Broken Arrow Planning Commission Meeting - March 26, 2026
Broken Arrow Planning Commission Meeting - March 26, 2026
The Broken Arrow Planning Commission met on March 26, 2026, at 5:30 PM. The meeting covered consent agenda items, public hearings, and general business. Key actions included approval of a preliminary plat for Elm Village subject to conditions, continuation of a major PUD amendment, and approval of a minor PUD amendment.
Consent Calendar
- Item 4C (PT-002685-2026, Elm Village): A preliminary plat for 21.81 acres, 89 lots, residential multifamily to single-family residential preservation, located 1/8 mile south of West Tucson Street and west of South Elm Place. The item was removed from the consent agenda for separate consideration. The applicant, Eric Enyard of Tanner Consulting, noted that review comments were received late and requested to work through details with staff. The Commission approved the preliminary plat with the understanding that staff would work with the applicant on outstanding issues, including fire access requirements, before the conditional final plat.
Public Comments & Testimony
- No public comments were made on any agenda item.
Discussion Items
- Item 6A (26-435): Withdrawn by the applicant before discussion.
- Item 6B (26-441, Aspen Creek Villas): A major amendment to PUD-307 and rezoning from commercial heavy to single-family residential compact on 90.33 acres, north of Tucson Street and 1/4 mile east of Olive Avenue. Staff and the applicant requested a continuance to the April 23, 2026 meeting because updated materials requested at the February 26, 2026 meeting were still pending. The Commission unanimously approved the continuance.
- Item 6C (26-440, PUD-002694-2026): A minor amendment to PUD-002316-2025 and other PUDs to adjust lot width and frontage requirements to zero feet for development area C, located on the southeast corner of Olive Avenue and New Orleans Street. The applicant explained that the change would allow access via mutual access easements, as the lot is behind another development area. The Commission approved the amendment with a vote of 4-1 (Mindy Payne voted no).
Key Outcomes
- Approved: Item 4C (Elm Village preliminary plat) with staff to work with applicant on details. Vote: 4-0 (all yes).
- Continued: Item 6B (Aspen Creek Villas) to April 23, 2026. Vote: 4-0.
- Approved: Item 6C (PUD minor amendment for lot width/frontage). Vote: 4-1 (Mindy Payne opposed).
- Adjourned: Meeting adjourned at an unspecified time. Vote: 4-1 (Jaley Klempa voted no).
Remarks
- Commissioner Jonathan Townsend thanked staff for installing artwork on an electrical/traffic control box in the New Orleans Square area, noting it featured a butterfly design and was visually appealing.
Meeting Transcript
All right, it's 5 30. We'll go ahead and get started. Can we get the uh roll call, please? Mindy Payne, here. Jonathan Townsend. Here J. Lee Klempa. Here, Jason Goet. Cohen. Robert Gorenson. All right. Old business, we have none. Moving on to uh item four, the consideration for consent agenda. I have a note that we are polling for C for the moment. Is there anything else that's gonna be polled? Any comments? No. Any recommendations? I make a motion to approve all items except for 4C and to please poll 4C. All right, we have a motion and a second or roll call vote, please. Mindy Payne, yes. Jonathan Townsend? Yes. JLie Klempa? Yes. Jason Cohen. Yes. And item five, consideration uh for items removed from the consent agenda. So going back to 4C 26-443, if staff could review that, please. Yes. This is approval of or sorry, approval of PT dash 002685-2026, also known as PR-00915-2026 preliminary plat for Elm Village, 21.81 acres, 89 lots, residential multifamily, and PUD 340 to RSP, single family residential preservation via BAZ-2002485 2025, located one eighth of a mile south of West Tucson Street and just west of South Elm Place. PT das 002685-2026. The preliminary platform Elm Village contains 89 lots on 21.81 acres. This property is generated generally located uh one 18th mile south of West Tucson and just west of South Elm. Um BAZ dash 002485-2025 was a request to rezone the property from residential multifamily and floodplain. The rezoning request was heard by planning commission on November 20th, 2025, where it was recommended for approval. BAZ-002485-2025 was approved by city council on December 2nd, 2025 2025, subject to plating. PT-002685-2026 is the first application towards plating this property and implementing BAZ-002485 2025. This development will have access via South Elm Place, also known as 161st East Avenue. However, there is still need for separate emergency access or secondary street access onto Elm Place. This will be included in the conditional final plan. According to FEMA's national flood hazard layer, sections of the property are located within the 100-year floodplain. These areas are planned to be dedicated as storm water drainage easements or reserve areas. All developments were followed city, FEMA, and United States Army Corps of Engineer regulations. Staff recommends PT-002685 2026, the preliminary plat for Elm Village be approved subject to the attached comments. Thank you very much, sir. In the uh um any comments from the staff or questions for the staff from the commission. No. Okay. And the applicant had something to say.
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