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Broken Arrow planners preview zoning ordinance rewrite; staff to publish for public hearing
Summary
Staff presented proposed changes to the city’s zoning ordinance that would consolidate single‑family districts and create new lot and design options; no formal action was taken and staff will publish the ordinance for a public hearing and return with recommendations.
City planning staff reviewed a proposed update to Broken Arrow’s zoning ordinance that would consolidate multiple single‑family districts into three new residential districts, add smaller‑lot options to support duplexes and row houses, and standardize buffering and design requirements; the Planning Commission and council discussed changes but took no formal action.
Amanda Yamaguchi, planning and development manager, said the rewrite focuses on housing, consolidating the existing six single‑family districts into three: RS (traditional single family, 60‑foot lot frontage), RSC (smaller single family, 50‑foot frontage) and RSP (single‑family preservation, smaller lots designed to allow duplexes, row houses and vertically stacked units with design controls). The proposed draft also uses standards to control perceived density by requiring amenity and open space and a 50‑foot buffer between new small‑lot neighborhoods and adjacent existing…
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