Jul 21, 2026 Planning Commission

STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.

YES, THANK YOU.

THE SUBJECT PROPERTY FOR THIS ZONING MAP AMENDMENT IS APPROXIMATELY 4.7 ACRES.

THE MAP SHOWS THE LOCATION ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF NINTH, JUST EAST OF PINE OAK.

NEARBY.

ZONING AND USES INCLUDE TO THE NORTH IS ZONED FOR RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS AND OFFICES AND IS DEVELOPED AS THE OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY TO THE EAST IS ZONED FOR OFFICE AND A RESIDENTIAL PUD.

THE OFFICE PARCEL IS UNDEVELOPED AND THE PUD CONTAINS RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES TO THE SOUTH AND WEST IS ZONED FOR AND DEVELOPED WITH RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES.

TO ACCOMMODATE INFILL DEVELOPMENT OR SOMEWHAT SPECIALIZED USES.

EDMONDS ZONING CODE OFTEN REQUIRES A PLAN UNIT, DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, SUCH AS THE ONE BEING PROPOSED.

THE PUD DESIGN STATEMENT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING DETAILS ALLOWED USES ARE INDOOR AND OUTDOOR RECREATION, SCHOOL AND SCHOOL RELATED FUNCTIONS.

BUILDING SETBACKS WILL BE 25 FEET ON THE NORTH, 30 FEET ON THE EAST, 35 FEET ON THE SOUTH AND WEST.

THE MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT WILL BE 35 FEET.

ACCESS WILL BE FROM NINTH STREET AND PUBLIC UTILITIES ARE AVAILABLE.

THE EDMOND PLAN CATEGORIZES THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AS S ONE NEIGHBORHOOD.

THIS CATEGORY CAN SUPPORT A VARIETY OF HOUSING TYPES AND ASSOCIATED CIVIC USES, SUCH AS THOSE PROPOSED IN THIS PUD APPLICATION.

THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THIS SITE SHOULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE ONGOING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE REINVESTMENT IN THIS AREA.

I'LL TRY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.

THANK YOU, SIR.

DOES THE APPLICANT HAVE ANY, UH, ADDITIONS TO THE PRESENTATION OF CITY STAFF? OKAY, SEEING YOU NONE, WE'LL LET THAT RELY.

ANY QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT OR OF THE CITY STAFF OF THE PLANNING COMMISSIONERS AT THIS TIME? I JUST HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS AT IF THE APPLICANT WILL COME ON UP TO THE DICE, PLEASE WILL BLANCHARD, OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY.

THANK COMMISSIONER KOSHER.

HAS IT? YEAH, I'VE GOT ONE HOURS OF OPERATION.

WE HAVEN'T DETERMINED THAT YET.

IT WON'T BE OUTSIDE ANYTHING THAT'S IN THE BOUNDS OF REGULAR CITY PARKS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT.

MOST THINGS WILL CONCLUDE BY 9:00 PM ANY OF OUR ACTIVITIES.

WE DO WANNA MAKE SOME OF THE OUTDOOR SPACES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, SO WE'RE TALKING THROUGH THE CONTROLS ON THAT FRONT SO THAT THE PUBLIC'S NOT OUT THERE LATE.

WE WOULDN'T GO LATER THAN 10.

THAT'S ALL I GOT.

YEAH, THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YEAH, UH, JUST A FEW.

AND THAT WAS ONE OF MY QUESTIONS.

IF THIS WAS GONNA BE OPEN TO, UH, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

YES.

AND, UH, SO NO GATES NO.

HOW WOULD YOU CONTROL, WE'RE TALKING, WE'RE TALKING THAT THROUGH OUT OF CONTROL PEOPLE? YEAH, WE'RE TALKING THROUGH SOME OF THAT THERE.

THERE MAY BE FENCES AND GATES AS WE ITERATE ON THE OUTSIDE.

UM, FOR THAT REASON, UH, SAFETY AND SECURITY IN THE EVENING, UM, DURING THE DAY, IT'S GONNA BE UTILIZED BY OUR KIDS, SO WE WANT CONTROL THERE AS WELL.

WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS THAT AFTERNOON HOUR FROM ABOUT THREE TO 10:00 PM POTENTIALLY OPENING THAT UP.

THERE IS A TRAIL AROUND THE BACK AND WE HOPE THAT THAT COULD BE AN ASSET FOR THE COMMUNITY.

BUT THEN LOCKING IN THOSE OTHER HOURS, ARE THERE GONNA BE LIGHTS ON THAT BACK PART OR JUST ON THE TENNIS COURTS? JUST ON THE TENNIS COURTS.

