ORDINANCE NO. 9136

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, REZONING APPROXIMATELY 9.818 ACRES FROM PRD – [FARMLAND NORTHWEST] (PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT) DISTRICT TO RM15 (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, 2015 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 PORTION OF LOT 3, BLOCK 1, A FINAL PLAT OF FAIRFIELD FARMS WEST ADDITION, A SUBDIVISION OF LAND IN THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:  BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 3; THENCE NORTH 26°55’47” WEST CONTIGUOUS WITH THE EASTERLY LINES OF LOTS 4 THRU 6 IN BLOCK 1 OF SAID FAIRFIELD FARMS WEST ADDITION, A DISTANCE OF 266.15 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 6; THENCE NORTH 39°33’45” WEST CONTIGUOUS WITH THE EASTERLY LINES OF LOTS 7 THRU 11 IN BLOCK 1 OF SAID FAIRFIELD FARMS WEST ADDITION, A DISTANCE OF 419.33 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 11; THENCE NORTH 88°23’07” EAST, A DISTANCE OF 994.74 FEET TO THE CENTERLINE OF O’CONNELL ROAD (1600 ROAD); THENCE SOUTH 01°36’53” EAST CONTIGUOUS WITH THE CENTERLINE OF O’CONNELL ROAD (1600 ROAD), A DISTANCE OF 513.20 FEET TO THE CENTERLINE OF 25^TH TERRACE; THENCE SOUTH 88°52’57”WEST CONTIGUOUS WITH THE CENTERLINE OF 25^TH TERRACE, A DISTANCE OF 169.43 FEET TO A POINT OF CURVATURE; THENCE CONTINUING ON SAID CENTERLINE AND ON A CURVE TO THE LEFT, CHORD BEARING SOUTH 76°44’09” WEST, HAVING A RADIUS OF 1000.00 FEET, AND AN ARC LENTH OF 424.00 FEET; THENCE CONTINUING ON SAID CENTERLINE,K SOUTH 64°35’21” WEST, A DISTANCE OF 21.37 FEET TO A POINT OF CURVATURE; THENCE CONITUING ON SAID CENTERLINE AND ON A CURVE TO THE RIGHT, CHORD BEARING SOUTH 64°53’20” WEST, HAVING A RADIUS OF 1000.00 FEET, AND AN ARC LENGTH OF 5.26 FEET; THENCE NORTH 26°55’47” WEST A DISTANCE OF 40.02 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.  THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PARCEL OF LAND CONTAINS 427,672 SQUARE FEET (9.818 ACRES), MORE OR LESS.

is hereby changed from PRD – [FARMLAND NORTHWEST] (Planned Residential Development) District to RM15 (Multi-Dwelling Residential) District, as such district is defined and prescribed in Chapter 20 of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, 2015 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 (Jan. 1, 2015), 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, sentence, clause, 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 August, 2015.

 APPROVED:

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Jeremy Farmer

Mayor

ATTEST:

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Diane Bucia

City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:                   

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Toni R. Wheeler

City Attorney

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NOTICE TO PUBLISHER

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