Historic KC Condemns Sketchy Plan For Country Club Plaza

Mayor & Council gave developers everything they wanted and more . . . Here's an important passage worth pointing out and another link . . . 

Some neighborhood organizers and historic preservation advocates have expressed concerns about how the proposed changes could impact the Plaza’s scale, views, character and unique facades and have called for reduced height limits that would hew more closely to the “Plaza bowl” concept, or taller buildings in the outside areas and shorter buildings in the core.

In a statement, preservation group Historic KC called limits on new construction in the Plaza “lax” and emphasized that the Council went higher than what the City Plan Commission recommended.

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KC approves design rules for Country Club Plaza. What it could mean for the area - AOL

The new standards aim to maintain the Plaza's unique character while opening up plans for taller buildings in the iconic shopping district.