Broken Arrow Board of Adjustment
07-13-2026
To: Chairman and Board Members
From: Community Development Department
Title:
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Public hearing, consideration, and possible action regarding VAR-002919-2025, 202 Elgin Apartments approximately 0.24 acres, Downtown Residential Overlay District 5, request a variance from Section V of the Downtown Residential Overlay District regulations to modify driveway width, located approximately one-half mile north of West Houston Street (81st Street), and one-half mile west of 9th Street (177th East Avenue)
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Background:
Applicant: Danyell Blankenship & Bill Diedrich, Route 66 Engineering
Owner: Matthew Reavis
Developer: N/A
Surveyor: N/A
Location: Located approximately one-half mile north of West Houston Street (81st Street), and one-half mile west of 9th Street (177th East Avenue)
Size of Tract 0.24 acres
Number of Lots:|910|Present Zoning: DROD - Area 5
Comp Plan: Level 2 - Urban Residential
VAR-002919-2025, involving 0.24 acres within DROD - Area 5, is a request to waive the Downtown Residential Overlay District (DROD) driveway width regulations, located approximately one-half mile north of West Houston Street (81st Street), and one-half mile west of 9th Street (177th East Avenue).
The applicant has resolved the legal matters around the property and has re-applied for a variance on the property. The previous application was under case number, VAR-002667-2026. That application was withdrawn before a vote or decision was made.
For a variance to be granted, there are four conditions that must be found by the Board of Adjustment.
1. Unnecessary Hardship. The application of the ordinance to the particular piece of property would create unnecessary hardship;
Analysis:
Lots within Broken Arrow's Original Townsite are narrow and long, which was normal for development at the time. However, these narrow lots present challenges and obstacles when developing to modern standards. The design standards within the DROD...
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