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CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE O-1920-44 UPON SECOND AND FINAL READING: AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA AMENDING CHAPTER 22 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, SECTION 441, THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, TO AMEND THE RENEWAL PROCEDURE UNDER PARAGRAPH 7(f) FOR A SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO PERMIT A MOBILE HOME TO SERVE AS A TEMPORARY SECOND DWELLING TO RELIEVE A MEDICAL HARDSHIP; AND PROVIDING FOR THE SEVERABILITY THEREOF.
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BACKGROUND: In early 2014, Planning staff had received several requests from citizens in the rural area of the City to allow for a second dwelling unit on certain properties, an allowance that would permit a family member to live on-site to help care for aging/ill parents or family members needing frequent assistance/care.
Staff presented this information to Council Committee and Council adopted the following changes to Board of Adjustment responsibilities, Sec. 441, in Chapter 22, Zoning Ordinance, and this was ultimately added as a Special Exception by Ordinance No. O-1314-15, an amendment to allow for a temporary second dwelling unit for documented medical reasons in the rural area of the City, as follows:
"To permit a mobile home to serve as a temporary second dwelling to relieve a medical hardship. The application must include a doctor's statement indicating that the patient is in need of the care of his or her family. The mobile home must meet all City of Norman Building Code requirements and State of Oklahoma requirements for septic systems. The Exception can be approved for up to 3 years on any lot that is five acres or greater in the A-2 zoning district. The Exception can be renewed every 3-years by filing a new application. Once the need for the mobile home no longer exists, the mobile home must be removed." (O-1314-15)
Special Exceptions Defined and Enumerated is as follows in the Zoning Ordinance:
A special exception is defined as follows: "A special exception is a use that would not be appropriate g...
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