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Why it matters: The property currently contains personal-storage buildings and nonconforming structures close to residential property lines. Neighbors worried that rezoning without precise limits could allow expansion of storage buildings, higher traffic and changes that would alter the character of the surrounding single-family area.

At the meeting neighbor Ken Brown told the commission the existing buildings are older, largely hidden and low-traffic, and that his concern was not the current use but the potential for a future owner to redevelop the site into a more intensive commercial storage operation. \"In its current configuration, I have 0 problems with it at all,\" Brown said. \"I'm only concerned about if the zoning change allows somebody to go in there, increase the capacity where we get a lot more traffic, more noise, tear down the buildings…\"

Planning staff (Sarah Welch) explained that the way the current draft SPUD was written could permit rebuilding in the same footprint but — depending on how prior nonconforming status and setbacks are interpreted — might allow additional personal-storage buildings in the rear portion of the site. Staff noted the draft contained a 60-foot front setback and language attempting to preserve the existing building siting, but that the record did not clearly prevent new structures from being added in certain parts of the site.

Commissioners and the applicant discussed possible fixes: limiting the number of storage buildings or total square footage, allowing replacement structures only to the same size and footprint, requiring rebuilt structures to meet current commercial setbacks and fire-rating where necessary, or otherwise limiting the intensity of personal-storage use that could be established by future owners.

Commissioner Meek moved to defer SVD-17-25 for two weeks to the May 8 meeting so staff can catalog existing structures and draft enforceable language to limit expansion; Commissioner Powers seconded. The motion carried and the item was continued.

Next steps: Staff and the applicant will document the existing buildings’ footprints and sizes, and draft specific technical-evaluation language that would either cap square footage/number of storage buildings or otherwise restrict the ability to expand nonconforming storage. The item will return to the Planning Commission on May 8.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Oklahoma City Planning Commission - April 24, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Planning Commission deferred the rezoning of 1210 North Ann Arbor Avenue (SVD-17-25) after neighbors and staff raised concerns that a rezoning could institutionalize and expand a nonconforming personal-storage use.","taxTitle","Other Public Meetings, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma","taxId",69689,"location","Oklahoma","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6262591,"Neighbors raise drainage and septic-system questions as Calady Cove final plat is approved",256,367000,623000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3114977-9d54bc1caae25bf9d2f95327380aeb53&start=367&end=623","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3114977-9d54bc1caae25bf9d2f95327380aeb53/thumbnail_367000.jpg","/articles/6262591/Oklahoma/Neighbors-raise-drainage-and-septic-system-questions-as-Calady-Cove-final-plat-is-approved","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6262591-937296ea8875abecdfa5678d16fe8686/orig.mp4?Expires=1770761995&Signature=gfHVwcvtJLx7uQqP51fGu~i6OFpXJMa4PBT4N4v1aI6v6sIAM3AEOxqWuCRHIslVvrKj8dSSUpxCvh8ICPmI8ZIsDLeHAoqEss683Jx9BETw8TXbNsPaxz7hxYB59hsta6ZwUc4nIG7dk~CX~uqlXIWdu-dH1tgq3k4-XItEm0lObG86DrX17KgXMWpjq~-tXA94UHJYYtVD2xxFuY1Jdwe~aTUWQwBfgUKf7es3C2VJ94SRg5BtKal2BAbOo7XmRMsypQOvHfEeoOtGEZ2dBNhU3mD4aYSe1u~t7pHrv6XVKls-UkQA-v3YxKAQU1GW5bR8QUzu-WKBhKYyK~TbKA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Oklahoma City — The Planning Commission on April 24 approved the final plat for Calady Cove (KC-7731) after brief public comment about drainage and septic-system operations.

Why it matters: Calady Cove is a final-plat application for a new residential addition south of E. Hefner Road and east of N. Post Road. Neighbor concern focused on how drainage and onsite aerobic septic systems will be studied and managed — matters that affect flooding risk and long-term maintenance responsibilities for homeowners.

Developer representative Mark Zitzel of Johnson and Associates told the commission the engineering team conducted field surveys (“boots on the ground”), used publicly available city data and engineering software to produce the drainage (drainage/drainage study) materials, and will submit any required flood study as part of the construction plan review. Zitzel agreed to share drainage and engineering documents with the concerned neighbor and staff.

