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CONSENT TO ENCROACH EN-1920-6: FOR LOT 1, BLOCK 1, LEGACY TRAILS APARTMENTS ADDITION, CITY OF NORMAN, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA. (2501 PENDLETON DRIVE)
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BACKGROUND: An encroachment request has been filed in the office of the City Clerk by Lektron Branding Solutions on behalf of property owner HPI Legacy, L.L.C., requesting a Consent to Encroach into utility easements at the above-described property.
DISCUSSION: The application for the Consent to Encroachment concerns the encroachment upon City of Norman and Norman Utilities Authority (NUA) utility easements for the replacement of an existing sign. The owner is requesting that the replacement sign be allowed to encroach upon the existing utility easement located at the front of the parcel.
The property is zoned by a PUD pursuant to Ordinance No. O-1415-29. In order to accommodate the existing and replacement sign, the property owner has also brought a request for PUD amendment, addressing the setback amendment necessary to accommodate the sign only, which is brought as a companion to this item for City Council consideration (as Ordinance No. O-2021-2).
Along the south property line, a platted 17.5-foot easement exists and will be encroached upon for the proposed. An 8-inch water line is located within this easement running east/west but is approximately 10 feet north of the proposed sign. Within the 15-foot
easement for the property abutting to the south, an 8-inch sewer flowing from east to west is approximately 10 feet from the proposed sign.
The applicant has obtained a response from OG&E, AT&T, and Oklahoma Natural Gas, which have indicated that they have facilities located in the easements, however they are not opposed to the encroachment so long as the owner abides by the certain requirements as indicated in #6 below. Oklahoma Electric Cooperative did not indicate that it had existing facilities within the easement, but made no objection to the encroachment request. Cox Communicati...
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