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TMAPC approves two rezonings, confirms minutes and elects officers
Summary
At meeting No. 2928 the Tulsa Metropolitan Area Planning Commission approved minutes from two prior meetings, approved two rezoning requests (including Z-7804), and elected commission officers, all by voice vote on staff recommendations with no public opposition reported.
The Tulsa Metropolitan Area Planning Commission (TMAPC) on Jan. 14 approved minutes, two rezoning requests and a slate of officers during a meeting that planners described as light on public comment.
Planning staff presented a rezoning request for a parcel just east of South Harvard Avenue and north of East 4th Place — bordering a parking lot used by the University of Tulsa — recommending changing the site from RS-3 (single-family residential) to RM-2 (multifamily) to allow development of a fourplex while maintaining the 35-foot height maximum for the neighborhood. Nathan, planning staff, told commissioners that the applicant had notified surrounding neighbors and that staff had not received opposition; commissioners approved the motion on staff recommendation.
The commission also considered Z-7804, a rezoning for a property on North Guthrie Avenue inside the northwest quadrant of the Inner Dispersal Loop. Nathan said the site is currently zoned industrial, which created conflicts with required building setbacks and parking because the existing building is built close to the lot lines; staff recommended rezoning to CBD (Central Business District) to align the parcel with downtown land use and surrounding zoning. Commissioners voted to approve the rezoning on staff recommendation; no public speakers or written opposition were reported in the record.
Earlier in the meeting the commission approved minutes from meetings 2926 and 2927 by voice vote. On Item 5 the commission approved a motion to elect Joshua Walker as chair, Matt Zalk as first vice chair, Shane Hood as second vice chair and John Civil Shekhar as secretary. The motion to adopt the slate was moved and seconded and carried without recorded roll-call tallies.
All three substantive land-use items were decided on motions following staff recommendations; no detailed roll-call vote breakdowns were recorded in the transcript. Commissioners asked no follow-up questions that altered staff recommendations, and there were no public comments on the rezoning cases. The commission adjourned after the items were approved.
The actions taken will move the rezoning recommendations on to the City Council for its consideration as required by the city process for zoning changes.
