All residential lots in Armour Hills are subject to the following restriction:
None of said lots may be improved, used or occupied for other than private residence purposes, and no flat or apartment house though intended for residence purposes may be erected thereon. Any residence erected or maintained thereon shall be designed for occupancy by a single family.
On March 21, 2023, the Board of Directors of Armour Hills Homes Association adopted resolutions clarifying the application of the single family use restriction to the occupancy and use of a residential lot, whether with respect to the principal dwelling unit or any secondary dwelling unit, as follows:
– The principal dwelling unit erected or maintained on a Residential Lot is restricted to occupancy and use by members of a single family or household (as defined in the resolutions), whether such occupancy and use are as a homeowner, tenant, renter, licensee and/or invitee.
– Any secondary dwelling unit erected or maintained on a Residential Lot, including an accessory dwelling unit 1 or other attached or detached building or structure, is restricted to occupancy and use by members of the same single family or household (as defined in the resolutions) occupying and using the principal dwelling unit on the Residential Lot.
– “Occupancy and use by members of a single family or household” will not be interpreted to prohibit short term use and occupancy other than as a residence by persons who are not members of the single family or household occupying the principal and/or secondary dwelling unit; provided, however, that such occupancy and use as a renter or licensee under a short term rental agreement, whether the principal and/or secondary dwelling unit is a Type I short term rental owner occupied or Type II short term rental non-owner occupied, will be considered an impermissible commercial or business use of a Residential Lot.
Short Term Rentals
With respect to the prohibition on short term renting of the principal and/or any secondary dwelling unit in Armour Hills, it should be noted that such limitation applies regardless of whether an owner has obtained registration with the City of Kansas City, Missouri. It should also be noted that in addition to violating the single family use restriction, a “Type 2” non-owner occupied short term rental in Armour Hills also violates KCMO Zoning and Development Code Section 88-321 (Short Term Rentals), as no such short term rentals were included among those registered by the applicable deadline.
Long Term Rentals
While traditional long term leasing of principal and/or any secondary dwelling units in Armour Hills is permitted, any such leasing of the principal dwelling unit must be limited to a single family or household (as defined in the resolutions) and any leasing of any secondary dwelling unit is limited to members of the same single family or household occupying or using the principal dwelling unit.
Home Based Businesses
Consistent with the prohibition on improving, using or occupying other than for private residence purposes, use of a principal and/or any secondary dwelling unit in Armour Hills for business purposes, including a home based business, is prohibited. The foregoing prohibition will not be considered to prohibit a personal home office or similar no- or low-impact business provided that (1) the use is secondary to the private residence, single family use of the home, (2) no guests, customers, clients or other visitors regularly visit the home to conduct business, (3) the use does not produce material effects outside the principal and/or any secondary dwelling unit, such as increased traffic, parking or noise, and (4) no signs advertising or marketing a business are displayed or visible from outside the principal and/or any secondary dwelling unit. The Board of Directors of Armour Hills Homes Association adopted a resolution on March 20, 2024, clarifying the prohibition.