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Conflict between developers and property owners brought dueling opinions from attorneys on both sides during the Norman Planning Commissionâs Thursday meeting.
A housing developer intended to build near a flood plain area, and asked the commission to rezone it from agricultural to residential and allow a fee in lieu of installing a detention pond. An attorney for property owners claimed the request to sidestep a detention pond violated state law and Normanâs own city ordinances.
Commissioners unanimously declined to approve the request.
Shaz Investments, LLC plans to develop 147 homes on 151 acres near its existing development and a farm whose owners say will aggravate flooding woes in the area. The proposed location for the homes is a half mile south of Cedar Lane Road on the east side of Jenkins Avenue, southeast to 12th Avenue S.E., a staff report shows.