7.1 Ordinance No. 23-11146 CKF Addiction Zoning RequestCITY OF SALINA
REQUEST FOR CITY COMMISSION ACTION DATE TIME
03/13/2023 4:00 P.M.
AGENDA SECTION ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT: FISCAL APPROVAL:
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ITEM: Ordinance No. 23-11146
Application #Z23-1, filed by Shane Hudson on behalf of CKF Addiction Treatment, Inc., requesting a
change in zoning district classification from 1-2 (Light Industrial) to C-1 (Restricted Business) to unify
the zoning of the CKF campus and to allow addiction treatment housing on property CKF is acquiring
from Saint Francis Community Services, Inc. The subject property is legally described as Lots 37, 39,
41, 43, 45 and 47 on Second Street, plus the west half of the vacated north -south alley, all in the
Original Town of Salina, Saline County, Kansas and addressed as 509 E. Elm Street.
[Under Kansas law, pending Application #Z23-1, requesting the rezoning of a portion of the
property addressed as 509 E Elm Street is a quasi-judicial land use matter to which the rules of
due process apply. In order to assure that all Commissioners are able to fairly consider the
ordinance on the basis of the same publicly presented information, no one should initiate what
is referred to as "ex -parte" contact with a Commissioner regarding the case, nor should a
Commissioner entertain any such contacts. In order to assure that all Commissioners are
acting with the same publicly presented information and to avoid any suggestion that a
Commissioner has prematurely reached a conclusion regarding this ordinance,
Commissioners should refrain from any private discussion of the case with other
Commissioners prior to the final public action on the ordinance.]
BACKGROUND:
The subject property is part of the Original Town of Salina which was platted in 1862. The property is
the site of the former Dunbar Elementary School which is a two -and -a half story structure constructed
in 1921 and 1922. Dunbar Elementary School was established as a segregated school for elementary
black children within the city of Salina under separate but equal laws sanctioned by the state
legislature and an 1896 U.S. Supreme Court decision in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson (high school
children were never segregated in Salina). The brick masonry building was designed by Oklahoma
City Architect William T. Schmidt, in Modified English Revival style. Prior to the construction of the
former Dunbar Elementary School, the property had been occupied by 10 houses that were acquired
by condemnation proceedings on March 21, 1921 and were replaced by the school building. The
school was formally dedicated on November 17, 1922 as a segregated school for black children within
the City of Salina.
Following the May 17, 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka,
the Salina Board of Education announced in early 1955 that pupils of any race should enroll in the
elementary school nearest their home. Enrollment for Dunbar Elementary School dropped from 108
students in 1954 to just 28 students in 1955. The school was closed before the 1956 school year as
the school board decided that the building could no longer be feasibly maintained as a public school.
The vacant school was used occasionally for meeting space during the next few years, but suffered
vandalism and damage to its exterior. The vacant Dunbar Elementary School and its surrounding site
was purchased by the Board of Directors of Saint Francis Boys Homes in 1959.
AGENDA SECTION
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CITY OF SALINA
REQUEST FOR CITY COMMISSION ACTION DATE TIME
03/13/2023 4:00 P.M.
ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT:
Community and Development
Services
Planning Division
BY: Dean Andrew
FISCAL APPROVAL:
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FINAL APPROVAL:
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Prior to the city wide comprehensive rezoning on February 14, 1977, the entire Dunbar Elementary
School property was zoned B (Two Family) dwelling district. The 1977 comprehensive rezoning,
rezoned the east half of the former Dunbar Elementary School to C-1 (Restricted Business) and the
west half of the former Dunbar Elementary School to 1-2 (Light Industrial) district. Based on its
research, staff has concluded that the purpose of rezoning the west half of the property differently than
the east half of the property is that it was based on the assumption at the time that the former Dunbar
Elementary School would be demolished and the site would be redeveloped as part of the Northeast
Industrial Park urban renewal effort.
In 1998, the Heritage Commission and City Commission designated the former Dunbar Elementary
School as a Local Landmark.
In addition to the former Dunbar Elementary School building, the property also features two (2)
separate modular structures that were added to the site in 2000 (with another two (2) separate modular
structures also added to the east half of the former Dunbar Elementary School property).
*For a more comprehensive report on the history of this property, see the attached Dunbar Elementary
School History report.
Nature of Current Request
CKF Addiction Treatment currently owns and operates a treatment facility across the street at 617 E.
Elm Street. This property is zoned C-1 (Restricted Business). They are looking to expand their
operations to the 509 E. Elm Street property by converting two (2) of the modular buildings on the
property into residential housing accessory to their treatment program with up to 24 beds for women
and children who are without housing and in need of intensive outpatient addiction treatment. Women
attending the program would receive structured services on-site seven (7) days a week and would be
eligible to stay in the program for up to 90 days. During their time in the program, a team consisting
of a licensed counselor, certified peer mentor, and two (2) case managers deliver support, skills
groups, individual counseling, group counseling, and connection to community resources. CKF
Addiction Treatment is proposing to assist women in the program in their recovery process as well as
in accessing employment, health care, child care, education, and ongoing housing plans. The current
1-2 zoning would not allow the residential treatment portion of their program because residential uses
are not allowed in the 1-2 district.
CKF Addiction Treatment has a contract to purchase the former Dunbar School property from Saint
Francis Community Services, Inc. and is proposing to rezone the west half of the property to C-1 to
match the zoning of the east half in order to unify the zoning of the expanded CKF Addiction Treatment
campus and allow addiction treatment housing on the property.
AGENDA SECTION
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CITY OF SALINA
REQUEST FOR CITY COMMISSION ACTION DATE TIME
03/13/2023 4:00 P.M.
ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT
Community and Development
Services
Planning Division
BY: Dean Andrew
Intent and Purpose of the C-1 Restricted Business District
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The C-1 district is designed to provide for a restricted commercial alternative to multiple -family
development adjacent to arterial streets and highways, and at the same time avoid the typical strip
commercial development. To achieve this end, a very limited number of nonretail businesses are
permitted.
C-1 District Zoning Regulations
Use and development of the subject property would be subject to the following standards and
limitations:
1. Uses — Business, professional and medical offices would be permitted in this commercial
district. Residential uses are allowed as a conditional use in the C-1 district and also as an
accessory use to a principal permitted use.
2. Minimum lot area: 7,500 sq. ft.
Existing lot area: West half = 37,500 sq. ft. (The entire property is 75,000 sq. ft.)
