ORDINANCE NO. 8591

 

   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” PERTAINING TO THE NORTHEAST SECTOR PLAN; AMENDING CHAPTER FOURTEEN, SPECIFIC PLANS to add the NORTHEAST SECTOR PLAN; aND ADOPTING AND INCORPORATING BY REFERENCE “THE NORTHEAST SECTOR PLAN, SEPTEMBER 2010 EDITION” 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 have adopted a comprehensive land use plan labeled “Horizon 2020”; and

 

            WHEREAS, the Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Commission on September 20, 2010, by Resolution No. PCR-7-5-10, adopted and recommended the adoption of the “Northeast Sector Plan” and an amendment to Chapter 14 to add the Northeast Sector Plan, in “Horizon 2020,” contained in planning staff report CPA-6-5-09; and

 

WHEREAS, a certified copy of the Chapter 14 – Specific Plans amendment and the “Northeast Sector Plan” contained in planning staff report CPA-6-5-09 and adopted by the Planning Commission in Resolution No. PCR-7-5-10 on September 20, 2010, together with the written summaries of the public hearings thereon held by the Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Commission on July 26, 2010 and September 20, 2010, have been submitted to the Governing Body; 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 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 find that the provisions of K.S.A. 12-743 and K.S.A. 12-747 concerning the amendment of comprehensive plans have been fully complied with in consideration, approval, adoption 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 and adopting the amendment to Chapter 14 – Specific Plans to add the Northeast Sector Plan and adopting and incorporating by reference “The Northeast Sector Plan, September 2010 Edition” as contained in planning staff report CPA-6-5-09 and adopted by the Planning Commission on September 20, 2010.

 

            Section 4. Chapter 14 – Specific Plans in “Horizon 2020”, is hereby amended to read as follows:

 

Specific Plans

 

Location: The intersection of 6th Street (US Highway 40) and the SLT (South Lawrence Trafficway)

Adoption Date: November 11, 2003 by Lawrence City Commission

Review Date: 2009

 

Location: The intersection of 6th Street and Wakarusa Drive

Adoption Date: December 2, 2003 by Lawrence City Commission

Review Date: 2009

 

Location: Bordered by W. 5th St. on the north, California St. on the west, W. 7th St. on the south and Alabama St. on the east.

Adoption Date: May 10, 2005 by Lawrence City Commission

Review Date: 2010

 

Location: Area around the former BNSF railroad corridor between E. 9th St. and E 31st St.

Adoption Date: February 14, 2006 by Lawrence City Commission

Review Date: 2011

 

·         East Lawrence Neighborhood Revitalization Plan

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 Lawrence City Commission

Review Date: 2010

 

Location:  Bounded roughly to the north by W. 31st Street and the properties north of W. 31st Street between Ousdahl Road and Louisiana Street; to the west by E. 1150 Road extended( Kasold Drive); to the south by the north side of the Wakarusa River; and to the east by E. 1500 Road (Haskell Avenue).

Adoption Date:  December 18, 2007 by Lawrence City Commission

                              January 7, 2008 by the Douglas County Board of Commissioners

Review Date: 2017

 

Location: Bounded roughly to the north by E. 23rd Street/K-10 Highway; to the west by O’Connell Road; to the south by the northern boundary of the FEMA designated floodplain for the Wakarusa River; and to the east by E. 1750 Road (Noria Road).

Adoption Date:  January 8, 2008 by Lawrence City Commission

                           January 28, 2008 by the Douglas County Board of Commissioners

REVISED

June 14, 2008 by Lawrence City Commission

July 24, 2008 by Douglas County Board of Commissioners

Review Date: 2018

 

·         Farmland Industries Redevelopment Plan

Location: The former Farmland Industries property is located east of Lawrence along K-10 Highway and just west of the East Hills Business Park.  It is approximately one half mile south of the Kansas River. 

Adoption Date: March 11, 2008 by Lawrence City Commission

March 31, 2008 by Douglas County Board of Commissioners

Review Date: 2013

 

·         K-10 & Farmer’s Turnpike Plan

Location: Generally located around the intersection of I-70 and K-10 and to the east approximately four miles.

Adoption Date: December 9, 2008 by Lawrence City Commission

 January 7, 2009 by Douglas County Board of Commissioners

 Review Date: 2019

 

·         West of K-10 Plan

Location: Generally located north and south of Highway 40 and west of K-10 Highway. It does contain some land east of K-10 Highway.

Adoption Date: June 9, 2009 by Lawrence City Commission

                        May 6, 2009 by Douglas County Board of Commissioners

Review Date: 2019

 

·         Oread Neighborhood Plan

Location: Generally located between W. 9th Street and W. 17th Street and between the KU campus and Massachusetts Street.

            Adoption Date: September 28, 2010 by Lawrence City Commission

            Review Date: 2010

 

Location: Generally located north and east of Lawrence and north of the Kansas River to the Douglas County line.

 

Section 5.  That “The Northeast Sector Plan, September 2010 Edition” approved by Section 3 above, prepared, complied, published and promulgated by the Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Office is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein, and shall be incorporated into Horizon 2020 and known as the “The Northeast Sector Plan, September 2010 Edition”. One copy of said plan shall be marked or stamped as “Official Copy as Adopted by Ordinance No. 8591 and Resolution 08-____“ and to which shall be attached a copy of this joint resolution and ordinance, and filed with each of the County Clerk and City Clerk, to be open to inspection and available to the public at all reasonable business hours. The police department, municipal judge, and all administrative offices of the City charged with enforcement of this ordinance shall be supplied, at the cost of the City, such number of official copies of such “The Northeast Sector Plan, September 2010 Edition” marked as may be deemed expedient.

 

Section 6. Severability. If any section, clause, sentence, or phrase of this joint ordinance or 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 or resolution.

 

Section 7. This Joint Ordinance and Resolution shall be in full force and effect upon its adoption by the Governing Bodies of the City of Lawrence, Kansas and Douglas County, Kansas and publication as provided by law. 

 

Passed by the Governing Body of the City of Lawrence, Kansas this _____ day of _______, 20__.

 

 

 

APPROVED:

 

 

_______________________

Mike Amyx, Mayor

 

 

ATTEST:

 

 

_______________________________________

Jonathan M. Douglass, City Clerk

 

 

 

APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:

 

 

_______________________________________

Toni Ramirez Wheeler

Director of Legal Services

 

Adopted by the Board of County Commissioners of Douglas County, Kansas, this ___ day of ____

, 2011.

 

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS

 

 

____________________________________

Nancy Thellman

Chair

 

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Mike Gaughan

Commissioner

 

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Jim Flory

Commissioner

  

ATTEST:

 

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Jameson D. Shew, County Clerk