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Hold a public hearing and consider an amendment to Chapter 21, Lawton City Code, 2015, that amends Section 21-5-509, Chapter 21, Lawton City Code, 2015, by designating the required distance a residential estate subdivision can be away from a publicly dedicated sewer main before they are no longer required to connect to the publicly dedicated sewer main, providing for severability, establishing an effective date, and allowing floor amendments.
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INITIATOR: Charlotte Brown, Community Services/Planning Director
STAFF INFORMATION SOURCE: Kameron Good, Senior Planner
BACKGROUND: The current code requires a residential estate subdivision located within one-half mile (2,640 feet) of a publicly dedicated sewer main the subdivision shall be required to connect into the public main. This item went to CPC on April 13, 2023, and they recommended approval 5-0.
Division 18-11-1 - Residential Estate District
18-11-1-1102 - Purpose.
This district is intended to provide a location for those subdivisions that are to be developed using large lots with lower residential density than permitted in other residential district classifications. It is intended to provide a location for the subdivision situated on the fringe of the urban area, which will be undergoing urbanization in the near future or in locations where the lower density will provide a "buffer" for the U.S. Army Installation of Fort Sill.
18-11-1-1108 - Lot width.
There shall be a minimum lot width of one hundred fifty feet (150') at the building limit line, and such lot shall abut on a street for a distance of not less than seventy-five feet (75') except that on a cul-de-sac turn around this may be reduced to fifty feet (50').
18-11-1-1109 - Intensity of use.
There shall be a minimum lot area of not less than one acre.
18-11-1-1110 - Lot depth.
The maximum depth of any lot shall not be more than four times the lot width at the building limit line.
The Hunt Addition located south of Le...
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