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CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE O-1718-35 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 REMOVE PART OF BLOCK ONE (1) OF SHERWOOD SOUTH 2 ADDITION REPLAT, TO NORMAN, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, FROM THE RM-6, MEDIUM DENSITY APARTMENT DISTRICT, AND PLACE THE SAME IN A SPUD, SIMPLE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT; AND PROVIDING FOR THE SEVERABILITY THEREOF. (750 EAST IMHOFF ROAD)
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SYNOPSIS: The application request is to rezone this property from RM-6, Medium Density Apartment District, established by Ordinance No O-1314-36 to SPUD, Simple Planned Unit Development to allow for office and retail/commercial uses in addition to the apartment development. The application also includes approval to allow the existing sign adjacent to Imhoff Road to remain as constructed in its current location and to be amended in the future without an increase in the square feet of the existing ground sign or relocation of the ground sign.
ANALYSIS: The initial application in 2014 was to redevelop the site from a carwash facility, which had been out of business for several years, to the apartment complex as is currently developed. The apartment complex was developed in close proximity to the University of Oklahoma and was constructed to serve students as a lease by the bed development. The complex consists of five four-story buildings, all under one common roof. The common roof provides for an open breezeway or walkway connecting the buildings. There are 24 units with 79 beds.
The site is advantageously located no more than 3/4 of a mile from State Highway 9, creating an easy access route to I-35 and other areas of Norman or OKC. The project has been completed for about 2 years and the developer is now looking at ways to better utilize the development while possibly serving the residents of the complex and adjacent residential areas by rezoning the si...
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