COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR RESOLUTION NO. 100049
Approving the Greater Downtown Area Plan, as amended, as a
guide for the future development, redevelopment and public investment within
the area bounded generally by the city limits of North Kansas City on the
north, the state line on the west, 31st Street on the south and Woodland Avenue
on the east; and amending the Garfield-Independence Plaza Area Plan, the
Downtown East Area Plan, the Santa Fe Area Plan, the Main Street Corridor Land
Use and Development Plan, and the Washington Wheatley/Wendell Phillips/Downtown
East Neighborhood Planning Study by deleting the portion of these plans covered
by the Greater Downtown Area Plan; and repealing and replacing the Beacon
Hill/Longfellow Area Plan, the Central Industrial District Area Plan, the
Columbus Park Area Plan, the Downtown Industrial Area Plan, the Downtown Land
Use and Development Plan, the Market Square Area Plan, and the Westside Area
Plan. (Case Nos. 675-S, 201-S-9, 242-S-6, 214-S-6, 581-S-6, and 413-S-10)
WHEREAS, on July 15, 1976 the City Council by
Resolution No. 46714 adopted the Beacon Hill/Longfellow Area Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Council amended said plan by
Resolution No. 48098 on August 18, 1977; and the City Council further amended
said plan by Resolution No. 951661 on January 11, 1996; and the City Council
further amended said plan by Resolution No. 970897 on August 14, 1997; and the
City Council further amended said plan by Resolution No. 971679 on December 22,
1997; and the City Council further amended said plan by Resolution No. 980227
on April 9, 1998; and the City Council further amended said plan by Resolution No.
980905 on August 13, 1998; and the City Council further amended said plan by
Resolution No. 980988 on September 10, 1998; and the City Council further
amended said plan by Resolution No. 990353 on April 8, 1999; and the City
Council further amended said plan by Resolution No. 001614 on January 4, 2001;
and the City Council further amended said plan by Resolution No. 020440 on May
23, 2002; and the City Council further amended said plan by Resolution No. 021301
on November 14, 2002; and the City Council further amended said plan by
Resolution No. 021502 on January 9, 2003; and the City Council further amended
said plan by Resolution No. 031194 on November 20, 2003; and the City Council
further amended said plan by Resolution No. 041017 on September 30, 2004; and
the City Council further amended said plan by Resolution No. 050098 on February
17, 2005; and the City Council further amended said plan by Resolution No. 050246
on April 7, 2005; and the City Council further amended said plan by Resolution
Number 051105 on September 29, 2005; and the City Council further amended said
plan by Resolution No. 060331 on April 13, 2006; and the City Council further
amended said plan by Resolution No. 071094 on December 6, 2007; and
WHEREAS, on May 27, 1976 the City Council by Resolution No. 46558 adopted the Central
Industrial District Area Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Council amended said plan by
Resolution No. 53893 on June 18, 1982; and the City Council further amended
said plan by Resolution No. 001611 on February 20, 2001; and the City Council
further amended said plan by Resolution No. 031368 on January 29, 2004; and
WHEREAS, on January 7, 1999 the City Council by Resolution No. 961290 adopted the
Columbus Park Area Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Council amended said plan by
Resolution No. 060059 on February 2, 2006; and
WHEREAS, on June 15, 1978 the City Council by Resolution No. 49188 adopted the Downtown
Industrial Area Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Council amended said plan by
Resolution No. 980549 on June 25, 1998; and the City Council further amended
said plan by Resolution No. 991627 on January 13, 2000; and the City Council
further amended said plan by Resolution No. 020942 on August 29, 2002; and the
City Council further amended said plan by Resolution No. 030117 on February 20,
2003; and the City Council further amended said plan by Resolution No. 040576
on July 1, 2004; and the City Council further amended said plan by Resolution No.
