IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE requesting a conditional use permit for a period of fifty (50) years for a 195-foot self-supporting tower in District AG (Agricultural) on 4,900 square foot tract at 2307 S. Buckner Tarsney Road.
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ORDINANCE NO. 6152, October 19, 2025
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BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri as follows:
Section 1. A conditional use permit is hereby needed for a period of for a period of 50 years for a 195-foot self-supporting tower in District AG (Agricultural) on 4,900 square foot tract at 2307 S. Buckner Tarsney Road., and legally described as follows:
Description: A 70-foot by 70-foot Lease Area, situated in Southwest Quarter of Section 11, Township 49, Range 30, Jackson County, Missouri, described as follows:
Commencing at the Northeast Corner of Lot 1A of Replat of Lots 1 & 2, Winding Creek,
a subdivision in Jackson County, Missouri, thence along the North line of Walnut Hill, a
subdivision in Jackson County, Missouri, South 87 degrees 53 minutes 19 seconds East,
a distance of 152.54 feet; thence leaving said North line, North 00 degrees 00 minutes
00 seconds East, a distance of 463.24 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence North 90
degrees 00 minutes 00 West, a distance of 70.00 feet; thence North 00 degrees 00
minutes 00 East, a distance of 70.00 feet; thence North 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 East,
a distance of 70.00 feet; thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 West, a distance of
70.00 feet to the Point of Beginning.
Section 2. The conditional use permit granted by this Ordinance is subject to the following conditions:
1) The commercial communication lattice tower shall not exceed a height of 195 feet as measured from ground level.
2) The tower shall be galvanized finish or painted gray or light blue unless other standards are required by the Federal Aviation Agency.
3) The tower shall only be illuminated if required by the Federal Communication Commission and/or the Federal Aviation Agency.
4) Any antenna or tower that is not operated for a continuous period of twelve (12) months shall be considered abandoned and the owner of such antenna/tower or property owner shall remove the antenna or tower within 90 days.
Section 3. The Legislature, pursuant to the application of STC Towers, (CU-2026-262), requesting approval embodied in this Ordinance and with notice that the Jackson County Plan Commission voted 5 yes, 2 no, with 1 abstaining, to recommend APPROVAL of this application in a public hearing on September 17, 2026, does adopt this Ordinance pursuant to the Jackson County Charter authorizing the Legislature to exercise legislative power pertaining to planning and zoning.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its signature by the County Executive.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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County Counselor
I hereby certify that the attached ordinance, Ordinance No. 6152 introduced on October 19, 2026, was duly passed on ___________________, 2026 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______________ Nays ______________
Abstaining ___________ Absent ____________
This Ordinance is hereby transmitted to the County Executive for his signature.
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
I hereby approve the attached Ordinance No. 6152.
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Date Phil LeVota, County Executive