ORDINANCE NO. 050827
Declaring the area generally
located at 1718-1720 Holmes, as blighted and insanitary area in need of
redevelopment and rehabilitation pursuant to the Missouri Land Clearance for
Redevelopment Authority law and approving the Urban Renewal Plan for the same,
said plan to be known as the 1718-1720 Holmes Urban Renewal Project Area. (621-S)
WHEREAS, the area
located at 1718-1720 Holmes is (1) blighted by reason of the predominance of
defective or inadequate street layout, insanitary or unsafe conditions,
deterioration of site improvements, improper subdivision or obsolete platting,
or the existence of conditions which endanger life or property by fire and
other causes, or any combination of such factors, retards the provision of
housing accommodations or constitutes an economic or social liability or a
menace to the public health, safety, morals, or welfare in its present
condition or (2) insanitary by reason of a predominance of buildings and
improvements which, by reason of dilapidation, deterioration, age or
obsolescence, inadequate provision for ventilation, light, air sanitation or
open spaces, high density of population and overcrowding of buildings,
overcrowding of land, or the existence of conditions which endanger life or
property by fire and other causes, or any combination of such factors, is
conducive to ill health, transmission of disease, infant mortality, juvenile
delinquency and crime or constitutes an economic or social liability and is
detrimental to the public health, safety, morals, or welfare; and
WHEREAS, on March 23,
2005, the Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority of Kansas City, Missouri,
adopted a resolution recommending that the area located at 1718-1720 Holmes be
declared blighted or insanitary and recommending approval of an Urban Renewal
Plan for the area; and
WHEREAS, on March 15,
2005, the City Plan Commission reviewed this matter and recommended (1)
approval of the designation of the area as blighted or insanitary area and (2)
approval of the Urban Renewal Plan; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE
COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That the
Council finds that the proposed urban renewal area identified as the 1718-1720
Holmes Urban Renewal Area generally located at 1718-1720 Holmes, legally
described as:
Tract
I: The South of Lot 776, (EXCEPT the North 1-1/2 feet thereof), Block
54, MCGEEs ADDITION, a subdivision in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri,
together with a strip of land adjoining on the South Described as follows: Beginning
at the Southeast corner of said Lot 776; thence South along the West line of
Holmes Street to its intersection with the South line of the Southwest quarter
of the Southeast quarter of Section 5, Township 49, Range 33; thence West along
said section line 132 feet, more or less, to its intersection with the West
line of said Lot 776 extended South; thence North along said West line to the
Southwest corner of said Lot 776; thence East to the Place of beginning.
Tract
II: Lot 49, PARK PLACE, a subdivision in Kansas City, Jackson County,
Missouri.
is a blighted or insanitary area need of redevelopment or
in need of rehabilitation and is appropriate for an urban renewal project by
the Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority of Kansas City, Missouri,
pursuant to Chapter 99, RSMo.
Section 2. That the
Council finds that the Urban Renewal Plan is feasible and in conformity with
the general plan for the development of the community as a whole.
Section 3. That the
1718-1720 Holmes Urban Renewal Plan, a copy of which is on file in the office
of the City Clerk under Document No. 050___, and which is incorporated herein
by reference, is hereby approved.
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I hereby certify that as is
required by Chapter 99, Revised Statutes of Missouri, as amended, all public
notices have been given and hearings have been held.
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Secretary,
City Plan Commission
Approved
as to form and legality:
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Heather
A. Brown
Assistant City Attorney