ORDINANCE NO. 970656
Amending Chapter 80, Code of Ordinances of the City of
Kansas City, Missouri, commonly known as the Zoning Ordinance, by repealing
Appendix A, Chapters 2 (Land Use Controls) and 4 (Urban Design Standards and
Specifications) and enacting in lieu thereof new Chapter 2 and Chapter 4,
Appendix A, of like number and subject matter.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section A. That Chapter 80, Code of Ordinances of
the City of Kansas City, Missouri, commonly known as the Zoning Ordinance, is
hereby amended by repealing Appendix A, Chapters 2 (Land Use Controls) and 4
(Urban Design Standards and Specifications), and enacting in lieu thereof new
Chapter 2 and Chapter 4, Appendix A, of like number and subject matter, to read
as follows:
APPENDIX A
Chapter 2. Land Use Control Zones.
2.1 GP-1 General Industry.
I. Purpose.
The GP-1 zone is intended for manufacturing and
related industries which characteristically manufacture, assemble, fabricate or
process finished products from semi-finished materials or, in certain cases,
from selected raw agricultural products but do not store or process other raw
materials or scrap, junk or salvage materials. Certain commercial uses
generally serving the industrial establishments and their employees are
permitted. Residential uses are not compatible in this environment and are not
included.
II. Permitted uses.
The following uses shall be permitted:
A. Principal uses.
1. Manufacturing, processing, packaging,
storage or assembly of the following:
(a) Food products.
(i) Dairy products of all kinds.
(ii) Canning food of all kinds.
(iii) Drying and dehydrating
fruits and vegetables.
(iv) Pickling fruits and vegetables;
vegetable sauces and seasonings
and salad dressings.
(v) Fresh or frozen packaged fish
and seafoods.
(vi) Frozen fruits, fruit juices,
vegetables and specialities.
(vii) Bakery products.
(viii) Candy and other
confectionery products.
(ix) Chocolate and cocoa products.
(x) Chewing gum.
(xi) Malt liquors and malt.
(xii) Wine, brandy and brandy spirits.
(xiii) Distillery, rectifying and
blending liquors.
(xiv) Bottling and canning soft
drink and carbonated waters.
(xv) Flavor extracts and flavoring
sirups.
(xvi) Roasting coffee and coffee
products.
(xvii) Ice.
(xviii) Macaroni, spaghetti,
vermicelli and noodles.
(b) Fabricated textile products.
(i) Clothing of all kinds.
(ii) Leather goods, including
belting, packing, boots and shoes,
cut stock, footwear, gloves and
mittens, luggage, handbags
and other personal leather
goods.
(iii) Fur goods.
(iv) Curtains draperies, house
furnishings.
(v) Textile bags.
(vi) Canvas products.
(vii) Pleating, decorative and
novelty stitching and tucking for the
trade.
(c) Furniture and Fixtures.
(i) Household, office and other
miscellaneous furniture.
(ii) Partitions shelving, lockers, office
and store fixtures.
(iii) Venetian blinds and shades.
(d) Paper products.
(i) Envelopes.
(ii) Bags.
(iii) Wallpaper.
(iv) Sanitary paper.
(v) Paperboard containers and boxes.
(vi) Building paper and building
boards.
(e) Printing and publishing.
(i) Newspapers, periodicals, books
and miscellaneous commercial
printing.
(ii) Greeting cards.
(iii) Bookbinding and related
work.
(iv) Typesetting.
(v) Photoengraving.
(vi) Electrotyping, stereotyping and
miscellaneous printing, trade
services.
(f) Chemical and allied products.
(i) Biological, botanical, medicinal
and pharmaceutical products,
chemicals and preparations.
(ii) Specialty cleaning, polishing
and sanitation preparations
(except soap and detergents).
(iii) Surface active agents,
finishing agents, sulfonated oils, and
assistants.
(iv) Perfumes, cosmetics, and other
toilet preparations.
(g) Pottery and related products.
(i) Vitreous china plumbing
fixtures, china, earthenware fittings
and bathroom accessories, china
table and kitchen articles.
(ii) Fine earthenware (white ware)
table and kitchen articles.
(iii) Porcelain electrical
supplies.
(iv) Miscellaneous potter and related
products.
(h) Ordnance and accessories.
Small arms (no ammunition).
(i) Machinery and equipment.
(i) Office, computing and accounting
machines.
(ii) Household appliances.
(iii) Electric lighting and
wiring equipment.
(iv) Radio and television receiving
sets.
(v) Communication equipment.
(vi) Electronic components and
accessories.
(vii) Packaging machinery.
(viii) Other machinery and
transportation equipment, assembly only.
(j) Miscellaneous.
(i) Engineering, laboratory and
scientific and research instruments
and associated equipment.
(ii) Mechanical measuring and
controlling instruments.
(iii) Automatic temperature
control.
(iv) Optical instruments and lenses.
(v) Surgical and medical instruments
and apparatus.
(vi) Dental equipment and supplies.
(vii) Photographic equipment and
supplies.
(viii) Watches, clocks, clockwork
operated devices and parts.
(ix) Jewelry and precious metals.
(x) Lapidary work.
(xi) Silverware and plated ware.
(xii) Musical instruments and
parts.
(xiii) Toys, amusement, sporting
and athletic goods.
(xiv) Pens, pencils, and other
office and artists' materials.
(xv) Costume jewelry, novelties,
buttons and miscellaneous
notions.
(xvi) Cigarette, cigar and other
tobacco products.
(xvii) Motion picture production.
(xviii) Brooms and brushes.
(xix) Lamp shades.
(xx) Morticians' goods.
(xxi) Fur dressing and dyeing.
(xxii) Signs and advertising
displays.
