Forms for Businesses

Planning

Subdivision Regulations for Lawrence
& Unincorporated Douglas County

Subdivision of Property in the City of Lawrence

• Minor Subdivision(Lot Split, Replat, Lot Line Adjustment)
• Major Subdivision – Preliminary Plat
• Major Subdivision – Final Plat

Residential Property Divisions in the Unincorporated Area of Douglas County

Inside the Urban Growth Area of Lawrence

• Large Parcel Property Division (40+ acres)
• Cluster Development (20-40 acres)

Outside the Urban Growth Area of Lawrence

• Property Division in the Rural Area

Non-Residential, Commercial, or Industrial Subdivisions
in the Rural Area of Douglas County

• Major Subdivision – Preliminary Plat
• Major Subdivision – Final Plat

Douglas County Zoning Code

• Conditional Use Permit - County (Submit Sheet A) (PDF)
• Rezoning in County (Submit Sheet A) (PDF)
• How to Protest a Conditional Use Permit or Rezoning in County (PDF)
• County Site Plan Application (PDF)
• Variances & Other Zoning Permits
• Building, Mechanical, Electrical & Other Misc. Permits

Historic Resources

• Landmark Designation on the Lawrence Register of Historic Places (PDF)
• Certificate of Appropriateness
• Historic Preservation Statute

City of Lawrence Land Development Code

Administrative Decisions(by the Planning Director)

• Request for Written Interpretation of Development Plan (PDF)
• Request for Written Interpretation of the Development Code (PDF)

Administrative Permits & Regulations(Approved by the Planning Director)

• Floodplain Development Permit (PDF)
• Administrative Permits & Regulations (PDF)
• Type B Home Occupation Checklist (PDF)
• Special Event Application (PDF)

Administrative Plan Review(Approved by the Planning Director)

• Final Development Plan (PDF)
• Site Plan Review (PDF)

Appeal of Administrative Decisions(Approved by the Planning Director)

• Appeal of Administrative Decision-BZA (PDF)
• Appeal to the City Commission-Interpretation Development Code (PDF)
• Appeal to City Commission with Public Hearing (PDF)

Land Use and Plan Review with a Public Hearing(Approved by Planning or City Commission)

• Institutional Development Plan Application (PDF)
• Preliminary Development Plan (PDF)
• Annexation Request (PDF)
• Rezoning-Map Amendment (PDF)
• Rezoning-Text Amendment
• Special Use Permit Application Checklist (PDF)
• How to Protest a Special Use Permit or Rezoning in City (PDF)

Variances from the Regulations of the Land Development Code

• Variance from Flood Protection Regulations (PDF)
• Variance from Unnecessary Hardship (PDF)

City Clerk

License and permit applications for the items below are available on the City Clerk's webpage.

Licenses

• Alarm Company
• Alcohol
• Cereal Malt Beverage
• Going Out of Business
• Horse-Drawn Vehicle
• Ice Cream Vendor
• Kennel
• Merchant Security Service
• Merchant Security Officer
• Mobile/Street Food Vendor
• Mobile Home and Manufactured Housing
• Pawnbroker/Precious Metal Dealer
• Pedicab Owner/Operator
• Sidewalk Dining and Hospitality
• Temporary Use of Public Right-of-Way
• Sexually Oriented Entertainment Business
• Sexually Oriented Entertainer/Manager License
• Sexually Oriented Business
• Sign Hanger
• Street Vendor
• Taxicab
• Solicitor/Peddler/Transient Merchant
• Tree Trimmer

Permits

• Moving
• Sidewalk Sale
• Temporary Liquor

Registrations

• Dangerous Dog
• Domestic Partnership
• Scrap Metal Dealers

Development Services

• Building permits
  • Electrical
  • Mechanical
  • Plumbing

Seasonal/Project Driven

2007 Budget and Capital Improvement Plan forms and applications

• Alcohol Tax Fund Request for Proposal (PDF, 31 KB)
  • Attachment A - Logic Model (PDF, 11 KB)
• Non-Alcohol Outside Agency Funding (Word, 155 KB)
• 2008 Project Request (PDF, 10 KB)

Public Works

Solid Waste

• Roll-off Service Agreement for Non-Permanent Locations (PDF 19 KB)