ORDINANCE NO. 250871
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Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department
Rezoning an area of about 15 acres generally located at West 35th Street to the north, Pennsylvania Avenue to the east, Valentine Road to the south, and Summit Street to the west from Districts R-1.5, R-5, R-6, and UR to Districts R-1.5, R-5, R-6, UR /HO in order to designate the area as a local Historic District on the Kansas City Register of Historic Places. (CD-CPC-2025-00100).
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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-1502, rezoning an area of roughly 15 acres generally located at West 35th Street on the north, Summit Street on the west, Valentine Road on the south and Pennsylvania Avenue on the east from Districts R-1.5 (Residential 1.5), R-5 (Residential 5), R-6 (Residential 6), and UR (Urban Redevelopment) to Districts R-1.5 (Residential 1.5), R-5 (Residential 5), R-6 (Residential 6), UR/HO (Urban Redevelopment/Historic Overlay), said section to read as follows:
Section 88-20A-1502. That an area legally described as:
Lots 13 through 17 and East 12.52 feet of Lot 18, Merine’s 2nd Addition. West 26,74 Feet of Lot 19 and All Lots 20 to 24, Merine’s 2nd Addition. Lots 1 through 17, Vinewood
Lots 21 through 23, Vinewood
Lots 1 through 12 Block 1, Roanoke
Lots 15 through 27 Block 2, Roanoke
All that part of the two acres off the South end of the East 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 18 and the nine acres off the North end of the East 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 19, all in Township 49, Range 33 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri which lies East of the East line of Summit Street and West of the West line of Jefferson Street in said Kansas City, or to more particularly describe the land hereby conveyed: Beginning at a point on the East line of Summit Street in Kansas City, Missouri, 66 feet North of the South line of Section 18, Township 49, Range 33; thence East along a line parallel to the South line of said Section 18, 261.13 feet more or less to a point in the West line of Jefferson Street in said Kansas City as established by Ordinance No. 14881 approved February 11, 1901; thence South along the West line of said Jefferson Street 363 feet to a point which is 297 feet South of the North line of said Section 19; thence West along a line parallel to the North line of said Section 19, 265.53 feet more or less to a point in the East line of said Summit Street; thence North along the East line of said Summit Street 363 feet to the point of beginning, Except that part in streets and roads. All that part of the Northeast Quarter (NE 1/4) of the Northeast Quarter (NE 1/4) of Section 19, Township 49, Range 33, in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, described as follows: Beginning at the Southeast corner of Lot 15, Merine’s 2nd Addition then south 363 feet to the Northeast corner of Lot 17, Vinewood, thence West parallel with the North line of said quarter-quarter section and along the North line of said Vinewood, 253.3 feet, more or less, to the East line of Jefferson Street, as now established; thence North along said line 366 feet to the Southwest corner of the East 12.52 Feet of Lot 18, Merine’s 2nd Addition, then east 108.52 Feet to the Southeast corner of Lot 16, Merine’s 2nd Addition, then southeast to the Southwest corner of Lot 15, Merine’s 2nd addition then East 125 Feet to the Point of Beginning.
is hereby rezoned from Districts R-1.5 (Residential 1.5), R-5 (Residential 5), R-6 (Residential 6), and UR (Urban Redevelopment) to Districts R-1.5 (Residential 1.5), R-5 (Residential 5), R-6 (Residential 6), UR/HO (Urban Redevelopment/Historic Overlay), all as shown outlined on a map marked 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 88-20A-1502 thereof.
Section B. That the district contains 58 contributing resources built between 1902 and 1929.
Section C. That the area was part of the 1897 annexation of Westport and is significant under the National Register of Historic Places Criterion C -- architecture. The district reflects examples of prominent architectural styles of its time, including Kansas City Shirtwaist, Tudor Revival, American Foursquare, Prairie, Dutch Colonial, and Craftsman Bungalow. The District includes the Jacobethan Revival Norman School.
Section D. That the Historic Preservation Commission recommended approval of the Norman School Historic District Overlay on June 25, 2025.
Section E. That the City Plan Commission recommended denial of the Norman School Historic District Overlay on August 20, 2025.
Section F. That the City Council considered the factors set forth in Section 88-580-01-F in reaching its decision.
Section G. 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