ORDINANCE NO. 120223
Approving the 39th Terrace PIEA
General Development Plan on about 3.5 acres generally located on the block
bounded by W. 39th Terrace on the north, W. 40th Street on the south, Broadway
on the west and Central Street on the east; declaring that area a blighted and
insanitary area in need of redevelopment and rehabilitation pursuant to the
Missouri Planned Industrial Expansion Authority (PIEA) Law, Sections
100.300-100.620, RSMo.; and authorizing ad valorem tax exemption benefits as
set out in the Plan. (694-S)
WHEREAS, the
Planned Industrial Expansion Authority of Kansas City, Missouri (the
“Authority”) did prepare or cause to be prepared a General Development Plan for
the 39th Terrace PIEA Planning Area (“Plan”) and recommended that the Council
approve the finding of blight and approve the General Development Plan for the
area; and
WHEREAS, the
City Plan Commission reviewed the finding of blight and the Plan for the 39th
Terrace PIEA Planning Area (“Planning Area”) on
February 7, 2011, and recommended approval of the finding of blight for the
Planning Area and found the Plan to be in conformance with the general plan
for the development of the community as a whole; and
WHEREAS, Section
100.400, RSMo, authorizes the Council to approve a general development plan and
a designation of blight if the Council finds that the plan is feasible and in
conformity with the general plan for the development of the community as a
whole; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED
BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That
the Council declares that portion of the following described area of
approximately 3.5 acres generally located on the block bounded by W. 39th Terrace
on the north, W. 40th Street on the south, Broadway on the west and Central
Street on the east, more specifically described by metes and bounds as follows:
Lots 1 through 12,
John Harris Addition to Westport, a subdivision in Kansas City, Jackson County,
Missouri, and the vacated alley adjacent said lots as now established.
to be a blighted, insanitary or
undeveloped industrial area in need of industrial development as defined in
Section 100.310, RSMo, which constitutes an economic or social liability or a
serious and growing menace, which is injurious to the public health, safety,
morals, economy and welfare of the residents of Kansas City, and finds that the
elimination or prevention of the detrimental conditions in such area by the
commercial development of such area is necessary and in the interest of the
public health, safety, morals, economy and welfare of such residents.
Section 2. That the
39th Terrace PIEA Planning Area General Development Plan prepared by the
Authority and recommended to the Council is intended to and shall affect and be
applicable to only the real property specifically described in Section 1 above
and is hereby approved. A copy of said Plan is attached to this ordinance and
is made a part hereof.
Section 3. That
the Council has duly made the findings necessary for compliance with Sections
100.300-100.620, RSMo.
Section 4. That
the Plan is hereby found to be feasible and in conformance with the general
plan for the development of the community as a whole.
Section 5. That
the ad valorem tax exemption benefits as authorized in Section 100.570, RSMo,
are hereby extended to the Planning Area to the extent and in the manner as
provided for in said Plan, and subject to the execution of a development
agreement with the Planned Industrial Expansion Authority of Kansas City,
Missouri, and the developer.
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I hereby certify
that as required by Chapter 100, RSMo, as amended, all public notices have been
given and public hearings held, as required by law.
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Secretary, City Plan Commission
Approved as to form and legality:
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Cecilia Abbott
Senior Associate City Attorney