RESOLUTION NO. 060388
Approving an amendment to the
Little Blue Valley Area Plan by modifying the Land Use Plan and Map for an area
of approximately 59.1 acres generally located on the south side of E. 51st Street, approximately 1,200 feet west of Phelps Road and extending south
approximately 2,800 feet to recommend low density residential uses instead of
agricultural and open space. (406-S-13)
WHEREAS, on
August 1, 1991, the City Council by Resolution No. 910711 adopted the Little
Blue Valley Area Plan as a guide for development and redevelopment of that area
generally bounded by Highway 40 and Independence city limits on the north, Lees
Summit Road on the east, Highway 350 and Unity Village city limits on the south
and Raytown city limits on the west; and
WHEREAS, said
Little Blue Valley Area Plan was amended on December 4, 1994, through the
adoption of Resolution No. 941671, was amended on January 18, 2001, through the
adoption of Resolution No. 001540, and amended on November 15, 2001, through
the adoption of Resolution No. 011491; and amended on July 18, 2002, through
the adoption of Resolution No. 020313; was amended on August 22, 2002, through
the adoption of Resolution No. 020919; was amended on February 5, 2004, through
the adoption of Resolution No. 040050; and was further amended on March 18,
2004, through the adoption of Resolution No. 040202; and
WHEREAS, after
further review by the City Development Department it has been deemed
appropriate to amend the Little Blue Valley Area Plan as it affects that area
of approximately 59.1 acres generally located on the south side of E. 51st
Street, approximately 1,200 feet west of Phelps Road and extending south
approximately 2,800 feet, by modifying the Proposed Land Use Plan and Map for
such area from agricultural and open space to low density residential uses; and
WHEREAS, public
notice of a hearing before the City Plan Commission was published on August 22,
2005; and
WHEREAS, the
City Plan Commission considered such amendment to the Proposed Land Use Plan
and Map on December 6, 2005; and
WHEREAS, after
all interested persons were given an opportunity to present testimony, the City
Plan Commission did on December 6, 2005, recommended approval of this amendment
to the Little Blue Valley Area Plan; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED
BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section A. That
the eighth amendment to the Little Blue Valley Area Plan is hereby approved as
to the Proposed Land Use Plan and Map for that area of approximately 59.1 acres
generally located on the south side of E. 51st Street, approximately
1,200 feet west of Phelps Road and extending south approximately 2,800 feet, by
modifying the Proposed Land Use Plan and Map for such area from agricultural
and open space to low density residential uses. A copy of the amendment to the
Land Use Plan and Map of the Little Blue Valley Area Plan is attached hereto as
Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference.
Section B. That
the amendment to the Little Blue Valley 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 and hearings required by law have
been given and had.
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