RESOLUTION NO. 050298

Approving the St. John Corridor Infrastructure and Land Use Plan as a guide for the future development and redevelopment of the area bounded by Gladstone Boulevard on the west, Belmont Boulevard on the east, Windsor and Scarritt Avenues on the north, and Morrell and Anderson Avenues on the south. (620-S)

WHEREAS, the City Development Department has conducted a study delineating the characteristics of the St. John Avenue Corridor; and

WHEREAS, as a result of said study, the City Development Department has proposed a framework for the orderly development within the St. John Corridor; and

WHEREAS, said framework provides a guide for future development and redevelopment of the area, for specific and general policies to guide future decisions, and for identification of public and private needs throughout the community and possible solutions to those needs; and

WHEREAS, the City Development Department has incorporated its findings in the St. John Corridor Infrastructure and Land Use Plan; and

WHEREAS, the St. John Corridor Infrastructure and Land Use Plan has incorporated the policies of the FOCUS Kansas City Plan and other appropriate planning documents; and

WHEREAS, the policies within the St. John Corridor Infrastructure and Land Use Plan, which will serve as the plan of record for this area, is consistent with the policies of the FOCUS Kansas City Plan. Any future amendments to St. John Corridor Infrastructure and Land Use Plan should be guided by and comply with the policy direction set forth in the FOCUS Kansas City Plan, adopted by Resolution No. 971268 in 1997; and

WHEREAS, the St. John Corridor Infrastructure and Land Use Plan was unanimously approved by the City Plan Commission on March 1, 2005; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section A. That the St. John Corridor Infrastructure and Land Use Plan is hereby adopted as a guide for the future development and redevelopment of the area bounded by Gladstone Boulevard on the west, Belmont Boulevard on the east, Windsor and Scarritt Avenues on the north, and Morrell and Anderson Avenues on the south. That the St. John Corridor Infrastructure and Land Use Plan is attached hereto, in substantial form, and is hereby approved.

Section B. That the St. John Corridor Infrastructure and Land Use 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 St. John Corridor Infrastructure and Land Use Plan hereinabove, all public notices have been given and hearings have been had as required by law.

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