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LDC Module 2: Development Standards

Review and weigh in on recommendations for the Land Development Code!

Though Module 1 content is included in this draft, we encourage you to focus your review on the Module 2 topics:

  • Article 9: Site and Structure Standards (pg. 187)
  • Article 10: Mobility and Connectivity (pg. 227)
  • Article 11: Subdivision Design and Improvement (Pg. 235)
  • Article 12: Parking, Loading, and Access (pg. 250)
  • Article 13: Environmentally Sensitive Lands and Natural Resources (pg. 275)
  • Article 14: Landscaping and Buffering (pg. 295)
  • Article 15: Exterior Lighting (pg. 320)

Minor revisions within Module 1 content (Articles 2-8) have been made and are described on page 17.  The substantive majority of those articles have not changed since the public draft was released in July of 2023.  The Consolidated Draft will incorporate revisions based on feedback received on that draft in addition to any comments received about the articles in Module 2, as well as Module 3.
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Jessica Mortinger Apr 25 2024 at 10:45AM on page 266

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This doesn't match the definitions section for bicycle parking
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criley Apr 25 2024 at 10:06AM on page 245

KSA 12-1808 not applicable to private sidewalks (my b)
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criley Apr 25 2024 at 9:59AM on page 245

change bicycle/rec path to shared use path and add definition
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criley Apr 25 2024 at 9:53AM on page 232

(discussed w Dave, 5' is public)
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criley Apr 25 2024 at 9:51AM on page 232

condemnation is not a practice we have for sidewalks
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criley Apr 25 2024 at 9:17AM on page 232

Per Lawrence Pedestrian Plan
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Jessica Mortinger Apr 25 2024 at 9:05AM on page 350

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KU on wheels is branded as KU Transportation Services
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criley Apr 25 2024 at 8:59AM on page 246

write out UGA
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criley Apr 25 2024 at 8:07AM on page 245

K.S.A. 12-1808 states the maintenance of sidewalks is the responsibility of the property owner. Remove HOA. Suggest cross referencing MSO sidewalk maintenance code here.
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criley Apr 25 2024 at 8:05AM on page 245

This speaks to the timing of construction which is the section above this. Clarify intent & suggest removing b to provide only one place in code for timing instructions for sidewalk
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criley Apr 25 2024 at 8:00AM on page 244

T2050 generally only refers to pedestrian facilities as sidewalks or shared use paths.
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criley Apr 25 2024 at 7:58AM on page 244

use of sidewalk, walkway, pedestrian way, and shared use path inconsistent. Suggest reviewing all instances of these words being used and assuring intent for differentiation.
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criley Apr 25 2024 at 7:55AM on page 244

Suggest Planning Director not PC
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criley Apr 25 2024 at 7:55AM on page 244

applicant
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criley Apr 25 2024 at 7:53AM on page 234

Bicycle facilities
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criley Apr 25 2024 at 7:52AM on page 234

Add industrial. Mimics language from above section & industrial areas need bikeways too
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criley Apr 25 2024 at 7:48AM on page 234

delete new. Not used in other sections, also, major remodels should meet this section as well.
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criley Apr 25 2024 at 7:47AM on page 233

PC ? Not Planning Director? Would a Plat need to go to planning commission to receive this waiver when it otherwise could be reviewed administratively?
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criley Apr 25 2024 at 7:44AM on page 233

suggest change to vertical wayfinding, including bollards or signage
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criley Apr 25 2024 at 7:42AM on page 233

If this crosswalk section says "one or more of the following" and then identifies distinct lighting - this could mean that a crosswalk is otherwise not identified other than by a light pole/ floodlight.
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criley Apr 25 2024 at 7:37AM on page 232

bike parking facilities
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criley Apr 25 2024 at 7:36AM on page 232

Additional policy work being done on sidewalk material. Suggest simplify section and leave all to city engineer discretion.
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criley Apr 25 2024 at 7:36AM on page 232

Additional policy work being done regarding sidewalk material. You may want to leave this at simply the first bullet where the city engineer can authorize a variance at their discretion and delete the rest.
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criley Apr 25 2024 at 7:34AM on page 232

If sidewalks currently exist at the site, the sidewalk will be evaluated to determine if MSO design and ADA compliance standards are met. If sidewalks do not meet standards, they will be brought into compliance or an agreement not to protest the formation of a benefit district for future improvements would be required.
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criley Apr 25 2024 at 7:28AM on page 231

suggest "applicant" instead of owner or developer.
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criley Apr 25 2024 at 7:24AM on page 230

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In conflict with 20-1003 (c)(1)(ii)(a) which calls out a minimum of 2 access points with additional required per 2,000 VPD. Less access points is preferred by T2050 to reduce the number of conflict points with pedestrians and cyclists using sidewalks/bike lanes
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criley Apr 25 2024 at 7:15AM on page 227

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streets and sidewalks and improvements in the Right-of-way...
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criley Apr 25 2024 at 6:55AM on page 227

