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A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, DECLARING A TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATIVE DELAY FOR A PERIOD OF SIX (6) MONTHS ON THE ACCEPTANCE OF ALL APPLICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE ("COC"), DEMOLITION PERMITS, OR CENTER CITY PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS ("CCPUD") IN THE CENTER CITY STUDY AREA OF NORMAN; DECLARING POSSIBLE EXCEPTIONS; DECLARING A PROCEDURE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND APPEALS PROCESS; AND PROVIDING FOR THE SEVERABILITY THEREOF.
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BACKGROUND:
On May 23, 2017, the City Council passed O-1617-35, and adopted the City of Norman's first form-based code, the Center City Form Based Code ("CCFBC"). Center City in Norman was a vision that resulted from a collaborative process, including a Charrette making the following recommendations/observations:
* Center City is not the same as the rest of Norman
* Mixed-use should be promoted in key locations
* Pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly character should be increased
* Should create a "park once" environment-structures & management strategy
* Should provide a range of housing options
* Connections between Downtown and Campus Corner should be promoted
* Small scale infill development should be made easier
The CCFBC was adopted with this vision in mind, and in order to provide a zoning tool to achieve a very particular type of development in the Center City area of Norman. On December 19, 2017, City Council approved O-1718-27, adopting the Norman Center City Project Plan, establishing a date for creating a Norman Tax Increment Financing District No. 3, and authorizing the Norman Tax Increment Finance Authority and the City of Norman to administer certain portions of the Project Plan. The Project Plan area is the same as the area subject to the CCFBC (referred to collectively as "Center City").
Since its adoption, eleven projects have applied to the Center City Design Review Team, ("DRT") for a Certificate of Compliance ("COC"), a prerequisite to issuance of a building permit within...
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