Broken Arrow Planning Commission
05-14-2026
To: Chairman and Commission Members
From: Community Development Department
Title:
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Public hearing, consideration, and possible action regarding
SP-002762-2026, Public Safety Telecommunications Tower, 10.58 acres, CN (Commercial Neighborhood), southwest corner of W. Jasper Street (131st Street) & S. Aspen Avenue (145th East Avenue)
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Background:
In 2014, the Citizens of Broken Arrow voted to approve a bond project to improve first responder radio communications in South Broken Arrow.
Applicant: City of Broken Arrow
Owner: City of Broken Arrow
Developer: City of Broken Arrow
Engineer: MRL Communications Engineers
Location: Southwest corner of W. Jasper Street (131st Street) & S. Aspen Avenue
(145th East Ave.)
Size of Tract 10.58 acres
Number of Lots: 1
Present Zoning: CN (Commercial Neighborhood)
Comp Plan: Level 4 (Commercial/Employment Nodes)
SP-002762-2026 is a request for a Specific Use Permit for a freestanding telecommunications tower on city property zoned CN (Commercial Neighborhood) that is located on the southwest corner of W. Jasper Street (131st Street) and S. Aspen Avenue (145th East Ave.). This is an undeveloped l0.58-acre tract of land already owned by the City of Broken Arrow.
Section 2-7-2 Telecommunication Towers outlines certain factors that City Council can approve. Two factors are requested for this application:
1. Height: proposed communications tower will be approximately 180 feet in height. By ordinance, up to 120 feet is allowable by right in commercial districts, while up to 200 feet is allowable by right in industrial districts. The height necessity comes from low-lying topography and the need to fill geographic coverage gaps in the area.
2. Co-location: proposed communications tower would have the ability for co-location in the future. This minimizes the quantity of towers and increases project viability.
This is a public safety project to boost communication coverage for first responders in South Broken Arrow. This project is one of the last projects of the 2014 GO Bond package. Broken Arrow participates in a mutual aid coverage network with surrounding communities that makes up the third largest radio network in the state. City Council approved the consultant agreement for the engineering and design of this tower on April 15, 2025 (Project 191793). The existing tree coverage will be preserved to provide a natural landscape buffer to surrounding properties. A driveway will be constructed with access from Aspen Avenue.
SURROUNDING LAND USES/ZONING/COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
The surrounding properties contain the following uses, along with the following development guide and zoning designations:
|
Location |
Comprehensive Plan |
Zoning |
Land Use |
|
North |
Level 3/ FP |
RM (Multi-Family) |
Single-Family Estates |
|
East |
Level 4 |
CN (Commercial Neighborhood) |
Commercial |
|
South |
Level 3 |
RM (Multi-Family) |
Undeveloped |
|
West |
FP |
Floodplain |
Undeveloped |
According to FEMA Maps, a portion of this property is located within the 100-year floodplain (Zone AE); however, the driveway access and pad site with be outside of the floodplain in Zone X.
Since publishing the public hearing notice for this request, staff determined that the legal description for the project site only included a portion of the project site. Staff recommends that this item be tabled to the June 11, 2026, Planning Commission meeting to allow time to re-notice the proposed Specific Use Permit using the full legal description.
Attachments: Case Map
Aerial Map
Cell Tower Exhibit
Propagation Map
Recommendation:
Table SP-002762-2026 per to the June 11, 2026, Planning Commission meeting.
Reviewed by: Jane Wyrick
Approved by: Rocky Henkel
RLB