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Planning Commission approves Kirkendall Dermatology site plan with variances
Summary
The Edmond Planning Commission unanimously approved a site plan for Kirkendall Dermatology at 1135 E. 9th St., granting two variances to driveway separation and perimeter buffer; the project advances to City Council on Feb. 9, 2026.
The Edmond Planning Commission voted 5–0 on Jan. 20 to approve a site plan for Kirkendall Dermatology at 1135 East Ninth Street and granted two variances needed for the development to proceed to the City Council on Feb. 9, 2026.
Staff told commissioners the roughly 1.2-acre site would host a single building of about 6,000 square feet, with a full-access driveway onto Ninth Street and a building height near 21 feet. Staff recommended approval subject to variances to local code because the proposed driveway separation and frontage buffer could not meet standard distances on the constrained infill lot.
Patrick Bumpas, an architect in Edmond, said the team reviewed the plan after the last commission meeting and sought to minimize variance requests. "We were running a little bit short on the buffer," Bumpas said, describing a proposed perimeter landscape buffer of about 6 to 6.5 feet that is smaller than the 10-foot standard; he added the design compensates with larger internal parking-island landscaping and preserved tree areas elsewhere on the site.
Commissioners questioned whether the driveway location could create queuing during school drop-off and pick-up. The applicant and staff noted nearby private drives and an adjacent private-school access that create peak congestion windows; staff said engineering recommended the driveway location to reduce conflict with existing drives and that the drive could be shifted with engineering approval.
The commission first approved a variance to section 22.6.0.1.e.4.b (reducing the 150-foot standard between points of access to approximately 105 feet on the east and 125 feet on the west) by voice vote 5–0. It then approved a variance to section 22.6.0.1.C.8.A (reducing the 10-foot perimeter buffer where parking is in a street yard to roughly 6–6.5 feet) by voice vote 5–0. The site plan itself passed by the same 5–0 margin.
The approvals are recommendations that will be considered by the Edmond City Council on Feb. 9, 2026.
