CITY COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM

Department:	Planning & Development Services		Commission Meeting Date:  Dec. 6, 2016
Staff Contact:	Becky Pepper, Planner II
Recommendations/Options/Action Requested:
Initiate rezoning multiple properties to align the properties’ current use with the zoning districts, as identified in the Staff memo, that contain the appropriate density and intensity standards to support the uses.  The properties to be rezoned are in an area of the East Lawrence neighborhood, as identified on a map in the Staff memo, and generally bound by 9^th Street to the south, Rhode Island Street to the west, various streets to the east but no farther than the alley between New Jersey Street and Pennsylvania Street, and the Kansas River to the north.  This item will receive a hearing before the Planning Commission with notice to all affected properties and to owners within 400 feet of the affected properties.
Executive Summary:		At the May 24, 2016 City Commission meeting, the Commission directed staff to revise the Initiation memo with an expanded zoning boundary that included all residential properties north of E 9^th Street, to zone these properties to existing use, and to initiate the rezoning as a non-voluntary effort. The Commission also directed staff to place the Initiation Memo on the Consent Agenda.  The scope of the rezoning includes: 1. Rezoning Detached Dwellings in the RM24, RSO, and CS Districts to the RS5 District. 2. Rezoning Duplexes in the RM24, RSO, and CS Districts to the RM12D District. 3. Including a provision with the rezoning ordinance that properties within the RS5 District would have a three year period to comply with the 3 unrelated occupant standard of the RS5 District (reduced from 4 in the RM24 District). 4. Directing staff to submit nonconforming lots to the Board of Zoning Appeals for lot size and setback variance considerations. 5. Registering known Accessory Dwelling Units as legal nonconforming uses.
Strategic Goal Area:		Other
Fiscal Impact (Amount/Source):		The fiscal impact to the City is unknown.
Attachments:		East Lawrence Rezoning Initiation Memo

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