Local Government Food Policy Database
Code of Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas: Ordinance No. 15228
| Jurisdiction Name | Wyandotte County |
| State / Province | KS |
| Country | United States |
| Type of Government | Municipality/County |
| Population | 161,777 |
| Population Range | 50,000 to 249,999 |
| Year | 2015 |
| Policy Links |
Download PDF |
| Policy Type | legislation and regulations |
| GFC Topic | community food connections |
| Keywords | farmers markets, food access, locally grown food, ordinance, permit, zoning district, zoning ordinance |
| Adopting Government Department(s) | Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s) | Department of Urban Planning and Land Use |
| Supporting Entity(s) | n/a |
| Funding Amount | n/a |
| Funding Sources | n/a |
| Policy Outcome(s) |
The ordinance expands access to local, healthy food by simplifying the processes governed by local law for establishing farmers’ markets. The amendments provide a definition for farmers’ markets, amend the allowable special uses to include farmers’ markets, and allow farmers’ markets as a permissible accessory use in the following districts or their equivalents: AG, C-0, C-1, C-D, C-2, C-3, M-1, M-2, M-3, and TND. |
| Additional Resources |
http://growingfoodconnections.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Wyandotte-Proposed-Ordinance-Amendent-Concerning-Farmers-Markets-15228.pdf |
