CITY COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM

Department:	Planning and Development Services		Commission Meeting Date: February 5, 2019
Staff Contact:	Sandra Day, Planner
Recommendations/Options/Action Requested:
Approve a text amendment, TA-18-00430, to the City of Lawrence Land Development Code, Article 13 to define and clarify the use of conditional zoning, initiated by the Planning Commission on 8/22/18 and adopt on first reading Ordinance No. 9618.
Executive Summary:		On March 20, 2018, the City Commission considered a rezoning request (Z-17-00689) which included conditions that eliminated certain uses in the IL zoning district. At that meeting, the Commission expressed disfavor in the use of conditional zoning. On April 17, 2018, the City Commission initiated text amendment TA-18-00154 to address conditional zoning, directing staff to review the use of this tool with the intent of removing conditional zoning from the Land Development Code. On May 23, 2018, the Lawrence Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Commission conducted a public hearing to discuss the merits of conditional zoning. Staff reviewed for the Planning Commission how conditional zoning has been applied since 2006 using specific density restrictions, commercial retail caps, processing requirements, and use restrictions to implement specific land use goals of Horizon 2020, and other applicable area and neighborhood plans. The tool has been valuable and flexible to address sensitive infill development and redevelopment projects that have had significant neighborhood impacts. On May 23, 2018, the Planning Commission passed a motion, by an 8-1 vote, to retain the existing code language thereby maintaining conditional zoning in the Land Development Code. The topic was further considered by the Planning Commission on August 22, 2018, at which they voted unanimously to initiate a text amendment to the City of Lawrence Land Development Code to define and clarify the use of conditional zoning.    The Planning Commission considered specific text changes included in TA-18-00430, which that include a definition of conditional zoning, as well as applicability and evaluation criteria, on December 19, 2018. The Planning Commission voted unanimously to forward a recommendation for approval to the City Commission.
Strategic Plan Critical Success Factor		Safe, Healthy, and Welcoming Neighborhoods Collaborative Solutions
Fiscal Impact (Amount/Source):		n/a
Attachments:		Lesser Change Table Exhibit Section 20-1301 General Development Procedures Existing Text Section 20-1303 Zoning Map Amendments (Rezonings) Existing Text Proposed Text Amendment Articles 20-1301 and 20-1303 Planning Commission Staff Report Planning Commission Minutes Ordinance No. 9618

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