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CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. O-1314-42 UPON SECOND AND FINAL READING: AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AMENDING SECTION 460 OF CHAPTER 22 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF NORMAN SO AS TO REMOVE PART OF THE WEST HALF OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION SIX (6), TOWNSHIP NINE (9) NORTH, RANGE TWO (2) WEST OF THE INDIAN MERIDIAN, NORMAN, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, FROM THE A-2, RURAL AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT AND PLACE THE SAME IN THE A-1, GENERAL AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT, OF SAID CITY; AND PROVIDING FOR THE SEVERABILITY THEREOF. (5451 BROADWAY)
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SYNOPSIS: The applicants, Billy and Diana Loch, are requesting to rezone their land from A-2, Rural Agricultural District, to A-1, General Agricultural District.
ANALYSIS: The applicants’ proposal is to divide their ten-acre parcel into two lots. The front lot, abutting Broadway, will be approximately 3.45 acres and the rear lot will be approximately 6.41 acres. Under the current zoning of A-2, a minimum acreage of ten acres is required; as a result, the applicants are requesting a rezoning to A-1, which allows for a minimum of two acres per lot. This proposal does require the applicant to plat the property.
DENSITY: The existing parcel will be divided into a 3.45 acre parcel and a 6.41 acre parcel for single family dwellings.
DESIGN: Both lots will access off the existing driveway, no additional curb cuts will be permitted off Broadway. A cross-access agreement will be filed of record as a separate legal instrument; this will grant access to both lots in perpetuity. The existing dwelling on the front lot will remain as is and be sold. The applicants plan to build a new home and shop for their family on the newly created rear lot. This proposal will grant the applicants the ability to maximize their land value while remaining in the same location.
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PUBLIC WORKS: The applicant is in the process of platting the property. A limit of no access has been placed on the preliminary plat for the rest of the frontage to Broadway, the existing drive will be the only curb cut allowed.
RECOMMENDATION: Within the vicinity there are many single family dwellings on acreages of various sizes, therefore the rezoning request is appropriate for this site. Staff recommends approval of Ordinance No. O-1314-42. Planning Commission, at their meeting of March 13, 2014, recommended adoption of Ordinance No. O-1314-42, on a vote of 8-0.