RESOLUTION NO. 210891
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RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to review the City Planning and Development Department’s existing development review, approval and permitting processes and to make recommendations to improve the efficiency, timeliness and consistency of those processes and to report back to the City Council within 120 days.
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WHEREAS, the City Planning and Development Department guides future development in the City by focusing on two main areas, planning services and development services; and
WHEREAS, in planning services, staff manage development policy, conduct research and support the City’s long-term vision; and
WHEREAS, in development services, staff issue permits, review plans and enforce development policy; and
WHEREAS, providing efficient planning and development services is essential to support residential, business and economic development in the City; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
That the City Manager is directed to review the City Planning and Development Department’s existing development review, approval and permitting processes and to make recommendations to improve the efficiency, timeliness and consistency of those processes and report back to the City Council within 120 days.
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