Jenks council approves PUD 151 for 73-acre subdivision at 131st and Kimberly Clark with playground condition

The Jenks City Council on Tuesday approved JZ24 PUD 151, rezoning about 73 acres near 131st Street and Kimberly Clark Place to RS-2 and establishing Planned Unit Development 151 to allow up to 260 single-family lots, with council members voting unanimously to require an all-seasons playground on the southern portion of the property.

Marcea Hilton, planning staff, told the council the parcel is currently zoned agricultural and described the plan as “about 73 acres” with a maximum of 260 lots under the PUD. Hilton said the applicant agreed to a number of changes after the Planning Commission review, including 100% masonry on the first floor and an expanded amenity package; she said roughly 17 acres, or about 20 percent of the site, would be set aside as reserve areas and open space.

The PUD includes a central amenity cluster that the developer says will contain a splash pad and a sports court, walking trails around required detention ponds and landscaping. Megan Pasco of Tanner Consulting, representing the applicant Piper Management LLC, said the splash pad and sports court are currently planned in a single location so caregivers can supervise children of different ages in one place. “We are planning on both the sports court and the splash pad being in one location,” Pasco said. She added the placement is not final and may be adjusted during engineering.

Levi Green, owner of Piper Management, told the council the proposal reduces density from an earlier 335‑lot concept to as many as 260 lots and increases minimum lot widths to better match surrounding neighborhoods. “We listened to all the concerns and we think the PUD we have before you today, addresses a lot of those,” Green said.

Neighbors raised questions about home price ranges, drainage and standing water. Charles Hog, speaking for the Providence Hills board, said vandalism and trespassing at his neighborhood’s pool had raised concerns about new amenity access and policing. Council members and staff discussed required pond aeration and fountains; several councilors urged that any detention ponds include aeration or fountains to limit mosquito and stagnant-water issues.

Council debate focused on density, lot sizes and amenities. Councilor Short and others said the reduced lot count, masonry requirement and larger lot widths addressed prior concerns. Councilor Brown proposed and moved approval with the added condition that the developer provide a full-season playground in the southern portion of the development; the motion was seconded and approved. Mayor Corey Box called the roll; the recorded vote was Brown — yes; Short — yes; Ojei — yes; Abel — yes; Murray — yes; Box — yes.

Council staff and the applicant agreed the playground concept would be brought to the city planner for verification of location and design before final platting. Staff noted that final engineering, platting and technical documents will return to the city for review as part of the plat and infrastructure acceptance processes required by state statute and city code.

The council also approved an emergency clause for Ordinance 1657, the ordinance implementing PUD 151, in a separate vote immediately after the PUD approval.

The applicant said construction timing is preliminary; the developer estimated initial occupancy in roughly two years and said local builders would be used, but per the applicant, final lot pricing and exact builders were “undecided at this time.”