050413 on April 28, 2005; and the City Council further amended said plan by
Resolution No. 050825 on July 28, 2005; and the City Council further amended
said plan by Resolution No. 051467 on January 5, 2006; and the City Council
further amended said plan by Resolution No. 060533 on June 8, 2006; and the
City Council further amended said plan by Resolution No. 070208 on March 29,
2007; and
WHEREAS, on March 27, 1984 the City Council by Resolution No. 56871 adopted the Downtown
Land Use and Development Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Council amended said plan by
Resolution No. 031126 on October 23, 2003; and the City Council further amended
said plan by Resolution No. 040858 on August 26, 2004; and
WHEREAS, on September 13, 1984 the City Council by Resolution No. 56871 adopted the Market
Square Area Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Council amended said plan by
Resolution No. 63985 on May 18, 1998; and the City Council further amended said
plan by Resolution No. 011285 on September 27, 2001; and the City Council
further amended said plan by Resolution No. 040419 on May 6, 2004; and the City
Council further amended said plan by Committee Substitute for Resolution No. 050483
on August 4, 2005; and
WHEREAS, on September 22, 1971 the City Council by Resolution No. 40166 adopted the Westside
Area Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Council amended said plan by
Committee Substitute for Resolution No. 971137 on September 4, 1997; and the City
Council further amended said plan by Resolution No. 021193 on October 24, 2002;
and the City Council further amended said plan by Resolution No. 030839 on
August 14, 2003; and the City Council further amended said plan by Resolution No.
041186 on April 14, 2005; and the City Council further amended said plan by
Resolution No. 050414 on April 28, 2005; and the City Council further amended
said plan by Resolution No. 051462 on January 5, 2006; and
WHEREAS, on January 28, 1977 the City Council by Resolution No. 46636 adopted Garfield-Independence
Plaza Area Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Council amended said plan by
Resolution No. 930263 on April 15, 1993; and the City Council further amended
said plan by Resolution No. 981092 on September 24, 1998; and the City Council
further amended said plan by Resolution No. 990382 on April 15, 1999; and the
City Council further amended said plan by Resolution No. 991463 on December 16,
1999; and the City Council further amended said plan by Resolution No. 020273
on April 4, 2002; and the City Council further amended said plan by Resolution
No. 060096 on February 23, 2006; and
WHEREAS, on October 19, 1978 the City Council by Resolution No. 49636 adopted the Downtown
East Area Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Council amended said plan by
Resolution No. 63757 on April 13, 1989; and the City Council further amended
said plan by Resolution No. 920054 on February 13, 1992; and
WHEREAS, on January 14, 1977 the City Council by Resolution No. 47288 adopted the Santa Fe
Area Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Council amended said plan by
Resolution No. 61470 on October 15, 1987; and the City Council further amended
said plan by Resolution No. 64818 on November 22, 1989; and the City Council
further amended said plan by Resolution No. 940972 on September 1, 1994; and
the City Council further amended said plan by Resolution No. 020441 on May 23,
2002; and the City Council further amended said plan by Resolution No. 020913
on August 15, 2002; and the City Council further amended said plan by
Resolution No. 030187 on March 6, 2003; and
WHEREAS, on January 9, 2003 the City Council by Resolution No. 021500 adopted the Main
Street Corridor Land Use and Development Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Council amended said plan by
Resolution No. 030570 on May 29, 2003; and the City Council further amended
said plan by Resolution No. 031372 on January 22, 2004; and the City Council
further amended said plan by Resolution No. 070314 on April 5, 2007; and the
City Council further amended said plan by Resolution No. 071097 on December 6,
2007; and
WHEREAS, on March 5, 1992 the City Council by Resolution No. 920198 adopted the Washington
Wheatley/Wendell Phillips/Downtown East Neighborhood Planning Study; and
WHEREAS, the City Council amended said plan by
Resolution No. 960082 on March 14, 1996; and the City Council further amended
said plan by Resolution No. 980754 on July 23, 1998; and the City Council
further amended said plan by Resolution No. 001634 on January 4, 2001; and the
City Council further amended said plan by Resolution No. 010066 on January 25,
2001; and the City Council further amended said plan by Resolution No. 020439
on May 23, 2002; and the City Council further amended said plan by Resolution No.
