Broken Arrow City Council
Meeting of: 08-03-2026
Title:
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Approval of PUD-002951-2026 (Planned Unit Development), Salt Dome, 1.09 acres, AG (Agricultural), located one-half mile south of Kenosha Street (71st Street), east of 23rd Street (193rd E Avenue/County Line Road), at the northeast corner of 23rd Street and East College Street
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Background:
PUD-002951-2026 is a request for a Planned Unit Development permit for a municipal salt dome as an accessory use to the public right-of-way. The city-owned property is zoned AG (Agricultural) and is located one-half mile south of Kenosha Street (71st Street), east of 23rd Street (193rd E Avenue/County Line Road), at the northeast corner of 23rd Street and East College Street.
The City of Broken Arrow acquired this property in 2019 to accommodate the 23rd Street bridge widening project over Highway 51. The 1.09-acre site has an irregular shape and limited access. The northeast boundary abuts Highway 51 that places the property within the Highway Overlay District. However, the nature of the use as a salt dome does not lend itself to meeting aesthetic requirements of the overlay district as it includes an arched metal truss structure covered in vinyl fabric. It is strictly a municipal utility facility intended to address roadway safety during icing conditions and will only be used a limited number of days per year. Fencing is proposed to be chain link or similar non-opaque material. Due to site constraints after accounting for the salt dome and needing to include a dry pond on the site, the PUD requests that no landscaping be required on the site.
SUMMARY OF DEVIATION FROM THE BROKEN ARROW ZONING ORDINANCE
Item
Zoning Ordinance Requirement
PUD-002951-2026 request
Permitted Uses
Uses permitted in the AG district
Utility facility, minor is a permitted use in the AG district.
Lot Frontage
330 feet
None
Setbacks - Front Yard
50 feet
None
Setbacks - Rear Yard
50 feet or 20 % of lot depth
None
Setbacks - Side Yard
6...
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