RESOLUTION NO. 150409

Amending the Blue Ridge Corridor Project Plan by amending the Proposed Land Use Plan and Map for an area of approximately 3 acres generally located at the northwest corner of E. 87th Street and Fremont Avenue from residential to commercial. (403-S-5)

WHEREAS, on October 25, 1990, the City Council by Committee Substitute Resolution No. 900404 adopted the Blue Ridge Corridor Project Plan, as a guide for the future development and redevelopment of the area bounded on the north by 83rd Street, on the south by Grandview city limits, on the east by James A. Reed Road, and on the west by I-435/71 Highway; and

WHEREAS, on January 23, 1992, the City Council amended said Plan by modifying that area generally located at the northeast corner of 102nd and Blue Ridge Boulevard from office to commercial development; and

WHEREAS, after further review, it has been deemed appropriate to amend the Blue Ridge Corridor Project Plan and Map as it affects that area of approximately 3 acres generally located at the northwest corner of E. 87th Street and Fremont Avenue, from residential to commercial; and

WHEREAS, the City Plan Commission considered such amendment to the Proposed Land Use Plan and Map on April 21, 2015; and

WHEREAS, after all interested persons were given an opportunity to present testimony, the City Plan Commission did on April 21, 2015 recommend approval of the proposed amendment to the Blue Ridge Corridor Project Plan; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section A. That the Blue Ridge Corridor Project Plan is hereby amended as to the Proposed Land Use Plan and Map for that area of approximately 3 acres generally located at the northwest corner of E. 87th Street and Fremont Avenue, from residential to commercial. A copy of the amendment to the Blue Ridge Corridor Project Plan is attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference.

Section B. That the amendment to the Blue Ridge Corridor Project 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 C. That the Council finds and declares that before taking any action on the proposed amendment hereinabove, all public notices and hearings required by the Zoning Ordinance have been given and had.

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