Resident Bill Begoin asked, “When is the flood study gonna be done or has it been done?” and described concerns about lot sizes and how surface water would flow in the neighborhood. Zitzel replied that the developer’s engineer prepared drainage materials using on-site surveys and topo maps, and that the formal flood/drainage review occurs during the city’s construction-plan review process. He said, “We did boots on the ground survey, and then we used all the city's publicly available information and the software to generate the flood study. We didn't do a flood study on this one, but…that flood study, any that's required will be reviewed at the same time that the rest of the construction plans are being reviewed.”

Begoin also asked whether aerobic septic systems would be administered by a homeowners association (HOA). The applicant said the parties would check prior meeting minutes and plat notes to confirm whether HOA administration was a condition. Commission members and applicant representatives agreed to confirm the record and, if an agreement was documented in prior minutes, to add a plat note requiring HOA monitoring or other specified arrangements before the plat is accepted by City Council.

Commissioner Kamal Pennington moved to approve KC-7731 subject to the listed technical evaluations and the additional TE read into the record; Commissioner Meek seconded. The commission approved the motion.

What’s next: The applicant will provide the drainage and engineering documents to the neighbor and staff. Planning staff will verify prior meeting minutes for any recorded agreement about aerobic septic-system administration; if confirmed, staff will require an appropriate plat note prior to City Council acceptance.","The commission approved the Calady Cove final plat (KC-7731) after a neighbor asked for clarity on drainage/flood review and who will administer onsite aerobic septic systems.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6262596,"Planning Commission approves multiple plats and rezones; several items recommended to city council",5035,100000,5135000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3114977-9d54bc1caae25bf9d2f95327380aeb53&start=100&end=5135","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3114977-9d54bc1caae25bf9d2f95327380aeb53/thumbnail_100000.jpg","/articles/6262596/Oklahoma/Planning-Commission-approves-multiple-plats-and-rezones-several-items-recommended-to-city-council","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6262596-f0d5fc0bc594a934a04d699006a1a66a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770761995&Signature=I0gAtAfI0u3Uwd2hZ6HpIzp9MbnxdK-nZcbUB1WRH8mxUTx3R71iESZD7cjufeC6AMUByv3c0ry8rLJHghkJOouwS8k3lgjOVpneJOFIxH59TRWJRG6D0cABQGQOuXRLUHRGLz~mj67BGAsseDUj2bkpZQQoS7XnPvugKjGKHenhu0f34nNhVEY5hFwuBRAsoMh87rPuDUkCrVYVW-jXv26kF3~CVS~CKlajOJbOF0h7H4aVGL~T43Yr7HN3j2lrKs9i1MrxYy~QXGck0xhSIlvEJwpPI9GAJCJhPkSp-jS8HVyLjBRdgoOgD1njHCAfgA204NwS8H8u4wsAOht3GQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Oklahoma City — The Oklahoma City Planning Commission on April 24 approved multiple preliminary and final plats and recommended several rezones and special planned unit developments (SPUDs) to City Council, while deferring one rezoning for further clarification.

The meeting opened with routine business: the commission voted to receive the minutes of April 10, 2025, and approved continuance requests listed on the agenda. Commissioners then moved through a consent docket and heard individual items. Most land-use items were approved or recommended for City Council action with little debate.

Among actions approved on the consent or individual docket were final plats for Bison Creek Section 3 and Braxton Section 4; preliminary plats including Western Hills addition; and multiple rezoning/SPUD recommendations that the commission voted to forward to City Council. The commission recommended approval for several right-of-way or easement closures and other land-use cleanups.

The commission deferred one rezoning application (SVD-17-25 / 1210 North Ann Arbor Avenue) after detailed public comment and staff discussion about allowing or limiting on-site personal storage use and whether new structures should be allowed to exceed existing nonconforming footprints. Commissioners asked staff and the applicant to catalog existing on-site structures and return with clearer, enforceable language; the item was continued to the May 8 meeting.

