PLAN REVIEW

Kansas City Zoning and Development Code pt. 500 Series, div. 88-516

in effect

Kansas City Zoning and Development Code § 88-516-01 APPLICABILITY

88-516-01 - APPLICABILITY General plan submittal and review provisions apply to submittal of development plans per 88-517, project plans per 88-518, and site plans per 88-530. Plan review and approval is intended to ensure compliance with the standards of this zoning and development code, minimize land use conflicts, and encourage the compatible arrangement of buildings, off-street parking, lighting, landscaping, stormwater facilities, vehicle and pedestrian access routes, and other site features in a manner that will promote public safety and general welfare. (Ord. No. 151050, § 1, 2-25-2016)

Kansas City Zoning and Development Code § 88-516-02 AUTHORITY TO FILE

88-516-02 - AUTHORITY TO FILE Plan review applications may be filed only by the subject landowner or the subject landowner's authorized agent. (Ord. No. 151050, § 1, 2-25-2016)

Kansas City Zoning and Development Code § 88-516-03 APPLICATION FILING

88-516-03 - APPLICATION FILING Complete applications for plan review must be filed with appropriate personnel in the city planning and development department. (Ord. No. 151050, § 1, 2-25-2016)

Kansas City Zoning and Development Code § 88-516-04 CONCURRENT PROCESSING OF PLANS AND SUBDIVISION PLATS

88-516-04 - CONCURRENT PROCESSING OF PLANS AND SUBDIVISION PLATS Project plans or development plans and preliminary subdivision plats may be combined in a single plan and processed concurrently if all information required for both types of submittals is provided as part of the combined application. (Ord. No. 151050, § 1, 2-25-2016)

Kansas City Zoning and Development Code § 88-516-05 APPROVAL CRITERIA FOR PLANS

88-516-05 - APPROVAL CRITERIA FOR PLANS In order to be approved, a development plan, project plan, or site plan must comply with all of the following criteria: 88-516-05-A. The plan must comply with all standards of this zoning and development code and all other applicable city ordinances and policies, (Note: this provision is not intended to prohibit an applicant from seeking a variance or other form of relief authorized under this zoning and development code or other applicable ordinances, when authorized.) 88-516-05-B. The proposed use must be allowed in the district in which it is located. 88-516-05-C. Vehicular ingress and egress to and from the site, and circulation within the site must provide for safe, efficient and convenient movement of traffic not only within the site but on adjacent roadways. 88-516-05-D. The plan must provide for safe, efficient, and convenient non-motorized travel opportunities, being pedestrian and bicycle movement, on the subject site. 88-516-05-E. The plan must provide for adequate utilities based on City standards for the particular development proposed. 88-516-05-F. The location, orientation, and architectural features, including design and material, of buildings and other structures on the site must be designed to be compatible with adjacent properties. 88-516-05-G. Landscaping, berms, fences and/or walls must be provided to buffer the site from undesirable views, noises, lighting or other off-site negative influences and to buffer adjacent properties from negative influences that may be created by the plan. 88-516-05-H. The design of streets, drives, and parking areas within the project should result in a minimum of area devoted to asphalt or other impervious surfaces consistent with the needs of the project and city code requirements. 88-516-05-I. The plan must identify trees to be removed and trees to be preserved during the development of the subject property with the goal of saving trees that are not required to be removed for the development of the property. (Ord. No. 151050, § 1, 2-25-2016)

Kansas City Zoning and Development Code § 88-516-06 AMENDMENTS TO DEVELOPMENT PLANS OR PROJECT PLANS

88-516-06 - AMENDMENTS TO DEVELOPMENT PLANS OR PROJECT PLANS 88-516-06-A. MAJOR AMENDMENTS 1. Major amendments to approved development plans or project plans must be reviewed and approved in accordance with the development plan or project plan review procedures of this ordinance. Major amendments to development plans or project plans include one or more changes, in cumulative total (when compared to the original plan approval), that would: a. increase building coverage by more than 10%; b. increase the total floor area by more than 10% or 5,000 square feet, whichever is less; c. increase building height by more than 10% or 6 feet, whichever is less; d. increase the total impervious surface coverage by more than 10% or 2,000 square feet, whichever is less; e. result in extensive site modification involving location of buildings, razing, and reconstruction of approved uses; f. increase the number of dwelling units by more than 10%; or g. result in any other change that the city planning and development director determines will have impacts that warrant full review of the application in accordance with the development plan review procedures. 88-516-06-B. MINOR AMENDMENTS Any application for an amendment to an approved development plan or project plan that does not meet the criteria for a major amendment will be considered a minor amendment. Minor amendments may be approved by the city planning and development director in accordance with the administrative adjustment procedures of 88-570 (see specifically 88-570-02-H). A minor amendment may include a change in an approved phasing plan. (Ord. No. 151050, § 1, 2-25-2016; Ord. No. 241093, § 1, 1-9-2025; Ord. No. 250327, § 3, 5-1-2025)

Kansas City Zoning and Development Code § 88-516-07 REAPPROVAL, WHEN REQUIRED

88-516-07 - REAPPROVAL, WHEN REQUIRED 88-516-07-A. If more than 4 years have lapsed since the effective date of approval of a development plan or a project plan, reapproval will be required prior to any development unless: 1. building permits have been issued and not revoked and construction diligently pursued for the development or respective development or project plans; 2. certificates of occupancy have been issued for the development or respective development or project plans; 3. the use is established; 4. the city plan commission extends this period by no more than one year; or 5. a phasing plan is expressly approved as part of the development plan or project plan approval and the development is in compliance with that phasing plan. (Ord. No. 151050, § 1, 2-25-2016)

Kansas City Zoning and Development Code § 88-516-08 PLAN APPROVAL NOTED

88-516-08 - PLAN APPROVAL NOTED 88-516-08-A. City council approval of a development plan per 88-517 shall be indicated on the zoning map by the letter "p" following the district classification. 88-516-08-B. Building permit application constitutes site plan (88-530) review and approval and is subject to the site plan review procedure of 88-530. (Ord. No. 151050, § 1, 2-25-2016; Ord. No. 220454, § 1, 8-11-2022)

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_88-516PLREFetched: 10/28/2026