Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee

Agenda

1. PUBLIC OBSERVANCE OF MEETINGS Members of the City Council may attend this meeting via videoconference. Any closed session may be held via teleconference. The public can observe this meeting at the links provided below. Applicants and citizens wishing to participate have the option of attending each meeting or they may do so through the videoconference platform ZOOM, using this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84530222968 ***Public Testimony is Limited to 2 Minutes***
2. FIRST READINGS
3. 260494 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Approving a finding of blight for the 114 W. Linwood Urban Renewal Plan generally bound by West 31st Terrace on the north, West Linwood on the south, Wyandotte Street on the west, and Main Street on the east, pursuant to Land Clearance Redevelopment Authority Law. (CD-CPC-2026-00031)
   Ordinance
4. 260495 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Rezoning an area of about 0.3 acres generally located at the northwest corner of Westport Road and Bell Street from District R-5 to District B3-2 to allow for the expansion of a day-care. (CD-CPC-2026-00015).
   Ordinance
5. 260497 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Designating the honorary street name of “Willie T. Bland Way” for a portion of East 29th Street from the east line of Bales Avenue to the west line of Indiana Avenue. (CD-ROW-2026-00010).
   Ordinance
6. 260505 Sponsor: Councilmember Lindsay French Approving the petition to establish the Chouteau Crossings Community Improvement District; establishing the Chouteau Crossings Community Improvement District, generally bounded by Interstate 35 to the north, North Winner Road to the east, Northeast 42nd Terrace to the south, and Northeast Chouteau Trafficway to the west in Kansas City, Clay County, Missouri; determining the District to be a blighted area; determining that certain actions are reasonably anticipated to remediate blighting conditions and will serve a public purpose; requiring the annual submission of certain records; and directing the City Clerk to report the creation of the District to the Missouri department of economic development and the state auditor.
   Ordinance
7. 260507 Sponsor: Councilmember Eric Bunch Rezoning an area of about 587 acres generally located between Lou Holland Drive and N. Broadway Freeway from District M1-5 to District KCIA. (CD-CPC-2026-00048).
   Ordinance
8. HELD IN COMMITTEE
9. 250997 Sponsor: Councilmember Crispin Rea Amending Chapter 88, the Zoning and Development Code, by repealing Section 88-354, Marijuana Facilities, and enacting in lieu thereof a new section of like number and subject matter for the purpose of allowing marijuana dispensaries located at least 1,000 feet from residential zoning districts to operate 24 hours per day subject to approval of a special use permit.
   Ordinance
10. 260376 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Amending Chapter 88, the Zoning and Development Code, by repealing Section 88-285, Westport Overlay District, and enacting in lieu thereof a new section of like number and subject matter for the purpose of amending allowed uses within the Westport Overlay District and creating standards for drive-through facilities. (CD-CPC-2026-00025)
    Ordinance
11. 260399 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas Amending Chapter 56 of the Code of Ordinances by enacting a new Section 56-548 to create minimum standards for the securing and mothballing of vacant buildings to prevent deterioration, protect public safety, and reduce negative neighborhood impacts.
    Ordinance
12. 260400 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas Amending Chapter 56 of the Code of Ordinances, Article V, Dangerous buildings or structures, by repealing and replacing Section 56-539, Permits, to require Historic Preservation Commission review for demolition of historic structures declared dangerous buildings, except in cases of emergency.
    Ordinance
13. 260401 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas Amending Chapter 56, Code of Ordinances, by repealing Article VI, Registration of vacant properties and foreclosing properties, and enacting a new article of like number and subject matter, including a new Section 56-586, Semiannual fee for chronically vacant nuisance property to expand vacant property registration to unimproved vacant land, add required disclosure of plans or intent for vacant property, establish procedures for investigating and identifying properties with a residential structure or multiple dwelling units that have been vacant for at least six months and have had multiple housing code violations and assess a $200.00 fee for each semiannual period in which the City has investigated and made this determination; establishing policy for disclosure of access permission by Kansas City Police Department and the Office of Unhoused Solutions Triage team; and directing the City Manager to implement a city-wide registration outreach campaign.
    Ordinance
14. 260429 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Approving the petition to add property to the Linwood Shopping Center Community Improvement District, generally located at the northwest corner of Prospect Avenue and Linwood Boulevard in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri; and directing the City Clerk to report the amendment of the District to the Missouri Department of Economic Development and the Missouri state auditor.
    Ordinance
15. 260441 Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Robinson RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to increase indigent care funding in the amount of $140,000.00 for Swope Health Services as part of first quarter FY2026-27 budget analysis, and later quarters if necessary, subject to availability of funds in the Health Levy Fund.
    Resolution
16. 260442 Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Robinson Authorizing the Director of Public Works to execute a Cooperative Agreement with the Palestine Community Improvement District for implementation of eligible work in connection with PIAC Award No. 420464 from funds previously appropriated, including work within the public right-of-way including streetlights, pedestrian lighting, and fencing; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
    Ordinance
17. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
18. The City Clerk`s Office now has equipment for the hearing impaired for use with every meeting. To check out the equipment please see the secretary for each committee. Be prepared to leave your Driver`s License or State issued Identification Card with the secretary and she will give you the equipment. Upon returning the equipment your license will be returned.
19. Adjournment