ORDINANCE NO. 260982
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Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department
Rezoning an area of about 210 acres from Districts M1-5 and R-80 to District M3-5 generally bordered by the Missouri River on the north, railroad tracks operated by various entities on the south, Kansas City municipal boundary on the east, and I-435 Highway on the west to allow for advanced manufacturing and other industrial and port uses. (CD-CPC-2026-00148)
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section A. That Chapter 88, Code of Ordinances of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, commonly known as the Zoning and Development Code, is hereby amended by enacting a new section to be known as Section 88-20A-1564, rezoning an area of about 210 acres generally bordered by the Missouri River on the north, railroad tracks (BNSFRR, KCTRR, KCTRR & KCSRR) on the south, Kansas City municipal boundary on the east and I-435 Highway on the west from Districts M1-5 (Manufacturing 1) and R-80 (Residential 80) to District M3-5 (Manufacturing 3), said section to read as follows:
Section 88-20A-1564. That an area legally described as:
All that part of the South Half of Fractional Sections 23 and 24, Township 50 North, Range 32 West in Clay County, part of Fractional Sections 28, 29 and 30 and part of the North Half of Sections 31 and 32, Township 50 North, Range 32 West, Jackson County, all in Missouri, including part of Lots 1, 2, 3, 10 and 11, “Hugh L. McElroy farm, a subdivision in said Sections 28, 29 & 32, and a part of Lots 1 and 2 of the Commissioner’s Plat of the Estate of Thomas West, in said Section 31, being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the northwest corner of the Northeast Quarter of said Section 31; thence South 3°34'36" West, along the west line of said Northeast Quarter, a distance of 1223.19 feet; thence South 86°25'24" East, a distance of 728.48 feet to a point on the northerly right of way line of the Kansas City terminal railroad and the point of beginning of the tract of land to be described herein; thence North 1°37'17" East, a distance of 1462.07 feet to a point on the southerly edge of water of the Big Blue River as shown by aerial photography by M.J. Harden Associates, dated April 1, 1994; thence North 88°48'26" East, this and subsequent courses along said edge of water, a distance of 167.94 feet; thence along a curve to the left tangent to the last described course having a radius of 645.85 feet, a central angle of 13°26'01", for an arc length of 151.42 feet; thence along a curve to the right tangent to the last described course having a radius of 476.63 feet, a central angle of 15°09'44", for an arc length of 126.13 feet; thence South 89°27'51" East, a distance of 68.52 feet; thence North 88°33'16" East, a distance of 107.61 feet; thence South 88°18'29" East, a distance of 198.83 feet; thence South 81°59'34" East, a distance of 206.64 feet; thence South 74°24'23" East, a distance of 218.55 feet; thence South 75°05'56" East, a distance of 121.09 feet; thence South 68°31'23" East, a distance of 121.95 feet; thence South 74°50'38" East, a distance of 137.07 feet; thence along a curve to the left tangent to the last described course having a radius of 581.88 feet, a central angle of 9°59'44", for an arc length of 101.51 feet; thence South 84°50'21" East, a distance of 319.46 feet; thence along a curve to the left tangent to the last described course having a radius of 778.15 feet, a central angle of 22°52'47", for an arc length of 310.74 feet; thence along a curve to the left tangent to the last described course having a radius of 927.72 feet, a central angle of 9°55'58", for an arc length of 160.83 feet; thence along a curve to the left tangent to the last described course having a radius of 3669.38 feet, a central angle of 3°41'04", for an arc length of 235.97 feet; thence along a curve to the right tangent to the last described course having a radius of 546.59 feet, a central angle of 12°08'54", for an arc length of 115.89 feet; thence along a curve to the left tangent to the last described course having a radius of 350.28 feet, a central angle of 18°39'18", for an arc length of 114.05 feet; thence along a curve to the right tangent to the last described course having a radius of 207.98 feet, a central angle of 16°54'22", for an arc length of 61.37 feet; hence along a curve to the left tangent to the last described course having a radius of 1143.93 feet, a central angle of 4°19'34", for an arc length of 86.37 feet; thence north 64°44'14" east, a distance of 76.31 feet; thence North 71°43'32" East, a distance of 81.36 feet; thence North 63°02'37" East, a distance of 121.71 feet; thence North 69°02'41" East, a distance of 173.22 feet; thence North 69°04'33" East, a distance of 119.26 feet; thence North 59°59'57" East, a distance of 100.66 feet; thence North 62°55'15" East, a distance of 140.34 feet; thence North 56°45'52" East, a distance of 70.64 feet; thence North 73°31'45" East, a distance of 170.71 feet; thence North 56°28'22" East, a distance of 106.90 feet; thence along a curve to the right tangent to the last described course having a radius of 1238.14 feet, a central angle of 5°19'42", for an arc length of 115.14 feet; thence along a curve to the left tangent to the last described course having a radius of 574.06 feet, a central angle of 30°26'11", for an arc length of 304.95 feet; thence along a curve to the right tangent to the last described course having a radius of 539.41 feet, a central angle of 20°17'16", for an arc length of 191.00 feet; thence along a curve to the left tangent to the last described course having a radius of 328.58 feet, a central angle of 19°35'05", for an arc length of 112.31 feet; thence North 32°04'04" East, a distance of 40.84 feet; thence North 59°52'08" East, a distance of 89.16 feet; thence North 45°17'41" East, a distance of 143.10 feet; thence North 62°02'14" East, a distance of 140.37 feet; thence North 40°04'52" East, a distance of 111.32 feet; thence North 36°05'20" East, a distance of 97.02 feet; thence North 19°42'16" East, a distance of 97.67 feet; thence North 0°29'34" East, a distance of 112.28 feet; thence North 16°58'48" West, a distance of 59.71 feet; thence along a curve