
Abandoned housing pilot program, data center rules, funding clawback for Bert Nash project on City Commission’s agenda
The Lawrence City Commission is scheduled to consider a text amendment requiring new data center projects to obtain a special use permit. The proposed rule was recommended by the Lawrence Planning Commission and appears on the commission’s consent agenda for an upcoming meeting.
The Lawrence City Commission is expected to consider a Land Development Code text amendment requiring new data center projects in Lawrence to secure a special use permit. The Lawrence Planning Commission recommended approval of the change last month, and the item was placed on the City Commission’s consent agenda for Tuesday’s meeting.
The data center rule is one of several items on the commission’s agenda, which also includes participation in a Kansas abandoned-housing pilot program and a possible $558,000 funding clawback from Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center after its Rockledge supportive housing project was abandoned. The article does not identify a specific data center developer or project.