CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF DEVELOPMENT PLANS
Kansas City Zoning and Development Code § 88-517-09
in effect88-517-09 - CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF DEVELOPMENT PLANS
88-517-09-A. An approved development plan shall be considered to be a part of the zoning for the site, and the city council shall retain its legislative discretion with regard to this approval.
88-517-09-B. The city council may consider the proposed development plan's consistency with the purposes of this zoning and development code, as stated in 88-10-05, and with the plan criteria in 88-516, and may consider any other relevant factors during its consideration of the development plan.
88-517-09-C. The city council may approve a development plan that deviates from the lot and building standards contained in Sections 88-110-06, 88-120-04, 88-130-05 and 88-140-04 and the residential vehicular use area dimensions contained in Table 420-03 of Section 88-420-12 of this zoning and development code if the proposed use is consistent with the zoning of the property. Any deviations to lot and building standards or residential vehicular use area dimensions shall be specifically called out as deviations and described on the development plan and will not be considered to be approved unless so stated.
88-517-09-D. If a use that would have required special use approval is approved on a development plan, no separate special use review will be required.
88-517-09-E. The city council may act by a simple majority vote, except that when a valid protest petition has been submitted in accordance with 88-515-09 approval requires a 2/3 majority vote of the full membership of the city council.
88-517-09-F. The city council has final decision-making authority on development plan applications and major amendments thereto.
(Ord. No. 151050, § 1, 2-25-2016; Ord. No. 200313, § A, 10-1-2020)
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_88-517DEPLREAP_88-517-09CICOAPDEPLFetched: 10/28/2026