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Oklahoma County approves two plats after debate over including road right-of-way in lot size
Summary
Oklahoma County commissioners approved amendments and then approved two related plats after staff flagged that the parcels’ advertised sizes include a statutory road right-of-way, prompting discussion about precedent, tax treatment and whether the property owner should seek a Board of Adjustment variance instead of rezoning.
The Oklahoma County Board of County Commissioners approved amendments and then voted to approve two related plat items after staff and the property owner clarified that the parcels’ advertised acreage includes statutory road right-of-way.
County planning staff told commissioners the site totals about 4 acres when the statutory right-of-way is included but that the two buildable lots measure about 1.6 acres each without the right-of-way. "What makes this unique is the total amount of property that we're dealing with includes the right of way," the staff member said, noting the county typically measures only the lots themselves for zoning calculations.
The question before the board was whether to proceed with the administrative platting process or send…
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