3. Minimum lot width: 75 ft.
Existing lot width: West half = 125 ft. wide (The entire property is 250 ft. wide)
4. Minimum lot depth: 100 ft.
Existing lot depth: West half = 300 ft. deep (The entire property is 300 ft. deep)
5. Setbacks
(Elm Street): Minimum 25 ft. from property line, 55 ft. from center line required.
Existing — 33 ft. from property line; 83 ft. from center line.
(Second Street): Minimum 25 ft. from property line, 55 ft. from center line required.
Existing — 35 ft. from property line; 75 ft. from center line.
(Front Street): Minimum 25 ft. from property line, 55 ft. from center line required.
Existing — 35 ft. from property line; 75 ft. from center line.
North side yard: Minimum 8 ft. side yard required.
Existing — 77 ft. to North property line.
6. Maximum lot coverage: 30%
Proposed lot coverage: 19.05% (14,290 sq. ft. / 75,000 sq. ft.
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7. Off-street parking: One (1) space for every 300 sq. ft. of floor area devoted to offices. One (1)
space for every 200 sq. ft. devoted to medical/treatment rooms. The space devoted to CKF's
proposed residential treatment program would be included in this parking calculation.
8. Landscaping: Twenty (20) sq. ft. / lineal ft. of street frontage.
*Any substantial improvements to the property (a 30% increase in floor area or 50% increase
in the Saline County appraised value) would require the property to be modified and site
landscaping added to conform with the City's Landscape Regulations.
9. Screening: Site obscuring screening at least 6 ft. in height is required around any trash
dumpsters. Off-street parking spaces would also need to be screened from the adjacent street
if new parking areas are added or any substantial improvements are made to the property.
10. Signage — One (1) sq. ft. per lineal foot of building frontage. A maximum of four (4) signs per
lot is permitted, however no single sign may exceed 32 sq. ft.
Suitability of the Site for Development Under Existing Zoning
This factor deals with the suitability of the property for development under the existing 1-2 zoning and
also whether the current zoning has inhibited development of the property.
The former Dunbar Elementary School property has been owned by Saint Francis and used for their
administrative offices and social services since 1959. Staff believes the reason that the west half of
the property was rezoned to 1-2 (Light Industrial) district while the east half of the property was rezoned
to C-1 (Restricted Business) district when the City of Salina was comprehensively rezoned in 1977,
was because it was envisioned that the former Dunbar Elementary School building would be
demolished and the property would be redeveloped with office type uses on the east half and industrial
type uses on the west half. However, that never came to fruition and the former school building was
designated as a Local Landmark in 1998 and still remains fully intact today.
The applicant, CKF, owns the adjacent property to the east and is in the process of purchasing the
subject property to expand their campus. CKF's existing property to the east is zoned C-1 and the
east half of the property is zoned C-1. The C-1 zoning district fits their use as a profession/medical
office and treatment facility. Having the entire former Dunbar Elementary School property zoned C-1
would unify the property under one zoning district that would better fit both the existing Saint Francis
use as well as the proposed CKF use. After meeting with representatives of CKF, the Zoning
Administrator determined that the proposed use of the modular buildings was an extension of CKF's
residential treatment program that they operate at 617 East Elm (also zoned C-1) and that the
residential component is a permitted accessory use of their patient treatment program. The housing
is temporary and not permanent and only individuals in CKF's programs will be housed there.
AGENDA SECTION
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Character of the Neighborhood
CITY OF SALINA
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ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT:
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Planning Division
BY: Dean Andrew
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This factor deals with whether the requested C-1 zoning would be compatible with the zoning and
uses of nearby property.
When the Urban Renewal Plan for this area was adopted, the lots along Front Street were zoned C-1
to encourage office instead of industrial uses along Front Street. The property at 617 E. Elm Street
was zoned C-1 at that time. The C-1 zoning district is generally considered an appropriate "buffer"
district and is often located adjacent between residential districts and more intensive commercial and
industrial districts. This property is bordered by industrial properties to the north and west and the
existing C-1 district to the east is adjacent to residential properties. If the zoning of the west half of
the former Dunbar Elementary School were to be rezoned to C-1, it would expand the C-1 district
buffer between the industrial properties to the west and the residential properties to the east.
Because the applicant is requesting approval of a C-1 zoning district, the uses permitted in this
particular district can be restricted to business, professional and medical offices, which would fit how
the property has been used since Saint Francis purchased the property in 1959 and would unify the
zoning on the site and make it subject to a single set of development standards. It would also be
consistent with the existing C-1 zoned property to the east owned by CKF.
Public Utilities and Services
This factor deals with whether the proposed rezoning will create traffic congestion, overtax public
utilities, cause drainage problems, overload public schools, jeopardize fire or police protection or
otherwise detrimentally affect public services and whether the property owner or developer will provide
the public improvements necessary to adequately serve the development.
Existing Utilities
1. Water: There is a north -south six (6) inch water line in Front Street.
2. Sanitary Sewer: There is a north -south 10 inch sanitary sewer line that runs down the middle of
this property, between the modular buildings. There is also an east -west eight (8)
inch sanitary sewer line that runs between the modular buildings.
3. Storm Sewer: There are storm sewer inlets at both the Second Street and Elm Street
intersections and Front Street and Elm Street intersections that connect to a 15
inch storm sewer in Elm Street which flows east where it discharges into the old
Smoky Hill River channel.
Existing utilities are adequate to meet the utility needs of the proposed project.
AGENDA SECTION
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ITEM
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Streets and Traffic
CITY OF SALINA
REQUEST FOR CITY COMMISSION ACTION DATE TIME
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ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT:
Community and Development
Services
Planning Division
BY: Dean Andrew
FISCAL APPROVAL:
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Elm Street, Second Street and Front Street are all classified as local streets. The most recent traffic
counts (completed in 2020) in this area do not have any figures on the number of vehicles that use
Elm Street, Second Street, or Front Street. The closest traffic counts the city has in this area are on
North Street near the intersection with North 3rd Street which carries 2,700 v.p.d. and on Ash Street
near the intersection with North 5th Street, which carries 3,920 v.p.d. The proposed CKF treatment
center is not a typical medical clinic in terms of daily patient volumes and would be similar in operation
to Saint Francis Services. Additionally, CKF is already operating in the area on the property directly
to the east so the proposed zoning change should not impact the traffic carrying capacity of Elm Street,
Second Street or Front Street.
