§ 88-215-02. SPECIAL CHARACTER DISTRICTS


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  • 88-215-02-A. The TCO, Troost Corridor Overlay District, is intended to preserve and maintain the urban fabric while promoting quality uses and businesses desiring to improve the area, and to encourage appropriate redevelopment by restricting certain land uses. The TCO is generally bounded by 22nd Street on the north, Volker Boulevard/Swope Parkway on the south, and one-half block east and west of Troost Avenue.

    88-215-02-B. The ICO, Independence Corridor Overlay District, aims to promote design excellence and walkability for the area. The ICO generally includes all parcels on the Independence Corridor from Forest Avenue on the west to Ewing Avenue on the east, and all parcels two blocks south of Independence Boulevard on Paseo Boulevard, and two blocks south of Independence Boulevard on Prospect Avenue.

    88-215-02-C. The WHO, Wornall Homestead Overlay District, addresses elements of land use control as well as approaches to the design of new, restored or renovated structures inside its boundaries. The WHO generally includes 392 lots consisting of about 97 acres within the Wornall Homestead neighborhood, generally bound by 57th St to the north, on the east by Brookside Blvd and Main St north of E 59th St and the trolley trail right-of-way south of E 59th St. Brookside business district to the south, and Wornall Rd to the west.

    88-215-02-D. The MCO, Main Corridor Overlay, provides regulations for a cohesive development pattern along Main Street and major intersecting corridors. The regulations create design standards that promote the use of transit, context sensitive density, pedestrian friendly spaces, and overall design excellence. This overlay generally includes all parcels on the Main Street Corridor from Pershing Road to Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard.

(Ord. No. 160759 , § 1, 10-20-2016; Ord. No. 180027 , § A, 3-1-2018