CITY COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM

Department:	Planning and Development Services		Commission Meeting Date: May 7, 2019
Staff Contact:	Becky Pepper, Planner ll
Recommendations/Options/Action Requested:
Approve a Special Use Permit/Institutional Development Plan, SUP-19-00071, for Lawrence Police Headquarters, located at 5100 Overland Dr. and adopt on first reading Ordinance No. 9667, if appropriate.  Submitted by Hoefer Wysocki on behalf of the City of Lawrence, property owner of record.
Executive Summary:		This special use permit request facilitates the development of the City of Lawrence police headquarters facility at 5100 Overland Drive. Concurrent applications were submitted to plat the property into 2 lots and 2 tracts, and to rezone the future police facility property from OS (Open Space) District to the GPI (General Public and Institutional) District. The GPI zoning district requires an institutional development plan to serve as a master plan for institutional uses such as the proposed police headquarters facility.  The Land Development Code establishes the special use permit as the process for reviewing and approving the institutional development plan and provides standards to ensure long-term compatibility of use, consistency with the character of the area, and the minimization of negative impacts on the surrounding area. The institutional development plan shows development of Lot 1 with a two-story police headquarters facility, a one-story vehicle storage facility, and off-street parking. Lot 2 will include a future city park. The plan also includes 2 open space tracts provided with the intent of preserving the existing natural vegetation and providing a landscape bufferyard. A proposed trail is shown in Tract A which will provide access from the public sidewalk on Overland Drive to the future city park. The Planning Commission also considered this special use permit request at their March 27, 2019 meeting and voted unanimously to forward the rezoning request to the City Commission with a recommendation for approval.
Strategic Plan Critical Success Factor		Effective Governance/Professional Administration Safe, Healthy, and Welcoming Neighborhoods Core Services Economic Growth and Security
Fiscal Impact (Amount/Source):		n/a
Attachments:		Ordinance No. 9667 Planning Commission Staff Report Planning Commission Minutes Site Plan Parking Study Traffic Study Drainage Study Downstream Sanitary Sewer Analysis Page Map

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