RESOLUTION NO. 971555

Amending the Shoal Creek Valley Area Plan by amending the Proposed Land Use Plan and Map for an approximately 18.9 acre tract of land generally located at the southeast corner of N. Eastern Avenue and Missouri Highway 291 by changing the recommended land use designation from "residential uses" to "retail uses".

WHEREAS, on March 26, 1992, City Council by Committee Substitute for Resolution No. 920048 adopted the Shoal Creek Valley Area Plan being the Plan for development and redevelopment of that area generally bounded by the corporate limits of Kansas City on the north, Pleasant Valley Road on the south, the corporate limits of Kansas City on the east and N. Woodland Avenue on the west; and

WHEREAS, said Plan has been further amended by Resolution No. 931107, adopted October 21, 1993, by Resolution No. 951256, adopted November 9, 1995, and by Resolution No. 960508, adopted July 2, 1996; and

WHEREAS, after further review by the City Development Department it has been deemed appropriate to amend the Shoal Creek Valley Area Plan as it affects that 18.9 acre area generally located at the southeast corner of N. Eastern Avenue and Missouri Highway 291 by modifying the Proposed Land Use Plan and Map for such area from "residential uses" to "retail uses"; and

WHEREAS, public notice of a hearing before the City Plan Commission was published on May 19, 1997; and

WHEREAS, the City Plan Commission considered such amendment to the Proposed Land Use Plan and Map on June 17, 1997; and

WHEREAS, after all interested persons were given an opportunity to present testimony, the City Plan Commission did on June 17, 1997, recommend approval of the proposed amendment to the Shoal Creek Valley Area Plan; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section A. That the Shoal Creek Valley Area Plan, as approved by Committee Substitute for Resolution No. 920048, adopted March 26, 1992, and as amended by Resolution Nos. 931107, 951256 and 960508, adopted on October 21, 1993, November 9, 1995, and July 2, 1996, respectively, is hereby amended as to the Proposed Land Use Plan and Map for that area of approximately 18.9 acres generally located at the southeast corner of N. Eastern Avenue and Missouri Highway 291 by changing the recommended land use designation from "residential uses" to "retail uses". A copy of said amendment to the Shoal Creek Valley Area Plan is attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and is 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 have been given and had.

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