Commission approves Kimberly Estates PUD with masonry requirement and site revisions

The Jenks Planning Commission voted to approve a planned unit development overlay and a zoning change from agricultural to RS-2 for a proposed 260-lot subdivision called Kimberly Estates, with conditions that include a written requirement for 100% masonry building materials and revisions to the site plan to address a long, straight internal roadway.

City Planner Marce Hilton outlined the application as a redevelopment of family-owned agricultural land to detached single-family homes with approximately 17 acres of open space, trails, a splash pad and a multi-sport court. Hilton noted the applicant’s shift from previous proposals and said the plan was processed under current UDO standards (55-foot minimum lot width in the application packet) while staff recommended an eventual code preference for 60-foot lots as the UDO conversation evolves.

Applicant representatives said the new proposal addressed past council concerns. Megan Pascoe, a consultant on the project, described changes from earlier iterations including added amenities and an increase in minimum lot width from the prior submission. Developer Levi Green of Piper Management said the PUD was designed to align with the city’s UDO and to add community amenities: "This PUD is a partnership between the city and the developer," he said, and later said of timing, "homes will be built here within the next 5 years." Green and the project team said they plan traffic-calming measures, node-and-link design features and traffic studies as required.

Commissioners and nearby residents discussed lot sizes, traffic, school capacity and the location of amenities. Several Providence Hills residents urged larger lots and redistribution of amenities to reduce the need for families to cross Harvard Avenue. Pascoe and Green acknowledged those concerns and the applicants agreed to consider additional access, trail connections and amenity placement adjustments.

A motion to approve the PUD was made with conditions that specifically included a written 100% masonry building-materials requirement and direction that the site plan be adjusted to shorten the long east-west road even if that requires relief from the UDO node-and-link ratio. The motion passed unanimously by roll call.

Hilton said required elements — irrigation, subdivision regulations, traffic studies and other UDO checklist items — remain part of the approval and will be addressed as the applicant finalizes engineering and construction documents. The item will proceed to city council for final consideration in the normal review sequence.