RESOLUTION NO. 2196
RESOLUTION NO. PC-47
A RESOLUTION FOR ADOPTION OF THE 1988 LAND USE INTENSITY SYSTEM UPDATE:
RESCINDING CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 1732 AND PLANNING COMMISSION
RESOLUTION NO. 20.
WHEREAS, the Governing Body and Planning Commission of the City of Overland Park,
Kansas, adhere to principles of rational, efficient, effective and equitable planning; and
WHEREAS, the Governing Body and Planning Commission desire that developments continue
to maintain or enhance the quality of life for all residents, present and future, of Overland Park; and
WHEREAS, the Governing Body and Planning Commission, upon recognizing a need for
translating the Master Plan into current situations and to avoid the hazards of incremental zoning
decisions, adopted the Land Use Intensity System; and
WHEREAS, the Land Use Intensity System has been researched, tested and applied over a
period of eleven (11) years with general success; and
WHEREAS, the Governing Body and Planning Commission found the need for revisions to
reflect increased concern with traffic volumes and impacts from the LUI Traffic Study, to increase the
administrative precision, and to eliminate confusing aspects of the present system; and
WHEREAS, the Governing Body and Planning Commission recognized the need for clarifying
the linkages between the Master Plan, Zoning Ordinance, Capital Improvements Program and other
City policies; and
WHEREAS, the Governing Body and Planning Commission seek to include all the major
developable tracts within the City in the Land Use Intensity System.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY AND PLANNING
COMMISSION:
That the Governing Body and Planning Commission on their own behalf and on behalf of all
citizens of the City of Overland Park, Kansas, do hereby adopt The 1988 Land Use Intensity System
Update, duly incorporated by reference and on file in the office of the City Clerk as an appropriate
planning guide for the review and action on development proposals within the City.
RESOLUTION NO. 2196 - Continued
FURTHER, the Governing Body and Planning Commission do hereby adopt the following
provisions:
PROVISION #1
The City Council and Planning Commission shall in the review of rezoning cases and development
proposals use the Land Use Intensity System Update as a technical and policy planning guide in their
evaluation of these proposals. The Governing Body's action shall generally follow and comply with the
principles explained within the Land Use Intensity System Update provided it is consistent with other
established planning criteria and shown to be in the best interest of the citizens of Overland Park.
PROVISION #2
In those cases where zoning has been granted which approaches or exceeds the intensities and traffic
handling capacities displayed in the Land Use Intensity Traffic Report and any amendments thereto, the
Governing Body or Planning Commission may require as part of the rezoning process each individual
developer to provide the City a professional traffic engineering report that addresses the problem of
roadway capacity and phasing of development.
In addition, the Governing Body and Planning Commission shall be on record as encouraging
developers to phase, restructure, or reduce the size of their development; to use staggered work hours;
to use ridesharing techniques; and to use public transportation until the traffic overloads displayed are
reduced.
PROVISION #3
Since most efforts produced by urban development are irreversible, it is most important to the citizens
of Overland Park, Kansas, that overdevelopment does not occur. However, it an applicant finds that
these techniques are unreasonable as applied to his/her project, it shall be the intent of the Governing
Body and Planning Commission that certain remedies, adjustments, or allowances may be permitted
provided the relief is the minimum necessary and the relief granted does not undermine the intent and
purpose of the Land Use Intensity System Update.
PROVISION #4
The 1988 Addendum to the 1983 Land Use Intensity System Update was completed to include the
Stanley-Morse area which was annexed in 1985. Unique development patterns in Stanley were
established prior to its annexation and it is the intent of the Governing Body and Planning Commission
to recognize the special character of this area of the City. The Addendum to the Land Use Intensity
System Update is sensitive to this and the criteria within this guide has been adapted to the special
developmental circumstances of Stanley. Specifically, the land use intensity ratings are assigned in
ten-acre tracts as opposed to forty-acre tracts which are used in the rest of Overland Park. This was
done to discourage consolidation of properties when necessary to achieve the best site planning
potential.
RESOLUTION NO. 2196 - Continued
PROVISION #5
The Governing Body and Planning Commission recognize the need to keep the Land Use Intensity
System Update current. Therefore, another purpose for writing the 1988 Addendum to the Land Use
Intensity System is to update land use intensity
assignments in the K-150 Corridor. The 1986, K-150 Corridor Study assigned new land uses as well as
new land use intensity ratings to the Corridor. Other land use changes have also occurred through
rezonings since the K-150 Corridor Study was completed. All of these changes are reflected in the 1988
addendum.
ADOPTED by the Planning Commission of the City of Overland Park this 26th day of
September, 1988.
(s) Charlene Conrad
Chairwoman
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
(s) Karen Arnold-Burger
Assistant City Attorney
APPROVED by the Governing Body of the City of Overland Park this 17th day of October,
1988.
(s) Ed Eilert
Mayor
ATTEST:
(s) Bernice Crummett
Finance Director/City Clerk