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CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. O-1415-5 UPON SECOND AND FINAL READING: AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AMENDING SECTION 460 OF CHAPTER 22 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF NORMAN SO AS TO REMOVE PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION FOURTEEN (14), TOWNSHIP NINE (9) NORTH, RANGE THREE (3) WEST OF THE INDIAN MERIDIAN, NORMAN, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, FROM THE A-2, RURAL AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT AND PLACE THE SAME IN THE C-2, GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT, OF SAID CITY; AND PROVIDING FOR THE SEVERABILITY THEREOF. (3219 WEST ROCK CREEK ROAD)
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SYNOPSIS: The applicant's representative submitted an application to rezone property located approximately 550 feet east of the intersection of 36th Avenue NW and West Rock Creek Road. This site is along the north side of West Rock Creek Road just east of the new Wal-Mart Neighborhood Store. The entire ownership of this area is approximately 19.35 acres; however, the applicant is only requesting to rezone 9.03 acres from A-2, Rural Agricultural District to C-2, General Commercial District. The residual acreage, approximately 10 acres, will remain A-2 and unplatted at this time. This property was zoned A-2 with Ordinance No. 1339 in January of 1962.
This rezoning application does not have the typically associated NORMAN 2025 Land Use Plan Amendment application as this land use designation was already amended with Resolution No. R-0809-116 in June of 2009. This earlier NORMAN 2025 Amendment occurred at the same time the agreements for the West Rock Creek Road realignment and land purchase for the Rock Creek Road Overpass proposal were approved. The NORMAN 2025 Land Use Plan Amendment amended the entire 19.35 acres from Low Density Residential to Commercial Designation.
ANALYSIS: This area of northwest Norman was originally zoned for rural agricultural uses, and planned for residential uses as the previous NORMAN 2025 Land Use designation was Low Density Residential. However...
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