Memorandum

City of Lawrence

Planning & Development Services

TO:	Mayor and City Commissioners
FROM:	Planning Staff
CC:	Dave L. Corliss, City Manager Cynthia Boecker, Assistant City Manager Diane Stoddard, Assistant City Manager
Date:	3/3/08
RE:	Farmland Industries Redevelopment Plan – Minor Changes - Revised

The Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the Farmland Industries Redevelopment Plan at their November 28, 2007 meeting.  Following the action by the Planning Commission, staff noticed an omission in the Plan.  The functional classifications of the future roads identified in the Plan are not shown. 

Staff is proposing adding the following table to page 15 of the Plan.  The table calls out the functional classifications of the future roads of the Farmland property.  This minor change can be accomplished with approval by the City Commission and Board of County Commissioners.

Table 1 - Farmland Future Roads Functional Classification
Future Road	Functional Classification
Franklin Road	Minor Arterial
19th Street	Minor Arterial
O'Connell Road	Collector
Frontage Road	Collector

Further, in discussions following Planning Commission action on the Plan, staff was made aware of a potential issue regarding language in the Plan that deals with access to major roads.  Staff has determined it would be appropriate to allow large industrial users access to arterial roads in appropriate situations.  Staff is proposing to add the bold language to the following paragraph that begins on page 14 of the Plan.  This change can also be accomplished with approval by the City Commission and Board of County Commissioners.

Access to these major roads from the development lots on the site shall be limited.  However, industrial users on large lots that are significant generators of traffic may directly access arterial roads if the size of the site is such that it allows internal circulation without the necessity of constructing local roads to direct that circulation to the arterial road.  Such access shall be based on sound traffic engineering principles and shall be properly controlled with appropriate signalization and turn lanes.  Smaller lots shall take access from local roads.  The map also shows a road extending to the west from East Hills Business Park to provide a reverse frontage road for development lots that will front K-10. Additional local roads that serve the site should be arranged to minimize development lot access to the future major roads.

Action

Staff recommends that the City Commission approve the addition of Table 1 – Farmland Future Roads Functional Classification to the Farmland Industries Redevelopment Plan and approve the addition of language to the paragraph starting on page 14 of the Plan, if appropriate.