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CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE O-1819-20 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 THE WEST HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION FOURTEEN (14), TOWNSHIP EIGHT (8) NORTH, RANGE TWO (2) WEST OF THE INDIAN MERIDIAN, TO NORMAN, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, FROM THE A-2, RURAL AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT, AND PLACE SAME IN THE PUD, PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT; AND PROVIDING FOR THE SEVERABILITY THEREOF. (4131 36TH AVENUE S.E.)
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SYNOPSIS: The applicants, Don and Amy Stevens, are requesting to rezone from A-2, Rural Agricultural District, to PUD, Planned Unit Development to allow for construction of an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) consisting of approximately 797 square feet.
The applicants want to provide living accommodations, including separate cooking facilities, for aging family members but cannot do so legally under the existing A-2, Rural Agricultural District as it does not allow for separate cooking facilities/two kitchens on one tract; therefore, the applicants are submitting a PUD, Planned Unit Development Narrative outlining the allowed uses on the site.
ANALYSIS: The particulars of this PUD include:
1. USE: Construction of an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) that will be secondary to the main house, allowing for aging parents to live on-site. The ADU will have separate cooking facilities allowing the residents as much independence as possible. The PUD Narrative states uses allowed shall be those permitted in the A-2, Rural Agricultural District and the ADU.
2. OPEN SPACE: This property is approximately 5 acres with an existing home and barn/accessory outbuilding, the open space area is more than adequate for this area.
3. PARKING: The plan is to have additional garage parking for the ADU but not finalized at this point. There is a garage attached to the main house with adequate paving as...
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