ORDINANCE
NO. 150593
Declaring an area of about 92
acres generally bounded by I-670/I-70 on the north, Bruce R. Watkins Drive on
the east, the KCT Railroad on the south and Oak Street on the west to be a
blighted and insanitary area in need of redevelopment and rehabilitation
pursuant to the Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority law and approving
the Urban Renewal Plan for the same, said plan to be known as the East
Crossroads Urban Renewal Plan. (721-S).
WHEREAS, Section
99.430, RSMo, provides that a legislative body may approve a declaration of
blight and approve an urban renewal plan for the same area simultaneously; and
WHEREAS, it is desirable
and in the public interest that the Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority
of Kansas City, Missouri, submit an Urban Renewal Plan for the 92 acres
generally bounded by I-670/I-70 on the north, Bruce R. Watkins Drive on the
east, the KCT Railroad on the south and Oak Street on the west; and
WHEREAS, said area
is blighted due to the insanitary or unsafe conditions, deterioration of site
improvements, and a combination of such factors so as to constitute an economic
or social liability to the public health, safety, morals or welfare; and
WHEREAS, the City
Plan Commission reviewed and recommended approval of the East Crossroads Urban
Renewal Plan Urban Renewal Plan on July 7, 2015, NOW, THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY
THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That
the proposed Urban Renewal area located on 92 acres generally bounded by
I-670/I-70 on the north, Bruce R. Watkins Drive on the east, the KCT Railroad
on the south and Oak Street on the west, and more specifically described as:
Beginning at the point of intersection of the
centerline of Locust Street and southerly right-of-way of I-670, thence
generally easterly in an arc along southerly right-of-way of I-670 to its point
of intersection with the westerly right-of-way of 71 Highway; thence generally
south - southeasterly along the westerly right-of-way of 71 Highway; to its
point of intersection with the northerly right-of-way of the Kansas City
Terminal Railway tracks; thence generally westerly along said northerly
right-of-way of the Kansas City Terminal Railway tracks to its point of
intersection with the centerline of Holmes Street extended; thence northerly
along said centerline to a point approximately 425 feet south of the southerly
right-of-way of E. 19th Street; thence generally westerly to its point of
intersection with the easterly right-of-way line of the north-south alley lying
between Cherry Street and Holmes Street; thence northerly along said easterly
right-of-way to its point of intersection with the southerly right-of-way of E.
19th Street; thence westerly along said southerly right-of-way of E. 19th
Street to its point of intersection with the centerline of Cherry Street;
thence northerly along said centerline of Cherry Street to its point of
intersection of the centerline of E. 18th Street; thence westerly along said
centerline of E. 18th Street to its point of intersection with the centerline
of Oak Street; thence northerly along said centerline of Oak Street to its
point of intersection with the extended southerly parcel line of 1601 Oak
Street; thence easterly along said southerly parcel line to its point of
intersection with the westerly right-of-way of the north-south alley lying
between Oak Street and Locust Street; thence northerly along said westerly
right-of-way of the north-south alley to its point of intersection with the
extended northerly parcel line of 1530 Locust Street; thence easterly along
said northerly parcel line extended to its point of intersection with the
centerline of Locust Street; thence northerly along said centerline of Locust
Street to its point of intersection with the southerly right-of-way of I-670;
said point being the Point of Beginning, all lying situate within the City of
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.
2100 Grand Boulevard - Being described as all of that
part of Lot 73 lying north of a line drawn parallel to and fifty feet south of
the south line of 21st Street and also all of Lots 89 and 90 of the Union
Station Addition, within the City of Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.
2112 Grand Boulevard – Being described as all of that
part of Lot 73 lying south of a line drawn parallel to and fifty feet south of
the south line of 21st Street and also all of Lots 91 – 95 (inclusive) of the
Union Station Addition, within the City of Kansas City, Jackson County,
Missouri.
is a
blighted area and in need of redevelopment and rehabilitation and is
appropriate for an Urban Renewal Project, and that the undertaking by the Land
Clearance for Redevelopment Authority of Kansas City, Missouri, of surveys and
plans for an urban renewal project of a character contemplated by Section
99.430, Revised Statutes of Missouri, as amended, and the proposed urban
renewal area is hereby approved.
Section 2. That the Council has duly made the findings
necessary for compliance with Sections 99.320 and 99.430, Revised Statutes of
Missouri, as amended.
Section 3. That the Urban Renewal Plan which is known
as the East Crossroads Urban Renewal Plan,
a copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk with this ordinance
and is incorporated herein by reference, is hereby approved.
Section 4. That said Urban Renewal Plan is hereby
found to be feasible and in conformance with the Master Plan for the
development of the community as a whole.
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I hereby certify that as is required by Chapter 99,
Revised Statutes of Missouri, as amended, all public notices and hearings
required by law have been given and had.
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Secretary, City Plan Commission
Approved as to form and legality:
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Brian T. Rabineau
Assistant City Attorney