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SECOND AND FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE NO. O-1213-15: 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 PLACE PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 9, TOWNSHIP 8 NORTH, RANGE 2 WEST OF THE INDIAN MERIDIAN, NORMAN, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, IN THE I-1, LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT, AND REMOVE THE SAME FROM THE A-2, RURAL AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT, OF SAID CITY; AND PROVIDING FOR THE SEVERABILITY THEREOF. (3180 SOUTH CLASSEN BOULEVARD)
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BACKGROUND: The applicant, Switzer's Locker Room, L.L.C., has requested to rezone the property located at 3180 S. Classen Boulevard from A-2, Rural Agricultural District, to I-1, Light Industrial District. This rezoning request will include approximately 1.76 acres and will enlarge his storage facilities located on the lot south of this tract to include four more storage buildings. The expanded storage facility will have a total of 19 buildings and one office. The subject parcel has remained zoned A-2, Rural Agricultural District and has never been platted.
In the staff report submitted to the Planning Commission for their November 8, 2012 meeting, there is discussion regarding a Norman 2025 Land Use Plan amendment for Special Planning Areas 9A, B and C. This property was included in the area designated as Special Planning Area 9B. However, it was discovered after the Planning Commission agenda was printed, that in fact the only Special Planning Area adopted by City Council at the March 28, 2006 meeting was Special Planning Area 9A. Special Planning Areas 9B and C were postponed indefinitely by City Council at the same meeting. This property, therefore, remains industrial on the Norman 2025 Plan, and the background section of the staff report to the Planning Commission regarding Special Planning Areas 9A, B and C should be disregarded as it does not apply to this rezoning application. The staff withdrew the Norman 2025 Plan amendment application, with the consent of the applicant, at the Planning Commission meeting.
ANALYSIS:
PARKING: The applicant already has adequate parking adjoining the existing office on the adjacent lot to this subject tract. There will be no additional parking requirements for the new storage buildings and no new office area requiring any additional parking.
ACCESS: The proposed storage buildings will be accessed from within the adjacent parcel. The storage building on the north end of the existing facility will be remodeled and shortened to create interior access points for the new development. There will be a Lot Line Adjustment processed to remove the parcel line between these two tracts. The existing access point for the subject tract will remain but will only be used as an emergency access drive for fire protection. There will be no additional access points for this new parcel along South Classen Boulevard/Highway 77 which will eliminate any traffic impacts.
DESIGN: The site plan provides building setbacks, proposed building locations, landscape areas, and waterlines providing a fire hydrant for fire protection. There will be a twenty-five foot setback along South Classen Boulevard/Highway 77.
OTHER AGENCY COMMENTS:
PUBLIC WORKS: Sufficient accessibility has been provided for sanitation, fire protection, and service vehicles.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The proposal creates no additional curb cuts along South Classen Boulevard/Highway 77 eliminating the possibility of creating any traffic impact issues which is a central concern when establishing new development in this area. The applicant has met the zoning requirements for this parcel. Staff supports this request to rezone from A-2, Rural Agricultural District, to I-1, Light Industrial District, to expand an existing mini-storage business. At their November 8, 2012 meeting, the Planning Commission, by a vote of 8-0, recommended that this ordinance and the companion preliminary plat be approved.