Conformance with Comprehensive Plan
This factor deals with whether the proposed rezoning would be contrary to the goals, objectives and
policies of the plan and whether the proposed rezoning would require an amendment to the plan and
whether an amendment could be reasonably justified.
The City's Future Land Use Plan map shows these properties as being a part of the
Office/Employment land use area.
The Comprehensive Plan identifies the C-1 zoning district as a potential zoning district under the
Employment land use category with offices and institutional uses being appropriate secondary uses.
Secondary Uses:
• Office
• Retail/Service
Location Criteria (Secondary Uses):
• Limited to support of Employment uses (general office and retail/service uses as
principle uses should be focused in downtown or mixed-use centers); OR
• Included as part of an overall campus integrating a number of different employment
intensive uses.
Development Criteria (Secondary Uses):
• Transitions between commercial development and less intense adjacent uses and
neighborhoods should minimize the impacts of noise, light, traffic, operations and
intensity of the commercial uses.
The adjacent C-1 zoned properties (to the east) act as a transition buffer between the industrial
properties to the west and the residential properties to the east. If the requested rezoning were
CITY OF SALINA
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AGENDA SECTION ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT: FISCAL APPROVAL:
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approved, it would increase the C-1 transition buffer which is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan
Development Criteria for Secondary Uses.
Staff believes the C-1 zoning being requested by the applicant is consistent with the
Office/Employment land use designation because the residential component is accessory to CKF's
overall mission of addiction treatment.
FISCAL NOTE:
There is no fiscal impact associated with this rezoning request.
Planning Commission Recommendation:
The Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on this rezoning request on February 21, 2023.
Following presentation of the staff report, comments from the applicant and comments and questions
from Planning Commission members, the Planning Commission voted 4-0 to recommend approval of
Application #Z23-1 changing the zoning classification of the West half of the former Dunbar
Elementary School site from 1-2 (Light Industrial) to C-1 (Restricted Business) to match the zoning of
the east side of the property. The Planning Commission's recommendation was based on the following
findings:
1. The property is more suitable for commercial use than industrial use and the C-1 zoning
district better reflects how the property has historically been used (offices and social services)
by Saint Francis since 1959 and how CKF plans to use the property in the future.
2. The residential treatment housing that CKF is proposing in the existing modular buildings
would not be allowed under the current 1-2 zoning on the west half of the property.
3. The rezoning request area is adjacent to existing C-1 zoned property so the requested C-1
zoning would be compatible with the zoning and uses of nearby property. Approval of C-1
zoning would be a logical extension of the existing C-1 district along this portion of the Elm
Street corridor and CKF campus and would unify the zoning of the property and make it
subject to a single set of development standards.
4. Needed public utilities and streets are already in place to serve the needs of the rezoning
request area.
5. The requested C-1 zoning is consistent with the Office/Employment land use designation in
the Comprehensive Plan.
AGENDA SECTION
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ITEM
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CITY OF SALINA
REQUEST FOR CITY COMMISSION ACTION DATE TIME
03/13/2023 4:00 P.M.
ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT:
Community and Development
Services
Planning Division
BY: Dean Andrew
COMMISSION ACTION OR RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Staff has identified the following options for the City Commission's consideration:
FISCAL APPROVAL:
BY:
FINAL APPROVAL:
BY:
1. Approve Ordinance No. 23-11146 on first reading changing the zoning district classification of
the west half of the former Dunbar school site as requested.
2. Disagree with the recommendation of the Planning Commission and return this application to
the Planning Commission for reconsideration of their recommendation. The Commission should
state its reasons for disagreeing.
3. Recommend that consideration of this ordinance be postponed to a future meeting date to allow
the applicant and staff to provide additional information prior to further consideration of this
rezoning request.
4. Approve a motion to deny the applicant's request for C-1 (Restricted Business) zoning on the
west half of the former Dunbar School property citing the reasons therefor. (This action would
require four (4) affirmative votes).
Attachments:
1.
Application
2.
Site Survey
3.
Vicinity Map
4.
Existing Utilities Map
5.
Excerpt of 02/21/23 Planning
6.
Ordinance 23-11146
CC: Shane Hudson, CKF
Commission Minutes
Attachment
Background Report
History of Former Dunbar Elementary School
Dunbar Elementary School History
Architectural Significance
The former Dunbar Elementary School is a two -and -a -half story utilitarian structure located
at 509 East Elm Street, three (3) blocks east of the northern portion of the Downtown Salina
Business District. The modern school facility was constructed during 1921 and 1922. The
brick masonry building was designed by Oklahoma City Architect William T. Schmidt, in the
Modified English Revival style. Its construction features decorative brick coursework and
raised brick ornament, but is without the crenellated battlements at the roofline and sculpted
stone insets common to English Tudor or the more popular Collegiate Gothic schools
designed during the same period.
The building was constructed of fire proof materials, with a concrete foundation, frame,
floors and roof. A buff red brick curtain wall covers the exterior which measures 84 feet
wide, along the principal facade, fronting East Elm Street, and is 48 feet in depth. A
smaller brick, two story wing containing the physical plant measures 32 feet wide by 18
feet deep and extends from the north fagade aligned with the west wall. A one story, brick
vestibule projects from the center of the west facade. The building's roof is concealed
behind a level parapet which is broken by stepped wall dormers centered at the east
and west facades and gabled at the rear facade. A chimney is located behind the east
dormer and there is a metal chimney flue at the center of the main roof. The building's
first floor is located at mid-level to the ground and the elevated second floor serves as the
main entrance. The building's most prominent feature is a three (3) story brick vault which
encloses the main entrance, centrally located on the principal fagade. The vault extends
a story above the building's parapet and is end gabled.
A contrasting buff brown brick is used to accent the roof parapet, a lower water table and
spandrel above the line of upper window heads and composes window heads and sills.
The darker brick also embellishes window surrounds and forms a symmetrical series of
rectilinear, diamond and circular shaped ornaments which accent both the front fagade of
the building and the vault enclosure. Brick wall dormers on the east and west facades
also repeat these arts and crafts patterns. A brick stringcourse circles the base of the
building and connects the window surrounds of the principal fagade. The front entrance
doorway repeats the arch seen at the entrance vault. The elevated front entry is
approached by a concrete stair with brick end walls.
