Draft Plans
Northeast Sector Plan
- NE Sector Plan_125 acre options_012312
- NE Sector Plan_Governing Body Direction Discussion_112311
- Northeast Sector Plan_PC Approved_092010
- Northeast Sector Plan_3rd Draft
- Northeast Sector Plan_Questions and Answers
- Planning Commission Memo_Soil Conserving Ag Industry Options
The Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission approved the Northeast Sector Plan by a 5-4 vote at their regular meeting on Monday, September 20th.
The Douglas County Board of County Commissioners held a public hearing and discussed the Northeast Sector Plan at their meetings on May 11th and June 1st. On June 1st, the Commission voted (2-1) to return the plan to the Planning Commission for further consideration. The Lawrence City Commission reviewed the Northeast Sector Plan and held a public hearing on August 9, 2011. The City Commission provided additional direction to the Planning Commission for the reconsideration of the plan. Staff’s discussion of the direction provided by the governing bodies is found at the top of this page. Click on the link titled “NE Sector Plan_Governing Body Direction Discussion_112311”
The Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission reviewed the Northeast Sector Plan at their meeting on December 12, 2011. The Commission held a public hearing and discussed the Plan. The Commission directed staff to reduce the 300 acres of future industrial land south and west of the airport to 125 acres and bring back options for the configuration of those 125 acres. The Northeast Sector Plan is scheduled to go back to the Planning Commission for further consideration on January 23, 2012. That meeting will start at 6:35pm and will be held in the City Commission Chambers, City Hall, 6 East 6th Street. Written comments for the Planning Commission are due by 10:00am on January 23rd. Questions and comments are encouraged and welcome. You can email the comments to Dan Warner at - dwarner@lawrenceks.org - but please make sure you address the comments to the chairman of the Planning Commission.
The Planning Commission Approved Draft can be viewed by clicking the links above. The Planning Commission Approved Draft is rather large so you may find it easier to download it by "Right clicking" on the link for the plan and selecting "Save Target As" to save the file to a location on your hard drive. You can then access the file from your hard drive after it has downloaded.
The planning area can be viewed by clicking on the link below. Interested individuals are also encouraged to sign up to receive email updates regarding this plan. Click on the link below to sign up to receive email updates. Also below are links to review various information from the first three public meetings and comments received to date.
Questions and comments are encouraged and welcome. Please direct questions and comments to Dan Warner at 785-832-3162 or at dwarner@lawrenceks.org
- Northeast Sector Plan_2nd Draft
- Written Comments Received on 1st Draft
- Northeast Sector Plan_1st Draft
- Sign up to receive email updates regarding this plan
- Planning Area Map
- Planning Process Schedule
- Kick-off Meeting Notes
- SWOT Exercise Issues
- SWOT Issues Grouping
- Vision Exercise Results – Updated 10/08/09
- Written Comments Received by Oct. 13, 2009
- Issue Prioritization Results
- Written Comments Received between October 14, 2009 and October 29, 2009
- Draft Goals and Policies
- Written communication received between October 30, 2009 and November 2, 2009
- Written comments received on the draft Goals and Policies
- Written comments received between Nov. 3, 2009 and Nov. 16, 2009
- Written communication received Nov. 3, 2009 and Nov. 16, 2009” and before the “Meeting #3
- Meeting #3 Future Land Use Exercise Maps (The maps are large files. It is recommended you right-click on the link to the desired map and then select “Save Target As…” to download to your computer).
