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RESOLUTION R-2021-53: A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, GRANTING AN EXEMPTION TO RESOLUTION R-1516-94 TO ALLOW FOR A PRIVATE DRIVEWAY MAINTAINED BY PROPERTY OWNERS. LOCATED 2,030 FEET WEST OF 156TH AVENUE S.E. ON THE NORTH SIDE OF IMHOFF ROAD.
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BACKGROUND: The property is located 2,030-feet west of 156th Avenue S.E. on the north side of Imhoff Road. The current zoning is A-2, Rural Agricultural District.
DISCUSSION: This property was annexed into the Norman City limits on October 18, 1961. City Council, at its meeting of December 12, 1961, adopted Ordinance No. 1322 placing this property in the A-2, Rural Agricultural District.
The owners of a 60-acre tract met with staff and discovered Imhoff Road was declared as a closed section per previous resolutions, with the latest Resolution No. R-1516-94 approved by City Council at its meeting of March 8, 2016. As a result, staff is unable to issue building permits for the property until Imhoff Road is built to City standards. The owners of the property are interested in dividing 60 acres into a 10-acre and 50-acre tracts with their daughter building on the eastern 10-acre tract. The 50-acre tract will have existing access to 144th Avenue S.E. if it is ever built on. The owners live on an existing legal 10-acre tract that is not part of the certificate of survey. Their access is to 144th Avenue S.E. Due to the topography (terrain and drainage way), the proposed 10-acre tract will have to access an existing private driveway within the Imhoff Road right-of-way to the east and access 156th Avenue S.E. City Council has previously approved R-1516-118 and R-1819-116 for properties located on the south side of Imhoff Road. Staff has reviewed the request and is able to support the request provided the owners will participate in the maintenance of the private driveway. The owners have stated they will participate with the existing owners and be responsible for the maintenanc...
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