ORDINANCE NO. 8218
RESOLUTION NO. _____
JOINT ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, AND RESOLUTION
OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS APPROVING AMENDMENTS
TO THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN “HORIZON
2020” BY AMENDING CHAPTER FOURTEEN – SPECIFIC PLANS IN “HORIZON 2020” AND REPEALING THE EXISTING
SECTION. AND INCORPORATING BY REFERENCE THE “FARMLAND INDUSTRIES REDEVELOPMENT
PLAN” PREPARED BY THE LAWRENCE-DOUGLAS COUNTY METROPOLITAN PLANNING OFFICE
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 on November 28, 2007, by Resolution No. 2007-07,
recommended the adoption of the amendment of the Specific Plans section of
Chapter 14 – Specific Plans in “Horizon
2020” to include the Farmland
Industries Redevelopment Plan ; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the
provisions of K.S.A. Chapter 12, Article 7, K.S.A. 12-3009 to and including
12-3012, K.S.A. 12-3301 et seq., the
Home Rule Authority of the County as granted by K.S.A. 19-101a, and the Home
Rule Authority of the City as granted by Article 12, § 5 of the Constitution of
Kansas, the Board and the City are authorized to adopt and amend, by resolution
and ordinance, respectively, and by incorporation by reference, planning and zoning
laws and regulations.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF
BE IT RESOLVED
BY THE BOARD OF
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 find that the provisions of K.S.A. 12-747
concerning the amendment of comprehensive plans have been fully complied with
in consideration, adoption, and approval of and amendment to “Horizon 2020”.
Section 3. Pursuant to K.S.A. 12-747, the Governing Bodies
of Douglas County, Kansas and the City of Lawrence, Kansas do hereby amend “Horizon 2020” by approving the
recommendation of the Planning Commission, amending Chapter Fourteen – Specific
Plans contained in planning staff report CPA-2007-05 and incorporating by
reference the “Farmland Industries Redevelopment Plan and adopted by the
Planning Commission in Resolution No. 2007-07 on November 28, 2007
Section 4. The specific plans
section of Chapter 14 – Specific Plans in “Horizon
2020” is hereby amended to read as follows:
Specific
Plans
Location: The intersection of
Adoption Date: November 11, 2003 by
Review Date: 2009
Location: The intersection of
Adoption Date: December 2, 2003 by
Review Date: 2009
Location: Bordered by W. 5th
Adoption Date: May 10, 2005 by
Review Date: 2010
Location: Area around the former BNSF railroad corridor
between
Adoption Date: February 14, 2006 by
Review Date: 2011
·
Location: Bordered by the Kansas River on the North;
Rhode Island Street from the Kansas River to E. 9th Street, New
Hampshire Street from E. 9th Street to approximately E. 11th
Street, Massachusetts Street from approximately E. 11th Street to E.
15th Street on the west; E. 15th Street on the south;
BNSF railroad on the east.
Adoption Date: November 21, 2000 by
Review Date: 2010
Location: The former Farmland Industries
property is located east of
Adoption Date: January , 2008 by
January , 2008 by Douglas
Review Date: 2013
Section 5. That the “Farmland
Industries Redevelopment Plan” approved by section 3 above, prepared compiled,
published and promulgated by the Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning
Office is hereby incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein, and
shall be known as the “Farmland Industries Redevelopment Plan.” One copy of said plan shall be marked or
stamped as “Official Copy as Adopted by Ordinance No. 8218 and Resolution 08-____“
and to which shall be attached a copy of this Joint Ordinance and Resolution,
and filed with each of the County Clerk and 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 “Farmland Industries Redevelopment
Plan” marked as may be deemed expedient.
Section 6. The Specific Plans Section of Chapter 14-Specific
Plans in “Horizon 2020” is hereby
repealed, it being the intention of this ordinance and resolution that its
provisions be substituted in place thereof.
Section 7. Severability. If
any section, clause, sentence, or phrase of this Joint Ordinance and Resolution
is found to be unconstitutional or is otherwise held invalid by any court of
competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect the validity of any remaining parts
of this Joint Ordinance and Resolution.
Section 8. This Joint Ordinance and Resolution shall be in
full force and effect upon its adoption by the Governing Bodies of the City of
Passed by the Governing Body of the City of
APPROVED:
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Sue Hack, Mayor
ATTEST:
_______________________________________
Frank S. Reeb, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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Toni Ramirez Wheeler
Director of Legal Services
Adopted by the Board of County
Commissioners of Douglas County, Kansas, this ___ day of ________, 2008.
Board of
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Bob
Johnson, Chair
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Jere
McElhaney, Commissioner
______________________________
Charles
Jones, Commissioner
ATTEST:
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Jameson D.
Shew,
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