ORDINANCE NO. 8906

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, REZONING APPROXIMATELY 3.35 ACRES FROM UR (URBAN RESERVE) DISTRICT TO RM12 (MULTI-DWELLING RESIDENTIAL) DISTRICT AND AMENDING THE CITY’S “OFFICIAL ZONING DISTRICT MAP,” INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THE CITY CODE AT CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE 1, SECTION 20-108 OF THE “CODE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, 2013 EDITION,” AND AMENDMENTS THERETO.

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

SECTION 1. The base zoning district classification for the following legally described real property, situated in the City of Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, to-wit:

A TRACT OF LAND IN THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 32, TOWNSHIP 12 SOUTH, RANGE 19 EAST OF THE 6^TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER; THENCE NORTH 87°56’47” EAST, ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER, 427.54 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING ON THE EASTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY OF THE SOUTH LAWRENCE TRAFFICWAY; THENCE CONTINUING ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID QUARTER SECTION NORTH 87°56’47” EAST, 213.01 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER; THENCE SOUTH 02°42’28” EAST, 519.01 FEET; THENCE ON A CURVE TO THE LEFT HAVING A RADIUS OF 150.00 FEET, A CHORD BEARING OF SOUTH 47°20’35” EAST, A CHORD LENGTH OF 210.78 FEET, AND AN ARC LENGTH OF 233.71 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 88°01’18” WEST, 340.05 FEET; THENCE NORTH 17°07’14” WEST, 84.72 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EASTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY OF THE SOUTH LAWRENCE TRAFFICWAY; THENCE NORTH 02°42’20” WEST, 585.05 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. CONTAINS 3.35 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.

is hereby changed from UR (Urban Reserve) District to RM12 (Multi-Dwelling Residential) District, as such district is defined and prescribed in Chapter 20 of the “Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, 2013 Edition,” and amendments thereto.

SECTION 2. The “Official Zoning District Map,” which is adopted and incorporated into the City Code by reference at City of Lawrence, Kan., Code § 20-108 (July 1, 2013), is hereby amended by showing and reflecting thereon the new zoning district classification for the subject property as described in more detail in Section 1, supra.

SECTION 3. 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 4.  This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as provided by law.

PASSED by the Governing Body of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, this ____day of September, 2013.

APPROVED:

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Michael Dever

                                                                                    Mayor

ATTEST:

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Jonathan M. Douglass

City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:                   

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Toni R. Wheeler                                                        

City Attorney

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NOTICE TO PUBLISHER

Publish one time and return one Proof of Publication to the City Clerk and one to the City Attorney.