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Jenks planning commission recommends PUD 154 rezoning with larger lots and guaranteed amenities
Summary
After public concern about drainage, traffic and lot sizes, the commission voted to recommend approval of the Tanner Consulting rezoning (PUD 154) subject to a minimum lot size of 8,000 sq ft and reservation of three lots for a pool, playground and walking trails if a shared-amenity agreement is not executed.
The Jenks Planning Commission on Aug. 7 recommended approval of a rezoning request for roughly 38 acres near 131st and Harvard, imposing conditions intended to address neighbors’ drainage, traffic and amenity concerns.
The commission’s action recommends rezoning the property from agricultural to RS-2 with a Planned Unit Development overlay (PUD 154) and includes a condition to increase the minimum lot size to 8,000 square feet and to reserve at least three lots for a pool, playground and walking trails unless a formal shared-amenity agreement with the neighboring Providence Hills HOA is finalized.
Why it mattered: Residents of adjacent subdivisions — Providence Hills, Torrey Lakes, Snow Tree and Pecan Creek — testified that the proposal’s originally stated lot size (7,100 sq ft) and an increase in impervious surface (staff cited requests up to 69%) risked worsening longstanding local drainage problems and would not match the larger lots in parts of the neighborhood. Several neighbors also warned that adding up to about 132 homes could increase traffic on collector streets and further stress area schools.
The developer, represented by Eric Enyard of Tanner Consulting and developer Rick Dodson, said the project would provide about 3.8 dwelling units per acre (below the city’s comprehensive-plan medium-intensity target of 4–6 units per acre) and that detention ponds were engineered to capture stormwater and to act as buffers. Enyard told the commission the team had proactively met with nearby HOAs and that “we will satisfy the code” for amenities if no shared-use agreement is reached.
Neighbors disputed whether a shared-amenity arrangement would be viable. Carly Head read a Providence Hills HOA letter saying the HOA was willing to discuss collaboration but awaiting counsel’s recommendation before committing to shared facilities. Several speakers pressed the commission for a concrete, enforceable amenities package rather than a fee-in-lieu that would leave neighboring HOAs bearing the burden of additional users.
What the commission did: A motion to recommend approval included these conditions: raise the minimum lot area to 8,000 square feet, require concrete walking trails around the southern detention facilities, and reserve three lots for a pool and playground if the developer does not reach a binding agreement with Providence Hills. The motion passed on a 5–1 vote (Commissioner Nixon opposed).
Technical checks and next steps: Staff stressed that drainage issues must be resolved through engineering during subsequent reviews; the PUD, preliminary plat and engineered drainage plans will return to staff and ultimately to the City Council for final action. The commission also noted that the city’s Unified Development Ordinance (adopted 2022) governs bulk and area requirements and that any requested exceptions must be documented in the PUD.
The developer said he would incorporate the lot-size change into the PUD that goes to city council and would show amenity lots or a signed agreement with Providence Hills on the preliminary plat.
