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[COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR]RESOLUTION NO. 260306
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Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
Directing the City Manager to establish expedited permit approval timelines and a fee waiver structure for qualifying affordable housing projects as defined by City Code ? 88-810-058; to designate an Affordable Housing Permit Navigator to assist qualifying applicants; and to report to the public on additional housing production strategies including pre-approved housing plans, development timeline transparency, density zoning, and complementary housing stock initiatives.
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WHEREAS, In November, 2017, the City Council passed unanimously Resolution 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 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 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 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...
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