ZONING MAP AMENDMENTS (REZONINGS)

Kansas City Zoning and Development Code pt. 500 Series, div. 88-515

in effect

Kansas City Zoning and Development Code § 88-515-01 AUTHORITY TO FILE

88-515-01 - AUTHORITY TO FILE 88-515-01-A. Applications to amend the zoning map may be filed only by: 1. the subject landowner; 2. the subject landowner's authorized agent; 3. the city council; 4. the city plan commission; or 5. the city planning and development director, acting on the city's behalf. 88-515-01-B. Applications for rezoning to the UR district may be filed only by: 1. any governmental agency or corporation having the power of eminent domain; or 2. an owner of assembled properties or successors in interest; or 3. designated developers or an applicant for designation as a developer under RSMo 99.800; or 4. a redevelopment corporation under RSMo 353. (Ord. No. 120783, § 1, 10-4-2012; Ord. No. 151050, § 1, 2-25-2016)

Kansas City Zoning and Development Code § 88-515-02 PREAPPLICATION CONSULTATION

88-515-02 - PREAPPLICATION CONSULTATION A preapplication consultation is required in accordance with 88-505-02 prior to the filing of a zoning map amendment application. (Ord. No. 220398, § 1, 5-19-2022)

Kansas City Zoning and Development Code § 88-515-03 APPLICATION FILING

88-515-03 - APPLICATION FILING Complete applications for zoning map amendments must be filed with appropriate personnel in the city planning and development department.

Kansas City Zoning and Development Code § 88-515-04 NOTICE OF HEARING

88-515-04 - NOTICE OF HEARING 88-515-04-A. REQUIRED NEWSPAPER NOTICE Notice of the city plan commission public hearing on a zoning map amendment must be published in the newspaper at least 15 days before the date of the hearing. See 88-505-07. The notice shall provide contact or other information sufficient for those interested to determine when the council will hold its hearing on the rezoning. 88-515-04-B. REQUIRED MAILED NOTICE Notice of the city plan commission public hearing must be mailed at least 13 days before the date of the hearing to the subject property owner, any registered neighborhood organization and/or registered civic organization whose boundaries include the subject property, and all owners of property within 300 feet of the subject property. See 88-505-07. The mailed notice shall provide contact or other information sufficient for those interested to determine when the city council will hold its hearing on the rezoning. 88-515-04-C. POSTED NOTICE Applicants are responsible for providing additional notice to interested parties by posting a sign on the subject property visible from each abutting public right-of-way. Signs must be posted by the applicant at least 15 days before the public hearing. This provision may be waived by the city plan commission if the commission determines that adequate notice was given of the proposal. (Ord. No. 120939, § 1, 12-20-2012)

Kansas City Zoning and Development Code § 88-515-05 REVIEW AND REPORT—CITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR

88-515-05 - REVIEW AND REPORT—CITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR The city planning and development director must prepare a report and recommendation that evaluates the proposed zoning map amendment in light of adopted plans and the review criteria of 88-515-08.

Kansas City Zoning and Development Code § 88-515-06 HEARING AND RECOMMENDATION—CITY PLAN COMMISSION

88-515-06 - HEARING AND RECOMMENDATION—CITY PLAN COMMISSION The city plan commission must hold a public hearing on the proposed zoning map amendment. Following the close of the hearing, the city plan commission must act by simple majority vote to recommend that the proposed zoning map amendment be approved, approved with modifications, or denied. The city plan commission may also act to continue the matter for further deliberation. If the city plan commission does not act on a zoning map amendment within 60 days of the date of the public hearing, the proposed amendment must be forwarded to the city council with no recommendation.

Kansas City Zoning and Development Code § 88-515-07 HEARING AND FINAL ACTION—CITY COUNCIL

88-515-07 - HEARING AND FINAL ACTION—CITY COUNCIL 88-515-07-A. After action by the city plan commission, the city council may convene its own public hearing on the proposed zoning map amendment. 88-515-07-B. Following the close of the public hearing, the city council may act to approve the proposed zoning map amendment, approve the proposed zoning map amendment with modifications, or deny the proposed zoning map amendment. The city council may also return the application to the city plan commission for further consideration, together with a written explanation of the reasons for doing so. 88-515-07-C. The city council may act by a simple majority vote, except when a valid protest petition has been submitted in accordance with 88-515-09, approval or approval with modifications requires a 2/3 majority vote of the full membership of the city council.

Kansas City Zoning and Development Code § 88-515-08 REVIEW CRITERIA

88-515-08 - REVIEW CRITERIA In reviewing and making decisions on proposed zoning map amendments, the city planning and development director, city plan commission and city council must consider at least the following factors: 88-515-08-A. conformance with adopted plans and planning policies; 88-515-08-B. zoning and use of nearby property; 88-515-08-C. physical character of the area in which the subject property is located; 88-515-08-D. whether public facilities (infrastructure) and services will be adequate to serve development allowed by the requested zoning map amendment; 88-515-08-E. suitability of the subject property for the uses to which it has been restricted under the existing zoning regulations; 88-515-08-F. length of time the subject property has remained vacant as zoned; 88-515-08-G. the extent to which approving the rezoning will detrimentally affect nearby properties; and 88-515-08-H. the gain, if any, to the public health, safety, and welfare due to denial of the application, as compared to the hardship imposed upon the landowner, if any, as a result of denial of the application.

Kansas City Zoning and Development Code § 88-515-09 PROTEST PETITIONS

88-515-09 - PROTEST PETITIONS 88-515-09-A. A formal protest petition opposing a zoning map amendment must be submitted to the city planning and development director before the city council's vote, allowing sufficient time to determine the validity of the petition. 88-515-09-B. A protest petition will be considered "valid" if it is notarized and signed by the owners of 30% or more of: 1. the land area included in the proposed amendment; or 2. the total real property within 185 feet of the property that is the subject of the zoning map amendment request. 88-515-09-C. In the case of joint ownership, all property owners must sign the petition. 88-515-09-D. When a valid protest petition has been submitted, approval of a zoning map amendment requires a 2/3 majority vote of the full membership of the city council.

Kansas City Zoning and Development Code § 88-515-10 SUCCESSIVE APPLICATIONS

88-515-10 - SUCCESSIVE APPLICATIONS If the city council denies an application for a zoning map amendment, an application for the same zoning district may not be re-filed for one year from the date of action by the city council. The city plan commission, upon petition by the applicant, may permit a re-filing of the application 6 months after the original city council public hearing date when it determines that significant physical, economic or land use changes have taken place on the subject tract or within the immediate vicinity, or a significant zoning and development code text amendment has been adopted.

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_88-515ZOMAAMREFetched: 10/28/2026