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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.

Northeast Sector Plan

  • Northeast Sector Plan_3rd Draft
  • Northeast Sector Plan_Questions and Answers
  • Planning Commission Memo_Soil Conserving Ag Industry Options

    • Planning and Development Services, with the assistance of property owners and other stakeholders, has been 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 3rd draft of the Northeast Sector Plan was presented to the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission at their regular meeting on Monday, July 26th. The Planning Commission deferred action on the Plan to give Planning Staff an opportunity to develop different options to consider for the Soil Conserving Agri-Industry future land use classification. A memo describing the two options is found in the “Planning Commission Memo_Soil Conserving Ag Options” link above.

    The Northeast Sector Plan will be considered again by the Planning Commission at their regular meeting on September 20, 2010. The meeting will start at 6:30 pm and will be held in the City Commission Chambers at City Hall, 6 East 6th Street. Written comments for the Planning Commission are due by 10:00am on September 20th.

    The 3rd Draft and questions and answers document can be viewed by clicking the links above. The 3rd 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 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 to date.

    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.