By John Dobberstein, Editor
The Broken Arrow City Council is expected to discuss a rezoning request Tuesday for a large residential project on the city’s south side.
A developer has requested rezoning 90 acres of undeveloped land to build 415 housing units north of Tucson Street and east of Olive Avenue. The property was approved last May for a comprehensive plan change from Level 6 to Level 2, which allows RS-4 single-family housing.
The proposed Aspen Creek Villas development would create a single family detached development. Primary access would be along Tucson Street. The property sits across the Creek Turnpike from the Arrow Forge Innovation District under construction, and just east of Little Links Golf Club.
ABB Engineering, which is requesting the rezoning, said the project is meant to provide, “an affordable detached single family residential neighborhood,” and to meet the needs of the “workforce home buyer” the request for minimum lot width is 52 feet rather than the standard 55 feet.
ABB added that escalations in construction and development costs have, “created a nationwide
shortage of affordable housing that is attainable to the general workforce. The slightly reduced lot width allows the home construction type needed to accommodate workforce housing while still maintaining a high-quality product due to the development standards imposed.”
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Another rezoning request to be heard Tuesday is for a 25-acre single-family residential project one-half mile south of Albany Street, west of 37th Street. The current property is undeveloped, and the rezoning request was approved by the Planning Commission last month. ABB is the applicant on this project as well.
The City Council will also hear an appeal on the proposed Antler Falls 45-acre single-family residential project for the southeast corner of 81st Street and Midway Road. Antler Falls is proposed to be a “master planned, zero-lot-line single-family development” that will include landscaping, reserve areas with amenities and a maximum of 160 lots served by gated private streets.
The Broken Arrow Planning Commission, on a 3-2 vote, recommended approval of this planned unit development based on Vice Chairman Jason Coan’s motion that “the existing PUD setback would not change, but 20% of a structures sidewall can bump out 2 feet into the side setback.”
This motion was based on comments made by the applicant, Hoffman Custom Homes and Wallace, during the meeting. The appeal was requested by the applicant to increase the percentage to 35%.
Sandra Horn says
We are getting all the new housing additions and roads that cannot handle the traffic. Before more housing additions are added, something should be done about making sure traffic can be handled without all the congestion. Aspen is 4 lanes from the creek turnpike to the BA expressway. From the 121st south to 131st it is a very narrow 2 lane road. When activities are happening at the sports complex it is almost impossible to get out of the additions. Yes we need affordable housing, but we need infrastructure to handle it.
John Dobberstein says
Sandra: I am very sure this will come up at the meeting. I would encourage you to attend the meeting and sign the for to speak. The city clerk has the forms, show up early.