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Council considers land-use amendment and rezoning for properties near 96th Street and 136th East Avenue
Summary
Staff recommended changing five acres from residential to transitional and rezoning about 3.87 acres from agriculture to office (OZ25-O7); planning commission recommended approval 4-0, but councilors raised concerns about potential multifamily development and neighborhood impacts.
Planning staff presented a request to amend the Gro Owasso 2035 land-use plan for roughly five acres on the north side of East 96th Street and to rezone about 3.87 acres (OZ25-O7) from agriculture to office.
Alexa Beamer, planning staff, said the land-use plan currently calls the site for future residential use; the applicant is seeking a change to a transitional designation that permits office and certain residential uses. "Based on those findings, staff does find that amending the land use plan designation from residential to transitional is not expected to adversely impact surrounding properties," Beamer told the council, noting the planning commission unanimously recommended approval.
Councilors and members of the public raised concerns that the change could allow future multifamily development and could affect eight long-time homes in the immediate area. Staff explained that while transitional designation opens office and residential uses, higher-density multifamily would typically require a planned unit development or additional approvals; staff also noted some nearby church properties were developed under older zoning and by-board-of-adjustment approvals.
No final council vote was taken; staff will proceed with required public notices and hearings for the companion rezoning item and will provide additional zoning context as requested by councilors.
