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CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE O-2021-8 UPON SECOND AND FINAL READING: AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AMENDING THE SITE PLAN ADOPTED IN ORDINANCE NO. O-0304-33, FOR PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION TWENTY-SIX (26), TOWNSHIP NINE (9) NORTH, RANGE THREE (3) WEST OF THE INDIAN MERIDIAN, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA; AND PROVIDING FOR THE SEVERABILITY THEREOF. (512 NORTH INTERSTATE DRIVE)
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SYNOPSIS: The applicant is requesting to amend the site plan adopted with Ordinance No. O-0304-33 to allow for America's Car-Mart, an automobile dealership, to construct a new building on the subject property. The property will remain under the C-2, General Commercial District.
EXISTING ZONING/HISTORY: The subject property was rezoned to C-2, General Commercial District, in 2003 to allow for a parking lot for the Big Red Sports automobile dealership located directly south at 418 N Interstate Drive. City Council attached a site plan and special conditions to the straight C-2 zoning upon adoption. Adoption of special conditions with a straight zoning is not common but in this case the applicant now needs to amend the site plan due in part to the pipeline easement.
The special conditions for the site were as follows:
* A 6' brick fence at the rear of the property with a 10' landscape strip,
* A double row of parking for employees only at the rear of the lot,
* A second 6' fence defining the new car/sales area,
* No lighting installed in the rear of the lot (the employee parking area),
* All lighting to be installed in front of the wall and directed away from the residential area,
* The lot was to be used as parking only; no buildings were approved on the site plan.
In completing the research on the history of this site, staff found that the site conditions adopted were due in large part to the requests of the adjacent property owners at that time. For this request, staff has not received any protests or comm...
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