Title
An Ordinance approving a Development Agreement between DTLS Apartments, LLC, and the City of Lee's Summit, MIssouri for the Downtown Cityscape project.
(NOTE: First reading by City Council on April 14, 2020. Passed by unanimous vote.)
Body
Issue/Request:
Approval of a Development Agreement to arrange for the construction of public improvements associated with the Cityscape Downtown project.
Key Issues:
Sewer improvements to increase capacity to accommodate the Cityscape project and traffic improvements to serve the site.
Proposed City Council Motion:
I move for adoption of an Ordinance approving a Development Agreement between DTLS Apartments LLC and the City of Lee's Summit, Missouri for the Downtown Cityscape project.
Background:
On January 8, 2018, the City Council approved Ordinance No. 8531 which approved a rezoning from District R-1 to District PMIX and a Preliminary Development Plan for land located at the northwest corner of NW Pryor Road and NW Lowenstein Drive. Section 4.3 of Ordinance No. 8531 provides that the developer shall execute a development agreement with the City to address the road improvements described in the Traffic Impact Analysis dated October 30, 2018 and other public improvements for the project, and that no building permits shall be issued until written proof is provided to the City that the development agreement has been recorded with the Jackson County Recorder of Deeds.
Developer has submitted sewer plans which have been reviewed by CIty staff and are expected to be approved for construction by the time this Development Agreement is approved by the CIty Council. The Development Agreement is necessary to control the issuance of building permits and occupancy permits based on the completion of the public improvements. This meeting packet includes maps showing the location of the sewer improvements to be constructed by Developer to increase downstream capacity to accommodate the apartment project.
Impact/Analysis:
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