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Staff seek rezoning of small lot at Northeast corner of W. Eighth and S. 45th W. Ave to allow an extra house
Summary
City staff presented a rezoning request (Z7807) to change a nonconforming lot from RM-2 (multifamily) to RS-5 (single-family with smaller minimum lot size) so the property owner can split the parcel and add a second house; TMAPC previously recommended RS-5 by a 9-0 vote.
City planning staff asked the council to consider a rezoning application, Z7807, to change a small, nonconforming parcel at the northeast corner of West Eighth Street and South 45th West Avenue from RM-2 to RS-5 so the owner can split the lot and build an additional single-family house.
The staff presentation noted that RM-2 is a multifamily district with a 5,500-square-foot minimum lot size that, because this lot is nonconforming, would allow only a single house. RS-5 reduces the minimum to a 30-foot-wide lot and 3,300 square feet, which would permit a second house on the site. A planning staff member said, “RS 5 reduces the minimum to a 30 foot wide lot and 3,300 square feet,” explaining why the change was requested.
The Tulsa Metropolitan Area Planning Commission (TMAPC) recommended RS-5 for the case, voting 9-0 to approve the zoning change before it appeared before the council. A staff member also noted an error in the meeting backup: the parcel is in Council District 4, not District 2, and encouraged councilors to contact planning staff if they wanted more information or neighborhood outreach details.
Council members asked whether the district representative had been notified; staff said they send electronic and hard-copy notices to council offices and to the council distribution contact. A councilor who saw the map told staff, “Good catch,” after the district discrepancy was pointed out and added she had not heard any neighbor concerns and welcomed reinvestment in the area.
No vote on the rezoning appears in this transcript extract; the item was presented and questions were taken. Staff advised council members they can request follow-up information or additional outreach to the district councilor if desired.
