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RESOLUTION R-1920-83: A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AMENDING THE NORMAN 2025 LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION PLAN SO AS TO REMOVE LOTS THREE (3) AND FOUR (4), FINDLAY AVENUE MEDICAL PUD, AND A PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (NW/4) OF SECTION TWENTY-NINE (29), TOWNSHIP NINE (9) NORTH, RANGE TWO (2) WEST OF THE INDIAN MERIDIAN, TO NORMAN, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, FROM THE OFFICE DESIGNATION AND PLACE THE SAME IN THE INSTITUTIONAL DESIGNATION. (801, 809 AND 819 NORTH FINDLAY AVENUE)
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HISTORY: In August of 2003, 2.15 acres of this 2.39-acre subject tract was rezoned from R-1, Single-Family Dwelling District, to PUD, Planned Unit Development, to allow for medical office uses with Ordinance No. 0304-4. When the PUD was approved, the property was designated in the NORMAN 2020 Plan as "Special Planning Area I" and proposed for medically-related offices. The adoption of O-0304-4 included a development plan for the area that met the development guidelines of "SPA-1" and designated the site as Office. With the adoption of the NORMAN 2025 Land Use & Transportation Plan, this area continued as Office designation. For the rezoning portion of this application, the applicant is proposing to rezone all 2.39 acres of their property to SPUD, Simple Planned Unit Development, to allow for a school and associated uses only. This property falls within the Porter Corridor Zoning Overlay District, Ordinance O-1011-2, adopted August 10, 2010.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST: The applicant, Norman Public Schools, is currently in negotiations to purchase the 2.39-acre tract from FHC Finley Project, LLC. The property was previously used for medical offices. With the change of plans for Norman Regional Hospital on Porter Avenue, the current owner has decided to sell the property. Norman Public Schools would like to use the property for a school in the existing building and build a new gym and storm shelter on the corner of Findlay Avenue and Oliver Street. T...
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