Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee

Tuesday, July 14, 2026 · 1:30 PM AM · 26th floor Council Chamber

TL;DR

The Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee approved $16.5 million in Housing Trust Fund allocations and advanced several zoning and development proposals. Most items were held for further review, including a major rezoning near 49th Street, a moratorium on 18th and Vine District transactions, and new vacant property registration and fee requirements.

Key Decisions

  • 1815 Paseo Property Redevelopment Passed
  • Housing Trust Fund Allocation ($16.5 million) Passed
  • Alley Vacation (East 10th-11th Streets near Lydia Avenue) Passed
  • Vacant Property Registration Expansion and Fee Structure Held for Further Review (due back 7/21/2026)
  • 49th Street Mixed-Use Development (Rezoning & Entertainment Venue) Held for Further Review (due back 7/28/2026)
Agenda PDF

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. 260626 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Approving an amendment to the Midtown/Plaza Area Plan on about 2.25 acres generally located south of E. 49th Street between Main Street and Walnut Street by changing the recommended land use from mixed-use neighborhood to mixed-use community for the 4901 Main Street Development. (CD-CPC-2026-00046) ***HELD UNTIL 7/28/2026***
    Resolution
    Action: Hold on Agenda

    Hold on Agendato the Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee due back on 7/28/2026

  4. 260627 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Rezoning an area of about 0.5 acres generally located at 9 E. 49th Street from District R-1.5 to District B4-5 and approving a development plan, also serving as a preliminary plat, on 2.25 acres generally located south of E. 49th Street between Main Street and Walnut Street to allow for an entertainment venue. (CD-CPC-2026-00044 & CD-CPC-2026-00045) ***HELD UNTIL 7/28/2026***
    Ordinance
    Action: Hold on Agenda

    Hold on Agendato the Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee due back on 7/28/2026

  5. 260628 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Authorizing the City Manager to negotiate agreements for the stabilization and redevelopment of the property located at 1815 Paseo, Kansas City, Missouri 64108.​ Advance and Do Pass
    Ordinance
    Action: Adv and Do Pass Passed

    A motion was made that this Ordinance be Adv and Do Pass. to the Council, due back on 7/16/2026. The motion carried by the following vote:

  6. 260632 Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Patterson Hazley Declaring a temporary moratorium on certain property transactions within the 18th and Vine District; and directing the City Manager to develop a comprehensive redevelopment and rezoning plan for the area.
    Ordinance
    Action: Hold on Agenda

    Hold on Agendato the Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee due back on 7/21/2026

  7. 260634 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Accepting recommendations of the Housing Trust Fund Board; reducing an existing appropriation by $16,470,876.00 and appropriating $16,470,876.00 from the previously appropriated fund balance in the Housing Trust Fund; authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to execute various funding agreements in accordance with this Ordinance; and authorizing the Director of the Housing and Community Development Department to expend up to $16,470,876.00 from funds appropriated in the Housing Trust Fund. Advance and Do Pass as a Committee Substitute
    Ordinance
    Action: Adv and Do Pass as Cmte Sub Passed

    A motion was made that this Ordinance be Adv and Do Pass as Cmte Sub. to the Council, due back on 7/16/2026. The motion carried by the following vote:

  8. HELD IN COMMITTEE
  9. 260399 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas Directing the City Manager to develop and publish a plain-language vacant property maintenance guide consolidating existing standards applicable to owners of vacant buildings and structures under Chapters 26, 48, and 56 of the Code of Ordinances, to make such guide publicly available and provide it to registrants under Article VI of Chapter 56, and to develop and implement a city-wide vacant property registration outreach campaign; and appropriating funds from the Development Services Fund to carry out these purposes.
    Ordinance
    Action: Hold on Agenda

    Hold on Agendato the Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee due back on 7/21/2026

  10. 260400 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas Amending Chapter 88 of the Code of Ordinances, the Zoning and Development Code, by repealing and replacing Section 88-585-02, to authorize administrative approval of certificates of appropriateness for orders to repair issued pursuant to Chapters 48 and 56 for historic structures.
    Ordinance
    Action: Hold on Agenda

    Hold on Agendato the Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee due back on 7/21/2026

  11. 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 56-583, Semiannual fees for chronically vacant nuisance property, vacant commercial property, and vacant unimproved property, to expand vacant property registration to unimproved vacant land and vacant commercial property, add required disclosure of plans or intent for vacant property; establish procedures for investigating and identifying chronically vacant nuisance properties and assess a flat semiannual $200.00 fee for chronically vacant nuisance properties; escalating semiannual fees of $500.00 - $1,000.00 for vacant commercial properties, and escalating semiannual fees of $100.00 - $200.00 for vacant unimproved properties; establish financial hardship criteria and waiver procedures for owners unable to pay registration fees; and amending Chapter 2, Code of Ordinances, Section 2-1722, to update payment provisions for non-installment assessments and special tax bills.
    Ordinance
    Action: Hold on Agenda

    Hold on Agendato the Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee due back on 7/21/2026

  12. 260563 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Rezoning an area of about 87 acres generally located at the southeast corner of North Staley Road and Northeast Shoal Creek Parkway from District R-80 to District R-6 and approving a development plan, also serving as a preliminary plat, to allow for the creation of 200 residential lots. (CD-CPC-2026-00037 & 38)
    Ordinance
    Action: Hold on Agenda

    Hold on Agendato the Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee due back on 8/10/2026

  13. 260611 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Vacating an approximately 6,000-square-foot alley in Districts R-0.5/B1-1/M1-5 generally located 150 feet east of Lydia Avenue, between East 10th Street and East 11th Street and directing the City Clerk to record certain documents. (CD-ROW-2025-00023) Do Pass
    Ordinance
    Action: Do Pass Passed

    A motion was made that this Ordinance be Do Pass. to the Council, due back on 7/16/2026. The motion carried by the following vote:

  14. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
  15. 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.
  16. Adjournment