Broken Arrow City Council
Meeting of: 09-06-2016
To: Mayor and City Council Members
From: Development Services Department
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Consideration, discussion, and possible approval of rezoning request, BAZ-1960, Margaret Couch Scraper Family Trust, 40 acres, A-1 to RS-3, one-half mile south of Houston Street, one-quarter mile east of 23rd Street, north of the M.K.&T. Railroad
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Background:
BAZ 1960 is a request to change the zoning designation on 40-acres of undeveloped land, from A-1 (Agricultural) to RS-3 (Single-Family Residential). This property is located one-half mile south of Houston Street, one-quarter mile east of 23rd Street, north of the M.K.&T. Railroad and south of the Oak Creek South Estates subdivision.
Access to this property is limited due to the railroad to the south and undeveloped properties to the northwest and an industrial PUD to the east. Two stub streets from the Oak Creek South Estates subdivision will be the only access points to this property. Staff has suggested using the undeveloped property to the northwest as a construction entrance to mitigate concerns of residents about heavy equipment moving through the Oak Creek South Estates subdivision during construction.
To the east of the subject tract, immediately south of the Oak Creek South Estates subdivision, there is a plat for Oak Creek South Extended. This extension was part of PUD 204, which has not been developed.
The Planning Commission reviewed this rezoning case in their meeting of August 11, 2016 and unanimously (5-0 vote) approved the request for RS-3 zooning, subject to the property being platted. One person spoke and asked questions regarding access to the property, construction traffic, streets backing into this property and sanitary and storm sewer service.
The Planning Commission and Staff have recommended approval of this requested zoning, subject to the property being platted and construction access, for this subdivision, be provided fro...
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