Diane Binckley, AICP
City Hall, 15th floor
816-513-2874

The Development Management division is responsible for providing staff support to the City Plan Commission and the Board of Zoning Adjustment, as well assisting the development community by making recommendations to those bodies regarding land use issues for current projects. The staff was also instrumental in overseeing the creation of the new Kansas City, Missouri Zoning and Development Code.

• Zoning and Development Code
• CPC and BZA Dockets and Applications
• Plats Review Committee Agenda
• Applications for Developers

Claude Page
City Hall, 16th floor
816-513-2890

The Urban Redevelopment division assists and encourages development in Kansas City, Missouri. Its staff works directly with citizens, developers, and development agencies to assist, fund, or manage projects from the planning stage to project completion.

Greg Franzen, PE, MCP
City Hall, 14th floor
816-513-1538

The Inspections division is the primary field enforcement agency for the City Planning and Development Department for all permitted construction activity on private property. The program's goals and objectives reflect those of Development Services, including ensuring that buildings, structures and building service equipment are constructed or installed according to the minimum standards set forth in the building codes. The Inspections Division accomplishes its given task through an inspection process. The majority of inspections are done in response to requests for inspections related to building permits. Other inspections are done on a random, spot-check basis or in response to complaints. Inspections are performed on various aspects of building construction, including framing, fire protection, mechanical, plumbing, and electrical.

Wilson Winn, CBO
City Hall, 14th floor
816-513-1577

The Investigations division is charged with ensuring public welfare and safety through the enforcement of the Building Code and Zoning, Parking Station, Floodplain, Mobile Home, and Fences and Wall Ordinances. The Investigations Division has three broad areas of code enforcement responsibility: (1) Permit Compliance, (2) Development Compliance, and (3) Periodic Inspections. The division manager of Investigations also serves on the State of Missouri Elevator Safety Board.

The Permit Compliance Branch conducts investigations concerning sign and demolition complaints, permit compliance, building code violations, and certificate of occupancy violations. Land use and development compliance, floodplain violations, and processing Certificate of Legal Nonconformance applications are the responsibility of the Development Compliance Branch. Periodic safety inspections; billing and collection of fees for elevator equipment; and inspection of parking structures, underground spaces, mobile home developments, and communication towers are performed by the Periodic Inspections Branch.

Gary Marker, RA
City Hall, 14th floor
816-513-1493

The Plans Review division enforces compliance with the building code and its technical articles, the Zoning Ordinance, and the Floodplain Ordinance, thereby safeguarding public health and safety. Staff reviews all plans for construction, renovation, or remodeling of buildings and building systems, and resolves questions posed by property owners, contractors, and designers. Additionally, the division evaluates code modification requests submitted by designers.

Jomy John, MCP
City Hall, 5th floor
816-513-1468

The Permits division provides complete, accurate, and timely service in the issuance of construction-related permits, zoning determinations and clearances, floodplain information, and conformance verification letters for lending institutions. The division is also responsible for processing applications for certificates of legal nonconforming use and encroachment ordinance requests related to construction permits, addressing new residential subdivision plats, and routing construction plans for review by other City departments prior to permit issuance.

Dion Waldon, PE
City Hall, 5th floor
816-513-2604

The Land Development division is involved in Permitting, Plats Review, infrastructure Plan Review, and general services, such as culvert sizing, grade ordinances, street and alley vacation review, and encroachment/street banner authorizations. Below is a brief description of various functions that will continue to be provided by this branch.
 

The Permitting Group is responsible for issuance of private development funded project permits for construction of major public infrastructure, such as street improvements, storm and sanitary sewer improvements, street lighting and signals improvements, public grading improvements, land disturbance permits, drive approaches, sidewalks, and general sewer connections.

The Plats Review Group is responsible for creating proposed development project files and acquiring land development records necessary to identify land development conditions pertaining to plats review and infrastructure improvements, reviewing proposed subdivision final plats and lot splits for conformance to the Subdivision Regulations and the requirements of the Plats Review Committee, City Plan Commission, and Planning Zoning and Economic Development Council Subcommittee.
 

The review of the privately funded development public infrastructure will continue to be provided by the engineering staff of the Land Development Plan Review Services Branch per the familiar Public Infrastructure Reference Standards & Requirements.