RESOLUTION NO. 260306
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Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas
RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to require expedited permit approval in housing construction, with priority processing for projects meeting defined affordable housing eligibility metrics and structure to waive permit fees for qualifying affordable housing projects as defined by City Code ? 88-810-058; and to designate an Affordable Housing Permit Navigator to assist qualifying applicants.
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WHEREAS, in November, 2017, the City Council passed unanimously Resolution No. 170825 that directed the City Manager to provide information on the overall state of housing policy at the federal, state and local levels; and in 2024, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 240997, directing the development of a Comprehensive Anti-Displacement Plan to address rising displacement risks across the City; and
WHEREAS, the Anti-Displacement Plan, adopted by Ordinance No. 250600, identified improvement of the development process as a critical strategy to create more affordable housing, finding that developers cite permit delays and that streamlining these processes is essential to meeting the City's affordable housing goals; and
WHEREAS, Kansas City continues to face a significant affordable housing shortage, with a substantial share of low- and moderate-income households experiencing cost burden, with an estimated shortage of 64,000 units as of October 2025; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Kansas City Code ? 88-810-058, "Affordable Housing" is defined as housing that a household having income equal to or below seventy percent (70%) of the median income for all households within Kansas City, Missouri, as estimated and reported by the American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, as updated from time-to-time, would be able to afford if it were to expend not more than thirty percent (30%) of such income for the mortgage or rent, including other housing expenses such as property taxes, insurance, a...
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