RESOLUTION
NO. 180189
Amending
the Truman Plaza Area Plan by amending the Proposed Land Use Plan and Map for
an area of approximately 0.3 acres generally located on the northeast corner of
Independence Boulevard and Prospect Boulevard, by changing the recommended land
use from Residential Urban Low Density to Mixed-Use Neighborhood. (693-S-5)
WHEREAS, on January 12, 2012, the City Council by Resolution
No. 110976 adopted the Truman-Plaza Area Plan as a guide for the future
development and redevelopment and public investment for that area generally
bounded by the Union Pacific Railroad Tracks on the north; Interstate 35, The
Paseo and Woodland Avenue on the west; Interstate 70 on the south; and the Big
Blue River, BNSF Railroad Tracks, and Belmont Avenue on the east; and
WHEREAS, the Truman-Plaza Area Plan was amended by the
adoption of Resolution No. 130678 on September 12, 2013; and
WHEREAS, after further review by the City Development
Department, it has been deemed appropriate to amend the Truman-Plaza Area Plan
as it affects the area generally located at the northeast corner of
Independence Boulevard and Prospect Boulevard, by changing the recommended land
use from Residential Urban Low Density to Mixed-Use Neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, the City Plan Commission considered such amendment
to the Proposed Land Use Plan and Map on May 16, 2017; and
WHEREAS, after all interested persons were given an
opportunity to present testimony, the City Plan Commission did on May 16, 2017,
recommend approval of the proposed amendment to the Truman-Plaza Area Plan;
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section A. That the Truman-Plaza Area Plan is hereby
amended as to the Proposed Land Use Plan and Map for an area of
approximately 0.3 acres generally located on the northeast corner of
Independence Boulevard and Prospect Boulevard, by changing the recommended land
use from Residential Urban Low Density to Mixed-Use Neighborhood.
Section B. That the amendment to the Truman-Plaza 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 area plan amendment hereinabove, all public
notices have been given and hearings have been held as required by law.
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