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Bartlesville board approves special zoning permit to replace fire‑damaged mobile home at 1744 W. Hensley Blvd.
Summary
The Board of Adjustment unanimously approved a special zoning permit allowing a 1,300 sq. ft. mobile home to replace a fire‑damaged unit at 1744 West Hensley Boulevard, subject to standard permits and site improvements including a paved driveway approach.
The City of Bartlesville Board of Adjustment on a 5-0 vote approved a special zoning permit to allow placement of a new 1,300‑square‑foot mobile home at 1744 West Hensley Boulevard, replacing a unit that was rendered uninhabitable by fire.
City planner Holly Mayhew presented staff’s report and recommended approval, saying the proposed mobile home is compatible with surrounding residential improvements and meets the required findings in the zoning regulations. “Staff recommends approval of case number SZP03250049,” Mayhew told the board.
The property is zoned RS-5 (single‑family residential). Mayhew told the board the lot depth is 50 feet and the proposed front and rear yards would each be 10 feet; those setbacks comply with the exceptions for existing lots of record. She said city water and sewer are available to the site and that the property sits in a neighborhood with a mix of site‑built homes, vacant lots and other mobile homes. Mayhew also noted the site lies within the National Zinc Overlay District and that an additional permit would be required if the development disturbs more than 5 cubic yards of soil.
The applicants, identified in the staff report as Allen and Rhonda Bollojak, attended the hearing. Allen Bollojak described the New Year’s‑Eve fire that destroyed the previous unit and said he and his wife intend to replace and continue living on the property. “It was engulfed… I hollered at her to call the fire department,” Bollojak said, describing the incident and its impact on the household.
Board members asked whether staff recommended any conditions in addition to the standard permitting requirements. Mayhew said there were no special conditions beyond the normal building permit, zoning permit (if required), and site‑improvement requirements. She said the existing gravel driveway approach will have to be paved with concrete from the street to the property line as part of site improvements for the project. Mayhew also said sidewalks are not required because the site is not in a critical sidewalk area.
The board opened and closed the public hearing with no members of the public speaking for or against the application. After brief discussion, a motion to approve the application as recommended by staff carried on a roll call: McCormick — aye; Houck — aye; Higbee — aye; Radlinger — aye; Shamhart (chair) — aye.
The approval is subject to the standard permitting and site‑improvement process: issuance of building and zoning permits as required, paving of the driveway approach per city requirements, and any National Zinc Overlay District permitting if more than 5 cubic yards of soil are disturbed. The staff report notes an earlier special zoning permit for a mobile home on this lot that the board approved in June 2011.
City staff followed the hearing with a separate clarification to the board that a public speaker who identified only as “Rob” had not signed the city’s speaker sheet and therefore the minutes will note the speaker’s last name as unknown.
