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The Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission will discuss proposed floodplain development regulations.

Background

This meeting will be different from most. No matter where the commission is at on the agenda tonight, it will start its discussion of floodplain regulations at 9 p.m. People who testified on the matter at the commission’s July 10 special hearing will not be allowed to speak again. And commissioners have indicated they will cut off discussion whether it’s from the public or among commissioners at 11 p.m., making it likely the issue will be resolved at a special meeting the following week.

Other business

Receive and amend or approve the minutes from the Planning Commission meeting of June 26, 2002.

Receive reports from any committees that met in the past month.

Receive communications

Consent agenda

Preliminary plat of Veritas Addition. This proposed one-lot subdivision contains approximately 3.506 acres. The property is generally described as being located at 256 N. Mich. Submitted by The Peridian Group, for Veritas Christian School, property owner of record.

Final plat of First National Addition No. 2, a replat of lots 1 and 4 of First National Addition. This two-lot commercial subdivision is generally described as being east of the intersection of 31st and Iowa streets. Submitted by Landplan Engineering, P.A., for Peter Dellaportas, manager, Iowa & 31st Real Estate Venture Inc., contract purchaser, and Tom Horner Jr./Mid-America Manufactured Housing, property owner of record.

Revised Final Development Plan of First National Addition No. 2, (also known as Home Depot). The property is generally described as being located east of the intersection of 31st and Iowa streets. Submitted by Landplan Engineering, P.A., for Peter Dellaportas, manager, Iowa & 31st Real Estate Venture Inc., contract purchaser, and Tom Horner Jr./Mid-America Manufactured Housing, property owner of record.

Final plat of Westwood Hills 3rd plat is a residential and commercial subdivision containing 90 single-family lots, one PRD lot and one PCD lot. The property is generally described as being located at the southeast corner of East 1000 (Queens Road) and North 1700 roads. Submitted by Landplan Engineering, P.A., for Westwood L.L.C., property owner of record.

Regular agenda

A request to rezone a tract of land approximately .674 acres from single family residence to planned residential district. The property is generally described as being located north of West Sixth Street between Queens and Folks roads. Submitted by Landplan Engineering, for Westwood L.L.C., property owners of record.

A request to rezone a tract of land approximately 2.061 acres from planned residential district to planned commercial district. The property is generally described as being located north of West Sixth Street between Queens and Folks roads. Submitted by Landplan Engineering, for Westwood L.L.C., property owners of record.

A request to rezone a tract of land approximately 1.246 acres from planned commercial district to planned residential district. The property is generally described as being located north of West Sixth Street between Queens and Folks roads. Submitted by Landplan Engineering, for Westwood L.L.C., property owners of record.

Revised preliminary development plan of Westwood Hills Townhomes. The plan proposes a 17.996-acre townhouse and planned commercial development located a mile north of West Sixth Street between Queen and Folks roads. The plan proposes 67 dwelling units and three commercial buildings containing approximately 13,000 square feet. Submitted by Landplan Engineering, P.A., for Westwood L.L.C., property owner of record.

A request to rezone a tract of land approximately 0.20 acres from single family residence to residential dormitory district. The property is generally described as being located at 1612 W. 15th St. Submitted by Landplan Engineering, P.A., for Pi Beta Phi Educational Foundation Inc., contract purchaser. Martha B. Barr, trustee, is the property owner of record.

Preliminary plat for Crescent Addition. This proposed two-lot subdivision contains approximately 1.81 acres. The property is generally described as being located at 1612 W. 15th St. and 1605 Crescent Road. Submitted by Landplan Engineering, P.A., for Pi Beta Phi Educational Foundation Inc., contract purchaser, and Martha B. Barr, trustee, property owner of record.

Use Permitted Upon Review request for placement of a Sprint generator, to be located at 200 Perry St. Requested by George Lafferty for Union Pacific Railroad, property owner of record. (A full legal description is available in the Planning Office.)

Use Permitted Upon Review request for Meadowlark Village, a proposed retirement community consisting of independent living, assisted living, Alzheimer’s units, and support areas to be located on seven acres on the north side of 24th Place, east of Inverness Drive. Submitted by Paul Werner Architects L.L.C., for Continuum Associates Ltd., contract purchasers, and Inverness Park Limited Partnership, property owners of record.

Preliminary development plan of Meadowlark Village, a single-family and duplex retirement community containing 68 dwelling units, to be located on 12.55 acres on the south side of 24th Place east of Inverness Drive. The plan proposes 54 single-family houses and 14 duplex units on 12.55 acres. Submitted by Paul Werner Architects L.L.C., for Continuum Associates Ltd., contract purchasers, and Inverness Park Limited Partnership, property owners of record.

Update: The Lawrence/Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Organization is in the process of updating its Long-Range Transportation Plan, Transportation 2020. Work has involved evaluating the existing transportation plan, conducting two series of public involvement hearings, refining the traffic demand model, and evaluation of deficiencies in the existing transportation system. The Planning Commission will receive T-2025 in July, with adoption being sought in August.

A request to rezone a tract of land approximately 1.94 acres from general commercial overlay, single family and light industrial districts to multiple-family residential district. The property is generally described as being located at 1549 E. 23rd St. Submitted by Fred Schneider, Schneider & Associates, for W.H.P. Development, property owner of record.

Preliminary plat of Hoover Subdivision. This proposed multifamily residential subdivision contains approximately 1.94 acres. The property is generally described as being located at 1549 E. 23rd St. (north of East 24th Street between Ponderosa Avenue and Harper Street). Submitted by EBH & Associates, for Jim Hoover, property owner of record. This item was deferred from the April 24, 2002, planning commission meeting.

A request to rezone a tract of land approximately 4.2 acres from general industrial to general commercial district. The property is generally described as being located at 1235 N. Third Street. Submitted by Extreme Sports Inc. for Don E. and Wanda L. Westheffer, property owners of record.

Text amendment to Chapter 20, Article 9A regarding floodplain development/management requirements. This item was tabled from the September 26, 2001, planning commission meeting.

Text amendment to Sections 20-1441 & 20-1448 (of the zoning ordinance) regarding inclusion of athletic clubs in Private Recreation Facility description. Initiated by the Lawrence City Commission on May 28.

Text amendment to Section 21-104(a) of the city/county subdivision regulations to require subdivision plats to include all contiguous land under the same ownership. Initiated by the planning commission on May 29.

Text amendment to Section 21-901.6 of the city/county subdivision regulations to include a definition of the term “undue hardship.” Initiated by the planning commission on May 20.

Old business

Update on the 23rd Street Corridor Study.