Commission approves land-use change and RS-4 rezoning tied to floodplain work

The commission voted 10-0 to approve CPA-132, a land-use amendment that would revert approximately 9.58 acres at the southeast corner of East 101st Street South and South Florence Avenue from Multiple Use back to Neighborhood. The applicant and staff said recent work on the Vensel Creek drainage basin had reduced regulatory floodplain constraints, improving the site’s suitability for single-family development. The same parcel was presented with Z-7866, a rezoning to RS-4 with an optional development plan that would allow single-family detached houses with private streets; the commission recommended approval 10-0.

The minutes include background that a prior comprehensive plan amendment (CPA-116) was recommended by TMAPC and, because the City Council took no action within 45 days, was "deemed to be approved" under 19 OK Stat § 863.7. Staff and applicant materials assert the change responds to neighborhood concerns and floodplain mitigation work. No public speakers opposed the applications during the hearing; staff recommended conditions tied to the optional development plan and standard subdivision requirements.