Broken Arrow Planning Commission
04-24-2025
To: Chairman and Board Members
From: Community Development Department
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Public hearing, consideration, and possible action regarding a new Broken Arrow Zoning Ordinance
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Background:
Amongst the key priorities in the Broken Arrow NEXT Comprehensive Plan is to update the City's land development regulations to effectively implement the plan and help bolster the community's vision. One of the goals of the Plan is to "ensure that new development is high-quality and long-lasting" (Goal LU2), and a recommendation is to evaluate and identify potential updates to the Zoning Ordinance as a tool to create stronger character and sense of place in the built environment (LU2.2).
Kendig Keast Collaborative was selected through the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process to work with the Community Development Department to update the Zoning Ordinance. Since May of 2021, KKC has worked through the core services in Phase I include five stages to the Zoning Ordinance Update.
* Stages 1-3: Project Orientation, Outreach and Communication, and Diagnostics and Analysis - hold kick-off meetings and coordination between the consultant and city staff; conduct facilitated stakeholder discussions with stakeholders, Planning Commission, City Council, stakeholder advisory committee, and staff technical team; outreach for community-wide feedback; and, examine best practices and procedures that meet the City's goals.
* Stage 4: Technical Drafting - develop code framework; draft the new draft Zoning Ordinance; generate customized graphics to illustrate development concepts; facilitate discussions with stakeholders; and revise draft Zoning Ordinance as needed
* Stage 5: Review and Adoption - provide targeted education and outreach of the proposed Zoning Ordinance and hold public hearings for consideration/adoption.
With Phase II of the update, KKC has been working with Staff to design and implement web-based, interactive publ...
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