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CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE O-1718-21 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 MUNICIPAL USE IN THE A-2, RURAL AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT, FOR PART OF SECTION SEVEN (7), TOWNSHIP EIGHT (8) NORTH, RANGE TWO (2) WEST OF THE INDIAN MERIDIAN, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA; AND PROVIDING FOR THE SEVERABILITY THEREOF. (3428 JENKINS AVENUE)
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SYNOPSIS: City of Norman, as applicant, is proposing to locate a 300' communication tower at this site to help serve the residents of south and west Norman as well as municipal services with an updated emergency communication system.
BACKGROUND: In November of 1995 City Council approved amendments to the Zoning Code which added "Municipal Use, Public Buildings and Public Utility" as a Special Use in the residential zoning districts. In the A-1 and A-2 zoning districts they were permitted uses listed as "Municipal Use" and "Public Service or Utility Use". In the TC zoning district there was a permitted use listed as "Municipal Use". In the M-1 zoning district the Special Use list included "Electric Substation" and "Sewage Disposal Plant or Lift Station". The commercial zoning districts and the I-1 zoning district did not allow municipal uses as an allowed or special use. The Zoning Code was not consistent in how municipal uses were regulated and the many different terms used were not defined in the Zoning Code. Council and staff agreed the differences could lead to confusion in evaluating and determining how these uses were regulated so staff moved forward to clean up the language and require Special Use for future applications of "Municipal Use, Public Buildings and Public Utility". In order for the City to have the greatest flexibility to locate municipal and other public facilities in appropriate locations throughout the City, staff prepared a Zoning Code amendme...
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