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Planning commission approves annexation, M2 PUD zoning for former Siemens site at 408 US-60
Summary
The commission approved annexation of roughly 27 acres at 408 US Highway 60 (former Siemens building) to the city, rezoning it to M2 General Industrial PUD at the applicant’s request; staff recommended approval and said utilities and emergency services are already serving the site.
The Bartlesville Planning Commission voted April 20 to approve a voluntary annexation of about 27.015 acres at 408 U.S. Highway 60 (the former Siemens building) and to zone the property M2 General Industrial as a planned unit development (PUD). The applicant is Dinner Out LLC, an affiliate of Lincoln Electric Products.
Greg Collins, special projects manager for the City of Bartlesville, told the commission the site was previously owned by Siemens and later occupied by Versa Integrity Group; the Bartlesville Development Authority sold the property in 2024 to Dinner Out LLC. Collins said utilities already serve the property — 12-inch water mains along Wiley Post Road and US-60, 6-inch lines on the north and east — and the city’s police and fire departments already respond to calls in the area. Because the territory is already served by city utilities, staff said the usual annexation cost-benefit analysis could be waived.
Staff recommended approval of annexation, zoning the parcel as M2 General Industrial PUD and amending the comp plan’s maps to place the site in the industry and trade character area and the miscellaneous context area. The planned-unit-development application asked for several modifications from base M2 standards, including relief to allow the existing three-story building’s height (approximately 53 feet), allowances for specific indoor commercial and office uses in the three-story building, M2 uses in the one-story building with several exclusions (for example, outdoor contractor yards, billboards, open storage), and use limitations for accessory buildings and landscaping/screening adjustments.
Ryan Williams of Ambler Architects spoke for the applicant and was present to answer questions. Commissioners asked about motivations for annexation; Collins responded that the landowner seeks to use the city’s fire-department plan review and inspections for interior remodeling and that Osage County or the state fire marshal typically has longer inspection timelines.
Public comment was opened and closed with no speakers on the record for this item. The commission then voted to approve annexation, the requested M2 PUD zoning as presented by staff, and a comp-plan amendment to incorporate the territory into the industry and trade context. Recorded votes in favor were: Mr. Hibdon (Aye); Miss Freeman (Aye); Mr. Cola (Aye); Mr. Munkers (Aye); Mr. Kirkpatrick (Aye); Mr. Dossett (Aye); and Chairman John Kane (Aye).
Collins told the commission that regardless of the Planning Commission’s recommendation, City Council will hold a public hearing (staff noted a City Council date of May 5) before final action.
