COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR ORDINANCE NO. 220322

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Amending Chapter 88, the Zoning and Development Code, Section 88-415 to revise the stream buffer standards.

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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That Section 88-415 is hereby repealed and a new section of like number and subject matter is hereby enacted to read as follows:

88-415 STREAM BUFFERS


88-415-01 PURPOSE
In the Kansas City region and throughout the nation, vegetated stream buffers have been clearly shown to protect stream stability and related infrastructure, improve water quality, conserve wildlife habitat and provide flood water conveyance. The stream buffer standards of this article are intended to protect public safety and public infrastructure investments while mitigating the adverse environmental impacts that development can have on streams and associated natural resource areas. Other purposes of the stream buffer regulations include:

88-415-01-A. helping protect life and property;

88-415-01-B. improving stormwater management and helping to prevent flooding;

88-415-01-C. protecting environmental quality, including the quality of water resources and wildlife habitat;

88-415-01-D. decreasing infrastructure repair, maintenance and replacement costs;

88-415-01-E. providing open space amenities;

88-415-01-F. providing potential opportunities for trail location;

88-415-01-G. increasing the public's knowledge and understanding of natural resource protection issues and

88-415-01-H. providing certainty as well as flexibility in order to maximize sustainable economic development.


88-415-02 SCOPE AND APPLICABILITY

88-415-02-A. The stream buffer standards of this article apply to all stream corridors identified on the Kansas City Natural Resource Map. In the event of conflict between the stream buffer standards of this article and th...

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