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RESOLUTION R-1617-72: A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, DECLARING A TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATIVE DELAY FOR A PERIOD OF (6) SIX MONTHS ON THE ACCEPTANCE OF ALL APPLICATIONS FOR BUILDING, DEMOLITION, PAVING, PLATTING, AND REZONING ACTIVITIES IN THE CENTRAL NORMAN STUDY AREA; DECLARING POSSIBLE EXCEPTIONS; DECLARING A PROCEDURE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND APPEALS PROCESS; AND PROVIDING FOR THE SEVERABILITY THEREOF.
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BACKGROUND: On January 3, 2017, City Council discussed the status of several ongoing Central Norman planning processes during a Study Session. The current planning processes underway are: Center City Form Based Code; Plan Norman; Griffin - ULI; garage apartment zoning overlay district; and neighborhood downzonings to R-1 from R-3. In addition, there are several other development concerns in Core Norman. They are: unresolved parking issues Downtown and on Campus Corner; intensified interest in increased density redevelopment; and the impact of increased density on City infrastructure.
Due to these processes and concerns occurring simultaneously in Core Norman, tensions have occurred between them. As examples:
* The Center City Form Based Code encourages increased density
* Downzonings to R-1 reduces allowed density in effected neighborhoods
* Proposed garage apartment overlay would increase allowed density
* Construction of large multiple-bedroom duplexes changes the character of neighborhoods
* Griffin-ULI proposal contemplates mixed commercial and residential uses with increased density
* Increased density impacts public infrastructure particularly in the older Core Norman neighborhoods
* Staff presented Council with several options in order to resolve these tensions. One of those options was a Resolution declaring a temporary administrative delay. Council requested that Staff place such a Resolution on their January 10, 2017 City Council agenda.
DISCUSSION: An administrative delay is the temporary hal...
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