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RESOLUTION R-1718-45: A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AMENDING THE NORMAN 2025 LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION PLAN SO AS TO REMOVE PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION FIFTEEN (15) OF TOWNSHIP NINE (9) NORTH, RANGE THREE (3) WEST OF THE INDIAN MERIDIAN, TO NORMAN, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, FROM THE LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DESIGNATION AND PLACE THE SAME IN THE OFFICE AND COMMERCIAL DESIGNATIONS. (1/8 MILE NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF 36TH AVENUE N.W. AND ROCK CREEK ROAD ON THE WEST SIDE OF 36TH AVENUE N.W.)
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SUMMARY OF REQUEST: The applicant is requesting commercial land use for 4.255 acres fronting 36th Avenue N.W. and office use for 3.91 acres to the west of the commercial use; there are four commercial buildings with parking fronting 36th Avenue N.W. and 10 office buildings with shared parking behind the retail centers
STAFF ANALYSIS: The NORMAN 2025 Plan identifies two criteria that must be examined before a land use change is approved.
There has been a change in circumstances resulting from development of the properties in the general vicinity which suggest that the proposed change will not be contrary to the public interest.
This area of Norman has seen significant development in recent years and within the last 20 years many of the single family residential homes were constructed. The residential subdivision directly behind this site, Warwick Addition, was built in the early 2000's and the Berkley Addition to the north and northwest was built in the late 1990's. The Falls at Brookhaven, a multi-family development, was built just 5 years ago on the south side of Rock Creek Road. Therefore, there is an increased need for goods and services within the general vicinity. Within the last five years a Neighborhood Wal-Mart was built at the northeast corner of 36th Avenue N.W. and Rock Creek Road and there is a new development, Legacy Offices and Apartments, east of the Neighborhood Wal-Mart.
These new dev...
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