ORDINANCE NO. 250008
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Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department
Amending Chapter 88, Code of Ordinances, by repealing Section 88-335, Detention and Correctional Facilities, and enacting in lieu thereof a new section of like number and subject matter for the purpose of amending required separation distances between such facilities and certain other uses. (CD-CPC-2024-00122)
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That Chapter 88, Code of Ordinances, is hereby amended by repealing Section 88-335, Detention and Correctional Facilities, and enacting in lieu thereof a new section of like number and subject matter for the purpose of amending required separation distances between such facilities and certain other uses, to read as follows:
88-335 DETENTION AND CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
88-335-01 STANDARDS
Detention and correctional facilities are subject to the following standards:
88-335-01-A. The property must have a minimum lot area of 2 acres.
88-335-01-B. No such facility may be on property located within 1,000 feet of a R zoning district or within 1,000 feet of any residential dwelling unit; school; library, museum, or cultural exhibit; community center; park, boulevard, or parkway; religious assembly use; or day care use; with separation measured in accordance with 88-820-15. Notwithstanding the foregoing, when such facility is located or proposed to be located on property that abuts the Missouri River, Kansas River, or Blue River, the separation distance required by this subsection shall be 400 feet only for that portion of the property abutting such rivers.
88-335-01-C. All outdoor recreation areas and all structures to be occupied by inmates must be set back a minimum of 200 feet in the R-80 district and 25 feet in M districts.
88-335-01-D. The property on which the facility is to be located must provide a minimum lot area of 350 square feet per occupant.
Section 2. That the Council find...
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