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CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION, REJECTION, AMENDMENT, AND/OR POSTPONEMENT OF ORDINANCE O-2021-38 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 DWELLING UNITS WITH FOUR OR MORE BEDROOMS IN THE CCFBC, CENTER CITY FORM-BASED CODE URBAN GENERAL FRONTAGE FOR LOTS ONE (1) THROUGH FOUR (4), BLOCK TWO (2), LARSH'S FIRST ADDITION TO NORMAN, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA; AND PROVIDING FOR THE SEVERABILITY THEREOF. (430 SOUTH JAMES GARNER AVENUE)
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SYNOPSIS: The applicant, Peter Petromilli, CSO Development, is requesting Special Use for this proposal to allow a fourth bedroom in the residential units he plans to construct within the next year. The applicant will be redeveloping the existing parking lot into an apartment building.
In March of this year, the applicant submitted a 4-unit apartment proposal for this site to the Development Review Team (DRT) with each unit having three-bedrooms along with a large open space/lounge area. The lounge area did not have direct access to a bathroom nor did it have a closet - all defining factors to designate a room as a bedroom. However, the applicant anticipated that the units would be leased to students, as has been the market in this area. The applicant recognized that with each unit having the additional area designated as a lounge it was possible the tenants would convert the space to an additional bedroom area with a shared bathroom. Given this possibility, the applicant decided to seek approval for a Special Use for four or more bedrooms to accommodate the reality of how the spaces will be leased. The applicant did not move forward with this design concept.
The applicant redesigned the proposal and submitted to the Development Review Team on April 12, 2021, now with a 6-unit apartment building proposal, with each unit having 4-bedrooms. This 24-bedroom proposal is a c...
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