RESOLUTION NO. 050861
Approving an amendment to the
Plaza Urban Design and Development Plan for the 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.
(225-S-17).
WHEREAS, the
Council adopted the Plaza Urban Design and Development Plan through the passage
of Resolution No. 63190, as amended, passed 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,
because of planning and other considerations it has become necessary and
desirable to make certain modifications to guidelines set forth in the Plaza
Urban Design and Development Plan and specifically those relating to the
Planning Area C and the area bounded by 48th Street, Belleview Avenue, Ward
Parkway and Roanoke Parkway; and
WHEREAS, the
Council desires to allow maximum building heights of six stories or 80 ft. on
the Belleview Avenue frontage and ten stories or 150 ft. on the Roanoke Parkway
frontage, and allow access to parking areas from Belleview Avenue.
Furthermore, the Council desires to add additional guidelines to Planning Area
C for the block bounded by Ward Parkway, 48th Street, Belleview
Avenue, and Roanoke Parkway which will preserve and protect the residential
neighborhoods west of Belleview Avenue as identified in the attached Plaza
Urban Design and Development Plan; 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
June 21, 2005, 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 amendment to the Plaza Urban Design and Development Plan be and the
same is hereby adopted and approved by the City Council as a guide for future
development and redevelopment of the area described therein. A copy of said
plan is on file in the office of the City Clerk with this ordinance and
incorporated herein by reference.
Section B. That
the Council finds and declares that before taking any action on the proposed
plan amendment hereinabove, all public notices and hearings required by law.
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