Conversion of the then vacant school building to offices of Saint Francis Academy, Inc. in
1959 led to the alteration of some exterior features. Original wood window components
of the south fagade, containing six (6) over nine (9) and six (6) over 12 lights, and standing
six (6) ft. in height, have been replaced with smaller metal window systems. The original
masonry openings have been narrowed by an infill or paneled brick on each side and
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addition of metal panels which close the remaining height. Original parabolic arched first
floor window openings on either side of the main entrance are completely closed at the
west location and partially infilled at the east with a brick and metal window system. The
original doorway at the main entrance, and windows directly above, have been replaced
with modern glass and metal components. Window openings on the east and north
facades, and first floor windows of the west fapade have been infilled. A line of smaller
windows opening onto the former gymnasium and auditorium on the west fagade remain
with six (6) lighted metal components in each.
The Dunbar School building was designed by William T. Schmidt. Two other Salina
schools, Lincoln Junior High and Lowell Elementary School were designed by Schmidt
and built in 1915, as well as the Salina Masonic Temple, 336 S. Santa Fe, completed in
1923. Except for the four existing buildings in Salina designed by Schmidt, his Oklahoma
City architectural practice is not well documented. Oklahoma, by State mandate, began
certification of new and already practicing architects in 1925, awarding Schmidt License
No. 63 by the Grandfather Clause. State licensing of architects, mandated in Kansas
during 1949, did not record projects or licenses in Kansas for Schmidt following State
registration there. He continued his Oklahoma City practice until retiring, due to health, in
1957. Like other school designers of the early 1920's, his work was influenced by classical
Revival styles. His most prominent Salina project, the Greek revival Masonic Temple, was
designated a Local Landmark in 1986 by the Salina Heritage Commission, and has been
determined eligible by the State Historic Preservation Office for the National Register of
Historic places. Lowell Elementary School, at 1009 Highland was constructed as a
neighborhood elementary school distinguished by a Classical entrance to its original
structure. The more distinctive Lincoln Junior High School, at 210 West Mulberry, is
designed in Ornate English Revival Style. Its brick exterior is embellish by a tile roofed
central tower, raised entry, limestone sculpture and terra cotta ornament. Both the
Roosevelt — Lincoln buildings and the former Lowell School building were determined to
be eligible and have been placed on the National Register of Historic Places
An architectural rendering showing the planned Dunbar School was published in the
Salina Journal January 21, 1921. It shows that a classically influenced front entry was
considered for the school, with Ionic columns carrying a pediment entablature similar to
Lowell School. This original design was replaced with a modified vault, arched opening
and brick ornament by the architect before construction. The school, as originally
constructed, was considered one of the most modern structures for educational purposes
in the state. It was equipped with a complete building plant, 7 classrooms, auditorium and
gymnasium, kindergarten and faculty offices. It was also designed to serve as a local
community center. The school site covers one half a city block, measuring 250 feet in
width and 300 feet in depth. A paved parking area was located on the west side of the
structure with a smaller fenced parking area located to the rear of the building. The vacant
area north of the school building was occupied by four (4) modular buildings in 2000. As
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the sole structure located on the site, the former Dunbar School, is a prominent feature
along East Elm Street.
Historical Significance
The former Dunbar School was constructed as a modern educational facility to serve the
black elementary age students of Salina. Although the school was constructed to serve
black students from kindergarten through elementary grades, it also served grades 7 and
8. The building, named for black poet and author Paul Lawrence Dunbar, opened on
September 22, 1922. Prior to the establishment of Dunbar School, all Salina schools had
been integrated, with black children attending the closest neighborhood facility, which
was most often Second Ward School, located in the 200 block of West Elm Street.
Completion of the school marked the advent of segregation in Salina, when white and
black elementary school students were placed in separate facilities. Salina High School
remained integrated. After the Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka Civil Rights case
was heard by the United States Supreme Court in 1954, and its momentous decision,
segregation of black elementary school age children at Dunbar ended with those students
free to enroll in other Salina schools. Dunbar continued as in integrated school until it was
closed because of declining enrolment in 1956.
In establishing the Dunbar School in 1922, the Salina Board of Education was following
a National trend to operate separate public schools for blacks and whites. The Kansas
Legislature in 1879, had granted First -Class cities (those with more than 15,000
residents) the authority to organize and maintain separate elementary school for black
and white children. For many years segregated schooling elsewhere in the nation, was
also sanctioned by a 1896 U.S. Supreme Court decision in the case of Plessy v.
Ferguson, which had found no Constitutional exception to a Louisiana Law requiring
separate railway coaches for blacks and whites, if blacks were offered equal
accommodations. This "separate -but -equal" principle, which legitimized racial
segregation in public transportation, carried over to the legitimacy of racial segregation in
the schools, In response to these two laws, Boards of Education in cities like Topeka,
Wichita and Salina created a dual system of racially segregated schools. In 1950,
attorneys for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
chose the segregated Monroe School in Topeka as one of the places in which to
challenge the Plessy v. Ferguson decision. The Brown case included 13 families for their
20 children in Kansas, as well as other cases in South Carolina, Virginia, Delaware and
Washington, D.C.
The State of Kansas may have seemed an unusual back drop for the hearing of this Civil
Rights case. The issue of Statehood for Kansas was not resolved until after the start of
the Civil War when an anti -slavery constitution was adopted and Kansas was admitted to
the Union as the 34th State. This ended years of battles between pro -slavery and anti-
slavery forces within the State following passage of the Kansas -Nebraska Act of 1854.
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From the end of Civil War until 1890 Kansas grew rapidly and prospered. The passage
of the Homestead Act of 1862 and the coming of the railroads promoted rapid growth and
thousands of freestaters and former slaves migrated to Kansas. In doing so, they changed
the face of the Kansas frontier, joining white settlers and Native Americans in integrating
the prairie. Many black soldiers also served in the 9th and 10th Cavalries at Fort Riley, at
Fort Larned and Fort Hays and later became homesteaders on free government land.
Four black townships were organized in Kansas during this time, but only one, Nicodemus
founded in 1877, remains today. At first, the "Exodusters", as they were called, were
welcome and treated kindly but as their numbers grew violence threatened. Both
nationally and locally hostile attitudes towards blacks was to increase around the turn of
the century.
With the advent of World War I, many blacks had migrated to the industrial North, drawn
by high wages and job openings in mills and factories brought about by the draft. There
they had no choice but to move into districts previously reserved for whites. For the
returning 400,000 black soldiers, the ending of World War I offered an opportunity to break
out of the narrow social system of the South and many moved to the North and Midwest,
where they faced less discrimination. Even there though they often suffered from
wretched housing, low pay and the animosity of unskilled white workers who feared their
competition. White soldiers returning from World War I often found that their own jobs had
sometimes been taken by both black and white workers. Intolerance of those days took
many forms. In the uneasy atmosphere of the day, extremist groups showed their
resentment to the delicate equilibrium of racial adjustment, and this was enough to kindle
violent racial strife.
