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RESOLUTION NO. R-1112-118: A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AMENDING THE NORMAN 2025 LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION PLAN, LAND USE PLAN AMENDMENT NO. LUP-1112-5, SO AS TO PLACE BLOCK 3 OF STATE UNIVERSITY ADDITION, NORMAN CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, IN SPECIAL PLANNING AREA 9 AND REMOVE THE SAME FROM THE LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DESIGNATION FOR THE HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED PROPERTY. (GENERALLY LOCATED BETWEEN BOYD STREET AND MCCULLOUGH STREET AND BETWEEN MONNETT AVENUE AND THE BNSF RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY)
ACTION NEEDED: Motion to adopt or reject Resolution No. R-1112-118, Land Use Plan Amendment No. LUP-1112-5, and, if adopted, amend the NORMAN 2025 Land Use and Transportation Plan according thereto.
ACTION TAKEN: _____________________________________
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BACKGROUND: Elsey Partners has submitted a request to amend the Norman 2025 Land Use and Transportation Plan and create a new Special Planning Area that would authorize the area to be used for a very high density residential development. Should the plan amendment be approved, they will proceed with filing a complete rezoning application for a Planned Unit Development that will detail the specifics of their proposed project. The location for this Special Planning Area is the entire block between Boyd Street and McCullough Street, from Monnett Avenue to the BNSF railroad right-of-way, although their current ownership only involves a majority of that block.
DISCUSSION: Norman’s current zoning ordinance does not have an existing category that allows extremely high residential densities with coverage factors that leave little private open space. This type of request can only be accommodated as a Mixed Use zoning, a Special Use within several commercial categories, or under the Planned Unit Development process. The applicant has provided some suggestions for criteria to be included within this Special Planning Area, which staff has amplified. Special Planning Areas must be i...
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