HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd.5892.2026-03-16BILL NO. 26-18
ORDINANCE NO. 5M
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 30 OF THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CAPE GIRARDEAU,
MISSOURI, BY CHANGING THE ZONING OF PROPERTY
LOCATED AT 803 INDEPENDENCE STREET, IN THE
CITY AND COUNTY OF CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI,
FROM C-1 TO R-4
WHEREAS, the City Planning and Zoning Commission has
recommended rezoning all of the property described in Article 1
of this ordinance from C-1, General Commercial District to R-4,
Medium Density Multifamily Residential District; and
WHEREAS, Public Notice of such change was given as
prescribed in Chapter 30 of the Code of Ordinances of the City
of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and a public hearing was held on
Monday, March 2, 2026; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Cape Girardeau,
Missouri has elected to rezone the property described in
Article 1 of this ordinance from C-1, General Commercial
District to R-4, Medium Density Multifamily Residential
District.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS:
ARTICLE 1. Chapter 30 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, is hereby amended to change
the zoning from the present C-1, General Commercial District to
R-4, Medium Density Multifamily Residential District, for the
following described property:
803 Independence Street
The North 88 feet of Lots Nineteen (19) and Twenty
(20) in Range "B" of the Painter Partition of City
Lots Numbered 42 and 43 in Range "B", City and County
of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as shown by plat recorded
in Plat Book 3 at Page 46, particularly described as
follows: Begin at the Northeast corner of said Lot 20
in Range "B" which is the point of intersection of the
South line of Independence Street with the West line
of Ellis Street; thence South along the West line of
Ellis Street, 88 feet; thence West, parallel with
Independence Street, 90 feet to the West line of said
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Lot 19, Range "B"; thence North parallel with Ellis
Street and along the West line of said Lot 19, 88 feet
to the South line of Independence Street; thence East,
along the South line of Independence Street, 90 feet
to the place of beginning.
ARTICLE 2. The City Council hereby finds and declares that
the property described in Article 1 of this ordinance is at the
present time particularly suitable for the purposes and uses of
the R-4, Medium Density Multifamily Residential District, and
that such changes authorized hereby are reasonable and in
reasonable conformity with the existing uses and value of the
immediately surrounding properties.
ARTICLE 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
ten days after its passage and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS day of , 2026.
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Courtney Davis, Deputy City Clerk
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Rezoning Request
803 Independence Street
Requested Rezoning from C-1 General Commercial) to
R-4 (Medium Density Multi -family Residential)
Future Land Use Recommendation: Local Commercial
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