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CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. O-1415-2 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 GRANT SPECIAL USE FOR A MIXED BUILDING IN THE C-3, INTENSIVE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT, FOR LOT 11, BLOCK 13, THE ORIGINAL TOWN OF NORMAN, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA; AND PROVIDING FOR THE SEVERABILITY THEREOF. (222 EAST MAIN STREET)
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SYNOPSIS: The applicant owns an older two-story office building located at 222 East Main Street. The office building is located on the south side of Main Street, approximately 250 feet east of Peters Avenue. The applicant currently operates a law office on the ground floor and proposes to renovate and convert the second floor into a two bedroom apartment unit.
ANALYSIS: The site is zoned C-3, Intensive Commercial District. Under the C-3 zoning district, Special Use for Mixed Building can be granted for a residential component on the upper floor(s) as long as the use on the ground floor is a permitted use within the district.
IMPACTS: In the C-3 zoning district there is not a requirement to provide off-street parking for any use. In the downtown area on-street parking is available as well as a public parking lot. There are four parking spaces located at the rear of the building, adjacent to the alley. This parking is for the office staff. The applicant currently leases two parking spaces in the old Marquis Furniture parking lot, just across the alley at 110 S. Crawford Avenue. These two spaces are intended for the tenants of the residential unit. The applicant stated if they lose the lease for the two parking spaces in the old Marquis parking lot they will move the staff, currently parking directly behind the building, to other public parking in the downtown area and allow the tenants to park directly behind the building.
POLICY: The NORMAN 2025 Plan established Goals and Policies that are si...
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