Votes at a glance (items announced on the record and acted on during the meeting):
- Receive minutes (04/10/2025): Motion to receive made; mover: Commissioner Noble; second: Commissioner Meek; outcome: approved.
- Continuance requests (cases C-77-19; PUD-20-57; C-76-92 withdrawn; PC-109-50 withdrawn as noted on the agenda): approved (motion/second on record; outcome approved).
- Consent docket: final plan, Bison Creek Section 3 (KC-707208): approved (motion by Commissioner Noble; second by Commissioner LaForge; outcome approved).
- KC-7731 (final plat, Calady Cove): motion to approve with listed technical evaluations and an additional TE regarding aerobic septic system monitoring; mover: Commissioner Pennington; second: Commissioner Meek; outcome: approved.
- KC-7729 (final plat, Braxton Section 4): motion to approve subject to technical evaluations; mover: Commissioner Meek; second: Commissioner Pennington; outcome: approved.
- KC-7730 (preliminary plat, Esperanza Gardens): motion to approve subject to technical evaluations; mover: Commissioner Noble; second: Commissioner Meek; outcome: approved.
- CE-1141 (close public easement on Lot 6, Block 1 Baker Subdivision): motion to recommend City Council approval; mover: Commissioner Noble; second: Commissioner Privet; outcome: recommended for approval.
- CE-1140 (close public right-of-way Midtown Renaissance cleanup): motion to recommend City Council approval subject to technical evaluations; mover: Commissioner Noble; second: Commissioner Pennington; outcome: recommended for approval.
- SBUD-17-26 (rezoning for restaurant at 13600 Memorial Park Drive): motion to recommend City Council approval; mover: Commissioner Noble; second: Commissioner Pennington; outcome: recommended for approval.
- SPUD-17-16 (13401 South May Avenue): motion to recommend City Council approval subject to the applicant-modified technical evaluations; mover: Commissioner Newman; second: Commissioner Privet; outcome: recommended for approval.
- PUD-20-62 (rezoning, 16300 SE 52nd Street): motion to recommend City Council approval subject to amended technical evaluations (striking TE 3 and TE 4); mover: Commissioner Privet; second: Commissioner Pennington; outcome: recommended for approval.
- PUD-20-64 (equine/animal hospital, 10205 NE 63rd Street): motion to recommend City Council approval deleting TE 2 (sidewalk requirement); mover: Commissioner Pennington; second: Commissioner Meek; outcome: recommended for approval.
- SPUD-17-27 (1004 NE 7th Street / duplexes): motion to recommend City Council approval subject to technical evaluation; mover: Commissioner Pennington; second: Commissioner Meek; outcome: recommended for approval.
- SPUD-17-21 (432 SE 404th Street; later considered with added lighting TE): motion to recommend City Council approval subject to technical evaluations and an added TE limiting lighting to meet code, not exceed 16-foot fixtures, and be directed away from adjoining residential lots; mover: Commissioner Privet; second: Commissioner Meek; outcome: recommended for approval.
- PUD-20-59 (rezoning at 17902 Southwestern Avenue): motion to recommend City Council approval subject to the staff TEs and the applicant-provided TE document (dated 04/24/25); mover: Commissioner Newman; second: Commissioner Powers; outcome: recommended for approval.
- KC-7721 (preliminary plat, Western Hills addition): motion to approve preliminary plat; mover: Commissioner Newman; second: Commissioner Powers; outcome: approved.

Where the transcript recorded a mover and seconder on the record, those names are reported above. Where specific roll-call vote tallies or individual commissioners’ recorded votes were not read into the public record in the transcript excerpt, the commission announcer's summary of the outcome was used (for example, “that item is approved” or “recommended for approval”).

Why it matters: the commission’s approvals and recommendations advance plats and rezoning requests to the City Council review or clear preliminary steps that allow developers to move ahead with engineering review and, in some cases, construction plan review. Items forwarded to City Council will next be considered at public hearings there; deferred items will return to the Planning Commission with requested clarifications.

Next steps: Most items the commission recommended will appear on upcoming City Council dockets. The rezoning at 1210 North Ann Arbor (SVD-17-25) was deferred to the commission’s May 8 meeting for staff and applicant follow-up; the PUD 20-59 record and its supplemental technical evaluations will accompany the City Council packet when that application is scheduled.","At its April 24 meeting the Oklahoma City Planning Commission approved or recommended approval of a series of plats and rezoning/SPUD requests, deferred one rezoning for further details, and recorded routine continuances and the receipt of minutes.","actionData","errors"]

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Planning Commission approves multiple plats and rezones; several items recommended to city council