RESOLUTION NO. 021301

Approving an amendment to the Beacon Hill/Longfellow Area Plan by modifying the Land Use Plan and Map for the area generally bounded by 26th Street on the north, Grand Boulevard on the west, Gillham Road on the east and McGee Trafficway and the Union Cemetery on the south, to recommend office commercial, parks and mixed use commercial and residential instead of medium density residential, light industrial and retail commercial. (202-S-11)

WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 46714 adopted July 15, 1976, the City adopted the Beacon Hill/Longfellow Area Plan as a guide for development and redevelopment of that area generally bounded by the Kansas City Terminal railway tracks on the north, Troost Avenue on the east, 31st Street on the south and Southwest Trafficway on the west; and

WHEREAS, said Beacon Hill/Longfellow Area Plan was amended on January 11, 1996, through the adoption of Resolution No. 951661, was again amended on August 14, 1997, through the adoption of Resolution No. 970897, was amended on December 22, 1997, through the adoption of Resolution No. 971679, was amended on April 9, 1998, through the adoption of Resolution No. 980227, was amended on August 13, 1998, through the adoption of Resolution No. 980905, was amended on September 10, 1998, through the adoption of Resolution No. 980988, was amended on April 8, 1999, through the adoption of Resolution No. 990353, was amended on November 7, 2000, through the adoption of Resolution No. 001614; and further was amended on May 23, 2002, through the adoption of Resolution No. 020440, and

WHEREAS, after further review by the City Development Department it has been deemed appropriate to amend the Beacon Hill/Longfellow Area Plan as it affects that area of land generally bounded by 26th Street on the north, Grand Boulevard on the west, Gillham Road on the east and McGee Trafficway and the Union Cemetery on the south by modifying the Proposed Land Use Plan and Map for such area from medium density residential, light industrial and retail commercial to office commercial, parks and mixed use commercial and residential; and

WHEREAS, public notice of a hearing before the City Plan Commission was published on July 1, 2002; and

WHEREAS, the City Plan Commission considered such amendment to the Proposed Land Use Plan and Map on August 20, 2002; and

WHEREAS, after all interested persons were given an opportunity to present testimony, the City Plan Commission did on August 20, 2002, recommend approval of the proposed amendment to the Beacon Hill/Longfellow Area Plan; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section A. That the Tenth Amendment to the Beacon Hill/Longfellow Area Plan is hereby approved as to the Proposed Land Use Plan and Map for that area of land generally bounded by 26th Street on the north, Grand Boulevard on the west, Gillham Road on the east and McGee Trafficway and the Union Cemetery on the south by modifying the recommended land uses for the area from medium density residential, light industrial and retail commercial to office commercial, parks and mixed use commercial and residential. A copy of the amended Land Use Plan and Map for the Beacon Hill/Longview Area Plan is attached hereto as Exhibit A and made a part hereof.

Section B. That the amendment to the Beacon Hill/Longfellow 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 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 have been held, as required by law.

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