Memorandum

City of Lawrence

Planning Department

 

To:

David Corliss, City Manager

From:

Lisa Pool and Lynne Zollner, City/County Planning Staff

CC:

Debbie Van Saun, Assistant City Manager

Sheila Stogsdill, Interim Planning Director

Date:

December 12, 2006

RE:

8th and Pennsylvania Streets Redevelopment Project Status Update

 

On August 8, 2006, the Lawrence City Commission voted to approve the Urban Conservation Overlay District and associated Design Guidelines and C-5 rezoning request for the 8th and Pennsylvania Streets Redevelopment Project. The Commission also accepted easements and rights-of-way for the Final Plat. The Preliminary Plat was approved by the Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Commission on March 15, 2006.

 

The City Commission voted 4-1 to approve Z-12-80-05: Urban Conservation Overlay District for 8th and Pennsylvania Streets, subject to several conditions for the associated Design Guidelines. The details of the parking requirements within the Design Guidelines are to be considered by the City Commission as part of the first reading of the ordinance. The staff recommendation is listed below. The applicant has agreed to staff’s recommendation, and this information has been incorporated into the Design Guidelines.

 

·         1 space per 250 square feet for food-related uses or 1 space per each 1.5 employees, whichever results in the greater number of required spaces.

·         1 space per 500 square feet for other non-residential uses or 1 space per each 1.5 employees, whichever results in the greater number of required spaces.

·         For residential units with 2 bedrooms or more, 2 spaces per unit.

·         For residential units with less than 2 bedrooms, 1 on or off-street space per residential unit.

·         Accessible spaces will be provided in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines.

 

Additionally, the City Commission voted 4-1 to approve Z-01-01-06: A request to rezone 5.49 acres from M-2 and M-3 to C-5 between 8th and 9th and New Jersey and Delaware Streets, subject to the following conditions:

1.  Filing of the final plat at the Register of Deed’s Office.

2.  Restriction of certain noxious uses.

 

The plat will be filed prior to publication of the ordinance. A list of specific noxious uses to be restricted from the C-5 District for this project (condition #2) has been incorporated into the rezoning ordinance.