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Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee — Meeting Minutes (May 5, 2026)

Kansas CityMay 5, 20263 min read

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Committee met May 5, 2026 at 1:30 PM (26th Floor, Council Chamber). Members present: Chair Ryana Parks-Shaw, Vice Chair Eric Bunch, Councilmembers Nathan Willett and Melissa Patterson Hazley. The committee advanced a consent plat (Cadence - Fifth Plat), approved as Consent (260367); recommended immediate adoption of an amendment to the Heart of the City Area Plan to incorporate a South Round Top neighborhood plan (260377); and advanced vacating ~35,000 sq ft of right-of-way on North Olive Street with conditions (260352). Multiple zoning, vacant-property, redevelopment, public-safety, and other items were held for later consideration or removed from the agenda.

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Advance and Do Pass, Consent — Plat approval for Cadence - Fifth Plat (approx. 15 acres; 58 lots, 2 tracts). (260367)
Held until May 19, 2026 — Amendment to Zoning & Development Code: Westport Overlay District (drive-through standards). (260376)
Recommend Immediate Adoption — Amendment to the Heart of the City Area Plan to include a Neighborhood Plan for South Round Top (found consistent with KC Spirit Playbook). (260377)
Held until May 19, 2026 — Amend Chapter 74 (Redevelopment Ordinance) to allow CID special-assessment term up to 27 years. (260378)
Held until May 19, 2026 — Multiple Mayor-sponsored Chapter 56 amendments regarding securing/mothballing vacant buildings, Historic Preservation review for demolition of historic dangerous buildings, and expanded vacant property registration with semiannual fee. (260399; 260400; 260401)
Held until May 12, 2026 — Directive to compile publicly accessible listing of companies offering health and wellness discounts and develop community weight management program. (260408)
Advance and Do Pass as Committee Substitute — Vacate ~35,000 sq ft of right-of-way on North Olive Street between Rochester Ave and Nicholson Ave, subject to retaining required water, sewer, and utility easements and providing access easements; direct City Clerk to record. (260352)
Held off agenda — Committee substitute to amend residential signs to allow digital signs for Institutional and Office uses in residential districts. (250876)
Held until June 9, 2026 — Amendment to allow 24-hour marijuana dispensaries at least 1,000 feet from residential zoning subject to special use permit. (250997)
Held off agenda — Directive to submit response to Department of Revenue RFP for license office operations and develop a funding plan (not to exceed $750,000 annually). (260142)

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