After assessing Lawrence’s development code for the past few months, city-hired consultants have laid out some changes for an update that will affect where and how the city grows. Those include changes to the setup of both residential and commercial districts and what types of developments and uses are allowed where. … The development code update will implement the community’s comprehensive plan, Plan 2040, and the development-related aspects of the Downtown Lawrence Plan. It also seeks to establish simpler and more consistent development procedures, according to a project overview. The purpose of the code assessment is to establish a framework for the code update. Specifically, the assessment will identify issues with the current code; identify potential regulatory approaches to address the issues; and create an organizational framework to ensure that the code drafting process is comprehensive. The code assessment, which began in September, will be released for review in early January, ahead of the committee’s next meeting on Jan. 26.
Source: LJWorld
