Planning Commission backs rezoning to allow three home lot split north of Second Street

The Edmond Planning Commission voted 5-0 to recommend approval of a zoning map amendment (case Z25-00008) that would change a 5.6-acre parcel north of Second Street, on the west side of Mountain View Park, from GA (General Agricultural) to R2A (Suburban Estate district). The item will be considered by the City Council on June 9, 2025.

City planner Bryan presented the staff report, describing the site’s surroundings and the R2A district’s characteristics. He said the R2A district allows single-family detached dwellings with relatively large setbacks and that the minimum lot size under R2A is 60,000 square feet. Bryan also said the Edmond Plan 2018 designates the area as the "Bridal neighborhood" and that staff recommended approval.

During public comment, Catherine Sims of 224 Nature Lane, a resident of the Arbor Creek addition whose backyard abuts the subject parcel, asked what the applicant’s plan was and whether the property would be divided into multiple lots. "Are they planning to do multiple lots?" Sims asked.

Applicant representative Andreas Becker said the client intends to do a lot split so they can build three homes, explaining the parcel previously had a single owner and the heirs are dividing it. Becker said, "they're wanting to do a lot split in there so that they can build 3 homes because it used to be 1 person, 1 owner, and now they're they're having that lot split into the people that are inheriting that lot." (Transcript phrasing retained.)

Commissioners asked no additional questions after those public remarks. The commission took a motion to approve the rezoning; the motion passed 5-0. The recommendation and record will be forwarded to the Edmond City Council for final consideration on June 9, 2025.

Record notes provided in the staff presentation include the parcel size (5.6 acres), adjacent zoning and uses, the R2A minimum lot size (60,000 square feet), and the staff recommendation referencing Edmond Plan 2018.