Commission Membership
The Planning Commission consists of seven members who serve staggered terms of up to three years with each County Commissioner appointing two members and the seventh member appointed en bloc. The current membership of the Planning Commission is as follows:
- Tyler Tenbrink (Chair) Term Expires: December 31, 2024
- Josh Greening (Vice-Chair) Term Expires: December 31, 2022
- Brian Aubert (Member) Term Expires: December 31, 2022
- Ken Corbet (Member) Term Expires: December 31, 2024
- Chad Depperschmidt (Member) Term Expires: December 31, 2023
- Jeanette Johnson (Member) Term Expires: December 31, 2024
- David Linderman (Member) Term Expires: December 31, 2023
Commission Functions
As established by Home Rule Resolution, the primary functions of the Planning Commission include:
- Prepare and update plans showing the physical development of the county and the conservation of natural resources;
- Make recommendations to the County Commission regarding the development and adoption of the Capital Improvement Plan;
- Develop and maintain a Comprehensive Plan for the County;
- Prepare and make recommendations to the County Commission for the adoption of zoning and subdivision regulations and other regulatory tools designed to implement the long-term strategies of the Comprehensive Plan;
- Review all proposals for the subdivision of land within unincorporated Shawnee County for conformance to specified standards; and,
- Review all proposals for amendments to the Zoning Regulations and making recommendations to the County Commission.
