PAYMENT IN LIEU OF PLANTING TREES AS REQUIRED WITH MITIGATION
Kansas City Zoning and Development Code § 88-424-12
in effect88-424-12 - PAYMENT IN LIEU OF PLANTING TREES AS REQUIRED WITH MITIGATION
88-424-12-A. Notwithstanding anything contained in 88-424, the developer may elect, at the time of preliminary plat application, to pay money to the Capital Improvement Sales Tax Fund—Tree Planting in lieu of, or in combination with planting trees on-site. The payment rate at the time of preliminary plat approval shall remain in effect until the money in lieu is deposited.
88-424-12-B. When a developer elects to pay money in lieu of planting for mitigation, the required payment must be deposited prior to recording the subdivision plat or minor subdivision or (if platting or minor subdivision is not required) receiving a certificate of occupancy.
88-424-12-C. Calculation of payment to meet mitigation requirements shall be as follows:
1. The payment for trees removed is based upon the number of tree caliper inches required for mitigation, multiplied by the average cost per caliper inch for trees, including planting and maintenance, per acre of tree canopy cover removed.
2. The tree replacement cost per caliper inch is established by wholesale tree prices and the average costs of current tree planting contract rates, and will include all costs for materials, labor, maintenance, and warranty. The tree replacement cost per caliper inch shall be a maximum of $185.
3. The average tree cost per caliper inch, and the maximum cost per inch, will be reviewed annually by the city forester and adjusted according to changes in the market price for trees and the consumer price index.
(Ord. No. 220961, § 1, 3-16-2023)
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_400_SERIESDEST_88-424TRPRPR_88-424-12PALIPLTRREMIFetched: 10/28/2026