Broken Arrow City Council
Meeting of: 08-12-2025
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Consideration, discussion, and possible approval of a policy to convert private streets to public streets
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Background:
Historically, the City of Broken Arrow has converted private streets to public streets through an informal process. This proposed policy will make this a formal process and provide documentation for current and future city staff to follow.
This policy grants the broad authority to acquire real property for public ways, including through acceptance of right-of-way conversions from owners of property that abuts private streets.
This policy provides a mechanism for landowners, who want to convert their private streets to public streets, to petition the city council to accept rights-of-way that transfer legal and financial duties to the city, converting the street’s status from private to public. Nothing in this policy requires or otherwise mandates all private streets to become public streets.
Nothing in this policy affects the city’s rights to exercise eminent domain. This policy is not intended to cover city acquisition of private property through takings, purchases, or settlement agreements.
Cost: $0
Funding Source: None
Requested By: Rocky Henkel, Director of Community Development
Approved By: City Manager’s Office
Attachments: Converting Private Streets to Public Streets Policy
Recommendation:
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Approve the policy to convert private streets to public streets.
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