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.

2025 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 13, 2024	December 18, 2024	December 30, 2024	January 8, 2025
January 17, 2025	January 22, 2025	February 3, 2025	February 12, 2025
February 14, 2025	February 19, 2025	March 3, 2025	March 12, 2025
March 14, 2025	March 19, 2025	March 31, 2025	April 9, 2025
April 18, 2025	April 23, 2025	May 5, 2025	May 14, 2025
May 16, 2025	May 21, 2025	June 2, 2025	June 11, 2025
June 13, 2025	June 18, 2025	June 30, 2025	July 9, 2025
July 18, 2025	July 23, 2025	August 4, 2025	August 13, 2025
August 15, 2025	August 20, 2025	August 29, 2025	September 10, 2025
September 12, 2025	September 17, 2025	September 29, 2025	October 8, 2025
October 17, 2025	October 22, 2025	November 3, 2025	November 12, 2025
November 14, 2025	November 19, 2025	December 1, 2025	December 10, 2025
26 days prior to meeting	21 days prior to meeting	9 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.

Planning Commission Organization

Resolution 2021-25 amended the number of Planning Commissioners appointed to the Commission on July 8^th, 2021. This resolution expanded the Planning Commission from a nine-member board to a ten-member board.

Planning Commission Application PDF

Planning Commission Application Online

Commission District Map

Current Members

The Planning Commission currently has 10 members representing the County's residents.