Racial disturbances peaked in the United Stated from June to December of 1919 with
violent outbreaks in twenty-five Northern and Midwest cities including Chicago and Tulsa.
Repercussions in the Midwest of this rising tide of racism resulted in the 1909 State
Legislature enabling the Wichita Board of Education to establish separate schools for
blacks. The Board passed a resolution in 1911 requesting a bond issue for the
construction of four new school facilities for black elementary students. Similarly by 1885
segregation was well established in Topeka, and by 1951, there were 18 elementary
schools for whites and four for blacks in the Topeka school system. Black patrons
opposed segregation from its beginning and the Kansas Supreme Court heard a total of
11 cases in Kansas challenging local school boards. One of the early cases in Topeka
was in 1903 when Mr. William Reynolds, a black man living in Topeka tried to enroll his
son in a school reserved for whites. He was refused and brought suit against the Board
of Education. The Supreme Court, citing Plessy v. Ferguson and other cases, denied Mr.
Reynolds the right to enroll his son in a white school. The legal basis for segregation in
Topeka elementary schools was affirmed as in other cases which followed.
When the City of Salina's population reached 15,000 in 1920 it was declared a city of the
First Class. The Salina Board of Education found itself in the exercise of certain powers,
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authorized by the General Statutes of Kansas. Among these was the power "to organize
and maintain separate schools for the education of white and black children". (Art III, Sec.
14, School Laws 1919-1920.) When the Salina School Board met on October 18, 1920,
a committee of black families, called the Friends of Education, appeared before the Board
on the matter of separate schools. They stated the attitude of black patrons was against
the proposed segregation of black children in public schools in Salina. They asked that
the matter be delayed until after the next general election in November. Backing their
request was a petition signed by many black families and a resolution passed by the
Salina County Ministerial Association stating:
"Be it resolved that the Ministerial Union, considering this a moral issue involving
questions of race prejudice and discrimination, and bearing in mind the strained
relations and racial passions that arise from unchristian decisions in such matters,-
- grave results likely to affect the welfare of our country in the future, --respectfully
urges those in authority to defer action until after the November elections and until
the citizens of Salina have had more time for study and discussion of this most
important question."
The Board of Education assured the delegation that the law required a thirty days' notice
of the bond election and that they could not act on the matter until after the general
election. On December 6, 1920 the Board of Education adopted a resolution resolving it
necessary to provide funds, by issuance of school bonds in the amount of $65,000, for
acquiring a site and the erection of a new building for black children and calling for a
special election to be held January 29, 1921, for issuance of the bonds.
In a January 8, 1921 letter from the Board of Education to the Friends of Education, the
Board stated:
"After a very careful consideration of the situation in Salina, and after receiving
formal resolutions from the Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary Club approving
[this decision] the Board of Education unanimously passed the following resolution:
"It is the sense of the Board of Education that the public schools of Salina should
be segregated and that the steps be taken looking toward a bond issue for the
erection of a suitable school building for colored school children.
Under present conditions there is no building available for the purpose set forth in
this resolution. Moreover, it is the purpose of the Board to furnish the colored
children of the city a building which in its appointments and conveniences will be
equal of any school in the city. Hence the call for a bond issue.
The Board of Education considers the coming election a test of public sentiment
involving not only the bond issue but a test of public sentiment involving as well
the question of the separation of colored children for school purposes."
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Page 6 of 9
The action of the Board was approved at the Special Election by a majority of voters
allowing the Board to issue bonds for purchasing the school site and construction of the
building. The site was selected March 18, 1921, after serious consideration of six possible
locations, on Elm Street between Front and Second Streets. The site had ten houses
existing on it, but only two were of considerable size. The school location was acquired
by condemnation proceedings March 21, 1921. William T. Schmidt, was chosen to
develop plans for new building. The facility was to be an up to date structure with all
known conveniences. Sentiment on the Board was in favor of allowing the black
population to name the new school after an outstanding member of their race.
The school was formally dedicated November 17, 1922. J.P. King, principal of Sumner
High School in Kansas City gave the dedicatory address. Charles McAdams, President
of the Salina Board of Education, and Salina School Superintendent W.S. Heusner
opened the dedication with brief addresses where Heusner emphasized that the Board
of Education felt that Dunbar should be as fine a school, with as good advantages of any
school in Salina. The school's first principal was Professor Powers G. Porter, who had
been principal at Olathe Schools for eight years. The first faculty consisted of Geraldine
I. Bryant, George H. Johnson, Bessie A. Green, Francis E. Washington, Willie M.
Nicholson and Naomi D. Parks. Original enrollment was 72 pupils with a full curriculum
including Home Economics and Manual Training. Dunbar's music department, headed by
Geraldine Bryant attended area music contests and performed operettas at Lincoln Junior
High. Professor Porter remained principal for the next five year, when B. C. Easter took
the post. Dunbar served as a community center as well as maintaining scholastic
standards comparable to other Salina institutions. In the next 34 years both students and
faculty would distinguish the school by contributing to the development of the community.
Robert Caldwell, who taught and was principal at Dunbar School from 1939-1942. Dr.
Josephine Yelder, who attended Dunbar School from 1930-1938, is a Licensed Clinical
Social Worker, consultant and author on minorities and aging. She received a Master's
degree and Ph.D. degree from the University of Southern California and taught as
Professor of Sociology at Pepperdine University in Los Angeles from 1963-1990.
At that time, the absence of black teachers in white schools was widely recognized;
especially in urban areas. The fact that black teachers and principals could only be
employed in black schools was an important (however ironic) consideration in the
"separate -but -equal" process of black school development.
Segregation, in Kansas schools and those other states, continued to face opposition by
black patrons and legal challenges. Black children in integrated neighborhoods often were
required to be bussed or walk long distances to segregated schools while white children
almost always lived within walking distance of neighborhood schools. Black servicemen
returning from World War II joined the small but growing elite of black teachers, lawyers
and professionals seeking to change the system of segregated schooling. In September
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1950, as part of the local NAACP plan, black parents in Topeka were urged to take their
children to nearby white schools to enroll them. Me. Oliver Brown, a welder at the Topeka
Santa Fe shops and assistant pastor at St. John AME (African Methodist Episcopalian)
Church, took his daughter to enroll in Sumner Elementary School, only four (4) blocks
from their home. Sumner School was for white children only, and he was denied the right
to enroll her. Once all parents and children were denied, Brown joined 12 other parents
as plaintiffs in a suit brought forward by the Topeka NAACP. All of the plaintiffs in the
school desegregation case shared a common belief that they were no longer willing to be
second class citizens of Topeka. They wanted their full civil rights. To this point, under
the existing statutes, Topeka was within its rights to segregate elementary schools on the
basis of race.
