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Committee hears rezoning request for northwest East 11th Street; TMABC recommended approval
Summary
The Urban Economic Development Committee reviewed a rezoning request (ZZ7815) to change property north and west of East 11th Street South and South 190th East Avenue from RS‑3 to RS‑5 with an optional development plan. The Tulsa Metropolitan Area Building Commission (TMABC) recommended approval 9–1.
The Urban Economic Development Committee on June 18 discussed a rezoning application, ZZ7815, to change property north and west of the northwest corner of East 11th Street South and South 190th East Avenue from RS‑3 to RS‑5 with an optional development plan. TMABC recommended approval by a 9–1 vote.
Susan Miller, a planner with the city planning office, told the committee the project previously came forward about “a year and a half ago” as an RS‑3 rezone that included an optional development plan allowing private streets. “So now, they can’t — they’re coming back for a rezone to RS‑5 and, also a private street,” Miller said, and described the applicant’s current concept as a roughly 107‑lot proposal under RS‑5. She said the change would yield “about 17 more lots” compared with the earlier RS‑3 concept.
Miller noted the proposed average lot width would be about 50 feet — larger than the minimum for RS‑5 — and that many neighboring parcels have been or are being rezoned to RS‑4 or RS‑5 and developed by the same builder. The planning commission recommended approval except for one commissioner who voted against the recommendation because he believed the site could support more density.
Councilor Bell (chair) and Councilors in discussion framed the rezone as consistent with nearby development pressure; one committee member observed new private developments shift sales tax activity toward suburbs and said supporting in‑city residential development matters for the tax base. No final committee vote on the rezoning appears in the transcript; the only formal recorded action in the discussion was the TMABC recommendation.
Why it matters: The RS‑5 rezone would allow higher residential density on a site inside Council District 6 and, according to planners, would increase the lot count while retaining lot widths larger than the RS‑5 minimum.
What’s next: The transcript records the TMABC recommendation (9–1) but does not show a committee or council final action on ZZ7815 during this meeting.
