ORDINANCE NO. 100373

Adopting certain revisions to the Major Street Plan for Kansas City by deleting Southport Parkway as the secondary arterial street designation between Missouri Highway 150 and E. 155th Street, west of U.S. Highway 71, and classifying Botts Road as that secondary arterial route, and directing the City Clerk to file certain documents with the appropriate offices. (175-S-29)

WHEREAS, a Major Street Plan for Kansas City was adopted by Second Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 64073, passed September 28, 1989; and

WHEREAS, further changes were recommended and approved by Ordinance No. 64760, passed November 22, 1989; by Ordinance No. 911308, passed November 27, 1991; by Ordinance No. 960104, passed March 7, 1996; by Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 971243, passed February 5, 1998; by Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 000742, passed June 29, 2000; by Ordinance No. 020136, passed March 6, 2002; by Ordinance No. 011406, passed July 18, 2002; by Committee Substitute for Ordinance 011288, passed August 15, 2002; and by Ordinance No. 030928, passed September 11, 2003, and by Ordinance Nos. 051158, 051159, 051160 and 051161, all passed October 6, 2005; by Ordinance No. 060579, passed June 15, 2006; and by Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 061235, passed November 30, 2006; by Ordinance 080150, passed March 6, 2008; by Ordinance 080204, passed March 13, 2008 and by Ordinance 090187, passed April 9, 2009; and

WHEREAS, the staff recommends that the Plan be revised by deleting Southport Parkway as the secondary arterial street designation between Missouri Highway 150 and E 155th Street west of U. S. Highway 71 and classifying Botts Road as that secondary arterial route, as shown on the Map attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference; and

WHEREAS, the City Plan Commission has reviewed the proposed amendments to the Major Street Plan and, pursuant to public notice and hearing, did on April 20, 2010, recommend these revisions to the Major Street Plan and the City Council has considered said recommendation and hereby adopts the recommended certain revisions to the Major Street Plan; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That the Major Street Plan of Kansas City is hereby amended by making certain revisions to the Major Street Plan and Appendix A - Major Street Inventory, copies of which are on file in the office of the City Clerk with this ordinance and are incorporated herein by reference. Specifically, this amendment deletes Southport Parkway as the secondary arterial street designation between Missouri Highway 150 and E. 155th Street, west of U.S. Highway 71, and classifies Botts Road as that secondary arterial route.

Section 2. That the City Clerk is hereby directed to file such documents in the office of the Recorder of Deeds for Jackson County, Missouri.

Section 3. That the Council hereby finds and declares that before taking any action on the proposed amendment hereinabove, all public notices and hearings required by law have been given and had.

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  I hereby certify that as required by Chapter 89, Revised Statutes of Missouri, the foregoing Major Street Plan amendments were duly advertised and public hearings were held.

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Secretary, City Plan Commission

Approved as to form and legality:

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M. Margaret Sheahan Moran

Assistant City Attorney