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RESOLUTION R-1718-71: A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, CHANGING THE STREET NAME FROM DEBARR AVENUE TO DEANS ROW AVENUE FOR PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED NORTH OF BOYD STREET, SOUTH OF DUFFY STREET AND WEST OF JENKINS AVENUE.
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BACKGROUND: On Tuesday, November 28, 2017, City staff received a petition from the property owners adjacent to DeBarr Avenue seeking to change the name of a street from DEBARR AVENUE to DEANS ROW. The City's current policy regarding the renaming of City Streets is embodied in Resolution R-0809-60. Staff has verified the petition meets the requirements of the current Resolution R-0809-60 and is now forwarding the request to City Council for consideration.
DISCUSSION: The street name for DeBarr Avenue was created by the surveyor Edwin DeBarr for the owners with the filing of the final plat for Larsh's University Addition, recorded with the Cleveland County Clerk on September 10, 1901. During this period of time, final plats were not submitted to City Council for approval. DeBarr Avenue is approximately 1,100 feet in total length and is located between Boyd Street on the south and Duffy Street on the north.
The information submitted with the Petition has been reviewed by City Staff. Ownership lists have been verified and a total of 75% of property owners adjacent to DeBarr Avenue are requesting the street name change. Although the request is to name the street "Dean's Row", Staff recommends including "AVENUE" to be consistent with the streets in the area where all north/south streets are designated as "Avenue", i.e. "Deans Row Avenue". The proposed street name does not duplicate any existing street names within the City. The application fee of $200 has been submitted by one of the property owners, Mr. Millsap.
The Petition was finalized by Mr. Millsap prior to circulation. Staff understands from conversation with Mr. Millsap that adding the word "Avenue" to the request does not change the s...
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