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Raymore council debates housing targets, land-use tradeoffs in comprehensive plan review
Summary
City staff presented comparative housing data and a market study to inform a draft comprehensive plan; council members debated whether to codify target ranges for single-family, multifamily and commercial land and directed staff to include the consultant’s table as an exhibit and to bring the plan forward to Planning & Zoning.
City staff presented updated housing and land-use data during a Raymore City Council work session and asked for direction on whether to codify target ranges for housing types in the draft comprehensive plan that the council expects will guide development through 2045.
David Gress, the city’s development services director, reviewed comparative charts and two market studies that use 2020 U.S. Census and 2023 ACS data. Gress told the council the studies show Raymore continues to be a net residential growth market: staff reported 220 permits issued in 2024 and said roughly 600 new single-family lots have been approved across five Raymore neighborhoods.
Gress and other…
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