Tulsa planning commission approves rezoning for six-house cottage development at end of E. 16th Street

The Tulsa Metropolitan Area Planning Commission on April 16 approved rezoning case Z-7809 to allow a six-unit cottage-house development on a 0.97-acre lot near the southeast corner of East 16th Street South and South Atlanta Avenue.

The commission acted after receiving a staff presentation, an applicant presentation and five public comments. Planning staff told commissioners the applicant proposed RM-2 (residential multifamily) zoning with an optional development plan that, if adopted, would set binding development standards for the property including a ban on short-term rentals, expanded setbacks toward neighboring single-family homes, enhanced screening and tree requirements, limits on second-story window visibility, and allowances for cottage homes, duplexes and townhomes rather than apartments.

Staff said the parcel’s survey lists it as 0.97 acres and noted a discrepancy with assessor…