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RESOLUTION R-1516-27: A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AMENDING THE NORMAN 2025 LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION PLAN SO AS TO REMOVE A PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION EIGHT (8), TOWNSHIP NINE (9) NORTH, RANGE TWO (2) WEST OF THE INDIAN MERIDIAN, TO NORMAN, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, FROM THE COMMERCIAL DESIGNATION, AND PLACE THE SAME IN THE LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DESIGNATION. (NORTHWEST CORNER OF 12TH AVENUE N.E. AND TECUMSEH ROAD)
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SUMMARY OF REQUEST: The applicant is requesting an amendment to the existing PUD, Ordinance No. O-0708-40 passed on May 27, 2008. This request will amend approximately 5.5 acres from commercial to residential land use. The current PUD designates commercial land use on 17.0 acres with 16 commercial lots; this request is to reduce the commercial land use to approximately 11.5 acres and 11 lots at the corner of Tecumseh Road and 12th Avenue N.E., thus increasing the residential lots by 5.5 acres and approximately 18 lots.
STAFF ANALYSIS: The NORMAN 2025 Plan identifies two criteria that must be examined before a land use change is approved.
There has been a change in circumstances resulting from development of the properties in the general vicinity which suggest that the proposed change will not be contrary to the public interest.
* The Preliminary Plat for this area expired, the applicant submitted a Preliminary Plat that reduces the amount of commercial land use by 5.5 acres and places it into residential land use designation. Because the initial preliminary plat was approved with the PUD and did not go to final plat there is an opportunity to revise the amount of land dedicated to commercial and residential land uses.
* This neighborhood has just begun development; there are single family residences located in Red Canyon Ranch Addition, Section 1 and 4, which is directly west of this site. The commercial portion of the plat was never final platted, mainly due to ...
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