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Planning staff recommend approval of Mercy Regional EMS plat for 2.49-acre site
Summary
City planning staff presented a bridal (final) plat and said the Planning Commission recommended approval of a 2.49-acre commercial lot for Mercy Regional EMS headquarters; final council action is scheduled at the July 15 meeting.
Planning staff told the council that the preliminary and final plats for a proposed Mercy Regional EMS dispatch headquarters on about 2.49 acres have received Planning Commission approval and that the item will come to the council for final action.
"This is a bridal plat for Mercy Regional EMS, a proposed commercial subdivision ... approximately 2.49 acres in size, and it's currently zoned commercial shopping," a planning staff member said during the council meeting. The site was annexed in 2023 under Ordinance 1208 and is identified in the city's land-use plan for future commercial use.
Staff said the plat proposes one lot and one block to accommodate Mercy Regional EMS's dispatching headquarters as an ambulatory health-care use. The Planning Commission voted 5-0 to recommend approval of the preliminary plat; the commission later voted 4-0 to recommend approval of the final plat at its meeting the night before the council discussion. Staff noted a 75-foot drainage easement along the western edge for detention and typical perimeter and interior utility easements to accommodate service providers.
The city of Owasso will provide sewer; Washington County Rural Water District No. 3 will provide water. Staff also described an L-shaped mutual-access easement shown on the plat's southeastern corner to allow cross-access with potential future commercial development to the south. Staff said it does not believe the on-site creek is in a FEMA-regulated floodplain; final civil review will determine drainage construction details.
Planning staff said they will present the item to the council for a formal vote at the July 15 meeting.
No formal council action or vote occurred during the presentation.
Key details: The site is adjacent to an existing Cornerstone Ace Hardware and other commercial uses; an assisted-living facility sits to the north. Staff advised that mutual access to the north was not included because Cornerstone declined a secondary access to maintain a single controlled access point for security.