NO LIGHTS ON THE BACK FIELD.

UM, LET'S SEE.

SO IT'LL JUST BE, UH, FOR PRACTICE, NOT, UH, OCA BASEBALL GAMES AND NO GAME DAY PLAY AT ALL.

THESE ARE ALL PRIMARILY EXCLUSIVELY IN FACT PRACTICE AREAS.

UH, THERE WAS A QUITE A BIT OF, OF DETAIL FOR THE, UH, THE BUFFER ON THE WEST SIDE.

UH, DO THE NEIGHBORS KEEP THE, KEEP THE FOUL BALLS OR NEED TO GIVE? YES.

UH, THAT BACK FIELD IS DESIGNED FOR OUR YOUNGER KIDS PE AND THEN FOR INFIELD PRACTICE.

SO THERE'S NOT GONNA BE ANY LONG BALL HITTING.

THAT'S WHAT THE INDOOR FACILITY IS FOR.

OH, OKAY.

UM, REALLY MY ONLY QUESTION IS,

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HOW ABOUT THE SOUTH SIDE? 'CAUSE THERE'S STILL NEIGHBORS OVER THERE.

UM, I KNOW YOU ARE GONNA BE SUBJECT TO THE LANDSCAPING, UM, BUT WILL THERE BE TREES AROUND THAT, UH, UH, BOUNDARY LINE BACK THERE FOR THE, YOU KNOW, JUST TO BLOCK ANY TYPE OF, OF, OF LIGHT OR NOISE OR PEOPLE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? I'M LOOKING AT MY TEAM BACK HERE FOR, FOR TREES IN THE BACK.

ANDRES, CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT? MY NAME IS ANDRES BECKER.

I AM THE ENGINEER WITH THE PROJECT.

AND RIGHT NOW WE DON'T HAVE A LANDSCAPE, UH, PLAN YET, BUT WE DO HAVE AREAS THAT ARE OPEN FOR LANDSCAPING AND ONE OF THOSE AREAS IS THE SOUTH BORDER, THE ENTIRE SOUTH BORDER.

SO WE'LL SEE THAT LATER IN THE LANDSCAPE PLAN? YES.

UM, AND THE, AND THE LAST QUESTION IS, UM, I KNOW THAT, UH, WHEN THE, UH, REHABILITATION CENTER WAS BUILT, A LOT OF DRAINAGE WAS PUT IN AND IT, UH, HELPED WITH, UH, MOST OF THE RAIN, BUT, UH, THERE'S STILL A LOT OF, UH, IN A HEAVY RAIN.

IT STILL FLOODS A COUPLE OF YARDS OVER THERE AND I, AND I DIDN'T KNOW IF I TALKED TO AUSTIN A. LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT, BUT, UH, IS THE, UH, RETENTION DETENTION AREA GOING TO BE, UH, A LITTLE BIT LARGER? IS IT GONNA BE ANY MORE, UH, DRAINAGE CONSIDERATIONS THERE? YES.

WE DO HAVE A LARGER FOOTPRINT FOR THE DETENTION AREA.

AND I DO HAVE AN EXHIBIT IF YOU WANT ME TO SHOW YOU.

ALRIGHT, NOW IT IS TIME FOR, I'M SORRY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM OUR COMMISSIONERS? THANK YOU.

NOW IT'S TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.

AS A REMINDER, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND PLEASE ADDRESS ALL QUESTIONS TO ME.

THIS ISN'T A BACK AND FORTH.

I HAVE ALL YOUR QUESTIONS AT ONE TIME ADDRESSED TO ME.

WE'LL DO OUR BEST TO GET YOU ANSWERS.

MY NAME'S DAN O'NEAL.

I'M REPRESENTING THE EDMOND NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE TODAY.

UH, I LIVE AT 1 0 1 STONY TRAIL.

I HAVE, I SEE THAT FROM WHAT I CAN TELL, THERE'S ONLY ONE ENTRANCE.

IS THAT CORRECT? TO THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY? GO AHEAD AND GET ALL YOUR QUESTIONS OUT AND WE'LL, WE'LL DO OUR BEST TO GET YOU AN ANSWERS.

WELL, I, IF THERE'S TWO I I'D LIKE TO KNOW.

I I DIDN'T SEE, I MEAN, YOU, YOU HAD THE PACKET WAS PUBLIC RECORD.

SO ANYWAY, I THINK TWO ENTRANCES ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE HERE.

'CAUSE YOU HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE PARKING IN THIS AREA.

I THINK THERE'S MORE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S IN THE BACK END OF THIS OTHER THAN A TRAIL.

