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Edmond council approves 645‑acre East Edmond PUD amid concerns over water and tree buffers
Summary
The City of Edmond on a 5‑0 vote approved ordinance No. 4058 to rezone roughly 645 acres in southeast Edmond to a mixed‑use planned unit development (PUD). Developers and planners described a village‑style plan with large open‑space preservation and trail links; nearby residents raised stormwater, tree‑preservation and traffic worries.
The Edmond City Council on a 5-0 vote approved Ordinance No. 4058 to rezone about 645 acres from General Agriculture to a planned unit development called East Edmond Z24-17, permitting mixed residential, commercial and civic uses and an attached village‑style plan.
The proposal submitted by representatives of the McClendon family allows, at its maximums, up to 4,500 residential units and up to 120 acres of general commercial, with a standard maximum building height of 80 feet and limited special‑structure height to 120 feet. The council’s vote followed public hearings, a planning commission recommendation (3‑1) and an extended developer presentation about the project’s design and open‑space commitments.
Todd McInnis, representing the applicant, told the council the development is intended as a long‑range, multigenerational project and said the team had engaged neighbors and staff throughout the review. “Thoughtful, sensitive, intentional, patient —…
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