Jenks council approves rezoning at 130 First and Harvard for gated single‑family development

The Jenks City Council on March 4 approved a comprehensive‑plan amendment and a rezoning to allow a private, gated single‑family community at 130 First Street and Harvard.

The vote approved a comp‑plan amendment (PA 205‑45) to medium‑intensity single family and rezoned roughly 10 acres to RS‑2 with a Planned Unit Development overlay (PUD 152). The council also approved Ordinance No. 1666 (rezone to RS‑2/PUD 152) and an emergency clause that put the ordinance into effect immediately. The council recorded one “no” vote on the items (Brown); the remainder voted yes.

Why it matters: The developer is proposing a low‑density private neighborhood with features the applicant described as a “stocked fishing pond,” passive recreation trails, a seven‑foot masonry entry wall and deeper lots than typical RS‑2 zoning. Staff and the applicant said the proposed plan would yield about 30 dwelling units, well under the 54 units the underlying zoning would permit.

City staff presented the background and standards for the request. The staff report…