I SAW A TRAIL ON THAT.

WHAT'S IN THE BACK HALF OF THE PROPERTY THAT WAS NEVER EXPLAINED.

IS IT OPEN FIELD? IS IT, IS IT GONNA BE BASEBALL FIELD OR WHAT IS IT GOING TO BE? OR IS IT NOT BEING DEVELOPED AT THIS TIME? I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THAT IS, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE, UH, HAVE A SECOND ENTRANCE THERE BECAUSE, UH, IF YOU GET A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE WALKING OVER THERE FROM ACROSS THE STREET, YOU HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE TRYING TO GET OUT.

IF YOU, THAT ONE ENTRANCE GETS BLOCKED, YOU CAN'T GET AMBULANCES IN THERE.

YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

AND THE ONE ENTRANCE, UH, IS A SHOWSTOPPER IN MY MIND, THE WAY THEY HAVE PROPOSED TO DO THIS.

UH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE BACK, BACK HALF OF THIS IS.

I'VE TOURED THE PROPERTY.

UH, I WENT OUT THE EARLY MONDAY MORNING TO CHECK THIS OUT THIS WEEK, OR UH, FRIDAY, I GUESS IT WAS FRIDAY MORNING, I GOT STUCK OUT THERE.

HONEST, THERE IS AN AREA ON THE, THAT'S VACANT OVER THERE RIGHT NEXT TO THEIR PROPERTY.

AND, UH, I, I WAS ABLE TO MANAGE TO GET OUT OF IT, BUT IT'S, IT'S A FAIRLY UNDEVELOPED AREA AND THE HOUSES AT THE BACK ARE ON A LOWER LEVEL.

AND THAT IS A SERIOUS CONCERN WHEN YOU DEAL WITH A TRAIL, AN OPEN FLAT AREA BEING DRAINED TO THE SOUTH.

AND, UH, JUST, UH, THE LIGHTS THAT THEY HAVE FOR THE TA TRACK, UH, FOR THE, I GUESS THEY'RE PICKLEBALL OR TENNIS COURTS, UH, I GUESS THAT AGE IT WOULD BE TENNIS COURTS.

BUT, UH, THAT IS A REAL ISSUE FOR, FOR THE FOLKS RIGHT NEXT TO IT.

AND, UH, THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED.

I DON'T KNOW WHEN THE PRIORITY FOR THE PEOPLE, UH, SEEING THIS PROJECT AND, AND HAVING THEIR QUESTIONS ANSWERED AND WHETHER THE, THE CO HIGH SCHOOL HAS, UH, MET WITH THE NEIGHBORS THERE.

BUT I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED.

UH, THIS, THIS PROPERTY'S BEEN THERE FOR SOME TIME AND IT, IT NEEDS TO BE DEVELOPED.

I'M, I WAS GLAD TO HEAR ABOUT IT.

THEY'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT IT.

I'VE SEEN SIGNS ABOUT IT FOR, FOR QUITE A WHILE.

I DRIVE DOWN NINTH STREET PRETTY OFTEN.

BUT, UH, I THINK THE, UH, ON THE EAST SIDE, THEY DEFINITELY NEED ALL THE BUFFERS THAT THEY CAN HAVE.

AND ON THE SOUTH SIDE, I THINK THEY NEED SOME.

AND TO BE PERFECTLY

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UH, I DON'T KNOW WHO, WHAT THE PLANS ARE FOR THE PEOPLE THAT OWNED THAT PROPERTY.

I GUESS THERE'S BEEN A PUD APPROVED FOR THAT.

IS THAT WHAT YOU SAID, KEN? IT'S SORT OF HARD.

IT'D BE NICE TO KNOW WHAT WE HAD PLANNED NEXT TO IT.

I HAVE NO IDEA, BUT IT WASN'T MENTIONED AND, UH, YOU KNOW, YOU OUGHT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO GO ON NEXT THERE OR WHAT'S PROPOSED TO GO ON THERE.

SO, UH, DEALING WITH THE ONE INCH, ONE ENTRANCE ISSUE, DEALING WITH THE BUFFERS FOR THE RESIDENTS DEALING WITH THE, UH, ISSUES TO THE SOUTH, PARTICULARLY BECAUSE THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS LOWER LEVEL THAN WHAT IS SHOWN THERE.

AND, UH, THIS PROPERTY, UH, UH, CONTRIBUTES TO THE SPRING CREEK DRAINAGE ISSUES AND DOWNSTREAM ON THE OTHER SIDE OF COLTRANE, WE HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM OF, UH, EROSION THAT, UH, THE CITY NEEDS TO DEAL WITH.