(xxiii) Umbrellas, parasols and
canes.
B. Transportation, communication and utilities.
1. Railroad right of way, switching yard and
freight terminal.
2. Bus garages and equipment maintenance.
3. Motor freight terminals, garaging and
equipment maintenance.
4. Aircraft storage and equipment
maintenance.
5. Automobile parking.
6. Telephone exchange stations.
7. Telegraph message centers.
8. Electric transmission right of way.
9. Electricity regulating substations.
10. Gas pipeline right of way, storage,
distribution points and pressure control
stations.
11. Water pipeline right of way, treatment
plants, storage and pressure control
stations.
12. Sewage treatment plants and pressure
control stations.
13. Petroleum pipeline right of way and
pressure control stations.
14. Freight forwarding services.
15. Packing and crating services.
16. Travel and arranging services.
C. Wholesale warehouses for
1. Automobile and automobile equipment.
2. Tires and tubes.
3. Drugs and sundries.
4. Paints and varnishes.
5. Dry goods and notions.
6. Apparel and footwear.
7. Groceries, dairy products, confectionery,
fish and seafoods, meats, fruits and
vegetables.
8. Electrical apparatus, appliances, parts
and equipment.
9. Hardware, plumbing and heating supplies.
10. Air-conditioning, refrigerated equipment
and supplies.
11. Commercial, industrial and farm machinery,
equipment and supplies.
12. Professional, services and transportation
equipment and supplies.
13. Tobacco products.
14. Paper and paper products.
15. Furniture and home furnishings.
16. Lumber and construction materials.
D. Retail trade.
1. Lumber and building materials.
2. Heating and plumbing equipment.
3. Paint, glass and wallpaper.
4. Electrical supplies.
5. Hardware and farm equipment.
6. Gasoline service stations.
7. Aircraft and marine craft and accessories.
8. Eating and drinking places, excluding
drive-ins.
9. Hay, grains and feeds.
10. Farm and garden supplies.
11. Fuel and ice dealers.
E. Services.
1. Financial, insurance and real estate
services.
2. Laundry services.
3. Rug cleaning and repair services.
4. Fur repair and storage.
5. Blueprinting and photocopying service.
6. Stenographic and other duplicating and
mailing services.
7. Window cleaning services.
8. Disinfecting and exterminating services.
9. Employment services.
10. Warehousing and storage services.
11. Research, development and testing
services.
12. Business and management consulting
services.
13. Detective and protective services.
14. Equipment rental and leasing services.
15. Automobile and truck rental services.
16. Motion picture distribution and services.
17. Automobile repair and wash services.
18. Other repair services.
19. Medical and dental laboratory services.
20. Professional services.
21. Construction trade services.
22. Postal services.
23. Vocational or trade schools.
24. Business, professional and labor
organizations.
25. Auditorium and exhibition halls.
26. Agricultural related activities.
III. Building height, coverage, lot area, lot width,
and yard regulations.
A. Building height.
None, except as prescribed within any airport
runway approach zone (See Section
1.6).
B. Coverage.
No building or buildings upon any lot shall
occupy more than:
1. 35% coverage on buildings of 0 to 50,000
square feet.
2. 40% coverage on buildings of 50,000 to
100,000 square feet.
3. 45% coverage on buildings of 100,000
square feet or more.
C. Yards.
1. Adjacent to streets: No building shall be
located nearer than fifty (50) feet
from any street property line of the lot
it occupies nor nearer than a distance
equal to fifty percent (50%) of its height
measured from the centerline of the
street, whichever distance is greater.
2. Adjacent to interior property lines. No
building shall be located nearer than
ten (10) feet from any interior property
line or nearer than fifty (50) feet or a
distance equal to fifty percent (50%) of
its height, whichever is greater, from
any interior property line which forms a
boundary of the industrial district.
Where an alley or other easement right of
way borders any interior property
line, the above distances may be measured
from the centerline of such right of
way.
IV. Parking and loading regulations.
There shall be no parking or loading permitted upon
any public right of way within the GP-1 zone. All off-street parking and
loading space within the GP-1 zone shall observe at least the requirements of
Section 80-169 Code of Ordinances (commonly known as the Zoning Ordinance).
2.2 GP-2 General Transient Retail Business.
2.2-A Purpose.
The GP-2 zone is primarily related to business
services for the traveling public, as distinguished from businesses providing
general retail goods and services for local residents. The district is
oriented primarily to major interstate highway and to other travel oriented
facilities.
2.2-B Permitted uses.
The following uses are permitted:
I. Principal uses.
1. Hotels, motels, tourist courts.
2. Bus and other transit passenger terminals.
3. Taxi stands.
4. Automobile parking.
5. Telephone exchange stations.
6. Telegraph message centers.
7. Utility right of way and utility
substations.
8. Travel arranging services.
9. Gasoline service stations.
10. Eating places, excluding drive-ins.
11. Drinking places, excluding drive-ins.
12. Office buildings.
13. Automobile rental services.
14. Governmental services.
2.2-C Building height limit.
None, except as required in any airport runway
approach zone (see Section 1.6).
2.2-D Building coverage limit.
No building or buildings shall cover more than
thirty-five percent (35%) of the lot area.
2.2-E Yards.
Same as GP-3.
2.2-F Parking and loading regulations.
Same as GP-3.
2.3 GP-3 Regional Business.
I. Purpose.
The GP-3 zone is intended primarily for major
business services and retail trades serving a broad regional segment of the
City outside of the Central Business District, and is located in relation to
intersecting major thoroughfares. Transient accommodations are the only
residential uses included within the district.
II. Permitted uses.
The following uses shall be permitted:
A. Principal uses.
1. Hotels, motels.
2. Bus or other transit passenger
terminals.
