ORDINANCE NO. 9355

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, REZONING APPROXIMATELY 0.52 ACRES FROM RM12 (MULTI-DWELLING RESIDENTIAL) DISTRICT AND RS5 (SINGLE DWELLING RESIDENTIAL) DISTRICT TO CS (COMMERCIAL STRIP) DISTRICT AND AMENDING THE CITY’S “OFFICIAL ZONING DISTRICT MAP,” INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THE CITY CODE AT CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE 1, SECTION 20-108 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, 2015 EDITION, AND AMENDMENTS THERETO.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS:

SECTION 1. The base zoning district classification for the following legally described real property, situated in the City of Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, to-wit:

A TRACT OF LAND SITUATED IN SECTION 25, TOWNSHIP 12 SOUTH, RANGE 19 EAST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPLE MERIDIAN, DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS NOW DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

WEST LAWRENCE BLOCK 44, LOTS 125, 126, AND 127; ALSO THAT PORTION OF VACATED ARKANSAS STREET ADJACENT TO SAID LOTS. ORDER OF VACATION FILED 11-20-1991 IN THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS.

is hereby changed from RM12 (Multi-Dwelling Residential) District  and RS5 (Single Dwelling Residential) District to CS (Commercial Strip) District, as such district is defined and prescribed in Chapter 20 of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, 2015 Edition, and amendments thereto.

SECTION 2. The “Official Zoning District Map,” which is adopted and incorporated into the City Code by reference at City of Lawrence, Kan., Code § 20-108 (Jan. 1, 2015), is hereby amended by showing and reflecting thereon the new zoning district classification for the subject property as described in more detail in Section 1, supra.

SECTION 3. If any section, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance 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 ordinance. 

SECTION 4. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as provided by law.

PASSED by the Governing Body of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, this ____ day of May, 2017.

 APPROVED:

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Leslie Soden

Mayor

ATTEST:

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Sherri Riedemann

City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:                   

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Toni R. Wheeler

City Attorney

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NOTICE TO PUBLISHER

Publish once and return one Proof of Publication to the City Clerk and one to the City Attorney.