Commission recommends rezoning and adopts plan amendment for Garnett Road parcel to allow small commercial use

The Tulsa Metropolitan Area Planning Commission recommended approval of rezoning case Z‑7780 to change a 1.81‑acre tract from AG to OL so a dental office may locate on South Garnett Road, contingent on adoption of a companion Comprehensive Plan amendment (CPA‑111) to change the land‑use designation from Neighborhood to Local Center. The commission also adopted CPA‑111 at the same meeting; both votes were unanimous.

Staff justified the land‑use change by pointing to new multifamily development immediately north of the parcel and the property's frontage on a secondary arterial, concluding the site can support a Local Center designation that allows small‑scale commercial and office uses for surrounding neighborhoods. At the hearing, neighbor Stephen Gray said the applicant and neighbors reached an agreement to preserve privacy and trees. The Commission’s recommendation for OL zoning and adoption of CPA‑111 advance the property's transition toward neighborhood‑serving commercial uses.