Johnson County Aggregates Quarry Expansion (SU26-0007)
Olathe
Description
Special use permit for a 10-year surface quarry expansion with extensive new stipulations on dust, blasting, screening and reclamation; underground mining to follow with a 2051 backstop date.
Impact summary
Quarry operations move closer to Lakestone Estates homes under stricter rules; neighbors opposed on health grounds.
Applicant
- Name
- Johnson County Aggregates
- Address
- Southeast of W. 151st Street and Old 56 Highway
At a glance
- Hearings
- 3
- Public comments
- 20
- Total mentions
- 3
Last vote · City Council
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 6, 2026.
Meeting timeline (3)
City Council - Oct 6, 2026
Special use permit for a 10-year surface quarry expansion with extensive new stipulations on dust, blasting, screening and reclamation; underground mining to follow with a 2051 backstop date.
Planning Commission - Final TRIMMED - Sep 14, 2026
Expand quarrying onto 110 acres with a 10-year surface limit, underground mining ending by 2051, a 20-30-foot vegetative berm along Old 56, pre-blast surveys within 1,800 feet, and a comprehensive dust control plan.
Planning Commission - Final TRIMMED - Aug 24, 2026
Continuance to a future Planning Commission meeting; no hearing held.
Related issues (1)
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