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Council rezones parcel for basketball training facility; applicant says gym will host leagues, camps
Summary
The council approved rezoning of a property near Green Meadow from a single‑family district to a commercial district to allow construction of a roughly 47,552‑square‑foot basketball training facility. Applicant said the use will provide training, leagues and camps; staff noted the planning commission recommended approval.
The McAlester City Council approved a rezoning request to allow construction of a new recreation and training facility for youth sports and fitness on a parcel near the Green Meadow subdivision.
Applicant Brett Williams told the council he intends to construct a roughly 47,552‑square‑foot building for basketball training, leagues, camps and clinics. Planning staff reported the MacAlester Planning Commission reviewed the application at a special meeting and recommended approval.
Context and clarifications: the council packet and agenda described the requested change as a reclassification from R‑1B (single‑family) to C‑3 (general commercial). During the staff/applicant presentation the applicant referenced meeting the area regulations and called the requested commercial classification “C‑2”; staff confirmed the property appears to meet setback and off‑street parking requirements but that final site plan and civil engineering reviews are required before any building permits issue. That discrepancy in classification language will be reconciled in the administrative record prior to final permitting.
The motion to approve the rezoning carried on roll call and the ordinance amending the zoning map was approved. Staff noted there were no written objections in the record, and one adjacent property owner asked clarification questions about a curb apron and the existing status of Tenth Street, which will remain open and not vacated.
What happens next: the applicant must submit full site plans, civil engineering and stormwater documents and secure building permits through the city; any material changes from the approved rezoning or site plan will require further council or planning commission review.
