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Planning commission recommends zoning text amendments to add ADU rules and raises mixed‑use cap to 50%
Summary
After a lengthy public hearing, the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission unanimously recommended text amendments to Enid’s zoning code (Title 11) to add definitions and illustrations for accessory dwelling units (ADUs), clarify setbacks and site plan expirations, and increase the allowable residential share in mixed‑use buildings from 45% to 50%.
The Metropolitan Area Planning Commission recommended to the mayor and board of commissioners on Monday a series of text edits to Enid Municipal Code Title 11 (Zoning) that would add rules for accessory dwelling units, revise setback language across districts, set expirations for site and master plans, and allow limited residential uses inside commercial buildings.
Planning staff presented the amendment as a comprehensive clean‑up that adds ADU definitions, illustrations of yards and setbacks, watershed protection language, and clearer yard/setback terminology for residential, commercial and industrial districts. Staff said ADUs would be a use‑by‑right in agriculture, R‑1, R‑4A, R‑5 and R‑7 zones and a use‑by‑review in more…
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