IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE requesting a conditional use permit (CUP) of AG (Agricultural) zoning district for continuous operation of an agritourism operation associated with the management of an alpaca farm.
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ORDINANCE NO. 6100, June 22, 2026
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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 requested for operation of an alpaca farm as to a 20.00± acre tract, commonly known as 34505 E. Drinkwater Road, and legally described as follows:
Description: Lot 1, Whispering Woods, a subdivision in Jackson County, and also:
That part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 12, Township 47,
Range 30 West, Jackson County, Missouri, all described as follows: Beginning at a point
on the North line of said Quarter Quarter Section, said point being 661.50 feet West of
the Northeast corner of said Quarter Quarter Section, thence South 00 degrees 03
minutes West a distance of 1328.00 feet to the South line of said Quarter Quarter
Section; thence South 81 degrees 28 seconds West a distance of 664.50 feet to the
Southwest corner of said Quarter Quarter, thence North 00 degrees 05 minutes East a
distance of 1328.00 feet to the Northwest corner of said Quarter Quarter Section, thence
North 81 degrees 28 seconds East a distance of 663.50 feet to the point of beginning,
Except part in roads and Except Lot 1, Whispering Woods, a subdivision in Jackson
County.
Section 2. The conditional use permit granted by this Ordinance is subject to the following conditions:
1. Conditional Use Permit for a period of five years for an Agritourism operation associated with the management of an alpaca farm.
Section 3. The Legislature, pursuant to the application of Sapphire Dream Enterprise, LLC, (CU-2026-258), requesting approval embodied in this Ordinance and with notice that the Jackson County Plan Commission voted 7 to 0 to recommend APPROVAL of this application in a public hearing on May 21, 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. 6100 introduced on June 22, 2026, was duly passed on _____July 27_______, 2026 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _____8__________ Nays _____0_________
Abstaining ______0_____ Absent ____1________
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. 6100.
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Date Phil LeVota, County Executive