3. Taxi stands.
4. Automobile parking.
5. Telephone exchange.
6. Telegraph message centers.
7. Radio and television broadcasting
studios (only).
8. Utility right of way or utility
substations.
9. Travel arranging services.
B. Retail businesses.
1. Heating and plumbing equipment.
2. Paint, glass and wallpaper.
3. Electrical supplies.
4. Hardware.
5. Department stores.
6. Variety, general merchandise, dry
goods and general stores.
7. Merchandise vending machines
operators.
8. Food stores of all kinds.
9. Tires, batteries and automobile
accessories.
10. Gasoline service stations.
11. Clothing stores of all kinds.
12. Shoe stores.
13. Tailoring.
14. Furniture and floor coverings.
15. Home furnishings of all kinds.
16. Household appliances, radios and
television sets.
17. Music supplies.
18. Eating and drinking places.
19. Drug and proprietary.
20. Liquor.
21. Antiques.
22. Books and stationery.
23. Sporting goods.
24. Bicycles.
25. Lawn and garden supplies.
26. Jewelry.
27. Florists.
28. Cigars and cigarettes.
29. Newspapers and magazines.
30. Cameras and photographic supplies.
31. Gifts, novelties and souvenirs.
32. Optical goods.
33. Veterinary small animal clinics if in
conjunction with retail sales of pet
supplies. A small animal is a
companion or pet including, but not
limited to dogs, cats, birds,
hamsters, guinea pigs, ferrets, and animals
sold in a retail pet store, excluding
zoo, equine, and food animals.
The use shall be located within a
soundproofed and air-conditioned
building without exterior storage of
kennels, pens, cages, etc. No
smoke or odor caused by the operation
of this facility shall be
perceptible at the boundaries of the
premises. Performance of
activities of the cat and dog
hospital shall not create noise outside the
soundproofed building in excess of
that of normal daily traffic.
Further, direct outside access to the
store/clinic shall be provided.
The proposed use shall be made known
on the GP District Plan. The
operator shall be a licensed
veterinarian and graduate of an accredited
school.
34. Retail pet stores. A pet shall be
considered a small animal including,
but not limited to, dogs, cats,
birds, hamsters, guinea pigs, ferrets and
other similar animals but excluding
zoo, equine and food animals. The
use shall be located within a
soundproofed and air-conditioned
building without exterior storage of
kennels, pens, cages, etc. No
odor caused by the operation of this
facility shall be perceptible at the
boundaries of the premises.
C. Services.
1. Financial, insurance real estate and
general office services of all kinds.
2. Laundry and dry cleaning
self-service.
3. Photographic services.
4. Beauty and barber services.
5. Pressing, alteration, garment
repairs, laundry and dry cleaning pickup
services.
6. Fur repair and storage services.
7. Shoe repair, shoe shining and hat
cleaning services.
8. Advertising services (offices).
9. Blueprinting and photocopying services.
10. Stenographic and other duplicating
and mailing services.
11. News syndicate services.
12. Employment services.
13. Business and management consulting
services.
14. Detective and protection services.
15. Equipment rental and leasing services
(except vehicles).
16. Trading stamp services.
17. Electrical repair, including radio
and television.
18. Watch, clock and jewelry repair.
19. Upholstery and furniture repair.
20. Physician and dental services.
21. Medical and dental laboratory
services.
22. Medical clinic - outpatient services.
23. Legal and other professional
services.
24. Government services.
25. Professional, business and
stenographic schools.
26. Barber and beauty schools.
27. Art, music and dancing schools.
28. Welfare and charitable services.
29. Business association and professional
and labor organizations.
30. Civic, social and fraternal
associations.
31. Libraries.
32. Museums.
33. Art galleries.
34. Motion picture theatre (except
drive-ins).
35. Auditoriums and exhibition halls.
36. Penny arcades.
37. Roller skating and ice skating rinks.
38. Bowling alleys.
39. Recreation centers, general.
40. Gymnasium, athletic clubs.
41. Swimming pools.
42. Medical complex, including medical
offices, clinics, outpatients,
hospitals.
43. Car washes, provided that sufficient
space is provided on-site for
stacking a minimum of five (5) cars
per bay and that the paved area is
setback a minimum of twenty (20) feet
from all streets other than
freeways, expressways, parkways and
other arterial streets for which
setbacks are regulated by Chapter
4.1-B, General Urban Design
Standards, of the KCIA General Plan
Development District. Where
the property adjoins any property
zoned R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-5, R-6,
GP-4, GP-5 and GP-6, a six (6) foot
high solid fence and plant
materials shall be installed along
the district line, unless the district line
is not the property line and, in that
case, the fence shall be installed
along the property line.
III. Building height, coverage, and yards
regulation.
A. Buildings Heights. None, except as prescribed
within any airport runway approach zone (see Section 1.6).
B. Coverage. No building or buildings upon any
lot shall occupy more than thirty-five percent (35%) of the lot area.
C. Yards.
1. Adjacent to streets: No building shall be
located nearer than fifty (50) feet
from any street property line of the lot
it occupies, nor nearer than a distance
equal to fifty percent (50%) of its height
measured from the centerline of the
street, whichever distance is greater.
2. Adjacent to interior property lines: None,
except adjacent to an interior
property line which forms a boundary with
a residential district or a lot
occupied by a residential use.
In this case, no building or buildings
shall be located nearer than fifty (50) feet
or a distance equal to fifty percent (50%)
of the building's height, whichever
is greater, from said interior property
line.
IV. Parking and loading regulations.
There shall be no on-street parking or loading
permitted upon any public right of way within any GP-3 zone. However,
off-street parking shall be provided in the amount not less than the provisions
of Section 80-444 and Section 80-445, Code of Ordinances (the Zoning
Ordinance).
