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Neighbors raise stormwater and open-space concerns; Oklahoma City Planning Commission defers Wildwood Hills preliminary plat
Summary
Neighbors at the Wildwood Hills Heights neighborhood told the Planning Commission the preliminary plat does not reflect the open-space commitments in the earlier PUD and raised traffic and drainage concerns. The commission deferred the plat to Jan. 15 to allow developer–neighbor meetings.
The Oklahoma City Planning Commission on Dec. 11 deferred a preliminary plat for a single-family portion of the Corridor at Wildwood Hills after neighborhood speakers said the submitted plan differed from commitments made in the property's planned unit development (PUD).
Sean McGraw, civil engineering consultant for the applicant, told commissioners the plat presented was consistent with the PUD master plan and with staff technical comments. "Nothing that you see in front of you with this preliminary plat differs from what was anticipated in the PUD master plan," McGraw said, and offered to meet with residents to clarify details.
Neighborhood leaders disputed that account. Victoria Hooks, president of the Wildwood Hills Heights Neighborhood Association, said residents had received materials "at last minute" and were concerned the plat did not reserve the 25% natural area the PUD required. An unidentified resident representing neighbors said the development shows 42 single-family lots and that projected traffic "is 84 additional vehicles" onto local streets. Speakers also asked for clarification about detention-pond location and stormwater runoff given prior local flooding.
Commissioners discussed the record and the limits on commissioner–public meetings during preliminary-plat review. Commissioner Harrison moved to defer the item to the commission’s Jan. 15 meeting "to allow the community time to access a conversation with the developer." The motion was seconded and approved.
What happens next: The applicant agreed to meet with neighborhood representatives and return with any revised materials. The Jan. 15 agenda will again include the preliminary plat; the deferment preserves the current technical-evaluation schedule while giving neighbors time to review exhibits and meet with the developer.
Key procedural facts: The commission’s deferral is a procedural postponement of action; no conditions or approvals were adopted at the Dec. 11 meeting.
