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CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. O-1314-28 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 TYPE I BED AND BREAKFAST IN THE R-1, SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT, FOR PART OF LOTS 14 AND 17 AND ALL OF LOTS 15 AND 16, BLOCK 5, HARDIE RUCKER ADDITION TO NORMAN, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA; AND PROVIDING FOR THE SEVERABILITY THEREOF. (1405 MCKINLEY AVENUE)
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SYNOPSIS: The applicant, David Houck, is proposing to establish a Type I Bed and Breakfast Establishment at 1405 McKinley Avenue. The existing use for the site is that of a rental property. The applicant purchased the lot about three years ago, demolished the previous home and built the current home with the intent of using it as rental property until his family was ready to move back into the area and establish a Bed and Breakfast. The current home is a four bedroom, two-story home with approximately 2,240 square feet of living area and 3,200 square feet total. As part of this application the applicant is requesting the timeline required to establish a Special Use be extended from the two year time limit to three years from the date of City Council approval. The applicant has the house rented through May of 2015 so this extension will allow him to begin the renovations and prepare the site for the business after the current lease expires.
ANALYSIS: All Bed and Breakfast establishments are considered accessory to residential uses, and can only be established by the issuance of a Special Use Permit.
The requirements for establishing a Type I Bed and Breakfast are as follows.
Type I Bed and Breakfast is principally used as a single-family dwelling with the provision of guest lodging as a secondary feature, and must conform to all of the following conditions:
1. May be permitted in any residential or agricultural zoning district.
2. N...
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