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Consider approving an Ordinance pertaining to Building, Construction and Housing, by amending Section 6-7-1-704, Division 6-7-1, Article 6-7, Chapter 6, Lawton City Code, 2015, by amending the duties of the Building Development Appeals Board to include variances to construction of boathouses and appeals for contractors that have been removed from emergency and/or photographic inspection process, providing for severability, establishing an effective date and allowing for floor amendments.
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INITIATOR: Dewayne Burk, Deputy City Manager
STAFF INFORMATION SOURCE: Charlotte Brown, Community Services Director
Dewayne Burk, Deputy City Manager
BACKGROUND: This ordinance will add the ability for the Building Development Appeal Board to discuss variances to construction of boathouses located at City of Lawton lakes. The requirements for buildings at the City lakes is under Article 19-5 of Lawton City Code. The Board will hear the request and make a recommendation to City Council on the variance. City Council will be the final decision on the requested variance. This ordinance also allows contractors who appeal the removal from the emergency and/or photographic inspection process to the Board. If the Board agrees with the appeal, the contractor shall be re-instated.
EXHIBIT: Ordinance No. 24-_____
KEY ISSUES: Does Council wish to put a variance in place for construction of boathouses?
FUNDING SOURCE: n/a
STAFF RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION: Approve Ordinance No. 24-____, waive the reading of the ordinance, read the title only.