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RESOLUTION R-1617-69: A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AMENDING THE NORMAN 2025 LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION PLAN SO AS TO REMOVE BLOCK 14 OF SOUTHRIDGE ADDITION, TO NORMAN, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, FROM THE OPEN SPACE DESIGNATION AND PLACE THE SAME IN THE COMMERCIAL DESIGNATION.
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SUMMARY OF REQUEST: This is a request to amend the land use designation on an approximately .13 acre parcel owned by the City of Norman. The property is zoned R-1, designated as Low Density Residential and recognized as a traffic island; surrounded by the following three streets: Oklahoma Avenue, Enid Street and Classen Boulevard. This property was deeded to the City in the 1920s with the recording of the adjacent residential plat, Block 14 of Southridge Addition.
The subject tract is currently maintained by the City Parks Department, but functions as a traffic island. The adjacent property owner, Aria Development, L.L.C., and the City of Norman, are working together to close and vacate the portion of Oklahoma Avenue situated between this subject tract and the adjacent 3 acre tract to the east, owned by Aria. The proposal is moving forward with the overall development plan showing the incorporation of the subject tract and the portion of Oklahoma to be closed into the adjacent property, thus creating a viable commercial area while eliminating an otherwise non-conforming and dangerous intersection. The majority of the subject tract will remain a landscaped, open area, providing pedestrian access from the adjacent neighborhood to the future businesses. The City is working on an agreement to sell this subject tract to Aria for incorporation into their future development plans.
City staff, representing the City as owner, has prepared the appropriate documentation for the closure of Oklahoma Avenue under separate application, see associated staff report.
STAFF ANALYSIS: The NORMAN 2025 Plan identifies two criteria that must be exami...
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