MARC Codes and Policies

Codes and Policies

As a service to local governments, MARC has compiled these links to codes, ordinances, policies and other documents used in the area. To suggest additional links that might be useful, please contact Dean Katerndahl.

Development Guidelines
Development Fees and Regulations
Local Government Code and Ordinance Links
National Municipal Code Links
Document Imaging Sample RFPs
E-government Plans
Web Site Policies and Sample RFP
Government Access Channel Policies
Travel Policies

Development Guidelines

The Creating Quality Places website provides a searchable, online database of tools, including zoning ordinances, for use in implementing alternative design principles developed as part of MARC's Creating Quality Places initiative.
Creating Walkable Communities is a resource guide for local governments and concerned citizens on how to make communities more walkable and pedestrian-friendly. The report includes guidelines, suggestions and techniques. It is in PDF format, requiring Acrobat Reader.
The Successful Small Cities Initiative at the Mid-America Regional Council is intended to provide administrative, planning and informational resources to smaller local governments as they respond to growth and development pressures.
The Transit-Supportive Development report raises understanding of the relationship between land use development (density and design) and community livability and mobility.

Development Fees and Regulations

Building Regulation Database: MARC, the Home Builders Association (HBA) and the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) have sponsored a development and building practices survey of local jurisdictions. This database of survey responses allows viewers to access information on building regulations by counties and municipalities in the Kansas City metropolitan area.
Local Government Fee Database: This database allows viewers to access information regarding the types and amounts of fees charged by counties and municipalities in the Kansas City metropolitan area.

Local Government Links

The links below lead to code and ordinance information on city and county websites in the area.

Leawood, Kansas
Lenexa, Kansas
Merriam, Kansas
Olathe, Kansas
Overland Park, Kansas
Prairie Village, Kansas
Shawnee, Kansas
Tonganoxie, Kansas
Blue Springs, Missouri
Grandview, Missouri
Belton, Missouri
Lee's Summit, Missouri
North Kansas City, Missouri
Liberty, Missouri
Cass County, Missouri
Platte County, Missouri
Jackson County, Missouri

National Links

Municipal Code Corporation
Municipal Research and Services Center
American Legal Publishing Codes of Ordinances
National Association of Counties—County Codes

Document Imaging

Requests for proposals:
View RFPs used to seek document imaging systems for Overland Park, Lawrence and Lenexa; also a vendor questionnaire used by Lenexa prior to issuing the RFP.

E-Government

E-Government Plans:
Shawnee and Lawrence have shared the e-government plans written as part of the E-Government forum sponsored by MARC and the Innovation Groups.

Government Access Channels

Policies:
The City of Blue Springs has shared a Government Access Television Policy, which outlines what types of information may and may not be aired.

Travel Policies

The cities of Gardner, Lenexa, Shawnee and North Kansas City have shared travel policies for employees.

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Kansas City, MO 64105-1659
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Fax: 816/421-7758

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