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RESOLUTION NO. R-1415-6: A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, ADOPTING THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDE FOR BUS STOP LOCATIONS AND BENCH AND SHELTER ADVERTISING.
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BACKGROUND: On April 27, 1993, City Council adopted Ordinance No. O-9293-23 that allowed courtesy bench signs or bus shelters and established criteria for them. Staff also prepared Administrative Guidelines for Bus Stop Advertising that were submitted for the record when the ordinance was adopted, but the Guidelines were not formally adopted by the Council at that time.
City Council, in its meeting of January 13, 1998, requested the Administrative Guidelines for Bus Stop Advertising be amended to include the provision of obtaining permission from abutting property owners in residential areas that are proposed for use as bus stops. In the Council meeting of January 27, 1998, the Administrative Guidelines were amended, including the title, and the Administrative Guide for Bus Stop Locations and Bench and Shelter Advertising was adopted.
On July 22, 2008, City Council approved Contract No. K-0809-9 with Cleveland Area Rapid Transit (CART) that provided funding to CART and also approved new locations for bus benches and shelters. In processing sign permits related to the new benches and shelters, Staff discovered that because of amendments to the Sign Code, the Administrative Guide and the Sign Code were not consistent. To conform to the Administrative Guide, Staff was not able to approve some of the sign permits although the Sign Code would have allowed approval. Concurrent to this issue, CART requested revisions to the Administrative Guide to update information, allow for flexibility in design of bus shelters, and to allow benches and shelters to be erected adjacent to a neighborhood comprised of dwellings, provided the bench/shelter is located on an arterial roadway at the perimeter of the subdivision.
Both issues were addressed by the Transporta...
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