ORDINANCE NO. 060405
Declaring the area bordered by Truman Road on the north, McGee Street on the east, 16th Street on the south, and
Grand Avenue on the west, as blighted and insanitary area in need of
redevelopment and rehabilitation pursuant to the Missouri Land Clearance for
Redevelopment Authority law and approving the Grand McGee Urban Renewal Plan.
WHEREAS, the
area located at the 1500 block between Grand
and McGee, an area bordered by Truman Road on the north, McGee Street on the
east, 16th Street on the south, and Grand Avenue on the west
is (1) blighted by reason of the predominance of defective or inadequate street
layout, insanitary or unsafe conditions, deterioration of site improvements,
improper subdivision or obsolete platting, or the existence of conditions which
endanger life or property by fire and other causes, or any combination of such
factors, retards the provision of housing accommodations or constitutes an
economic or social liability or a menace to the public health, safety, morals,
or welfare in its present condition or (2) insanitary by reason of a
predominance of buildings and improvements which, by reason of dilapidation,
deterioration, age or obsolescence, inadequate provision for ventilation,
light, air sanitation or open spaces, high density of population and
overcrowding of buildings, overcrowding of land, or the existence of conditions
which endanger life or property by fire and other causes, or any combination of
such factors, is conducive to ill health, transmission of disease, infant
mortality, juvenile delinquency and crime or constitutes an economic or social
liability and is detrimental to the public health, safety, morals, or welfare;
and
WHEREAS, on
February 22, 2006, the Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority of Kansas
City, Missouri, adopted a resolution recommending that the area be declared
blighted or insanitary and recommending approval of an Urban Renewal Plan for
the area; and
WHEREAS, on February 21, 2006, the City Plan Commission
reviewed this matter and recommended (1) approval of the designation of the
area as blighted or insanitary area and (2) approval of the Urban Renewal Plan;
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED
BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That
the Council finds that the proposed urban renewal area identified as the Grand
McGee Urban Renewal Area generally located at the 1500 block between Grand and
McGee, an area bordered by Truman Road on the north, McGee Street on the east, 16th Street on the south, and Grand Avenue on the west, legally described as:
1501
Grand Boulevard: Lots 263 and 264, Block 19, McGees Addition, a subdivision
in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.
1500 McGee Street: Lot 272, Block 19, McGees Addition, a subdivision in Kansas City,
Jackson County, Missouri.
1512
McGee Street: Lots 273 and 274, Block 19, McGees Addition, a subdivision in
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.
1513 Grand Boulevard: North 24.75 feet of Lot 265, Block 19, McGees Addition, a
subdivision in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.
1515 Grand Boulevard: South 24.75 feet of Lot 265, Block 19, McGees Addition, a
subdivision in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.
1517 Grand Boulevard: North 24.75 feet of Lot 266, Block 19, McGees Addition, a
subdivision in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.
1516 McGee Street: North 24.75 feet of Lot 275, Block 19, McGees Addition, a subdivision
in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.
1519 Grand Boulevard: South 24.75 feet of Lot 266 , Block 19, McGees Addition, a
subdivision in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.
1518 McGee Street: South 24.75 feet of Lot 275, Block 19, McGees Addition, a subdivision
in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.
No
Address: Lot 267 and north 24.34 feet of Lot 268, Block 19, McGees Addition,
a subdivision in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.
1520
McGee Trafficway: Lot 276, Block 19, McGees Addition, a subdivision in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.
1530
McGee Trafficway: Lot 277, Block 19, McGees Addition, a subdivision in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.
1527 Grand Boulevard: South 24.75 feet of Lot 268, Block 19, McGees Addition, a
subdivision in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.
1529 Grand Boulevard: North 24.75 feet of Lot 269, Block 19, McGees Addition, a
subdivision in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.
1534
McGee Trafficway: Lots 278 and 279, Block 19, McGees Addition, a subdivision
in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.
1531 Grand Boulevard: South 24.75 feet of Lot 269, Block 19, McGees Addition, a
subdivision in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.
1535 Grand Boulevard: Lot 270, Block 19, McGees Addition, a subdivision in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.
is a blighted or
insanitary area need of redevelopment or in need of rehabilitation and is
appropriate for an urban renewal project by the Land Clearance for
Redevelopment Authority of Kansas City, Missouri, pursuant to Chapter 99, RSMo.
Section 2. That
the Council finds that the Urban Renewal Plan is feasible and in conformity
with the general plan for the development of the community as a whole.
Section 3. That
the Grand McGee Holmes Urban Renewal Plan, a copy of which is on file in the
office of the City Clerk with this ordinance and is hereby approved.
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I hereby certify
that as is required by Chapter 99, Revised Statutes of Missouri, as amended,
all public notices have been given and hearings have been held.
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Secretary, City Plan Commission
Approved as to form and legality:
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Heather A. Brown
Assistant City Attorney