UH, IT'S A SERIOUS, SERIOUS PROBLEM WHEN IT GETS BEFORE, UH, UH, I, UH, I 35 AND THERE'S MAJOR CLIFFS, THAT MAJOR EROSION HAS HAPPENED BACK THERE.

NOBODY SEES IT, SO NOBODY CARES ABOUT IT.

BUT I'VE DRIVEN BACK THERE BECAUSE I, I'M A, A TRAIL FANATIC AND, UH, THAT'S A, THAT'S A REPERCUSSION IF WE DON'T DO LIMIT THE, UH, THE EROSION FROM THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT.

IT ADDS TO THAT PROBLEM AS IT GOES THROUGH HAYFORD PARK, THROUGH, OUT THROUGH THE TRAIL LONG I 35.

GOOD EVENING.

UH, MY NAME IS REBECCA GRAHAM.

I'M AT 1113 EAST 11TH.

SO I'M ONE OF THE THREE MAJOR PROPERTIES ON THE SOUTH END OF THIS PROJECT.

UM, WE HAD A WONDERFUL MEETING WITH OCA LAST WEEK AS NEIGHBORS.

UM, IT WAS A SMALL MEETING, BUT I'M ACTUALLY SURPRISED MORE THAN THE NEIGHBORS AREN'T HERE TONIGHT.

BUT I THINK MOST OF OUR SECURITY CONCERNS, WATER CONCERNS, THEY AT LEAST HURT US.

UM, MY PROPERTY ACTUALLY HAS MORE FLOODING FROM HIGHLAND 55 BECAUSE I'M THE FURTHEST EAST OF THIS PROPERTY.

HALF OF MY BACKYARD IS HIGHLAND, 55 AND HALF IS THIS PROPERTY.

UM, SO YES, BASEBALL'S IN MY BACKYARD WAS A CONCERN, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS AT FIRST.

UM, THEY'VE REALLY SOLIDIFIED ALL THOSE CONCERNS.

UM, THE OTS WHO LIVE TWO DOORS DOWN FROM ME, UM, SUGGESTED MAYBE A 10 FOOT FENCE.

I TOTALLY AGREE WITH SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

THAT'S OBVIOUSLY NOT A PART OF THE ZONING, BUT THEY DID ADDRESS, LIKE, THEY WOULD HEAR OUR CONCERNS, UM, SINCE THE WEST SIDE HAS, UM, A HIGHER GROUND THAN THE SOUTH END THAT WOULD ACTUALLY LEVEL OUT THE FENCES, UM, AND GIVE THEM MORE AESTHETICS.

UH, SOMEBODY ASKED ABOUT THE TREE LINE.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE, I HAVE ALMOST 25 TREES ON MY PROPERTY.

UM, AND MOST OF THEM ARE ON MY FENCE LINE, SO I ALREADY HAVE A LOT OF A NATURAL BARRIER.

UM, BUT THE WASHOUT IS A MAJOR CONCERN.

SO IT DOES GO INTO THE FUGATE BACKYARD.

IT DOES NOT GO TO THE HOUSE SO MUCH IN THE MIDDLE, BUT THEN IT DOES, UH, I'VE HAD WATER ALL THE WAY UP TO MY BACK DOOR, BUT THAT WAS PRIMARILY DURING THE HIGHLAND 55 AND I'M STILL BATTLING THEM.

I'VE ACTUALLY, SINCE SOME OF YOU ALL COMPLAINTS ON THAT PROPERTY AND I HAVE MORE CONCERNS ABOUT THAT ONE THAN THE OCA PROPERTY.

UM, SO I JUST, UH, I'M FOR THIS PROJECT, MOST OF THE NEIGHBORS ARE, UM, WE'RE THRILLED THAT THAT DILAPIDATED BUILDING IS GONE.

UH, THAT WE DON'T HAVE THE CURRENT SECURITY ISSUES THAT WE HAD JUST A COUPLE YEARS AGO.

UM, SO WE'RE FOR THIS, AND I REALLY DO THINK THE OCA WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE NEIGHBORS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANYBODY ELSE WISH TO SPEAK FOR ER AGAINST THIS PROJECT? YOU READY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, RIGHT? YES.

ONE LIGHT, ONE SECOND.

SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE LAST CHANCE, SO LAST PUBLIC COMMENTS.

ANYBODY LAST CHANCE? NO MORE PEACE SPEAKING AFTER THIS.

PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE CLOSED.

COME ON UP.

DO YOU HAVE A LIST OR DO YOU WANT ME TO HELP YOU WITH THAT? IF YOU COULD HELP ME WITH THAT.

