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RESOLUTION NO. R-1213-111: A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AMENDING THE NORMAN 2025 LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION PLAN, LAND USE PLAN AMENDMENT NO. LUP-1213-8, SO AS TO PLACE A TRACT OF LAND LYING IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION FIFTEEN (15), TOWNSHIP NINE (9) NORTH, RANGE THREE (3) WEST OF THE INDIAN MERIDIAN, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, IN THE LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DESIGNATION AND A TRACT IN THE VERY LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DESIGNATION AND REMOVE THE SAME FROM THE FLOODPLAIN DESIGNATION FOR THE HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED PROPERTY. (GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF 48TH AVENUE N.W. AND TECUMSEH ROAD)
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SUMMARY OF REQUEST: The Fountain View North Addition was previously approved as a PUD (Planned Unit Development) by the City Council in March of 2012. Since that time, the developer acquired additional land to the north and east of the originally approved site and is hereby submitting a revised PUD and 2025 Land Use Plan amendment for inclusion of the additional land areas, see "Exhibit A".
STAFF ANALYSIS: These tracts, like most of the land in this area along the east side of 48th Avenue NW, were placed under a Floodplain designation by the 2020 and 2025 Land Use Plans. In 2008, after an extensive study of the Ten Mile Flat Creek, the city adopted new floodplain maps. These new maps limit the extent of floodplain to the properties along the west side of 48th Avenue NW, and thus open this area along the east side of 48th Avenue NW for urbanization. However, although the changes in the floodplain maps from 2008 are recognized, that floodplain designation was never taken off the 2025 Land Use and Transportation Plan, therefore the newly acquired area still remains designated as floodplain. This amendment is a continuation to the application from March of 2012, removing the floodplain designation from the newly acquired property and designating the area as Very Low Density Residential and Low Densi...
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