MITIGATION
Kansas City Zoning and Development Code § 88-424-05
in effect88-424-05 - MITIGATION
Preservation of tree canopy cover is prioritized. If preservation cannot be achieved, mitigation shall be required.
88-424-05-A. Mitigation may be achieved either through on-site planting of trees at the rate specified in 88-424-07 or by payment to the Capital Improvement Sales Tax Fund-Tree Planting at a rate per caliper inch of tree as determined by the city forester, per 88-424-13. Any combination of on-site planting of trees or payment may be utilized.
88-424-05-B. Offsets to required mitigation are as follows:
1. Trees planted as required by 88-425 Landscaping and Screening may be counted toward caliper inches required for mitigation.
2. Undisturbed acreage of stream buffer area per 88-415.
3. Undisturbed acreage of all contiguous tree canopy cover of one acre or more.
88-424-05-C. Trees planted to meet mitigation requirements shall be species native to the region or native cultivars, when available, or selected from the city's list of approved tree species. Species selection shall be based upon the amount of space available for proper growth on the site and provide desired diversity. Beyond trees to be planted as required by 88-425 Landscaping and Screening, trees planted to achieve mitigation shall be planted in areas of the site where they will achieve the highest environmental benefits of tree canopy cover, such as within stream buffers, riparian areas, detention areas, or areas of steep slope that cannot be developed.
88-424-05-D. Trees planted to meet mitigation requirements will be factored into the runoff curve number (CN) in mitigation areas on the site. The runoff curve number used for a specific location on a specific project will be determined by the cover type and the hydrologic soil group for that site from the SCS TR-55 tables and reviewed by the director of water services.
(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_88-424-05MIFetched: 10/28/2026