ORDINANCE NO. 9494

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 16, ARTICLE 11, SECTION 16-1102, OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, 2018 EDITION AND AMENDMENTS THERETO, PERTAINING TO THE REQUIREMENTS FOR TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY, AND REPEALING EXISTING SECTION 16-1102.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 16, Article 11, Section 16-1102, of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas 2018 Edition and amendments thereto, is hereby amended to read as follows:

16-1102           MINIMUM TRAFFIC IMPACT DATA REQUIREMENTS.

Traffic data collected shall include the following minimum seven (7) items:

(Ord. 7650)

(1)        Identify the specific development plan under study and any existing development on and/or approved plans for the site (land use types and intensities and the arrangement of buildings, parking and access). Also, identify land uses (including types and the arrangement of buildings, parking and access) on property abutting the proposed development site, including property across public streets.

(2)        Identify the land uses shown in Horizon 2020 for the proposed development site under study, as well as the ultimate arterial and collector street network in the vicinity of the site (at least the first arterial or collector street in each direction around the site).

(3)        Identify the functional classification of the public street(s) bordering the site and those streets on which access for the development is proposed. The functional classification is shown on the Major Thoroughfares Plan, adopted as a part of Transportation 2025 and Figure 14 in Horizon 2020.

(4)        Identify allowable access to the development site as defined by criteria included in the adopted Access Management Plans for arterial and collector streets in Lawrence. This list includes, but is not limited to: W. 6th Street, 31st Street, and the 23rd Street Corridor study and shall include any adopted access management plans.

(5)        Document current public street characteristics adjacent to the site, including the nearest arterial and collector streets [number and type of lanes, speed limits or 85th percentile speeds, and sight distances along the public street(s) from the proposed access(es)].

(6)        Compare proposed access with AASHTO established design criteria (driveway spacing, alignment with other streets and driveways, city driveway standards, and minimum sight distances). Assess the feasibility of access connections to abutting properties, including shared access with the public street system.

(7)        Estimate the number of trips generated by existing and proposed development on the site for a typical weekday and weekday peak hours using the latest edition of Trip Generation published by the Institute of Transportation Engineers. Local trip generation characteristics may be used if deemed to be properly collected and consistent with the subject development application. The Public Works Municipal Services and Operations Department Director shall make such determination. Calculate the net difference in trips between existing and proposed uses. If the development site already has an approved plan, also estimate the number of trips that would be generated by the approved land uses. If the development application is proposing a land use DIFFERENT THAN indicated in Horizon 2020 and Transportation 2025, also estimate the number of trips that would be generated by the land use indicated in Horizon 2020 or Transportation 2025.   

SECTION 2. Existing Chapter 16, Article 11, Section 16-1102, of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, 2018 Edition, and amendments thereto, is hereby repealed in its entirety, it being the intent of the Governing Body that this ordinance supersede the repealed Code section.

SECTION 3. If any section, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance is found to be unconstitutional or is otherwise held invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect the validity of any remaining parts of this ordinance. 

SECTION 4. After passage, approval, and publication, as provided by law, this ordinance shall be in full force and effect commencing January 1, 2019.

PASSED by the Governing Body of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, this _ day of ________, 2018.

APPROVED:

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Stuart Boley, Mayor

ATTEST:

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Sherri Riedemann, City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:                   

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Toni R. Wheeler, City Attorney