2.4 GP-4. High Density Residential Uses.
I. Purpose
The GP-4 zone is primarily for apartment buildings
located in relation to outlying major thoroughfares or in peripheral
relationship to outlying regional or local business districts.
II. Permitted uses.
The following uses shall be permitted:
A. Principal uses.
1. Apartments or other multi-family
residences having three (3) or more dwelling
units.
2. Hospitals (minimum lot area - 10 acres).
3. Junior or senior high schools and schools
of higher learning, public or private
(minimum lot area - 10 acres; minimum yard
depth or width - 50 feet).
4. Elementary schools, public or private
(minimum lot area - 5 acres; minimum
yard depth or width - 50 feet).
5. Churches (minimum lot area - 3 acres;
minimum yard depth or width - 30
feet).
6. Nursing homes.
7. Golf courses, not including miniature golf
courses or golf driving ranges, if a
part of an overall development plan for
residential development.
8. Accessory uses customarily incident to the
above uses including golf course
clubhouses and driving ranges which are
accessory to golf courses.
III. Building height, coverage, lot area, lot width,
and yards regulation.
A. Building height.
None, except as prescribed within any airport
runway approach zone (see Section
1.6).
B. Coverage and minimum open space.
No building or buildings on any lot shall
occupy more than thirty percent (30%) of the
lot area. Not less than forty percent (40%) of
the lot area shall be in open landscaped
yard space, unobstructed by vehicular driveways
or parking areas.
C. Minimum lot area.
1. For three (3) or more bedroom apartments -
4,300 square feet per unit;
2. For two (2) bedroom apartments - 3,300
square feet per unit;
3. For one (1) bedroom apartments - 2,200
square feet per unit;
4. For efficiency apartments and transient
hotel rooms - 1,600 square feet per
unit.
5. For nursing homes, 715 square feet per bed
if dormitory design; otherwise,
one-half () the lot area requirements as
stated above.
D. Minimum lot width.
Eighty (80) feet.
E. Yards.
No building shall be located nearer than twenty
(20) feet from any property line or
less than a distance equal to fifty percent
(50%) of its height, whichever is greater.
Where any property line is a street property
line, the yard related to the building
height may be measured from the centerline of
the street.
IV. Parking and loading requirements.
In the GP-4 zone, no on-street parking shall be
permitted. Off-street parking shall be provided in amounts not less than three
(3) parking spaces for each two (2) apartments and otherwise all parking shall
conform to the requirements of Section 80-444 and Section 80-445, Code of
Ordinances (the Zoning Ordinance).
2.5 GP-5. Medium Density Residential Uses.
I. Purpose.
The GP-5 zone is intended for all types of
residential uses.
II. Permitted uses.
The following uses shall be permitted:
A. Principal uses.
1. One-family dwellings.
2. Two-family dwellings.
3. Apartments or other multi-family
residences having three (3) or more dwelling
units.
4. Junior or senior high school and schools
of higher learning, public or private
(minimum lot area - 10 acres; minimum yard
depth or width - 50 feet).
5. Elementary schools, public or private
(minimum lot area - 5 acres; minimum
yard depth or width - 50 feet).
6. Churches (minimum lot area - 3 acres;
minimum yard depth or width - 30
feet).
7. Golf courses, not including miniature golf
courses or golf driving ranges, if a
part of an overall development plan for
residential development.
8. Accessory uses customarily incident to the
above uses including golf course
clubhouses and driving ranges which are
accessory to golf courses.
III. Building height, coverage, lot area, lot width,
and yards regulations.
A. Building height.
Three (3) stories (see Section 1.6).
B. Coverage and minimum open space.
No building or buildings on any lot shall
occupy more than thirty percent (30%) of the
lot area. Not less than forty percent (40%) of
the lot area shall be in open landscaped
yard space, unobstructed by vehicular driveways
or parking areas.
C. Minimum lot area.
1. For one-family dwellings - 6,200 square
feet;
2. For two-family dwellings - 8,600 square
feet;
3. For more than two-family dwellings - same
as GP-4.
D. Minimum lot width.
1. For one-family dwellings - 50 feet;
2. For two-family dwellings - 60 feet;
3. For more than two family dwellings or
other permitted non-residential uses -
80 feet.
E. Yards.
Same as GP-4 except one- and two-family
dwellings may, as an alternative, provide
a side yard of not less than ten percent (10%)
of the width of the lot. Such side yard
shall not be less than eight (8) feet; provided
such use is at least thirty (30) feet from
any interior rear property line.
IV. Parking and loading regulations.
In the GP-5 zone, one (1) off-street parking space
shall be provided for each dwelling unit in a one- or two-family dwelling
structure and for dwelling structures having more than two (2) dwelling units,
three (3) parking spaces shall be provided for each two (2) dwelling units.
All parking for other permitted uses shall conform to the requirements set
forth in Section 80-444 and Section 80-445, Code of Ordinances (the Zoning Ordinance).
2.6 GP-6. Low Density Residential Uses.
I. Purpose.
The GP-6 zone is intended for single family
dwellings and uses related thereto.
II. Permitted uses.
The following uses shall be permitted:
A. Principal uses.
1. One-family dwellings.
2. Junior or senior high school and schools
of higher learning, public or private
(minimum lot area - 10 acres; minimum yard
depth or width - 50 feet).
3. Elementary schools, public or private
(minimum lot area - 5 acres; minimum
yard depth or width - 50 feet).
4. Churches (minimum lot area - 3 acres;
minimum yard depth or width - 30
feet).
5. Golf courses, not including miniature golf
courses or golf driving ranges, if a
part of an overall development plan for
residential development.
