SOLID WASTE SEPARATION FACILITIES AND TRANSFER STATIONS
Kansas City Zoning and Development Code § 88-380-02
in effect88-380-02 - SOLID WASTE SEPARATION FACILITIES AND TRANSFER STATIONS
Solid waste separation facilities and transfer stations must comply with all of the following standards:
88-380-02-A. Any such use must be conducted entirely within a building completely enclosed with walls and a roof.
88-380-02-B. The building that contains the solid waste separation facility or transfer station must be located at least 600 feet from any residential zoning district.
88-380-02-C. In addition to the use of the property for a solid waste separation facility or a transfer station, other uses may be approved through the special use approval process, provided that such uses are depicted on the development plan and approved at the time of special use permit approval.
88-380-02-D. A development plan for a solid waste separation facility or a transfer station must be submitted to and approved as part of the special use permit application and must include the following information:
1. A drawing, to scale, of the proposed uses, both principal and accessory, and the location of such uses on the site. The development plan must also provide a time schedule by phases for implementation.
2. Metes and bounds perimeter description and ownerships of individual parcels, with legal descriptions, if applicable.
3. Plan of the property drawn to a scale of one inch equals 200 feet or larger showing legal description, boundary of property, boundary of proposed solid waste separation facility or transfer station, existing topography with contours of five-foot intervals or less to NGVD of 1929 or city datum, existing easements and utilities, access, 100 year floodplain, and watercourses or drainage systems. For horizontal control, the plans of the property and engineering drawings and grading plans must be based on the Missouri State Plane Coordinate System (West Zone) 1983 North American Datum (NAD-1983).
4. Phasing plan for location and description of the solid waste separation facility or the transfer station and other related uses and parking on the site.
5. Traffic study identifying truck traffic and other vehicular traffic to and from the site, streets to be used for such traffic, peak hour trips, and total trips per day based on hours of operations. Access must be provided from a street improved to a width and thickness sufficient to withstand truck traffic, require a minimum of turning maneuvers, may not adversely impact current and future traffic volume, may not negatively affect future development along the access street and has appropriate signalization.
6. Method of operation of the solid waste separation facility or the transfer station including types of waste processed or separated; hours of operation; control of dust, odor, noise, rodents, and birds; and control and pickup of litter and debris from both on-site and off-site areas and roadways; routes of collection trucks directly to the site.
7. Landscape planting plan of the area.
8. Any other information necessary for a determination as to the suitability of the area for the use.
88-380-02-E. A permit must be issued for a specified period. The board of zoning adjustment may renew the permit upon expiration.
88-380-02-F. The board of zoning adjustment may impose such conditions related to the operation, site development, signs, times of operation or any other matter that the board deems necessary in order to ensure that such use does not materially injure or curtail the appropriate use of neighboring property; does not jeopardize the public health, safety and welfare; and does not violate the general spirit or intent of this zoning and development code.
(Ord. No. 120783, § 1, 10-4-2012)
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_88-380WALAUS_88-380-02SOWASEFATRSTFetched: 10/28/2026