The Overland Park Planning Commission voted on April 7 to continue consideration of the Investcorp rezoning (REZ 2025‑01) for property south of 170th Street and west of Plum Road to the commission’s May 12 meeting, after discussion about a missing segment of 170 Seventh Street and several neighbors’ stormwater concerns.

What’s proposed: The applicant requested rezoning from RP‑1A (small‑lot residential) to RP‑4 (planned cluster housing) to allow construction of 92 duplexes (184 units). The plan includes internal greenway and trail connections, a sport court and other neighborhood amenities; it would change an area shown on the future land‑use map as traditional neighborhood and proposes a collector street (180th Street) across the south edge.

Why commissioners continued the item: Staff explained the original preliminary plat assumed a future continuation of 170 Seventh Street, but the landowner to the north currently controls the final short block and is not participating; the developer would need to pay to extend roughly 183 feet of right‑of‑way or secure an easement to create a continuous east–west connection. Commissioners said the missing connection raises long‑term circulation concerns: if 170 Seventh is not completed the subdivision design will stub into the neighboring property and make future network connectivity harder. Several commissioners said they were comfortable advancing the concept but wanted either the on‑site connection refined or a clear, documented plan for off‑site right‑of‑way acquisition before recommending approval.

Drainage and downstream concerns: Residents and adjacent landowners raised flooding and erosion concerns. Speakers described erosion on farmland to the west and sections of local roadways and ditches that overtop during strong storms. The applicant’s engineers reviewed existing studies and told the commission the increased release was small (an estimated 2–3 cubic feet per second, roughly a 1% increase) and that detention and quality practices would be used; they added that the basin installed with earlier phases was sized to manage the watershed flows and that common maintenance agreements would govern outlet inspection and upkeep. Neighbors requested that any downstream pipe and culvert upgrades be identified and that draft plans for outlet improvements be shared as part of the next review.

Next steps: Commissioners voted unanimously to continue the rezoning to May 12, giving staff and the applicant time to pursue additional discussions with adjacent landowners about right‑of‑way and to provide further stormwater details and potential cost‑share approaches for downstream pipe or culvert improvements. The commission emphasized that any future preliminary plat must demonstrate workable street connections and acceptable drainage mitigation before a final approval could be recommended.