041161 on November 18, 2004; and the City Council further amended said plan by
Resolution No. 070305 on April 5, 2007; and
WHEREAS, the stakeholders of the Greater Downtown Area in conjunction
with the City Development Department have conducted a study delineating the
characteristics of the Greater Downtown Area; and
WHEREAS, legal notice for the public hearing before the City Plan
Commission was published on June 16, 2009, in conformity with State and local
laws; and
WHEREAS, the City Plan Commission considered such repeals and amendments
of existing plans and approved the new plan on December 15, 2009; and
WHEREAS, after all interested persons were given the opportunity to
present testimony, the City Plan Commission did on December 15, 2009, recommend
approval of the proposed repeals and amendments of existing plans and approval
of the Greater Downtown Area Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Greater Downtown Area Plan
has incorporated the policies of the FOCUS Kansas City Plan and other
appropriate planning documents; and
WHEREAS, the policies within the Greater
Downtown Area Plan, which will serve as the plan of record for this
area, are consistent with the policies of the FOCUS Kansas City Plan.
Any future amendments to the Greater Downtown Area
Plan should be guided by and comply with the policy direction set
forth in the FOCUS Kansas City Plan, adopted by Resolution No. 971268 on
October 30, 1997; and
WHEREAS, as a result of the study, the City Development Department has
proposed a framework for the orderly development and redevelopment within the Greater Downtown Area; and
WHEREAS, said framework provides a guide for future development and
redevelopment of the area, for specific and general policies to guide future
decisions, and for identification of public and private needs throughout the
community and possible solutions to those needs; and
WHEREAS, the City Development Department has incorporated its findings in
the Greater Downtown Area Plan; and
WHEREAS, after considering additional testimony, the
Council has determined it appropriate to modify certain select portions of the Greater
Downtown Area Plan related to the height of buildings along 17th Street; NOW,
THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section A. That
the Greater Downtown Area Plan is hereby adopted as a guide for the
future development and public investments for that area generally bounded by the City Limits of North Kansas City on the
north, the State Line on the west, 31st Street on the south and Woodland Avenue
on the east. A copy of the Greater Downtown Area Plan is attached hereto, in substantial
form, and is hereby approved
subject to the following modifications:
1.
Pages 17 and 18 shall be modified to increase the height
limitation from 35 feet to 55 feet along 17th Street between
Baltimore and Central.
2.
Add two footnotes to left hand margin of page 18 as
follows:
a.
On 17th Street between Baltimore and Central, all signage
should be below the maximum height of the building.
b.
On 17th Street between Baltimore and Central, the roof top of all
buildings should not include any habitable structure exceeding the maximum
height limitation (i.e., penthouse).
Section B. That
the Beacon Hill/Longfellow Area Plan, the Central
Industrial District Area Plan, the Columbus Park Area Plan, the Downtown
Industrial Area Plan, the Downtown Land Use and Development Plan, the Market
Square Area Plan, and the Westside Area Plan are hereby repealed and replaced
by the Greater Downtown Area Plan.
Section C. That the Garfield-Independence Plaza Area Plan; the
Downtown East Area Plan; the Santa Fe Area Plan; the Main Street Corridor Land
Use and Development Plan; the Washington Wheatley/Wendell Phillips/Downtown
East Neighborhood Planning Study are hereby amended by deleting the portion of
these plans that are covered by the Greater Downtown Area Plan.
Section D. That
the Greater Downtown Area Plan is consistent and complies with the
FOCUS Kansas City Plan, adopted on October 30, 1997, by Committee Substitute
for Resolution No. 971268, and is adopted as a supplement to the FOCUS Kansas
City Plan.
Section E. That
the Council finds and declares that before taking any action on the proposed Greater Downtown
Area Plan hereinabove, all public notices have been given and
hearings have been had as required by law.
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