Oklahoma County Board of Adjustment approves two variances for setback and lot-size

The Oklahoma County Board of Adjustment voted unanimously to grant two variances at its meeting.

A county staff member described Robert Ward’s request for a property in the Little Tree Addition that was damaged by a November tornado and is being rebuilt. “He is asking to be 7 feet into the 25 feet,” the staff member said, referring to the 25-foot setback requirement. The board moved to approve Ward’s variance and recorded aye votes from Randy Goodman and Cooper Robinson.

The board also considered a variance for Karen Livingston’s property off Southeast 15th Street, east of Harrah Road, where staff said the lot measures 1.77 acres in a zone that requires 2 acres under the county’s R-2 (rural residential) rules. Staff told the board that the prior manufactured home had been a grandfathered, nonconforming use and that replacing it triggered the need to meet current lot-size requirements; staff said there were no formal protests and noted a similar variance had been approved for a nearby parcel in early 2024. The board approved Livingston’s request on a roll call in which Goodman and Robinson voted aye.

Earlier in the meeting, the board approved the minutes from the previous session (listed as 11/18/2025) by motion and roll call. With no new business raised, a motion to adjourn the meeting was made and seconded and the meeting concluded.

Minutes and staff summaries recorded that both variance requests were granted without recorded opposition. The approvals were routine motions on the consent/decision track: staff provided background about the local zoning requirements and the board voted to grant relief in each case. No conditions, appeals, or dissenting votes were recorded in the transcript.