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RESOLUTION R-2021-58: A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AMENDING THE NORMAN 2025 LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION PLAN SO AS TO REMOVE LOTS NINE (9), TEN (10), ELEVEN (11) AND TWELVE (12), IN BLOCK NINETEEN (19) OF ORIGINAL TOWN OF NORMAN, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, FROM THE LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DESIGNATION AND PLACE THE SAME IN THE COMMERCIAL DESIGNATION. (319 AND 321 EAST DAWS STREET)
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SUMMARY OF REQUEST: The applicants are proposing to amend the existing NORMAN 2025 Land Use designation from Low Density Residential Designation to Commercial Designation on two lots. This amendment will make way for a unified development plan, expansion to the existing business, possible new development and an associated parking lot.
BACKGROUND:
Porter Corridor Zoning Overlay District:
The Porter Steering Committee worked with the City's consultant and staff to develop the Porter Avenue Corridor Study, and ultimately adopted the Porter Corridor Zoning Overlay District in August of 2010. The intent and purpose of the PCZOD was to create a buffer between commercial and residential areas, to protect both land use types and encourage redevelopment of the Porter Avenue Corridor commercial district, and to limit the extent of commercial development into the neighborhoods.
In this case, three residences will remain on the north side of Daws Street over to Crawford Avenue to the west. In addition, when the west lot redevelops a permanent buffer wall will be constructed to establish the boundary between the commercial and residential land use. The proposed commercial expansion is supported by the Porter Avenue Corridor Study and the Zoning Overlay District.
One of the elements that the Plan addresses is commercial expansion in the area. This proposal addresses the policies and standards for commercial expansion of a business into the neighborhood, as identified in the Porter Avenue Corridor Plan and the Zoning Overlay District both ap...
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