Municipal Services - Planning Department

City Planner: Don E. Slone, AICP, CFM
City Hall, 205 E Second
(913) 667-1708
dslone@bonnersprings.org

Mission

To ensure the orderly and efficient development of the city through effective administration of the Comprehensive Plan, Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations.

Contact Us

If you are interested in developing land, splitting or vacating a parcel of land, rezoning or requesting a variance to our Zoning Ordinance or Subdivision Regulations, contact the Planning Department Secretary, 913-667-1710, plancodesec@bonnersprings.org.

New Items:

The informational documents listed below are offered in Adobe PDF format. For additional information, please contact the Planning Department.

• Comprehensive Plan
• Future Land Use Map
• Zoning Ordinance
• Zoning Map
• Sign Regulation
• Site Plan Requirements
• Subdivision Regulations
• APWA Standard Specifications and Design Criteria as Amended:
• Standard Specifications:
1. Section 2900 – Waterlines
2. Section 2500 – Sanitary Sewers
• Design Criteria:
1. Section 5500 – Sanitary Sewers and Appurtances
2. Section 5600 – Storm Drainage Systems and Facilities
3. Section 5900 – Waterlines and Appurtances
• Standard Drawings
• Bonner Springs Projects – Completed
• Bonner Springs Projects – Ongoing
• The Planning and Development Process
• Planning Department Calendar

Completed Projects:

CLICK HERE: for a list of completed projects.

Application Forms

The following application forms are available on-line in Adobe PDF format. For additional information, please contact the Planning Department.

• Board of Zoning Appeals Application/Appeal Form
• Comprehensive Plan Change Application
• Earth Change Permit Application
• Easement Vacation Petition
• Final Development Plan Application
• Final Plat Application
• Landscape Plan Review Application
• Lot Split Application
• Neighborhood Revitalization Property Tax Application
• Preliminary Development Plan Application
• Preliminary Plat Application
• Sign Permit Application
• Site Plan Review Application
• Special Use Permit Application
• Petition for Rezoning Property

Committee Support

Two committees provide support to the Planning Department:

• Planning Commission – The nine members of the Planning Commission are appointed at large by the mayor with the approval of the City Council. Meetings are held on the fourth Tuesday of each month, 7:00 p.m. at City Hall. Their purpose is to adopt and amend regulations governing development, land use, and zoning requirements and to approve planning documents.
• Board of Zoning Appeals – The five members of the Board of Zoning Appeals are appointed at large by the mayor with the approval of the City Council. Meetings are held on an as-needed basis. Their purpose is to consider appeals and variances to official decisions pertaining to the city’s zoning requirements.

Neighborhood Revitalization Property Tax Rebate Programs

The Neighborhood Revitalization Property Tax Programs help promote Revitalization of the (1) inner urban area of the City, (2) Lake of the Forest, and (3) Northwest Area of the City and Vitalization of (1) the K-7 commercial corridor, (2) a large area extending north to I-70 from the inner urban area, and (3) the area adjacent to the Kansas Speedway. The programs provide the opportunity for property tax rebates on the assessed value of qualifying improvements to any property located in one of the program areas. The Application Form and Application Procedures and Rules for Determination of Eligilbility for the Neighborhood Revitalization Property Tax Rebate Programs is offered in Adobe PDF format.

Locating a Property Owner

Contact the Unified Government Base Mapping/GIS at (913) 573-2943. For property in the City of Bonner Springs within Johnson County, contact the Johnson County Register of Deeds at (913) 715-2300 or at rod.jocogov.org. The necessary information to determine property ownership would include the parcel number or street address of the property.