Bottom Line

Commissioners will consider Old West Lawrence’s request that the western part of the neighborhood be rezoned from duplex to single-family use.

Background

Neighborhood residents say the duplex zoning gives property owners incentive to tear down historic homes and replace them with duplexes that can generate more rent revenues. The change to single-family zoning, advocates say, will make it easier to preserve old homes.

Other business

Consent agenda

Preliminary plat for Heritage Baptist Church No. 2, a replat of Heritage Baptist Church Addition, is a three-lot residential and proposed office subdivision on the northeast corner of Sixth Street and Folks Road. Submitted by The Peridian Group Inc. for Heritage Baptist Church Inc., property owner of record.

Final plat of Riverside Business Park is a seven-lot industrial subdivision containing approximately 38.695 acres. The property is on North Iowa Street, east of Kmart Distribution Center. Submitted by Bartlett and West Engineers Inc. for Charles S. Arthur Jr., property owner of record.

Final plat of Ferpen Addition is a replat of Lots 103, 104, 105, 111, and 112, in North Lawrence Addition No. 2. This one-lot industrial subdivision in the 100 block of Perry Street contains approximately 1.067 acres. Submitted by Landplan Engineering for Dean W. Penny, property owner of record.

Regular agenda

Preliminary plat of Oread Center is for a portion of Lot 1, Oread West No. 8. It is an eight-lot industrial plat containing approximately 11.104 acres. The property is south of 15th Street between Research Park Drive (proposed) and Wakarusa Drive. Included are variances from the subdivision regulations for lot depth and to allow the intersection of a local street with an arterial street. C-Tech, property owner of record.

Revised preliminary plat of Yankee Tank Subdivision, a mixed-use subdivision containing 36 lots and approximately 111.74 acres. It is on the northeast corner of Clinton Parkway and Kansas Highway 10. Included is a variance from the subdivision regulations to allow a local street in excess of 1,000 feet in length. Alvamar Development Corp., property owner of record.

Receive suggestions and/or proposals from the public for projects to be included in the 2003-2008 Capital Improvements Plan.

Preliminary development plan for Wakarusa Village, a planned commercial development to be on the northeast corner of West Sixth Street and Wakarusa Drive. The plan proposes 31 retail structures (133,416 square feet) and three restaurant structures (15,000 square feet). Carolena Ltd. and Henrys Flower LLC, property owners of record, and The Woodmont Company, developer. The developer has requested a deferral of this item.

A request to rezone Lot 1, Block 1, Belmont Addition, from general commercial to single-family residence district. The property is addressed as 1201 E. 13th Street. Property owner of record is Schuyler K. Lister.

A request to rezone from duplex residential to single-family residential district in approximately 14 full or half blocks of Old West Lawrence.

A request for rezoning the conditions of a planned commercial development on a 3.3-acre tract of land south of the intersection of Sixth Street and Comet Lane, approximately 284 feet along the east side of Comet Lane.

A request for a revised preliminary development plan, consisting of 20.865 acres at the southeast corner of Sixth Street and Monterey Way. The revision proposes a mix of commercial and multifamily residential uses east of Comet Lane. Gregory Snipe, et al., property owner of record.

A request to rezone a tract of land approximately 27.9 acres from agriculture to single-family residence district. The property is generally east of Queens Road, approximately 2,300 feet north of West Sixth Street. Green Tree L.C., property owner of record.

A request to rezone a tract of land approximately 13.4 acres from agriculture to duplex residential district. This property is generally described as being east of Queens Road, approximately 673 feet north of West Sixth Street. Green Tree L.C., property owner of record.

A request to rezone a tract of land approximately 12.3 acres from agricultural to planned residential district. This property is generally described as being east of Queens Road and north of West Sixth Street. Green Tree L.C., property owner of record.

Preliminary plat for Park West. This proposed 129-lot mixed-density residential subdivision contains approximately 52.56 acres. The property is south of Wakarusa Drive and east of Queens Road. Green Tree L.C., property owner of record.

Consider initiating an amendment to Horizon 2020, to revise the designation of O’Connell Road and 31st Street from collector streets to arterial streets.

Public comment.