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CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. O-1314-37 UPON SECOND AND FINAL READING: AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, CLOSING PART OF THE SIXTY-SIX (66) FOOT STATUTORY RIGHT-OF-WAY KNOWN AS 12TH AVENUE S.E. LOCATED IN SECTIONS FOUR (4) AND FIVE (5), TOWNSHIP EIGHT (8) NORTH, RANGE TWO (2) WEST OF THE INDIAN MERIDIAN, NORMAN, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA; AND PROVIDING FOR THE SEVERABILITY THEREOF. (WEST OF CLASSEN BOULEVARD BETWEEN CONSTITUTION BOULEVARD AND IMHOFF ROAD)
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BACKGROUND: Statutory rights-of-way were established in Oklahoma with section lines as a grid system. Within Cleveland County a total of sixty-six feet (66') of total statutory rights-of-way were assigned for section line roads with thirty-three feet (33') on each side of the Section Line. There are a few occasions where section line roads were never constructed within the rights-of-way. That is the case in this instance. The attorney for the owner wants to clear up any potential issues before rezoning and platting of the property takes place in the near future. Planning Commission, at its meeting of March 13, 2014, recommended approval of Ordinance No. O-1314-37.
DISCUSSION: The rights-of-way being requested for closure are west of Classen Boulevard between Constitution Street and Imhoff Road as shown on the attached map. The rights-of-way would have been for the north-south alignment of an extension of 12th Avenue S.E. This road section does not exist and there are no road connections that could be served by this road section. There are no plans to complete this road section.
All of the franchised utilities were notified to assess the impact on their facilities if the rights-of-way were closed. Staff received objections from AT&T and Oklahoma Natural Gas Company (ONG) prior to the preparation of the staff report for the Planning Commission meeting of March 13, 2014. Since that time, AT&T and ONG have contacted staff indicating they have no utili...
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