COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR ORDINANCE NO. 180723

Amending Chapter 88, Zoning and Development Code, to authorize a reduction of parking requirements for multi-family residential buildings with more than 10 units, when at least 20 percent of the total number of units is provided as affordable housing.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section A. That Sections 88-420-04-M Affordable Housing and 88-810-058 Affordable Housing are hereby enacted, said new sections to read as follows:

88-420-04 M. AFFORDABLE HOUSING

For a multi-family residential building with more than 10 units, when at least twenty percent (20%) of the total number of units is provided as affordable housing, parking shall be required in the amount of 0.5 space per dwelling unit. However, if required parking is less than 0.5 space per dwelling unit due to other provisions of this section 88-420-04, the lesser requirement is applicable.

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88-810-058 AFFORDABLE HOUSING

A household having income equal to or below seventy percent (70%) of the median income for all households within Kansas City, Missouri, as estimated and reported by the American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, as updated from time-to-time, would be able to afford it if it were to expend not more than thirty percent (30%) of such income for the mortgage or rent, including other housing expenses such as property taxes, insurance, and utilities.

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I hereby certify that as required by Chapter 88, Code of Ordinances, the foregoing ordinance was duly advertised and public hearings were held.

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Secretary, City Plan Commission

Approved as to form and legality:

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Sarah Baxter

Assistant City Attorney