Published: July 20, 2008 11:42 pm            

MAPC to eye apartment site plan

Staff reports



The Roosevelt Park Apartments site plan is among several site plans to be considered during today’s Metropolitan Area Planning Commis-sion meeting.

The meeting will be at 6 p.m. in the city council chambers of the city administration building, 401 W. Owen K. Garriott.

Last fall, Enid City Commission approved the plan to build an apartment complex on the old Roosevelt school site in the East Park neighborhood. The plan was controversial for some residents of the area, who were concerned about an apartment complex in the neighborhood.

The apartments are described as affordable housing with guidelines of an income between $20,000 and $33,000 annually to qualify to rent the apartments. Applicants would be screened and people with felony convictions would not qualify.

The city approved creating a Tax Increment Finance district to help fund construction of the affordable-housing complex. The site plan involves four apartment buildings and a club house/management office building for a total of 48 units.

The proposed site development plan has been reviewed for compliance and a drainage report currently is under review by the city’s engineering department.

MAPC also will consider site plans for a new location for Golden Chick, a new building for Tops and Stripes and a site plan for Cleere Design on property zoned “I-3” heavy industrial district.

The Cleere Design building would be erected at 109 S. 42nd and is surrounded by I-3 zoned property to the north, south and east.

The site plan for Golden Chick calls for construction of a new 1,972 square foot building at 202 N. Van Buren, near the corner of Randolph and Van Buren. The site was the former location of the Bedford Inn that was demolished in 2004.

MAPC also will consider a site development plan for Tops and Stripes at 3535 W. Owen K. Garriott. A former bank building and Game Traders would be demolished to make room for the new Tops and Stripes.

The land is zoned “C-3” general commercial district. The applicant sought a variance from the Board of Adjustment that was granted in June to allow commercial density to exceed 50 people per acre.

In a study session at 5 p.m. prior to the regular meeting, MAPC will discuss the use of gravel as a paving surface in certain instances and to discuss an ordinance amending the Airfield Environs Overlay District.