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Hannah Nolan, senior long‑range planner for the City of Edmond, told the Planning Commission the update consolidates recent technical studies and adds new actions and goals in three principal areas: housing, mobility and the urban forest. Nolan said the update does not change the plan’s land‑use map or plan categories; it instead adds chapters and implementation actions drawn from completed studies.

Nolan reviewed recent studies incorporated into the update: the Edmond housing assessment (accepted August 2023), the EdmondShift long‑range mobility plan (approved October 2022) and a 2023 forest composition and ecosystem analysis. She said the housing assessment estimates Edmond needs nearly 9,000 new housing units over the next decade to meet demand and found that about 75% of Edmond’s workforce currently lives outside city limits and commutes into the city daily.

The draft update adds a new housing chapter (seven actions and recommendations, five of them new) that focuses on reducing barriers to a wider range of housing types, facilitating rehabilitation of older housing, supporting workforce housing and improving program management. The mobility chapter incorporates EdmondShift’s priorities and expands mobility actions from a handful in the prior plan to 18 recommended actions, Nolan said, with emphasis on safety, multimodal connectivity and updating engineering standards. The urban forestry recommendations incorporate the 2023 analysis: staff proposed a new urban‑forest goal and six forestry actions, including updates to development codes to protect ecologically sensitive areas, a public‑tree inventory, and an urban forest master plan.

Nolan said staff updated the implementation chapter to consolidate all actions and to add progress‑tracking notes; completed items are retained in a completed‑actions section so the city can document accomplishments. She said she will return to the Planning Commission on June 3 with a draft reflecting feedback from committees and commissions, followed by a council workshop in June and a City Council decision in July.

During the public comment period after the presentation, several residents raised questions about public input and specific rezoning proposals. One resident asked whether EdmondShift and related studies included public comment; Nolan and staff said the presentation was introductory and that a public hearing is scheduled for June 3, at which time staff and commissioners will discuss public input and the draft. Another resident, Jessie, said a five‑acre parcel near her home on Santa Fe is proposed for commercial development and asked the commission to consider protecting trees and open space; Catherine Simpson said she has questions about a rezoning in the Arbor Creek area and asked how to learn who filed the rezoning request. Planning staff directed residents to follow up with the planning department for details and gave planning department contact information for further inquiries.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Edmond - Planning Commission - May 06, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","City of Edmond planning staff on May 6 presented a proposed update to the Edmond Plan, adding new chapters and implementation actions on housing, mobility and urban forestry and scheduling further committee review and a public hearing on June 3.","taxTitle","Edmond, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma","taxId",2681,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6569969,"Planning commission approves amendment to Kelly PUD to allow restaurant with drive‑through; moves to council",371,29550,401270,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3205918-19a62b51508362f44c2f03592c1a90ef&start=29&end=401","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3205918-19a62b51508362f44c2f03592c1a90ef/thumbnail_29550.jpg","/articles/6569969/Edmond/Oklahoma-County/Oklahoma/Planning-commission-approves-amendment-to-Kelly-PUD-to-allow-restaurant-with-drivethrough-moves-to-council","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6569969-98dc07d6bfa1c6faffa753f9b9aeb366/orig.mp4?Expires=1775627373&Signature=M7X5-GTJb4rZAWFdzFw7WNikvSHaQ8lWKyBGFItlmSZ1tkCxRmfIgVYmmkOcOwxKKfS9rVyeRbkA4M7HNtC9zyi5Sw~iuFJYMqAzvKIZ3LgpPUXDwMY-sZVIk-m0LuHoVykuBbiAAMUKOky2BtahqmK79oNa3lspprP2AiAfhRtZJOpTDBnPhAa-kNDj1OMX5bhkCcKSbhq1oLJLo~sv2P5oqMLIDZng8rvbbE4mLQ9z6svssBZBB--z7tp7iFfXEzbH425HyHq4CewvXFjBJXoAQ-xvlcKHQhx05snWulDqqrPT28gk3gw7t8Fes7GLihxByNszDap0YRxXRR~RRw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Edmond Planning Commission on May 6 voted 3–1 to recommend approval of an amended Planned Unit Development (case Z22-00019) that would allow restaurants, including drive‑throughs, on a roughly 20,000‑square‑foot parcel at the southeast corner of Kelly and West First Street. The commission’s recommendation sends the amendment to City Council for final action on May 27, 2025.

Planning staff presented the amendment as a narrow change to the existing Kelly PUD, explaining the PUD was originally approved in September 2023 and that the amendment simply adds restaurant uses, including drive‑through/drive‑in, without any other requested modifications. “Staff recommends approval,” Mr. Bridal, planning department staff, told the commission.

Applicant Scott Loper, the property owner, said the request is primarily a cleanup of an earlier regulatory inconsistency. “This was a weird anomaly … we’re just kind of doing some clean up,” Loper said, referring to a later modification of the development‑regulation definitions that removed drive‑throughs and left the PUD text out of sync.

Commissioners discussed site layout and access. Commissioner Winter questioned the exhibit in the PUD and the feasibility of a drive‑through on the shown schematic: “It looks like you would have to hop the curb, hit a bush, and then hit a dumpster to be able to have a drive thru in the back,” Winter said, noting the exhibit is illustrative and that final placement would be handled at site plan review. Planning staff and the applicant said access and curb cuts shown in the PUD — closing two existing drives on Kelly and adding mid‑block and alley access points — remain part of the proposal and will be addressed during site planning.

Commissioners also discussed parking and the theoretical residential capacity of the parcel; staff noted parking requirements and unit‑based parking ratios control how many dwelling units could practically be built on the lot.

A motion to approve the amended PUD carried on a 3–1 vote. The commission record shows the motion passed by roll call vote with a tally of yes: 3; no: 1. The item is scheduled for City Council consideration on May 27, 2025.","The Edmond Planning Commission voted 3–1 on May 6 to recommend approval of an amended Planned Unit Development (case Z22-00019) at the southeast corner of Kelly and West First Street to add restaurants, including drive‑throughs, as an allowed use. Staff recommended approval; the item goes to City Council on May 27, 2025.","actionData","errors"]

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Edmond planners outline comprehensive plan update, highlight housing need, mobility and urban forestry actions

Planning commission approves amendment to Kelly PUD to allow restaurant with drive‑through; moves to council