Broken Arrow City Council
Meeting of: 03-06-2018
To: Mayor and City Council Members
From: Development Services Department
Title:
title
Approval of PUD-274 (Planned Unit Development) and BAZ-1996 (Rezoning), Doc's Container Storage, 0.40 acres, A-1 to PUD-274/IL, located one-half mile north of Houston Street, one-quarter mile east of 23rd Street, on Old Highway 51
End
Background:
Planned Unit Development (PUD) 274 and BAZ-1996 involve a 0.40 acre parcel located one-half mile north of Houston Street, one-quarter mile east of 23rd Street, on Old Highway 51. Applicant is requesting that the zoning on the property be changed from A-1 to PUD-274/IL. The property was annexed into the City Limits of Broken Arrow on October 6, 1986, with Ordinance 1427.
Storage containers, which are being used for mini-storage, were placed on the site in 2014 without any knowledge or approval by the City of Broken Arrow. According to the applicant, he made a telephone call to the City of Broken Arrow and talked to someone, does not remember who, and was told it was okay to place the storage containers on the property. The property is presently zoned A-1, which does not allow mini-storage.
The property was platted in 1953 as Lot 1, Block 2, Couch Addition. This plat was recorded in Wagoner County prior to being in the City Limits of Broken Arrow. Therefore, the property has not been developed to City of Broken Arrow standards. A site plan was never submitted to or approved by the City of Broken Arrow. The current use of the property was discovered by City Staff when an inquiry was made by someone else who wanted to develop something similar. Upon discovering the existing use, the property owner was contacted by Code Enforcement on August 29, 2017, notifying them that they needed to come into compliance with the Zoning Ordinance. Staff met with the applicant on September 19, 2017, and advised what needed to be submitted. With PUD-274 and BAZ-1996, applicant is proceedi...
Click here for full text