6. Accessory uses customarily incident to the
above uses including golf course
clubhouses and driving ranges which are
accessory to golf courses.
III. Building height, coverage, lot area, lot width,
and yards regulations.
A. Building height.
Three (3) stories (see also, Section 1.6).
B. Coverage and minimum open space.
No building or buildings on any lot shall
occupy more than twenty-five percent (25%)
of the lot area. Not less than sixty percent
(60%) of the lot area shall be in open
landscaped yard space, unobstructed by
vehicular driveways or parking areas.
C. Minimum lot area.
For one-family dwellings - 8,700 square feet.
D. Minimum lot width.
For one-family dwellings - seventy (70) feet.
For other permitted non-residential uses
- one hundred (100) feet.
E. Yards.
Same as GP-4 except one- and two-family
dwellings may, as an alternative, provide
a side yard of not less than ten percent (10%)
of the width of the lot. Such side yard
shall not be less than eight (8) feet; provided
such use is at least thirty (30) feet from
any interior rear property line.
IV. Parking and loading regulations.
In the GP-6 zone, one (1) off-street parking space
shall be provided for each single family dwelling. All parking for other
permitted uses shall conform to the requirements of Sections 80-444 and 80-445,
Code of Ordinances (the Zoning Ordinance).
2.7 GP-7. Agricultural and Low Density Residential
Uses.
I. Purpose.
The GP-7 zone is intended primarily for areas of the
City on the outer edge of urbanized development. Subdivision of land to higher
density development is usually premature, due to lack of adequate utility
services, roadways and other transportation systems. Use of land and minimum
low (lot) area is related primarily to agricultural activities.
II. Permitted uses.
The following uses shall be permitted:
A. Principal uses.
1. One-family dwellings.
2. Railroad right of way.
3. Utility right of way, substations and
pressure control station.
4. Water treatment plants and water storage.
5. Sewage treatment plants.
6. Cemeteries.
7. Governmental services.
8. Elementary schools, public and private.
9. Junior high and senior high schools and
institutions of higher learning.
10. Churches.
11. Golf courses and country clubs.
12. Playgrounds, playfields, athletic fields.
13. Swimming beaches.
14. Boat rentals and boat access sites and
marinas.
15. Camping and picnic grounds.
16. Hunting and fishing clubs.
17. Groups or organized camps for recreation.
18. Parks, public.
19. Farms for the raising of all crops.
20. Orchards.
21. Truck gardening.
22. Dairy farms.
23. Farms for the raising of all livestock.
24. Poultry farms.
25. Apiary farms.
26. General farms, ranges and pastures.
27. Grist milling, corn shelling, hay baling
and threshing services.
28. Sorting, grading and packaging of fruits
and vegetables, and retail fruit and
vegetable stands for products grown on the
premises.
29. Veterinarian services.
30. Poultry hatching services.
31. Horticultural services.
32. Nurseries for trees, plants, and shrubs
including retail sale when grown on the
premises.
33. Fish hatcheries.
34. Quarries and other extraction of minerals
(subject to Section 4.4).
35. Commercial communication towers, subject
to the following conditions:
(a) That the tower be set back a distance
of at least two-thirds the tower
height to the nearest property line
from center of tower and guy wires
and similar support devices be no
closer than twenty (20) feet from
any lot line.
(b) That height of tower shall be subject
to meeting the setback
requirements as stated in (a) above,
or shall be limited to the height
requirements if within an airport
approach zone as defined in Section
6-73, Code of Ordinances, whichever
is less.
(c) That the applicant submit:
(i) Site plan showing the location
of the tower and any
outbuildings proposed or
existing on the property, fences and
screenings.
(ii) Engineering specifications
detailing construction of tower,
base and guy wire anchorage.
(iii) Provision for anti-climb fence
around perimeter of tower.
(iv) Details of any accessory
building including construction plans,
elevations and use with
provisions for one parking space for
every two persons anticipated to
be working in the building.
(d) That applicant present documentation
of the possession of any
required license by any federal,
state or local agency.
III. Building height, lot area and yards.
A. Building height.
Three (3) stories (see also Section 1.6).
B. Minimum lot.
1. For one-family dwellings, forty (40)
acres.
2. For churches and elementary schools, five
(5) acres.
3. For secondary junior and senior high
schools and institutions of higher
learning, ten (10) acres.
C. Yards.
Minimum yard area adjacent to any property
line, "thirty" (30) feet.
IV. Parking and loading regulations.
Same as regulation in Sections 80-444 and 80-445,
Code of Ordinances (the Zoning Ordinance).
2.8. GP-8. Airport and Conservation Uses.
I. Purpose.
GP-8 zone is intended to promote airport and/or
conservation uses in the immediate vicinity of KCI Airport and to limit housing
and certain commercial uses which are incompatible with the use of the airport
and related airport uses. Further, GP-8 is intended to provide services to the
airport and related airport services.
II. Permitted uses. The following uses shall be
permitted.
A. Principal uses.
1. Airports, public, including passenger and
freight terminals, aircraft storage,
maintenance and related services for
aircraft and air passengers.
2. Manufacturing, processing, storage,
packaging, or assembling of aircraft.
3. Hotels and accessory uses, including but
not limited to, bars, restaurants, gift
shops and hair salons.
4. Railroad right of way.
5. Utility rights of way, substations and
pressure control stations.
6. Water treatment plants or water storage.
7. Sewage treatment plants.
8. Cemeteries.
9. Governmental services.
10. Golf courses.
11. Playgrounds, playfields and athletic
fields.
12. Swimming beaches.
13. Boat rentals and boat access sites and
marinas.
