Planning Commission recommends rezoning of NE 60th development after neighbor objections on water, sewage and lot size

The Oklahoma City Planning Commission on May 22 recommended that the City Council approve PUD 02/1960 '3, a planned-unit development application for property at and around 6300 Northeast 60 Third Street, subject to technical evaluations that increase minimum lot sizes and add easements for potential future municipal sewer, after about 30 minutes of applicant presentation and roughly 45 minutes of public comment and discussion.

Why it matters: The proposal changes previously proposed lot sizes, infrastructure provisions and maintenance plans and drew multiple residents who said current water, septic and emergency response infrastructure is inadequate for the scale of the project. The commission’s recommendation sends the proposal to City Council, which will make the final decision in coming weeks.

Developer Marcus Uday told the commission the applicant raised minimum lot size from a half-acre to three-quarters of an acre, reducing the number of lots in Track 1 to 77 and Track 2 to nine. "We have done that. That…