RESOLUTION NO. 260475
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Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department
RESOLUTION - Approving the Prospect-Hickman Mills Vision Plan, generally bounded by 75th Street to the north, Bruce R. Watkins Drive to the east, 87th Street/Blue River Road to the south, and The Paseo to the west. (CD-MISC-2026-00002)
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WHEREAS, the Prospect-Hickman Mills Vision Plan serves as an implementation plan for the Swope Area Plan, translating its long-range vision into targeted strategies for reinvestment, connectivity, and equitable growth in the neighborhoods surrounding Prospect Avenue and Hickman Mills Drive; and
WHEREAS, the Swope Area Plan envisions developing desirable urban neighborhoods offering a high quality of life through diverse housing, transportation, shopping, employment, education, and recreational opportunities in a secure and well-maintained environment; and
WHEREAS, the City of Kansas City, Missouri recognizes the importance of preserving and maintaining the urban fabric while promoting quality uses and businesses desiring to improve the area; and
WHEREAS, the Prospect-Hickman Mills Vision Plan has incorporated the policies of the KC Spirit Playbook and other appropriate planning documents; and
WHEREAS, as a result of this study, the City Planning and Development Department has proposed a framework for the orderly development and redevelopment within the Prospect-Hickman Mills Vision Plan area; and
WHEREAS, after all interested persons were given an opportunity to present testimony, the City Plan Commission did, on April 1, 2026, recommend approval of the Prospect-Hickman Mills Vision Plan; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section A. That the Prospect-Hickman Mills Vision Plan is hereby approved as a strategic redevelopment and implementation framework along Prospect Avenue and Hickman Mills Drive corridors generally bounded by 75th Street to the north, B...
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