Leavenworth County commissioners conditionally approved two final subdivision plats during the meeting.

Case DEV-25103: Planning staff described a request to plat a roughly 15-acre parcel at 22013 Parallel Road into two lots. The application required an exception because the property’s creek and resulting irregular lot shapes created more lot breaks than the regulation permits. Planning staff said the planning commission recommended approval by a 9–0 vote. A commissioner moved to find the final plat compliant with county zoning and subdivision regulations and to conditionally approve it subject to staff-report conditions; the motion passed on the record.

Case DEV-25118: Staff presented a request to subdivide roughly 14 acres at 19851 219th Street into a 2-acre parcel; the application needed an exception because Lot 2 exceeds the county’s lot-depth-to-width ratio by about 130 feet amid floodplain and topography challenges. Commissioners asked how frequently the county grants exceptions; staff said exceptions have been common recently given parcel constraints, and staff reviewed neighboring counties’ rules and found them largely similar. A motion to conditionally approve DEV-25118 subject to staff conditions carried on the roll call.

Planning staff said conditional approvals follow the conditions in the staff reports and the planning commission recommendations. Commissioners requested continued review of lot-ratio rules if exceptions remain frequent.