Planning commission approves rezoning for Kind Enterprises assisted-living project near Santa Fe Avenue

The Edmond Planning Commission on Feb. 4 approved a rezoning request to establish a planned unit development for Kind Enterprises that could accommodate two residential-style assisted-living buildings on roughly 3 acres east of Santa Fe Avenue north of Mill Valley Boulevard.

City planning staff said the applicant requested rezoning from DO Suburban Office to PUD Z24-00018 for an approximately 3-acre property. The proposed PUD would allow two residential-style assisted-living buildings, each with a maximum of 16 units, for a total of up to 32 units. Staff recommended approval and noted required setbacks to protect adjacent properties: 45 feet from the north and 70 feet from the east. The north and east boundaries would be screened by a six-foot-tall site-proof security fence.

Staff and the applicant discussed site access at length. Becca said staff had “extensive conversations with the applicant regarding driveway access to the property.” Todd McInnis, who identified himself as representing the applicant, told the commission the team had sought a median cut on Mill Valley Boulevard and had reached out to the Mill Valley homeowners association. McInnis said the Mill Valley HOA appears to have ceased formal operations and that, if agreement on a median cut cannot be reached, the applicant “has agreed to work with city staff to find the safest option for a potential drive off Santa Fe Avenue, which will occur during the site plan process.”

McInnis also emphasized practical constraints: without a curb cut on Mill Valley or Santa Fe, commercial sanitation trucks would be unable to service the site. “Sanitation access into this site without a curb cut either on Santa Fe or some access on Mill Valley is virtually impossible because there's no way for a commercial sanitation truck to even get into our site,” he said. He added that the applicant may return with a site-plan application and that access could be adjusted during that process.

Commissioners asked about preserving existing trees on the east boundary; an unnamed commissioner noted healthy trees and asked whether they would be retained. Commissioners and the applicant discussed the previous driveway location and recent sidewalk improvements that may affect curb-cut availability.

A commissioner moved to approve the rezoning; the motion passed by a 4-0 vote. The commission’s approval will be forwarded to the Edmond City Council for consideration at the Feb. 10, 2025 City Council meeting. No formal conditions beyond the PUD text and the noted setbacks and screening were recorded in the hearing minutes.