DEVELOPMENT PLANS
Kansas City Zoning and Development Code § 88-260-05
in effect88-260-05 - DEVELOPMENT PLANS
88-260-05-A. No building permit may be issued for development in the UR district until a final development plan has been approved by the city planning and development department director, except that:
1. a building permit may be issued for nonconforming uses and structures without an approved final development plan; or
2. the owner of any property that is the subject of eminent domain but that has not been acquired by the condemning authority may continue to use the property for any use existing immediately preceding establishment of UR district. At the time of request for a permit, the property owner must file an affidavit with the city planning and development director stating that the property owner is not in any way affiliated with the condemning authority and further has no intention of securing any of the benefits provided under the plan for redevelopment approved pursuant to the declaration of blight.
88-260-05-B. The final development plan must be reviewed for compliance with the preliminary development plan approved by city council at the time of rezoning to the UR district. If it is determined that the final development plan does not conform to the requirements of the preliminary development plan approved by city council at the time of rezoning, the city planning and development director must notify the developer in writing of the specific deficiencies that exist. Upon receipt of the notice of noncompliance, the developer has the following options:
1. correct the final development plan to conform to the approved preliminary development plan;
2. file a preliminary development plan amendment request pursuant to 88-260-06; or
3. file an appeal of the final development plan review decision in accordance with 88-530-12.
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_200_SERIESOVSPPUDI_88-260URURREDI_88-260-05DEPLFetched: 10/28/2026