Kansas City Zoning and Development Code § 88-355-01 DISTANCE FROM PROPERTY LINES
88-355-01 - DISTANCE FROM PROPERTY LINES
No mining or quarrying operation may be carried on or any stock pile placed closer than 50 feet to any property line.
MINING AND QUARRYING
Kansas City Zoning and Development Code pt. 300 Series, div. 88-355
in effectKansas City Zoning and Development Code § 88-355-02 FENCING
88-355-02 - FENCING
Fencing must be erected and maintained around the entire site or portions of the site where fencing is necessary for the protection of the public safety, as determined by the city planning and development director.
Kansas City Zoning and Development Code § 88-355-03 EQUIPMENT
88-355-03 - EQUIPMENT
All equipment and machinery must be operated and maintained in such manner as to minimize dust, noise, and vibration. Access roads must be maintained in dust-free condition by surfacing or other treatment as may be specified by the city planning and development director.
Kansas City Zoning and Development Code § 88-355-04 PROCESSING
88-355-04 - PROCESSING
The crushing, washing, and refining or other similar processing may be allowed as an accessory use, provided that such accessory processing complies with all applicable local, state, and federal standards.
Kansas City Zoning and Development Code § 88-355-05 REHABILITATION
88-355-05 - REHABILITATION
To guarantee the restoration, rehabilitation, and reclamation of mined areas, every applicant granted a mining permit must furnish a performance bond or other city-approved financial guarantee running to the city, in an amount established by the city plan commission at the time of special use approval. The amount of the performance bond or other approved financial guarantee must be adequate to ensure that the applicant, in restoring, reclaiming, and rehabilitating such land, will within a reasonable time meet the following minimum requirements:
88-355-05-A. SURFACE REHABILITATION
All excavation must be made either to a water-producing depth, such depth to be not less than 5 feet below the low water mark, or must be graded or backfilled with non-noxious, non-flammable, and non-combustible solids to ensure:
1. That the excavated area will not collect and retain stagnant water; or
2. That the surface of such area that is not permanently submerged is graded or backfilled as necessary to minimize erosion due to rainfall and that it will be in substantial conformity with the topography of the adjoining land area.
88-355-05-B. VEGETATION
Vegetation must be restored by appropriate seeding of grass or planting of shrubs or trees in all parts of the mining area.
88-355-05-C. BANKS OF EXCAVATION
The banks of all excavations not backfilled must be sloped to the water line at a slope that will not be less than 3 feet horizontal to one foot vertical, and the bank must be seeded and stabilized.
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_300_SERIESUSRE_88-355MIQUFetched: 10/28/2026