the property is no longer in a
floodway.
[16:00] So, it's now protected by
by the bypass levee.
[16:05] » Yeah.
[16:08] » Uh the comprehensive plan does have this
if it would load
[16:13] as agriculture, but that's because when
we did the comprehensive plan um this
[16:19] property was not being used for anything
other than it's actually vacant.
[16:24] Uh so, we just left it as ag.
[16:31] Uh there is a plan in There's a goal in
chapter 4 of the comp plan to try to
[16:36] retain businesses and support their
expansion.
[16:39] This is Basically, it's it's a little
different business, but it's owned by
[16:43] the same It's just uh
the Kimmel's
[16:47] uh plan to expand their operations.
>> Is this affiliated with the other
[16:52] storage units across the street or
>> No, so it's a different competitor.
[16:57] Okay.
[17:01] This So, this is probably confusing,
too.
[17:04] » Yeah.
>> So, it is just is this whole thing here?
[17:07] » Okay.
>> To simplify things, you're actually
[17:11] rezoning a portion of it from C-3 to
C-3.
[17:15] » Okay.
>> So, we're just rezoning the entire
[17:17] property
for the ease for legal certainty.
[17:21] » So, the the So, it's one parcel that has
two two separate
[17:25] » Yeah, right now it has two separate
zoning districts. Okay.
[17:29] Which is unusual, but again, it was
trying to match the uses at the time.
[17:37] And if it would hurry up and draw the
zoning districts there, you can see it.
[17:41] So, again, we rezoned this
in the past to C3 as well. So, that
[17:47] would make this whole
Assuming you approve this, make this
[17:50] whole block here all C3 cuz the
the uh Pepco East is also in a C3
[17:58] district as is Arc City Tire.
And then, of course, it is also C3
[18:03] um where the Groves gas station and
propane places as well.
[18:10] So, definitely compatible with that
neighborhood. So, this is Again, this is
[18:14] the the building that's existing today.
That building that we were just talking
[18:19] about is going to be over in here.
And again, it should be permitted
[18:24] anytime.
>> Can I ask you a question? Sure.
[18:29] Okay.
On that map, there was another parcel
[18:32] behind that that was also zoned
agriculture. Is that the same owner? Is
[18:36] that a different
>> That's a different owner. In fact,
[18:38] that's the
city actually owns that property.
[18:43] » Okay. Somewhere right in there is a
bunch of horses.
[18:47] Will this rezoning impact whoever's
keeping horses there? And Okay. All
[18:53] right.
>> Yeah, I think that's in here.
[18:56] We cuz we've been leas- the city has
been leasing it to
[19:00] the I I don't know if they're actively
putting horses in there, but that's
[19:05] historically, it's been a horse pasture.
>> Okay.
[19:08] » And on this ag is uh Bert Wilson.
And he farms it, actively farms it.
[19:19] So, this is This is what the
This thing's driving me crazy today.
[19:23] This is the area that we're talking
about. So, he's already got it cleared
[19:27] where he's wanting to do this.
[19:32] And this is just a little bit further in
G. That's Arc City Tire. This is the
[19:36] storage units that's behind Arc City
Tire.
[19:40] And well, and this is also storage unit.
[19:47] So, again, I recommend that we do this
rezoning from Ag to C-3 is more
[19:52] appropriate really anyways for this
neighborhood
[19:55] and it certainly would be compatible
with the surrounding area.
[20:06] Hang on.
I don't have a slide for you.
[20:11] What's the name of the road again?
>> Yes, okay. I make a motion to close the
[20:15] public hearing.
>> Second.
[20:19] » Favor.
>> Aye.
[20:21] » Oppose.
>> Aye.
[20:25] » All right.
So, public hearing is closed. So, we
[20:28] just need a motion to to rezone first
and then we're going to
[20:33] talk about sewers. Okay.
>> Technically need two public hearings.
[20:36] » Gotcha.
>> Okay. I I'd like to
[20:39] uh
if the chair would recognize, I'd like
[20:41] to make a motion to rezone 708 East
Madison from agricultural to a general
[20:48] commercial district.
>> I second.
[20:55] » It could be one or two reasons.
>> Roll call.
[20:59] » Uh Chris Johnson.
>> Yes.
[21:03] » Uh Travis Pearman.
>> Yes.
[21:05] » Dwayne Eastman
[21:10] » Did you hear that?
>> Yeah.
[21:12] » All right, we don't have you very loud,
Dwayne.
[21:15] Um
>> Well, I had a question, so I figured
[21:17] that
[21:20] » Uh Cody Richardson
>> Yes.
[21:23] » And Dottie Smith
>> Yes.
[21:26] » Okay.
[21:31] » I'll move on to the next public hearing.
>> All right.
[21:33] » I'll make a motion to open a public
hearing to consider advisability of
[21:37] granting conditional use to the property
at 708 East Madison.
[21:53] » Second the motion.
>> Now, you're the first to speak over
[21:56] here.
[22:00] » I second that.
>> I second.
[22:02] » Oh, I thought Dottie said I
>> Oh, maybe she did.
[22:05] » I just double-checked what I said.
>> You second?
[22:07] » You seconded, Dottie.
>> Yep.
[22:10] » All right.
[22:13] Okay. You want to vote on that, sir?
>> Sure.
