Memorandum

City of Lawrence

Planning & Development Services

TO:	David L. Corliss, City Manager
FROM:	Planning Staff
CC:	Scott McCullough, Director of Planning and Development Services Sheila Stogsdill, Assistant Director
Date:	March 1, 2011
RE:	TA-2-2-11; Text amendment to Chapter 20, Article 4, Section 20-403 to allow Active Recreation as a Special Use in the IG (General Industrial) District.

The request was made by Barber Emerson, L.C. to initiate a text amendment to the Land Development Code to amend the allowed uses in the IG (General Industrial) District.  

The applicant is requesting that the IG (General Industrial) District be amended to allow Active Recreation uses as a Special Use in the IG District.  Currently the IG District is designed to “… accommodate moderate- and high-impact uses, including large scale or specialized industrial operations requiring good transportation Access and public facilities and services. The District is generally incompatible with residential areas and low-intensity commercial areas.”  Further review of the uses allowed in the IG District would need to be completed to determine if a change is appropriate.

The application is attached for your reference.

Action requested:  Consider initiating a text amendment to Chapter 20, Article 4 of the Land Development Code – Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas.