Broken Arrow City Council
Meeting of: 05-20-2025
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Consideration, discussion, and possible adoption of Ordinance No. 3877, An Ordinance amending The Broken Arrow Code of Ordinances, to regulate and restrict land use, building use and the location of buildings designed for specific uses; to regulate the limit of height of buildings hereafter erected or altered; to regulate and determine the size and area of yards and other open spaces; to regulate the density of land use; to establish Zoning Districts based upon a Comprehensive Plan and to delimit such districts by reference to a map; to provide for off-street parking and loading; to provide for the application of zoning clearance permits and the issuance thereof by the City Manager or his Authorized Representative; to provide for amendments to this Ordinance; to provide for enforcement and prescribing penalties for the violation of the provisions; to provide for the board of adjustment to define its powers; to provide for severity; to provide for procedure before the Council and the Planning Commission; to provide for amendments, Codification of this Ordinance and repeal of conflicting Ordinances, repealing all ordinances to the contrary; and declaring an emergency; and to become Effective July 1, 2025
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Background:
Linked below is the latest draft Zoning Ordinance for. The draft ordinance for review and consideration by the City Council may be viewed on the project website at:
https://online.encodeplus.com/regs/brokenarrow-ok-update/doc-viewer.aspx#secid-5 <https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fonline.encodeplus.com%2Fregs%2Fbrokenarrow-ok-update%2Fdoc-viewer.aspx%23secid-5&data=05%7C02%7CAYamaguchi%40brokenarrowok.gov%7Ca0f19b944b5a42a00c2608dd791bad1d%7Ccfb7749349594a57b52c45ee2fbff997%7C0%7C0%7C638799885118578304%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C80000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=lCsvz1fDfh%2F2FwuQUAbGYAMrT02bL6ogvL5XxCnemJY%3D&reserved=0>
The Planning Commission, in their regular meeting held April 24, 2025, recommended approval (5-0 vote) of this new Zoning Ordinance. The City Council previewed this Ordinance on May 6th, 2025. At that meeting City Council requested that the side yards in the RS district be increased to 5’ and 10’. This change has been incorporated into this final draft of the document.
Saff recommends that Ordinance No. 3877 become effective on July 1, 2025.
Cost: N/A
Funding Source: Community Development Operational Fund
Requested By: Rocky Henkel, Community Development Director
Approved By: City Manager Office
Attachments: Ordinance No. 3877
Recommendation:
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Adopt Ordinance No. 3877.
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