ORDINANCE NO. 8388

AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO CHAPTER 20, THE DEVELOPMENT CODE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, 2009 EDITION, AND AMENDMENTS THERETO; AMENDING CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE 4, SECTIONS 20-402 AND 20-403, CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE 17, SECTIONS 20-1701, 20-1717 AND 20-1744 AND ENACTING CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE 5, SECTION 20-544 PERTAINING TO COMMUNITY FACILITIES BY ADOPTING AND INCORPORATING BY REFERENCE THE “DEVELOPMENT CODE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, TEXT AMENDMENTS, APRIL 21, 2009 EDITION” PREPARED BY THE LAWRENCE-DOUGLAS COUNTY METROPOLITAN PLANNING OFFICE, OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS AND REPEALING THE EXISTING SECTIONS

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

SECTION ONE:  Chapter 20, The Development Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, 2009 Edition, and amendments thereto, is hereby amended as follows:

There is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference, as if fully set forth herein, for the purpose of amending and enacting sections to Chapter 20, the Development Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas 2009 Edition, and amendments thereto, the “Development Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas Text Amendments, April 21, 2009 Edition ” prepared, compiled, published and promulgated by the Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Office of the City of Lawrence, Kansas   At least one copy of the “Development Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas Text Amendments, April 21, 2009 Edition”  shall be marked or stamped as “Official Copy as Adopted by Ordinance No. 8388” with all sections or portions thereof intended to be omitted clearly marked to show any such omission or showing the sections, articles, chapters, parts or portions that are incorporated, as the case may be, and to which shall be attached a copy of this incorporating ordinance, and filed with the City Clerk, to be open to inspection and available to the public at all reasonable business hours.  The police department, municipal judge, and all administrative departments of the City charged with the enforcement of the ordinance shall be supplied, at the cost of the City, such number of official copies of such “Development Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas Text Amendments, April 21, 2009 Edition ” marked as may be deemed expedient.

SECTION TWO:  Existing Chapter 20, Article 4, Sections 20-402 and 20-403, and Chapter 20, Article 17, Sections 20-1701, 20-1717 and 20-1744 of the Code of the City of Lawrence, 2009 Edition and amendments thereto, are hereby repealed it being the intent that the provisions of this ordinance supersede the repealed code provisions.

SECTION THREE:  If any section, clause, sentence, 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 FOUR:  This ordinance shall take affect and be in force from and after its passage and publication as provided by law.

Passed by the Governing Body this ____ day of______, 2009.

APPROVED:

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Robert Chestnut, Mayor

ATTEST:

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Frank S. Reeb, City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:

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Toni Ramirez Wheeler

Director of Legal Services

Publish one time and return one Proof of Publication to the City Clerk and one to the Director of Legal Services.