Draft Plans
Draft Oread Neighborhood Plan Update
The Planning and Development Services Department is beginning work to update the current Oread Neighborhood Plan which was originally adopted in 1979. The plan includes the area generally located north and east of the University of Kansas main campus, south of W. 9th Street, north of W. 17th Street and west of Massachusetts Street and is shown on the planning area map below. This plan will outline goals and policies to address identified topics and guide the future development and redevelopment of the neighborhood. As part of the planning process, various public meetings will be held. Property owners, tenants and interested individuals are invited and strongly encouraged to attend to give input to the plan.The Planning Commission held a public hearing regarding the draft of the plan on January 27th and approved the draft of the plan with changes. The Planning Commission approved draft of the plan can be found below. The next step in the process is for consideration of the Planning Commission approved draft by the City Commission. This date is yet to be determined.
Questions and comments are encouraged and welcome. Please direct questions and comments to Michelle Leininger at 785-832-3163 or at mleininger@ci.lawrence.ks.us.
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- Planning Area Map
- Plan Outline
- 1979 Oread Neighborhood Plan
- February 9th Meeting Summary
- February 25th Meeting Summary
- Draft Plan 05-28-09
- Draft Plan 11-10-09
- Draft Plan 12-09-09
- Planning Commission approved plan
Northeast Sector Plan
Planning and Development Services, with the assistance of property owners and other stakeholders, is beginning the process of planning for the future of an area north of Lawrence that is part of Grant Township. The Northeast Sector Plan will outline goals and policies to address identified topics and guide the future land use of the planning area. As part of the planning process, various public meetings will be held. Property owners and other interested individuals are invited and strongly encouraged to attend to give input to the plan.The third meeting for the plan was held on November 5, 2009. The group reviewed the draft goals and policies for the plan and also worked on a small group future land use exercise. The next step for the plan will be the release of the 1st draft, which will take place in January, 2010.
The proposed 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 so far.
Questions and comments are encouraged and welcome. Please direct questions and comments to Dan Warner at 785-832-3162 or at dwarner@ci.lawrence.ks.us.
- 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).
