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CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE O-2021-16 UPON SECOND AND FINAL READING: AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, DETACHING PROPERTY WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AND DESIGNATING THE AREAS OR TRACTS INCLUDED IN SUCH DETACHMENTS; REPEALING ALL OTHER ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING FOR THE SEVERABILITY THEREOF (SHELLEY ACRES TRACTS 1 AND 2 AND THAT PORTION OF PROPERTY ZONED I-2 HEAVY INDUSTRIAL LYING SOUTH OF BETHEL ROAD, NORTH OF INDIAN HILLS ROAD AND ALONG THE WEST EDGE OF RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY).
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BACKGROUND: The City of Norman has not adopted a procedure or ordinance directly addressing a process for consideration of detachment petitions; thus the process is largely dictated by state law set forth in Oklahoma Statutes, Title 11 ?? 21-110, 21-111 and 21-112. However, in addition to this state law, City Code Section 4-1201, does provide that the Planning Commission "shall" review all "deannexation ... petitions."
On July 30, 2020, 34th Street Partners, LLC submitted its unsigned petition requesting detachment of approximately forty-two (42) acres, over three separate parcels of property located in the northernmost municipal limits of Norman located along I-35. Per state law, the unsigned petition was published twice, was circulated and signed, and the signed petition was provided to the City, received on August 27, 2020.
Following Planning Commission review, an ordinance granting the petition will then proceed to City Council for consideration. Pursuant to state law, the City must publish notice of the petition within ten (10) days of City Council consideration. Per ? 21-110(C), the City Council may approve, deny or defer its decision on the petition.
DISCUSSION:
Considerations Regarding the Parcels in Question
Two of the three parcels included in the Petition, legally addressed as 2900 and 2910 Bethel Rd., amount to a combined thirty-eight (38) acres mol,...
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