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Local Policy
Kansas City, Missouri

Establishing a city land bank and land bank agency for the purpose of managing and disposing of interests in land for various specified uses, including urban agriculture

Kansas City, Mo., Code ch. 74, art. IV, § 74-70 et seq.

Last Visited 5/1/26
Policy Summary

This law establishes a land bank and creates a land bank agency for the purpose of managing, selling, transferring and disposing of interests in real estate for various specified uses, which include, among other things, “urban agriculture, community gardens, or other similar uses consistent with healthy eating by residents, including restoring ground through alternative vegetative cover to build-back the soil for future use for food production.”

State Missouri
Jurisdiction Name Kansas City
Jurisdiction Type city
Population Size 200k-800k
Legal Strategies
  • Expressly allows something
  • Requires something and sets standards
Food System Topics
  • Urban Agriculture
  • Nutrition
  • Agricultural Production
  • Zoning, Planning & Land Use
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