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Planning commission recommends rezoning of city land near fire substation and 30-acre parcel to support housing and institutional uses
Summary
The commission recommended two rezonings: rezoning 2600 W. 6th Avenue to Office/Institutional for the fire substation parcel and recommending approximately 30 acres north of W. 6th for R-3 multifamily use to advance housing options. Both recommendations passed by roll call.
The El Dorado Planning Commission voted to recommend two rezoning proposals intended to make city‑owned land productive and to expand housing options.
Staff presented case 26-01-REZ to rezone 2600 West 6th Avenue from I-1 Light Industrial to Office/Institutional (O-I), noting the parcel surrounds the fire substation and is a remnant tract the city acquired for economic development. Staff said the property has constraints — active oil production equipment, floodplain and easements — but that rezoning a small portion to O-I would better match the fire station and nearby institutional uses.
The commission also reviewed case 26-02-REZ, a request to rezone roughly 30 acres north of West 6th Avenue (west of Constant Creek, east of the Kansas Turnpike and south of the Union Pacific Railroad) from I-1 Light Industrial to R-3 multifamily. Staff said about eight acres of that area appeared buildable after accounting for floodplain and easements. Commissioners discussed traffic and safety near the 4th and Boyer intersection and asked whether the fire department had been consulted; staff said city department heads had been briefed and Butler (Community College) involvement was considered.
During the public hearing, commissioners and the record noted interest in housing but also voiced caution about apartment complexes and traffic impacts; the commission agreed such preferences could be noted in the recommendation. A motion to recommend approval of the O-I rezoning (2600 W. 6th) passed on roll call; a separate motion to recommend approval of the ~30-acre R-3 rezoning also passed after staff agreed to double-check a legal description for accuracy.
Both recommendations will move forward in the city’s legislative process for further consideration by the city commission (staff said a city‑level hearing was anticipated in March).
