The Salvation Army of Lawrence and Douglas County

Kansas & Western Missouri Region

USA Central Territory

Community Worship & Resource Center

Haskell & Lynn Streets

Lawrence, KS

 

Land Use Conditions applied to zoning classification ___________

         (proposal by Eastside Neighborhood Coalition)

  1. These facilities shall house only The Salvation Army's administrative and program offices, activity and program space, recreational areas, and community worship center.  The Salvation Army shall also operate only a 24 hour a day, 365 day a year homeless rehabilitative residential program.  The program is to provide strong case management, educational opportunities, employment readiness, health services, mental health services, recovery groups, relational activities, recreational programs, residential services, housing, and meals for the program participants.  Some of these services may be provided by other participating agencies.

 

  1. The Salvation Army shall not operate a temporary homeless or transient shelter at this site, nor provide any services for such potential clients on a drop-in basis including, but not limited to, meals, showers, laundry, courtesy phone, and mail drop.

 

  1. The Salvation Army shall not operate a community meal program at this site, but may operate a community meal program at a downtown Lawrence location to provide meals for anyone that chooses to participate. 

 

  1. Persons refused services due to intoxication shall be transported to the Lawrence Community Shelter OR the Lawrence Police Department by means of ________________.  In appropriate situations they will be offered the opportunity to participate in the Salvation Army’s detoxification centers in Kansas City, Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri. 

 

  1. The Salvation Army shall make every reasonable effort not to allow its property to become the hang-out of any group or individual, nor will it knowingly allow any illegal activities to take place on or around its property or facilities.

 

  1. The Salvation Army shall not now nor ever enter into a contract with the Kansas Department of Corrections, or any judicial or law enforcement agency, to provide housing or any services for prisoners or parolees at this site.

 

  1. Persons seeking to enter The Salvation Army's residential program that are found to have severe mental illnesses or problems beyond the scope of the case management services provided by the program, will be referred to other agencies that specifically provide the needed services.  Upon making the necessary arrangements, the Salvation Army shall transport such persons to the receiving agency, or shall arrange for said persons to be transported to the receiving agency.

 

  1. The Salvation Army shall not knowingly admit sex offenders entry into any program activities including the homeless rehabilitative residential program.  All program participants will be screened through the K.B.I. Offender Registry.  In the event that such persons are denied entry, they shall be transported to the Lawrence Community Shelter OR the Lawrence Police Department by means of ________________.

 

  1. In the event of a community emergency or disaster, The Salvation Army reserves the right to feed, house, and provide emergency services from this site to relief personnel, persons who are temporarily displaced due to disaster, and any other persons found in need under these circumstances.  Temporary meal service for any non-resident individual will be for no more than 24 hours, after which they will be referred to community meal programs elsewhere in town.