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Commission approves St. James Park PUD for 373 homes after debate over lot sizes and open space
Summary
The Planning Commission approved a 95-acre PUD for St. James Park addition that would create 373 single‑family lots including a smaller‑lot area, amid commissioner questions about reduced setbacks, use of adjacent parkland to meet open‑space requirements and traffic/connection points; recorded protest area was 0.7%.
The Norman Planning Commission approved rezoning and a preliminary plat for the 95.08-acre St. James Park addition, a planned unit development proposing 373 single‑family lots and a mix of lot sizes, after extended discussion about reduced lot widths, rear‑yard setbacks and how the project meets the city’s open‑space requirements.
Justin Bishop of the Planning Department described the application as a rezoning from R-1 to PUD and noted the proposal’s variances from standard R-1 rules: Development Area 1 would allow 40‑foot lot widths (instead of 50) while keeping a 6,000‑square‑foot minimum; Development Area 2 would allow 30‑foot widths and 3,500‑square‑foot minimum lots. He said the applicant proposed roughly 2.35 acres of green…
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