Commission approves mixed‑use plan near Reservoir Hill despite neighborhood opposition over trees and traffic

The Tulsa Metropolitan Area Planning Commission voted on June 4 to approve a comprehensive‑plan amendment (item 9) and a related rezoning (item 4) that will allow a mixed‑use development on nearly 17 acres just south of West Apache and adjacent to L.L. Tisdale Parkway. Planning staff recommended the land‑use change from "neighborhood" to "multiple use" and the rezoning from RM‑1 (multifamily residential) to a mixed‑use district with a variable character designation and a 55‑foot height maximum.

The developer, William Tisdale, told the commission his group owns the larger 40‑acre assemblage and is proposing a development with a mix of commercial retail, a grocery concept, multifamily units and townhomes. Tisdale said the project would include a medical clinic with an urgent care ("They will have an urgent care, not an emergency room, so there won't be sirens running there."), a health and wellness center, and a grocery operation the applicant described as a "no‑contact" or delivery‑oriented grocer. He said the…