Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee — Meeting Minutes (May 5, 2026)

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***

FIRST READINGS

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) ***Held Until May 19, 2026***

Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department RESOLUTION - Approving an amendment to the Heart of the City Area Plan to include a Neighborhood Plan for the South Round Top neighborhood. (CD-MISC-2026-00003) Neighborhood Committee recommends “Immediate Adoption.”

Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Approving the plat of Cadence - Fifth Plat, an addition in Clay County, Missouri, on approximately 15 acres generally located at the southeast corner of Northwest 104th Street and North Liberty Street, creating 58 lots and 2 tracts for the purpose of a residential development; accepting various easements; establishing grades on public ways; authorizing the Director of City Planning and Development and the Director of Water Services to execute and/or accept certain agreements; and directing the City Clerk to facilitate the recordation of this ordinance and attached documents. (CLD-FnPlat-2026-00004) Neighborhood Committee recommends “Advance and Do Pass Consent.”

Sponsor: Councilmember Andrea Bough Amending Chapter 74, Code of Ordinances, Kansas City Redevelopment Ordinance, by repealing and replacing Section 74-302 to allow a community improvement district issuing special assessments to be used for blight removal or capital improvements to have a term up to 27 years. ***Held until 5/19/2026***

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.

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.

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.

Sponsor: Mayor Pro Tem Ryana Parks-Shaw Directing the City Manager to compile and maintain a publicly accessible listing of companies offering health and wellness discounts to Kansas City residents; establishing inclusion criteria; directing outreach; directing development and implementation of a community weight management program; and requiring periodic reports.

HELD IN COMMITTEE

Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Amending Chapter 88, the Zoning and Development Code, by repealing Subsection 88-445-06, Residential Signs, and enacting in lieu thereof a new section of like number and subject matter for the purposes of allowing digital signs for Institutional and Office Uses in residential districts and adopting new standards for such signs. (CD-CPC-2025-00128)

Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Vacating approximately 35,000 square feet of right-of-way in District M1-5 generally located on North Olive Street between Rochester Avenue and Nicholson Avenue; and directing the City Clerk to record certain documents. (CD-ROW-2025-00036) Neighborhood Committee recommends “Advance and Do Pass as a Committee Substitute.”

ADDITIONAL BUSINESS

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Adjournment

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.

Sponsor: Mayor Pro Tem Ryana Parks-Shaw Directing the City Manager to submit a response to the Missouri Department of Revenue’s Request For Proposals for license office operations; and directing the City Manager to develop a yearly funding plan in an amount not to exceed $750,000.00 for operational costs and report back to City Council in 30 days.

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