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Broken Arrow adopts housing and demographic study; council authorizes Resolution 16-35
Summary
The Planning Commission recommended adoption of a housing and demographic study prepared by Points Consulting LLC, and the City Council voted to adopt the study and authorize Resolution 16‑35 to guide upcoming zoning and subdivision code changes.
Broken Arrow officials moved forward on a multi-year effort to update housing policy when the Planning Commission recommended and the City Council adopted a housing and demographic study prepared by Points Consulting LLC and authorized execution of Resolution 16‑35.
The study, presented by consultant Farhad, examined current housing stock, demographic trends and three growth scenarios the city could follow. City staff told the commission and council the study is intended to inform an upcoming zoning code rewrite and future subdivision regulations.
The study projects that Broken Arrow had about 46,750 housing units when the analysis was completed and lays out three scenarios for the next 15–20 years: a status‑quo scenario that would yield roughly 64,910 housing units; a moderate‑density scenario; and an infill scenario that could push total units above 71,000. The report’s scenarios translate to a range…
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