Broken Arrow Planning Commission
08-13-2015
To: Chairman and Commission Members
From: Development Services Department
Title:
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Public hearing, consideration, and possible action regarding BAZ 1941, Crossing's at 71st (Park Place), 80.00 acres, A-1 to RS-3, east of Midway Road, one-quarter mile north of Kenosha Street
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Background:
Applicant: Stephen Lieux, Rausch Coleman
Owner: Orba Rolland McDaris, as the Trustee of the Orba Rolland McDaris Revocable Trust
Developer: Rausch Coleman
Engineer: Crafton Tull
Location: East of Midway Road, one-quarter mile north of Kenosha Street
Size of Tract 80.00 acres
Number of Lots:|913|
Present Zoning: A-1
Comp Plan: Level 2 (Urban Residential)
BAZ 1941 is a request to change the zoning designation on an 80.00 acre tract from A-1 (Agricultural) to RS-3 (Single-Family Residential). The property is located east of Midway Road, one-quarter mile north of Kenosha Street. Applicant is proposing to develop a single-family detached subdivision with approximately 300 lots.
According to FEMA maps, none of the property is located within a 100-year floodplain. However, there is a drainage swale that passes through the property. The conceptual street layout proposed for this subdivision shows two separate neighborhoods without any streets crossing the drainage swale. According to Comprehensive Plan policy T-P16.c, "Neighborhoods should be linked together to provide ease of access for pedestrians and public vehicles, including police, fire, sanitation, school buses, and utility vehicles." In addition, policy T-P16d states, "Neighborhoods with 20 or more residential units should be designed with more than one entrance." The street layout shown in the conceptual site plan has a large number of lots on each side of the drainage swale with only one point of access to Midway Road. This issue can be resolved by having streets cross the drainage swale at appropriate locations.
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