RESOLUTION NO. 260475
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Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department
RESOLUTION - Approving the Prospect-Hickman Mills Vision Plan, generally bounded by 75th Street to the north, Bruce R. Watkins Drive to the east, 87th Street/Blue River Road to the south, and The Paseo to the west. (CD-MISC-2026-00002)
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WHEREAS, the Prospect-Hickman Mills Vision Plan serves as an implementation plan for the Swope Area Plan, translating its long-range vision into targeted strategies for reinvestment, connectivity, and equitable growth in the neighborhoods surrounding Prospect Avenue and Hickman Mills Drive; and
WHEREAS, the Swope Area Plan envisions developing desirable urban neighborhoods offering a high quality of life through diverse housing, transportation, shopping, employment, education, and recreational opportunities in a secure and well-maintained environment; and
WHEREAS, the City of Kansas City, Missouri recognizes the importance of preserving and maintaining the urban fabric while promoting quality uses and businesses desiring to improve the area; and
WHEREAS, the Prospect-Hickman Mills Vision Plan has incorporated the policies of the KC Spirit Playbook and other appropriate planning documents; and
WHEREAS, as a result of this study, the City Planning and Development Department has proposed a framework for the orderly development and redevelopment within the Prospect-Hickman Mills Vision Plan area; and
WHEREAS, after all interested persons were given an opportunity to present testimony, the City Plan Commission did, on April 1, 2026, recommend approval of the Prospect-Hickman Mills Vision Plan; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section A. That the Prospect-Hickman Mills Vision Plan is hereby approved as a strategic redevelopment and implementation framework along Prospect Avenue and Hickman Mills Drive corridors generally bounded by 75th Street to the north, Bruce R Watkins Drive to the east, 87th Street/Blue River Road to the south, and The Paseo to the west. A copy of the Prospect-Hickman Mills Vision Plan is attached hereto, in substantial form, and is hereby approved.
Section B. That the Prospect-Hickman Mills Vision Plan is consistent and complies with the KC Spirit Playbook, adopted on April 20, 2023, by the Council of Kansas City with the adoption of Resolution No. 230257.
Section C. That the Council finds and declares that before taking any action on the proposed Prospect-Hickman Mills Vision Plan hereinabove, all public notices have been given and hearings have been held as required by law.
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