ORDINANCE NO.  7961

 

AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE BUILDING PERMIT MORATORIUM CREATED BY ORDINANCE NO. 7942, AND EXTENDING THE TEMPORARY MORATORIUM FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BUILDING PERMITS FOR CERTAIN PROPERTIES UNTIL MARCH 1, 2006.

 

Whereas,  The Governing Body of the City of Lawrence, Kansas adopted Ordinance 7883 on June 7, 2005 establishing a temporary building permit moratorium area for areas identified in the Hillcrest, Old West Lawrence and Pinckney (HOP) District Plan where further study was needed regarding zoning designations, and;

 

Whereas,  Ordinance 7883 expired on December 10, 2005, and;

 

Whereas,  The Governing Body on October 25, 2005, initiated consideration of certain rezonings in the HOP moratorium area and desires to extend the building permit moratorium area for those properties whose rezonings were initiated on October 25, 2005, until February 1, 2006 and on November 15, 2005 adopted Ordinance 7942 and repealed Ordinance 7883 and extended the moratorium until February 1, 2006, and;

 

Whereas, all of the above said authorized rezonings will not reach the Governing Body before February 1, 2006, the Governing Body hereby desires to extend the temporary building permit moratorium created by Ordinance No. 7942 until March 1, 2006 for certain said properties.

 

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS:

 

Section 1.     The temporary building permit moratorium for the issuance of building permits within the temporary moratorium area, as defined and set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto, shall be in effect until March 1, 2006.  Said Exhibit A is hereby incorporated as if fully set forth herein.  No building permit shall be issued in the Temporary Moratorium Area until March 1, 2006, or the repeal, or amendment of this ordinance.

 

Section 2.    This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its adoption and publication as provided by law.

 

 

ADOPTED  by the governing body this ______ day of January, 2006.

 

 

                                                            PASSED:

 

 

 

                                                            _____________________________

                                                            Dennis Highberger, Mayor

 

 

ATTEST:

 

 

 

______________________________

Frank S. Reeb, City Clerk

EXHIBIT A

 

Legal descriptions for moratorium areas initiated for re-zoning

HOP District Plan

 

Address

Legal Description

Plate Number

1620 W. 5th Street

Lot 2 Hodge Addition

U05630-01

1612 W. 5th Street

West Lawrence, beginning 95 feet east of the Southwest corner of Block 31, thence North 180 feet, thence East 100 feet, thence south 180 feet; thence West 100 feet to the point of beginning.

U05629

1604 W. 5th Street

West Lawrence, beginning 195 feet east of the Southwest corner of Block 31, thence North 300 feet; thence East 95 feet; thence South 300 feet; thence West 95 feet to the point of beginning, less the North 120 feet thereof.

U05631

1512 W. 5th Street

West Lawrence beginning at the Southwest corner of the East ˝ block 31; thence North 125 feet; thence East 95 feet; thence South 125 feet; thence West 95 feet to the point of beginning.

U05622

1508 W. 5th Street

West Lawrence beginning at the Southwest corner of the East ˝ block 31; thence North 125 feet; thence East 95 feet; thence South 125 feet; thence W 95 feet to the point of beginning.

U05623A

1500 W. 5th Street

West Lawrence, East 100 feet of the South 125 feet of the East ˝ of Block 31.

U05621

446 Florida Street

Lot 120, Subdivision of Block Thirty Two, West Lawrence

U05654