COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR ORDINANCE NO. 210463


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Amending Chapter 88, Zoning and Development Code, Section 88-370, to include a new subsection 88-370-08, Temporary Government Sponsored Shelters, to allow the City to provide temporary housing for the houseless. (CD-CPC-2021-00074)

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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That Chapter 88, zoning and Development Code, is hereby amended by repealing Section 88-370, Temporary Uses, and enacting in lieu thereof a new section of like number and subject matter to read as follows:


88-370 - TEMPORARY USES

88-370-01 - DESCRIPTION AND PURPOSE

88-370-01-A. A temporary use is the use of property conducted from an area or structure (e.g., parking lots, lawns, trucks, tents, or other temporary structures) that does not require a building permit and that may not comply with the use or lot and building standards of the zoning district in which the temporary use is located.

88-370-01-B. The temporary use regulations of this article are intended to permit such occasional, temporary uses and activities when consistent with the purposes of this zoning and development code and when the operation of the temporary use will not be detrimental to other nearby uses.


88-370-02 - AUTHORITY TO APPROVE

88-370-02-A. Except as expressly stated in 88-370-03, all temporary uses require city approval.

88-370-02-B. The city planning and development director is authorized to approve temporary uses that comply with the provisions of this article and to impose conditions on the operation of temporary uses that will help to ensure their general compatibility with surrounding uses.

88-370-02-C. The city planning and development director is also authorized to require that temporary use requests be processed as special use permits in accordance with 88-525.

88-370-03 - EXEMPTIONS
The following are permitted as temporary uses without complying with the permit requirements of this section:

88-370-03-A. Ga...

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