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T2050: Providing transportation choices (transit riding, biking, walking, and driving) that are comfortable for all ages, abilities, and all residents regardless of socioeconomic status.
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Michael Almon Apr 18 2024 at 11:11PM on page 236

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Referencing the reduction of congestion, and replying to “dependence” note – How about the reduction of single-occupancy cars, which is after all a Strategic Plan Key Progress Indicator CC-11?
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Michael Almon Apr 18 2024 at 10:49PM on page 234

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Replying to the question “why not?” about sidewalks not being used as bikeways - this Code section is a construction standard for NEW development. As such, the new Code shouldn’t reproduce the antiquated and dangerous status quo. Elsewhere in this document I have indicated that bikeways should be constructed on new and reconstructed arterial and collector streets, fully separated from both pedestrians and motor vehicles. Both bicyclists and pedestrians have expressed for years, a desire for facilities separated from each other that avoid dangerous conflicts. This is increasingly important with the advent of E-bicycles traveling at speeds up to 35mph. The residential streets WITHIN new subdivisions can be calmed adequately through narrower pavement and lower speed limits, and thus function safely for bicyclists. The new Code is an opportunity to plan for separated bikeways within arterial and collector rights-of-way planned to accommodate them. Existing sidewalks in existing neighborhoods will continue to be used by both bicyclists and pedestrians, because of the difficulty to retrofit dedicated bikeways into that context.
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Saskia Kimball Mar 28 2024 at 1:49AM on page 297

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Why have this table if the planted trunk caliper is the same for all trees?
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Saskia Kimball Mar 28 2024 at 1:38AM on page 239

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This is a noble effort but unless grid development is mandated by code I doubt we're ever going to see a developer attempting to reintroduce it on a greenfield project. It would be incredibly cool to see, regardless.
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Saskia Kimball Mar 28 2024 at 1:23AM on page 219

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These kinds of aesthetic requirements have been getting pulled out of design guidelines for the past decade. Maybe neoclassicism will come back into favor at some point in the future, but until then we can probably do without.
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Saskia Kimball Mar 28 2024 at 1:20AM on page 219

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I really don't think architectural design should operate under a quota.
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Saskia Kimball Mar 28 2024 at 1:15AM on page 216

Most of East Lawrence arguably fits this description. I don't understand what is being prohibited or why.
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Saskia Kimball Mar 28 2024 at 1:10AM on page 212

Comment also applies to section (g) below.
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Saskia Kimball Mar 28 2024 at 1:09AM on page 212

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Is this section pulled from the existing city code? It feels like a holdover from another era and practically designed to keep density out of existing neighborhoods.
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Saskia Kimball Mar 28 2024 at 12:58AM on page 207

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Most new single family homes in Lawrence don't meet this requirement, so why are alternative housing types burdened with it?
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Saskia Kimball Mar 28 2024 at 12:53AM on page 206

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I would prefer to see this section dropped entirely. Many beautiful, beloved historic buildings would fail to meet these requirements. Why is architecture being graded on a checklist?
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Saskia Kimball Mar 28 2024 at 12:44AM on page 205

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I think trying to meet these (aesthetic and largely arbitrary) requirements tends to make large developments look worse, not better.
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Saskia Kimball Mar 28 2024 at 12:40AM on page 203

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If this section doesn't also apply to single family detached development all it's doing is making it harder to build alternative forms of housing. Feels like a step backwards that completely misses the point of having these kinds of requirements.
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Saskia Kimball Mar 28 2024 at 12:33AM on page 203

I now realize that this doesn't even apply to single family development... so it's even worse?
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Saskia Kimball Mar 28 2024 at 12:26AM on page 203

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These requirements seem really weak. Nothing keeping a development from being all single family homes, one of which happens to have an ADU. Minimum proportions of alternative dwelling types?
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Saskia Kimball Mar 28 2024 at 12:22AM on page 201

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ADU overlap is strong here. These restrictions don't sound like a second "principal" building.
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Saskia Kimball Mar 28 2024 at 12:19AM on page 201

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Language feels like a holdover from the early days of new urbanism. I get wanting to match overall scale but if there is an original building to remain I don't want to see a tacky clone of it ten feet away.
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Saskia Kimball Mar 28 2024 at 12:07AM on page 199

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...and houses without garages?
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Saskia Kimball Mar 27 2024 at 11:45PM on page 308

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So why is there an irrigation requirement for landscaping?
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Saskia Kimball Mar 27 2024 at 11:34PM on page 323

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Why? Is this solely an aesthetic concern?
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Saskia Kimball Mar 27 2024 at 11:30PM on page 321

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Eliminate and just use the lumen requirement, you can't even buy these for general purpose lighting anymore.
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Saskia Kimball Mar 27 2024 at 11:26PM on page 318

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Why stake all trees? Seems like an unnecessary expense and a potential girdling risk if the straps are not maintained.
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