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Tulsa council denies rezoning request for narrow Sequoia parcel used for outdoor storage

5610266 · August 20, 2025
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Summary

The Tulsa City Council voted to deny a request to rezone a 2.5-acre parcel in the Sequoia neighborhood from RS-3 (residential) to IL (industrial), after staff and neighborhood concerns about compatibility, floodplain impacts and parcel configuration.

At the 5:00 p.m. Tulsa City Council meeting, councilors voted to deny a rezoning application to change a 2.5-acre parcel west of the southwest corner of East Newton Street and North New Haven Avenue from RS-3 (single-family residential) to IL (industrial).

City planning staff and neighborhood advocates told the council the property’s size, shape and floodplain constraints make it incompatible with surrounding residential land uses. Planning staff reiterated their recommendation of denial and noted the parcel sits between a row of homes and a city park. Ralph Weingarten, who identified himself as representing Falcon Foster and speaking for Hemphill Legacy, said the parcel is “a 2.5 acre…

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