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Jenks commission approves lot-combination JL25-408 after pulling item B from consent agenda
Summary
The Jenks Planning Commission approved a request to combine two lots identified as JL25-408 after the item was removed from the consent agenda. Commissioners and staff clarified zoning, private-covenant and setback implications before a unanimous vote.
The Jenks Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve a lot-combination request identified as JL25-408 after removing it from the consent agenda.
Commissioners discussed whether the request combined two lots that lie in separate subdivisions and what that would mean for zoning setbacks, private covenants and tax classification. Chair Joe West led the discussion and asked staff for clarification of how the combined parcel would be governed.
A staff member told the commission that combining two lots from separate plats is “not impossible, but it is very uncommon.” The staff member said the lots would remain in their original subdivisions for plat purposes even after the parcels are combined for tax and zoning purposes and that each portion of the resulting, irregularly shaped lot would retain the zoning that applied to that portion. “The private covenants are very similar for both subdivisions and the accessory structure needs to be built to reflect the primary structure,” the staff member said.
Commissioners emphasized that private covenants are enforced by property owners or homeowners associations, not by the city. The staff member recommended that property owners “stick with the covenants of the plat that your portion of the lot resides in” when there are conflicting private restrictions.
The commission first adopted the consent agenda with item B (the lot-combination item) removed, then later voted to approve JL25-408. The motion to approve JL25-408 passed with all members voting yes: Commissioners Wilson, Boris, Bowman, Sellers, Nixon and Stevens and Chair Joe West.
The record shows the lot combination will affect zoning setbacks according to the zoning classification that applies to each portion of the combined parcel; the private covenants attached to each original lot remain in force and were not changed by the city action. No changes to private-covenant enforcement or city enforcement authority were made during the discussion.
