The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Commercial district means any C-1, Local Commercial; C-2, General Commercial; and C-3, Intensive Commercial District established under the provisions of NCC 36-V.

Industrial district means any I-1, Light Industrial; I-2, Heavy Industrial; or M-1, Restricted Industrial District established under the provisions of NCC 36-V.

Major arterial means any street so designated on the Transportation Plan of the City.

Major street or highway means any street or highway so designated on the Transportation Plan of the City.

Secondary thoroughfare means any street so designated on the Transportation Plan of the City.

(Code 1976, § 22-101; Ord. No. O-918)

1. The 2025 Comprehensive Transportation Plan Update ("Transportation Plan"), adopted by the City Council June 24, 2025, (as part of the AIM Norman Comprehensive), is hereby incorporated into the Code of the City, with the same force and effect as if fully set out in this subsection.
2. The Transportation Plan shall not become effective until at least three copies thereof have been filed in the office of the City Clerk for examination by the public.

(Code 1976, § 22-102; Ord. No. O-918; Ord. No. O-9394-19)

No permanent building or structure of any type shall be located within the following setback lines:

1. Major arterial. Setback lines shall be on both sides parallel to and distant 50 feet from the center line of all primary thoroughfares located partially or completely within any commercial or industrial district as set forth on the zoning map of the City.
2. Secondary thoroughfares. Setback lines shall be on both sides parallel to and distant 40 feet from the center line of all secondary thoroughfares located partially or completely within any commercial or industrial district as set forth on the zoning map of the City.
3. Interstate Highway No. 35. Setback lines shall be 90 feet from the front property line where right-of-way has not been acquired for a frontage road and 40 feet in all other cases along Interstate Highway No. 35.
4. State Highway No. 77. Setback lines along State Highway No. 77 shall be 68 feet westerly along a line perpendicular from the center line of the existing right-of-way and 132 feet easterly along a line perpendicular from the center line of the existing right-of-way of said highway and extending from that point at which said highway is intersected by 12th Avenue S.E. to that point at which said highway intersects the City limits to the south. However, signs of a temporary nature and which have no permanent foundations or footings, may be installed so long as the owner thereof agrees in writing in advance of installation that such signs will be removed, without cost to the City, upon written order of the Public Works Department.
5. Extended C and I Districts. Whenever any Commercial or Industrial District is subsequently amended and extended under the terms of NCC 36-V, the setback lines of this section shall apply to all primary and secondary thoroughfares then located partially or completely within the amended and extended district.

(Code 1976, § 22-103; Ord. No. O-918; Ord. No. O-2063)

When, by reason of exceptional narrowness, shallowness, or shape of a specific property, or by reason of exceptional topographic conditions or other extraordinary or exceptional situations which are not generally prevalent in the area, the strict application of this article would result in exceptional or undue hardship upon the owner of the property, the Board of Adjustment may authorize a variation to relieve the hardship, under the provisions of NCC 36-V.

(Code 1976, § 22-104; Ord. No. O-918)