YEP, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

PLANNED AS LINING UP WITH THE OTHER ENTRANCE.

THE, A COUPLE OF THE ONES WE GOT IS NUMBER OF ENTRANCES, UM, DISCUSSING THE BACK HALF OF THE HALF OF THE PROPERTY, UM, DISCUSSING, I THINK WE ALREADY DISCUSSED THE LIGHTS.

UM, I THINK AGAIN, THE EAST AND THE SOUTH BORDERS, THE, UM, LOWERING OF THE, YOU KNOW, HOW MUCH LOWER THE, THE HOMES ARE TO THE SOUTH.

UM, AGAIN, BORDER OF THE PROPERTY AND THE HEIGHT OF THE FENCE AND DRAINAGE, THAT'S ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, DRAINAGE ISN'T REALLY SOMETHING WE DISCUSS HERE.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT HAS TO GO THROUGH STORM WATER, UM, THROUGH THAT COMMITTEE.

UM, BUT THOSE ARE THE COMMENTS, SO FEEL FREE TO START ADDRESSING.

GREAT.

I'LL START WITH A COUPLE AND THEN IF I FORGET SOME, IF YOU COULD REMIND ME AGAIN OF THE OTHER ONES.

WE'LL, SO REGARDING THE ENTRANCE AND THE EXIT, IT'S CURRENTLY

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IF YOU LOOK ACROSS THE STREET, THERE'S A DRIVEWAY THERE AND IT MATCHES PERFECTLY SO THAT YOU COULD, IF YOU WANTED TO IN THE FUTURE, PUT A CROSSWALK THERE AND PUT SOME LIGHTS THERE SO THAT WHEN PEDESTRIANS ARE COMING FROM NORTH FROM THE SCHOOL AND GOING DOWN SOUTH, THEY CAN DO IT SAFELY INSTEAD OF HAVING TWO DIFFERENT ENTRANCES THAT DON'T LINE UP AS WELL.

AND HOW MANY PARKING SPOTS IS IN HERE? IT IS 43 REGULAR PARKING SPOTS AND TWO HANDICAP SPACES.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

THEN WE ALSO HAVE TWO DETENTION PONDS IN THE NORTH.

WE'RE AWARE THAT THIS AREA IS PRONE TO FLOODING.

SO WE, WE HAVE TWO DETENTION PONDS IN THE NORTH AND ONE IN THE SOUTH.

AND CURRENTLY, HOW MANY DETENTION PONDS ARE THERE CURRENTLY? THERE IS ONE IN THE SOUTH.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

SO WE'RE PLANNING ON DETAINING WATER GOING TO THE NORTH AND WATER GOING TO THE SOUTH.

THERE'S CURRENTLY A TRICKLE CHANNEL ON THE BACKSIDE OF, ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY TOWARDS THE, THE CURRENT DETENTION POND.

AND WE'RE PLANNING ON MAKING ADJUSTMENTS PRIOR TO THAT CONCRETE DITCH.

SO WE'RE NOT PLANNING ON ALTERING THAT AREA THAT, THAT FENCE LINE, BUT WE'RE PLANNING ON DOING THINGS BEFORE WE GET TO THAT FENCE LINE SO THAT IT LESSENS THE BURDEN ON THE NEARBY HOMEOWNERS.

DID YOU WANNA DISCUSS THE BACK HALF OF THE PROPERTY USES THE BACK HALF OF THE PROPERTY USES AND REAL HIGH LEVEL, I'M ASSUMING THERE'S NOT FULLY PINNED OUT YET SINCE IT'S NOT A FULL-BLOWN DEAL.

BUT IF YOU WANNA DISCUSS POTENTIAL USES, IF YOU WANT ON THAT BACK HALF, I BELIEVE IT WAS, UH, THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE A, A SOFTBALL FIELD OR RECREATIONAL FIELD FOR, FOR YOUNG CHILDREN.

YEAH, I CAN, WE'LL, BLANCHARD AGAIN, HEADMASTER AT OCA, SO ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY, SO THAT LARGE BOX YOU SEE THERE IS ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY A BASEBALL SOFTBALL INFIELD.

SO IT DOES NOT INCLUDE A FULL OUTFIELD.

IT IS FOR OUTDOOR PRACTICE AND FUNDAMENTALS.

PE AGE YOUNG KIDS.

CURRENTLY, WE DON'T HAVE AN OUTDOOR PLACE FOR THEM TO PLAY UP THROUGH VARSITY, BUT VARSITY'S NOT GONNA BE DOING FULL PRACTICE.

THE FULL PRACTICE INFIELD IS IN THAT INDOOR FACILITY.

