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Commission approves rezoning and preliminary plat for four duplex lots on South Seneca Avenue
Summary
The commission rezoned three C-2/PUD lots at 521–529 S. Seneca Ave to RM-3 with a new PUD to allow four duplex lots (eight dwelling units) and approved a related preliminary plat; applicant said units will be built to sell.
Bartlesville’s Planning Commission approved a rezoning to RM-3 with a new PUD and a preliminary plat to replat three existing lots at 521, 525 and 529 South Seneca Avenue into four lots for duplex development.
Senior planner Micah Snyder told commissioners the request covers about 0.48 acres (approximately 21,000 square feet) at the northwest corner of South Seneca Avenue and Adams Boulevard (U.S. 60). The application, submitted by Richard Smith of American Bison Construction Co. on behalf of Quantum Trading Group LLC, proposes four duplexes (eight dwelling units total), each duplex sited on its own lot. Snyder recommended approval, noting water and sewer are available and that some modifications to RM-3 bulk/area standards are requested to facilitate the lot configuration and a modest right-of-way dedication to accommodate Adams Boulevard/Pathfinder Parkway considerations.
Richard Smith, the applicant, described the project as a market-driven effort to bring new housing product to the neighborhood and said the units are intended to be built and sold. "We're building to sell," Smith said, explaining that duplexes can provide affordable entry points for buyers and that subdividing into four lots increases opportunities for individual ownership versus selling the site as a single large parcel.
The preliminary plat and PUD request include a proposed 5-foot right-of-way dedication along Adams Boulevard (staff recommended half the ultimate minor-arterial dedication given existing ROW), notes limiting vehicular access to Seneca Avenue and Adams Boulevard, and a 10-foot right-of-way easement for future path or sidewalk improvements. Vehicular access to the duplexes will be from the rear alley; sidewalks will be constructed along Seneca Avenue and connections made to existing sidewalks.
The commission heard that no attendees came to the applicant’s citizen participation meeting and staff reported no written objections. A motion to approve the rezoning and PUD (case RZ04250010 / PUD0425004849) passed on a roll-call vote (ayes recorded for Commissioners Kirkpatrick, Hibdon, Freeman, Munkers, Kolaw and Dawson). The subsequent preliminary plat for the same properties (case PLAT04250025) was also approved with standard plat notes and staff-recommended conditions (no access to Seneca/Adams, right-of-way dedication and easement notes, utility easement language, and sidewalk/access easement maintenance responsibilities). The preliminary plat will require a final plat and council approval to record.
