Zoning tweaks and a possible revival of a longstanding planning area were part of the Emporia-Lyon County Metropolitan Area Planning Commission’s monthly meeting Tuesday. Board members discussed the potential revival of metropolitan area zoning, or a zone outside the Emporia city limits where the city has some say in zoning matters. The metropolitan area disappeared when the city and Lyon County separately changed their zoning procedures several years ago, and Planning Commission Board Chair Ray Rogers says that model should be at least revisited. Also, board members looked at possibly adding conditional use permit options in several different residential zoning categories as well as potential adjustments to flex use zoning. Rogers says the current zoning regulations were approved with the understanding some adjustments would be needed to “make them more useful to the community.” No action was taken. Separately, board members had a brief overview of Kansas Open Meetings Act and Kansas Open Records Act highlights.
Source: KVOE Emporia Radio
