ORDINANCE NO. 050130

Approving an amendment of the Martin City/Richards-Gebaur Area Plan by amending the Proposed Land Use Plan and Map for an area of approximately 16.6 acres generally located east of Madison Avenue, northeast of 141^st Terrace on both sides of Wyandotte Street by changing the recommended land uses from industrial uses to commercial/retail uses. (212-S-12)

WHEREAS, on June 14, 2001, the City Council by Committee Substitute for Resolution No. 010799 adopted the Martin City/Richards-Gebaur Area Plan as a guide for development and redevelopment of that area generally bounded by Blue Ridge Boulevard on the north, the Missouri/Kansas state line on the west, Grandview city limits on the east, and the Cass County and Belton city limits on the south; and

WHEREAS, said Plan has been amended by Resolution No. 030167, adopted March 6, 2003; and

  WHEREAS, after further review, the City Development Department, it has been deemed appropriate to amend the Martin City/Richards-Gebaur Area Plan as it affects that area generally located at east of Madison Avenue, northeast of 141^st Terrace on both sides of Wyandotte Street by changing the recommended land uses from industrial uses to commercial/retail uses; and

WHEREAS, legal notice of the public hearing before the City Plan Commission was published on November 1, 2004, in conformity with state and local laws; and

  WHEREAS, the City Plan Commission considered such amendment to the Proposed Land Use Plan and Map on January 5, 2005; and

  WHEREAS, after all interested persons were given an opportunity to present testimony, the City Plan Commission did on January 5, 2005, recommend approval of the proposed amendment to the Martin City/Richards-Gebaur Area Plan; NOW, THEREFORE,

  BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

  Section A. That the second amendment to the Martin City/Richards-Gebaur Area Plan is hereby approved as to the proposed Land Use Plan and Map for that area of approximately 16.6 acres generally located east of Madison Avenue, northeast of 141^st Terrace on both sides of Wyandotte Street by changing the recommended land uses from industrial uses to commercial/retail uses. A copy of the amendment to the Land Use Plan and Map of the Martin City/Richards-Gebaur Area Plan is attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference.

  Section B. That the amendment to the Martin City/Richards-Gebaur Area 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 D. That the Council finds and declares that before taking any action on the proposed plan, all public notices and hearings required by law have been given and had.

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