RESOLUTION NO. 180168

Amending the Midtown/Plaza Area Plan by changing the recommended land use from urban density residential and medium density residential to commercial for a 1.6-acre tract of land generally located at the northwest corner of W. 40th Street and Central Street. (581-S-13)

WHEREAS, an application was submitted by Kabir Bhatka, West Wichita Hospitality, LLC, 333 S Greenwood Street, Wichita, Kansas to amend the Midtown/Plaza Area Plan by changing the recommended land use from urban density residential and medium density residential to commercial for a 1.6-acre tract of land generally located at the northwest corner of W. 40th Street and Central Street; and

WHEREAS, the City Plan Commission considered such amendment to the Proposed Land Use Plan and Map on November 21, 2017; and

WHEREAS, after all interested persons were given an opportunity to present testimony, the City Plan Commission did on November 21, 2017, recommend approval of the proposed amendment to the Midtown/Plaza Area Plan; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section A. That the Midtown/Plaza Area Plan is hereby amended as to the Recommended Land Use Map from recommended land use from urban density residential and medium density residential to commercial for a 1.6-acre tract of land generally located at the northwest corner of W. 40th Street and Central Street.

Section B. That the amendment to the Midtown/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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