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CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE O-1819-29 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 SCHOOL IN THE R-1, SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT FOR LOT ONE (1), BLOCK ONE (1), BOYD VIEW II ADDITION TO NORMAN, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA; AND PROVIDING FOR THE SEVERABILITY THEREOF. (2323 CLASSEN BOULEVARD)
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SYNOPSIS: Children's House Montessori School is requesting Special Use for a school to be located at 2323 Classen Boulevard. Previously, a church occupied this site but they have vacated and the site is for sale.
ANALYSIS: Children's House Montessori School has shared space with St. John's Episcopal Church for 47 years, renting 2 buildings on the property and a portion of the current church building. However, they now have an opportunity to relocate their school; the relocation will allow them to expand slightly in the coming years and provide private open space for the students. While they are a secular school and are not affiliated with St. John's Episcopal Church, sharing space over the past 47 years has brought the two organizations together in a community driven way. Should this request for Special Use be approved, and they move to a new location, Children's House intends to continue its connection to the St. Johns community through field trips back to the church site for events and other continued interactions.
Currently, the school's enrollment is at 76 students with approximately 44 students on a waiting list. The school is a child focused, child led program and they are set at a maximum of 21 students per classroom. They have pre-school up to 5th grade.
BACKGROUND: In 1977, schools and churches were a use permitted by right in the residential districts; however, City Council directed staff to review the ordinances and staff suggested amendments to the permitted uses in the residential si...
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