MAPC denies rezoning request for 5394 West Carrier Road after neighbors raise access, density concerns

The Metropolitan Area Planning Commission on Monday recommended denial of a request to rezone 5394 West Carrier Road from A-1, general agricultural, to A-2, suburban, after neighbors and staff raised questions about access rights, lot configuration and precedent for smaller parcels.

Jacqueline Border, community development director, told commissioners that the rezoning request was governed by city ordinance Title 10, Chapter 1 and referenced Oklahoma statutory provisions cited in the staff packet. She said the applicant had provided a supplemental document showing an access easement from Carrier Road of “about 1,100 and something feet,” which staff added to the record the day of the meeting.

The applicants, Jessie and Jeremy Dersham, who identified themselves as owners of Iron Built Custom Homes, told the commission they bought the roughly 21.5-acre parcel and sought rezoning to allow dividing the tract into 2- to 3-acre home…