Broken Arrow Planning Commission
03-13-2025
To: Chairman and Commission Members
From: Community Development Department
Title:
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Public hearing, consideration, and possible action regarding SP-001966-2025 (Specific Use Permit), Church of St. Benedict Signage, 4.84 acres, R-2 (Single Family Residential) and RD (Residential Duplex)/SP (Specific Use Permit) 27, one-quarter mile north of New Orleans Street (101st Street), west of Aspen Avenue (145th E. Avenue)
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Background:
Applicant: Dan O’Brien
Owner: Church of St. Benedict
Engineer: N/A
Location: One-quarter mile north of New Orleans Street (101st Street), west of Aspen
Avenue (145th E. Avenue)
Size of Tract 4.84 acres
Number of Lots: 1
Present Zoning: R-2, RD, SP-27
Comp Plan Present: Level 2
SP-001966-2025 is a request for a Specific Use Permit for a proposed digital monument sign at a maximum of 12 feet tall and 60 square foot display area with monument base and architectural details, as shown in the attached exhibit. The property is zoned R-2, RD, and SP-27 and is located one-quarter mile north of New Orleans Street (101st Street), west of Aspen Avenue (145th E. Avenue). The proposed sign will be located on the east side of the property, along Aspen Avenue.
On January 18, 1982, the City Council approved SP-27, a Specific Use Permit for Church of St. Benedict, subject to platting. The plat for Church of Saint Benedict was recorded in Tulsa County on November 29, 1982. SP-001966-2025 was on the Planning Commission agenda of February 27, 2025, at which time it was continued to today’s meeting. Planning Commission had concerns regarding the size of the digital display of the sign (originally proposed to be 13 feet tall and 80 square foot display area), and the applicant has subsequently submitted an updated exhibit with a reduced digital display size, as well as overall size.
In accordance with the zoning ordinance, permanent freestanding signs, which function as on-premises advertising and are located on a lot used for institutional uses, including places of assembly, may be constructed in residential districts as long as they do not exceed 32-square-feet of display are and do not exceed 8-feet in height. Per Section 5.7.E.2 of the zoning ordinance, increases in display surface area and height may be requested through a PUD or Specific Use Permit.
SP-001966-2025 is a request for a Specific Use Permit for a freestanding sign with a maximum height of 12 feet and a maximum area of 60 square feet. The sign is proposed to include a 30.94-square-foot digital display, masonry base, and architectural details. The church’s name will be included in a segment of the sign above the digital display.
Surrounding land uses and zoning classifications include the following:
North: R-3 Single Family Residential
East: R-3 Single Family Residential
South: CN, PUD-43 Commercial
RD, SP-153 Undeveloped
West: R-2, RD Single Family Residential, Residential Duplex
Places of assembly are permitted in any residential district with a Specific Use Permit by the zoning ordinance. Illuminated signs are permitted in residential districts, as part of an institutional use, such as a places of assembly, with a Specific Use Permit. SP-001966-2025 is therefore in accordance with the comprehensive plan and zoning ordinance.
Attachments: Case map
Aerial map
Comprehensive Plan
Proposed Sign Detail
Recommendation:
Based on the Comprehensive Plan, the location of the property, and the surrounding land uses, Staff recommends that SP-001966-2025 be approved.
Reviewed By: Amanda Yamaguchi
Approved By: Rocky Henkel
MEH