ORDINANCE NO. 260283
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Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department
Rezoning an area of about .16 acres generally located on the north side of Independence Boulevard just west of the intersection of Highland Avenue from District MPD/ICO to District MPD/ICO/HO in order to designate Leonard Smith Hall at 1700 Independence Boulevard as a local landmark on the Kansas City Register of Historic Places. (CD-CPC-2026-00003)
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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-1530, rezoning an area of approximately .16 acres generally located at 1700 Independence Boulevard from Master Planned Development/Independence Corridor Overlay (MPD/ICO) to (MPD/ICO/Historic Overlay), said section to read as follows:
Section 88-20A-1530, That an area legally described as:
A 20,305 sq ft lot: Beg at 375' w of se cor of Lot 20, Block 1, Dykington Place, th n 147', th 77' w, th sw 95' th s 97', th e returning to pob.
is hereby rezoned from Master Planned Development/Independence Corridor Overlay (MPD/ICO) to MPD/ICO/HO (MPD/ICO/Historic Overlay), all as shown outlined on a map marked Section 88-20A-1530, 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 Leonard Smith Hall was built in 1927 and designed by the firm of Hoit, Price and Barnes and is a good example of the Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival Style of architecture and also has historical value for its association with Children's Mercy.
Section C. That the Historic Preservation Commission recommended approval of the designation of Leonard Smith Hall at 1700 Independence Boulevard to the Kansas City ...
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