Broken Arrow City Council
Meeting of: 11-07-2016
To: Mayor and City Council Members
From: Development Services Department
Title:
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Consideration, discussion, and possible approval of rezoning request, BAZ-1964, Golzar Trust Property, 3.00 acres, R-1 to ON, south of Kenosha Street, one-half mile west of Olive Avenue
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Background:
BAZ-1964 is a request to change the zoning designation on 3.00 acres from R-1 (Single-Family Residential) to ON (Office Neighborhood). This unplatted property consists of two lots, and is located south of Kenosha Street, one-half mile west of Olive Avenue.
There have been two previous rezoning requests for office neighborhood use on this property. In 2002, the City Council denied BAZ-1422, a request to rezone the east parcel from R-1 to O-3, contrary to the Planning Commission recommendation to approve it. Later, in 2006, the City Council denied BAZ-1710, a request to rezone both parcels from R-1 to O-3, per the Planning Commission’s recommendation.
The applicant associated with BAZ-1964 conducted a meeting with the surrounding property owners on September 8, 2016. Per the applicant, general concerns were expressed by these property owners and addressed. Per the applicant, the general concerns were: What particular business/building, etc. will be permitted and built. Privacy; increased traffic; property values to be lowered due to this zoning change; lighting into the surrounding neighborhood; noise pollution; safety and drainage.
In 2008, the Zoning Ordinance was updated and the O-3 zoning district was changed to ON. In the ON district, uses are limited to such uses as: “Places of Assembly (i.e. church)”, “Child Care Centers”, “Day Care Center/Nursery School”, “Medical Offices”, “Financial Institutions”, “Office, Business or Professional”, and “Art Gallery or Museum, Private”. This property is designated as Level 2 in the Comprehensive Plan and ON zoning is in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan in Level 2, if the property is located adjacent to an arterial street and none of the traffic shall utilize roads that pass through a single- family residential area prior to reaching an arterial street. The only access to this property will be from Kenosha Street; therefore, the rezoning request is in conformance with the Comprehensive Plan.
The Planning Commission, in their meeting of October 27, 2016, reviewed and recommended approval (4-0 vote) of BAZ-1964, per Staff recommendations, subject to the existing structures being demolished or updated to commercial building code standards for ON use. Several people spoke against this rezoning request voicing concerns about traffic, safety, privacy, drainage and what type of business will be constructed at this location after the zoning change. A letter of opposition was submitted, after the meeting agenda was published, and handed out to the Planning Commission at this meeting.
Cost: None
Prepared By: Michael W. Skates
Reviewed By: Development Services Department
Assistant City Manager, Operations
Legal Department
Approved By: Michael L. Spurgeon, City Manager
Attachments: BAZ-1964 Fact Sheet from Planning Commission
Case map
Aerial photo
Comprehensive Plan
Table 3.1-1 from the Zoning Ordinance
Letter of opposition
Recommendation:
Approve BAZ-1964, subject to the property being platted.