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Hollywood Catfight Cont’d
With neighbors still opposed, revised Ranch Mart South apartment plan heads to OP City Council The view of the south facade of a new proposed apartment complex, closest to neighboring homes. Image credit Klover Architects.
A scaled-back version of an apartment complex directly south of the Ranch Mart South shopping center near 95th and Mission was once again approved by the Overland Park Planning Commission Monday night.
The controversial project now heads back to the full city council on Jan. 11.
The revised plan which, among other things, lowers the overall height of the proposed complex by about 15 feet passed the commission by a 7-3 voice vote, a wider margin than when the commission okayed the original plan in September by a 6-5 vote. Individual votes were not announced at Monday’s meeting.
Ranch Mart South developers scale back OP apartment plans but neighborhood opposition remains Developers proposing apartments on the south side of the Ranchmart South shopping center will be back at the Overland Park Planning Commission Monday with a scaled-back version they hope will be more acceptable to the adjacent neighborhood.
However the nearby homeowners say the building is still too big and close for them to be convinced.
Updated plans include height reduction, wider setbacks
EPC Real Estate Group reconfigured the $35 million project after the city council sent it back to the planning commission over concerns about its height and buffer with the neighborhood, which consists mostly of single-story homes.