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Planning commission approves Collett Tract preliminary plat, waives planned collector street over neighbors' objections
Summary
The TMAPC approved the Collett Tract preliminary plat (331 lots, 12 blocks, ±80 acres) and granted the applicant's requested modification to remove a required residential collector street despite neighborhood objections about flooding, traffic and safety; the vote was 9-2-0.
The Tulsa Metropolitan Area Planning Commission approved the Collett Tract preliminary plat and granted a modification removing the requirement for a residential collector street, permitting a proposed subdivision of 331 lots across approximately 80 acres. The motion to approve the preliminary plat with the applicant's requested modification passed 9-2 (Craddock, Fugate, Humphrey, Krug, Rosene Robinson, Shivel, Turner-Addison, Walker, Whitlock in favor; Bulmash and Hood opposed). The staff recommendation and the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) conditions were attached to the approval.
Opponents told the Commission they fear increased traffic, worsening flooding and safety risks. Kalan Burkhardt said opening a dead-end road to a 300-home subdivision would raise safety concerns for his special-needs children and worsen local flooding; the minutes record he was opposed to the proposal. Another speaker, Robert Brooks, urged postponement pending independent environmental subsurface studies and raised alleged abandoned-mine concerns; his request did not change the outcome. TAC and staff required multiple engineering, drainage, sewer, water and easement conditions as prerequisites to final plat approval, including IDP permitting, floodplain and detention review, and utility easement language to appear in covenants.
The approved preliminary plat includes a two-phase schedule (Phase 1 final plat filing Dec. 2027; Phase 2 final plat filing Dec. 2029) and detailed technical corrections — for example, several sanitary manholes must be re-located or re-designed and right-of-way dedications consistent with Major Street & Highway Plan cross-sections must be provided. Staff also noted that East 11th St S is a Secondary Arterial requiring a 100-foot ROW and S 145th E Ave is a Primary Arterial requiring a 120-foot ROW; those dedications will be required as development occurs.
Next steps: the applicant must satisfy the TAC conditions, secure IDP and engineering releases, and file final plats in the phased schedule before any lot sales or building permits. The Commission’s approval does not release the applicant from meeting Tulsa engineering or utility requirements prior to final plat or construction.
