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CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE O-1920-51 UPON SECOND AND FINAL READING: AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, DELETING SECTION 5-404 OF ARTICLE IV OF CHAPTER 5 ("BUILDING CONSTRUCTION"), RESERVING THE SAME, AND ADDING SECTION 22-431.10 ("RESIDENTIAL CARPORTS") TO CHAPTER 22 ("ZONING ORDINANCE"); AND AMENDING SECTION 22-441 ("BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT") TO CHAPTER 22 ("ZONING ORDINANCE") OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF NORMAN TO ESTABLISH NEW RESIDENTIAL CARPORT STANDARDS IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND PROVIDE FOR BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT REVIEW OF RESIDENTIAL CARPORT APPLICATIONS AS SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS; AND PROVIDING FOR THE SEVERABILITY THEREOF.
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BACKGROUND: Staff presented information regarding construction of carports to Council Committees and Council Study Session in May and October 2014, June 2018, and June 2019. Over the last few years, staff has researched several other communities and developed varying proposals regarding construction requirements and location of carports. At the October 2014 meeting the Committee discussed the proposed Ordinance language with a focus on whether the material compatibility should be included, as it could be costly for applicants. There was not a consensus on this issue and the Committee proposed that the Ordinance language should go forward to full Council at a future Study Session. City Council discussed the topic at a Study Session on December 2, 2014. There was no consensus on what the final language should be, the discussion did not proceed and no changes were made to the regulations at that time. Staff proposed amendments to change the regulations regarding carports in residentially zoned districts beginning again in 2018. Council requested more information on this amendment and asked that the Community Planning and Transportation Committee (CPT) discuss this item at a future meeting. Staff brought the carport discussion back to Committee in June of 2018 and again in June of 2019.
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