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Council declines to advance sidewalk-code change after lengthy debate on equity, trees and costs
Summary
The council did not advance first-reading approval of Bill 11064, which would have changed sidewalk requirements for certain additions; members debated sidewalk funding, the new Transportation Development District (TDD), tree loss, and waiver disparities.
The Kirkwood City Council did not approve first reading of Bill 11064, an ordinance amending municipal code Chapter 25 sidewalk requirements (section 25-69(a)(2)(i)(a)), after extended council debate about equity, trees and funding.
Council members discussed how the existing code requires sidewalks when an addition doubles a home's size, and the proposed change would remove that requirement for some additions. Several council members said the change could mean…
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