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Stillwater council approves rezoning, specific use permit and advances ordinances in 5-0 votes
Summary
At its Oct. 6 meeting the council approved three map amendments and a specific use permit, advanced two rezoning ordinances to second reading and adopted two ordinances; all recorded votes were 5-0.
The Stillwater City Council on Oct. 6 approved several land‑use actions and advanced or adopted multiple ordinances in unanimous votes.
Key outcomes:
- Rezoning request CC‑25‑140 (1421 West Eighth Ave) — Council voted 5‑0 to accept the Planning Commission recommendation to rezone the property from RSS (small‑lot single‑family residential) to RT (two‑family/residential). The council later moved ordinance No. 3582 to second reading by a 5‑0 vote.
- Rezoning request CC‑25‑141 (517 Southwest Street) — Council voted 5‑0 to accept the Planning Commission recommendation to remove the property from the Corridor Redevelopment Area Planning District and zone it Commercial General (CG) so it can be consolidated with an adjacent CG parcel. Ordinance No. 3583 was advanced to second reading by a 5‑0 vote.
- Specific use permit CC‑25‑142 (418 East McElroy Road) — The council approved a specific use permit, 5‑0, allowing churches and other religious institutions to continue and expand as a conforming use at the site; staff said the existing church is a legal nonconforming use and the expansion required the permit.
- Ordinance No. 3580 — Adopted 5‑0 on second reading. This ordinance rezones 1212 South Perkins Road from Light Industrial to Commercial General.
- Ordinance No. 3581 — Adopted 5‑0 on second reading. This ordinance amends the city code to allow the Director of Finance to also hold the title Chief Financial Officer, applying the same duties and responsibilities to the dual title.
Consent dockets for the City Council and the Stillwater Utilities Authority were approved separately by unanimous votes earlier in the meeting.
Staff presentations and planning review: Henry Vibelheimer of Development Services presented each map amendment and the specific use permit and noted the Planning Commission recommended approval on Sept. 9 or Sept. 16, 2025 (three‑member votes of 3‑0 on the recorded hearings). Steven Goetz of Ghost & Associates spoke for applicants on the two rezoning requests and described site specifics and consolidation plans.
The council’s votes were procedural approvals of the Planning Commission recommendation or motions to advance ordinances; no member of the public other than applicant representatives and one supporter (Don Williams) spoke at the related hearings. Recorded council votes on the listed items were 5 'yes', 0 'no'.