In August 1951, a three-judge federal panel found against the plaintiffs. The decision
acknowledged that segregation had a detrimental effect on Topeka's black children, but
found that it was not illegal, since school facilities and programs were equal to those of
white students. The NAACP appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, where the Kansas
Case was joined with similar cases from Delaware, Virginia, The District of Columbia, and
South Carolina. Because Brown v Board of Education of Topeka was first on the docket,
all of the cases eventually become associated with its name. Only in Topeka did the facts
show that both the black and white schools were fairly equal in respect to buildings,
salaries, teachers and other tangible factors. The issue before the court was the
constitutionality of segregation per se -the question of whether the doctrine of Plessy v
Ferguson should be affirmed or reversed.
The Brown case was argued before the Supreme Court in December 1953. On May 17,
1954 the court, under Chief Justice Earl Warren, unanimously declared that separate
educational facilities were inherently unequal, and as such, violated the 14th Amendment
to the Constitution, which guarantees all citizens equal protection of the laws. Though the
decision focused narrowly on education, the principle was later to be broadly applied to
every aspect of life for African-Americans. The Brown decision reversed the Plessy v
Ferguson decision of May 8, 1896, which sanctioned the separation and treatment of
people based on race. The specific language quoted by the Supreme Court in the Brown
decision stated the following:
"Segregation of white and colored children in public schools has a detrimental
effect upon the colored children. The impact is greater when it has the sanction of
the law; for the policy of separating the races is usually interpreted as denoting the
inferiority of the Negro group. A sense of inferiority affects the motivation of a child
to learn. Segregation with the sanction of law. Therefore, has the tendency to
[retard] the educational and mental development of Negro children and to deprive
them of some of the benefits they would receive in a racial[ly] integrated school
system."
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In a later decision known as Brown II, the Supreme Court issued an implementation order
for "all deliberated speed" to desegregate public schools. In the fall of 1954, Kansas public
schools quietly ended years of segregated education. The decision effectively denied the
legal basis for segregation in Kansas and 20 other states.
On October 26, 1992, the U.S. Congress passed public law 02-525, creating the Brown
v Board Education National Historic Site. The previously segregated Monroe School in
Topeka was acquired by the National Park Service in 1993 and now has been refurbished
and opened with the public exhibits that interpret the landmark Supreme Court decision
which provided the foundation for the Civil Rights Movement.
For the Dunbar School in Salina, the Brown case effectively ended the only local attempt
of racial segregation. The Salina Board of Education announced in early 1955 that pupils
of any race should enroll in the kindergarten or elementary school nearest their home. It
was understood no pupil would be forced to enroll at Dunbar. Eighty-three black students
enrolled in seven elementary schools once closed to them. These included Hawthorne,
Parkview, Oakdale, Hageman, South Park and Whittier. Reopened as an integrated
school in 1955, Dunbar faced decreasing enrollment as both black and white families
were reluctant to send their children to a school which had formerly been segregated.
Enrollment dropped from 108 in 1954, to 28 in 1955. Though enrollment in 1955-1956
school year was 97, the school board decided the building could not feasibly be
maintained as a public school. The school closed before the 1956 school year. The vacant
school was used occasionally for meeting space during the next few years, but suffered
vandalism and damage to its exterior. The school board placed the building up for auction
in 1958.
On August 14, 1958, it was announced that the vacant Dunbar School and its surrounding
site has been purchased by the Board of Directors of St. Francis Boys Homes for $43,000.
The only other bid on the property was submitted by the Roman Catholic Diocese of
Salina. The interior of the former school was renovated to house five departments of St.
Francis' Offices, including the clinical and staff training divisions, in 1959. It was
remodeled again in 1992. The former Dunbar School has continued to be occupied by
offices of Saint Francis Academy, a school for at -risk and beyond risk boys and their
families to the present, a total of 64 years.
Though Dunbar has been closed as a school since 1956, its former students still recall
with fondness the education experience the received there. Alumni reunions have been
given the opportunity to visit the Dunbar facility by its owner to relive those memories.
On September 21, 1998, the Salina City Commission adopted an ordinance designating
the former Dunbar School Building as a local landmark. On June 16, 2000, the Dunbar
School Alumni Association and the City of Salina sponsored a dedication ceremony for a
Dunbar Memorial Plaza located in the southeast corner of the site. The plaza, a plaque
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mounting fixture and landscaping were installed by the Salina Parks Department in early
2000. A bronze plaque was purchased by Dunbar School Alumni and friends that
describes the social and historic significance of the former school site. City Planning staff,
primarily John Burger, coordinated the design and construction of the place.
This background report was researched and prepared by John Burger, Historic
Preservation Planner for the City of Salina from 1991 to 2020. John Burger passed away
in 2022.
Attachment
Ordinance Designating
Dunbar Elementary School Building
A Historic Landmark
(Published in The Salina Journal Septembera25, 1998)
ORDINANCE NUMBER 98-9889
AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 509 EAST
ELM STREET AS A HERITAGE CONSERVATION (HC) LANDMARK
BE IT ORDAINED by the Governing Body of the City of Salina, Kansas:
Section . That the structure located on the following described real estate to wit:
Lots 37 through 47 alt. Second Street and Lots 19 through 24 inc. Front Street, Original
Town of Salina, Saline County, Kansas. The above described tract of land contains 1.72
acres, more or less.
Known as 509 East Elm Street,
be and the same is hereby designated as an Heritage Conservation (I-iC) Landmark.
,section 2. That the types of significant exterior architectural features of the nominated
that should be protected are:
a) Modified English Revival detailing consisting of decorative masonry ornament
and trim occurring at parapet, wall dormers, water table, window surrounds and
string course;
b) The masonry entrance vault and enclosure, arched front entrance doorway and
surrounding brick trim.
c) Existing window openings along principle facade.
,Section 3. That the types of construction or alteration other than those requiring a
building permit, that cannot be undertaken without obtaining a Certificate of Appropriateness:
a) Installation of additional driveways or parking areas in grassed front yard areas
surrounding the building.
