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Traditional Neighborhood Design

Lawrence SmartCode

A revised draft of the Lawrence SmartCode is now available for review. The draft, along with a list of changes and a process outline are below. Those documents have 05/07/08 dates. The Lawrence SmartCode items will have a third public hearing with the Planning Commission on May 21st. The meeting will be held in the City Commission chambers, City Hall, 6 E. 6th Street at 6:30pm. Please contact Dan Warner, Long-Range Planner, with questions at dwarner@ci.lawrence.ks.us or at (785) 832-3162.


PlaceMakers, a planning and development advisory firm, was retained by the City of Lawrence to develop a form-based Traditional Neighborhood Design (TND) development ordinance known as the SmartCode.

A weeklong charrette workshop took place January 31 through February 6. Click on the link below to see the charrette web site.

SmartCode and Charrette Report Drafts
Available For Viewing.

The Charrette Report draft is available for viewing. Click on the link below to view the document.