Petition to Amend Lawton's I-4 Zoning Ordinance Verbiage
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Hereto signed, the communities and homeowners in and around Lawton, Oklahoma, hold a deep investment in our tranquil neighborhoods. Our health, homes, and the environment represent our greatest investments. We support additional verbiage in the Lawton City Ordinance to state newly designated I-4 Heavy Industrial zones must meet the minimum requirement of a distance of 0.5 miles from existing established residences.
It is known that industries inherently pose risks to the surrounding areas.
Rezoning land to I-4 Heavy Industry opens the door to:
-Increase industrial truck traffic through our residential streets
-Introduce noise, air, and light pollution
-Significantly lower property values in surrounding neighborhoods
-Threaten local wildlife and natural resources
-Undermine the rural and residential character of our community
Examples of heavy industrial zones include, but are not limited to:
Power Plants
Airports
Mining Facilities
Construction of Large Buildings
Chemical Plants
Fuel processing plants
We support every precaution to ensure safe distances of Heavy Industry from communities and residents. Not only should forward thought and consideration be anticipated for health risks, safety, noise, vibration, pollution, property values, personal enjoyment of our homes and hazards during daily operation but also for catastrophic damage and long-term effects as well.
We support the potential growth and economic diversity of Lawton.
We support preserving the character and safety, and values of our neighborhoods and object to industrial growth within Lawton's city limits near residential homes.
We support adherance to Lawton City Oridnances to separate residential and commercial areas from Heavy Industrial Zones at a distance. We ask the additional mileage restriction be added so as not to impede upon the health, safety, and enjoyment of communities during daily operations and in consideration of catastrophic mishaps.
We oppose rezoning of any land adjacent to or between residential properties to I-4 Heavy Industry.
We urge decision-makers to consider the long-term impacts on our communities and add verbiage to Lawton City Ordinance, Division 18-6-17 - I-4 Heavy Industrial District ,18-6-17-680 - General description, stating no land within 0.5 miles of residential homes may be rezoned to I-4 Heavy Industry.
We endorse added verbiage to the Lawton City Ordinance, Division 18-6-17 - I-4 Heavy Industrial District ,18-6-17-680 - General description, to state no land within 0.5 miles of current residences may be eligible for rezoning to I-4 Heavy Industrial zoning.
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To find your Lawton City Council Representative go to: City Council | Lawton, OK (lawtonok.gov)Tamara Passut Contact the author of the petition