RESOLUTION NO. 030165
Adopting the Downtown Land
Use and Development Plan as a guide for the future development and
redevelopment of that part of Kansas City, Missouri, that is generally bounded
by the Interstate Highway Loop and contiguous areas described as the River
Market, which is generally bounded by the Missouri River to the north,
Independence Avenue to the south, the Locust Street Trafficway to the east and
Broadway Boulevard to the west and the Crossroads District, which is generally
bounded by Truman Road to the north, the Kansas City Terminal Tracks to the
south, Charlotte Street to the east and Broadway Boulevard to the west.
(589-S)
WHEREAS, after
review by the City Development Department it has been deemed appropriate to
adopt the Downtown Land Use and Development Plan as a guide for the future
development and redevelopment for the area generally bounded by the Interstate
Highway Loop and contiguous areas described as the River Market, which is
generally bounded by the Missouri River to the north, Independence Avenue to
the south, the Locust Street Trafficway to the east and Broadway Boulevard to
the west and the Crossroads District, which is generally bounded by Truman Road
to the north, the Kansas City Terminal Tracks to the south, Charlotte Street to
the east and Broadway Boulevard to the west; and
WHEREAS, public
notice of the hearing on the Downtown Land Use and Development Plan before the
City Plan Commission was published on February 12, 2003; and
WHEREAS, after
all interested persons were given an opportunity to present testimony, the City
Plan Commission considered and recommended ________ of the Downtown Land Use
and Development Plan on March 4, 2003; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY
THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section A. That
the Downtown Land Use and Development Plan is hereby adopted as a guide
for the future development and redevelopment for that area generally bounded by
the Interstate Highway Loop and contiguous areas described as the River Market,
which is generally bounded by the Missouri River to the north, Independence
Avenue to the south, the Locust Street Trafficway to the east and Broadway
Boulevard to the west and the Crossroads District, which is generally bounded
by Truman Road to the north, the Kansas City Terminal Tracks to the south,
Charlotte Street to the east and Broadway Boulevard to the west. A copy of the
Downtown Land Use and Development Plan is attached hereto, in substantial form,
and is hereby approved.
Section B. That
the Downtown Land Use and Development 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
Downtown Land Use and Development Plan hereinabove, all public notices have
been given and hearings have been had as required by law.
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