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[COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR] ORDINANCE NO. 260400
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Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
Amending Chapter 88 of the Code of Ordinances, the Zoning and Development Code, by repealing and replacing Section 88-585-02, to authorize administrative approval of certificates of appropriateness for orders to repair issued pursuant to Chapters 48 and 56 for historic structures.
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WHEREAS, vacant and deteriorating buildings pose significant risks to public safety, neighborhood stability, and the long-term vitality of Kansas City communities; and
WHEREAS, the City of Kansas City has a compelling interest in preserving its historic structures, which represent irreplaceable cultural, architectural, and economic assets for the city and its residents; and
WHEREAS, property owners who are willing to stabilize and repair historic structures subject to orders to repair issued pursuant to Chapters 48 or 56 may be impeded by the time required to obtain Historic Preservation Commission review prior to commencing such repairs; and
WHEREAS, authorizing the city planning and development director or their designee to issue administrative certificates of appropriateness for repairs ordered pursuant to Chapters 48 or 56, subject to compliance with the U.S. Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and reporting to the Historic Preservation Commission, will expedite the stabilization of historic structures while maintaining appropriate preservation standards; and
WHEREAS, this administrative approval pathway applies solely to orders to repair and does not extend to orders to demolish; and
WHEREAS, the Kansas City Historic Preservation Commission and Resolution No. 250912 support upstream interventions to prevent historic structures from deteriorating to the point of dangerous-building designation, including mandatory minimum maintenance standards and mothballing requi...
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