Application.
Kansas City Code § 74-203
in effectSec. 74-203. - Application.
(a) The application to establish a UAZ shall be in such form as the director may elect to require, but shall include, at a minimum, the following:
(1) An identification of the type(s) of UAZ the applicant is seeking to establish.
(2) An identification of the specific agricultural products that the applicant seeks to grow, process or vend.
(3) The number of jobs anticipated to be created.
(4) The duration of the ad valorem tax abatement being requested.
(5) Verification of Missouri Department of Agriculture approval, if applicable.
(6) Confirmation that the applicant currently possesses the ability to control the site through ownership or leasehold interest.
(7) A business plan containing sufficient information to enable a meaningful consideration of the proposed UAZ's viability.
(8) Such financial records as may be required for purposes of establishing that the applicant is a qualifying small business and has a viable plan of financing the implementation of the UAZ.
(9) Identification of the site improvements the applicant proposes to make and a timeline for the same.
(10) Identification of those factors that the applicant reasonably believes support a determination of blight and substantiating documentation demonstrating the presence of such factors;
(11) Written consent of the owners of all the real property included within the proposed UAZ; and
(12) If the applicant is proposing to establish a vendor UAZ, documentation that the applicant currently possesses a UAZ vendor license and the ability to accept food stamps under the provisions of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program as a form of payment in selling products to consumers.
(13) An identification of the objectives the proposed UAZ seeks to further, which shall include one or more of the following: redeveloping or reusing idle and/or blighted urban properties, promoting innovation in agriculture and sustainable land use practices, eliminating food deserts, creating urban agriculture employment opportunities, expanding local agriculture-related business, engaging in community outreach to promote healthier lifestyles and safe and organic gardening practices, and improving access to locally grown, processed and marketed healthy foods.
(b) The city or such entity as the city may elect to contract with for purposes of assisting it in matters of economic development shall review the application, determine its sufficiency and apprise the applicant of any changes that are required as a condition of its further processing or approval.
(Ord. No. 251058, § 6, 2-5-26)
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/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COORKAMIVOII_CH74ECDEINPOPRCO_ARTVIURAGZO_S74-203APFetched: 10/28/2026