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Commission hears city request to rezone large Chestnut Avenue parcel; no public comment
Summary
The Metropolitan Area Planning Commission reviewed a City of Enid request to rezone a roughly half‑section near 66th Street and East Chestnut Avenue from agricultural to I‑3 industrial; staff said water and sewer construction is underway and no members of the public spoke at the hearing.
The Metropolitan Area Planning Commission met March 16, 2026, and heard staff presentation on a city-initiated rezoning request for property near 66th Street and East Chestnut Avenue in Garfield County.
Chuckle Porter, community development director, told the commission the parcel is nearly a half‑section owned by the City of Enid and the request is to change zoning from an Agricultural General District to I‑3, Industrial Heavy. Porter said city water and sewer are being built along 66th Street and that water will be located along East Chestnut; he also noted sewer infrastructure along the north side of Owen K. Garriott.
The commission opened the public hearing, and Porter reported staff had received no comments for or against the rezoning. "No comments," Porter said, and the chair closed the public hearing. A motion to act on the application was moved and seconded and the commission proceeded to vote using electronic devices; the transcript records the motion and an electronic vote attempt but does not record a roll-call tally in the text.
Why it matters: the parcel is a sizable landholding near developing utilities; a recommendation from the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission would be forwarded to the mayor and the Garfield County commissioners for final action.
Next steps: the commission's recommendation (if approved by the commission during the recorded vote) will be transmitted to the mayor and board of county commissioners for their consideration. The transcript does not record the final tally or the county/municipal decision on this item.
