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CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE O-1415-31 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 GRANT SPECIAL USE FOR AN AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE STATION (GAS STATION) IN THE C-1, LOCAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT FOR LOT TWO (2), BLOCK ONE (1), OF WINDSOR ADDITION TO THE CITY OF NORMAN, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA; AND PROVIDING FOR THE SEVERABILITY THEREOF. (SOUTHWEST CORNER OF 36TH AVENUE N.W. AND TECUMSEH ROAD)
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SYNOPSIS: This rezoning request is for the remaining undeveloped piece of property located at the southwest corner of West Tecumseh Road and 36th Avenue NW. This remaining piece is separated from the single-family development to the west, Cascade Addition, by a recent multi-family development, Windsor Apartments, currently under construction. Across West Tecumseh Road and 36th Avenue NW, to the north and east, are banks, commercial uses and a strip mall. This proposal is west of the Norman Regional HealthPlex. The applicant is proposing C-1, Local Commercial District with Special Use for an Automobile Service Station to allow for the sale of gasoline. The overall C-1 zoning with Special Use will allow for a development consisting of a convenience store with gas sales, a dental office and a retail component.
ANALYSIS: In December of 1998 City Council adopted Ordnance No. O-9899-9 which placed this property in the C-1, Local Commercial District with Special Use for an Automobile Service Station, allowing for the sale of gasoline, however, the site never developed. Per the conditions for Special Use in the Zoning Ordinance, Section 22:434.1 (f) Expiration for Non-Use:
"The authority to issue initial construction or initial occupancy permits pursuant to the granting of a Special Use shall expire two (2) years after the City Council approves the "Special Use", unless the City Council includes a different time limit as a specific...
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