The Jenks Planning Commission on Thursday approved a minor amendment to PUD 116 that allows homes under 1,800 square feet on specific lots in Fraser Meadows after staff identified a mismatch between the recorded plat and the PUD.

City Planner Marce Hilton told the commission the city opened an investigation after public comments raised questions about a related Fraser Falls amendment and discovered "a discrepancy between two legally binding documents." She said, "The plat has 1,600 minimum square feet and the PUD has 1,800 square feet." Hilton said that, as a result, there were 11 homes either built, partially built or approved internally that did not meet the PUD minimum and would face title or resale issues unless relieved.

Hilton said staff reviewed code criteria and, in consultation with legal counsel and shared staff, determined the matter qualified as a minor amendment. She described the practical choices: require demolition, require owners to add square footage, or provide relief by amending the PUD. Hilton said the city has generally handled similar issues by processing minor amendments so property owners are not forced into hardship proceedings before the Board of Adjustment.

Commissioners asked how the building-permit process would prevent future mismatches; Hilton said residential plan reviewers check permits and that staff will begin using the approved PUD and approved amendments in their internal plan checks rather than relying solely on the plat. She also said the city has stopped putting PUD zoning language into plats to reduce future conflicts.

A motion to approve the minor amendment was made and seconded and passed in a roll-call vote. The commission recorded unanimous affirmative votes from the seven members present.

The amendment covers specific lots in Fraser Meadows (lots enumerated in the staff report) and will be incorporated into the official PUD documents and meeting minutes; Hilton said the summary document provided at the meeting will be filed with the minutes so affected property owners can access it.

The commission did not apportion blame for how the two documents diverged; Hilton said the project had been processed over several years under multiple planners and staff. She also said staff will follow new internal procedures to reduce the chance of similar discrepancies.

The PUD amendment will proceed to whatever administrative filing is required to memorialize the change and to remove the pending title/resale risk for the 11 affected properties.