14. Camping or picnic grounds.
15. Group or organized camps for recreation.
16. Parks, public.
17. Farms for raising of all crops.
18. Orchards.
19. Truck gardening.
20. Poultry farms.
21. Farms for the raising of livestock.
22. Dairy farms.
23. Apiary farms.
24. General farms, ranges and pastures.
25. Grist milling, cornshelling, hay baling
and threshing services.
26. Horticultural services.
27. Nurseries for trees, plants, and shrubs
including retail sale when grown on the
premises.
28. Fish hatcheries.
29. Quarrying and other extraction of minerals
(subject to Section 4.4).
Chapter 4. Urban Design Standards and
Specifications.
4.1 General Urban Design Standards.
4.1-A Architectural and landscape architectural
treatment.
The architectural and landscape architectural
treatment of structures and sites shall be coordinated within each project area
for the purpose of creating a pleasing and harmonious overall effect. The
choice of building materials, plant materials, colors, structure and site
furnishings, lighting and other elements of development shall be commensurate
with the objectives of the use in question, in consideration of probable effect
upon other adjoining uses and visual impact from transportation corridors.
Careful consideration to these matters shall be given in the course of
development plan processing and, in the case of dispute, the final decision
with respect to landscape architectural and architectural treatment shall be
made by the City Plan Commission.
4.1-B Setbacks from certain frontages.
A fifty (50) foot setback shall be required from
freeways, expressways, parkways and other arterial streets to promote public
safety and improve visual impact of development on lands adjacent to such
rights of way; provided that this setback requirement shall not apply to signs.
4.1-C Minimum building height.
In certain locations the unusual nature of certain
parcels of land with respect to visual impact upon their environment shall be
recognized in the development plan and minimum standards for building height
and treatment shall be determined under that plan.
4.1-D Overhead utilities.
Except for certain long distance transmission lines,
all utilities shall be installed underground.
4.1-E Enclosure requirements, certain automotive
services.
Land uses depending in the normal conduct of their
business on the frequent ingress and egress of automobiles, shall be screened
by an appropriate ornamental fence or wall where they abut other uses which are
not in the same category.
4.1-F Enclosure requirements, storage areas.
Areas used for the storage of building materials and
equipment or utility installations shall be completely screened by appropriate
fences, walls, or hedges or combinations thereof.
4.1-G Surfacing of parking and loading areas.
All parking and loading areas, whether public or
private, shall be surfaced with a pavement of sufficient strength to support
the vehicular loads thereon and to provide a durable and dustless surface,
graded and drained, to disposed of surface water, and properly marked and
arranged to provide for orderly and safe maneuvering and storage of automobiles
and trucks.
4.1-H Lighting.
All public areas shall be appropriately lighted to
provide for safe and orderly usage thereof. Where such public areas are
located adjacent to residential uses, all light fixtures shall be so arranged
as to deflect the light from adjoining premises.
4.1-I Maintenance.
All premises in the KCIA shall be well maintained
and kept in orderly and sightly condition at all times. Structures damaged by
fire or other calamity shall either be repaired or, if repair is impractical,
shall be removed within thirty days of such calamity.
4.1-J Sign Regulations.
1. Signage Plan:
A. No sign shall be permitted unless the
following standards are met and unless
the signage plan has been approved by the
City Plan Commission and the City
Council and is in accordance with the
signage guidelines adopted by the City
Plan Commission. For the purpose of this
section, a "monument sign" shall
be defined as a freestanding sign where
the length of the base of the sign is a
minimum of seventy-five (75) percent of
the length of the longest part of the
sign and shall not include revolving signs
and flashing signs.
B. At the time of approval of a development
district for GP-1, GP-2, GP-3, GP-4, GP-5, GP-6, GP-7 and GP-8, the developer
shall submit a signage plan for
all signs within the development
district. Such signage plan shall include
specifications for type of signs (wall or
monument), size, materials, type of
illumination, landscaping and location as
well as any other standards necessary
for proper development. The signage plan
shall not be effective until
approved by the Council after
recommendation of the City Plan Commission.
Public notice requirements of Sections
80-330 and 80-335 shall not apply. No
sign shall be erected in contravention of
the design standards. A final signage
plan for all types of signs shall be
submitted to the Director of City
Development for review and approval for
each stage or phase of development
prior to issuance of a sign permit. Minor
modifications may be approved by
the Director of City Development. For
those development districts which
have received approval prior to the date
of this amendment, a signage plan as
provided above may be submitted at any
time prior to the issuance of a permit
for a sign.
2. Zoning Districts GP-1, GP-2 and GP-3: The
following signs are permitted in Districts GP-1, GP-2 and GP-3, subject to the
following conditions and subject to the approval of a signage plan by the City
Council in accordance with subsection 1 of this section, except as otherwise
permitted herein:
A. Temporary freestanding signs to identify a
developer or development:
(i) Identification: Name and logo of the
developer.
(ii) Maximum area: 500 square feet.
(iii) Maximum number: One per each
1000 feet of frontage along an
interstate highway or limited
access trafficway, such signs shall not
occur at intervals less than
2000 feet within the same development.
(iv) Maximum height: 15 feet.
(v) Location: 30 feet from the property
line.
(vi) Illumination: Internal or external
illumination allowed.
(vii) Special requirements: City Plan
Commission approval required. Such
signs shall be removed within 3
years after erection or upon
completion of the development
district, whichever occurs first. The
City Plan Commission may approve
extensions not to exceed three (3)
years.
B. Monument signs to identify a development
district.
(i) Identification: Name and logo of the
development district.
(ii) Maximum area: 75 square feet.
(iii) Maximum number: One on each side
of the public street entering the
district from any major
thoroughfare; one freestanding sign to identify
the development district shall
be permitted along one major
thoroughfare frontage for those
development districts which do not
have internal public streets.
