Kansas City is a landlocked city located in western Missouri at the confluence of the Missouri and Kansas Rivers. There are no coastal development regulations. The city has no ocean coastline, coastal commission, or coastal development permitting process.
While Kansas City has no coastal regulations, the city regulates development along the Missouri River and Kansas River corridors through the zoning code and floodplain management ordinance (Chapter 28). Riverfront development is guided by area plans including the Berkley Riverfront and Missouri River corridor plans. Properties near waterways are subject to FEMA floodplain restrictions rather than coastal rules. Missouri has no Coastal Zone Management Program.
Not applicable. Kansas City has no coastal development ordinances. Properties along the Missouri and Kansas Rivers are subject to floodplain management rules under Chapter 28 and standard zoning requirements.
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