According to the Junction City/Milford/Geary County Metropolitan Planning Commission agenda for Thursday night the commission will be considering special use permits to allow the proposed construction of a veterinary clinic and to allow the establishment of a church.

The proposed veterinary clinic would be located on the northwest corner at the intersection of Strauss Boulevard and south Spring Valley Road. David Yearout, Zoning and Planning Administrator explained that Dr. Theresa McCreath submitted a plan to build a new building at that location.

“She was curious as to whether or not it would be a permitted use at that location. She submitted a plan showing a new building at that location and it will be for small animals only,” said Yearout.

Currently the lot is zoned neighborhood Commercial District, which does not permit veterinary clinics in that district without a special use permit.

The Junction City Baptist Church also applied for a special use permit to allow the establishment of a church off of Ecord Drive on Junction City’s west side, just north of Armour Eckrich.

“The Baptist Church has got a contract to acquire the property owned by Bruce Johnson that’s immediately north of Armour Eckrich. It’s proposing to plat that into a single lot and requesting to get a special use permit to allow a church.”

That lot is zoned Suburban Residential, and a small portion is also zoned Duplex Residential District.

The Metropolitan Planning Commission will meet Thursday night at 7 p.m. in the Commission Room of the Municipal Building in downtown Junction City.