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Owasso council amends GROW Owasso 2035 and adopts ordinance rezoning 3.87 acres to Office (O)
Summary
The council amended the GROW Owasso 2035 land use map from residential to transitional for two parcels on E. 96th Street North and then adopted ordinance 1243 rezoning roughly 3.87 acres to Office (O). A written public comment opposed the change; councilors debated consistency with surrounding uses before voting.
Alexa Beamer presented a staff recommendation to amend the GROW Owasso 2035 land use master plan for two parcels (addresses listed) from residential to a transitional designation that would allow Office (O) zoning. Beamer said the combined subject properties total about five acres for the plan amendment and that the rezoning ordinance (OZ25-07) covers approximately 3.87 acres; she noted the parcels front 96th Street North (an arterial) and staff found the amendment consistent with surrounding transitional uses, including adjacent church complexes and a newer multifamily development.
Beamer read a written public comment from David Gere, who said he and his wife live nearby and opposed the change. The letter noted the parcels were part of a prior rezoning request that had been denied and said the proposed change would ‘‘sandwich’’ six single-family homes between apartments and new office or transitional uses.
Councilors discussed allowable uses under transitional designation, how transitional differs from the current residential designation, and the practical implications for possible future zoning requests (including multifamily options). Beamer clarified that the proposed transitional designation would allow office zoning by right at the location and that the rezoning application had been reviewed under Oklahoma Statute Title 11 and relevant Owasso zoning code chapters; planning commission recommended approval.
Councilors moved and voted: the plan amendment passed with councilors in opposition recorded; following that action the council considered and adopted ordinance 1243 to rezone the listed parcels from Agriculture (AG) to Office (O) as requested in application OZ25-07. Beamer noted the property must be platted before any nonresidential building permits are issued.
What happens next: With the ordinance adopted, the rezoned parcels will be eligible for office development subject to platting and applicable permitting; residents who submitted comments remain on record as opposed to the change.