SO AGAIN, THEY'RE NOT CRACKING LONG BALLS AROUND.

IT IS A SIMPLE WALKING PATH.

UH, ATTACHES ON THE EAST SIDE TO A TRACK TRAINING AREA FOR SHORT RUNS.

SO THAT'S FOR OUR ATHLETES.

THE WALKING PATH IS MORE DESIGNED FOR THE COMMUNITY ITSELF.

SO WE DO WANT THIS TO BE AN ASSET FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

SO THERE IS A TRAIL, A SMALL TRAIL, YOU CAN SEE THAT THAT GOES CLOSE TO THE SOUTH SIDE.

THERE AGAIN, NO LIGHTS ON THAT BACK.

HALF THE TENNIS COURTS WILL HAVE LOW IMPACT LIGHTS, BUT THAT IS ADJACENT TO THAT, UH, EMPTY ZONE.

IT'S NOT ADJACENT TO ANY RESIDENCES.

UM, I THINK THE OTHER THING WE DISCUSSED WAS, UM, HEIGHT OF THE FENCE THERE ON THAT, UH, SOUTH SIDE.

DO YOU GUYS, RIGHT NOW YOU HAVE IT AS JUST MEETING CODE.

UM, IS THAT SOMETHING YOU'RE WILLING TO, UH, THINK ABOUT OR IS YOU WANNA LEAVE IT AS IS? UH, WE'VE MET WITH THE NEIGHBORS.

WE WILL ABSOLUTELY RAISE THE HEIGHT OF THAT FENCE.

SO WE WANT TO WORK WITH THEM AND SEE WHAT'S THE BEST HEIGHT FOR THEM.

BUT DO YOU WANNA HAVE A MINIMUM ESTABLISHED NOW OR DO YOU WANNA LEAVE IT AS IT IS RIGHT NOW? I'D RATHER LEAVE IT AS IT IS RIGHT NOW AND DISCUSS IT WITH THE NEIGHBORS, BUT OKAY.

UH, WE'RE AMENABLE TO THE, TO THE 10 FEET, BUT WE WANNA MAKE SURE IT'S AESTHETICALLY PLEASING AND WORKS FOR THEM.

AS I REMIND PEOPLE, WHENEVER IT'S A, YOU SAY THAT IN HERE IT'S PUBLIC MEMBER, IT'S PUBLIC RECORD, BUT IF WE DON'T CHANGE IT, I MEAN THAT IS THE RULES.

I MEAN, SO WE'LL MAKE SURE WE KNOW THAT THIS IS, THIS IS THE DEAL.

SO JUST REMEMBER YOUR COMMENTS WHEN YOU'RE DISCUSSING WITH THEM.

, UM, I THINK THAT WAS ALL OF THE QUESTIONS.

SO CAN I ASK ONE MORE QUESTION? GO FOR IT.

MR. CHAIRMAN, UH, JUST HAVE YOU, UH, THOUGHT ABOUT ACROSS ACCESS AGREEMENT WITH THE, UH, ADJACENT NEIGHBOR? UH, YOU KNOW, ON THE, UH, RIGHT THERE, RIGHT THERE.

THE, THE EMPTY LOT? YEAH.

WHAT'S NEXT OVER? YEAH, JUST I THINK RIGHT THERE.

'CAUSE THIS YES.

TO OVER HERE.

I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU'D HAD ANY DISCUSSIONS FOR THAT.

I, WE HAVE NOT.

NO.

NO, WE DID INGEST, SINCE THE QUESTION WAS RAISED ABOUT THE ENTRANCE, WE DID ADJUST THAT BASED ON CITY'S RECOMMENDATION.

THERE WERE TWO ENTRANCES.

THIS ALIGNS IT WITH THAT INTERSECTION, CREATING A TRUE FOUR WAY WITH SAFE CROSSWALKS ALL DIRECTIONS.

YEAH.

NOW NORMALLY THE CITY WANTS YOU LINING THEM UP WITH ONE ACROSS THE STREET AND WE HAVE TOO MANY ENTRANCES ON NINTH AS IT IS.

WE HAVE TRAFFIC ISSUES THERE.

SO THAT IS A REDUCTION IN, IN ENTRANCES BASED ON CITY RECOMMENDATION.

BY A VOTE OF THREE TO ZERO THAT IS APPROVED AND MOVES ON TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON AUGUST 10TH, 2026.

ANY OTHER, UH, QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE APPLICANT AT THIS TIME? IF NOT LOOKING FOR A MOTION ANY SECOND, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

WE HAVE A MOTION SECOND AND A SECOND

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THAT WRAPS UP THE PUBLIC PORTION OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTS PORTION OF THAT.

