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Residents urge denial of rezoning near Deer Creek, commissioners accept planning commission recommendation
Summary
Residents and experts told the Oklahoma County commissioners that a proposed rezoning near 170th East and Deer Creek sits in a FEMA-designated floodway and would change the rural character of the neighborhood; the Board accepted the planning commission's recommendation to deny the rezoning.
Residents, a hydrologist and the property owner debated a rezoning request for a parcel near 170th East in the Deer Creek area, and the Oklahoma County commissioners accepted the Planning Commission's recommendation to deny the rezoning. Residents said the site sits in a FEMA-designated regulatory floodway and warned commercial development would threaten safety and the neighborhood's rural character.
Why it matters: The change would allow commercial uses adjacent to long-established single-family homes. Opponents said a commercial development in a floodway could increase flood risk for neighbors and bring traffic and safety concerns; proponents said engineering measures can mitigate flood impacts but such mitigation would come later in the…
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