Hal Smith Restaurants will ask the city of Norman Planning Commission to rezone property at the northeast corner of Lindsey Street and Berry Road next week, potentially making way for a new eatery west of campus.
Rieger Law Group, the attorney for the applicant Sooner Traditions LLC, filed an application for a pre-development informational meeting last week, looking to rezone the property that has appeared before the Norman City Council previously.
Sooner Traditions LLC owns the property and has twice attempted to rezone the property for commercial development. In 2015, the company pitched a strip mall to council, though that faced backlash from surrounding neighbors. In 2022, council denied another commercial development on the property.
This request shows a development plan for a 4,200 square foot restaurant, complete with a deck and 84-car capacity parking lot. The map features the Hal Smith Restaurants logo where the restaurant could stand in the future.
Hal Smith Restaurants oversees several establishments in Norman, including Charleston’s, El Huevo Mexi-Diner, The Garage, Louie’s Grill & Bar, Neighborhood JA.M., Pub W and The Winston.
A pre-development meeting on this proposal will be held on July 27 at the Norman Development Center.
Two other restaurants were awarded building permits this month. A third location of Dunkin' Donuts is set to be built on Classen Boulevard. A Popeye's fast-food restaurant will also open in that area, its first location in Norman.
Mary Ann Livingood copy edited this story.
