Broken Arrow City Council
Meeting of: 08-02-2016
To: Mayor and City Council Members
From: Development Services Department
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Approval of PUD-250 (Planned Unit Development request), Sonic Drive-In on Elm Place, 0.73 acres, CG/PUD-3, west of Elm Place, north of the northwest corner of New Orleans Street and Elm Place
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Background:
Planned Unit Development (PUD) 250 involves 0.73 acres located north of the northwest corner of New Orleans Street and Elm Place. The property, which is zoned CG and is a part of PUD 3, has been platted as a part of Lot 5, Block 1 of Vandever Acres Office Park. The property was split into its current configuration with BAL 333 that was approved by the Planning Commission on January 22, 1981.
First National Bank has had a branch bank on this property. Sonic is interested in purchasing the property, removing the existing buildings, and constructing a new drive-in restaurant on the property.
The property has been platted as a part of Lot 5, Block 1 of Vandever Acres Office Park since September 1977. When the property was platted, only 50 feet of right-of-way was dedicated along Elm Place and no utility easement was provided. Elm Place is designated as a primary arterial street in the Comprehensive Plan, which according to current Subdivision Regulations require 60 feet of right-of-way and a 17.5-foot wide utility easement. According to the plat, mutual access is permitted to and from all lots in Vandever Acres Office Park.
PUD 250 was reviewed by the Planning Commission on July 14, 2016. At the Planning Commission meeting, applicant acknowledged they had met with the surrounding property owners and provided a revised site plan. Applicant acknowledged they were in agreement with the Staff report. A representative for the property owner to the north spoke and acknowledged they were in agreement with the revised site plan. They had concerns with traffic through their parking lot and may want to revisit their traffic co...
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