PLANNING COMMISSION REPORT

Regular Agenda -- Public Hearing  Item

 

   ITEM NO. 12:         TEXT AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 20 DEVELOPMENT CODE (JCR)

 

TA-10-12-06:  Consider revisions to Chapter 20, Development Code to correct inconsistencies identified since originally updated.

 

Pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. Chapter 12, Article 7, consider revisions to the adopted “Development Code, July 1, 2006 Edition,” enacting a new Chapter 20 of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, establishing comprehensive zoning regulations and other land use regulations.  The “Development Code, July 1, 2006 Edition” is a general and complete revision of the City’s existing zoning regulations and affects all property within the corporate limits of the City of Lawrence, Kansas.  The “Development Code, July 1, 2006 Edition” is incorporated by reference as if fully set forth in this notice. Copies of the “Development Code, July 1, 2006 Edition” and proposed revisions are available for review at the Office of the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Department, City Hall, 6 E. 6th Street, Lawrence, Kansas.  The “Development Code, July 1, 2006 Edition” and proposed revisions are also available at www.lawrenceplanning.org.

 

RECOMMENDATION:  Staff recommends the Planning Commission forward a recommendation for approval of the proposed revisions [TA-10-12-06] to Articles 4, 5, and 17 “Development Code, July 1, 2006 Edition,” to the City Commission. 

 

 

Reason for Request:

Initiated by City Commission on October 17, 2006 to allow private dining as a special use with specific standards in certain districts.

 

 

RELEVANT GOLDEN FACTOR:

 

  • Conformance with the Comprehensive Land Use Plan is the relevant factor that applies to this request.  Adoption of new regulatory tools, one of which is the zoning regulations, is an implementation step in Chapter 13 of HORIZON 2020, the City/County Comprehensive Land Use Plan.

 

PUBLIC COMMENT RECEIVED PRIOR TO PRINTING

  • No written correspondence has been received.

 

 

Staff Report / SUMMARY OF RECENT ACTIONS

 

The City Commission initiated a revision to the Development Code at its October 17, 2006 regular meeting to permit Private Dining by special use permit with standards applying in certain residential districts.  The Commission initiated this amendment on the basis that such uses are unique and when located in residential neighborhoods which contain some mixture of uses, may contribute positively to the neighborhood and City’s economy and character.  The Commission suggested Private Dining uses be permitted by special use permit because it provides more safeguards than permanently rezoning the property.

 

The Planning Commission is asked to consider the text initated by the City Commission to allow Private Dining in certain residential districts by special use permit with standards applying.

 

Brief explanations of the reason for the changes are described in the table in small caps.

 

Pg. No.

 

Section No.

20 -

Recommended Text Change

Article 4. Use Table

4-5

402

Amend the Residential District Use Table to add Private Dining Establishment as a permitted special use (with standards) (Related to amendments to Article 5, Section 539 and Article 17, Section 1724(9))

(INITIATED BY THE CITY COMMISSION ON OCTOBER 17, 2006)

 

 

 

See table below

 

 

Article 5. Use Regulations

5-38

539

Add section 539 to Article 5 Use Regulations that provides the standards which apply to Private Dining Establishments permitted by Special Use Permit in certain zoning districts (Related to Amendments to Article 4, Section 402 and to Article 17, Section 1724(9))

(INITIATED BY THE CITY COMMISSION ON OCTOBER 17, 2006)

 


 

Article 17. Terminology

17-21

1724(9)

Add “Private Dining” to the list of defined Eating and Drinking Establishments (Related to Amendments to Article 4, Section 402 and Article 5, Section 539)

(INITIATED BY THE CITY COMMISSION ON OCTOBER 17, 2006 )