January 19, 2006

 

Landplan Engineering

Attn: Tim Herndon

1310 Wakarusa Drive

Lawrence, Kansas 66049

 

Re:     Bauer Farm Items

 

          I. Item 2a [Z-03-16-05] Rezoning of 2.59 acres from PRD-2 to POD-1

          II. Item 2b [Z-03-17-05] Rezoning of 8.23 acres from PRD-2 to PCD-2

          III. Item 2c [Z-07-48-05] Rezoning of 18.94 acres from PCD-2 to PCD-2

          IV. Item 2d [PDP-03-02-05] Preliminary Development Plan for Bauer Farm

                   

Dear Mr. Herndon:

The City Commission at their meeting on Tuesday January 10, 2006 took the following action on Bauer Farm:

I. Item 2A [Z-03-16-05] Rezoning of 2.59 acres from PRD-2 (Planned Residential Development) to POD-1 (Planned Office Development). On a 3-2 vote, the City Commission approved the rezoning request contingent upon the following:

  1. Approval of a Preliminary Development Plan; including approval of a downstream wastewater analysis per Section 21-706(d).

 

  1. Filing of a Final Plat for the property at the Register of Deeds Office.

 

  1. No building permit will be issued until the W. 6th Street Project is substantially completed.

 

II. Item 2b [Z-03-17-05] Rezoning of 8.23 acres from PRD-2 (Planned Residential Development) to PCD-2 (Planned Commercial Development) District. On a 3-2 vote, the City Commission approved the rezoning request contingent upon the following:

 

  1. Approval of a Preliminary Development Plan, including approval of a downstream wastewater analysis per Section 21-706(d).

 

  1. Filing of a Final Plat for the property at the Register of Deeds Office.

 

  1. No building permit will be issued until the W. 6th Street Project is substantially completed.
  2. No one structure shall be larger than 50,000 gross square feet of space.

 

  1. There will be no more than 62,000 gross square feet of retail commercial space in the PCD-2 portion of the Planned Unit Development.

 

  1. Provision of the same use restrictions applied to Bauer Farm PCD-2 [Z-07-48-05], heard in conjunction with this request (List of Bauer Farm PCD-2 Use Restrictions as recommended by Planning Commission December 12, 2005 - attached).

 

III. Item 2c [Z-07-48-05] Rezoning of 18.94 acres from PCD-2 to PCD-2 (Planned Commercial Development – restricted uses) District to PCD-2 (Planned Commercial Development – with modifications to restricted uses) District. On a 3-2 vote, the City Commission approved the rezoning, contingent upon the following:

1.      Approval of a Preliminary Development Plan, including approval of a downstream wastewater analysis per Section 21-706(d).

2.      Filing of a Final Plat for the property at the Register of Deeds Office.

3.      No building permit will be issued until the W. 6th Street Project is substantially completed.

4.      No one structure shall be larger than 50,000 gross square feet of space.

5.      There will be no more than 62,000 gross square feet of retail commercial space in the PCD-2 portion of the Planned Unit Development.

6.      The permitted list of use per Ordinance No. 7756, as modified, be included as part of the rezoning ordinance (List of Bauer Farm PCD-2 Use Restrictions as recommended by Planning Commission December 12, 2005 - attached).

IV.  ITEM 2d [PDP-03-02-05] Preliminary Development Plan for Bauer Farm On a 3-2 vote, the City Commission conditionally approved the Preliminary Development Plan, subject to:

1.      Provision of KDOT approval of a right-in-only on W. 6th Street between Champion and Wakarusa or a revised Preliminary Development Plan removing same.

2.      Reconfigure Champion Lane to connect more directly to Overland Drive. Revise Traffic Study to reflect revised plan.

3.      Revise Drainage Study per City Stormwater Management Coordinator’s approval.

4.      Completion of downstream wastewater analysis per City Policy.

5.      Provision of allowed uses on face of development plan according to approved list from October 24, 2005 Planning Commission meeting with drive-thrus limited to four drive-thrus, one or more of which would be a bank. two restaurants, one bank, and one other (non-restaurant use, such as a pharmacy drive-thru).

6.      Provision of draft covenants and restrictions and property owner association guidelines, including architectural elements/patterns, for review and response by Planning Office.

7.      Approval of requested four Waivers and three modified Subdivision Design Standards for:

·         Waiver 1. Lot size.  

“B – Starter Homes”, lot widths of 35’ x 100’ lot depths. Footprint dimensions of townhouses of 20’ x 40’.

 

·         Waiver 2. Periphery Boundary.

2a. 30 feet commercial peripheral to 10’ setbacks on W. 6th Street, 17’ setback on Wakarusa Drive, 10’ setback on Overland Drive, and 10’ setback on Folks Road;

2b. 35 feet residential peripheral to 10’ setbacks on Overland Drive, 10’ setbacks on Folks Road, and 16’ setbacks on W. 6th Street; and

2c. No peripheral boundary setback between the PUD areas within Bauer Farm.

 

·         Waiver 3. Residential Setbacks.

3a. Distances less than 10’ between the “A” Custom Homes and “B” Starter Homes and between the Cottages above the “A” garages and the “B” Starter Homes; and

3b. Residential front yard setbacks of approximately 10 feet, and side and rear yard setbacks less than 10 feet; providing the structures are designed to meet the building code requirements for zero setback.

 

·         Waiver 4. Commercial Setbacks.

Commercial building setback as close as 10’ on W. 6th Street, 17 feet on Wakarusa Drive, and 10’ on Champion Lane (if the northern leg is not vacated or depending upon relocation of Champion Lane).

 

·         Subdivision Design Standard 1. Offset streets.

Local streets intersecting opposite sides less than 125 feet.

 

·         Subdivision Deign Standard 2. Alleyways.

Alleyways within the residential areas of the subdivision.

 

·         Subdivision Design Standards 3. (Private) Street width

Local private street widths of 20 feet B-B (back-of-curb to back-of-curb).

 

8.      Elimination of 50’ Setback by text amendment by City Commission, BZA variance on the setback or revised PDP to include the setback.

9.      Agreement not to protest formation of benefit districts for signalization and/or geometrics at the following sites:

    1. 6th and Champion;
    2. Overland and Wakarusa; and
    3. Folks and Overland.

 

10.  Revised PDP to include estimated phasing and schedule of construction.

11.  Provision of notes regarding ADA and accessibility.

12.  Proposed Future Phase Hotel/Convention Center area not to allow commercial retail uses.

At the meeting the City Commission directed that a revised Preliminary Development Plan meeting the conditions of approval be brought back before them for their review. The City Commission’s approved review of a revised Preliminary Development Plan will need to be completed prior to a submittal of a Final Development Plan for the project.

 

Please submit 17 copies of the revised Preliminary Development Plan to the Planning Office. The copies will then be disseminated for review and departmental comments and then scheduled for placement on a future City Commission agenda.

 

If you have any questions, or would like to arrange a meeting as this project proceeds, please give me a call at 832-3153.

 

Sincerely,

 

Paul G. Patterson, MCRP, AICP

City/County Planner

 

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