ORDINANCE NO. 8097

RESOLUTION NO. _____

JOINT ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, AND RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN “HORIZON 2020” PURSUANT TO K.S.A. 12-747, BY ADOPTING TEXT AMENDMENTS REVISING CHAPTER SEVEN – INDUSTRIAL AND EMPLOYMENT RELATED LAND USE CONTAINED IN HORIZON 2020; AND REPEALING THE EXISTING CHAPTER 7

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, AND,

          BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS

          WHEREAS, pursuant to K.S.A. 12-747, a comprehensive plan or part thereof shall constitute the basis or guide for public action to insure a coordinated and harmonious development or redevelopment which will best promote the health, safety, morals, order, convenience, prosperity and general welfare as well as wise and efficient expenditure of public funds; and

          WHEREAS, the City Commission of Lawrence, Kansas and the Board of County Commissioners of Douglas County, Kansas has adopted a comprehensive land use plan labeled “Horizon 2020”; and

          WHEREAS, the Lawrence Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Commission has unanimously recommended the adoption of text amendments to replace Chapter Seven – Industrial and Employment Related Land Use, in Horizon 2020  with a revised Chapter Seven entitled “Chapter Seven – Industrial and Employment Related Land Use in Horizon 2020, CPA-2004-02 Edition” and repealing the existing chapter; and

          WHEREAS, after due and lawful notice the recommendation came on for hearing before the governing body of the City of Lawrence, Douglas County , Kansas on December 6, 2005, and after due consideration and deliberation the recommended change was approved; and

          WHEREAS, after due and lawful notice the recommendation came on for hearing before the Board of County Commissioners of Douglas County, Kansas on January 8, 2007, and after due consideration and deliberation the recommended change was approved; and  

WHEREAS, the specific amendments to Chapter Seven – Industrial and Employment Related Land Use, are contained in Resolution No. 2007-02, adopted by the Planning Commission on March 26, 2007.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS AND

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS:

          Section 1.  The above recitals are incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein and shall be as effective as if repeated verbatim.

          Section 2.  The governing bodies of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, and Douglas County, Kansas, hereby finds that the provisions of K.S.A. 12-747 concerning the amendment of comprehensive plans has been fully complied with in consideration and adoption of an amendment to Horizon 2020.

Section 3.  That the “Chapter Seven – Industrial and Employment Related Land Use in Horizon 2020, CPA-2004-02 Edition” prepared, compiled, published and promulgated by the Lawrence Douglas County Planning Office is hereby incorporated by reference by the governing bodies of the City of Lawrence, Kansas and Douglas County, Kansas as if fully set forth herein, and shall be known as the “Chapter Seven – Industrial and Employment Related Land Use in Horizon 2020, CPA-2004-02 Edition”.  A copy of the “Chapter Seven – Industrial and Employment Related Land Use in Horizon 2020, CPA-2004-02 Edition” is attached to this ordinance (Exhibit 1)    No fewer than three copies of said text amendments shall be marked or stamped as Official Copy as Adopted by Ordinance No. 8097 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 ““Chapter Seven – Industrial and Employment Related Land Use in Horizon 2020, CPA-2004-02 Edition” marked as may be deemed expedient. 

Section 4. That existing Chapter 7 of Horizon 2020 is hereby specifically repealed.

Section 5. This Joint Ordinance and Resolution shall be in full force and effect upon its adoption by the governing bodies of the City of Lawrence and Douglas County, Kansas and publication as provided by law. 

          Passed 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

Adopted by the Board of County Commissioners of Douglas County, Kansas, this ___ day of ________, 2007.

Board of County Commissioners of Douglas County, Kansas

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Bob Johnson, Chair

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Jere McElhaney, Commissioner

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Charles Jones, Commissioner

ATTEST:

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Jameson D. Shew, County Clerk 

Publish one time and return one Proof of Publication to the City Clerk, the County Clerk and one to the City Director of Legal Services.