[22:16] » Good.
>> Close the public hearing?
[22:19] » Now, open the new one.
>> Oh, yeah.
[22:21] » You need to vote. All in favor?
>> Aye.
[22:23] » Aye.
>> There you go. There you go.
[22:24] » All those opposed?
>> All right, so I'm just going to quickly
[22:28] explain what we're doing here. Um
So
[22:32] in SC3 district because now effectively
SC3 district Uh
[22:39] a self-storage facility has to have a
conditional use permit.
[22:44] Um and so we assign conditions to the
property
[22:48] um based on
what what the use is going to be.
[22:53] I just recommend that we put a condition
in there that it has to meet the
[22:59] the requirements that are already in
zoning regulations for this kind of
[23:03] facility.
Uh
[23:06] talks about fencing, security, um
the doors generally are supposed to face
[23:12] away from the right-of-way. Um
that sort of thing. Those are the kind
[23:16] of standards that are
Uh from what I got from Brad, and you
[23:21] can correct me if I'm wrong, um he's
going to be meeting
[23:25] those standards.
Uh with that issue, so
[23:29] Okay.
Yeah, you can assign other conditions if
[23:33] you desire.
Um I can imagine what that would be.
[23:36] That's fine.
>> Um Josh, will this be fenced?
[23:41] » Yes, it will be. That's one of the
requirements. They will have to be
[23:45] fenced.
And it has to be has to have security,
[23:49] proper lighting, that sort of thing.
[24:01] » Anything else?
>> I don't have anything else to discuss.
[24:04] » Okay.
>> I move we close the public hearing.
[24:09] » Second.
>> All in favor?
[24:12] » Aye. Aye. Opposed?
>> All right. Public hearing closed.
[24:18] Vote on this then.
>> Yes, sir. I'll make a motion.
[24:22] » Get the system to keep rolling.
>> I I move that we grant the conditional
[24:27] use permit for the self-storage facility
in the C-3 zoning. Um with the condition
[24:34] that they must meet the requirements of
regulations in section 9-602.
[24:41] » I second.
>> I thought he got it.
[24:47] » Okay.
Uh Chris Johnson?
[24:50] » Yes.
>> Travis Pearman?
[24:52] » Yes.
>> Dwayne Eastman?
[24:59] » Cody Richardson
>> Yes.
[25:02] » And Addie Smith.
[25:13] Yeah, I will just let you know that
there is going to be a meeting in
[25:17] September.
Um, we have
[25:20] we haven't had plats in like 2 years,
but we have two
[25:24] on the agenda for for September.
One of them um is for
[25:30] uh Casey's North.
They're splitting off a piece of the
[25:34] property. Normally, that would just be a
lot split,
[25:38] but we ran into a lot of problems
when they did title work.
[25:44] And so we're doing some stuff with some
easements.
[25:47] Um, we also discovered that part of
Skyline Road is
[25:51] not properly dedicated as a road.
And so this would also fix that at the
[25:57] same time.
So, we're cleaning up a lot of stuff by
[26:00] doing it in the same platform.
The other one is for a property that's
[26:05] at Spring Gates and Madison.
And this is a property they're splitting
[26:10] into three pieces. They There's a house
on it.
[26:13] Um, but it's a pretty good size property
they're splitting off into three so they
[26:16] can sell off the other two pieces.
>> What What kind of property is it now?
[26:22] » I'm sorry, what was that?
>> How large of a property is it now?
[26:27] » Um,
um,
[26:30] probably it's several acres. It's
probably four or five acres.
[26:34] » Okay.
>> I don't have that in front of me, but
[26:38] » Thanks.
[26:40] » But yeah, those So, those will come
before you at the next meeting. I've got
[26:43] all of the effective battle paperwork.
Now, we just obviously have to go
[26:47] through the motions of making it a
public hearing and
[26:51] and publication and stuff like that.
>> I'll be there.
[26:54] » All I have.
>> And what day will that be, Josh?
[26:59] » That will be on September 8th.
>> Okay, I'll be available.
[27:05] » I'm sure Cody would appreciate that.
[27:09] » It's a good time.
>> I won't be in Kansas,
[27:14] but I'll be available on
>> Oh, well, that's what she's saying. So,
[27:17] you know, you're not off the hook.
>> Okay.
[27:21] » All right.
Yeah, we made it.
[27:24] » Yeah.
[27:28] » All right.
>> All right, Josh.
[27:30] » Motion to adjourn.
>> Yeah.
[27:32] » Second that.
>> Or for anybody.
[27:35] » I second.
>> All right, we're out of here.
[27:38] » All right.
>> All right, go home.
[27:43] » We made it.
>> Yeah, we did.
[27:44] » Good job.
>> I was in question there for a minute.
[27:51] » Where is Springgate?
>> Oh, well, I guess we didn't answer that.
[27:55] Um, it is at the
>> Oh, I see.
[27:57] » Oh, okay.
>> Is that It's a kind of pretty run-down
[28:00] house on the corner there, right?
[28:04] » Yeah, it's Springgate. I second.
>> Exactly. So,
[28:07] » Yeah, and there's a whole lot of covered
trees. It's kind of a nice spot there,
[28:10] yeah.
>> I don't know all of what they're
[28:14] planning to do
[28:17] there, but I