FINAL SUBDIVISION PLAT

Kansas City Zoning and Development Code pt. 500 Series, div. 88-555

in effect

Kansas City Zoning and Development Code § 88-555-01 APPLICATION FILING

88-555-01 - APPLICATION FILING Complete applications for final plat approval must be filed with appropriate personnel in the city planning and development department before the preliminary plat expiration date (see 88-545-09). Along with the completed application, an ownership certificate from a title company, which identifies an authorized agent, is current within 90 days, and which shows the following must also be submitted: 88-555-01-A. The complete and accurate legal description of the property to be subdivided. 88-555-01-B. The fee ownership of all property within the described property. 88-555-01-C. Any deeds of trust, liens, lawsuits, dangerous building cases, attachments or encumbrances upon the property to be subdivided. 88-555-01-D. Statement of taxes and assessments due and payable upon the property described. 88-555-01-E. Existing casements or rights-of-way of record. (Ord. No. 120783, § 1, 10-4-2012; Ord. No. 160341, § 1, 5-12-2016)

Kansas City Zoning and Development Code § 88-555-02 REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION—CITY PLAN COMMISSION

88-555-02 - REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION—CITY PLAN COMMISSION The city plan commission must review the final plat and, based on the plat's compliance with the approval criteria of 88-555-05, recommend that the final plat be approved, approved with conditions, or disapproved. The date of the regular meeting of the city plan commission, including any adjourned date, at which time review of the final plat was conducted, constitutes the official submittal date of the plat. The city plan commission must take action on the final plat within 60 days of the official submittal date. (Ord. No. 150313, § A, 4-30-2015; Ord. No. 151050, § 1, 2-25-2016; Ord. No. 160341, § 1, 5-12-2016)

Kansas City Zoning and Development Code § 88-555-03 REVIEW AND ACTION—CITY COUNCIL

88-555-03 - REVIEW AND ACTION—CITY COUNCIL 88-555-03-A. Within 2 years of the date of the city plan commission's recommendation, the final plat must be submitted to the city council. Failure to submit the final plat within this 2-year period will cause the city plan commission's recommendation to lapse and be of no further effect. In this event, resubmission to the city plan commission will be required before the final plat may be submitted to the city council. 88-555-03-B. Following action by the city plan commission, the city council must review the final plat and the recommendations of the development review committee and city plan commission and, based on the plat's compliance with the approval criteria of 88-555-05, act by simple majority vote to approve the final plat, approve the final plat with conditions, or disapprove the plat. 88-555-03-C. The city planning and development director is authorized to grant an extension not to exceed 2 years to the timeframe established in 88-555-04-A. if the director determines that such extension is necessary to address delays beyond the reasonable control of the applicant. Such extension must be requested by the applicant before the approval lapses. However, if platting obligations, field conditions, standards, or other requirements have changed, no extension may be granted, and re-application for approval of the plat will be required. (Ord. No. 120783, § 1, 10-4-2012; Ord. No. 150313, § A, 4-30-2015; Ord. No. 160341, § 1, 5-12-2016)

Kansas City Zoning and Development Code § 88-555-04 APPROVAL CRITERIA

88-555-04 - APPROVAL CRITERIA No final plat may be approved unless the decision-making body finds that the proposed subdivision conforms with the approved preliminary plat with all applicable regulations and standards of this zoning and development code. (Ord. No. 150313, § A, 4-30-2015; Ord. No. 160341, § 1, 5-12-2016)

Kansas City Zoning and Development Code § 88-555-05 EFFECT OF APPROVAL

88-555-05 - EFFECT OF APPROVAL Approval of a final plat confers upon the developer the right to record the approved plat in the office of the appropriate county recorder of deeds. No lot within the subdivision may be sold until the final plat has been approved by the city council and the plat has been officially recorded. (Ord. No. 150313, § A, 4-30-2015; Ord. No. 160341, § 1, 5-12-2016)

Kansas City Zoning and Development Code § 88-555-06 PREREQUISITES TO RECORDING A FINAL PLAT

88-555-06 - PREREQUISITES TO RECORDING A FINAL PLAT Prior to recording a final plat, the developer must install all required public improvements or post a financial guarantee of performance in a form established by the city. A copy of all paid receipts for any taxes due and payable must also be submitted. (Ord. No. 120783, § 1, 10-4-2012; Ord. No. 150313, § A, 4-30-2015; Ord. No. 160341, § 1, 5-12-2016)

Kansas City Zoning and Development Code § 88-555-07 LAPSE OF APPROVAL

88-555-07 - LAPSE OF APPROVAL 88-555-07-A. The applicant must file the final plat with the appropriate county recorder of deeds within 4 years of the date of passage of the final plat by the city council. 88-555-07-B. If the applicant fails to record the final plat within the required timeframe, the city council's final plat approval will lapse and be of no further effect, in which case the final plat approval process must be repeated before recording the plat. 88-555-07-C. The city planning and development director is authorized to grant an extension not to exceed 2 years to the timeframe established in 88-555-08-A. if the director determines that such extension is necessary to address delays beyond the reasonable control of the applicant. Such extension must be requested by the applicant before the approval lapses. However, if platting obligations, field conditions, standards, or other requirements have changed, no extension may be granted, and re-application for approval of the plat will be required. (Ord. No. 120783, § 1, 10-4-2012; Ord. No. 150313, § A, 4-30-2015; Ord. No. 160341, § 1, 5-12-2016)

Kansas City Zoning and Development Code § 88-555-08 DIGITAL FILES

88-555-08 - DIGITAL FILES 88-555-08-A. When an application is filed for final plat approval, the applicant must submit a digital file of the plat in addition to the paper copies of the plat. The digital file must be submitted at the same time of the application, with each subsequent resubmittal, and again at the time of the submission of the signed copies of the final plat for recording. 88-555-08-B. The submittal of digital plat files must conform to the formatting standards, layering system and text styles as provided by the Director of City Planning and Development. (Ord. No. 120783, § 1, 10-4-2012; Ord. No. 150313, § A, 4-30-2015; Ord. No. 160341, § 1, 5-12-2016)

Source: City of Kansas City, Missouri, Code of Ordinances, Charter and Zoning and Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mo/kansas_city/codes/zoning_and_development_code?nodeId=ZODECOKAMI_500_SERIESREAPPR_88-555FISUPLFetched: 10/28/2026