ORDINANCE NO. 260553
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Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department
Approving the designation of The Bancroft Apartments to the Kansas City Register of Historic Places (HO Overlay) on an area of about 0.3 acres generally located on the southeast corner of Troost Avenue and E. 43rd Street. (CD-CPC-2026-00036)
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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-1541, rezoning an area of approximately 0.3 acres generally located at 4301 Troost Avenue from District B3-2 (Community Business) to B3-2/HO (B3-2/Historic Overlay), said section to read as follows:
Section 88-20A-1541, That an area legally described as:
Wightman & Hendersons Troost Ave Add Lot 1
is hereby rezoned from District B3-2 (Community Business) to B3-2/HO (B3-2/Historic Overlay), all as shown outlined on a map marked Section 88-20A-1541, 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 Bancroft Apartments was built circa 1913 and designed by architect Arthur T. Sparks. The building is a significant example of a Commercial-Residential Apartment Building subtype included in the Working-Class and Middle-Income Apartment Buildings in Kansas City, Missouri Multiple Property Documentation Form (MPDF) that is eligible under the National Register of Historic Places Criterion C in the area of architecture.
Section C. That the Historic Preservation Commission recommended approval of the designation of The Bancroft Apartments at 4301 Troost Avenue to the Kansas City Register of Historic Places (H/O Overlay) on January 30, 2026.
Section D. That the City Plan Commission recommended approval of the inclusion of the property on the Kansas City Register of Historic Places (H/O Overlay) on May 6, 2026.
Section E. 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