NOW WE MOVE ON

[A. Presentation of the scope, approach, and methodology to update to the City of Edmond's Comprehensive Plan, known as The Edmond Plan.]

TO AGENDA ITEM FOUR A.

THIS IS A DISCUSSION, UH, ITEM THAT IS SIMPLY FOR THE INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

THIS DOES NOT ACTUALLY HAVE, I MEAN, I'M THE, OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION THAT THIS DOES NOT HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENTS PORTION TO IT.

UM, BUT HE, WE ARE GONNA HAVE THE PRESENTATION OF THE EDMUND PLANT AND I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO MR. BRIAN.

THANK YOU, SIR.

UM, HANNAH NOLAN LEADS OUR LONG RANGE PLANNING DIVISION AND, UH, SHE'S HERE TO SHARE SOME IDEAS ABOUT THE FUTURE UPDATES TO THE EDMOND PLAN, ESPECIALLY AS IT MIGHT BE RELATED TO THE UPCOMING, UH, WORK WE'RE DOING ON THE CODE.

YES.

THANK YOU KEN.

UH, HANNAH NOLAN LONG RANGE PLANNER.

UH, ONE OF THE LONG RANGE PLANNING DIVISION'S RESPONSIBILITIES IS MAINTAINING THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

UM, THE PLAN IS CALLED THE ADMIN PLAN.

UM, TO THAT END, OCCASIONAL UPDATES AND, AND AMENDMENTS ARE REQUIRED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT STAYS USEFUL AND RELEVANT.

UM, SO IN ANTICIPATION OF THE, UM, ADOPTION OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE UDC, UM, HOPEFULLY THIS FALL, THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WILL NEED TO BE UPDATED SPECIFICALLY, UM, TO ALIGN WITH THE UDC AND THE NEW ZONING DISTRICTS THAT WILL BE IN THAT CODE.

OH, THAT'S WHAT I JUST TALKED ABOUT.

HERE'S THE CURRENT SECTIONS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

UH, YOU MAY RECALL THAT WE BROUGHT THIS BACK THROUGH YOU LAST FALL WITH AN UPDATE THAT WAS TO THE EDMOND PLAN 2018.

THAT'S WHEN WE KIND OF DROPPED THE 2018.

UM, WE MADE UPDATES TO THE HOUSING MOBILITY AND UTILITIES AND NATURAL RESOURCES CHAPTERS.

WE SPECIFICALLY DID NOT TOUCH THE LAND USE CHAPTER BECAUSE WE KNEW THAT WE WERE GONNA BE HERE UPDATING IT, UM, ONCE THE UDC WAS FARTHER ALONG.

SO, UM, SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE .

SO CURRENTLY THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN INCLUDES 23 PLAN CATEGORIES.

UM, THOSE PROVIDE DETAILS NEEDED TO UNDERSTAND AND IMPLEMENT DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS BUILD UPON CURRENTLY AT USE, AND THEN KIND OF ENVISION, UH, FUTURE, UH, LAND USE PREFERENCES.

THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE WILL INCLUDE CHANGES TO THE CURRENT ZONING CODE, INCLUDING GOING FROM ROUGHLY 30 ZONING DISTRICTS TO 10.

AND, UM, IT'LL INCLUDE CONTEXT, AREAS AND OVERLAYS FOR AREAS SUCH AS ROUTE 66 AND ARCADIA LAKE WITH ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.

AND BECAUSE THE PLAN CATEGORIES, SPECIFICALLY REFERENCE ZONING DISTRICTS THAT ARE IN THE CURRENT CODE, IF THOSE ZONING DISTRICTS CHANGE, WE NEED TO MAKE UPDATES TO THE PLAN CATEGORIES.

UM, AND THIS IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE PLAN CATEGORIES AND SEE IF MAYBE SOME OF THEM NEED TO BE CONSOLIDATED.

FOR EXAMPLE, SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD ONE AND SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD TWO, PERHAPS THOSE COULD BE ONE CATEGORY, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING WE'LL LOOK INTO WITH THIS UPDATE.

UM, TO HELP GUIDE LAND USE DECISIONS, EACH PLAN CATEGORY LISTS THE CITY'S CITY ZONING DISTRICTS AND CLASSIFIES THEM AS TO THEIR APPROPRIATENESS.

AND THIS IS THAT STOPLIGHT SYSTEM THAT WE CURRENTLY USE.

GREEN MEANING, UM, UH, REZONING APPLICATION IS CLOSELY ALIGNED WITH PURPOSES AND CONTEXT OF WHAT IS CURRENTLY THERE.

