North Kelly Avenue R1ZL Rezoning
At a glance
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- What: a rezoning (captioned PC 111019) of one parcel of a large former golf course tract on North Kelly Avenue near Hefner Road from AA, R1 and PUD-389 to R1ZL (small-lot single-family), about 455 homes by one commissioner's count.
- Where it stands: deferred on 2026-10-08, then recommended for approval on 2026-10-22 together with the companion preliminary plat of Silver Horn Trails (C-7851, north of East Hefner Road and west of North Kelly Avenue).
- Debate: whether a straight zoning of a very large, tree-filled parcel should be approved before seeing a plat.
Positions
- Box, for the applicant, said R1ZL is less dense than the R4 duplexes to the west and the R4 apartments to the north, and compatible with the comprehensive plan and nearby planned unit developments on 40-foot lots.
- A commissioner said the parcel is part of a much larger ownership with trees and creeks and wanted to see roads, density and platting before approving the straight zoning. The applicant's side said zoning asks about compatibility and a plat answers different questions; the code does not require a companion plat, and requiring one for every straight zoning would raise costs.
- Other commissioners agreed with the request for a bigger picture. No one signed up to speak.
Status
- Applicant agreed to two weeks and to bring a visual plan. Motion by Commissioner Harrison, seconded by Commissioner Powers.
Sources
- 2026-10-08 - Oklahoma City Planning Commission Meeting
- 2026-10-08 - Oklahoma City Planning Commission Meeting
- 2026-10-22 - Oklahoma City Planning Commission Meeting
Discussion time
About 6 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 - Oklahoma City Planning Commission Meeting | 6 |
Log
- 2026-10-08 - Oklahoma City Planning Commission Meeting - Commissioners asked to see a broader plan for the old golf course before approving straight R1ZL zoning; deferred to 2026-10-22 on a motion by Commissioner Harrison.
- 2026-10-22 - Oklahoma City Planning Commission Meeting - With the plat in hand, commissioners Harrison and others still said they would have preferred a PUD (a long gas pipeline easement runs through the middle), but the rezoning and the plat (five TEs, all agreed) were recommended for approval.