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Norman committee weighs smaller minimum lots to encourage denser housing
Summary
City planning staff proposed reduced minimum lot widths and depths for new developments to expand housing options; council members raised parking, utility and emergency-access concerns and signaled support for a compromise of a 2,000-square-foot minimum for new subdivisions while staff will seek fast-track review.
Planning staff and members of the Business and Community Affairs Committee spent Thursday debating whether to reduce or eliminate minimum lot-size rules to encourage smaller, denser housing in Norman.
Planning Director Miss Hudson opened the discussion by reviewing precedents in other cities and outlining staff’s draft standard for new developments: "we would like to start with the 35 feet at the street frontage," remove the existing 50-foot width requirement and reduce minimum lot depth toward a 75-foot standard, she said. Hudson also recommended a 15-foot front-yard setback for the main building while "bumping the garage setback to 25," and keeping current off-street parking standards and a 65% lot-coverage cap unless a rezoning is…
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