Broken Arrow City Council
Meeting of: 08-01-2017
To: Mayor and City Council Members
From: Development Services Department
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Approval of SP-280 (Specific Use Permit), Graves Scout Reservation, 170.01 acres, A-1, northeast corner of New Orleans Street and 23rd Street
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Background:
SP-280 is a request for a Specific Use Permit for a "Place of Assembly" for the Indian Nations Council, Inc. Boy Scouts of America, along with a request to modify the freestanding sign requirement associated with the campgrounds. The property is located on the northeast corner of New Orleans Street and 23rd Street.
With SP-280, applicant is requesting to have three new signs and to replace one existing sign. The largest sign, which contains 50 square feet and will be 7 feet in height, will be located on the northeast corner of New Orleans Street and 23rd Street. The other three signs contain 40 square feet and are seven feet in height. The signs are shown to be located outside the utility easements.
In 2010, a site plan was submitted for a new building for the Jack Graves Center, which is located on the east part of the property. During the site plan review, Staff commented that a sidewalk needed to be constructed along New Orleans Street from the eastern most access drive to the property line shared with NSU. The applicant requested a waiver on the sidewalk construction. The City Council denied the waiver request and stated that a minimum five-foot wide sidewalk would be constructed from the east property line adjoining Northeastern State University to the east side of the entry drive from New Orleans Street, which is approximately 1,000 feet. The construction of this sidewalk could be deferred to a future construction phase, but would be completed no later than December 2012. In 2012, applicant requested, and received approval, to defer construction of the sidewalk to December 2017. As of today, the sidewalk has not been constructed. With the agreeme...
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