ORDINANCE NO.  7942

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 7883, EXTENDING THE TEMPORARY MORATORIUM FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BUILDING PERMITS WITHIN THE TEMPORARY MORATORIUM AREA UNTIL FEBRUARY 1, 2006.

Whereas,  The Governing Body of the City of Lawrence, Kansas adopted Ordinance 7883 on June 7, 2005 establishing a temporary building permit moratorium area for areas identified in the Hillcrest, Old West Lawrence and Pinckney (HOP) District Plan where further study was needed regarding zoning designations, and;

Whereas,  Ordinance 7883 expires on December 10, 2005, and;

Whereas,  The Governing Body on October 25, 2005, initiated consideration of certain rezonings in the HOP moratorium area and desires to extend the building permit moratorium area identified in Ordinance 7883 until February 1, 2006.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS:

Section 1.     The temporary building permit moratorium for the issuance of building permits within the temporary moratorium area, as defined and set forth in Ordinance No. 7883, is hereby extended until February 1, 2006, and Ordinance No. 7883 is hereby amended to provide for such extension. All other provisions of Ordinance No. 7883 are hereby reaffirmed and shall remain in effect until February 1, 2006 or until repealed.

Section 2.    This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its adoption and publication as provided by law.

ADOPTED  by the governing body this _________ day of ________________, 2005.

PASSED:

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                                                            Dennis Highberger, Mayor

ATTEST:

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Frank S. Reeb, City Clerk