SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS

For

Lawrence and the Unincorporated Areas

 of Douglas County, KS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                   

 

December 19, 2006 Edition

                     

Approval and Amendment Dates:

 

 

 

 

Approved by Lawrence City Commission on December 19, 2006

Approved by the Board of Douglas County Commissioners on December 20, 2006

Contents of Article

20-801       General...................................................................................................... 4

(a)        Purpose and Intent....................................................................................... 4

(b)        Jurisdiction................................................................................................... 5

(c)        Applicability.................................................................................................. 6

(d)        Exemptions.................................................................................................. 6

(e)        Vested Rights............................................................................................... 7

20-802       General Review and Approval Procedures............................................... 8

(a)        Authority to File Applications.......................................................................... 8

(b)        Form of Application....................................................................................... 8

(c)        Pre-application Meetings............................................................................... 8

(d)        Application Processing Cycles......................................................................... 9

(e)        Application Review and Recording fees........................................................... 9

(f)         Application Completeness, Accuracy and Sufficiency......................................... 9

(g)        Applications Containing Technical Deficiencies............................................... 10

(h)        Applicability................................................................................................ 10

20-803       Property Divisions in Service Area 1, Lawrence Urban Growth Area.... 10

(a)        Prerequisite to Development........................................................................ 10

(b)        Procedure Required.................................................................................... 10

20-804       Cluster Developments in the Urban Growth Areas................................ 11

(a)        Purpose..................................................................................................... 11

(b)        Applicability................................................................................................ 11

(c)        Immediate Development Acreage and Future Development Acreage................ 11

(d)        Notice to Nearby Property Owners................................................................ 14

(e)        Cluster Developments – After Annexation...................................................... 14

(f)         Application................................................................................................. 15

(g)        Administrative R