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CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE O-1617-34 UPON SECOND AND FINAL READING: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA AMENDING SECTION 429.1(3) AND CLARIFYING THE PROCESS FOR AMENDMENTS TO DISTRICT BOUNDARIES BASED ON APPROVAL BY THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) LETTERS OF MAP CHANGE INCLUDING LETTERS OF MAP REVISION; AMENDING SECTION 429.1(4) TO CLARIFY WHEN A FLOODPLAIN PERMIT IS REQUIRED AND WHEN COUNCIL APPROVAL IS REQUIRED; AND REMOVING REDUNDANT LANGUAGE RELATED TO SUBDIVISION STANDARDS, ALL IN CHAPTER 22 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF NORMAN OKLAHOMA; AND PROVIDING FOR THE SEVERABILITY THEREOF.
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REQUEST SUMMARY: This is a request to amend Chapter 22 of the City Code (Zoning Ordinance) to clarify certain provisions of the Flood Hazard Zoning District.
BACKGROUND: Over the last several years, City Council has discussed a number of changes to Norman's floodplain ordinance stemming from a project in core Norman. The proposal involved razing an existing apartment complex and constructing new student housing facilities ("University House Norman Project"). The existing structures predated the floodplain ordinance and a number of buildings were in the floodplain and floodway. The new project proposed to remove structures from the floodway and floodplain, add 1.3 acre feet of floodplain storage through channel bank excavation and placement, and construct new apartments outside of the floodway and floodplain.
As Council worked through the issues that arose as a result of this redevelopment project, several amendments to the floodplain ordinance were drafted to better define the process for amendments to the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) that result from a FEMA driven review process. The amendments to the FIRM as a result of the University House Norman Project were submitted to FEMA first as a Conditional Letter of Map Revision ("CLOMR") and then, once improvements were constructed, as a Letter of Map Revision ("LOMR"). The City's role i...
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