COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR RESOLUTION NO. 120464

Amending the Plaza Urban Design and Development Plan, for the future development and redevelopment of the area generally bounded by 50th Street on the north, 51st Street on the south, Main Street on the east and Baltimore on the west, to recommend “limited redevelopment within specific guidelines” instead of no “recommended rezoning” and “Potential Redevelopment Within Existing Zoning” as well as to recommend an increase in the maximum recommended building height for this site. (225-S-20).

WHEREAS, the Council adopted the Plaza Urban Design and Development Plan through the passage of Resolution No. 63190, as amended, adopted June 1, 1989, which Plan established guidelines and standards for future development and redevelopment of the area generally bounded by 43rd Street on the north, Paseo Boulevard on the east, 55th Street on the south and State Line Road on the west; and

WHEREAS, the Council reaffirmed and endorsed the planning principles set forth in the Plaza Urban Design and Development Plan through the adoption of Resolution No. 951550 on November 9, 1995; and

WHEREAS, the Council amended the Plaza Urban Design and Development Plan through the adoption of Committee Substitute for Resolution No. 970036 on February 24, 1997, amended the Plan on October 28, 1999, through the adoption of Committee Substitute for Resolution No. 991200, amended the Plan on August 8, 2000, through the adoption of Resolution No. 000630, amended the Plan on March 15, 2001, through the adoption of Resolution No. 010282, amended the Plan on April 3, 2003, through the adoption of Resolution No. 030325, amended the Plan on April 17, 2003, through the adoption of Resolution No. 030344, amended the Plan on January 15, 2004, through the adoption of Resolution No. 031377, amended the Plan on February 26, 2004, through the adoption of Resolution No. 040048, amended the Plan on June 24, 2004, through the adoption of Resolution No. 040617, amended the Plan on December 9, 2004, through the adoption of Resolution No. 041239, amended the Plan on August 4, 2005, through the adoption of Resolution No. 050861, amended the Plan on November 6, 2008, and further amended through the adoption of Resolution No. 081042; and

WHEREAS, because of planning and other considerations, it has become necessary and desirable to make certain modifications to the land uses, guidelines and standards set forth in the Plaza Urban Design and Development Plan, specifically relating to that area generally bounded by 50th Street on the north, 51st Street on the south, Main Street on the east and Baltimore on the west located, to recommend “limited redevelopment within specific guidelines” instead of no “recommended rezoning” and “Potential Redevelopment Within Existing Zoning” as well as to recommend an increase in the maximum recommended building height for this site; and

WHEREAS, legal notice of the public hearing before the City Plan Commission was published in conformity with state and local laws; and

WHEREAS, the City Plan Commission did hold public hearings and did recommend approval on April 17, 2012, of the amendment to the Plaza Urban Design and Development Plan and to the land uses, guidelines and standards contained in said amendment; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section A. That the Plaza Urban Design and Development Plan is hereby amended for the area generally bounded by 50th Street on the north, 51st Street on the south, Main Street on the east and Baltimore on the west, to recommend “limited redevelopment within specific guidelines” instead of no “recommended rezoning” and “Potential Redevelopment Within Existing Zoning” as well as to recommend an increase in the maximum recommended building height for this site.

Section B. This amendment to the Plaza Urban Design and Development 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 have been given and hearings required by the Zoning Ordinance have been held.

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