(iv) Maximum height: 8 feet.
(v) Location: 10 feet from the property
line.
(vi) Illumination: Internal or external
illumination allowed.
C. Monument signs to identify a subdistrict
or phase of development district:
(i) Identification: Name and logo of the
subdistrict.
(ii) Maximum area: 40 square feet.
(iii) Maximum number: One at the
primary public street or driveway
entrance to the subdistrict or
phase.
(iv) Maximum height: 6 feet.
(v) Location: 10 feet from the property
line.
(vi) Illumination: Internal or external
illumination allowed.
D. Signs to identify signage purpose pad
sites:
(i) Monument signs and menu boards, in
lieu of one wall sign:
(a) Identification and Menu Board:
On-premise business
advertising.
(b) Maximum area: 30 square feet
(c) Maximum number: One
identification, in lieu of one wall sign
and on menu board in lieu of one
wall sign.
(d) Maximum height: 6 feet.
(e) Location: 10 feet from the
property line.
(f) Illumination: Internal or
external illumination allowed.
(ii) Wall signs for single-purpose pad
sites:
(a) Identification: Name and logo of
the building or business with
no pricing information allowed.
(b) Maximum area: The total area of
wall signage shall not exceed
5 percent of the area of the
wall on which the signs are
located; in multiple story
buildings the total height of the wall
shall not exceed 20 feet for
computation purposes.
(c) Maximum number: Four per
building, except as noted in item
D above.
(d) Maximum height: N/A.
(e) Location: Building facade or
marquee.
(f) Illumination: Internal or
external illumination allowed.
F. Signs to identify individual single tenant
buildings:
(i) Monument signs:
(a) Identification: Name and logo of
the building or business.
(b) Maximum area: 30 square feet
(c) Maximum number: One.
(d) Maximum height: 6 feet.
(e) Location: 10 feet from the
property line.
(f) Illumination: Internal or
external illumination allowed.
(ii) Wall signs:
(a) Identification: Name and logo of
the building or business.
(b) Maximum area: The total area of
wall signage shall not exceed
5 percent of the area of the
wall on which the signs are
located; in multiple story
buildings the total height of the wall
shall not exceed 20 feet for
computation purposes.
(c) Maximum number: One.
(d) Maximum height: N/A.
(e) Location: Building wall or
marquee.
(f) Illumination: Internal or
external illumination allowed.
G. Wall signs to identify individual tenants
in multi-tenant buildings:
(i) Identification: Name and logo of the
tenant.
(ii) Maximum area: The total area of wall
signage shall not exceed 5
percent of the area of the wall on
which the signs are located; in
multiple story buildings the total
height of the wall shall not exceed 20
feet for computation purposes.
(iii) Maximum number: One per building
wall.
(iv) Maximum height: N/A.
(v) Location: Building wall or marquee.
(vi) Illumination: Internal or external
illumination allowed.
H. Directional signs:
(i) Identification: Sec Section 80-20
definitions.
(ii) Maximum area: 6 square feet.
(iii) Maximum number: As required to
direct pedestrian and vehicular
traffic.
(iv) Maximum height: 3 feet, if
directional sign is freestanding; 8 feet, if
directional sign is wall mounted.
(v) Location: 10 feet from property line.
(vi) Illumination: Internal or external
illumination allowed.
I. Temporary signs identifying "for
sale", "for rent", "for lease" or similar
temporary signs not previously identified:
(i) Identification: See Section 80-20
definitions.
(ii) Maximum area: 32 square feet.
(iii) Maximum number: One per street
frontage.
(iv) Maximum height: 8 feet; 15 feet if
the property abuts an interstate
highway.
(v) Location: 10 feet from property
lines.
(vi) Illumination: No illumination
allowed.
(vii) Special requirements: City Plan
Commission approval required, except
for real estate sale or lease
signs.
J. Marquee signs for theaters shall be
permitted in accordance with Section 80-220 of the Zoning Ordinance; however,
signs in the GP Districts shall not be
automatic or animated.
3. Zoning District GP-4: The following signs are
permitted in District GP-4 subject to the following conditions and subject to
the approval of a signage plan in accordance with subsection 1 of this section,
except as otherwise permitted herein:
A. Temporary freestanding signs to identify a
developer or development:
(i) Identification: Name and logo of the
developer or development.
(ii) Maximum area: 100 square feet.
(iii) Maximum One per street frontage.
(iv) Maximum height: 15 feet.
(v) Location: 10 feet from the property
line.
(vi) Illumination: No illumination
allowed.
(vii) Special requirements: City Plan
Commission approval required. Such
signs shall be removed within 3
years after erection or upon
completion of the development
district, whichever occurs first. The
City Plan Commission may approve
extensions not to exceed three (3)
years.
B. Temporary signs identifying "for
sale", "for rent", "for lease" or similar
temporary signs not previously identified:
(i) Identification: See Section 80-20
definitions.
(ii) Maximum area: 32 square feet.
(iii) Maximum number: One per street
frontage.
(iv) Maximum height: 8 feet; 15 feet if
the property abuts an interstate
highway.
(v) Location: 10 feet from property
lines.
(vi) Illumination: No illumination
allowed.
(vii) Special requirements: City Plan
Commission approval required
C. Directional signs:
(i) Identification: See Section 80-20
definitions.
(ii) Maximum area: 6 square feet.
(iii) Maximum number: As required to
direct pedestrian and vehicular
traffic.
(iv) Maximum height: 3 feet, if
directional sign is freestanding; 8 feet, if
directional sign is wall mounted.
(v) Location: 10 feet from property
lines.
(vi) Illumination: Internal and external
illumination allowed.
