status of draconian Crossroads parking ordinance?
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status of draconian Crossroads parking ordinance?
i know the city is supposed to be working on amending the parking ordinances to ditch the "X number of parking spaces per square foot" requirement or whatever, which has substantially impaired businesses in the Crossroads (e.g. Caliente).
i suppose i could dig through the 8,000 threads where this issue is discussed, but i'll just ask it here: does anyone know the latest on this? when is it supposed to be in effect?
i suppose i could dig through the 8,000 threads where this issue is discussed, but i'll just ask it here: does anyone know the latest on this? when is it supposed to be in effect?
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i believe the latest was that crossroads businesses were getting an parking exemption for the first X sq. ft. it was discussed ad nauseum at our meetings (and in my building because of caliente), so i honestly can't remember where it left off. regardless, the new approach will be part of the big new zoning redux that the city is still prepping.
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How infuriating. Maybe the city should get out of the business of ensuring arbitrary amounts of parking exist altogether.
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Re: status of draconian Crossroads parking ordinance?
Crossroads KC gets a parking variance
The owners of Crossroads KC heard what they wanted to hear in a hearing Tuesday before the Kansas City Board of Zoning Adjustment.
The board approved an auxiliary parking agreement and variance that allows the music venue behind Grinders to lease parking spaces in the neighborhood, thus fulfilling its parking requirement.
Next up: A hearing today over the vacation of the alley behind Grinders which will determine whether or not Grinders' liquor license also applies to its music venue.
If the alley vacation is rejected or delayed, Crossroads KC must continue to apply for temporary catering licenses for each show and Grinders must continue to prohibit the transport of alcohol from its premises to the music venue (and vice-versa).
The owners of Crossroads KC heard what they wanted to hear in a hearing Tuesday before the Kansas City Board of Zoning Adjustment.
The board approved an auxiliary parking agreement and variance that allows the music venue behind Grinders to lease parking spaces in the neighborhood, thus fulfilling its parking requirement.
Next up: A hearing today over the vacation of the alley behind Grinders which will determine whether or not Grinders' liquor license also applies to its music venue.
If the alley vacation is rejected or delayed, Crossroads KC must continue to apply for temporary catering licenses for each show and Grinders must continue to prohibit the transport of alcohol from its premises to the music venue (and vice-versa).
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Re: status of draconian Crossroads parking ordinance?
At the Cracker show, Stretch was on stage talking about a petition to keep the venue going. Was this in reference to the parking or something else? I never saw the petition.
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The new planning/zoning/parking laws are scheduled for public presentations in August. Then in September they do formal hearings before the City Plan Comisison and then the City Council's Planing and Zoning Committee. Finally, it's scheduled for full adoption by the City Council in October.
The draft I have seen does not remove all parking requirements in the Crossroads. That only happens in the Loop or within 500 feet of a BRT stop, but the Crossroads requirements will be significantly lower than they are today.
The draft I have seen does not remove all parking requirements in the Crossroads. That only happens in the Loop or within 500 feet of a BRT stop, but the Crossroads requirements will be significantly lower than they are today.
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My point to the City would be, if they did not require 10K parking spots dedicated for Sprint Center how could they impose this on other businesses? Sounds like any easy suit to pursue.
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Re: status of draconian Crossroads parking ordinance?
After months of discussion and debate, the "Crossroads Parking Ordinance" was adopted by the City Council last summer. Essentially, it grants an exemption against required parking for the first 4,000 sq. ft. of retail space and 2,000 for restaurant space, with one exemption allowed per building.
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Re: status of draconian Crossroads parking ordinance?
You better lay low, dude. Your stalker is on this message board.pumpkin wrote: After months of discussion and debate, the "Crossroads Parking Ordinance" was adopted by the City Council last summer. Essentially, it grants an exemption against required parking for the first 4,000 sq. ft. of retail space and 2,000 for restaurant space, with one exemption allowed per building.
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This was an emergency change, pending the final version being incorporated into the overall development ordinance.pumpkin wrote: After months of discussion and debate, the "Crossroads Parking Ordinance" was adopted by the City Council last summer. Essentially, it grants an exemption against required parking for the first 4,000 sq. ft. of retail space and 2,000 for restaurant space, with one exemption allowed per building.
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Re: status of draconian Crossroads parking ordinance?
does anyone know where we can get a copy of the draft crossroads parking ordinance?
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The entire development ordinance is supposed to be released to the public tomorrow, Friday July 13... Keep an eye on http://www.kcmo.org/planningzonk wrote: does anyone know where we can get a copy of the draft crossroads parking ordinance?
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Re: status of draconian Crossroads parking ordinance?
got it.....thx.