ORDINANCE NO. 230705
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Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department
Rezoning an area of about .9 acres generally located at 4526 Warwick Boulevard from District R-5 to District R-5/HO in order to designate the George B. Richardson residence as a local landmark on the KC Register of Historic Places. (CD-CPC-2023-00079).
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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-1403, rezoning an area of about .9 acres generally located at 4526 Warwick Blvd from District R-5 (Residential 5) to District R-5/HO (Residential 5/Historic Overlay District) said section to read as follows:
Section 88-20A-1403. That an area legally described as:
Lot 7, Clarke’s Southmoreland, a subdivision in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, according to the recorded plat thereof, save and except the following described part of same: Beginning at the Northeast corner of said Lot 7, running thence in a Southwesterly direction along the Northern line of said lot 102.85 feet to a point; thence continuing in a Westerly direction along said Northern Line 88.46 feet to the Northwest corner of said Lot 7; thence in a Southerly direction along the West line of said Lot 7 24.7 feet to a point, which is 24 feet South (measured at right angles) from the North line of said Lot 7; thence East along a line parallel to the North Line of said Lot 7, 86.36 feet to a point , thence in a Northeasterly direction 136.8 feet to a point in the Westerly line of Warwick Boulevard, that is 80.98 feet Southeast of the Northeast corner of said Lot 7, as per the course of said boulevard; thence Northwesterly along said Westerly line of Warwick Boulevard to the place of beginning, a subdivision in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.
is hereby rezoned from District R-5 (Residential 5) to District R-5/HO (Residential 5/Historic Overlay District) all as shown outlined on a map marked Section 88-20A-1403 (Exhibit A), 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 house was built in 1913 and designed in the Classical Revival style by the firm of Root & Siemens for George B. Richardson.
Section C. That the Historic Preservation Commission recommended approval of the designation of the George B. Richardson Residence at 4526 Warwick Boulevard to the Kansas City Register of Historic Place (H/O Overlay) as a good example of the Classical Revival Style that is eligible under the National Register of Historic Places Criterion C in the area of architecture.
Section D. That the City Plan Commission recommended denial of the inclusion of the property on the Kansas City Register of Historic Places.
Section E. That the Council finds and declares that before taking any action on the proposed amendment and development plan 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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Joseph Rexwinkle, AICP
Secretary, City Plan Commission
Approved as to form:
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Sarah Baxter
Senior Associate City Attorney