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CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE O-1415-3 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 SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION FIVE (5) AND THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION FOUR (4), TOWNSHIP EIGHT (8) NORTH, RANGE TWO (2) WEST OF THE INDIAN MERIDIAN, TO NORMAN, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, FROM THE A-2, RURAL AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT, AND THE I-2, HEAVY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT, AND PLACE SAME IN THE PUD, PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT; AND PROVIDING FOR THE SEVERABILITY THEREOF. (SOUTH OF EAST CONSTITUTION STREET AND WEST OF SOUTH CLASSEN BOULEVARD)
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SYNOPSIS: Classen Crossings is a Mixed Used Development proposal. The total site is approximately 4 acres; 3.6 acres are currently zoned A-2, Rural Agricultural District and the remaining 0.4 is I-2, Heavy Industrial District. The applicant is requesting a rezoning from A-2 and I-2 to a PUD, Planned Unit Development, for a multi-family apartment complex with 44 dwelling units and an approximately 11,000 square-foot building for commercial/retail use.
On October 18, 1961 City Council adopted Ordinance 1314 annexing this property into the Corporate City Limits. On January 23, 1962 City Council adopted Ordinance 1339 placing this property in A-2, Rural Agricultural District. On January 8, 1963 City Council adopted Ordinance 1439 placing a portion of this property in the I-2, Heavy Industrial District.
Since that time this area of Norman has undergone significant change from a rural and industrial character to urban character in the nature of development. The Classen Crossings Development is proposing the same type of development that exists in the general vicinity.
ANALYSIS: The location of this infill development is between an arterial, Classen Boulevard, and the railroad tracks to the west. The site is just south of Constitution Road on the west side of Classe...
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