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Hold a public hearing and consider a resolution for a rezoning request for the property located at 1201 SW C Ave, Lawton, OK 73501, amending the 2030 Land Use Plan from Residential/ High Density to Commercial and take appropriate action as deemed necessary.
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INITIATOR: Christine James, Interim Planning Director
STAFF INFORMATION SOURCE: Kameron Good, Senior Planner
BACKGROUND: Adetola Olanrewaju is the owner of the property located at 1201 SW C Ave, Lawton, OK 73505. This property is located on the northwest corner of SW 12th Street and SW C Avenue. The land is currently vacant and the proposed use for this property will be a children's day care. The proposed use is allowed in a C-1 Local Commercial District, but this use is also allowed as a UPOR in a R-3 Multiple-Family Dwelling District and R-4 High-Density Apartment District. The UPOR would require the building design and signage match the character of the nearby residential area. The applicant's intension is for the building not to look like a residential house, but still comply with the City of Lawton design standards.
The Zoning of the surrounding area is:
North - R-4
South - R-4
East - C-5
West - R-4
The 2030 Land Use Plan for the surrounding area is:
North - Residential/High Density
South - Residential/High Density
East - Commercial
West - Residential/High Density
The Notice of public hearing was mailed to 24 owners of property within 300 feet of the requested area on February 7, 2024, and proper notice was published in The Lawton Constitution on February 9, 2024.
The City Planning Commission recommended this item for approval on January 11, 2024. The original newspaper notice for the first City Planning Commission hearing referenced the wrong City Code section pertaining to which type of public hearing was being administered. The notice was corrected and sent out again for an additional CPC hearing. The CPC held a publi...
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