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Council adopts rezoning for McDonald property to allow residential uses
Summary
The Independence City Council approved a zoning ordinance that reclassifies the McDonald property from heavy industrial (M-2) to C-2 commercial, allowing the owner to add residential units; the measure passed 7-0 on third reading.
The Independence City Council on a 7-0 vote adopted an amendment to Chapter 170 of the city zoning regulations that rezones the McDonald property from M-2 (manufacturing) to C-2 (commercial), a change council members said will allow residential development that the current zoning prohibits.
The ordinance, recommended for approval by the planning and zoning commission and now enacted after its third and final reading, removes the M-2 restriction that forbids residential construction on the lot. The presiding official said the change reflects the character of neighboring properties and will permit the owner to seek mixed commercial‑residential development.
Planning staff and council members noted the rezoning had been considered previously: the first reading, public hearing and second reading were held in prior meetings and planning and zoning forwarded the item with a recommendation to approve. No public comments were recorded during the council’s final reading at this meeting.
The council completed a roll-call vote on the ordinance; the motion carried unanimously. The council did not set a specific project approval at this meeting; any proposed residential construction will require separate development approvals and permits under the city’s zoning and building procedures.
The ordinance takes effect according to the city’s normal code-adoption timetable, and any future site plans or residential proposals on the property must return to the council or planning staff as required by ordinance and development rules.
