ORDINANCE NO. 260376
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Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department
Amending Chapter 88, the Zoning and Development Code, by repealing Section 88-285, Westport Overlay District, and enacting in lieu thereof a new section of like number and subject matter for the purpose of amending allowed uses within the Westport Overlay District and creating standards for drive-through facilities. (CD-CPC-2026-00025)
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WHEREAS, major amendments to overlay district regulations, including restrictions to allowed uses and changes to design regulation requirements, must be reviewed and approved in accordance with the procedures of 88-515; and
WHEREAS, an application to amend the uses and design regulations for the Westport Overlay District was filed by 706 Westport Road LLC, a landowner within the overlay district, and reviewed in accordance with 88-515; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That Chapter 88, the Zoning and Development Code, is hereby amended by repealing Section 88-285, Westport Overlay District, and enacting in lieu thereof a new section of like number and subject matter for the purpose of amending allowed uses within the Westport Overlay District and creating standards for drive-through facilities, said section to read as follows:
88-285 - WESTPORT OVERLAY DISTRICT
88-285-01 INTRODUCTION
The following regulations create development and site design standards that promote the recommendations outlined in the Westport District Master Plan. The Westport Overlay aims to provide a cohesive development pattern along Westport Road and Pennsylvania Avenue, the primary pedestrian-oriented corridors in the Westport district. This overlay generally extends along Westport Road from Southwest Trafficway to the boundary of the MCO district, and along Pennsylvania from 39th Street to 43rd Street (Figure 1). The intent of the overlay district is to:
1. Protect and encourage smaller-s...
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