Planning Commission

The Planning Commission is a 10 member board that is appointed by the Board of County Commissioners for 3-year terms. The Planning Commission has the following responsibilities:

To hear and make recommendations concerning amendments to the Zoning and Subdivision Regulations and the Comprehensive Plan;
To make recommendations on development cases based on the Leavenworth County Zoning and Subdivision Regulations; and
To serve as the Board of Zoning Appeals to hear requests for variances from the Leavenworth County Zoning and Subdivision Regulations.

2023 Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals Schedule
Planning Commission Agenda Packets and Meeting Minutes can be found here.

Public Hearing Items	Notification Deadline	Preliminary and Final Plats	Meeting Date
Staff Acceptance	Public Notice	Staff Acceptance
December 16, 2022	December 21, 2022	Friday, December 30, 2022	January 11, 2023
January 13, 2023	January 18, 2023	January 27, 2023	February 8, 2023
February 10, 2023	February 15, 2023	February 24, 2023	March 8, 2023
March 17, 2023	March 22, 22023	March 31, 2023	April 12, 2023
April 14, 2023	April 19, 2023	April 28, 2023	May 10, 2023
May 19, 2023	May 24, 2023	June 2, 2023	June 14, 2023
June 16, 2023	June 21, 2023	June 30, 2023	July 12, 2023
July 14, 2023	July 19, 2023	July 28, 2023	August 9, 2023
August 18, 2023	August 23, 2023	September 1, 2023	September 13, 2023
September 15, 2023	September 20, 2023	September 29, 2023	October 11, 2023
October 13, 2023	October 18, 2023	October 27, 2023	November 8, 2023
November 17, 2023	November 22, 2023	December 1, 2023	December 13, 2023
26 days prior to meeting	21 days prior to meeting	11 days prior to meeting	2nd Wed of Each Month

Notes:
1. If staff acceptance of the complete application has not been received by noon, item will not be placed on agenda and will be heard at a future meeting.
2. All meeting dates are contingent upon complete submissions by the progressive deadline schedule. If any deadline is missed, the application will be DELAYED.
3. When submitting the Preliminary and Final plat concurrently, the application must follow the Preliminary Plat submittal deadline.
4. Complete application submittal will be determined prior to the application being distributed for review. The applicant will be notified if the application is determined to be incomplete.
5. Incomplete or technically deficient plans may be returned without complete review.
6. All comments will be returned to the applicant within 10 business days of submittals and re-submittals of applications.
7. Application that include a traffic study, innovative technology or other non-traditional systems may require additional review times.
8. During periods of unusually heavy submissions, review time may be extended.
9. All applications must have a pre-application meeting at least 5 days prior to submittal of application.