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RESOLUTION NO. R-1314-23: A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, DECLARING CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS BOYD VIEW PARK AS UNSUITABLE FOR USE AS A PARK AND DECLARING SUCH USE TO BE ABANDONED.
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BACKGROUND: The City of Norman is currently in the process of acquiring right-of-way necessary for the widening of Cedar Lane Road, one of the 2012 Bond Projects. III Moore Properties, LTD ("III Moore") owns a parcel of property along Cedar Lane Road, east of the BSNF railroad tracks, near the intersection of Highway 77. For the project, the City of Norman needs to acquire five parcels from III Moore - permanent right-of-way, a temporary construction easement, two permanent drainage easements, and a permanent driveway easement. III Moore has offered to donate to the City parcels needed for the Cedar Lane Widening Project.
One motivation for III Moore's willingness to donate the Cedar Lane Widening Project parcels is their interest in acquiring City property adjacent to other property that they own south of Lindsey Street. The property III Moore is interested in is 2.13 acres of City-owned property, the Boyd View Property, near the intersection of Lindsey Street and Classen Boulevard. III Moore is interested in combining the Boyd View Property with their current ownership to create a more marketable property for future development. If the property were to be deeded to them, III Moore is willing to reserve a majority of the deeded property to be used as open space, storm water detention, and/or park type amenities that will be accessible for use by the adjacent neighborhood. This commitment for open space and park type amenities would be guaranteed by a deed restriction when the property is transferred.
In 1963, as part of the Boyd View Estates Plat, the Boyd View Property was dedicated as "public" on the plat. The practice at this time was to dedicate land as "public" to relieve the requirement for a developer to ...
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