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Norman planning staff propose replacing 30‑acre urban‑reserve minimum with 10‑acre standard, update maps for turnpike alignment
Summary
Planning staff recommended aligning urban reserve language with agricultural residential rules by adopting a 10‑acre minimum (with cluster development allowing 2‑acre lots when 65% is preserved as open space) and updating AIM maps to show a proposed Oklahoma Turnpike Authority alignment; the committee asked staff to schedule a council study session.
Planning staff on Thursday proposed replacing a 30‑acre minimum lot‑size reference in the city’s urban‑reserve designation with a 10‑acre standard and updating city land‑use maps to reflect a proposed Oklahoma Turnpike Authority alignment.
"There's a minimum lot size of 10 acres, and there is an allowance to go down to 2 acres if you do a planned unit development, where 65% of the total area is reserved as open space," Planning Department staffer Laura Hoggett told the oversight committee, describing the proposed text changes that would let cluster development reduce…
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