RESOLUTION NO. 080801
Repealing
and replacing the Martin City/Richards-Gebaur Area Plan with the Martin City
Area Plan as a guide for the future development and public investment within
the area bounded by Blue Ridge Boulevard on the north, State Line Road on the
west, the Grandview city limits on the east and the Belton city limits on the
south. (212-S-13)
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
further amended by Resolution No. 050130, adopted February 24, 2005; and
WHEREAS, after
further review, the City Development Department deemed it appropriate to repeal
the Martin City/Richards-Gebaur Area Plan and approve the Martin City Area Plan
as a guide for the future development and public investment within the area
bounded by Blue Ridge Boulevard on the north, State Line Road on the west, the
Grandview city limits on the east and the Belton city limits on the south; and
WHEREAS, legal
notice of the public hearing before the City Plan Commission was published on June
16, 2008, in conformity with state and local laws; and
WHEREAS, the
City Plan Commission considered such repeal of the existing plan and approval
of the new plan on July 1, 2008; and
WHEREAS, after
all interested persons were given an opportunity to present testimony, the City
Plan Commission did on July 1, 2008, recommend approval of the proposed repeal
of the Martin City/Richards-Gebaur Area Plan and approval of the Martin City
Area Plan; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED
BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section A. That
the Martin City/Richards-Gebaur Area Plan is hereby repealed and the Martin
City Area Plan is hereby approved as a guide for the future development and
public investment within the area bounded by Blue Ridge Boulevard on the north,
State Line Road on the west, the Grandview city limits on the east and the
Belton city limits on the south. A copy of the Martin City Area Plan is
attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference.
Section B. That
the Martin City 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
plan, all public notices have been given and hearings have been held as required
by law.
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