Planning commission approves PUD amendment to allow limited commercial, condos and entertainment uses near Elm Street

The City of Jenks Planning Commission voted to approve a comprehensive land‑use map amendment (PA 25‑44) and a major amendment to Planned Unit Development 142 (JZ25 PUD142 MA1) that, together, would allow limited commercial and entertainment uses and a small multifamily component in a larger parcel near Elm Street and Polecat Creek.

Senior planner Marcee Hilton told commissioners the request centers on two roughly 5‑acre areas inside a larger 119.28‑acre PUD and that the application seeks to change a small portion of the plan from parks and open space to local commercial. “The comprehensive land use is most famous for their maps,” Hilton said in the presentation, and she detailed buffers, Corps of Engineers‑held mitigation areas and the differences between land‑use and zoning. She noted the original PUD authorized outdoor recreation uses (baseball fields) and that the amendment seeks to add retail, eating/drinking, multifamily (RM‑3 style condominiums in concept) and additional entertainment uses such as a miniature golf feature.

Developer representative Adam Doberspike described the change as a targeted shift to generate sales tax and diversify amenities while preserving large…