Section 4. The types of construction or alteration activities that may be undertaken
without a Certificate of Appropriateness:
a) Construction of free standing buildings, facilities and other associated
improvements on the north 150 feet of the subject property;
b) Installation of communication antennas on the roof or north wall provided such
antennas are not visible from Ehn Street.
Section 5. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
adoption and publication once in the official city newspaper.
Introduced: August 24, 1998
Passed: September 21, 1998
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THIS MENTI."i2E, made this 17th day of August, 1999, by and between The Saint Francis
Academy, Inc., a Kansas Corporation, (thd "Grantor"), and the City Salina, Kansas, a municipal
corporation, (the "City").
WITNESSETH: The Grantor for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, does hereby grant, bargain, sell, and convey unto the
City, a Permanent Easement in, through, over, and across a certain portion of land owned by the
Grantor, legally described as follows:
A parcel of land located in the City of Salina, Saline County, Kansas legally
described as follows:
The South 25' of the East 30' of Lot 24 on Front Street, Original Town of Salina,
Saline County, Kansas; said tract contains 750 square feet.
and depicted on Exhibit A attached hereto. This Permanent Easement is granted in perpetuity for
the purpose of permitting all rights of ingress and egress to t'te public and to the City, its servants,
officers, employees, and contractors, for purposes of constructing, viewing; and maintaining an
historic marker and park plaza on said land.
IN WITNESS WHERE, OF, the Grantor has signed this Permanent Easement the day and
year first above written.
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BE IT REMEMBERED, that on this 17th day of August, 1999, before me, the undersigned,
a notary public in and for the county and state aforesaid, came The Saint Francis Academy, Inc., who
is personally known to me to be the same person who executed the above and foregoing instrument
of writing; on behalf of the corporation and duly acknowledged the execution of the same.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my offiical
seal the day and year last above written.
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APPLICATION FOR AMENDMENT TO THE DISTRICT ZONING MAP
Applicant's Name
CKF Addiction Treatment, Inc. (Shane Hudson, CEO)
Applicant's Address 617 E. Elm, Salina, KS 67401
3. Telephone (daytime) 785-825-6224 E-mail shudson@ckfaddictiontreatment.org
4. Owner's Name St. Francis Ministries
5. Owner's Address
110 W. Otis Avenue, Salina, KS 67401
6. Legal Description of property to be rezoned (attach additional sheet if necessary)
Lots 37, 39, 41, 43, 45 and 47 on Second Street, plus the west half of the vacated north -south alley, all in the Original Town of Salina, Saline County, Kansas
7. Approximate Street Address 509 E. Elm Street, Salina, KS 67401
8. Area of Property (sq. ft. and/or acres) 40,000 sq. ft (.93 acres)
9. Present Zoning 1-2 Use St. Francis admin offices and social services
10. Requested Zoning C-1
Use CKF women's addiction treatment housing
11. Are there any covenants of record which prohibit the proposed development? YES ❑ (attach copy) NOW
12. List reasons for this request (attach additional sheets if necessary): Acquiring property to expand current operations.
Incorporating property into campus across the street for unified zoning that relates to use.
13. Provide additional information showing the effect the request will have on present and future traffic flow, schools, utilities,
emergency services, surrounding properties, etc. (Attach additional sheets if necessary):
No notable effects to infrastructure or environment. Will not overburden utility system. No change
in traffic. Intended purpose will not stand out to neighbors as a change of use of space.
14. Explain how off-street parking will be provided for this requested use: St. Francis has approximately 70 parking
stalls on property. CKF, across the street, has approximately 50 unused stalls. Women who will be
staying at the program are typically without vehicles. However, if they did have vehicles there are plenty of stalls for staff and patients.
15. List exhibits or plans submitted: Aftached description of services and additional notes.
Applicant(s)/ �/ Owner(s)
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Shane Hudson, CEO, CKF Y,i S h -b!l/ctry
Date: 1-26-2023 Date: I -,;ku - do 2'D
If the applicant is to be represented by legal counsel or an authorized agent, please complete the following in order that
correspondence and communications pertaining to this application may be forwarded to the authorized individual.
Name of representative:
Complete Mailing Address, including zip code 617 E. Elm, Salina, KS 67401
Telephone (Business): 785-825-6224 E-mail address: shudson@ckfaddictiontreatment.org
PLF — 051, Application Amendment to District Zoning Map, Rev. 04/2011
Property with Zones:
Description of services (current and future):
CKF Addiction Treatment currently provides detoxification and residential treatment services at
617 E. Elm. We are licensed by Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) as
both a Residential Treatment Facility and Outpatient Treatment Facility at the current location.
The residential program consists of 15 rooms, 2 beds per room, and is available to adult men
and women. Patients attending care in our residential treatment setting are staying with us for
up to 28 days, are on the premises at all times except for scheduled appointments while
accompanied by staff, and are provided structured treatment services 7 days per week during
their stay. Meals are provided on-site and served by our kitchen staff. A treatment team of
licensed counselors, certified peer mentors, nurses, and residential technicians are on-site
providing care throughout the week. Residential technicians are on-site 24/7 with nursing staff
in-person 7 days per week and on-call during off hours.
CKF Addiction Treatment currently has a Designated Women's Program (DWP) (renting space
from Ashby House) called Bridgehouse - Salina. CKF is moving this program to fill two of the four
modular buildings at 509 E. Elm Street. The program serves women and women with children
who are without housing and in need of intensive outpatient addiction treatment while
accessing free housing. Women attending the program receive structured services on-site 7
days per week and stay in the program for up to 90 days. During their time in the program, a
team consisting of a licensed counselor, certified peer mentor, and two case managers deliver
support, skills groups, individual counseling, group counseling, and connection to community
resources. We assist women in the program in their recovery process as well as in accessing
employment, healthcare, childcare, education, and ongoing housing plans. Partner agencies are
able to come on-site to provide services such as mental health therapy and medical care while
women are staying in the program. The modular homes will not be licensed as Residential
Treatment Facilities due to not billing a residential treatment service from this location. We will
provide intensive outpatient treatment from the basement of the Dunbar School building to the
south and will be licensed by KDADS as an Outpatient Treatment Facility in that space. With 24
beds available between the 2 modular buildings, we will aim for an average of 18 patients
served per day, per month with 0-5 children residing in the space at any given time. Over the
last two years, we have served 16 patients per day per month with 0-5 children residing in the
space at any given time. Most of the women attending the program are without cars to park at
the facility. Our case management staff have a CKF vehicle to get women to appointments and
there is a bus stop in front of our 617 E. Elm building for which we often provide vouchers. We
will assist women in accessing food resources, and they will prepare their own meals as they
would in their own living environment. Staff are on-call to the women 24/7 and in-person staff
are available at our 617 E. Elm building during non -business hours.
