Tulsa Board of Adjustment approves multiple variances and exceptions, limits trampoline-park hours; delays two items

The City of Tulsa Board of Adjustment on Tuesday, May 27, approved variances and special exceptions for several properties across the city, including a variance to allow a detached accessory building to exceed the allowed square footage, approval for a large indoor assembly use for an entertainment center (limited to the unit identified in the agenda packet and to closing no later than 11 p.m.), relief for a church spire height and driveway-width relief for a corner lot. The panel also granted continuances for two items to the board’s June 10 meeting.

The board’s actions centered on property-use requests and zoning relief sought by homeowners, commercial tenants and faith-based developers. Members approved most items after staff presentations and public comment, but continued a front-yard fence request for more documentation.

The most contested item was a variance request to increase the allowable floor area for a detached accessory building at 1320 South 80 Third East Avenue. The board approved the request to raise the permitted detached accessory building from 1,277 square feet to 2,420 square feet, citing the lot’s size and topography as the hardship. The motion approved the conceptual plans in the meeting packet; the board attached a note correcting a site-plan typo that had showed a phantom new drive on the south side of the house. Madam Chair called the vote after a motion and second; the board recorded three affirmative votes and one abstention and approved the variance.

The applicant’s representative told the board the larger garage would be used for family vehicles and to reduce on-street parking and visible vehicle storage: “This…