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CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE O-1718-13 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 LOTS TEN (10), ELEVEN (11), TWELVE (12), THIRTEEN (13) AND FOURTEEN (14), IN BLOCK SEVENTY-TWO (72), OF THE ORIGINAL TOWN OF NORMAN, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, FROM THE CENTER CITY FORM-BASED CODE (CCFBC) URBAN STOREFRONT FRONTAGE, AND PLACE SAME IN THE CENTER CITY PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (CCPUD); AND PROVIDING FOR THE SEVERABILITY THEREOF. (221 WEST MAIN STREET)
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REQUEST SUMMARY/CCFBC EXCEPTIONS: This is a request to rezone an area along Main Street, included in the recently adopted Center City Form Based Code (CCFBC), to Center City Planned Unit Development (CCPUD), as outlined in Appendix B of the Center City Form Based Code.
BACKGROUND: This is the first application moving forward to Planning Commission and City Council to request an amendment to the recently adopted Center City Form Based Code (CCFBC); many may not be aware of the extent and process that went into the preparation and review of the CCFBC, below is an overview for those not familiar with the process.
City Council approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Norman and the University of Oklahoma (OU) on January 14, 2014. The MOU set forth the terms and conditions that would govern the development of a Center City Master Plan/Visioning Project and outlined the responsibilities of the City of Norman and the University of Oklahoma.
The Center City Form-Based Code, which is the outcome of this Project, was generated and recommended through a Steering Committee. In addition, there was an Executive Subcommittee of the Steering Committee which was comprised of one representative from the City of Norman, one representative from the University of Oklahoma, and one citizen chosen jointly by the City of Norman and the University of Oklahoma.
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