These regulations, including the zoning district maps made a part hereof, shall be known as the “City of Augusta Zoning Regulations,” hereinafter referred to as “these regulations.”
These regulations shall apply to all buildings, structures and land within the corporate limits of the City of Augusta and the established Planning Area of the City of Augusta, as defined as follows:
A. Legal Description
Beginning at the Northeast corner of Section 36, Township 26, Range 4 East, of the Sixth Principal Meridian; thence West along the section lines to the Northwest corner of Section 34, Township 26 South, Range 4 East; thence South along the section line to the northwest corner of Section 3, Township 27 South, Range 4 East; thence West along the section lines to its intersection with the center line of the Whitewater River; thence South along the center line of the Whitewater River to its intersection with the North section line of Section 21, Township 27 South, Range 4 East; thence West along the section lines to the Northwest corner of Section 23, Township 27 South, Range 3 East; thence South along the section lines to the Southwest corner of Section 26, Township 27 South, Range 3 East; thence East along the section lines to its intersection with the centerline of the Walnut River; thence Northeasterly along the centerline of the Walnut River to its intersection with the East section line of Section 18, Township 27 South, Range 5 East; thence North along section lines to the Northeast corner of Section 6, Township 27 South, Range 5 East; thence West along the section line to the northeast corner of Section 1, Township 27 South, Range 4 East; thence North along the section line to the point of beginning; except for the area within the City of Augusta corporate limits.
B. This area includes the following sections of land:
1. Township 26 South, Range 4 East
a. All of Sections 34, 35, and 36.
2. Township 27 South, Range 3 East
a. All of Sections 23, 24, 25, and 26.
3. Township 27 South, Range 4 East
a. All of Sections 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 28, 29 and 30.
b. Portions of Sections 4, 5, 8, 9, and 16 east of the Whitewater River.
c. Portions of Sections 13, 23, 24, 26, and 27 east of the Whitewater River and north of the Walnut River.
4. Township 27 South, Range 5 East
a. All of Sections 6 and 7.
b. Portions of Sections 18 and 19 north of the Walnut River.
These regulations are adopted under the authority granted to the City under K.S.A. 12-7, 12-30, and 12-33.
These regulations are intended to:
A. Promote the health, safety, comfort and general welfare.
B. Implement the vision, goals, objectives and strategies of the Comprehensive Plan.
C. Preserve, protect and enhance property values.
D. Ensure the adequate and efficient provision of public services, utilities, infrastructure and facilities.
E. Provide adequate open space.
F. Preserve and protect natural, historic and cultural resources.
G. Encourage a land use pattern that is consistent with community growth and economic development goals.
H. Divide the City into districts, each having compatible land uses, building types, density and intensity of development.
I. Regulate the size, bulk, density and location of structures on properties within each district.
J. Control the general appearance of buildings, structures and land developed or redeveloped in the City.
K. Establish the processes and procedures whereby these regulations will be implemented, administered and enforced.
It is the intention of the City that the individual provisions of these regulations are separable, as follows:
A. If a court with jurisdiction over these regulations judges any provision invalid, it shall affect only the invalidated provision; all other provisions shall remain valid.
B. If a court with jurisdiction over these regulations judges a specific application of any provision invalid, it shall affect only the invalidated application of said provision; all other applications of said provision to any building, structure or property shall remain valid.