to the left tangent to the last described course having a radius of 238.16 feet, a central angle of 40°13'54", for an arc length of 167.23 feet; thence North 57°12'42" West, a distance of 126.71 feet; thence along a curve to the left tangent to the last described course having a radius of 232.29 feet, a central angle of 34°44'21", for an arc length of 140.84 feet; thence south 88°02'57" West, a distance of 54.51 feet; thence along a curve to the right tangent to the last described course having a radius of 231.70 feet, a central angle of 6°14'28", for an arc length of 25.24 feet to a point on the northerly extension of the north and south center line of said Section 29 and the east line of a tract of land described in a deed from Rice-Cardin Corporation to Mobay Chemical Corporation recorded as Document Number I-248813 in Book I-681 at page 1678; thence North 1°52’30” East, along said northerly extension, a distance of 1178.04 feet to a point on the southerly line of the Missouri River channel, as established by the United States for the Western District of Missouri by Civil Docket Number 314 filed July 24, 1941; thence South 60°07'05" East, this and subsequent courses along said southerly river channel line, a distance of 2.60 feet; thence South 64°51'05" East, a distance of 501.98 feet; thence South 68°51'05" East, a distance of 500.25 feet; thence South 72°32'05" East, a distance of 503.73 feet; thence South 76°07'05" East, a distance of 500.22 feet; thence South 80°06'05" East, a distance of 499.61 feet; thence South 84°14'05" East, a distance of 504.06 feet; thence South 87°32'05" East, a distance of 498.36 feet; thence North 88°18'55" East, a distance of 502.05 feet; thence North 85°10'55" East, a distance of 502.07 feet; thence North 80°05'55" East, a distance of 493.75 feet; thence North 76°17'02" East, a distance of 130.39 feet to a point on the division line between Clay and Jackson Counties as established by Doc. No. 735233, Book 1358, page 609, Doc. No. B-27034, Book 661, page 564 and as shown in a survey recorded as Doc. No. B-27035 in Survey Book C, page 332; thence South 57°29'55" West, departing said southerly river channel line , this and the subsequent course along said county line, a distance of 48.75 feet; thence South 55°49'55" West, a distance of 1975.65 feet to a point on the northerly extension of the west line of a tract of land described in the Corporation Warranty Deed from the Thistle Investment Company to Standard Oil Company recorded as Document Number 98104 in Book 304 at page 547; thence South 3°37'58" West, departing said county line and along said west line and its northerly extension, a distance of 499.97 feet to a point on the northerly right of way line of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway; thence South 58°52'20" West, this and subsequent courses along said northerly right of way line, a distance of 242.55 feet; thence North 31°07'40" West, a distance of 15.00 feet; thence South 58°52'20" West, a distance of 392.03 feet; thence South 62°41'11" West, a distance of 150.33 feet; thence South 58°52'20" West, a distance of 313.56 feet; thence South 31°07'40" East, a distance of 25.00 feet; thence along a curve to the left tangent to the last described course having a radius of 1005.37 feet, a central angle of 19°31'37", for an arc length of 342.64 feet; thence South 39°20'43" West, a distance of 135.41 feet; thence South 77°20'20" West, a distance of 45.60 feet; thence South 45°52'01" est, a distance of 406.30 feet; thence South 51°32'40" West, a distance of 385.37 feet; thence South 61°46'36" West, a distance of 130.56 feet; thence North 86°45'36" West, a distance of 60.80 feet; thence South 58°22'09" West, a distance of 113.30 feet; thence South 61°46'36" West, a distance of 1493.15 feet; thence North 0°46'35" West, a distance of 13.97 feet to a point on the southeasterly edge of water of Rock Creek as shown by aerial photography by M.J. Harden Associates, dated April 1, 1994; thence South 57°45'19" West, continuing along said northerly right of way line and along said southeasterly edge of water of Rock Creek, a distance of 74.67 feet; thence South 66°37'46" West, a distance of 135.69 feet; thence South 66°18'43" West, a distance of 182.05 feet; thence North 22°24'50" West, departing said southeasterly edge of water of Rock Creek and continuing along said northerly railroad right of way line, a distance of 21.83 feet; thence along a curve to the right tangent to the last described course having a radius of 1145.12 feet, a central angle of 13°15'34", for an arc length of 265.01 feet; thence South 80°50'45" West, a distance of 159.40 feet; thence South 9°09'15" East, a distance of 50.00 feet; thence South 80°50'45" West, a distance of 2184.71 feet to a point on said northerly right of way line of the Kansas City terminal railroad; thence North 88°04'13" West, this and subsequent courses along said northerly railroad right of way, a distance of 363.69 feet; thence North 67°16'33" West, a distance of 927.99 feet; thence along a curve to the left tangent to the last described course having a radius of 2057.77 feet, a central angle of 10°10'37", for an arc length of 365.50 feet to the point of beginning containing 18,684,004 square feet or 428.93 acres, more or less.
is hereby rezoned from Districts M1-5 (Manufacturing 1) and R-80 (Residential 80) to District M3-5 (Manufacturing 3), all as shown outlined on a map marked Section 88-20A-1564, which is attached hereto and made a part hereof, and which is hereby adopted as a part of an amendment to the zoning maps constituting a part of said chapter and in accordance with Section 88-20 thereof.
Section B. That the Council finds and declares that before taking any action on the proposed amendment hereinabove, all public notices and hearings required by the Zoning and Development Code have been given and had.
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I hereby certify that as required by Chapter 88, Code of Ordinances, the foregoing ordinance was duly advertised and public hearings were held.
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Sara Copeland, FAICP
Secretary, City Plan Commission
Approved as to form:
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Sarah Baxter
Senior Associate City Attorney