PLANNING COMMISSION REPORT

Regular Agenda -- Public Hearing  Item

 

PC Staff Report

4/25/07

ITEM NO. 10:         TEXT AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 20 DEVELOPMENT CODE (JCR)

 

TA-01-01-07:  Consider revisions to Chapter 20, Development Code to correct inconsistencies identified and initiated by the Planning Commission at their January meeting.

 

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 of approval of the proposed revisions [TA-01-01-07] to the “Development Code, July 1, 2006 Edition,” to the City Commission.

 

 

Reason for Request:

Through the review of the proposed Development Code, a number of issues were identified that required “clean up or clarifying text” or are suggested for revision to address public comment.  Initiation of the suggested revisions will improve the implementation of the Development Code. TA-01-01-07 represents specific amendments to various articles as outlined in the following table.

 

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.

 

 

 

 

OVERVIEW OF REVISIONS PROPOSED

  • TA-01-01-07:  A table of clarifying text/corrections is provided to further clarify the July 1, 2006 Edition.  The majority of the table of recommended revisions is the result of staff and legal counsel review of additional public comment and staff review since code was adopted on July 1, 2006.  Staff recommends that these proposed revisions be initiated for next month’s public hearing.  

 

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 1. Introductory Provisions

Article 2. Base Districts

Article 3. Overlay Zoning Districts

Article 4. Use Table

Article 5. Use Regulations

Article 6. Density and Dimensional Standards

6-1

601(a)

Revise the minimum lot frontage and minimum lot width for lots in the RM24 District

 

 

 

6-6

602(e)(6)(vii)

Revise this section so that it is consistent with new Building Codes

 

 

 

Staff is continuing to work on this.

 

Article 7. Planned Development Districts

Article 8.Subdivision Design and Improvement Regulations <<Reserved>>

Article 9. Parking, Loading and Access

Article 10. Landscaping and Screening

Article 11. General Development Standards

Article 12. Floodplain Management Regulations

Article 13. Development Review Procedures

Article 14. Boards and Commissions

Article 15. Nonconformities

Article 16. Violations, Penalties and Enforcement

Article 17. Terminology