GENERAL DEVELOPMENT DESIGN
Kansas City Zoning and Development Code § 88-410-05
in effect88-410-05 - GENERAL DEVELOPMENT DESIGN
88-410-05-A. Open space developments and conservation developments are subject to all other subdivision design and improvement standards of this zoning and development code unless otherwise expressly stated.
88-410-05-B. Lots and development sites within open space developments and conservation developments must, to the maximum extent practical, be located outside of areas containing woodlands, grasslands, surface waters, steep slopes drainageways, rock outcroppings, and other natural resource features.
88-410-05-C. Impervious areas must be limited and, to the maximum extent practical, be sited and designed to minimize stormwater runoff impact to the watershed's receiving waters by:
1. minimizing concentrated stormwater flow;
2. breaking up or disconnecting large areas of impervious surface into smaller areas;
3. maximizing the use of sheet flow through vegetated areas; and
4. maximizing the flow length through vegetated areas.
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_88-410OPSPDECODE_88-410-05GEDEDEFetched: 10/28/2026