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CONSIDERATION OF A NORMAN RURAL CERTIFICATE OF SURVEY COS-1415-3 FOR DIEHM ACRES WITH A VARIANCE IN THE MINIMUM ACREAGE REQUIREMENTS AND PRIVATE ROAD REQUIREMENTS AND ACCEPTANCE OF EASEMENT E-1415-38 AND E-1415-39. (GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF 84TH AVENUE S.E. APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF MILE NORTH OF HIGHWAY 9).
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BACKGROUND: This item is Norman Rural Certificate of Survey No. COS-1415-3, Diehm Acres, generally located one-half mile north of State Highway No. 9 on the west side of 84th Avenue S.E.
Norman Rural Certificate of Survey COS-1415-3 for Diehm Acres was approved by Planning Commission at its meeting of December 11, 2014 with a variance in minimum acreage requirements for Tracts 1 and 2, and a variance in the private road requirements from 20-feet to 12-feet.
DISCUSSION: There are a total of 2 tracts encompassing 19.17 acres in this certificate of survey. Tract 1 consists of 9.59 acres and Tract 2 consists of 9.58 acres. The surveyor has indicated this is a "short section" and is unable to provide 10 acres for each tract. As a result, the applicant has requested a variance in the minimum acreage requirement for Tracts 1 and 2. Also, this property has been in the family for many years and never contained twenty (20) acres. With the information provided by the surveyor, staff supports the request.
The City standard road width for a private road is twenty-feet (20') in width. Whenever a private road serves three (3) lots or less the applicant can request a variance to twelve-feet (12') in width.
This certificate of survey, if approved, will allow one single family structure on each lot. There is an existing house on Tract 1 with existing sanitary sewer system and water well on it. Private individual sanitary sewer systems and water wells will be installed in accordance with the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) standards for Tract 2. Fire protection will be provided by the City of Norman pump...
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