YELLOW IS PROCEED WITH CAUTION.

UM, RED IS, THEY DON'T MEET THE CHARACTER IN CONTEXT OF THE APPLICABLE PLAIN CATEGORY.

UM, WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR SOME FEEDBACK AS TO WHETHER WE STILL LIKE THIS APPROACH.

WE WANT TO THINK OF SOMETHING OTHER THAN YES, MAYBE NO, MAYBE JUST YES, NO.

UM, SO THOSE ARE TWO EXAMPLES OF THE, WE'RE PRIMARILY LOOKING AT THE LAND USE CHAPTER OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

BUT, UM, SO I'M JUST HERE TO INTRODUCE THIS TOPIC.

UM, GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE PLAN, UM, FLIP THROUGH IT, LET US KNOW.

UM, I'LL BE AT A FUTURE MEETING FOR ANOTHER DISCUSSION, UM, TO HEAR YOUR THOUGHTS AND GET SOME DIRECTION ON THE UPDATE.

ONTO THE CITIZEN'S COMMENTS.

I APPRECIATE YOU INTRODUCING THAT TO US.

SO WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO MORE, UH, OF AN ACTUAL CONVERSATION IN THE FUTURE.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON DOWN THE AGENDA.

WE ARE

[5. Citizen Comments. This is an opportunity for residents and non-residents to address the Planning Commission on Planning Commission related matters not on the agenda or scheduled for a public hearing. All remarks must be directed to the Chair of the meeting, are limited to three minutes or less, and must otherwise be made in accordance with Section I of the City Council / Public Works Authority rules, available here and upon request at City Hall. Please note that members of the Planning Commission cannot respond to issues brought up in Citizen Comments if they are not on the agenda, in accordance with state law.]

THIS IS A TIME FOR ANYBODY THAT WISHES TO SPEAK, UM, TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION ABOUT PLANNING COMMISSION RELATED ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA OR SCHEDULED FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.

DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? TAYLOR WILSON.

I WOULD MAKE SURE WHEN YOU REVIEW YOUR STOPLIGHT, WHICH I APPRECIATE HER PRESENTATION, UM, WHO OWNS THAT BECAUSE I'VE ASKED, AND I HAVE LED TO GET CLARITY OF WHO OWNS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ENFORCING THAT BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF PROJECTS HAVE BEEN APPROVED THAT ARE NOT FOLLOWING THAT STOPLIGHT AND THEY'RE

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IN THE RED CATEGORY.

UM, AND HOW IS THAT DISCUSSION? WHERE IS THAT OWNED? IS IT OWNED BY PLANNING AT ALL CITY COUNCIL OR WHERE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO FOLLOW THAT PLAN? SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANY ADDITIONAL CITIZEN'S COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? DAN O'NEILL, AGAIN, THE EDMOND NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE.

WE'RE JUST A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED ABOUT THE STOPLIGHT ALSO, UH, WHEN 95% OF YOUR ZONING IS, UH, PS UH, WE HAVE VERY FEW, UH, PROJECTS THAT ARE STILL JUST STRAIGHT ZONING AND IT'S ALL, THE SPOTLIGHTS ARE ALL PREDICATED ON JUST ONE THING.

AND SO WE HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT HOW TO DEAL WITH MIXED RESULTS OF THE PUD.

AND SO THAT'S, THAT'S THE ISSUE THAT REALLY NEEDS TO BE DECIDED.

'CAUSE THAT'S 90% OF OUR ZONING NOW, AND THAT'S ALL HAPPENED, UH, IN THE LAST, UH, OH EIGHT, EIGHT YEARS.

YOU KNOW, IF YOU LOOK AT THE EDMOND PLAN 2018, EVERYTHING WAS BASED ON A CERTAIN ZONING CATEGORY.

AND UH, UH, THOSE ARE THE ZONING CATEGORIES DON'T EXIST ANYMORE BECAUSE ESSENTIALLY WE'VE MADE EVERYTHING A PUD IN OUR COMMUNITY, UH, INAPPROPRIATELY IN MY MIND.

BUT ANYWAY, IT WAS DONE.

AND THAT WAS, THAT WAS PERMITTED BY THE ORDINANCES.

I JUST DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD HAPPEN THAT WAY, BUT IT DID.

ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? OKAY, SEEING NONE, PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE CLOSED.

ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSIONERS OR THE CHAIR? I HAVE NONE TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

SEEING NONE, PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE CLOSED.

LOOKING FOR A MOTION TO ADJOURN AND A SECOND I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

SECOND AND A SECOND BY VOTE OF THREE TO ZERO.

WE ARE ADJOURNED.