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CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. O-1314-51 UPON SECOND AND FINAL READING: AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, CLOSING THE SOUTH TEN (10) FEET OF THE EIGHTY (80) FOOT RIGHT-OF-WAY KNOWN AS BROCE DRIVE ADJACENT TO LOTS 2 AND 3, BLOCK 2, BROCE INDUSTRIAL PARK, NORMAN, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA; AND PROVIDING FOR THE SEVERABILITY THEREOF. (3106 BROCE DRIVE)
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BACKGROUND: The final plat of Broce Industrial Park was filed of record on August 14, 1974, with eighty-foot (80’) rights-of-way (streets). Community Christian School is interested in closing and vacating the south ten-feet (10’) of the Broce Drive right-of-way. Upon researching this area, the only utilities are a City owned water main that is located on the north side of Broce Drive.
Apparently the developer at the time of platting submitted the plats with eighty-foot (80’) rights-of-way. City requirements at that time and currently would be sixty-foot (60’) rights-of-way.
City Council, at its meeting of July 27, 2013, approved Contract No. K-1314-36 to lease street right-of-way for placement of fencing, parking and sports fields along Broce Drive to serve the Community Christian School. The school would rather close and vacate that portion of the right-of-way so that they will not need to keep up with paying the license fee.
DISCUSSION: All franchised utilities were notified to assess the impact on their facilities if a portion of the right-of-way was closed. After the staff report was prepared, ONG contacted the City with a need for easements covering their facilities. The utility companies and City staff are not opposed to the partial closure of the right-of-way (street).
It should be noted in the absence of the ten-foot (10’) right-of-way, a ten-foot (10’) utility and drainage easement needs to be provided for City owned storm sewer and sanitary sewer mains that run north-south crossing Broce Drive. This easement would also serve any utility companies that might have their utilities within the same north-south alignment. There are no issues with public sidewalks since they are not required in industrial zoned developments. Planning Commission, at its meeting of June 12, 2014, recommended adoption of Ordinance No. O-1314-51 for the closure of the south ten-feet (10’) of right-of-way on Broce Drive to City Council.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the request to close the south ten-feet (10’) of an eighty-foot (80’) right-of-way adjacent to Lots 2 and 3, Block 2, Broce Industrial Park.