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CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. O-1314-55 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 A PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION SEVENTEEN (17), TOWNSHIP EIGHT (8) NORTH, RANGE TWO (2) WEST OF THE INDIAN MERIDIAN, NORMAN, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, FROM THE C-2, GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT AND PLACE THE SAME IN THE R-2, TWO-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT, OF SAID CITY; AND PROVIDING FOR THE SEVERABILITY THEREOF. (GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF EAST CEDAR LANE ROAD AND 12TH AVENUE S.E.)
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SYNOPSIS: The applicant, Eagle Cliff, L.P., is requesting rezoning from C-2, General Commercial District, to R-2, Two-Family Dwelling District for a tract of land generally located at the southwest corner of 12th Avenue S.E. and East Cedar Lane Road. The site has never developed.
ANALYSIS: This site was rezoned from A-2, Rural Agricultural District, to C-2, General Commercial District in 1981. In that same year a preliminary plat was approved; however, the property was never final platted. Revised preliminary plats have been approved six times between 1981 and 2003; however, final plats have never been submitted for this subject tract.
The surrounding area, directly to the south, is a multi-family development consisting of approximately 176 units. This multi-family development to the south is not a student based housing complex, i.e., leased by the bed. To the west, east and farther south of this proposal is single-family housing. There are still many lots available for development within those single-family additions. Abutting the property to the north is a commercial development, a convenience store with fuel sales. Directly across East Cedar Lane Road is Astellas Pharma, zoned industrial. Farther to the northeast are two student-based housing developments.
USE: As noted above the site has never been...
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