D. Monument signs to identify a residential
development or phase of residential
development:
(i) Identification: Name and logo of the
development.
(ii) Maximum area: 40 square feet.
(iii) Maximum number: One at the
primary public street or driveway
entrance to the subdivision or
phase.
(iv) Maximum height: 6 feet.
(v) Location: 20 feet from the property
line.
(vi) Illumination: Internal and external
illumination allowed.
E. Wall signs to identify individual
buildings:
(i) Identification: Name and logo of the
building or tenant.
(ii) Maximum area: The total area of wall
signage shall not exceed 5
percent of the area of the wall on
which the signs are located; in
multiple story buildings the total
height of the wall shall not exceed 20
feet for computation purposes.
(iii) Maximum number: One.
(iv) Maximum height: N/A.
(v) Location: Building wall.
(vi) Illumination: Internal or external
illumination allowed.
F. Hospital signs:
(i) Identification: Signs necessary for
the proper identification of the
hospital facilities.
(ii) Maximum area: The total area of wall
signage shall not exceed 5
percent of the area of the wall on
which the signs are located; multiple
story buildings the total height of
the wall shall not exceed 20 feet for
computation purposes. Monument signs
shall be limited to 40 square
feet of area.
(iii) Maximum number: One wall sign
per building wall. One monument
sign per street frontage and one
per driveway entrance for a total
number not to exceed two
freestanding signs per street frontage.
(iv) Maximum height: Monument signs shall
be limited to 8 feet in height.
(v) Location: Monument signs shall have a
minimum setback of 10 feet
from the street right of way.
(vi) Illumination: Internal or external
illumination allowed.
4. District GP-5. Same as GP-4, except that signs
on the premises of a one- or two-family residence shall not exceed six (6)
square feet in area.
5. District GP-6. Same as GP-4, except that signs
on the premises of a one- or two-family resident shall not exceed six (6)
square feet in area.
6. District GP-7. Same as GP-4, except that signs
on the premises of a one- or two-family residence shall not exceed six (6)
square feet in area.
7. District GP-8. Same as GP-4.
4.2 Extraction of minerals.
4.2-A General requirements.
Any person, firm or corporation having an interest
in mineral lands in GP-7 or GP-8 Control Zone may mine minerals therefrom,
provided, however, that he shall comply with all requirements of the Control
Zone in which said property is located, and with the following additional
requirements.
Distance from property lines.
No quarrying operation shall be carried on or any
stock pile placed closer than fifty (50) feet to any property line.
Distance from public right of way.
In the event that the site of the mining or
quarrying operation is adjacent to the right of way of any public street or
road, no part of such operation shall take place closer than twenty-five (25)
feet to the nearest line of such right of way.
Fencing.
Fencing shall be erected and maintained around the
entire site or portions thereof where, in the opinion of the Codes
Administrator, such fencing is necessary for the protection of the public
safety.
Equipment.
All equipment and machinery shall be operated and
maintained in such manner as to minimize dust, noise and vibration. Access
roads shall be maintained in dustfree condition by surfacing or other treatment
as may be specified by the City Engineer.
Processing.
The crushing, washing, and refining or other similar
processing may be an accessory use, provided, however, that such accessory
processing shall not be in conflict with the Use Regulations or Performance
Standards of the Control Zone in which the operation is located.
4.2-B Application - contents, procedure.
An application for such operation submitted to the
Codes Administrator shall set forth the following information:
(a) name of the owner or owners of land from which
removal is to be made;
(b) name of the applicant making request for such a
permit;
(c) name of the person or corporation conducting
the actual removal operation;
(d) location, description and size of the area from
which the removal is to be made;
(e) location of processing plant used;
(f) type of resources or materials to be removed;
(g) proposed method of removal and whether or not blasting
or other use of explosives will be required;
(h) description of equipment to be used;
(i) method of rehabilitation and reclamation of the
mined area.
4.2-C Rehabilitation.
To guarantee the restoration, rehabilitation, and
reclamation of mined-out areas, every applicant granted a mining permit as
herein provided, shall furnish a performance bond running to Kansas City,
Missouri, in an amount of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) and not
more than twelve thousand dollars ($12,000.00), as a guarantee that such
applicant, in restoring, reclaiming and rehabilitating such land, shall within
a reasonable time and to the satisfaction of the Board of Zoning Adjustment
meet the following minimum requirements:
Surface rehabilitation:
All excavation shall be made either to a water
producing depth, such depth to be not less than five (5) feet below the low
water mark, or shall be graded or backfilled with non-noxious, non-inflammable
and non-combustible solids, to secure:
(a) that the excavated area shall not collect and
permit to remain therein stagnant water; or
(b) that the surface of such area which is not
permanently submerged is graded or backfilled as necessary so as to
reduce the peaks and depressions thereof - so as to
produce a gently running surface that will
minimize erosion due to rainfall and which
will be in substantial conformity to the
adjoining land area.
2. Vegetation: Vegetation shall be restored by
appropriate seeding of grass or planting of shrubs or trees in all parts of
said mining area, which such area is not to be submerged under water as
hereinabove provided.
3. Banks of excavations not backfilled: The banks
of all excavations not backfilled shall be sloped to the water line at a slope
which shall not be less than three (3) feet horizontal to one (1) foot vertical
and said bank shall be seeded.
Section B. That the Council finds and declares that
before taking any action on the proposed amendment hereinabove, all public
notices and hearings required by the Zoning Ordinance have been given and had.
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I hereby certify that as required by Chapter 80,
Code of Ordinances, the foregoing ordinance was duly advertised and public
hearings were held.
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Secretary, City Plan
Commission
Approved as to form and
legality:
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Assistant City Attorney