ORDINANCE NO. 8098
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE “DEVELOPMENT CODE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, JUNE 12, 2007 EDITION TEXT AMENDMENTS” INCORPORATING BY REFERENCE SAID AMENDMENTS, CODIFYING THE CODE IN “THE CODE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS 2006 EDITION” CHAPTER 20, AND REPEALING THE EXISTING SECTIONS
WHEREAS, the Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Commission has previously approved text amendments to various sections of the Development Code of the City of Lawrence, to amend, clarify and make text corrections pursuant to the authority granted by the Kansas Statutes; and
WHEREAS, after due and lawful notice and hearing, the Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Commission, on August 30, 2006 (TA-06-04-06), September 25,2006 (TA-07-06-06), October 23,2006 (TA-09-09A-06), November 15, 2006 (TA-10-10-06), December 18, 2006 (TA-10-11-06), January 22, 2007 (TA-12-14-06), April 25, 2007 (TA-01-01-07), April 25, 2007 (TA-03-02-07), and May 23, 2007 (TA-05-07-07) recommended that the Development Code of the City of Lawrence , Kansas be amended and restated; and
WHEREAS, The City Commission approved text amendments TA-06-04-06 on October 10, 2006, TA-07-06-06 on October 17, 2006, TA-09-09A-06 on November 14, 2006, TA-10-10-06 on December 5, 2006, TA-12-14-06 on February 13, 2007, TA-01-01-07 on May 22, 2007, TA-03-02-07 on June 5, 2007, and TA-05-07-07 on June 12, 2007; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. Chapter 12, Article 7, and further pursuant to K.S.A. 12-747 et seq., K.S.A. 12-3009 through 12-3012, K.S.A. 12-3301 et seq., and the Home Rule Authority of the City as granted by Article 12, § 5 of the Kansas Constitution the City of Lawrence is authorized to adopt by ordinance and by incorporation by reference, planning and zoning laws and regulations; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS:
SECTION I. The above stated recitals are by reference incorporated herein, and shall be as effective as if repeated verbatim.
SECTION II. The Governing Body of the City of Lawrence, Kansas herby finds that the statutory provisions for the adoption of Development Code text amendments has been fully complied with, in consideration and adoption of the “Development Code of the City of Lawrence, June 12, 2007 Edition Text Amendments ,” is hereby adopted as presented to the Governing Body of the City .
SECTION III. That the “Development Code of the City of Lawrence, 2006 Text Amendments” prepared compiled, published and promulgated by the Lawrence Douglas County Planning Office is hereby incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein, and shall be known as the “Development Code of the City of Lawrence, June 12, 2007 Edition Text Amendments.” A copy of the “Development Code of the City of Lawrence, June 12, 2007 Edition Text Amendments” is attached to this ordinance (Exhibit A) No fewer than three copies of said text amendments shall be marked or stamped as “Official Copy as Adopted by Ordinance No. _____ “and to which shall be attached a copy of this ordinance, and filed with the City Clerk to be open to inspection and available to the public at all reasonable hours. The police department, municipal judge, and all administrative departments of the City charged with the enforcement of the ordinance shall be supplied, at the cost of the city, such number of official copies of such “Development Code of the City of Lawrence, June 12, 2007 Edition Text Amendments“ marked as may be deemed expedient.
SECTION IV. The ordinance shall be included as a supplement to the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas June 12, 2007 Edition, and shall be codified in Chapter 20, of the Development Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas,
SECTION V. That existing sections of the Development Code of the City of Lawrence , and all heretofore adopted amendments thereto, referenced in the “Development Code of the City of Lawrence, 2006 Text Amendments” are hereby specifically repealed and shall be replaced by the “Development Code of the City of Lawrence, June 12, 2007 Edition Text Amendments” adopted hereby.
SECTION VI. This ordinance shall take affect and be in force from _________, 200__and after its passage and publication as provided by law.
Adopted by the Governing Body of the City of Lawrence this _____ day of ________, 2007.
APPROVED:
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Sue Hack, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Frank S. Reeb, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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Toni Ramirez Wheeler Date
Director of Legal Services
Publish one time and return one Proof of Publication to the City Clerk and one to the City Director of Legal Services, and one to the County Clerk.