Hours per day women/children are in the residential space:
75% of the women in the residential space (and accompanying children, if applicable) are
employed and at their jobs (with children in childcare or school) from the hours of 8am-5pm,
M -F. Our treatment groups that would happen next door at the Dunbar building will be held at
5:30p each day. Additional services will be delivered to women in the residential space or next
door at 617 E. Elm.
Consideration for off street parking:
Modular buildings will be utilized for residential space with 12 beds per building (6 rooms, 2
beds per room). Each building is 2,240 square feet. 2 buildings (24 beds) will be used initially for
the DWP; with long-term plans to fill an additional 2 buildings (24 beds) with men. Most
patients attending program do not have vehicles.
Dunbar building will have an outpatient group room (280 square feet). Long-term, we may
move CI<F staff offices to the Dunbar building. Current St. Francis staff office space is set up on
the first and second floors. There is approximately 3,000 square feet of usable space per floor
for staff offices.
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THE SAINT FRANCIS ACADEMY INCORPORATED 116 south Santa Fe
509 EAST ELM STREET F. 0. Bow 1821
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CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS APPLICATION . TEL 785.823.7547 PAX 785.823.0636
(3.2) Application #Z23-1, filed by Shane Hudson on behalf of CKF Addiction Treatment,
Inc., requesting a change in zoning district classification from 1-2 (Light Industrial) to
C-1 (Restricted Business) to unify the zoning of the CKF campus and to allow
addiction treatment housing on property CKF is acquiring from Saint Francis
Community Services, Inc. The subject property is legally described as Lots 37, 39,
41, 43, 45 and 47 on Second Street, plus the west half of the vacated north -south
alley, all in the Original Town of Salina, Saline County, Kansas and addressed as 509
E. Elm Street.
Mr. Herrs presented the staff report with visual graphics which are contained in
today's meeting packet.
Chair Mikesell asked the Commission if there were any questions for staff. There
were none.
Chair Mikesell invited the applicant to address the Commission.
Shane Hudson, 2547 Aberdeen Lane, stated he is the CEO of CKF Addiction
Treatment. He stated that currently the treatment is being offered at the Ashby House
facility. CKF took over the program in February 2020. The facility offers 24 beds and
typically, there are up to 20 women in that program for 90 days with 0-5 children. He
stated that free housing is provided as well as case management services, addiction
treatment services and access to community resources. He added that Saint Francis
Ministries and the mental health center also offer mental health services, both child
and adult. He stated that the intent is to expand the current campus to provide those
services on one campus, which also utilizes staff more efficiently. Two of the modular
buildings will allow CKF to move its current program in that capacity to the new site.
Over time, they plan to double that capacity and create an overall hub for
transportation services and access to resources in Salina and the surrounding areas.
Chair Mikesell asked if there were questions of the applicant. There were none.
Chair Mikesell asked if there were comments or questions from members of the public
in attendance or via Zoom. There were none.
Chair Mikesell confirmed there were no further comments or questions from members
of the public, closed the public hearing and brought this item back to the Commission
for discussion and action.
MOTION: Commissioner Alt made a motion to recommend approval
of Application #Z23-1 to change the zoning of the west half
of the property from 1-2 to C1.
SECOND: Commissioner Waters
VOTE: Motion carried 4-0
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Summary published in The Salina Journal on March , 2023.
Posted on the City of Salina website from March _ to March , 2023.
ORDINANCE NUMBER 23-11146
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 8526, CODIFIED AS
CHAPTER 42 OF THE SALINA CODE, AND THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE
CITY OF SALINA, KANSAS BY REZONING AND PRESCRIBING THE PROPER
USES OF CERTAIN PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Governing Body of the City of Salina, Kansas:
Section 1. Findings. In relation to the following described real estate:
Lot 37, 39, 41, 43, 45 and 47 on Second Street, plus the west half of the vacated north -
south alley adjacent thereto, all in the Original Town (now City). (the "Property")
the Governing Body makes the following findings:
1. All conditions precedent for the amendment of the City's Zoning District Map and
the rezoning of the Property have been timely met;
2. The Property is more suitable for commercial use than industrial use and the C-1
zoning district better reflects how the Property has historically been used (offices and
social services) by Saint Francis since 1959 and how CKF plans to use the Property in
the future.
3. The residential treatment housing that CKF is proposing in the existing modular
buildings would not be allowed under the current I-2 zoning on the west half of the
Property.
4. The rezoning request area is adjacent to existing C-1 zoned property so the requested
C-1 zoning would be compatible with the zoning and uses of nearby property.
Approval of C-1 zoning would be a logical extension of the existing C-1 district along
this portion of the Elm Street corridor and on the existing CKF campus across the
street and would unify the zoning of the Property and make it subject to a single set of
development standards.
5. Needed public utilities and streets are already in place to serve the needs of the
rezoning request area.
6. The requested C-1 zoning is consistent with the Office/Employment land use
designation in the Comprehensive Plan.
Section 2. Amendment. DISTRICT "C-1". The Zoning District Map of the City of Salina,
Kansas is amended to rezone the Property as part of DISTRICT "C-1" RESTRICTED
BUSINESS DISTRICT.
Section 3. Repealer. All prior ordinances relating to the Property are repealed to the extent
they are in conflict with this ordinance.
Section 4. Effective date; publication summary. This ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after its adoption and publication once by summary in the official city
newspaper.
Ordinance No. 23-11146 Summary
On March 20, 2023, the City Commission passed Ordinance No. 23-11146. The ordinance
changes the zoning district classification of the west half of the St. Francis Community
Services campus at 509 East Elm Street from I-2 (Light Industrial) to C-1 (Restricted
Business) to match the C-1 zoning on the east half of the campus. A complete copy of the
Ordinance can be found at www.salina-ks.gov or in the office of the City Clerk, 300 W. Ash,
free of charge. This summary is certified by the City's legal counsel.
Introduced: March 13, 2023
Passed: March 20, 2023
Michael L. Hoppock, Mayor
[SEAL]
ATTEST:
JoVonna A. Rutherford, City Clerk
The publication summary set forth above is certified this day of March, 2023.
Greg A. Bengtson, City Attorney