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Planning Commission approves rezoning for North Flood Business Park with 80% masonry condition
Summary
The Norman Planning Commission approved rezoning of a 3.65-acre site on North Flood Avenue to a SPUD for a six‑building business park, adding an 80% masonry exterior requirement and noting FAA review for building heights.
The Norman Planning Commission on an undisclosed date approved rezoning 3.65 acres north of West Tecumseh Road on North Flood Avenue to a SPUD for the North Flood Business Park, and added a condition requiring 80% masonry exterior materials for new buildings.
The action was taken after staff and the applicant presented a preliminary plat and site plan showing six buildings of roughly 3,500 to 5,000 square feet each intended for industrial and commercial uses, two drainage areas and a circle drive for site access. Staff recommended approval; the motion to approve passed 8-0.
Justin Fisher, Planning Department staff, summarized the request as “a rezoning from A-2 and I-2 to SPUD,” and showed aerials and photos of the site and surrounding uses. He said the applicant proposed about 43% green space and noted surrounding zoning included PUDs and an A-1 residential area to the north.
Gunner Joyce, representing the applicant, told the commission the site would be subject to FAA review because of proximity to the airport and said, “we are gonna be heavily controlled in heights because of proximity to the airport,” and that an air‑clearance study would determine allowable heights. He also offered to add materials language to match the PUD ordinance and said the applicant was “happy to draft in an 80% minimum requirement for these buildings.”
Commissioners questioned whether the PUD already imposes an 80% masonry requirement. Planning staff confirmed that the SPUD/ordinance requires a description of exterior materials but the specific 80% figure was not written into the submitted narrative; commissioners discussed making the 80% masonry language a condition of approval. Commissioner discussion included clarification that the FAA process—not zoning—would ultimately constrain maximum structure height.
After a motion to approve the preliminary plat and rezoning, a friendly amendment was accepted to add the 80% masonry requirement as a condition. The commission chair announced the motion carried 8-0.
The approved preliminary plat places the six buildings on a single lot, with common detention/bioretention areas and the shared access drive connecting to existing nearby streets. Applicant representatives present included Mohammed Khan of SMC Consulting to answer drainage questions.
Planning staff will prepare the ordinance and PUD documents going to City Council; the applicant will proceed with FAA permitting and the detailed site/drainage plans required for final review.
