RESOLUTION NO. 190565
Approving an update to the Greater
Downtown Area Plan as a guide for the future development and redevelopment and
public investment within the area generally bounded by the city limits of North
Kansas City on the north, the state line on the west, 31st Street on the south,
and Woodland Avenue on the east; and repealing and replacing the Greater
Downtown Area Plan approved in 2010. (CD-CPC-2019-00092)
WHEREAS,
on March 11, 2010 the City Council by Committee Substitute for Resolution No. 100049 adopted the Greater Downtown
Area Plan; and
WHEREAS,
the City Council amended said plan by Resolution No. 121046 on January 17,
2013; and the City Council further amended said plan by Resolution No. 130323
on May 9, 2013; and the City Council further amended said plan by Resolution
No. 150475 on June 18, 2015; and the City Council further amended said plan by
Resolution No. 160482 on July 14, 2016; and the City Council further amended
said plan by Resolution No. 170584 on August 17, 2017; and the City Council
further amended said plan by Resolution No. 180975 on December 20, 2018; and
the City Council further amended said plan by Resolution No. 180408 on June 7,
2018; and the City Council further amended said plan by Resolution No. 180384 on
May 24, 2018; and the City Council further amended said plan by Resolution No.
180193 on March 29, 2018; and the City Council further amended said plan by
Committee Substitute for Resolution No. 180022 on March 3, 2018; and
WHEREAS, these
amendments have been incorporated into the updated Greater Downtown Area Plan;
and
WHEREAS, the
stakeholders of the Greater Downtown Area in conjunction with the City
Development Department have conducted a study delineating the characteristics
of the Greater Downtown Area; and
WHEREAS, legal
notice for the public hearing before the City Plan Commission was published on
June 17, 2019, in conformity with state and local laws; and
WHEREAS, after
all interested persons were given the opportunity to present testimony, the
City Plan Commission did on July 2, 2019, recommend approval of the proposed
repeals of existing plans and approval of the update to the Greater Downtown
Area Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Greater Downtown Area Plan has incorporated the
policies of the FOCUS Kansas City Plan and other appropriate planning
documents; and
WHEREAS, the
policies within the Greater Downtown Area Plan,
which will serve as the plan of record for this area, are consistent with the
policies of the FOCUS Kansas City Plan. Any future amendments to the Greater Downtown Area Plan should be guided by and
comply with the policy direction set forth in the FOCUS Kansas City Plan,
adopted by Resolution No. 971268 on October 30, 1997; and
WHEREAS, as a
result of the study, the City Planning and Development Department has proposed
a framework for the orderly development and redevelopment within the Greater Downtown Area; and
WHEREAS, said
framework provides a guide for future development and redevelopment of the
area, for specific and general policies to guide future decisions, and for
identification of public and private needs throughout the community and
possible solutions to those needs; and
WHEREAS, the
City Planning and Development Department has incorporated its findings in an
update to the Greater Downtown Area Plan; and
WHEREAS,
after considering additional testimony, the Council has determined it
appropriate to approve the updated Greater Downtown Area Plan and repeal and replace
previous versions; NOW,
THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED
BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section A. That
the Greater Downtown Area Plan is hereby
adopted as a guide for the future development and public investments for that
area generally bounded by the city limits of North
Kansas City on the north, the state line on the west,
31st Street on the south and Woodland Avenue on the east. A copy of the Greater Downtown Area Plan is attached hereto, in
substantial form, and is hereby approved.
Section
B. That the Greater Downtown 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 Greater Downtown Area Plan hereinabove, all public
notices have been given and hearings have been had as required by law.
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