RESOLUTION NO. 150441
Amending
the Plaza Urban Design and Development plan for the future development and
redevelopment of the 0.5 acres area generally located on the south side of W.
48th Street between J.C. Nichols Parkway and Main Street, by changing the
recommended land use from “No Recommended Rezoning” to “Limited Redevelopment
with Specific Guidelines.” (225-S-25)
WHEREAS, an
application was submitted by Polsinelli PC amending the Plaza Urban Design and
Development plan for the future development and redevelopment of the 0.5 acre
area generally located on the south side of W. 48th Street between J.C. Nichols
Parkway and Main Street, by changing the recommended land use from “No
Recommended Rezoning” to “Limited Redevelopment with Specific Guidelines” in
order to permit a proposed rezoning; and
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 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, through the
adoption of Resolution No. 081042; on June 14, 2012, through the adoption of
Resolution No. 120464; and through the adoption of Resolution No. 121049 on
December 13, 2012, and further amended the plan on October 24, 2013 through the
adoption of Resolution No. 130834; 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 the
0.5 acre area on the south side of W. 48th Street between J.C. Nichols Parkway
and Main Street, by changing the recommended land use from “No Recommended
Rezoning” to “Limited Redevelopment with Specific Guidelines”; and
WHEREAS, legal
notice of the public hearing before the City Plan Commission was published on
May 4, 2015, in conformity with state and local laws; and
WHEREAS, the City
Plan Commission did hold public hearings and did recommend approval on May 19,
2015, of the amendment to the Plaza Urban Design and Development Plan; 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 of
about 0.5 acres area generally located on the south side of W. 48th
Street between J.C. Nichols Parkway and Main Street, by changing the
recommended land use from “No Recommended Rezoning” to “Limited Redevelopment
with Specific Guidelines.”
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 and Development Code.
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