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RESOLUTION R-1516-20: A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AMENDING THE NORMAN 2025 LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION PLAN SO AS TO REMOVE THE WEST 11' OF LOT 9, AND ALL OF LOT 10, BLOCK 1, WOODSLAWN ADDITION, TO NORMAN, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, FROM THE LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DESIGNATION AND PLACE THE SAME IN THE OFFICE DESIGNATION. (SOUTHEAST CORNER OF BERRY ROAD AND ROBINSON STREET)
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SUMMARY OF REQUEST: This lot is located on the southeast corner at the intersection of West Robinson and North Berry Road and has been vacant since the Final Plat of Woodslawn Addition was filed on September 17, 1952. The applicant is requesting a Land Use Plan Amendment from Low Density Residential Designation to Office Designation to develop a one story 1,800 square foot residential style office building on the lot.
STAFF ANALYSIS: The NORMAN 2025 Plan identifies two criteria that must be examined before a land use change is approved.
1. 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 intersection at West Robinson and North Berry Road has not changed over the last several decades; the southwest corner is a commercial corner with Circle K, and a High Density Residential Designation for the Norman Regional Hospital Specialty facility to the west of the Circle K. There is also a Commercial Designation to the south of Circle K, which has gone through many types of businesses; from a restaurant to offices and now a call center. To the east and south of this lot are single family homes with Low Density Residential Designation and directly across the street to the north and west is University of Oklahoma North Base with an Industrial Land Use Designation.
This lot never developed; however, the neighborhood to the east and south of this lot developed as Woodslawn Addition. Th...
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