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SO-280: Skyway-West Hill Sub-Area, Martin Luther King Jr. Way South Mixed-Use, Development standards to improve the design and aesthetics of the area.

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SO-280: Skyway-West Hill Sub-Area, Martin Luther King Jr. Way South Mixed-Use, Development standards to improve the design and aesthetics of the area.

Summary

SO-280: Skyway-West Hill Sub-Area, Martin Luther King Jr. Way South Mixed-Use, Development standards to improve the design and aesthetics of the area.

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Description

The purpose of the Martin Luther King Jr. Way South Mixed-Use Special District Overlay is to facilitate linkages to the existing Martin Luther King Jr Way South Neighborhood Business Center, incentivize commercial opportunities close to existing high-density housing, incentivize commercial development by allowing more uses than traditionally found in mixed-use developments and provide flexibility in current square footage limitations.          

Development Condition Text

21A.38  Special district overlay – Martin Luther King Jr. Way South Mixed-Use

A. The purpose of the Martin Luther King Jr. Way South Mixed-Use Special District Overlay is to facilitate linkages to the existing Martin Luther King Jr Way South Neighborhood Business Center, incentivize commercial opportunities close to existing high-density housing, incentivize commercial development by allowing more uses than traditionally found in mixed-use developments and provide flexibility in current square footage limitations.

B. The following development standards shall be applied to all development proposals within the Martin Luther King Jr. Way South Mixed-Use Special District Overlay:

1. New buildings shall be limited to mixed-use as defined in K.C.C. 21A.06.753;

2. A professional office as defined in K.C.C. 21A.06.910 is an allowed use as part of a mixed-use building in subsection B.1. of this section; and

3. Any nonresidential component of the building that is personal services allowed in the zone under K.C.C. 21A.08.050 or retail use allowed in the zone under K.C.C. 21A.08.070 shall comply with K.C.C. 21A.12.230, except that K.C.C. 21A.12.230.A., B. and C. do not apply to the development.            

 

Current Ordinance

19146

Effective Date

August 20, 2020

History

Adopted by Ord. 08/10/2020 (Language and Map)

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